The Ghost King's words made the Dragon King fully realize that even his most trusted and dependable helper had begun to leave him. He no longer had anyone he could rely on.
The Dragon King said to the Ghost King, "I treated you to the best food and drink every day. Whatever you wanted, I basically gave it to you. Yet behind my back, you actually betrayed me. You followed Saint Lord Taichu—you'll regret it sooner or later."
"He only sees you as a little stepping stone. He'll never truly treat you like a brother. Following me is your only way out. You don't even have that much judgment, so what are you even trying to accomplish?"
The Dragon King began wildly arguing in defense of everything he had done before. Naturally, the Ghost King would never again believe his nonsense. In the Ghost King's heart, he had always believed—
These were all trivial matters, completely unworthy of taking to heart. The Ghost King said to him, "Dragon King, I didn't come here today to restore your energy. I came to pull all twenty-plus talismans out of your body. That's right—I'm going against you now."
"Are you ready for me to betray you? A person like me will never lose to you. I'll make our Ghost Clan return to its former position, second only to one and above ten thousand. We absolutely cannot lose to your Dragon Clan!"
The rivalry between the Ghost Clan and the Dragon Clan had never ceased. The Ghost King and the Dragon King were supposedly sworn brothers, but that was merely one of the Ghost King's lies. In truth, he had never regarded the other as a friend or family member, only as a rival.
"What kind of nonsense is that? Don't think I don't