Because Wu Shuai had made a move, Ice Crystal Immortal King had no choice but to admit defeat. He had thought his plan to join forces with the merfolk had come to nothing, but unexpectedly, Wu Shuai had seen eye to eye with him.
In the wager between Ice Crystal Immortal King and the Merfolk Imperial Court, the loser had won, while the winner had instead lost.
After the battle, Wu Shuai used the Merfolk Imperial Court's main hall to converse with Ice Crystal Immortal King. Their discussion grew increasingly animated, while the expressions of the three merfolk immortals became increasingly gloomy.
Upon hearing that Ice Crystal Immortal King had already gathered the grotto-heaven forces for discussion, Wu Shuai immediately took the initiative to join and urged Ice Crystal Immortal King to swiftly summon the various forces for a second meeting.
In Ice Crystal Immortal King's plan, the second meeting was meant to be held much later. But Wu Shuai pressed him urgently, and Ice Crystal Immortal King thought to himself, With Wu Shuai's name as a banner, it will be greatly advantageous to me. Advancing the date of the meeting a little is not impossible.
Ice Crystal Immortal King knew that even if the grotto-heaven forces of the Black and White Days united, they still had one enormous hidden danger. A small portion of those forces were human forces.
What he wanted was an alliance led by the variant humans. Thus, during this period, he had sought alliances even more actively. He had already contacted every variant human force he knew of. He had not even overlooked the East Sea Merfolk Imperial Court.
Had he known that the ancient clans existed in the depths of the sea, he would certainly have gone to their door long ago.
"But now