The old man spoke in a grave tone. "Back then, the great powers sealed off the entire Central Continent precisely to protect the other major continents."
Because at the time, the combined strength of the other continents was not even comparable to that of the Central Continent. To prevent the disaster from spreading across the entire Xuanhuang Great World, they had done so.
And now, Ye Lin actually wanted to reopen the passageways connecting the five continents. If that wasn't madness, what was?
The Central Continent had already fallen. If the other four continents fell as well, then the entire Xuanhuang Great World would truly be finished.
"Your Central Continent was defeated back then because it was far too arrogant. You looked down on the other four continents."
"But did you know that, combined, the other four continents possessed strength that the Central Continent simply could not match?"
"If you had joined forces with the other four continents back then, the Central Continent could never have fallen so quickly. The Central Continent was the strongest—there was no denying that."
"But neither could anyone deny the Central Continent's arrogance."
"And now, there is still time to make amends. The Outer Realm Heavenly Demons have already begun invading the Eastern Continent. Once the Eastern Continent falls completely, everything will be over."
Ye Lin shot back directly, his voice brimming with determination that allowed no one to object.
They had such excellent resources in all five continents, yet they insisted on sending themselves to their deaths one by one. The Central Continent had already been sacrificed—did they want to sacrifice the Eastern Continent too?
Were they playing a gourd brother rescuing his grandfather?
Once three continents had fallen, even if the deep-sea races finally came to their senses, it would already be too