The Demon Emperor picked up the teacup before him and took a small sip. He smacked his lips, seemingly displeased with the taste, then set the cup down again.
The gloomy expression on his face had already vanished.
Once his expression returned to normal,
a powerful aura also radiated from this Southern Flame Emperor.
Seeing the change in the Demon Emperor's expression,
the Earth Emperor's expression shifted slightly as well.
"It seems you've already won over quite a few Immortal Gods. That comes as something of a surprise." The Demon Emperor looked at him with a faint smile.
"You give me too much credit, Emperor. We're merely trying to protect ourselves."
The Earth Emperor shook his head, neither confirming nor denying it.
"The Celestial Court belongs to no single race. It belongs to the Myriad Races. If we allow the Human Race to dominate it alone, where will that leave the rest of us in the future?
"Only by curbing the Human Race's arrogance will the Myriad Races have a chance to rise.
"Even if the Myriad Races face no problems right now, we still need to prepare for trouble.
"After all, no one can say when something unexpected might happen."
The Earth Emperor had made his meaning quite clear.
With Qin Shujian presiding over the Celestial Court, perhaps it would not favor the Human Race too heavily.
But if Qin Shujian fell,
then judging by the current situation, the position of Heavenly Emperor would most likely fall into human hands.
When that happened,
there was no telling whether the next Heavenly Emperor would treat everyone as equally as the current one did.
If he truly showed favoritism,
the Myriad Races would certainly find themselves in dire straits.
The Demon Emperor's expression remained calm. "We can discuss the future when