In his eyes, everything had been Di Jun's own doing.
Demon Emperor Dijun might well have betrayed them.
But that was unforgivable.
He would never allow the Demon Emperor to do such a thing.
Fortunately, none of it had been his fault. His only mistake, perhaps, had been letting the system dupe him without the slightest wariness.
Wang Shi waved his hand.
"Since the Demon Emperor has emerged, it's time to settle the Demon Realm's affairs."
"You've reduced a perfectly good Demon Realm to this mess. It nearly broke away from the Primordial World entirely, which would have grievously damaged our world's Origin Source."
The entire Demon Realm depended on the primordial origin.
Breaking away in its entirety would have been like carving a chunk of flesh from the Primordial World—a terrifying prospect.
Most importantly, he had come within a hair's breadth of succeeding.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi felt ashamed.
"This was the fault of us brothers. Or rather, it was mainly my fault. My elder brother knew nothing about any of this. It turns out he was sent deep into the Origin Source to cultivate long ago, and his perception of his surroundings was erased. None of this had anything to do with him."
Just as Taiyi was doing his utmost to clear Di Jun of blame, a figure strode out of the Demon Realm.
"Di Jun greets you, Stone Spirit. It truly has been a long time. I've learned everything that happened during this period. The system lifeform was the instigator behind it all, though of course, our being deceived by the system also played a major part."
"If you wish to punish someone, Dao Sovereign, then punish us!"
Wang Shi chuckled.
"What touching brotherly devotion. But you don't think this means I'll let you off, do you?"
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