Today's third update: Chapter 3043! 3/4!
He who cannot endure small matters will disrupt great plans.
Between venting his anger on a Snow Elf Race that had already fallen into decline and carrying out the grand long-term plan against the Human Race, Eight Wise Kings knew perfectly well which mattered more.
First and foremost, one thing had to be made clear: this was absolutely not out of fear of the Human Race!
Ever since Xu Kun's "death," the Human Race had not rapidly declined as many forces had expected. Instead, it had risen against the odds, displaying astonishing resilience. After the First Tier War ended, it had even forcefully entered the ranks of S-Tier Races, placing twentieth in the Myriad Races Sequence!
Its ability to reach such heights showed just how substantial the political legacy and developmental foundation Xu Kun had left behind were!
The Human Race was at the height of its momentum. Moreover, although Xu Kun was dead, the powerful network of connections and relationships he had built during his lifetime had not immediately vanished with him.
Not to mention the Black Tortoise Race—even the mighty Dragon Race had weighed the pros and cons at the time and ultimately abandoned the idea of launching a massive invasion of the Human Race.
The facts had also proven that, over the past eighteen years, the open and covert attacks of various forces against the Human Race had never ceased. They had imposed comprehensive suppression through the economy, resources, diplomacy, public opinion, and more.
Yet they had discovered, to their surprise, a troublesome phenomenon:
Though Xu Kun had died, his unyielding spirit—the iron backbone that would rather die standing than live kneeling—had thoroughly merged into the bloodline of the Human Race, becoming the spiritual totem of the entire race!
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