"No, absolutely not! If we join the Azure Kingdom under Owen's terms, we'd be nothing more than his ministers—perhaps even his slaves!"
The assembly hall was in chaos, filled with arguments like a bustling marketplace.
However, Owen remained calm, watching them patiently, as it was they who needed to be anxious, not him.
In this Millennial Cataclysm, only with the Divine Path Stone was there a certain chance of survival. Compared to their own lives, what did subservience matter?
Besides, Owen had no interest in enslaving them; he simply wanted to rally all their forces to resist The Celestial together.
Under Owen's calm gaze, the factions that had good relations with him agreed without hesitation.
"Owen, we, the Bone Dragons, are willing to join the Azure Kingdom unconditionally and henceforth obey your commands!" The Bone Dragon King, along with a little girl from his kin, stepped forward to Owen's side.
