Heaven-Chosen and Heaven-Defying

"So far, some of my subordinates have remained among the Nether Giants, helping the Nether Giants and Butterfly People fight the Three Realms Coalition. If you've heard about it, senior, you'll know that my subordinates are a force of ghosts and humans, all clad in black armor," Lei Dong said calmly.

"So you're the commander of the Black Armor Army helping us?" The Nether Giant sounded surprised. "How can you prove it?"

Lei Dong altered his Life Factor Sequence once more, transforming into a human body. The pain seemed much less intense; it looked like repeated transformations gradually made one accustomed to the excruciating pain of changing one's Life Factor Sequence.

He also donned the Black Emperor Armor and gave a slight cupped-hand salute. "This is the form I wore when I helped some of the Nether Giants and Butterfly People."

"So you really are the commander of the Black Armor Army." A slightly taller figure, surrounded by a pure, rich green aura, had a wreath of leaves and flowers around his forehead. He fluttered his wings and raised a hand, sending out a streak of green light that healed the injured Nether Giant. Then he said, "I've never met the commander, but from the aura my children have brought back, I can tell this is indeed the human who helped us. You may call me the Butterfly Emperor. This is Tai Ming, the leader of the Nether Giants."

The Sub-Saint Nether Giant's expression relaxed, and most of his hostility toward Lei Dong faded. He, too, saluted from afar. "So you're the human commander who helped us. Thank you for helping my people and the Butterfly People. But how did you end up with the Three Realms Coalition?" As he spoke, he cast an unfriendly glance at the Queen of