"Were they all ordinary Immortal Kings, with no Immortal King Giants or key Immortal Court officials?"
Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor asked again.
He knew Purple Firmament Heavenly King had said it this way to save him face.
For nearly a thousand years, he had been busy refining some little trinkets. He had even specifically instructed the Immortal Court that unless it was a life-and-death emergency, they were not to disturb him.
Everyone feared the Immortal Emperor's divine might and did not dare offend him. Yet when they later tallied the number of Immortal Kings who had died, they were truly startled.
Although those who had died were all ordinary Immortal Kings, their numbers were simply too great.
Moreover, even the most ordinary Immortal King commanded the Laws of Heaven and Earth. Their strength far surpassed that of Invincible True Immortals, and they were genuine upper-echelon members of the Immortal Court.
Even if they held no military authority and occupied no important post, they were still, at the very least, lords of great Immortal Cities—figures with the bearing of Immortal Kings!
Thus, several Heavenly Kings of the Immortal Court discussed the matter and ultimately invited Purple Firmament Heavenly King, such a heavyweight figure, to presumptuously disturb Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor and report the recent events within the Immortal Court.
"They were merely ordinary Immortal Kings. The other party does not seem to be carrying out decapitation strikes, but rather boiling frogs in warm water!"
"Now the enemy lurks in the dark while we stand in the light. Although many within the Immortal Court claim that the remnants of the Ancient Alliance are provoking us, we still have no idea who the true culprit is."
"The other party is highly cunning and exceptionally skilled at stealth. Even if an Invincible Immortal King