The man's features were somewhat indistinct, yet a divine radiance flickered in his eyes. Seeing "Chen Rui" suddenly appear before him, he showed no trace of emotion, remaining as still as water.
"Chen Rui" waved a hand. Shea rose from the throne, bowed, and withdrew.
Naturally, Chen Rui and Shea had arranged this beforehand. The more distant their relationship appeared, the more it seemed like one of mere exploitation, the safer Shea would be.
Chen Rui kept his eyes fixed on Satan. Their gazes confronted each other in midair, and the entire imperial hall seemed to freeze solid, as hard as iron and stone.
Chen Rui suddenly smiled, and the iron-and-stone sensation instantly vanished. He gestured with one hand. "Please, sit."
The man did not sit, merely looking at him indifferently, with a trace of disdain in his eyes.
Chen Rui did not stand on ceremony further and sat down himself. "I never expected Lord Satan to come in person. I am truly honored."
It turned out that the one who had appeared before Shea was Satan himself!
It would have been impossible for Chen Rui, in his current form, to feel no tension at all. Unlike Michael and Raphael, he had encountered Satan even before Sariel. From the time he had first entered Sekeruid Mountain, that incomparably powerful man had left a deep impression on him. Later, Augulas, his Dragon Emperor father-in-law and another formidable expert, had said that Satan was the strongest pseudo-god, an opponent he himself was far from capable of defeating. After entering the kingdom level and gaining the Extreme Star Transformation, which could rival a demigod, Chen Rui had come to feel Satan and Sariel's strength all the more keenly. He had also witnessed the clash between the two pseudo-gods with his own eyes. Now,