The Lord of Light and the Lord of Darkness exchanged a glance. "Your Majesty, you see right through us."
"We do indeed have a reason for coming here to surrender."
"We believe you have already encountered those Ancient Void Gods."
"They are immensely powerful. Even together, we are no match for them. Worse, they have begun hunting us down. If they catch us, we will surely die, and may even be devoured by them. With no other choice, we could only surrender."
Demon Emperor Daochen nodded slightly. He had already suspected that these beings were not united.
After all, their behavior had made that abundantly clear.
He simply had not expected that even beings as powerful as the Lord of Light would be hounded so relentlessly.
Moreover, their opponents seemed to hold an overwhelming advantage. Otherwise, the Lord of Light would never have shown such weakness.
In truth, he had deliberately put pressure on them to see how serious the situation was.
Now it seemed those Ancient Void Gods were far more powerful than he had imagined.
"If they are so powerful, why did you surrender to me instead of fleeing? Are you really so certain I can hold off those Ancient Void Gods?"
This was no children's game of playing house. This was a real war. How could they make such a decision lightly?
They must have come prepared.
The Lord of Light glanced at the Lord of Darkness beside him, who nodded gently.
He began, "Your Majesty, laugh at us if you must, but we truly have nowhere left to turn. We cannot escape. Those beings can pinpoint our location."
"Besides, we do not want to keep running forever. We would rather slay our enemies with our own hands."
"Most importantly, throughout all of Chaos, only you, with