"Uh...!"
Kunpeng's words caught in his throat.
Shang Yang and Nine Infants realized they had been played. They glared at Kunpeng, their eyes blazing with anger.
Faced with their fury, Kunpeng laughed. His smile only looked more sinister now.
"Easy, easy. I haven't finished."
"Take a look!" Kunpeng waved a hand.
Spirit Light flowed from his palm and spread through the air. As it shimmered, a map of the entire Southern Jambu Continent appeared before them.
Bai Ze, Shang Yang, and Nine Infants all turned their eyes to the map.
Kunpeng raised a finger and drew a circle around the Human Race's territory.
The line of Spirit Light clearly enclosed their lands.
Then Kunpeng moved his finger beyond the circle, pointing to the peoples scattered around the Human Race.
"Let them do it." Kunpeng's smile turned knowing. "We don't have to wipe out the Human Race ourselves."
The hall fell silent for a moment.
Bai Ze studied the peoples Kunpeng had indicated on the map. His brow furrowed slightly, then relaxed.
Shang Yang and Nine Infants reacted more openly.
Nine Infants slapped the stone table, making its carved lines hum. "Brilliant! Let the peoples around the Human Race destroy them. Even if Fuxi and Shennong come looking for someone to blame, it won't fall on us!"
Shang Yang considered this. "Killing with a borrowed knife would certainly be safer than acting ourselves. But... why would those peoples listen to us?"
Kunpeng glanced at Shang Yang, his smile unchanged. "Because they want to live."
"Those peoples are caught between the Human Race and everyone else. If they don't want to be cannon fodder, they'll have to strike first. We only need to give them a push and offer a few benefits. They'll rush in on their own."
Bai Ze listened in