The aura of a lower mid-tier god enveloped the entire council hall. That sinister presence made Huo Lingfeng's body stiffen in waves. He stared at the Golden Scorpion King in disbelief, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead rather awkwardly. "Lin... Lin Qi, your own strength is so weak. H-how did you subdue this fellow?"
Lin Qi glanced at the Golden Scorpion King, spread his hands, and smiled irresponsibly. "Ask him!"
The Golden Scorpion King opened his mouth and shouted happily, "Meat! He gave me lots of delicious meat!"
Huo Lingfeng and the several attendants behind him nearly fainted. Meat? That was the condition for the mighty Golden Scorpion King, a god, to sell himself? If it was only meat, Huo Lingfeng felt that he could satisfy the Golden Scorpion King's demands too! Could this god be mentally deficient? He sold himself for a mouthful of meat?
Lin Qi looked at Huo Lingfeng with a malicious smile. "Anything else to say? With Elder Yin-Yang as witness, I suppose there's no longer any doubt that I'm a member of the Sovereign Council, right? Wang Ba attacked me first. My people wiped them all out. It's that simple!"
After picking at his ear, Lin Qi shook one leg with the textbook expression of a bandit tyrant. "When I killed Wang Ba, I didn't know he was from the Sovereign Council, so I slaughtered him while I was at it! Because Elder Yin-Yang told me that anyone who dared oppose our Sovereign Council was to be killed! And Elder Yin-Yang also told me that even allies of the Ancient Clan could be killed by our Sovereign Council, right?"
Huo Lingfeng fell silent. Yes, that was how it was.
That was how the Sovereign Council taught its new members. The Sovereign Council stood above