A clever scheme could account for everything, yet it ended up costing the beloved her life.
When the Fire Masters chose to take a step back and let the world open up, the Dragon Masters were left in the pit.
They refused to lower their heads and submit, hoping to await the return of the Dragon Ancestor. Thus, they wanted to borrow strength to fight strength, having the Bird Masters battle the Fire Masters while they themselves waited to profit from the situation.
This was exactly a case of two tigers fighting while the hunter profited!
The Dragon Masters' upper echelons had planned to form a three-way balance of power. They could use time to wait for variables—and for the return of the Dragon Ancestor!
When that time came, every difficulty would be easily resolved!
However...
The Fire Masters had yielded at the crucial moment!
Regarding the takeover of the defense zone and the orthodox authority over this region, the Human Race's Central Royal Court and the Eastern Yi faction had reached a consensus!
What did this amount to?
It meant that the Human Race's number-one power and number-two faction had joined forces to utterly trap number three!
No wonder the Dragon Masters cursed under their breath, utterly unable to understand it—
"We were just preparing to fight to the death. Why did Your Majesty surrender first?"
"Fire Masters, aren't you afraid that number two will swallow number three, then, unsatisfied, topple you, number one?"
The Dragon Masters nearly vomited blood.
This time, after confirming that the Fire Masters were unreliable and refused to play by the rules, the Dragon Masters might have grumbled endlessly in their hearts, but faced with the Eastern Yi, now free of all restraints, they had no choice but to do everything possible to reclaim