The Nine Nether Army had finally vented its anger.
But Blood Eagle Palace, Ice River Palace, and Magic Python Palace, all of whom had been beaten by Lu Yuan, were seething with resentment. Yet after Spirit Eye Emperor rejected their proposal, there was nothing they could do. Even Spirit Eye Emperor could not get any advantage from Heavenly Vulture Emperor, much less Blood Eagle King, Ice River King, and Iron Python King. In the end, they could only swallow this bitter fruit themselves. No matter how angry they were, they had no choice but to suppress it.
Thus, after Lu Yuan left.
More precisely, after Lu Yuan led the entire Nine Nether Army away.
The three men who had been publicly humiliated—yes, Blood Eagle King and the other two had already become laughingstocks—found the loyalty of the cities under their command wavering. Many city lords were indecisive, swaying from side to side. Some of the smarter ones had already begun contacting Nine Nether Palace. Ultimately, the strong were respected. Lu Yuan had proven with facts that he was stronger than these three former kings. Therefore, for those city lords, if they did not want to be oppressed by Nine Nether Palace, the best course was to join Nine Nether Palace. There was no shame in doing so for the sake of survival.
However, while there was indeed no shame in this for the various city lords, it was utterly humiliating for Blood Eagle King, Ice River King, and Iron Python King, these three Unlucky Ones.
They could not even keep their own subordinates under control.
That was a disgrace for anyone.
Thus, inside the relatively intact Ice River Palace, the three sat around a round table. Behind them stood varying numbers of their own commanders. Wu Tian and Cao Feng