Chapter 561: A Dignified Ending
When Seven Kings City and the Cangqiong Chamber of Commerce went to war, the smaller factions were terrified, fearing they would be dragged down as collateral damage.
However, other hegemon-level forces reacted very differently. Not only were they unconcerned, they were delighted—some even wished the two sides would fight harder, preferably to the point where Emperor-level experts were forced to intervene.
The ideal outcome, in their eyes, was mutual destruction: both sides crippled, their overall strength regressing, allowing others to reap the benefits as the proverbial fisherman.
Because of this, no one stepped forward to mediate the conflict. Even if someone had tried, they would have been "coincidentally" intercepted halfway.
