As the four great kings retreated at once, only Zhou Tong, Xiao Chen, Keke, and a few others remained in the area around the Little Stone Emperor's Tomb.
"Just let them leave like that?" Xiao Chen asked doubtfully.
"Otherwise? Kill them all?" Zhou Tong looked at Xiao Chen. "The Nine Provinces and the Otherworld stand opposed, but the greatest number of Stone Man Kings in this world are neutral. Killing them all would only drive them to the Otherworld's side."
At this point, Zhou Tong looked at Xiao Chen and said, "I don't really care, but you're the ones who'll truly suffer."
Zhou Tong had already figured out many things and was preparing to leave this world, so naturally he did not care. Even if he turned heaven and earth upside down, he had nothing to fear.
But he feared that after he left, these people would retaliate against the Dragon Clan or the Nine Provinces. Thus, he temporarily set aside his intention of causing a great upheaval and allowed those Stone Man Kings to depart.
Of course, the remaining Stone Man Kings were basically neutral or inclined toward the Nine Provinces. The Stone Corpse and Old Ancestor Xuankong, who had strongly favored the Otherworld, had both been killed by Zhou Tong.
"We're the ones who'll suffer?" Xiao Chen froze and stared blankly at Zhou Tong, his expression somewhat complicated.
A thought stirred in Xiao Chen's heart. Those words truly carried profound meaning!
Given the Ancestral Dragon's way of doing things, he was not someone afraid of trouble. Whoever dared oppose him, or oppose the Dragon Clan under his protection, he would thoroughly wipe out every opponent without showing the slightest mercy. The Otherworld was the best example—look what he had done to it.
"Could the Ancestral Dragon also wish