Three months later.
The Human Race held a banquet to welcome the races that had come to form alliances.
Both the Monster Race and other races attended. More than a hundred top-tier races were represented.
Beyond them,
tens of thousands of other races sat outside the banquet grounds.
None were top-tier races, and none had a Quasi-fifth Rank expert among their ranks. They had come to place themselves under the Human Race's protection.
"Quite a lively gathering. Far grander than my Nascent Soul Formation Ceremony."
Li Chang'an sat at the banquet as chief of the Ancient Wood Tribe, taking a brief look around.
As hosts, the Human Race naturally sat at the front.
The Mountain Hound Clan sat there too, owing to their close friendship.
As for the other seats,
they were assigned almost entirely by strength.
Among the many top-tier races, two stood out: the Iron-Armed Demon Ape Clan and the Dragon Carp Clan. Each had more than three Quasi-fifth Rank experts, making them stronger even than the Three-Headed Lion Clan.
In the past, they had never taken the Human Race seriously. Now they had come of their own accord to seek an alliance.
Their seats were right beside the Mountain Hound Clan's.
As for the Stone Mountain and Cloud Eagle clans,
as longtime allies of the Human Race, they should also have sat beside the Mountain Hound Clan. Instead, they had been placed toward the back.
"Alas. One wrong thought, and it has come to this."
Stone Mountain Old Ancestor and Cloud Eagle Old Ancestor both sighed.
Their seating made Yanlong Qian's meaning clear.
They could renew their alliance, but their relationship would never return to what it had been.
Li Chang'an glanced at the two Old Ancestors and shook his head slightly. "They did give us plenty