Chapter 2985 - 2985: The True Crisis

Everyone was at a loss, and the Supreme Dragon Emperor said, "Then how did that Light Cocoon come into being?"

Su Yang said, "That's the power of their world condensed into form, a way those remnant souls themselves sought to survive."

"They couldn't resurrect in the harsh environment of the Great World at that time, so they could only use the power of that Great World to create a Light Cocoon World, providing a safe haven for their resurrection."

Su Yang looked at the planet below and said softly, "But now, things are different."

"The Great World's Spiritual Energy is abundant, and this planet is extremely suitable for life, even more suitable than the Light Cocoon World!"

"In this situation, they no longer need to create a Light Cocoon World at all; they can resurrect directly."

"So they don't need to waste power to create a Light Cocoon World, which saves them a huge trouble; they can resurrect directly on this planet."

"In this way, the speed of resurrection can be increased a lot, because they don't need to waste any power on creating a Light Cocoon World. All of that power can go into resurrection, so naturally it will be faster!"

Everyone looked at each other, Su Yang's speculation shocking them to the extreme.

However, thinking it through carefully, only this speculation could explain everything before their eyes.

The Supreme Dragon Emperor reluctantly stared at that little stream. "So that means, that Little Demon Beast is very likely some powerhouse of a former World Tree that has resurrected?"

"If it grows into a Strongest, will it harbor ulterior motives and oppose us?"

The Taoist Venerable glanced at it. "You don't need to worry about that. It's a Demon Beast; it won't grow into a Strongest."

The Supreme Dragon Emperor immediately flared up. "Why!"

"What, you looking down on our Demon Beast Clan?"

The Taoist Venerable was helpless. "You really don't know why in your own heart?"

"Think about how you advanced to the realm of Strongest yourself."

"Can other Demon Beasts have such a good opportunity like you did?"

The Supreme Dragon Emperor immediately shut its mouth; this was something it truly couldn't refute.

For the Demon Beast Clan to advance to Strongest is basically impossible.

Unless they enter that black hole and continue to draw on the power of the Source of Heaven and Earth of the Land of Origin, they can't advance to Strongest.

Otherwise, there's simply no possibility of advancing to Strongest. This is their innate flaw.

One could say, only the Source of Heaven and Earth of the Land of Origin can compensate for their innate flaw, allowing them to advance to Strongest.

And for the Demon Beast Clan to enter that black hole, to absorb the Source of Heaven and Earth, is simply impossible.

The Supreme Dragon Emperor only advanced to Strongest because it encountered that opportunity last time.

Otherwise, it would probably still be stuck at Heavenly Peak even now. How could it compare to the others?

The Supreme Dragon Emperor thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed. "If it can't advance to Strongest, that's fine. At least it won't become my enemy."

"That's great. Anyway, it doesn't affect the overall situation. Later I'll send it into my Personal Space and let it cultivate properly inside."

"This little brat is fated with me, so I'll help it experience a stroke of good fortune!"

The Supreme Dragon Emperor put on the look of a divine seer, as if it could control everything.

The Eternal Divine Emperor couldn't help saying, "Mudfish, stop calling it 'little brat' all the time."

"That dragon turtle might well be a lifeform born of some World Tree, definitely a lifeform that existed before us."

"In other words, in terms of age it's older than you by who knows how many years."

"You might have to call it 'ancestor', so what 'little brat' are you talking about? I think you're the little brat!"

Everyone burst out laughing. Mainly, this Supreme Dragon Emperor had been showing off a bit too much; they'd long been fed up with it.

The Supreme Dragon Emperor had been somewhat angry, but very soon this guy was laughing again.

"I don't think you're right. It and I are both Demon Beasts. Among our Demon Beast Clan, we all interact as peers. Strictly speaking, it should be my brother!"

"It's you lot who are much younger than it. You're the ones who should be calling it ancestor."

"Don't you agree?"

Everyone immediately started cursing. "Get lost!"

"Go spout your nonsense somewhere else!"

"You bastard, you sure know how to spin things. If we call it ancestor, what are we supposed to call you?"

"You should be the one calling us ancestor!"

After a round of cursing, the Supreme Dragon Emperor was smug and beaming. "I won't argue uselessly with you. Age speaks for itself."

"Everyone, when you see me in the future, you'd better show some respect."

"After all, I'm your elder!"

After a bout of boisterous teasing, that Dragon Emperor refused to change what it called itself, insisting others call it ancestor, and nearly got beaten up.

After a while, the always-silent Su Yang spoke again. "Everyone, if these really are those Blood Shadow powerhouses resurrecting, then things get troublesome!"

"What I'm worried about isn't these Demon Beasts. I'm worried about their speed of resurrection, their speed of awakening!"

"Before, I thought even if they did resurrect, the speed wouldn't be too fast. That way, we'd have plenty of time to rope some powerhouses into joining us."

"But now it seems we don't have that time at all."

"Their resurrection speed, their awakening speed, is far too fast. We simply won't have time to win them over."

"Once they recover their memories and learn about the state of the world, and each one develops their own selfish motives, it will be hard to recruit them."

"Even worse, once some of them form alliances or something like that, they'll be even harder to deal with. By then, the stronger we grow, the more dangerous it becomes—we might well become the target of all, the enemy they all oppose!"

Everyone's expressions turned grave; they understood what Su Yang was saying.

Once Strongests become numerous, each will have their own ambitions and their own schemes.

At that point, alliances based on shared interests will emerge.

When those alliances grow numerous, the one with the greatest power will naturally become the target of all.

Just like in the world of ordinary people, the strongest country usually faces joint containment from the other countries; it's inevitable.

Because the strongest alliance is always a sword hanging over the heads of the other alliances—who wouldn't be wary of it?

The result of that wariness is that all the alliances regard it as an enemy, and may even join forces to wipe out the strongest alliance.

The situation between the Human Clan and the Guardian Gods also developed in that way.

At first, the Human Clan wasn't so united, but the strength of the Guardian Gods was too great.

The remaining humans had no choice but to huddle together for warmth, joining forces to resist the Guardian Gods to make sure they themselves could survive. That was how the Human Race Alliance came into being.