Before entering the True Realm, neither God Lord Tianming nor any of the other God Lords had treated Jiang Liu with the respect God Lord Tianming was showing him now.
Even after entering the True Realm, those few God Lords had merely addressed him as "Lord" when facing him.
But deep in their hearts, they were not necessarily all that respectful.
That could be seen from their behavior and some of their subtle gestures.
Even though, after entering the True Realm, they had relied entirely on his Sealing Formation to move safely through the True Realm, it was still the same.
This showed just how strong the pride buried deep in those God Lords' hearts was.
Yet now, when facing him, God Lord Tianming appeared so humble.
Jiang Liu had no idea how many blows he had suffered in the True Realm to cause such a drastic change in mindset.
For Jiang Liu, however, this was entirely a good thing.
Because he was about to gain his first true subordinate among those God Lords.
For Jiang Liu, who wanted to establish his own base in the True Realm, this meant he now had a capable subordinate.
Jiang Liu reached out and helped God Lord Tianming to his feet. "There's no need for such courtesy. This journey must have been hard on you!"
God Lord Tianming had seen Jiang Liu deep in thought and assumed that Jiang Liu did not care much about his pledge of allegiance.
But Jiang Liu's current attitude showed that this was not the case.
At those words, God Lord Tianming suppressed the joy in his heart.
He knew that his actions had won Jiang Liu's approval.
In fact, deep down, he was certain that his position was now far more important than that of the other