Seven Ancient Ones.
Three walked the Starry Sky Path.
Four followed the path of orthodox wizards.
And among the four who followed the path of orthodox wizards was an ancestor of the Wizards and Demons.
Very good. Very balanced.
However, with the Professor's departure and the Sea Demon King's advancement, this seemingly balanced state appeared to be showing signs of breaking apart. The power of wizards had originally held absolute suppression over the Wizards and Demons. That was why, despite the Wizards and Demons' powerful corruptive nature and high wizard-demon conversion rate, they had always remained at a disadvantage in clashes with wizards.
But now, with the Sea Demon King becoming a new Ancient One, the powers of wizards and the Wizards and Demons had become balanced at the Ancient One level. Meanwhile, the Starry Sky power that had always remained in the outer realms had become the strongest of the three.
This shift and comparison of power inexplicably reminded Zheng Qing of the era of the Three Kingdoms.
Among Wei, Shu, and Wu, Wei had been the strongest, so Wu and Shu had needed to band together for warmth—had the Professor already considered this when he accepted Old Yao into First University?
Thinking of this, Zheng Qing unconsciously touched his ear. Remembering the Azure Strange Dragon coiled around the altar, he immediately felt a little guilty. "—Where is R'lyeh?"
Though his question came out of nowhere, the Professor clearly understood the young wizard's concern.
"It is indeed the greatest variable."
The Professor sighed softly. "Originally, I had thought that Ruoyu, or some other more senior legendary being, would advance. But perhaps the long years had worn away too much of their ambition, allowing Xiangliu, a very young legendary being, to overtake them. Still, there is no need to worry