Chapter 440: Discussing How to Snatch Food from the Tiger's Mouth

"Could it be that Lord Ice Emperor hasn't noticed that the geographical location of this Blade Demon City is just a tiny bit less than ideal?"

Xiao Han asked with a smile.

"Continue."

The Ice Emperor raised an eyebrow, not denying it.

Looking at the maps of the Da Qian World and the Outer Realm Evil Clan, this was no longer a question of whether it was good or not.

Even someone like him who didn't like to use his brain much could see at a glance that the location of Blade Demon City was simply terrible for the Outer Realm Evil Clan.

It was equivalent to a nail driven into the territory of the Da Qian World; it wasn't very powerful, but it was extremely insulting.

It didn't have much strategic value, but in the eyes of the powerhouses of the Da Qian World, it was quite an eyesore; almost every time a war broke out between the two sides, a world-shaking battle would inevitably occur at Blade Demon City, leaving corpses strewn across the fields.

If not for the fact that the Blade Demon Clan itself was powerful, they would have long since been unable to withstand such heavy losses.

"According to the information I obtained from the Da Qian Palace..."

"Wait!"

Before Xiao Han could finish, he was interrupted by the Ice Emperor's voice, which was full of surprise.

"When did you establish a connection with the Da Qian Palace?"

Your brother is suffering in the ruins, and you, brat, are actually sneaking off to enjoy yourself?

Unexpectedly, Xiao Han felt no guilt at all; instead, he wore a strange expression.

"If I don't go to the Da Qian Palace, where am I supposed to find the materials to recast your body?"

"Go raid ruins?"

"Can you afford to wait?!"

"Materials?"

The Ice Emperor was stunned.

"Indeed." Xiao Han explained with a rather troubled look:

"The materials to recast your body are not easy to find."

"We don't have much of a foundation in the Da Qian World, and it's impossible to go begging those old, giant factions for help."

"The only path is the Da Qian Palace."

Xiao Han was not spouting nonsense; for powerhouses like Xiao Han who had just arrived but possessed immense strength, the Da Qian Palace was the best direction to seek help.

As long as one's strength met the standard, one could become a Demon Slayer of the Da Qian Palace with almost no obstacles; just go to the battlefield and slaughter a few Outer Realm Evil Clan powerhouses, and once the Demon Slayer Points were in hand, one could naturally exchange them for those precious materials that were considered unattainable by ordinary people.

Most importantly, the Da Qian Palace placed no restrictions on Demon Slayers, which was much better than the rules of other major factions.

"And besides..."

Xiao Han's expression was quite proud; he raised the corners of his mouth, crossed his arms, and said:

"I am a Guest Elder of the Da Qian Palace now, so getting some intelligence is a piece of cake."

Just thinking about it made Xiao Han feel refreshed; when he first revealed his identity as a Grandmaster of Spirit Arrays, he was immediately treated as an honored guest, the procedures were waived, he was made a Guest Elder directly, and even the materials were given for free.

"So..."

Xiao Han patted the Ice Emperor's shoulder with the expression of someone mentoring a junior.

"I'll take you to register directly this time; just a Guest Elder, being at the Heavenly Sovereign level is enough."

"We'll talk about joining the Da Qian Palace later."

The Ice Emperor frowned and interrupted, not because he was preparing to refuse; he had long been impatient to fight against the Outer Realm Evil Clan.

It was just that...

"Does this have anything to do with reclaiming Blade Demon City? Or is it that..."

"The Da Qian Palace will step in to help?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Ice Emperor was met with Xiao Han's look of disdain.

"Who do you think you are?"

"You still want to mobilize the powerhouses of the Da Qian Palace?"

"Are you crazy, or is the Da Qian Palace crazy?"

"You... hey! Speak properly, everything can be discussed, right?"

Xiao Han pushed away the hand resting on his shoulder that was emitting a strong chill, feeling wary, and said in a subservient tone.

"Speak!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Xiao Han agreed repeatedly, then immediately began to explain.

"We are merely Guest Elders of the Da Qian Palace; we don't have the authority to mobilize the powerhouses of the Da Qian Palace."

