Qingyang Divine Emperor's eyes widened at once.
Something was off here.
Bihai Divine Venerable had actually taken the initiative to declare his submission?
No, that wasn't right.
It wasn't just Bihai Divine Venerable. The other four Divine Venerables who had come to aid the Bihai God Realm seemed to share exactly the same attitude.
Damn it, had they gotten the wrong script?
This was completely different from what they had imagined when they had set out from the Qinglin God Realm to reinforce the Bihai God Realm.
But Qingyang Divine Emperor immediately understood.
These five Divine Venerables had clearly been frightened into submission by the Abyssal Demons' invasion. They were looking for someone powerful to shelter under, and Li Yun, the Heavenly Demon Slayer who had appeared out of nowhere and slaughtered the Abyssal Demons like chopping melons and vegetables, had naturally become the one they wished to follow.
Well, well. What a bunch.
These five Divine Venerables truly deserved to be called old foxes—their abacuses were clicking loudly.
If Li Yun truly accepted their submission, wouldn't their respective God Realms receive Li Yun's protection from then on?
The effect would be no different from keeping Li Yun in their own God Realms.
Most importantly, Li Yun's strength seemed to be growing ever more formidable. He might truly become a Ruler someday. If they submitted now, they would become followers beneath a Ruler in the future.
That would be about far more than mere glory.
With a Ruler protecting them, serving the Ruler before horse and behind carriage, even a little something casually slipping through the Ruler's fingers would be enough for them to enjoy endlessly, wouldn't it?
But the problem was, hadn't it been the Qinglin God Realm that had first met Li Yun?
Clearly, Divine Emperor Qing Hua