Flame Prison was trying to smooth things over for Emperor Yan Yun...
He did not want to be branded a traitor to Vast Cosmos right now. He still wanted to take control of the Spirit Seal Realm.
As he spoke, he looked again at Yan Yun. "Ancestor, this is that little bastard Sikong who ruined me so thoroughly. Look at how good he is at pretending—he keeps framing me under all sorts of sanctimonious pretexts."
Hearing this, Yan Yun immediately fixed Sikong Jing with a deathly stare...
She sneered, "You really are good at pretending. Framing him was not enough for you—you even want to frame me."
Yan Yun was not purely being extreme. Of course she knew that if she said anything harsher, her precious descendant would truly have little chance of becoming the master of the Spirit Seal Realm. Moreover, the entire Flame Clan Giant Tomb Cluster would join forces against her.
Thus, she continued in an icy voice...
"Of course I could never betray Vast Cosmos. You are the ones betraying the Vast Cosmos Great World by refusing to let Flame Prison become the master of the Spirit Seal Realm."
"I already know about the Spirit Seal Realm's seal..."
"Only by having Six-Tribulation Flame Prison lead the entire Spirit Seal Realm can the seal be broken more quickly."
The meaning was clear...
Her precious Flame Prison was already a Six-Tribulation Emperor and one of the Five Heavenly Emperors. He could lead the Spirit Seal Realm to break the seal faster. Preventing him from breaking the seal was naturally dragging things out—betraying the whole of Vast Cosmos.
As these words fell, the spirit shadows of the Flame Clan ancestors immediately stopped resisting.
But Sikong Jing let out a cold laugh...
"Since you have not betrayed the Vast Cosmos