Pride Shattered to Pieces

The foolish Sovereigns thought Ke Chen needed them to maintain his rule. In truth, he had no need for those foolish elders at all.

He only needed to choose someone utterly loyal to him and let the Sovereigns fight among themselves. That was the best approach.

The Celestial Court merely needed a vassal. What that vassal was like did not matter; it was only a display of its power.

Thus, Ke Chen immediately eliminated those elders. Keeping them around would only waste food.

"Ayesha was stripped of her position as High Priestess by them and is now imprisoned."

After receiving the news, Ke Chen shook his head. "Poor Ayesha."

Then, Ke Chen decided to visit Ayesha. After the High Council had treated her that way, perhaps she would hate them deeply. Hatred was a blade in his hand.

Perhaps Ayesha could be useful to him?

Still, those elders had shown a little backbone.

Ke Chen had told them to kneel, but they refused even in death. So Ke Chen let them die.

To conquer a proud woman, one first had to break her pride and crush every scrap of her dignity, leaving nothing behind. Only then would she become an obedient dog.

Now, Ke Chen shifted his target to Ayesha.

He did not bring Faora or Julia with him. Instead, he entered the Sovereigns' prison alone.

As the High Priestess, Ayesha was naturally different from the other prisoners. She was held in a separate place.

At that moment, Ayesha was still gazing at the sky outside through a narrow window. The war outside had ended. Apart from the occasional sound of artillery fire, the sounds of large-scale combat had vanished.

Though Ayesha did not know who had won, based on what little she had glimpsed earlier, she could tell that