The Celestial Pivot Daoist left.
Only the Chunyuan Sovereign remained standing in the hall, while the Chunhua Sovereign sat there, unable to move.
The Chunyuan Sovereign's expression shifted unpredictably. No one knew what he was thinking.
The Chunhua Sovereign looked at him, bitterness on his face. At last, he sighed softly. "Chun Yuan, you should understand now how cruel the struggle among the races of the Star Sea is."
"Our Mysterious Feather Clan is far too weak among the races of the Star Sea. We're nothing but pawns for others to move about."
The Chunyuan Sovereign whipped his head around to face him. "What exactly are you trying to say?"
The Chunhua Sovereign's gaze remained calm. "Eldest Brother is dead. My potential is limited. I've cultivated for countless epochs, yet I still haven't reached Heaven and Earth Sovereign. You... have the best chance of reaching it."
The Chunyuan Sovereign froze.
"Do you know what Eldest Brother used to tell me? More than once, he said that if the Mysterious Feather Clan ever had hope of rising, that hope might be you."
"You have the greatest potential of anyone in our clan's current generation. If you keep cultivating steadily, it may take a very long time, but you could still become a Heaven and Earth Sovereign one day."
"You might even have a sliver of hope of becoming a Great Dao Dominator. Once you become a Heaven and Earth Sovereign, the agreement between the Mysterious Feather Spirit Venerable and the Human Race's leaders will allow you to go to the Chaos Immortal Domain to study and comprehend the Great Dao."
The Chunhua Sovereign spoke slowly, regret in his voice. "But none of us expected you to go to such extremes. You actually wanted to lead the Mysterious Feather Clan into the