Chapter 3059: Standoff

As expected, when these words were spoken, all the demon beasts in the herd turned their gazes toward this Old Ancestor.

The situation has developed to this point precisely because its plan completely collapsed.

I originally thought that with these innate humans in hand, I could force those Beyond the Heavens humans to submit.

But in the end, they didn't submit; instead, we were the ones being manipulated, and even the Old Ancestor's bloodline fell into their hands.

Although the five Old Ancestors of the Barbarian God Tribe are indeed now surrounded, if the Old Ancestor gives the order, these many demon beasts will swarm forward and, together with the Old Ancestors, they will surely be able to capture them.

But the problem is, looking at the current situation, the numerous demon beasts dare not make a move.

The Old Ancestors are not in agreement and have remained silent; at this moment, anyone who acts rashly would injure the Old Ancestor's bloodline — that would be courting death.

For a time, the herd could only tightly encircle the five Old Ancestors of the Barbarian God Tribe, yet showed no intention to attack.

The many demon beasts were waiting for the Old Ancestors' decision.

As for those two Old Ancestors glaring angrily, at this moment neither will yield to the other; in short, the idea of using my bloodline to fill the pit — don't even think about it.

Without regard for the other's anger, this Old Ancestor turned his head and said to the five Old Ancestors of the Barbarian God Tribe:

"Release them, and I will let you leave."

"Let us leave, then release the people."

"Will you still release them then?"

"If we release them now, can we still leave?"

"You…………………"

The intention to preserve one's own bloodline is already clear, but the five Old Ancestors of the Barbarian God Tribe are not stupid; at this point they certainly cannot release the people.

This person is still among the beasts; releasing them now would be tantamount to seeking death.

Reasoning with the demon beasts about righteousness is pure nonsense, and moreover, the Barbarian God Tribe doesn't seem to value righteousness much either.

They must have learned bad habits from the humans over the years — humans have plenty of devious tricks, yes, that's exactly it.

Thus, for a moment the situation stalled again.

Both sides lack trust; nobody believes anyone else, the five Old Ancestors of the Barbarian God Tribe refuse to release the people, and this demon beast Old Ancestor also does not believe their words.

Seeing that there seemed to be no way, this demon beast Old Ancestor turned to Xu Jie and said:

"You humans, won't you say a couple of words?"

Hearing this, Xu Jie replied with an innocent expression:

"What should we humans say?"

"You…… you lot aren't in cahoots, are you?"

"Then you release the people."

"Then you first release my bloodline descendant."

"Once we are safe, we will naturally release them."

"By then, where would I go to find you? Would I even be able to see my bloodline descendant?"

"If we release them now, can we still get away?"

I originally wanted to switch interlocutors, but after going around we ended back at the starting point, and Xu Jie also had no intention whatsoever of releasing the people.

Anyway, before safety is achieved, they definitely will not release the people.

Seeing the negotiations reach an impasse, the opposing demon beast Old Ancestor gritted his teeth and snarled:

"Look, I said not to lose the big picture over small things, and now we've been manipulated."

"Shut up; if it weren't for you, we wouldn't be like this, using the innate humans to threaten the Beyond the Heavens humans — it's a wonder you could think of such a thing."

In response, this demon beast Old Ancestor impolitely lashed out:

His own bloodline descendant is now in their hands, liable to be killed at any moment; at this point, that old fogey still spouts sarcastic remarks there.

But this time, facing those words, this demon beast Old Ancestor did not show weakness and immediately retorted:

"Are you blaming everything on me? If it were you, you wouldn't worry about these things now; for the greater good, what's so hard about sacrificing a mere bloodline descendant?"

Hearing this, the already irritated demon beast Old Ancestor instantly flew into a rage, turned and shouted:

"Then why don't you use your own bloodline descendant as a substitute? Talking while standing doesn't hurt your back, does it?"

"Release my son, seize him — he is the offspring of that old coot, likewise an Old Ancestor's bloodline."

In his fury, this demon beast Old Ancestor pointed at a young demon beast not far away and directly said:

As soon as these words were spoken, the young demon beast that had been mingling among the herd felt his scalp go numb, his eyelids twitch wildly, and his face instantly darkened.

"No, you guys just talk among yourselves; why drag me into this? Besides, we're of the same kin — how can you openly sell me out like that?"

Meanwhile, another Old Ancestor of the demon beasts roared:

"What nonsense are you spouting? Do you want to be a traitor to our demon race?"

"Don't give me this; if my bloodline can be sacrificed for the greater good, why can't yours?"

"You spout benevolence and righteousness with your mouth, then close it with morality and benevolence — why don't you let your own bloodline descendant take the place?"

These words seemed to strike a sore spot in this demon beast Old Ancestor, leaving him momentarily unable to rebut.

After all, this statement isn't without reason, but the problem is: on what grounds should we take its bloodline descendant as a substitute? Its bloodline hasn't even been captured.

At the same time, the five Elders of the Barbarian God Tribe also glanced at that young demon beast without changing expression.

They felt they had misjudged; previously they had never paid attention to this young demon beast, after all he didn't look like someone of notable status.

Moreover, he isn't even an Old Ancestor's bloodline, so the five Old Ancestors of the Barbarian God Tribe had never cared about him from the start.

Now hearing this, the five of them were slightly startled; there was even a pleasant surprise.

With one Old Ancestor's bloodline, we were still worried we couldn't hold the situation, but if another came, we wouldn't have to worry.

With two Old Ancestors' bloodlines in hand, wouldn't we be able to stride through this beast herd unchallenged? Who would dare stop us?

They covertly sized up the young demon beast, firmly memorizing his appearance, so that if an opportunity arose later, they could capture him as well.

It just so happens the distance is still quite far, so we wait for an opportunity.

Those two Ancestors were still arguing, not noticing in the slightest the gaze of the five Barbarian God Tribe Ancestors.

After just a round of argument, neither could convince the other, and in the end it was still that Ancestor who spoke up.

"Release the people now, I guarantee you can leave."

"Let us leave first; once we are safe, we will release the people."

"You really don't want to leave?"

"Then give it a try; anyway, your bloodline is sure to die before us."

"Releasing the people is impossible; no one could agree."

Seeing this, that Demon Race Ancestor also clenched their teeth in secret, saying nothing more.

Then we'll just drag it out; first tie up these five guys, then wait for an opportunity to act.

In a short time, the five Barbarian God Tribe Ancestors could not possibly harm the captives in their hands; after all, these are their lifesaving trump cards.

As long as they still breathe, they can make the Demon Race side hesitate to act for fear of harming them, especially that Ancestor's bloodline.

Killing is definitely out of the question, so there's nothing to fear; that Demon Race Ancestor has also made up their mind to endure a deadlock with the five Barbarian God Tribe Ancestors.

Seeing that the other side hadn't completely lost its wits and knowing they couldn't release the people and leave, that Demon Race Ancestor opposite secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what, having first detained the people means we can still operate and continue the plan.