"Then perhaps we would discover that Xu Kun's decision to persuade the Tiger Fiend Race to relinquish its status as the royal race was not as simple as it appeared on the surface... It was very likely an extraordinarily brilliant strategy of grafting one tree onto another, Substituting Plum for Peach!"
"The core purpose was to allow the Tiger Fiend Race to completely break free from the quagmire of the Beast Domain's immensely complicated internal power struggles and external pressures, gaining precious breathing room to recuperate, multiply, and develop steadily!"
"And no matter whether it had been the Lion Race or any other race back then, whoever accepted the title of 'royal race' would have been destined to follow in the Tiger Fiend Race's former footsteps. Burdened by that empty title, they would have fallen into a predicament of enemies on every side. And in terms of true racial foundations, resilience, and the ability to deal with crises, my Royal Lion Race... was not even a match for the Tiger Fiend Race, which had once been jointly ostracized by all sides!"
"Seated upon this seemingly glorious yet unbearably scorching throne of the royal race, the Royal Lion Race has been... sitting on pins and needles, treading on thin ice!"
At this point, Nine Spirits Lion Saint's breathing quickened. An even bolder, more shocking conjecture exploded in his mind like thunder:
"If... Xu Kun's ultimate purpose in arranging this situation back then was not merely to relieve the Tiger Fiend Race's plight, but to pursue a deeper and grander strategic plan... If his goal was to make whichever race took the royal seat become a target of public criticism at some crucial point in the future, drawing a united assault from all sides..."
"Then the ending he ultimately wished to see