After hearing the Blood Eagle King out, Mu Chen's expression darkened.
He was just about to speak when he seemed to remember something. With a cold laugh, he nodded toward a white-robed man behind him who looked like a commander. "Cao Feng, a Second Grade Supreme."
Among the Eighteen Commanders of Daluo Heaven, the Four Great Commanders held the highest standing.
Two served under Mountain Splitting King in the Asura Territory. The other two were both in the Blood Eagle Hall: Wu Tian, the third commander, and Cao Feng, the fourth.
Jiu You had once saved Cao Feng's life. She had personally recruited him into Daluo Heaven and devoted herself to cultivating him. Yet just after he became a commander, he had defected to her old rival, the Blood Eagle King.
The Blood Eagle King had put him forward for the express purpose of humiliating Mu Chen.
"Sir, the Jiu You Palace's baptism slot was bought by my Blood Eagle Hall long ago. It's in black and white, and there's no going back on it."
Mu Chen was a Fifth Grade Supreme. How could Cao Feng possibly afford to provoke him?
But the Blood Eagle King had given the order, so Cao Feng could only grit his teeth and step forward.
"So you're Cao Feng, the former commander of my Jiu You Palace?"
Mu Chen turned toward the voice, his gaze calm.
"That's right. I'm Cao Feng. I've long served under the Blood Eagle King."
The calm gaze made Cao Feng's heart turn cold. He answered through gritted teeth.
"At a meeting of the kings, what place does a lowly commander like you have interrupting?"
Mu Chen acted as though he hadn't heard Cao Feng's excuse. He said evenly, "Kneel."
"Kneel!!"
The rebuke, delivered through the Great Perfection Divine Art,