Today's second update: Chapter 2666! 2/4!
To win over Bai Qi, they first had to win over him personally. Then, through him, they could effectively control the blood race, which harbored hatred toward the Asura Race, and the Yellow Springs Race, one of the Asura Seven.
Unless absolutely necessary, killing him could invite trouble. Not only would it directly tear apart relations with the human race, but it would also make the Asura Race an enemy of the Qin Emperor, a formidable foe who was currently in deep seclusion.
That was not a wise move. If they had a choice, cooperation would benefit both sides!
"Bai Qi commands the bloodline-awakened blood race and the Yellow Springs Race. Both races live atop Mount Sumeru of our Asura Race. Even if he wanted to take them away, the world is vast, yet there would be nowhere for them to go."
Indeed, there was no need to mention the Yellow Springs Race. They had to rely on Mount Sumeru for the Yellow Springs to flow through both realms. As for the bloodline-awakened blood race, although they were not restricted by geography—
How could the Asura Race possibly allow a race that bore such hatred toward them, one that could become a grave threat in the future, to leave?
They would rather exterminate them than let them leave Mount Sumeru.
Therefore, although Bai Qi held actual power, how he acted still depended on the attitude of the Asura Race.
This was precisely the basis upon which the Asura Race could bind their interests together.
The remaining question was whether Bai Qi was willing to live at another's mercy.
Blood Luo had just said that Bai Qi had no real weaknesses and no obvious flaws.
As for the blood race and the