No matter what Bone Emperor's next move was, Saine's attention was still entirely focused on the request for cooperation that Secluded Bamboo Supreme had raised with him.
Yes, a request.
Evil Tide Civilization had lowered its stance this far as well.
Thinking back to when they had discussed sealing Darkness Demon Ancestor with Wizard Civilization, those Evil Tide Supremes had not even shown themselves in person.
Perhaps they had wanted to put on airs, or perhaps they had wished to maintain an air of mystery before Saine and the other upper echelons of Wizard Civilization.
But with the crisis of Dimensional Hegemony looming right before them, the Three Supremes of Evil Tide Civilization clearly could no longer afford such concerns.
Besides, when had Evil Tide Civilization ever possessed any real majesty? The so-called might of the Evil Tide had already been forcibly shattered by Wizard Civilization at the height of the war in the Wizard Star Region.
Level-9 Dark Summoner Lilith had even pinned down Demon Fall Supreme's true body and given him a merciless beating.
Perhaps Evil Tide Civilization could still intimidate the vast majority of Top-Level Civilizations that did not know the truth, along with all Large World Civilizations. But before top-level civilizations like Wizard Civilization and the Immortal Domain, which already knew that the Evil Tide was fierce in appearance but weak within, Evil Tide Civilization's unmatched ferocity had long become a thing of the past.
Even Evil Tide Civilization's willingness to secretly cooperate with the two top-level civilizations was because it could no longer keep up its act before Wizard Civilization and the Immortal Domain.
Peace was never begged for—it was fought for!
Looking at Secluded Bamboo Supreme before him, who was gazing at him with exceptionally "sincere" eyes, Saine pondered for a long while, yet