Chapter 397
Beneath the high platform, the Two-Tailed Shadow Cat watched the four peak-stage demon kings above, who were chatting and laughing together. His heart wavered, unable to decide. For him, if he could place his bet early on the future Holy Lord of the northern demon race, that would bring the greatest benefit to the Shadow Cat clan. If he waited until the result was decided and only then went to pledge allegiance, he would merely be following the crowd. It would not even count as icing on the cake.
But if he bet on the wrong one, then even without the Holy Lord saying a word, his entire clan would be targeted and suppressed. The Shadow Cat clan’s current situation was, in truth, a microcosm of the entire demon race. Without a pillar-level powerhouse to support them, they could only attach themselves to other factions.
Much like the sect-guarding spirit beasts sent to the various hegemonic powers.
The faction the Shadow Cat had chosen to rely on was Golden Abundance Tower, a merchant guild organization that leaned more toward neutrality.
Quite a number of mid-tier clans had made the same choice. Now that the internal power structure of the northern demon race was being reshuffled, they were inevitably going to have to choose a side.
He was torn between the Heavenly Roc King and the Five-Colored King.
As for the Thunder Qilin King and the Fire Crow King, they were not even within his consideration. The former’s racial discrimination was far too severe, while the latter had long been accustomed to acting alone and was not suited to being a Holy Lord.
While he was thinking, the situation on the platform began to change.
A fierce argument erupted. The expressions of the four demon kings completely slipped out of control. The quarrel was intense, yet not a single sound leaked out.