Black Tortoise Offers a Treasure

The red-robed elder's words struck straight to the hearts of the Phoenix Race's upper ranks.

Though countless living beings were collectively called the Demon Race, the Demon Race was, in truth, merely a name.

At most, it was a loose alliance led by the four imperial races, gathering a motley assortment of lesser demons beneath them.

When fighting a favorable battle, every one of them was like a fierce tiger charging down the mountain.

But once the winds turned against them, who would still take the name of the Demon Race seriously?

All titles were hollow. The strength of one's own people was what truly mattered.

Seeing that everyone agreed, the Phoenix Emperor went with the flow.

"Since all of you agree, we shall proceed as the Grand Elder suggests."

"Grand Elder, I leave the matters of showing goodwill toward the Human Race and probing the White Tiger Race and Black Tortoise Race entirely to you.

You may freely mobilize whatever personnel and resources are needed.

I have only one demand: we must find out exactly how much fighting strength the Dragon Race still has."

The red-robed elder rose and bowed. "I shall obey Your Majesty's command."

The Human Race's territory lay generally in the northern part of the Central Domain of the Origin Spirit Continent.

It was even closer to the Black Tortoise Race's core territory.

The Phoenix Race had received the news, and the nearer Black Tortoise Race naturally received it as well.

Within an undersea gorge deep in the Northern Sea stood a palace fashioned from ten-thousand-year Profound Ice.

Several Black Tortoises were also holding a discussion within the palace.

A black-robed middle-aged man sat high in the seat of honor. He was the Black Tortoise Emperor.

At that moment, he held an Image-Recording Pearl in