Demon Capital Center.
Outskirts of Demon King Ridge.
One Hundred Eight Pillar Demon Elder Council Hall.
The once-empty grand hall was now overflowing with demons.
It was even slightly more crowded than when that godlike being who called himself Song Siming had appeared.
A small portion were demon princes and demon elders who had received Liu Wenjian's notice of trial and come to observe.
Most of the rest were mid- to high-ranking monsters under their command, or demon princes who had heard the news along the way and come to see what was happening.
Skull was held in the middle by several demon elders, still utterly bewildered.
Who was he?
Where was he?
What the hell was going on?!
Just one-eighth of a cycle ago, after finishing the routine meeting, he had returned to his territory, intending to replenish himself with some blood food before getting a proper rest.
Yet after only two bites, several demon elders had smashed through his door and forcibly pinned him to the ground.
They said he seemed to have committed some grave crime and needed to go to the Council Hall to stand trial?
Trial, my ass!
These useless, negligent, muddleheaded bastards!
Did they not know that Skull was famously "loyal" to the Demon King?!
And they actually believed Liu Wenjian's one-sided accusations, claiming he had committed the grave crime of colluding with the enemy?
What enemy had he supposedly colluded with?
General Brocade Boots?
Or some Star Domains overlord?!
Amid his countless doubts, Skull turned his gaze toward Demon Elder Liu Wenjian, who stood at the very front, and demanded, "Liu Wenjian, did you arrest the wrong person?"
"I really didn't collude with the enemy!"
"Whether or not you colluded with the enemy is not for me alone to decide." Liu Wenjian lowered