304: Yin Shen Demon Lord's Plan

The Ghost Viper Demon King said, "Since Demigod Utu of the Centaur Clan left, the command of the invasion of Blue Star has been taken over by Demon Venerable Yin Shen of our Ghost Viper Clan."

"However, the other Yao Races in Kaijiang City do not submit to Demon Venerable Yin Shen and refuse to attack Blue Star at all."

"Wait!"

Xiao Weiqing interrupted the Ghost Viper Demon King.

"You just said that the Centaur Clan's demigod has left?"

"Yes."

"Exactly ten days ago."

"Then has a demigod from your Snake Clan arrived?"

"No, our Snake Clan received orders suddenly. We don't know when the Lord Demigod will arrive, or if he'll even come at all."

Xiao Weiqing's eyes flashed. "The Kaijiang City you mentioned—is it that recently built city ten kilometers away?"

"Yes, milord."

"How many Demon Venerables are still inside?"

"I don't know the exact number. Our Snake Clan brought forty Demon Venerables this time. The Demon Venerables currently in the city are from other clans; many left with Demigod Utu. The remaining Demon Venerables are estimated to be fewer than thirty."

Xiao Weiqing narrowed his eyes and asked, "How far is the nearest city with a demigod?"

"Eight hundred kilometers. It's the Centaur Clan's Royal City where Demigod Utu is located."

*Slash!*

With a single stroke of the blade, the Ghost Viper Demon King's head was severed from its body, blood geysering from its neck.

Xiao Weiqing hurried back and found the Xie Zhiyuan... "Are you saying there's no demigod in that city right now?" The Xie Zhiyuan narrowed his eyes.

"Exactly."

"Weiqing, what are you thinking?" the Xie Zhiyuan asked.

A hint of madness flickered in Xiao Weiqing's eyes. "We know eight Demon Venerables are trapped on Blue Star; they're dead if we don't save them. Now, the Ghost Viper Clan has gathered their last fifteen Demon Venerables for a desperate final stand."

"There are still a few Demon Venerables at the entrance. I don't know if they'll enter Blue Star."

"Assuming they do, we can slaughter all the fodder at the entrance, return to Blue Star openly, and then launch a pincer attack to wipe out all the Ghost Viper Demon Venerables."

With Level 9 Samadhi True Fire and no Demon Venerables present, no matter how many Ghost Viper Great Demon Kings there were, they would all meet their end at Xiao Weiqing's hands.

Xiao Weiqing continued, "If they don't enter, we'll head back to Blue Star first. Even if we're discovered, those few Demon Venerables won't be able to stop us."

"The Yao Race on Blue Star will still have no way out but death."

"We could even counter-attack the Demon Realm. I believe the thirty Demon Venerables in Kaijiang City are no match for the Demon Suppressing Army. As long as we act swiftly, it's definitely feasible."

The Xie Zhiyuan nodded slightly, then said, "The Ghost Viper Demon Venerables on Blue Star can be killed, but those in Kaijiang City cannot. In fact, we should even leave a few Ghost Viper Demon Venerables alive to return here."

"Why?"

"To show weakness to the enemy."

"Blue Star is still too weak; we don't even have a single Ninth Realm expert. If the Yao Race ignores their losses and sends hundreds or thousands of Demon Venerables into Great Xia, it will be very hard for us to defend."

"Currently, the powerful Yao tribes are at war with the Spirit Beast Civilization. We still need time to develop our strength, especially our top-tier combat power."

Xiao Weiqing nodded. "I understand. We need to wait until you enter the Ninth Realm."

"No, not me. It's you. You need to enter the Star Lord Realm."

"In a war of civilizations, the Star Lord Realm ultimately decides success or failure."

Xiao Weiqing was lost in thought. The Star Lord Realm—could he reach it? And how long would it take?

"Let's go. There's no time to lose. Since there's no demigod, returning to Blue Star won't be too risky."

"Alright!"

At the thought of returning to Blue Star, Xiao Weiqing cast aside his other thoughts. After so long, he could finally go home... Time rewound to two hours ago.

Demon Venerable Yin Shen led five other Demon Venerables to the entrance to Blue Star.

"Big Brother, you've arrived."

At the entrance, a tall Ghost Viper Demon walked over.

