The Ruins of the Heaven's Will Tower
However, it was obviously too late for them to jump out now and say they were willing to make concessions and share the spoils. By this point, even a blind person could see that the Ten Great Golden Clans were at the end of their rope, half buried in the ground, with no chance of turning things around.
At this stage, whether the Ten Great Golden Clans agreed to make concessions or not, the outcome would be the same. Most of the newly risen forces, in fact, didn't want the Ten Great Golden Clans to offer concessions or engage in the so-called negotiations.
The benefits from negotiations would inevitably flow to the powerful forces, such as the Heaven's Will Army formed through the restructuring of the Three Great Academies. As for the emerging forces representing grassroots power, they hadn't been around long, and they lagged in strength. Whether they'd even qualify to sit at the negotiating table was a question in itself.
Even if they made it to the negotiating table, it was still doubtful how much say they'd have there.
Therefore, the vast majority of emerging forces didn't want negotiations, much less for the Ten Great Golden Clans to preserve some of their bloodlines through an agreement.
That might not have much impact on powerful forces like the Heaven's Will Army, but for emerging forces, it would inevitably become a long-term threat and could invite retaliation.
Besides, going to the negotiating table meant that smaller and mid-sized forces wouldn't have much say. Naturally, the benefits allocated to them would be negligible. They might even be sidelined or ignored altogether when the spoils were divided.
For these emerging small and mid-sized forces, it was better to keep fighting and continue gnawing away at