Today's second update: Chapter 3514! 2/4!
However, amid the indignant Council of Elders, there were still voices that remained rational.
An elder of immense seniority, renowned for his strategic mind, slowly spoke. His voice was calm, yet it was like a basin of icy water poured over boiling oil. "At present, we lack a sufficiently convincing pretext to openly send troops against the Huang Race and campaign against their territory."
His words brought the outrage filling the hall to an abrupt halt. On reflection, that was indeed the truth.
Although the Myriad Races Agreement, once promulgated by the Angel Race and jointly endorsed by powers led by the Dragon Race, had effectively become obsolete after Xu Kun severed the Heavenly Laws with his sword, loosening the restrictions that the laws of heaven and earth imposed upon the races—
Certain fundamental conventions and diplomatic principles formed over countless ages still remained, especially the righteous justification required for cross-border military campaigns. They were invisible shackles laid openly upon the table.
Even a power as formidable as the Dragon Race had to carefully fabricate a seemingly reasonable excuse before launching a war of extermination against another race. They did not dare engage in naked aggression without restraint, lest they become the target of universal condemnation.
A "cross-border war," especially a preemptive strike against a race that legally possessed valid title deeds and was building upon its own land, was an even greater taboo under the rules!
First, it had to be made clear that the territory currently being developed by the Huang Race had not been acquired through trickery or plunder. They held a "territorial deed" formally ceded by its former owners, the Crocodile Race, and confirmed through the proper procedures.
Under the legal principles recognized by all races, ownership of this