"Little Li, what have you decided?" Sui Shen Yao asked softly.
"To be honest, I'm unwilling to take the Little Divine Treasury Star System through the extermination of an entire race."
Li Tianming's expression was grave, his gaze deep.
"But the Imperial Heaven Plan behind me and the young emperor's deployment of troops are twofold pressure."
"If the young emperor hadn't launched a war against the Divine Treasury Star System, I could have considered things longer and sought another way to take the Little Divine Treasury Star System."
"But now, to the higher-ups in the other Heavenly Emperor Sects watching this battlefield, it was as though the young emperor had created an opportunity for me."
"If my side and the young emperor's side started wars on two fronts, the Divine Treasury Clan would be hard-pressed to handle both. It would also share some of the pressure on the young emperor's battlefield—a win-win situation."
"And I bear the responsibility of the Imperial Heaven Plan. If I don't cooperate with the young emperor and remain still until the war in the Divine Treasury Star System ends, then in this battle, having no merit would itself be a fault!"
"That's also why several elders have kept sending me messages. Aside from hoping I'll earn merit, part of the reason is that they don't want me to be blamed afterward!"
Aurora also knew that Li Tianming was facing a difficult choice.
However, he had to walk this imperial road himself, so she could only say gently, "The war over there hasn't reached the critical moment of deciding victory or defeat yet. Don't rush into a decision. Let's wait and watch."
She had a premonition that if Li Tianming could carve out a different path this time, it would definitely bring him endless gains in