To put it bluntly, a Guest Elder is a temp worker eating from the public pot; while the benefits are generous and the work is free, one also bears corresponding obligations—that is, one is only responsible for doing the work, not for mobilizing personnel, and one does whatever the leaders say.

The only power one holds is the right to choose whether to work or not, nothing more; it is more of a symbol of status.

As for mobilizing personnel?

Guest Elders have always been the ones being mobilized.

As for the Da Qian Palace's assistance that the Ice Emperor mentioned, Xiao Han could only respond with a 'heh'.

However, he also had to appease the Ice Emperor, who was provoked to the point of being on the verge of a rampage.

"Don't worry, Blade Demon City is not a hard nut to crack."

"Even if it was in the past, it won't be now."

"What do you mean?"

The Ice Emperor stopped what he was doing and stared at Xiao Han with burning eyes.

"Haha..."

"Exactly what I said."

Xiao Han laughed heartily,

"You should also be clear that for the Blade Demon Clan, Blade Demon City is nothing but a chicken rib; those animals have long wanted to cast off this burden."

"The number of experts in Blade Demon City now is pitifully small; the only beings above the Heavenly Sovereign level remaining are one Ghost Demon Emperor and one Mysterious Demon Emperor."

"Once we deal with them, the Blade Demon Clan will not choose to bring trouble upon themselves by trying to snatch this place back."

"The Mysterious Demon Emperor and the Ghost Demon Emperor, you say?"

The Ice Emperor lowered his head and pondered, "They are indeed not considered too strong."

If this were heard by other experts in the Da Qian World, they would only think the two were arrogant and spouting nonsense, yet for the two of them, these were thoughts from the bottom of their hearts.

Xiao Han's exaggerated battle record at the Ice Spirit Clan back then had already allowed him to roughly estimate his own level of strength, and the Ice Emperor could also use Xiao Han as a standard to extrapolate.

The conclusion reached was that, apart from a very small number of monsters in the Da Qian World, among those of the same level, almost no one could withstand the Ice Emperor and Xiao Han at full power for twenty rounds.

Furthermore, due to the unique nature of Xiao Han's Spirit Array, he could even stand on equal footing when facing experts of a higher level, and joining forces to overturn them would be effortless.

The Mysterious Demon Emperor and the Ghost Demon Emperor, who were quite thorny in the eyes of others, posed no pressure to the two of them.

"The only thing that might have a bit of pressure would be the other Evil Clan experts in Blade Demon City."

After all, war is not a fighting ring; there is no such thing as one-on-one combat. If one does not prepare countermeasures in advance, dealing with countless small fry will consume a great deal of energy.

"There is no need to worry about that."

Xiao Han waved his hand, a hint of gloom flashing in the depths of his eyes, and as he toyed with his fingers, he said nonchalantly:

"Leave those little things to me."

"I guarantee that not only will they not become obstacles, but they will become our assets."

Some of his methods were too cruel and harmful to the harmony of heaven, making them inconvenient to use on his own kind, but for the Outer Realm Evil Clan, there was no need for the slightest hesitation.

Taking a deep look at Xiao Han, whose state was clearly different from before, the Ice Emperor keenly sensed the atmosphere behind the former, and without asking further, he nodded indifferently:

"Fine, I leave it to you."

"Then have you thought about how to deal with the retaliation of the Blade Demon Clan?" the Ice Emperor continued to ask.

After all, they are the Mysterious Demon Emperor and the Ghost Demon Emperor, two top-tier combat powers; even if the Blade Demon Clan is one of the Sanshier Dazhu, they cannot remain indifferent, and subsequent revenge is inevitable.

Even though they possess the ability to escape, since they have made a move, the Ice Emperor will not allow himself to be beaten back in a sorry state.

Xiao Han said dismissively:

"Rest assured, by that time the entire Outer Realm Battlefield will be unable to look after itself, and the Blade Demon Clan will not have so much leisure time to haggle over a discarded chicken rib."

"A great war, then?"

Xiao Han's implication naturally did not escape the Ice Emperor; upon hearing this, not only was there no tension in his eyes regarding the approaching great war, but they instead became increasingly fervent.

(End of this chapter)