Although the Demon Emperor's words sounded rather dispirited, they were the honest truth.
They simply could not compare to the others.
Those fellows were ancient relics who had accumulated power for countless years, while they did not even qualify as newcomers. What did they have that could put them on equal footing?
Heavenly Dao Hongjun froze for a moment. In his memory, the Demon Emperor had never backed down before anyone, yet this time, he had actually said something so dispirited.
One could only imagine how powerful their opponents were.
"Then what should we do? Are we supposed to wait here to die? Has Your Majesty already made arrangements? Please tell me."
Heavenly Dao Hongjun was rather anxious now, though his anxiety stemmed more from being excluded from the inner circle.
These days, the Demon Emperor made many arrangements on his own and rarely consulted them anymore.
Being forced to bow beneath someone else felt deeply unpleasant.
After all, Heavenly Dao Hongjun had once ruled over everything in the Primordial World.
Even after the Demon Emperor caught up to him, he had still been consulted on many matters.
But recently, the Demon Emperor's strength had surged yet again.
Now, he felt abandoned.
It was as though the Demon Emperor no longer cared about him, whatever he did.
In truth, his feeling was quite accurate, though the Demon Emperor was not deliberately targeting him.
It was simply a natural consequence of reaching a certain level of strength.
Whatever Heavenly Dao Hongjun did now had very little effect on the Demon Emperor.
He could threaten neither the Demon Emperor's rule nor his safety. These days, Heavenly Dao Hongjun was merely a little stronger than a passerby.
"Lord Hongjun, there's no need to worry. I have my reasons for doing this."
"We need