Hearing the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor's question, the Dragon Emperor took a deep breath and composed himself before speaking solemnly:
"Nine-Tails, you and I are both reincarnators from other eras. In this age, we are outsiders."
"The Primordial Wilderness is in turmoil now. Saints stand alongside one another, and Qin Mu's power is immense. Neither of us can match him alone."
"Why don't we..."
The Dragon Emperor paused briefly, then added with a serious expression:
"Join forces and pursue our ambitions together."
"Join forces?"
The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor raised an eyebrow at his words.
"Exactly."
The Dragon Emperor nodded firmly and replied:
"Once our strength has recovered, together we could carve out a place for ourselves in this era."
"Then we could seize the Immortal Seed and transcend Chaos. Wouldn't that be glorious?"
After hearing him out, the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor sank into thought.
"He does have a point."
"In this current age of the Primordial Wilderness, experts abound. There are many Saints, and that god of slaughter, Qin Mu, presides over them all."
"On my own, it would be difficult to rise to power in a short time."
"With the Dragon Emperor's strength behind me, I could undoubtedly achieve twice as much with half the effort."
"As for the Immortal Seed..."
At that thought, the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor narrowed her eyes slightly. An almost imperceptible cold gleam flashed deep within them.
Everyone knew that the Immortal Seed held the key to true transcendence of the Great Dao.
She did not believe the Dragon Emperor would be kind enough to let her have it.
After some deliberation, the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor gathered her thoughts and smiled at the Dragon Emperor.
"Very well."
"We'll join forces and pursue immortality together."
Delighted by her agreement, the Dragon Emperor said excitedly:
"From this day