Suppressed and Counter-Suppressed

(Seven hundred chapters already, before I knew it...)

Joining forces had become inevitable. Neither the King of Holy Radiance, nor the Lord of the Abyss, nor Lei Dong would submit to that inexplicable Emperor of the Night who had suddenly appeared. Besides, judging by everything happening now, the Emperor of the Night had clearly plotted to lure them all here from the start.

And what would he do after luring them here? Naturally, he'd put them to work as subordinates and bolster his strength. Under ordinary circumstances, that might have been fine. But this Chaotic Dimension was teeming with Mind Devourers. In other words, even if the Night Emperor painted a beautiful picture of the future, none of them would follow him. Who knew whether he would use Mind Devourers to control them?

Everyone present would gladly use Mind Devourers to control others, if there were no bleeding hearts among them. But being controlled by someone else with Mind Devourers? They'd rather die.

In an environment so starved of resources, they had struggled their way to their current heights and become overlords in their own domains. None of them would quietly accept that fate.

"Lei Dong, are you confident you can win?" The King of Holy Radiance had also set aside his pride and sent a pulse of divine sense to Lei Dong.

"Win? Of course I'm not confident. But if we stand together..." Lei Dong's voice was grave. "Then we have a chance to survive. King of Holy Radiance, we may have been enemies until just now, but I hope you'll pay attention to the situation. The Emperor of the Night clearly intends to use us to expand his army. Look at those around him: at least thirty Spirit Transmutation level experts, all controlled by Mind Devourers. If we