"Palace Master, I humbly ask that you give this old man a chance to atone for his crimes through meritorious service!"
Elder Shi Renshan immediately rose and cupped his hands toward the Palace Master.
In an instant, the entire Palace Lord Great Hall fell silent.
Everyone was considering whether they should let Elder Shi Renshan lead an army to the front lines.
Lin Bai was furrowing his brows as he pondered the matter as well.
Ever since the martial competition between the young prodigies of the Devil Realm Eastern Region and the Northern Region had ended, Elder Shi Renshan had devised a way to wrest the Demon Subduing Guard from Elder He Gongji.
The main reason for this was that... back at Eternal Night Pass, Lin Bai had publicly ordered Elder He Gongji to flog the First God Child. From this, Elder Shi Renshan had seen that Elder He Gongji had already pledged allegiance to Lin Bai.
Thus, whether it was to vent his anger on behalf of the First God Child or to seize more power for himself, Elder Shi Renshan had found a way to take Elder He Gongji's military authority and place the Demon Subduing Guard under the Shi Family's control.
Now that the Shi Family had lost Eternal Night Pass, they had undoubtedly committed a grave error. As one of the people in charge of the Shi Family, it was only natural for Elder Shi Renshan to volunteer to lead troops into battle and atone through meritorious service.
At the same time, however, Lin Bai also considered that... the Shi Family had deep roots and vast holdings within the Devil Palace. If he rashly gave them too much military authority, what if they took their troops out not to reclaim Eternal Night Pass, but to betray