Before this, although he had heard that the orders for this operation had come from the previous King of Lieyang, he had never quite believed it.
Only now, after hearing that voice with his own ears, did he finally confirm that it was true.
As Lieyang's Xuan Crocodile Heavenly Protector, he had met Di Hongkun and naturally recognized his voice.
Di Hongkun's voice came through the Heavenly Dao Tower's remote connection, calm and icy. "Pan Zhen, I know you watched Rena grow up. But she has made her own choice now, and you should respect it. Fire."
Pan Zhen's face instantly turned pale, and a rare note of urgency entered his voice.
"My god, Rena is still young. She doesn't understand our hardships. Give her another chance. Let me bring her back!"
"Pan Zhen, it isn't as though I haven't given her a chance."
Di Hongkun's voice remained utterly flat, as though stating a fact unrelated to himself. "But look at what she's doing now. For the sake of a few people from Blue Star, she actually chose to abandon her own people? Someone like that is unworthy of being Lieyang's main god."
"My god..."
"Enough."
Di Hongkun interrupted him, his voice abruptly deepening. "I have only one thing to say. Rena can die, but Lieyang must not fall!"
A deathly silence fell over the bridge.
Pan Zhen stood where he was, clenching and unclenching his hands at his sides three times.
He closed his eyes and drew a deep breath. When he opened them again, the turmoil in his eyes had been replaced by an ashen calm.
He turned his head and gave Xuan Kun a strained nod, his voice hoarse. "Fire."
That one word seemed to drain all his strength.
Xuan Kun's lips moved. He wanted to say