The Watchers' Shock!

The First Firmament glared at Ren, his face livid. He wanted nothing more than to cut his troublemaking subordinates to pieces.

But things had already come to this. As their leader, he had no choice but to clean up the mess.

"So there's really nothing to discuss?"

"Your terms amount to either killing us outright or putting us completely under your control."

"Unfortunately, we'd rather die fighting than accept such humiliation."

The First Firmament's tone left no room for doubt.

"Actually..."

"Those terms might be negotiable..."

Just as the First Firmament braced himself to face death, a timid voice suddenly cut in.

Everyone turned to look.

It was the Eradicator, who had taken the worst beating earlier and had the least backbone.

"Shut your mouth!"

The Judge was so furious he slapped him across the face.

The Eradicator held his cheek, looking deeply wronged.

"It's just surrendering. What's so shameful about wanting to live?"

"You'd rather suffer than lose face."

The Eradicator kept muttering under his breath.

The First Firmament shot him a murderous glare. Only then did the Eradicator shrink back and finally shut up.

Even Ren couldn't help raising an eyebrow.

How did the Celestials end up with a character like him?

Sensing Ren's strange look, the First Firmament flushed a deep red.

"He... is absolutely an exception among the Celestials!"

The First Firmament forced the explanation through clenched teeth.

Ren nearly burst out laughing.

We're in the middle of a battle here. Could you take this seriously?

But the Celestials' minds worked in bizarre ways. They never did what anyone expected.

Ding!

"Your Chaos Orb has sensed your intense killing intent."

"Destructive energy is spreading wildly across your palm."

"Your Chaos Orb is about to deliver an exceptionally powerful critical hit!"

The System Notifications sounded at just