Game Theory

Kill them all.

"Pulling weeds without removing the roots, they'll grow again when the spring wind blows."

"I have no interest in leaving people alive to take revenge on me in the future."

Watching as the Giant Spirit Eagle Clan members were subdued in droves by the various deeply resentful subordinate races without even requiring him to act, Lu Yuan casually decided their fates.

There was no pity whatsoever.

Nor did anyone dare to stop him.

"It is fitting to press our remaining strength and pursue the fleeing foe."

"Don't fish for fame like the Hegemon-King."

Lu Yuan knew very well that the Giant Spirit Eagle Clan must have an extensive network of connections behind them. Of course, he did not know exactly how many parties were involved in that network; he merely knew it existed. After all, the Nine-tailed Fox Clan had also preserved itself through marriage alliances in times of crisis. Though the Giant Spirit Eagle Clan did not need such methods to preserve itself, marriage alliances with forces of comparable strength were still standard practice.

Therefore...

"Keep everyone of relatively senior standing."

"As for the rest, kill them all now."

Lu Yuan chose his wording with great care.

Kill them all now.

That did not mean the senior members of the Giant Spirit Eagle Clan would not have to die.

Those who deserved death would still die.

But only after every last bit of their value had been extracted.

Though the races that had once been subordinate to the Giant Spirit Eagle Clan did not understand why Lu Yuan wanted some killed and others spared, Lu Yuan was currently the obvious leader. Since no one could defeat him, and no one wanted to die, obeying his orders was the safest way to survive.

As for the reason...