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"How could we break our word like this?"

The ruler was greatly astonished. But when he saw which noble had spoken, the surprise in his eyes deepened. It was a great shaman held in the highest esteem throughout the capital.

He oversaw the rituals for the kingdom's founder. All his life, he had done good, observed the ancient precepts, aided others, and preserved his own purity.

By this nation's laws and morals, the old man was a saint walking among mortals. For a long time, he had even been regarded as the reincarnation of the founder from ages past.

The immense power of aspirations and public esteem had made him the most influential person in the kingdom, second only to the ruler.

Thus, the moment the elder spoke, the surrounding nobles were stirred as well. Once distracting thoughts arose in their hearts, they spread without end.

They seemed to have forgotten that Yu Chen had been able to crush that woman in the black dress to death with a casual squeeze. That represented tremendous power, strength even greater than the ruler wielding a divine artifact.

The ruler had barely spoken when the elder from before refuted him. "But he is not that evil god who commands the authority of the moonless night. He has no restraining effect on the Moon Goddess's power. Even if he retains his complete divine rank, we have an entire nation at our backs. Why should we fear him?"

As he spoke, threads of blood-red had already surfaced in the elder's eyes.

The ruler frowned. Before he could speak, Yu Chen above had already seen that something was wrong. He sighed. "Senior, you are truly formidable. In such a short time, you so easily contaminated a great shaman's heart and twisted his faith."

"What?" The ruler