Confrontation

High above the East Lands, Zhu Ji's expression was grave.

This strongest True God of the older generation had always wanted to avoid a direct clash with Pang Jian, due to Pang Jian's special status and the many ways he had helped Purgatory and its people.

After all, when he, Ghost Mother, and King Li had been trapped in the Sixth Realm, it was Pang Jian who had pulled them out.

In the Fifth Realm, when they had been tainted by Luo Hongyan's deathly power and were on the verge of losing all hope, Pang Jian had again exercised his authority as a Realm God to send them all manner of miraculous healing medicines.

Pang Jian had clearly shown them immense kindness.

Yet Jiang Fan, as the founding emperor of the Haotian Divine Kingdom, had also shared a deep friendship with him.

Within the Haotian Divine Kingdom, the Jiang Clan and the Zhu Clan had been allies for generations, with many marriages binding the two families together.

The interests of the clans and the dignity of the divine kingdom could not be overlooked.

And Zhu Ji himself was the very reason the Haotian Divine Kingdom could stand unshaken, suppressing both the Origin Pillar Divine Kingdom and the Supreme One Divine Kingdom.

Jiang Fan had been assassinated by the utterly vicious Dong Tianze. Now that he knew of it, he had to respond, both in sentiment and in reason. He could not pretend not to see it.

Moreover, Dong Tianze had most likely been corrupted by the Bloodthirst Sword and become an evil demon that knew only slaughter.

Under such circumstances, how could Pang Jian continue indulging Dong Tianze and let him run wild?

Zhu Ji had thought he could settle this matter rather easily.

Never had he expected Pang Jian