Today's third update: Chapter 3527! 3/4!
Along the southern banks of the Grand Canal, from its middle reaches to the human territory, the various races watched the humans' every move.
As long as the humans remained still, they naturally did not dare act rashly.
The path Xu Kun had paved for Yang Yao before his "fall" was now showing its effects.
Even if the races along the southern stretch of the canal had not secretly pledged allegiance like the Snow Elf Race, they at least understood openly that if they wished to survive and develop by relying on this Golden Waterway, they had to recognize who truly held the power to speak.
Thus, they could be regarded as extensions of the "human faction."
However, the atmosphere along the northern stretch—the canal banks controlled by the Asura Race—was entirely different.
The Asura Race had always acted tyrannically and forcefully. Those who obeyed prospered; those who defied them perished.
Every race capable of gaining a foothold in this section trembled beneath the might of their royal clan, and most had already become vassals.
Yet strangely, over the past month, they had been equally quiet, displaying no obvious hostility or action toward the nearby Huang Race territory.
"Something is wrong. There must be a demon at work."
Xu Kun stood atop the Huang Race's grand hall, his gaze seeming to pierce through the void toward the Asura Race territory as a chill slowly rose in his heart.
Given his understanding of the Asura Race's greedy nature and methods, there was no way they could tolerate the Huang Race, this nail firmly driven into their strategic throat.
Their silence now was by no means fear or compromise. It could only mean—they were brewing a greater, deadlier conspiracy!
Beneath calm waters often ran more