In the Underground City, with the King of Reincarnation absent, Jiang Chen could only take the seat of honor under everyone's eager, expectant gazes.
The world was in turmoil, and calamity swept over all living beings. That seat no longer represented the pinnacle of power, but a responsibility difficult to shoulder.
"King Chen, please take charge!"
"Lord King Chen!"
"Wonderful..."
Excited voices rang out one after another. After all, they knew King Chen's freewheeling nature and his dislike of restraints. Throughout the journey back, they had all been worrying about whether he would accept this heavy burden.
With the King of Reincarnation absent, it was hard to find anyone besides King Chen who could command everyone's wholehearted allegiance. And if they were left leaderless, or their leader lacked sufficient authority to unite everyone, the Netherworld Dao Alliance would face certain death in this turmoil.
Sitting in a corner, the King of Equality sucked in a cold breath at the sight. As the Yama King who had the most contact with King Wei Wu and King Chen, he clearly remembered King Chen repeatedly urging King Wei Wu to replace Reincarnation.
But now, King Wei Wu had traveled far into the Restricted Zone, and the King of Reincarnation was being hunted by the entire world, while King Chen had become the one to successfully claim this seat.
This... this...
Feeling as though he had uncovered a monumental conspiracy, the King of Equality hurriedly lowered his head to keep everyone from seeing his expression.
Only Jiang Xiao Chen, standing beside Jiang Chen, noticed this. He cast an almost imperceptible glance at the King of Equality and inwardly nodded. Had someone finally noticed?
Sometimes, he could not help marveling at how unfathomably brilliant his brother's schemes were. Even he, who followed his brother around