Chapter 5832 The Main Characters Take the Stage
Perhaps due to the influence of the human race, even within the tree demon race, being called a dog was an insult.
This beautiful woman had suppressed her anger to talk with her guests. But the moment the elder declared their alliance with the Brahma and Yan Xu factions, her expression turned ice-cold.
“Hahaha!” The elder laughed, seemingly pleased by her reaction. “Back then, the Undying race failed to recognize kindness and chose to oppose Lord Brahma and Lord Yan Xu. Not only did you suffer devastating losses, but you also dragged the entire tree demon race into ruin. That was due to your own foolishness. Now, my Daluo Azure Lotus race has allied with them. It is time to abandon your past mistakes and join us.
“Over the long years of hibernation, Lord Brahma and Lord Yan Xu’s factions have spread their influence across the nine heavens and ten lands. Now that the nine heavens have opened, their forces are rapidly gathering.”
“As for you? A former overlord reduced to hiding in this paltry corner of the world. Your strength now barely compares to a single branch of my Daluo Azure Lotus race. Are you still lost in your past glory? Do you really think the current Undying Willow race is the same as before? Wake up. The world has changed.”
Happy to see the woman’s anger, the elder was in a particularly good mood. He smiled sinisterly.
“This old ghost sure talks a lot of nonsense. What’s the point of all this? Why not just fight?” a disciple behind Long Chen scoffed.
The Daluo Azure Lotus race’s arrogance had ignited a fire in their hearts. Even though they knew weak disciples like them had low chances of survival, fear did not exist in their eyes. Long Chen didn’t know whether the Undying race were simply born warriors or if they just didn’t fear death. Perhaps, to them, the honor of the Undying race transcended life itself.
Long Chen smirked. “This old fogey is here to introduce his masters and intimidate us. Maybe he even hopes to recruit us.”
“Join them?! They can keep dreaming! Even if the Undying race fights to the last, we will never submit!” Huai Yushan declared through gritted teeth.
Huai Yushan had been trying to remain calm, but now, her restraint had shattered. Clearly, the honor of the Undying race was her reverse scale, and she would not allow anyone to tarnish it.
Many Undying Willow race experts glanced at Huai Yushan with approval. No matter how powerful their enemies were, the Undying race’s spines would never bend. And yet, the Daluo Azure Lotus race—mere lapdogs of Lord Brahma—had the audacity to look down on them? That was the most infuriating part.
“Hmph, Brahma and Yan Xu—one a traitor to his master, the other a fusion of filth and evil. Neither of them is worthy of following,” the beautiful woman said with scorn. “Back then, they tried to subjugate the tree demon race through force. It was our Undying race that united the tree demons to resist them. If I recall correctly, your Daluo race fled into a minor world. But the Yan Xu faction found your hiding place and wiped out over thirty of your branches. And yet, you now choose to ally with them, completely forgetting this blood debt? Truly admirable.”
The elder’s face twitched. Her words had struck a nerve.
His expression alone confirmed the truth of her accusation.
“That was then, this is now,” the elder sneered. “To use the human race’s words, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal profit. The nine heavens have opened, the ten thousand Daos are reviving, and with that comes a great tribulation. If we want to survive, we must make the right choices. The grievances between us and the Yan Xu faction were mere misunderstandings. Not something for you to dwell on.”
“Misunderstandings?”
Long Chen chuckled coldly. How convenient. Their people had nearly been exterminated, and it was just a misunderstanding?
From this, he deduced that after slaughtering over thirty of their branches, the Yan Xu faction had halted their assault. Clearly, the surviving members of the Daluo Azure Lotus race had surrendered and begged for mercy.
But there was something odd. The Daluo Azure Lotus race had only been a third-rate faction back then. How had they grown so powerful?
“Something’s off,” Long Chen muttered.
His thoughts immediately turned to Lord Brahma—and then to medicinal pills.
Long Chen observed the Daluo Azure Lotus race’s experts. As expected, he sensed faint but distinct medicinal energy emanating from them.
“I see. So they used medicinal pills to rapidly boost their strength.”
But the Daluo Azure Lotus race was a vegetative demon race. Wasn’t consuming medicinal pills akin to eating themselves?
Then, when Long Chen thought about it, he was a human with flesh and blood, but didn’t he still eat meat? The key was that these weren’t ordinary pills for the humans—they had to be extremely special.
With this realization, everything clicked. Lord Brahma had allied with the Yan Xu faction. The Yan Xu race likely looked down on the Daluo Azure Lotus race, and if not for Lord Brahma’s intervention, they would have eradicated the Daluo Azure Lotus race.
Thus, the true mastermind was Lord Brahma. And if this assumption was correct, then there were likely many other factions just like the Daluo Azure Lotus race.
During the primal chaos war, Lord Brahma had already laid his foundations. Now, the seeds he had planted back then had matured and were ready for harvest. The depth of his scheming was terrifying.
Even though Long Chen was his mortal enemy, he had to admit that Lord Brahma’s patience and foresight were terrifying. And worse, what Long Chen had uncovered was likely just the tip of the iceberg.
At this moment, a cold voice interrupted his thoughts.
“Enough talk. Let’s get to the main point.”
From the heart of the Daluo Azure Lotus race’s formation, a group of young disciples strode forward.
Huai Yushan and the others tensed, their pupils shrinking.
Long Chen, however, simply smiled.
“It looks like today’s main characters have arrived. The real show is finally about to begin.”