"Yin Yuan, how is it? Any anomalies?"

"Big Brother, don't you know the Blue Star people by now?"

"How would they dare to come and attack us?"

"There are hardly any experts who dare to face us head-on, and they have no demigods. I really don't know how those big, stupid Centaurs were driven back by the Blue Star Human Race."

"Indeed. This time, we will completely crush the Blue Star Human Race and seize their base stronghold," another Ghost Viper Great Demon King clamored.

For the Great Xia Demon Suppressing Army...

Compared to the Centaur Clan, the Ghost Viper Demons were indeed harder to deal with. Their eerie Divine Soul attacks could strike if one was even slightly careless, and combined with their venom, they were impossible to defend against.

Their lethality on the battlefield was immense; while perhaps not immediately fatal, they could easily cause injury or permanent disability, stripping a person of their combat capability and even turning them into a burden or a point of Breakthrough for the enemy.

Although the Centaur Clan possessed incredibly powerful physical bodies, there were ways to counter them. The Martial Cultivators of Great Xia didn't fear them particularly, and the Technique and Spirit Cultivators had plenty of tricks up their sleeves.

Back then...

Ning Xing had slain an Eighth Realm Centaur Demon Venerable when he was only in the Seventh Realm.

However, despite this, there were also cautious individuals among the serpent demons who voiced different opinions.

"I think we should be careful in all things. The Blue Star people are very cunning. In this past month of fighting them, although we've won more than we've lost, not a single one of their Eighth Realm Experts has died, and not many of their Seventh Realm ones have fallen either."

"Furthermore, before Demigod Utu left, he told us not to go deep, to proceed slowly and steadily, and to gather as much intelligence on the Blue Star people as possible."

"Demon Venerable Rong Yan is right. According to the intelligence left by the Centaur Clan, that base has sixteen Eighth Realm Experts. So far, we've only seen twelve. We should still be careful."

Demon Venerable Yin Shen nodded slightly and said:

"Well said."

"But do not be afraid. Their Eighth Realm Experts have no Divine Souls, and their mental power is very fragile. They are naturally countered by us."

"This time, we will go in first so as not to scare them off. Once we've engaged them, you all will enter and wipe them out in one fell swoop. Your entry time will be set for one hour from now," Demon Venerable Yin Shen said to the other eight Demon Venerables.

Clearly, although Demon Venerable Yin Shen spoke of caution, he did not truly respect the experts of Great Xia.

Then, Demon Venerable Yin Shen lowered his voice:

"Everyone, as you all likely know, the heavenly soul flower was stolen by human experts, and it's very likely inside that base."

Hearing this...

The eyes of the Demon Venerables lit up. Half of them had come specifically for the heavenly soul flower, while only the other half had been sent by the demigod.

"Demon Venerable Yin Shen, does what you said before still hold true?"

Demon Venerable Yin Shen confirmed, "Of course. Once the base is taken and the heavenly soul flower is recovered, it will be divided among the Demon Venerables who contributed the most."

"Good, it's a deal then."

"Fine by me. No objections."

The Demon Venerables exclaimed excitedly.

The heavenly soul flower held a fatal attraction for the Ghost Viper Clan. Over the years, countless Demon Venerables had died fighting for it.

Demon Venerable Yin Shen observed the expressions of all the Demon Venerables and sneered inwardly.

As long as he took the Blue Star base and established a foothold, it would be a great achievement. The gods would surely reward him, and it wasn't impossible that he'd be granted a heavenly soul flower then.

At that time...

He would see who else dared to defy him. With the prestige of the primary achievement, he could completely take control of Kaijiang City. By then, controlling both the Blue Star base stronghold and Kaijiang City, he, Yin Shen, would surely stand above all other Demon Venerables.

If the heavenly soul flower stolen by the human experts was indeed in that base, who got it would be entirely up to him.

"Then what are we waiting for?"

"Let's go!"

Some Demon Venerables were already impatient.

"Set out!"

Demon Venerable Yin Shen took the lead and stepped into the passage.

The other five Demon Venerables followed closely behind.

Next came the serpent demon army.

A hundred Great Demon Kings, three thousand Demon Kings, and nearly fifty thousand greater and Lesser Demons—the momentum was grand...