The Fire Lord had already seen through one thing.
They truly could not defeat the Douluo Continent at this point.
If they still had room to struggle, they naturally would not admit it so readily.
But the problem was that the Void had gotten serious. Could they really withstand it?
Put nicely, the Elemental Kingdom would serve as the breakthrough point. In reality, the Elemental Continent would be used as a springboard to invade the Douluo Continent.
As for the springboard's fate... if the battle reached a stalemate, the Elemental Kingdom's situation would probably become much like that of the Sea of Ten Thousand Evils.
Conversely, if the Void launched an all-out assault and seized the Douluo Continent, then the Elemental Kingdom would become dispensable in the Void Will's eyes.
Do not underestimate the Void Will's vision.
The living beings it truly took an interest in were generally races with extraordinarily high potential for growth.
The Rune Continent, for example.
If a great talent emerged there and quelled the chaos, the Rune Continent could rise to even greater heights.
Its raw strength would certainly be inferior to the Void's.
Yet in terms of level, the two sides were not far apart.
Naturally, the two sides could wage war, but it would be impossible to end it within a short time.
Yet being just one final step short meant that the Rune Continent's glory had come to an end.
Therefore, in the Void Will's eyes, the Elemental Kingdom was no different from cannon fodder.
In terms of positioning, the Elemental Kingdom's role did indeed overlap somewhat with Malzahar's abilities.
Although the Fire Lord and the others had repeatedly suffered losses at the hands of the Douluo Continent, they were not fools.
Fighting desperately now was no different from digging a pit