Rotten Wooden Box

Where there was one, there would be two. Once someone took the lead, others would follow.

As Foreign Domain Immortal King Wu Shang openly voiced his support for Shi Yi.

The gathered kings responded as well.

"His Majesty the Human Emperor has a point. Why should we wait for the Dark Purge to come for us instead of taking the initiative to purge the darkness?"

"Defense will eventually fail. Even a three-year-old understands that. If you do not want to be bullied, you must throw the fist in your hand."

The Eight Regions Kings, Foreign Realm Kings, and Burial Realm Kings sat around a round table, dozens of kings gathered together.

Aside from a small number who remained silent, most had changed their stance under Shi Yi's insistence.

It was not that Shi Yi's earlier words had persuaded them.

Rather, they had been pushed into it by Foreign Domain Immortal King Wu Shang.

Were they afraid?

They were!

But such fear could not be voiced so easily.

No one would admit they feared the darkness behind the strange and ominous.

Nor would they admit that they could never take that step in their entire lives.

That step was the step from Immortal King to Emperor.

Those who became kings.

Naturally wanted to become Emperors!

No one would admit to being content with the status quo.

At best, they would cease to advance.

At worst, their Dao hearts would shatter.

Shi Yi had a saying from his past life: a king's cause cannot settle for one corner, and the Han cannot coexist with traitors. Thus, even if most of the Immortal Kings present had no chance of taking that step, they would not admit they lacked the ability.

Because once they admitted they did not have that ability, they would be