Chapter 7679 - Lessons

Thea, Lesia, and Herodias exchanged silent glances.

Even Lesia, who normally feared no one, had always struggled to control these two. Yet now, before James, they were utterly subdued.

“Dogs, huh?” James’s voice was soft but cutting. “Interesting choice of words.”

He rose slowly, his presence filling the chamber. “By that logic, whoever you serve, you’re their dog. I, James, have served under the Yang Governor, under my own wife, under all living beings in this world. So tell me—does that make me less noble than you?”

Faela’s eyes widened in panic. “No, that’s not what I meant! James, I—”

“For example,” James continued, voice dripping with irony, “our illustrious Battle Goddess Faela. A lifelong believer in the martial path—unifying realms, conquering heaven, swallowing the skies themselves.”

Faela’s face drained of color. “That’s not—”