Dugu Feng folded his arms and shrugged.
He was still relatively fortunate. After all, he had his ancestor supporting him—he had not been abandoned.
If they pushed him too far, he would go complain to his ancestor.
When that happened, the entire Dugu Clan would be his backing.
The ancestor was the cornerstone of the Dugu Clan. Within the Dugu Clan, the ancestor's words were like an imperial decree; no one dared disobey.
"Then it all makes sense. It seems they really had been planning this for a long time."
Long Aotian's expression darkened. So from beginning to end, he had been nothing more than a chess piece.
Those ancient monsters were undoubtedly loyal to the Demon Domain's major top factions, and the reason those factions had done this was simple—very simple.
It was to secure their own positions.
A great age was an era when prodigies emerged in droves, and it was the greatest challenge faced by all major factions.
Once a chosen genius stood at the very peak, the Demon Domain's major top factions would all have to act according to that person's expression. One misstep, and they would face a reshuffling.
But now, the Demon Domain's major top factions had laid out their plans in advance, strangling this crisis in its cradle.
The plan to unseal ancient monsters, abandon the geniuses of the present age, and use ancient monsters to replace them was not something any single top faction in the Demon Domain could pull off.
It had to have been devised jointly by countless top factions throughout the Demon Domain. Then, no matter which faction's genius rose above the rest and bore the Demon Domain's fortune, it would not affect the remaining factions.
They had utterly strangled the crisis in its cradle.
It was truly a