Even a blind man could see that the other party was plotting something enormous. Yet as for what exactly that purpose was, Lu Xiaotian still felt as though he were viewing flowers through a fog, utterly unable to see through their intentions.
As for the Puppet Emperor he had encountered before, Lu Xiaotian could now more or less determine that it had merely been one of the other's incarnations, likely much like his lotus incarnation. As for where the true Puppet Emperor was, or how many incarnations he possessed, probably no one knew.
Even if it was only one incarnation, the other party would not reveal himself lightly. Whenever he appeared, something major happened.
Yet this time, he had suddenly appeared within the Nine Nether Weak Water in this manner, precisely when the battle between the two sides was at its most fierce and deadlocked. At the same time, the old monster hidden behind the ancient dragon clan totem had also joined the battle.
This made an already perilous and treacherous situation all the more unfathomable.
Lu Xiaotian suddenly felt that it was not only he and the dragon clan—even the Ancient Witch Clan, including the Witch Emperor, were all trapped within an enormous game: a heaven-shaking killing trap spanning countless years and encompassing several realms and the Outer Domain.
Lu Xiaotian was baffled. Without sufficient useful information, there was simply no way to deduce the truth. And among the old monsters capable of resolving his doubts, the one before him, the Puppet Emperor, was likely the only one for the time being.
"Heaven and earth are heartless, treating all things as straw dogs. The Great Dao is heartless, treating all living beings as straw dogs. You and I are merely pieces upon the board. If we wish to leap