Chapter 1233: No More Acting This Time

Compared like this, it seems the Dongfang Family's attitude is really not good.

On the other hand, they didn't demand anything from the Dongfang Family; at the same time, Yi Qi led many demon warriors under his command, who have already been entering the Haotu World one after another.

Although they suffered some losses in the Demon Cave, it wasn't large; afterwards, Yi Qi's demon followers quickly dispersed according to the prior plan.

Led by each demon god, they began to infiltrate the Haotu World from different directions to scout the human race's situation.

Yi Qi also led a team of demon warriors.

This time they were very careful, not as blatant as before, but instead paid great attention to secrecy.

Making sure no one was secretly following them.

Qi Xiong, Yun Xiantai, and the others also didn't let anyone follow them—joking, you'd have a group of Saints and Great Saints tailing a Demon God King like Yi Qi; that's obviously impossible.

Besides increasing casualties, it serves no purpose; we might as well just give up.

Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but Yi Qi still didn't dare to be the slightest bit careless.

This time, he truly had no intention of looking down on the Haotu World at all.

The demon race had already been entering the Haotu World one after another.

Outside Dao Yi Shengdi, at the so‑called United Hall, that day Qi Xiong, Yun Xiantai, Yun Luo Saint Lord, Yaochi Saint Lord, and the other clan elders gathered in the hall's main chamber.

This hall was naturally built jointly by all the clans, extremely grand, just slightly inferior to the main hall of Dao Yi Shengdi.

The clan elders still felt that if they built this hall even more magnificent than Dao Yi Shengdi's, it would likely upset Dao Yi Shengdi.

And if Dao Yi Shengdi were unhappy, they'd have no food to eat, so they made it just a little bit worse.

At this moment, the clan elders gathered together to discuss the demon race's affairs.

Over a hundred thousand demons have entered the Haotu World; naturally we can't ignore them, but how to handle them is also a problem.

Since the other side is only here to scout, if you kill them all at once, you'll scare away the main course—what then?

Especially this time, there might even be a demon emperor's ingredient behind them.

"Why not, like last time, put on a show again?"

"I think that works; let them bring the news back to lure the subsequent army forward."

Everyone unconsciously recalled the previous plan, but Qi Xiong did not agree with it.

"Using the same method twice in a row, do you think it would still work?"

The demon race isn't very bright, but we can't treat them as fools.

They fell for it last time; will they fall for it again this time?

This time the demon race will definitely want to verify the authenticity of the information; they probably won't give up easily.

So continuing to put on a show is obviously not a wise move.

"What should we do then?"

"Just strike directly—no technique beats having a technique."

"Huh??? What does that mean?"

"It means really striking out—kill if you can kill, capture if you can capture, and you don't need to do anything else."

"This................"

Does Qi Xiong's words mean we do nothing and just go straight in?

For a moment, the elders were somewhat doubtful; in response, Qi Xiong explained.

"Since the demon race wants to scout information, we'll let them scout, and we'll also act normally."

"But what if we kill them all off?"

"Don't worry; this time the demon race has surely made full preparations, so some will inevitably slip through the net and escape back."

"Moreover, the simpler the action, the less the demon race will notice any problem, making them more convinced."

"What about the information? We won't bother to conceal it either."

"No need; whatever the demon race discovers is what it is, and we don't need to do anything."

There's no need to deliberately conceal the situation of the Haotu World; otherwise it would easily raise the demon race's vigilance.

The only thing we must not let the demon race know is the Dongfang Family's affairs.

However, aside from the clan elders and the disciples of Dao Yi Shengdi, countless ordinary cultivators are completely unaware of it.

So even if the demon race investigates, they won't find anything in the short term.

As for the rest, everything is just as it truly is; the more genuine it is, the more it will dispel the demon race's worries.

After hearing Qi Xiong's idea, the elders fell into silence.

This argument is indeed sound; in the end, the elders all expressed their agreement.

Seeing no opposition, Qi Xiong also spoke up directly.

"Then let's prepare to act."

Since no one objected, we went straight into action.

Upon hearing this, the elders nodded.

That day, the clans began to hunt down the demons who had entered the Haotu World.

And this was a genuine strike.

To prevent any mishaps, besides the elders who knew the plan, the people below—including Great Saints and Saints—were kept in the dark.

The order issued by the Human Race's Three Holy Lands was also to pursue and kill these demons with all their strength.

Those who could be captured alive were captured; those who couldn't be captured were slain outright.

Although no one knows why the higher-ups suddenly changed their mind, the various clan experts still carried out the order as instructed.

For a while, the demons who had entered the Haotu World were chased by the clan experts and fled in all directions.

"What's going on with these humans? It's not what Bo Bo Ke and them said."

One of the demon race's scouting units, a demon god led the remaining demon race in a frantic flight; just moments ago, they encountered the pursuit of Dao Yi Shengdi.

Right from the start, Dao Yi Shengdi held nothing back; led by Yu Mo and Wang Man, they immediately went on the offensive.

Their first move was a killing strike, showing no mercy whatsoever.

You guys aren't pretending anymore, huh?

Even the leading demon god was left bewildered; Bo Bo Ke, didn't you say last time it was fine? Why are you actually fighting with real weapons now?

Faced with the combined assault of Yu Mo and Wang Man, this demon god was outmatched and could only choose to retreat directly.

However, his demon warrior subordinates suffered heavy casualties; the human race really meant to kill, not playing around.

White blade in, red blade out.

After successfully leading the remaining demon race to flee far away, this demon god immediately informed Yi Qi of the earlier battle via a secret method.

Meanwhile, Yi Qi had just finished a battle himself, successfully escaped, and received transmissions from numerous demon gods under his command.

Yi Qi not only did not get angry, but instead felt immediately reassured.

Qi Xiong's guess was correct; the more genuine it was, the more it could dispel Yi Qi's doubts.

If the human race were still acting like they did when facing Bo Bo Ke and his group last time, merely putting on a show here, then Yi Qi would likely become even more suspicious.

But now, the human race speaks of killing and then kills; even just now, when Yun Xiantai crossed blades with him, they showed no mercy, truly intending to kill him.

The more this was the case, the more Yi Qi felt at ease.

At this moment, learning that all the major demon gods under his command had likewise encountered the encirclement and slaughter by Haotu Shijie, Yi Qi drew a deep breath.

"It seems this time the human race really has no tricks; they intend to keep us all here."

Haotu Shijie's current approach clearly means to keep them all here; it doesn't seem to have any other purpose.

Even so, Yi Qi still intends to take a longer look; even if casualties increase, it doesn't matter—no matter what, he must ensure the authenticity of the intelligence.