Chapter 397

In Yuan Zhi's view, his layout has already succeeded eighty percent.

Hong Zun, whose eyes brimmed with confidence, enough to make the Water Race and Tiger Race change color at hearing him, ultimately still died under his own scheming.

He unhurriedly led his demon troops in pursuit, not in a rush to kill the people of Putuo Temple; only after they met up with Hong Zun would it truly be their time of death.

On another front, the Tiger Race has already formed a standoff with Luo Xia Sect in the Maple Leaf Plains area, and both sides have already clashed.

However, because of the previous war between the two races, Ba Hu still dared not go all-in right away.

Although Yuan Zhi gave it a detailed plan, letting the Tiger Race attract the Human Race's attention.

And it was responsible for killing Hong Zun and the others, rescuing the White Tiger Demon King and its kin, and then joining forces to wipe out Luo Xia Sect.

Sounds good, but wasn't it the same before?

The Water Race side had said it would capture Jinhai Yingdi, charge straight at Dao Yi Sect, and swallow all of Dongzhou.

From then on, Dongzhou would be the Demon Race's domain.

The plan was beautiful, but what about the result? Damn, in the end we didn't even see a trace of the Water Race.

So Ba Hu dared not gamble; he could only make tentative contact with Luo Xia Sect, and even the sages and demon kings of both sides had not yet truly clashed.

But Ba Hu's thoughts were naturally not hidden from Yuan Zhi.

After repelling Putuo Temple and heading for the Hengduan Mountains, Yuan Zhi proactively contacted the Ba Hu Clan Chief.

"Ba Hu Clan Chief."

"Anything?"

"I know your worries, but I have prepared a meeting gift for you; I think it should dispel your concerns."

"What do you mean?"

"Putuo Temple has already been driven by me to the Hengduan Mountains, and is about to meet up with Hong Zun and the others."

Huh???

He completely didn't understand the meaning of those words, but as Yuan Zhi explained, Ba Hu's expression kept changing.

Only after Yuan Zhi finished speaking did Ba Hu ponder for a moment, then finally say.

"Next, I will launch a full-scale attack on Luo Xia Sect."

"Ba Hu Clan Chief is wise."

After ending the call, Ba Hu turned his gaze to Zhi Hu Demon King, who had also been present the whole time and had clearly heard Yuan Zhi's entire plan.

At this moment, Zhi Hu Demon King, although there was a hint of unwillingness in his eyes, still took a deep breath and said.

"I am not as good as Yuan Zhi."

Yuan Zhi's analysis of Hong Zun and the others can be described as every word a pearl.

Furthermore, its plan can be said to be seamless; at least Zhi Hu could think of no way to counter it.

Unless Hong Zun and the others detect it in advance and avoid entering the Hengduan Mountains, otherwise this mountain range will surely be their burial ground.

Of course, Yuan Zhi's plan also owes credit to the Yuan Mo Clan Chief.

If it weren't for its great resolve, agreeing right away to gather the full strength of Yuan Mountain to encircle and kill Hong Zun and the others, Yuan Zhi would be nothing more than armchair strategy.

Now, with Yuan Zhi's tight plan and Yuan Mo's great resolve, Hong Zun and the others truly have no chance of victory.

As Yuan Zhi said.

After all, Hong Zun and his group are merely two peaks' worth of troops, only tens of thousands.

Moreover, Yuan Mountain is far from Dao Yi Sect, and Luo Xia Sect is being held back by the Tiger Race, so in the short term no one can come to their rescue.

This is the fatal weakness of Hong Zun and his group.

As for being callous, heartless, and without limits, just don't give him an opportunity.

"What Yuan Zhi said is correct; when dealing with Hong Zun and his group, the only correct choice is to give them no opportunity and crush them at once."

Zhi Hu said with some regret.

If the Tiger Race had initially been like Yuan Mountain, giving no chance at all, launching a full-force assault right away and crushing Hong Zun and his group in one blow, would the outcome still be like this?

In short, we still underestimated them, thinking that just two peaks' disciples, a mere few ten thousand, could never overturn the situation.

That's why we kept giving Hong Zun and his group opportunities, and in this process we kept letting them gain advantages, turning small losses into big ones.

I suppose the Water Race is the same.

Having learned of Yuan Zhi's plan, Ba Hu felt confident, and the next day he directly launched a fierce assault on Luo Xia Sect.

On this day, the demon kings and sages of both sides went all out.

Fortunately, Luo Xia Sect had made preparations; otherwise they would surely suffer another major loss.

"What do these beasts want? Yesterday they were just probing, and today they're going all out?"

"They probably think the probing is about enough."

"Damn 'about enough'—just a few skirmishes between half-demons and menial disciples, and that's called 'about enough'?"

"Cut the nonsense; if these beasts want to fight, then fight we will."

The Tiger Race's actions made the strong ones of Luo Xia Sect feel strange, but saying this now is pointless; since the Tiger Race is going all out, they naturally cannot back down.

The fighting instantly escalated from tentative probing to full-blown intensity, with only a single night in between.

Such a change is baffling not just to Luo Xia Sect, but even to Dao Yi Sect, Huang Ji Sect, and Qing Yun Sect.

And precisely because of this, the attention of all major sects was drawn to the great war between Luo Xia Sect and the Tiger Race, leaving the Hengduan Mountains unnoticed.

At this moment within the Hengduan Mountains, Jue Xin of Putuo Temple and his companions finally met up with Hong Zun and his group.

Seeing Jue Xin, the abbot, and his party looking grimy and disheveled, Hong Zun wondered aloud.

"Abbot, what... is this...?"

"I was originally ordered by Sect Master Qi Zongzhu to garrison Yuan Mountain and monitor the monkeys' every move, but who would have thought that just yesterday, upon arriving near Yuan Mountain, I was driven away by the monkeys, sigh..."

Jue Xin then truthfully recounted everything that had happened the previous day.

Hearing this, Hong Zun frowned slightly.

"Could it be that these demons are about to stir up another great war between the two races?"

"Putuo Temple didn't even enter Yuan Mountain, so the ape tribe shouldn't have reacted this strongly—after all, the clash between the tiger tribe and Luo Xia Sect was their own business."

"No other human sects were involved either, so Yuan Mountain's move is clearly meant to provoke a reaction from our side."

"Once other sects get involved, the situation will be entirely different."

Hong Zun was still puzzled, but Ye Zhangqing beside him, hearing this, frowned as if something had occurred to him, and asked Abbot Juexin.

"Abbot, you just said Yuan Mountain drove us away last night—why would you say that?"

"Because after we got away last night, Yuan Mountain didn't chase us."

Abbot Juexin replied, bewildered: he considered it an expulsion only because the Yuan Wisdom Demon King didn't press the attack.

"Otherwise, Putuo Temple's casualties might have been worse, and even they might not all have gotten away."

Hearing this, Ye Zhangqing grew more doubtful, and Hong Zun beside him also asked curiously.

"Young Zhangqing, have you figured something out?"

Faced with Hong Zun's question, Ye Zhangqing's expression darkened, and only after a long pause did he speak in a low voice.

"I think Yuan Mountain's target isn't Abbot Juexin and his group—or not just them, but us."

"Us?"

"You're saying Yuan Mountain deliberately let Abbot Juexin and his group go, so they could meet up with us, then annihilate us all at once?"

"Quite possible."