The Eighth Divine General slowly took his seat in the Celestial Court's section, his expression unchanged.
At least, he was trying to look calm.
But anyone with sharp eyes could see that his hands, resting on his knees, were clenched so tightly his knuckles had gone white.
Deep in his gaze, the gaze with which he looked down on All Beings, lurked a ferocity that threatened to swallow him whole.
Damn it... Damn it...
He screamed inwardly.
Each word was a poisoned dagger driven deep into his heart.
He had poured in everything he had, endured for countless years, chosen sides more times than he could remember, and trampled countless rivals to finally climb to this position above ten thousand others.
A Divine General!
The Celestial Court's Eighth Divine General!
Behind that title lay power enough to make the entire Eternal Immortal Realm tremble!
More than a hundred Epoch Kings obeyed his commands!
More than ten million Heavenly Soldiers marched to war at his side!
Even the lords of the Ten Great Heaven Realms had to bow their heads to him!
Apart from those lofty Taboo Divine Generals, he was among the most powerful figures in the entire Celestial Court, in the entire Eternal Immortal Realm!
His arrival today should have been glorious.
He had brought a hundred Heavenly Generals and ten million Heavenly Soldiers, tearing through the void in the most stunning, domineering, arrogant fashion imaginable.
He had meant to show everyone that the new Eighth Divine General was not to be trifled with.
He had meant to show everyone that from this day forward, whenever they saw him, Qiankun... no, whenever they saw the Eighth Divine General, they would bow their heads in respect!
But he had never imagined what would happen.
The first person he chose to