Ten Directions Heavenly Venerate! Ten Palace Yama Kings!

"Not bad."

Literary Judge's eyes remained calm, but he could not stop himself from clenching his fists.

The Flayed Elder sighed and said, "I told you before that the Central Ghost Emperor once devoured his master, so he doesn't trust you. After you offered your strategy, he might accept it, but he'll certainly be extremely wary of you and seek to keep you in check!"

At this, the elder let out a cold laugh and mocked, "But you thought that after following this Central Ghost Emperor from the Ancient Era, remaining utterly loyal and never doubting him, you had to offer your strategy."

"Wasn't this also within your calculations?"

Literary Judge's eyes turned cold. "If you didn't want me to offer this strategy, why did you let me learn of it? You anticipated this result long ago. No... you've been waiting for this result all along!"

"Now that things have come to this, if I said I hadn't anticipated it, I'm afraid you wouldn't believe me either."

The Flayed Elder continued, "The Central Ghost Emperor occupies a lofty position and is arrogant at heart. I'm afraid that from beginning to end, he never considered joining forces with allies beyond the Underworld."

"This time, you awakened him and offered a strategy he had never thought of."

"So not only will he be wary of you, but even after you reincarnate and return, he still won't be able to tolerate you."

"You think yourself utterly loyal, but in his eyes, you are just like he once was in the eyes of the Yin Emperor—utterly loyal!"

"You're too clever, and you possess the cultivation of a Ghost King... If one day you were to obtain the Underworld's authority by some stroke of luck, you would have the qualifications to threaten him!"

The Flayed