Lake of Life.
"Dai Yao, have your thoughts still not changed? I can't give you much more time."
Looking at Dai Yao across from him, Di Tian smiled.
His black eyes were like deep pools, giving away none of his inner thoughts.
He had sensed that something was slightly wrong.
First, although twenty days had passed and Dai Yao's attitude had been softening, on the fundamental issue, Dai Yao had never yielded at all. Second, after Bear Lord had accepted his task and left, he had still not returned, even now. A full ten days had passed—even if Bear Lord had been delayed by something, he should have come back long ago. Most importantly, his beastly instincts were screaming, as if something terrifying was drawing ever closer.
By his estimate, if the Heaven Dou Empire's war progressed normally, it would be no problem for it to continue for a year. But he could not wait any longer. That ominous premonition made his scalp prickle! Hearing this, Dai Yao's hand, suspended in the air, paused slightly, and his gaze lowered, as if something weighed on his mind.
"Di Tian, are you really this impatient? This is a major matter that will determine the fate of two great races. Once you rush it, what consequences there will be—you understand that better than I do. Can't you give me a little more time and let me think it over properly?"
Dai Yao's voice was low.
Only twenty days had passed. There were still ten days before the one-month deadline he and Bibi Dong had agreed on. Besides, even once the agreed deadline arrived, he would still have to do everything he could to keep stalling. Taking the Heaven Dou Empire within a month was already a little tight; adding some buffer time as