Given his wits, Chi Xue knew that without the Blood Venerable Palace and the Household's power, he no longer had the strength to contend with Ling Tian and the others. He also knew that slowly taming high-level God-level Stone People wasn't a viable path. The thought filled him with helplessness and regret.
That was right—he was consumed with regret. If he hadn't been careless this time, the Blood Venerable Palace and the Household wouldn't have been destroyed, and he would still have had the means to contend with Ling Tian and the others. Given time to develop, he might even have surpassed them, despite their secretly taming so many high-level God-level Stone People.
But now, all of that had gone up in smoke, and he no longer had powerful support at his back.
"Chi Xue, this cycle of the battle between realms has begun. Unless something unexpected happens, one realm will be merged into ours. When that happens, you can persuade them to..." the Jade Devouring Sky Python said. It couldn't contain its excitement as it spoke.
"Even if another realm merges with ours, what difference would it make? Could they possibly be stronger than our Blood Venerable Palace?" Chi Xue countered, shaking his head. "The strongest of the other realms is the Profound Realm, but it still can't compare to our Heaven Realm. Never mind whether they'd listen to us and oppose Ling Tian; even if they took our side, it wouldn't help. Ling Tian and the others are too powerful. Those thousand or so high-level God-level Stone People alone could easily destroy an entire realm, even without Ling Tian and the others lifting a finger."
Without waiting for the Jade Devouring Sky Python to speak, he continued, "As long as Ling Tian and the others use a few