At this moment, the Devouring Sky Demon Race had not realized that the true crisis was already closing in. Or perhaps, to them, this was the most flourishing era in their entire history. How could any crisis possibly be approaching them? The very thought seemed impossible.
With a Celestial Venerable-level expert holding the fort, unless they provoked the Eastern Heavenly Lord, there would be no real trouble for them anywhere in the Eastern Region.
And provoking the Eastern Heavenly Lord's Mansion was something they could not do even if their brains had short-circuited.
Thus, to them, this was the true beginning of their golden age. Moreover, with the major powers currently being reshuffled, how could the Devouring Sky Demon Race possibly refrain from expanding their foundation and seizing human territory? This was only the beginning.
Yet, by an unfortunate coincidence, the humans had the same idea. Once they swallowed the Devouring Sky Demon Race, they would possess a foundation sufficient to contend with the Ten Great Clans. As long as they persevered, it would only be a matter of time before humanity grew into the Eleventh Great Clan.
With two races harboring identical yet opposing ambitions, this battle could not be avoided. If their enmity in the beginning had still concerned justice and evil, then now, everything was simply for the survival and development of their respective races. That reason alone was enough.
At the same time, the Devouring Sky Demon Race's ancestral land became livelier than ever before. Since the Heaven Devouring Demon Emperor had not concealed his breakthrough into the Celestial Venerable realm, the news spread at the fastest speed through the upper ranks of the surrounding races and factions.
Originally, this news should have quickly reached humanity as well, but the Treasure Wheel Sacred Emperor had arrived