At this moment, two ancestors of the Monster Demon lineage were anxiously awaiting the verdict from Demon Race headquarters. In all honesty, they harbored considerable dissatisfaction.
This mission had belonged to the Monster Demon lineage from the start — the Giant Demon lineage had simply butted in. Under normal circumstances, if the Heavenly Demon lineage had handled matters fairly, they should have ordered the Giant Demon lineage to withdraw.
Yet, up to this point, the Heavenly Demon lineage's stance remained frustratingly ambiguous, their position deliberately unclear.
They understood, of course, that the Heavenly Demon lineage didn't want any single demon tribe to grow too dominant, and had always been playing balance-of-power games among the ten demon lineages.
This was simply one of the Heavenly Demon lineage's maneuvers.
One ancestor had a sharp nose, a pair of silver pupils, and a full head of silver hair. He spoke in a frigid tone: "This Heavenly Demon Ancestor grows ever more cunning with each passing day. On one hand he calls for unity among the ten demon tribes, yet on the other he pulls these kinds of tricks. From where I stand, the demon race's chances of conquering the Divine Abyss Continent remain far from optimistic."
"Hmph — they're clearly coddling the Giant Demon lineage." The other Monster Demon lineage ancestor was equally seething. This one had a mane of brown hair, wild and unkempt like a lion's, giving him an extremely fierce bearing.
The silver-eyed ancestor was called Ancestor Tieyi, while the other was known as Ancestor Shixin.
In the ancient era, both of them had held status no lower than that of Elder Guangdu. However, in terms of strategy and cunning, they still fell short of his shrewdness — to put it bluntly, they simply weren't as crafty as Elder Guangdu.
That said, with the Monster Demon lineage's strength, seizing the Hundred Sacred Ground shouldn't have been a problem at all. They hadn't actually needed the Giant Demon lineage's help.
The Giant Demon lineage's involvement had been entirely counterproductive.
Under these circumstances, the Monster Demon lineage's fury was entirely understandable. By now, they should have already seized the Hundred Sacred Ground, claimed its foundation, and used it as a base to expand outward in all directions — establishing a demon race stronghold to continuously bolster their lineage's power.
The Monster Demon lineage's brainwashing ability and their bloodline assimilation capability were among the most outstanding of the ten demon tribes.
In other words, the Monster Demon lineage could channel their demonification blood qi to demonify human cultivators, transforming them into half-demons.
These half-demons, while distinct from the Monster Demon lineage proper, still possessed many of the same abilities. As combat puppets, they would be enormously useful.
Had they seized the Hundred Sacred Ground, the Monster Demon lineage could have surged in power in a very short time — potentially even rising to become one of the top three among the ten demon tribes.
But alas, plans couldn't keep up with changing circumstances.
The Giant Demon lineage had suddenly burst onto the scene and thrown a wrench in their works.
Ancestor Shixin growled viciously: "Brother Tieyi — let's not look back. We strike first while the Giant Demon lineage isn't paying attention!"
"That won't work. The Giant Demon lineage will surely be on guard. Besides, the Heavenly Demon lineage has already spoken. If we disobey their orders, they'll have a pretext to turn against us whenever they wish. We can afford to offend the Giant Demon lineage, but we absolutely cannot afford to offend the Heavenly Demon lineage!"