Mu Xue gave a bitter smile. She had long expected this outcome.
She did not blame Vina. After all, if it had been her, she would have made the same choice.
But no matter what, she still had to make one more attempt. Just as she was about to continue negotiating her terms, Vina spoke first.
"Sister Mu Xue, don't blame me. I'll report this to Father Emperor overnight, but I'll do my best to persuade him to seal off the entire Sunset Forest. Then both sides can act at the same time, but the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast will ultimately go to whoever is more capable." After thinking it over, Vina finally decided to give the other side a chance.
After all, if not for Mu Xue, the Heaven Dou Empire would not even have known that something like this had appeared right under its nose. This could be considered a gesture of gratitude.
Besides, as the host, the Heaven Dou Empire could send several more Title Douluo, while Mu Xue's reinforcements from the Duling Empire would take at least one or two days to arrive.
There had never been absolute fairness in this world. Especially when the interests of an entire nation were involved, one could not be too softhearted.
After hearing Vina's proposal, Mu Xue fell into thought once more.
This seemed to be the lowest limit Vina could accept, and even that would require her to fight for it. Still, Mu Xue believed that with Vina's abilities, she could persuade the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Besides, early that morning, she had already used a special communication Soul Tool to send word back to the empire. If they acted tomorrow, even if her reinforcements had not arrived yet, they would not be far away.
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