Those with the strength to enter the transcendent realm were never lacking in patience. Most of those present had experienced scenes like this before. Though many across from them had been mortal enemies for years, they all kept their composure, adopting an attitude of "since we're here, we might as well settle in."
There were quite a few "circles" on both sides. Chen Rui's group formed a small clique of their own, though Lei Chan had not come over, and Satan stood proudly apart. Because of their respective factions, Qi Lanya and Pargoris could not conveniently greet them either.
In the eyes of most onlookers, aside from the Dragon Emperor, who was widely known as the Dragon Emperor of the Demon Realm, and the veiled Catherine and the newly appointed Blood Fiend Empress Tiffany, who looked somewhat familiar, nearly everyone around Chen Rui was an unfamiliar face. A few people occasionally recognized Lalalia. Pagliu and Lomon had been contestants in the Blood Fiend Empire's martial tournament back then; judging by their strength, they should all have been rookies.
Yet these rookies were actually chatting and laughing as though no one else existed. The surrounding powerhouses frowned. If not for the great deity that was Augulas, they would have long since shouted them down or unleashed their power to intimidate them.
Naturally, Chen Rui did not care about the gazes of others. He spoke calmly with his own people. Ben Hong remained at the outermost edge of the small circle, listening the whole time. Of course, no one could have imagined that this somewhat silent, tall beauty was Ben Hong—the mysterious powerhouse who had once struck terror into all who heard her name, overwhelmed peak pseudo-gods such as Satan and Sariel, and seized the Silver Casket.
As they waited, people continued