Chapter 501: Conversations within the Barbarian King City

"What? How has the power of the Outer Realm Evil Clan increased so much?"

Some Elders who were more familiar with the situation spoke in astonishment, as if they had heard something unbelievable.

During this time, the others, having been brought up to speed by the Elders beside them, also gained a rough understanding of the Outer Realm Evil Clan's original configuration, and their faces turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

A few years ago, Langya Heavenly Palace recovered the Huan Continent and naturally did not fail to guard against their arch-rivals on the other side; at that time, the Man Mo Clan army had only one Mysterious Demon Emperor and two Ghost Demon Emperors, and their powerhouses at the Earth Sovereign realm were basically on par with Langya Heavenly Palace.

Precisely because of this, the two forces had been able to coexist so peacefully.

The Elders had originally thought that with the addition of the fresh troops from the Tianlan Continent, they could at least suppress the enemy in terms of strength, but the Man Mo Clan's power had expanded even more terrifyingly, directly doubling!

Looking at the bustling hall below, which was like a vegetable market, Xiao Han tapped the armrest beside him, and his clear voice reached everyone's ears, causing them to quiet down involuntarily.

"Making such a racket, what kind of decorum is this?"

"Just because the enemy's strength is too great?"

"What? Are you all afraid?"

"Where is the heroic spirit you had just now, ready to slaughter everything?"

"..."

Xiao Han's calm, unruffled words struck at everyone's heartstrings one after another, leaving them with feelings of shame, embarrassment, and more.

"Looking at your reactions, you aren't planning to fight, and we should discuss this at length?"

Finally, Xiao Han asked in a questioning tone.

Discuss at length?

The Elders observed Xiao Han's expression, which seemed not to have changed in the slightest, and unanimously denied this answer in their hearts.

Knowing Xiao Han's character well, they understood that the moment Xiao Han brought this matter up today, a proactive strike had become a foregone conclusion, not to be changed.

On the other hand, what the Elders found strange was that since the Palace Master was clear about the strength comparison between the two sides, why did he still choose to go to war?

Could it be that the sect still had a trump card they did not know about?

Finally, Tai Yun stood out, feeling slightly helpless in his heart; with Yang Ling in seclusion, he was the only one who could take the initiative to act as the straight man.

"Palace Master, we are truly dull-witted; please instruct us, Palace Master."

Hearing this, Xiao Han nodded slightly, signaling for Tai Yun to sit down, and ice-blue Spirit Power flowed from his fingers, weaving an analysis chart of the Man Mo Clan's strength in mid-air; the scarlet text symbolizing the Mysterious Demon Emperors and the pitch-black text representing the Ghost Demon Emperors on it were shocking to everyone.

"I won't make things difficult for you."

Xiao Han traced his fingers through the air, and with the movement of his fingertips, several names were filled in at the very top.

"Xiao Han, Ice Emperor, Yang Ling, Liu Qingyang."

The four familiar or unfamiliar names left the Elders with mixed guesses while also keeping them tense.

"I will deal with the two Mysterious Demon Emperors, the Supreme Elder will be responsible for dealing with those three veteran Ghost Demon Emperors, and Liu Qingyang and Yang Ling will each take care of one Ghost Demon Emperor."

At this moment, Tai Yun stood up again, his expression conflicted, and he said with deep worry:

"Palace Master, is such an arrangement too aggressive?"

"The strength of the Palace Master and the Supreme Elder is naturally formidable, and dealing with them is not a problem, but the other two..."

Tai Yun faltered slightly, wanting to pour out what was on his mind.

Given the glorious battle records of the Ice Emperor and Xiao Han, Tai Yun did not question Xiao Han's arrangement for them, but whether Yang Ling and that Liu Qingyang, who seemed to be a junior from the Tianlan Continent, could successfully break through was another matter; furthermore, could they, having just broken through and unable to be familiar with Heavenly Sovereign-level power in a short time, truly deal with powerhouses of the same level?

"Your concern is not without reason."

Xiao Han did not reject Tai Yun's good intentions, but before the latter could breathe a sigh of relief, he immediately said,

"But I have confidence in them and can guarantee that they will not encounter any accidents."

This effectively blocked the path of Tai Yun's remonstrance, and he could only sit back in his original seat, wanting to cry but having no tears.

