"Wait—!"
Qingyang realized something was wrong. Alarm spread across his face, and he hurriedly raised a hand to refuse. But Zhou Kai had already made up his mind. How could Qingyang change it?
By the time he finished speaking, the icy gazes of Kongtian, Mars, Tuoluo, and the others had already turned on him.
Star Lord Kongtian Xuhuan's gaze was especially fierce, as though he wanted to devour him, sending a chill through Qingyang's heart.
After a brief silence, Qingyang could only say awkwardly, "Everyone, would you believe me if I said this was all a misunderstanding?"
The Star Lords said nothing. Their already horrifying faces, eroded by shadow power, continued twisting rapidly before his eyes.
"You don't believe me? For the sake of all our years together, I really had no choice."
Qingyang swallowed, bitterness written all over his face.
Forget it. There was nothing left to say. From the moment he had stood outside the arena to watch, he had looked guilty as sin. No amount of explaining could clear his name.
The Six Star Lords joining forces against Zhou Kai?
Ha. Judging by the situation, the other five were more likely to join forces to eliminate the traitor among them and finish Qingyang off first.
"Oh? You had no choice?"
Hearing Qingyang's excuse, Zhou Kai also stared at him, smiling with amusement.
Whoosh!
Qingyang instantly put on his battle face, his expression turning deadly serious.
He glanced at his fellow Star Lords, then turned to look at Zhou Kai, decisively abandoning any attempt to play both sides.
Qingyang stopped pretending altogether and declared righteously to the five, "Fine, it wasn't a misunderstanding. It's exactly as you saw. I've submitted to the World Lord!"
"As far as I'm concerned, the Mingzhen Abyssal Zone can have only one king