The Human Race fortress in White Flood Dragon Territory was preliminarily completed, and with their departure from Red Rock Territory, Qin Chuan and Lin Yue had a new target. Meanwhile, at another location on the First Rank of the Heavenly Dome Rank, within a temple suspended in the heavens, a discussion about the Human Race was also taking place.
In the deepest part of the Karetli Divine Hall, within the core hall that even Qin Chuan had not ventured into during his instance stratagem phase, a group of statues—or more accurately, the Demon Gods of the Half-demon Clan corresponding to those statues—had gathered.
"The Human Race has already begun constructing fortresses in White Flood Dragon Territory."
The leading statue surged with a faint light, and an indifferent voice tinged with a trace of chilliness echoed across the empty hall.
Beneath him were eleven statues of similar scale. One of them was completely dimmed, while the other ten shimmered with light.
These were all the Mythical Rank Second Realm entities of the Half-demon Clan.
The one who had just spoken was none other than the strongest being beneath the Ancestor, the leader of the Twelve Great Demon Gods, Punishment Demon God·Aganier.
Further below were more than forty slightly smaller statues.
These represented all the still-living Mythical Rank First Realm Demon Gods of the Demon Clan.
"Yesterday, the Ancestor mentioned to me that there is something very unusual about the Human Race," Aganier spoke solemnly.
"The Moon Spirit Clan is the oldest amongst the clans involved in the racial wars."
"They have a part of the duty to protect the order of the racial wars, needing to assist the later clans. However, this assistance, which should have ended after the ascent of the Human Race to the Heavenly Dome Rank, has not truly concluded."
"They still maintain an ambiguous relationship with the Human Race."
"And the Human Race itself is also somewhat abnormal."
"They possess the advantage of overcoming two ranks on their home ground, which means that even without the help of the Moon Spirit Clan, they would have an easier time than other clans in getting through the instance phase."
"The Moon Spirit was the first to enter the war, while the Human Race was the last."
"The Ancestor suspects that the Moon Spirit has concealed some information from us. There may be some special privileges on the Human Race that are critical to the racial war."
"Or perhaps some secrets."
"What secrets?" another Great Demon God couldn't help but ask, "Does the Ancestor have any suspicions?"
"Yes," Aganier spoke slowly, "Although we have never found any traces, the Ancestor has always suspected that this ten thousand-year racial war is just one episode in the racial wars."
"Before us, on this battlefield known as the Heavenly Dome Rank, there was at least one, if not more, racial war."
"And the Moon Spirit Clan, being the earliest clan to arrive here, likely had fleeting contact with the clans involved in the previous racial war, or obtained some of their legacies."
"Considering the timeline, if there was another ten thousand years before this one, then the Moon Spirit would most likely have come into contact with the tenth clan from that era."
"And the Human Race is also the tenth clan."
Aganier's voice paused slightly, "The Ancestor has already spoken with the Ancestor of the Moon Spirit."
"Unfortunately, we were unable to probe for any valuable information."
"But sometimes the absence of information is itself information."
"The Ancestor believes that the uncertainty of the Human Race will bring significant trouble to our clan; they could become the greatest threat in the racial war."
"Moreover, currently, in the conflicts between the many clans within the Heavenly Dome Rank, the most significant conflict is with our clan." As he said this, Aganier glanced at one of the twelve statues, including his own, the one that had dimmed.
"In the struggle against the Human Race, our clan has already lost one Great Demon God."
The Ember Demon God·Palus had descended previously and was killed by the Blue Moon Chief Priest, which was the first fall of a Great Demon God among the Half-demon Clan since the last reshuffling a thousand years ago.
Although the Moon Spirit Clan was the one to strike, at this moment, the Half-demon Clan tacitly blamed the Human Race for this account.
"Hmph!" Another Great Demon God snorted softly, fury lacing the sound, "The bothersome Moon Spirit Clan."
"If it weren't for their determination to save the Human Race, during the final phase of the instance, when the SSS-rank instance descended, the Human Race would have been long gone."
"Enough, every clan that ascends to the Heavenly Dome Rank gets their hands dirty," another Great Demon God spoke nonchalantly, "Since the threat from the Human Race is so great, and there are secrets unknown to our clan, surely the Ancestor intends to nip the threat in the bud."
"Exactly," Aganier stated gravely, "Our clan carries the rules in human form, driving powerful demonic forces to fight, and we are also influenced by these demonic forces."
"It's tough for us to scheme against other clans."
"This has never been the Half-demon Clan's strong suit."
"What we excel at is flipping the table."
"Regardless of what's special about the Human Race, eliminating them ahead of time will be enough."
"However, achieving this is not going to be easy," Aganier paused, "The lordship of White Flood Dragon Territory has been secured by the Human Race, and it can only be targeted by someone from the Mythical Rank First Realm."
"Besides, the two leading figures of the Human Race, Luo and Yue Li, along with the yet-to-be-found Gatekeeper, are all outside White Flood Dragon Territory."
"Without their deaths, the Human Race will not truly be extinguished."
"Therefore, in this battle, we must strike on three fronts."
Strike on three fronts?
The collective demeanor of the Demon Gods tensed for an instant.
The meaning of these words was not difficult to grasp; they referred to attacking at the same time the newly established Human Race fortress, the two powerful Human Race figures, and the Human Race's Gatekeeper.
In this way, they could not support each other and any future for the Human Race would be completely cut off.