Demon Emperor Dijun wanted to strike and properly punish this presumptuous human before him.
But Eastern Emperor Taiyi shook his head nervously, pointing toward the horizon.
"Forget it. We're no match for Stone Spirit. That fellow has already fully assumed his form and is only a step away from becoming a true Saint. He could break through at any moment. Although I don't know why he hasn't, I do know that we're absolutely no match for him."
Eastern Emperor Taiyi's face was grave.
"Besides, don't you think something's wrong? Why have we felt this inexplicable hostility toward Stone Spirit ever since he returned?"
"This isn't right! He's clearly our friend, yet I feel no affection for him at all. I even feel a loathing that comes from the depths of my heart."
After he spoke, a faint crimson glimmer flashed through his eyes. What little reason he retained was actually fading away.
Di Jun, meanwhile, was utterly enraged.
"Friend, my ass! He's always wanted to control us. What gives him the right?"
"A junior who isn't even a Saint—what gives him the right to control supreme Saints like us?"
"We're the supreme beings who opened up the Demon Realm. In the future, our standing will be no lower than Hongjun's. Why should we fawn over this Stone Spirit? Just because he once helped us?"
"Perhaps he did help us. At most, we can spare his life in the future. But I will never allow him to meddle in any affairs of our Demon Tribe again."
His words were selfish and chilling, yet neither of them saw anything wrong with them.
Even Taiyi, who had just sensed that something was amiss, instantly disregarded the problem.
He even felt that his elder brother was absolutely right. Stone Spirit was his enemy, an