The Blue-blooded Men were the retainers of the Ancient Water God, born with extraordinary gifts and tasked with gathering all manner of rare treasures for him.
It was precisely because of the Blue-blooded Men's activities that they continuously left imprints of the Ancient Water God in the Real World, granting him a certain degree of influence and perception without directly awakening him.
Compared with most other great powers who slumbered or sought shelter through various means, this was already quite a good choice.
Thus, the Water Ancestor took considerable care of this retainer race.
And with a true Innate Deity as their protector, the Blue-blooded Men had been prominent figures even back in the Mythic Era, with a Forefather God to rely upon.
The Blue-blooded Men had always been exceedingly overbearing and arrogant.
In their eyes, only the sea was truly orthodox, while land was merely some remote corner. Thus, apart from a few frictions with East Sea Sword Manor, they had not had much presence overall.
Yet with the Final Tribulation approaching, coupled with the influence of their Forefather God's divine oracle, the Blue-blooded Men had now begun making moves onto land.
The Linhai Yun Family had been one of their preparations. In fact, they had plotted against the Ruan Family even earlier and had even seized the Du Ren Qin.
Judging by the strength they had displayed all along, they were powerful, but not powerful enough to easily destroy a top-tier force.
Nor should they have been capable of openly landing and waging war so brazenly.
Yet this time, everyone had only just begun their discussions and had only just held a martial gathering.
The opening introductions were not even finished, and the Blue-blooded Men had come charging straight at them?
This was entirely different from their usual