Su Yi opened his eyes, looked at his assembled "colleagues," and said with a smile.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all, and I'm delighted to join the Shadow King's great family."
"I assume introductions won't be necessary? You all know who I am already."
The moment Su Yi finished speaking, the Darkfire Prince blurted out from farther away, "Damn it, what are you doing here?"
He turned toward the Shadow King and said urgently, "My great master, I must report something!"
"This man is a treacherous, two-faced liar through and through. Not a word he says can be trusted!"
"What's more, he used to be the Shadow Legion's greatest enemy in the Mountain River Star Sector."
"He's caused us enormous losses and trouble countless times!"
In contrast to the Darkfire Prince's agitation, the familiar figure sitting diagonally across from him, the King of Frenzied Fire, remained perfectly calm—a mass of black flames.
More precisely, this fellow might not even have a consciousness of his own.
The only reason he was behaving himself now was probably the restrictions imposed by the hall's rules.
The Shadow King spoke without any change in tone. "Darkfire, I know about the many grievances between you and him."
"But Su Yi has now officially joined our ranks, and he will soon receive my boon."
Darkfire remained unwilling to accept it. "Great master, this man is far too cunning."
"He received a boon from the Mechanical Father before, but in the end..."
The black spider nearby cut in with a sneer. "What's this, Darkfire? Are you saying our great master is on the same level as that useless robot?"
Darkfire immediately dropped to his knees. "Great master, that was absolutely not what I meant."
"I merely wished to make it clear that this damned fraud deserves