Chapter 994: The Smoke of War in the Star Domain Rises

The Son of the Azure Sky descended upon the Mo Teng Minor World in the eastern region of the Flame Stone Star Domain, began accepting surrenders and recruiting defectors, and allocated part of the Imperial Clan's Forbidden Guards to form a true Imperial Clan army.

The Horned Demon Imperial Clan is a race born for war.

This race has no weaknesses, neither in individual strength nor in the strength of its armies.

Many years ago, during the first contact in the Yin Yang Void Realm, the Tianji Candidate Daozi was shocked by the level of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan's army formation arts, which generally surpassed the army formation standards of the Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong, causing unease.

Of course, this was related to the Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong not valuing army formations and not using its most precious resources to cultivate army formation cultivators.

The core of the Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong has always been the Candidate Daozi and the Great Powers.

The actions of the Son of the Azure Sky immediately triggered a fierce reaction from the Flame Stream Son of the Flame Stone Clan.

With a single imperial decree, the entire Flame Stone Star Domain, more than ten Minor Thousand Worlds, immediately became restless.

Horned Demon Imperial Clan cultivators from all regions gathered into an army; the kings and general-level experts of the Flame Stone Clan became officers at various levels, and Horned Demon Imperial Clan kings outside the Flame Stone Clan were likewise given important posts, commanding the slave race armies in their respective regions.

Under strict orders, the slave race armies from all regions gathered and marched toward the teleportation arrays of the various Minor Thousand Worlds, transmitting toward the Mo Shi Minor World.

In more than ten Minor Thousand Worlds, countless cultivators gathered; anyone at the Foundation Establishment level or above had to accept conscription, otherwise the outcome would be extermination.

The Skull Blood Vine Demon race, where Jiang Ding was lying in wait, was no different.

Under the cold, watchful gaze of the Mo Yan race cultivators, the clan leader of the Skull Blood Vine Demon race mobilized all tens of thousands of elites within the clan to rush to the battlefield; one by one, skeletons covered in green vines dragged their vines, gathering with the turtle race cultivators, human race cultivators, and Hu Po race cultivators passing by.

A massive army formation aura, vast as mountains and seas, appeared in the world.

Jiang Ding had already detached from the Skull Blood Vine Demon clan leader, taking refuge in the soul of a small demon, watching the cultivators of various races come and go, and assessing the war mobilization potential of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan.

"Very efficient."

"Forces from every stratum have been mobilized; there are basically no oversights."

Jiang Ding calculated for a moment and was slightly surprised.

The political system of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, in his view, was extremely crude, completely resembling a backward and primitive feudal family system; in terms of system construction, no achievements could be seen at all.

However, it was precisely this kind of system that could mobilize the strength of the entire society and the entire world.

In this way, even if the Horned Demon Imperial Clan were in an unfavorable position in external wars, the interior would not become chaotic, because before the strength of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan was exhausted, the strength of the slave race armies would already have been consumed, and the situation would remain as stable as Taishan.

"Immense soul computing power."

"The Mo Yan race provides precise regulation and assistance; the loyalty of the Mo Yan race is ensured through strict soul prohibitions; with such layered control..."

Jiang Ding quickly learned the reason.

It is true that the political system of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan is crude.

But they possess strength, not merely brute force, but also immense soul computing power; even if the tool of the system is crude, with enough force and brute strength, it can still demonstrate highly efficient administrative performance.

Or rather, the reason the political system of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan is so crude is entirely due to their immense strength and soul computing power.

It is enough.

A political system evolved to this degree is sufficient; it will not drag behind in the slaughter of realms.

Since that is the case, why bother developing a new political system?

One must know that politics concerns interests; any change is accompanied by bloodshed and slaughter; the replacement and cleansing of old interest strata are extremely difficult at every step.

The stronger the race or faction, the more so; they are difficult to change.

Because the opposing force comes from within; the stronger the race, the stronger the conservative forces, obstructing any change from occurring.

"In this aspect, the Horned Demon Imperial Clan has no weaknesses."

Jiang Ding felt a slight regret and crossed out one possibility.

Through the movements of this torrent of slave race armies, he also had corresponding guesses about the plans of the Flame Stream Son.

Nothing more than taking advantage of the fact that the Son of the Azure Sky had not yet stabilized his position, mobilizing the entire Horned Demon Imperial Clan army, along with slave race armies numbering tens of times more, to strangle the Son of the Azure Sky's forces in their infancy.

The three thousand Forbidden Guards of the Son of the Azure Sky were indeed strong, possessing numerous kings.

But for the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, which dominates the realms with army formations, vast numbers, their own clan armies, and slave race armies all possess king-level strength.

If the Flame Stream Son mobilizes millions of troops to besiege the Mo Teng Minor World, he might not be unable to surround and kill the Son of the Azure Sky to death in one go.

Yes, to death.

In the tradition of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, once the struggle for the Imperial Son's crown begins, only one side can survive in the end; the strongest Imperial Son of the defeated side must die.

This is tradition.

However, one must also see that in this era, the once extremely sacred traditions of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan have begun to show a very small number of exceptions; the outcome is not necessarily this result.

"The war must proceed according to the result we need."

Jiang Ding murmured to himself.

He gazed into the distance, as if seeing the Mo Teng Minor World where the Son of the Azure Sky had risen in arms, the place where the slaughter of Imperial Sons would inevitably erupt in the future.

He did not know when he had split off a wisp of his soul and entered the Soul Void Realm.

"... We will do our best."

Nine indistinct human figures stood in the Soul Void Realm; it seemed someone frowned, extremely displeased with this almost commanding tone.

But in the end, they still replied.

"I have successfully controlled a Soul Transformation cultivator of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan; their kings can influence the development of local battlefields at critical moments."

The clan's Soul Transformation cultivators, their kings, can influence the development of local battlefields at critical moments."

"I can influence one slave race king."

"I can influence one king of the Flame Stone Clan..."

"The Forbidden Guards of the Son of the Azure Sky are currently being eroded; time is needed..."

Under Jiang Ding's gaze, the various Candidate Daozi had no choice but to reply.

Under Jiang Ding's gaze, the various Candidate Daozi had no choice but to answer.

Jiang Ding was surprised.

Jiang Ding was surprised.

Only a few decades have passed, and these Dao Zi, once unfamiliar with the past, have now fully adapted to their undercover lives and achieved results that shock others.

Dao Zi, if they give their full effort to a task, rarely fail.

"We can only influence indirectly."

"If something major happens, or if one side's situation suddenly becomes unbalanced, we are powerless."

"Because we cannot reveal any strength or methods beyond our undercover identities—even in this failure."

"Moreover, when we act, we must have a suitable, explainable motive—our constraints are extreme."

The Tianji Dao Zi said solemnly.

They must act in darkness, not allowing even the slightest trace to be exposed to sunlight; in daily life, they must be more loyal than the most faithful Jiao Mo Emperor Clan cultivators.

If a great tide overwhelms them, all ghosts and demons will vanish into smoke.

"Who isn't the same?"

"Do our best."

Jiang Ding shook his head slightly: "Our goal is to maximally exhaust the Jiao Mo Emperor Clan Kings on both sides, driving one side in the Emperor Son War to despair, then offering him hope, prompting him to grant further authority to Kings under our control and to unfamiliar Kings, further destabilizing the Soul Transformation forces, giving all struggles and chaos ample justification."

"Finally, giving us sufficient reason to access the spiritual veins across the lands."

"Understood."

The nine Dao Zi slowly vanished.

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