While Wang Wen and Lu Yin sat on the back of the terrorphant, the creature seemed to be completely unaware of their presence. It swung its huge trunk as it cleared a path and trampled the many creatures in its way to death, trumpeting like an overlord all the while.

"Actually, before this, the Blaze Realm was not actually my goal—it has too much influence. After all, it is in one of the eight great flowzones. However, you moved too fast," Wang Wen commented.

Lu Yin replied, "Leader Hong ended up being seriously injured, which presented a rare opportunity. I just couldn’t resist seizing it."

"True. But trying to occupy the Blaze Realm will only result in two possible outcomes: will you either be beaten back to the Outerverse, or you will be beaten while you stay in the Innerverse," Wang Wen said.

Lu Yin shrugged. "So then why fight?"

"You have to. If you don't fight, then others will force you to," Wang Wen replied helplessly.

Lu Yin thought about this for a while. "If war breaks out, then we stand absolutely no chance of winning unless all of Leon’s Armada joins the Great Eastern Alliance. We really don’t have any other means of stopping the Innerverse’s forces."

"They're also not united. We can always provoke a bit of infighting."

"They’re also not stupid. The Sword Sect alone can send out enough powerhouses to deal with us."

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