The leaders of the Bianfeng Civilization discussed this among themselves for a while after hearing those words.
They were not all that anxious.
Their first objective was to prove the superiority of the new path. As long as the dark giant remained undefeated, that objective had been achieved.
The dark giant, Lu Wu, had already been one of the strongest in their cluster. Now that he wielded the darkness rule, he was truly formidable!
But the World Will's abilities were limited. If Lu Wu wielded the darkness rule, the other soldiers could not. After all, stealing power from a Demon God was no easy task, and the slightest mistake could send it out of control.
Their second objective was to join forces with more civilizations to search for the Abyss.
That was somewhat difficult and would indeed take a great deal of time. It was not something they could accomplish simply through military coercion.
They needed meticulous joint planning and corresponding contracts to prevent these local civilizations from feigning compliance while playing tricks behind their backs.
The small creature smiled, its expression softening, and announced loudly, "Friends, our Bianfeng Civilization is not unreasonable. We are willing to give everyone three months to discuss this."
"Three months should be enough for your internal discussions, shouldn't it? After that, we will visit you in person! We hope you won't reject our goodwill!"
"Lu Wu, our civilization's champion, will also wait in the arena for three months. All strong fighters are welcome to challenge him!"
"The offer of ten thousand units of Source of the World still stands."
With the Bianfeng Civilization willing to allow more time, the chilly atmosphere gradually dissipated.
Only the dark giant remained standing in the arena, radiating a terrifying chill.
The civilization representatives left the arena one after