The entire venue was still frozen in silence.
Everyone was waiting for another outburst, another argument.
But instead, the Yaksha Lord did something that caught everyone off guard.
He gave a quiet sigh and looked the Blackblood Lord straight in the eyes.
"You are right once again, my friend," he said, his voice calm, but not without emotion.
"I won't deny it. Everything you said is true. But tell me, can you really blame me for being selfish for my children?"
His words carried the weight of an old man who had fought too many battles and lost too many things.
"I wanted to conquer the Wild Devil Lands for them. I wanted to build a future before my time ran out. That was my goal. That was the reason behind my betrayal."
He looked down at the small vial in his hand and gave a faint, bitter smile.
"But I failed. And since that is no longer possible, I'll accept my mistake and correct it the right way."
Without waiting for a reply, he uncorked the vial.