Xiao Han continued with the arrangements, and as his Spirit Power circulated, another distribution map of the Man Mo Clan's forces appeared before everyone's eyes.

The Barbarian King City, which was like a capital, was located in the center of the continent, and the remaining five cities were each distributed millions of miles around the Barbarian King City.

"As the base camp of the Man Mo Clan, the Barbarian King City is garrisoned by all their Demon Emperors, while the other cities each possess forty to fifty powerhouses at the Earth Sovereign level and a large number of Evil Clan members below the Earth Sovereign level."

Looking at the enemy's force distribution, there was an irrepressible smile in Xiao Han's eyes; perhaps because of an unrestful "neighbor" like Langya Heavenly Palace, the Man Mo Clan's powerhouses had gathered almost all their strength together to prevent a sneak attack from an opponent who did not play by the rules.

As for the other cities, in the eyes of the Evil Clan powerhouses, they were merely appendages, and it would not matter even if they all fell, which happened to facilitate Xiao Han's plans.

"When the great war begins, I will lead the sect's Heavenly Sovereigns to attack the Barbarian King City with great fanfare, locking all their powerhouses inside the city."

"And you all..."

"Qian Sha!" Xiao Han suddenly shouted sternly.

"Present!"

"With the current strength of the Langya Guard, is there any problem with taking down a city?"

The excitement in Qian Sha's eyes could hardly be suppressed, and an unhidden smile hung on his face; this was the first large-scale operation since the establishment of the Langya Guard!

Even though the number of Earth Sovereigns in the Langya Guard was barely on par with the number in one of the enemy's cities, he did not doubt for a second whether he could complete the combat plan.

"Please wait and see, Sect Master!"

"You Ye, you lead one-third of the Elders; choose your own target!"

"Yes."

You Ye answered crisply and neatly; dealing with the Man Mo Clan, which lacked strong defensive measures, with a nearly two-to-one ratio of powerhouses and a field-battle style of combat, he could not think of a reason why he would lose.

"Tai Yun!"

Xiao Han's gaze turned to the old man who seemed to be deep in thought,

"The power of your Thousand Illusion Realm hasn't regressed, has it?"

"Please instruct me, Palace Master."

Tai Yun understood Xiao Han's intent and responded with a chuckle.

"One-third of the Elders, the same as You Ye."

"As you command!"

Xiao Han finally made a summary,

"These are the arrangements; the remaining Elders will stay behind."

"Does the Palace Master not need to bring some manpower?"

You Ye asked one more question, and the answer received was undoubtedly negative,

"We are only carrying out a delay; you are the main attackers, so bringing more people would be a burden instead."

"Understood."

………

Barbarian King City.

A grand banquet was being held inside the City Lord Mansion, and the attendees were all brawny men with knotted muscles, thick-limbed, and ferocious in appearance.

Although they were unsightly, the absolute power displayed in their every move made one dare not look down upon them.

At the most honorable spot in the venue, two big men sat opposite each other, exchanging cups,

"Come, come, come, Brother Qianfeng, let us brothers have one."

One person had a sharp horn growing from the side of his forehead, half his face covered in strange black patterns, and he smiled at the person opposite while holding a wine goblet.

"Then this younger brother will toast Brother Tianhuang with a cup."

The other person appeared slightly more reserved, smiling as he clinked cups with the former.

The two drank the wine in their cups in one gulp, and Qianfeng continued to pour wine for Tianhuang, the latter saying in a light tone:

"Ever since that Langya Heavenly Palace rose to power, I have been on tenterhooks, fearing that the Great Thousand World would strike over here."

"Now it is good, with you, brother, providing support, I can finally rest easy."

Qianfeng shook his head with a smile, quite humbly saying:

"Brother, you are being a bit self-deprecating; I believe that even without me, Barbarian King City would be as solid as a golden fortress."

Hearing this, Tianhuang was noncommittal and smiled bitterly,

"Brother, do not try to comfort me; one knows one's own affairs best."

"The battle record of that Langya Heavenly Palace's Palace Master has likely already reached the clan, and he is not a person who stays quiet; for such a figure, I do not have the confidence of certain victory."

"That Supreme Elder of theirs is also not someone to be trifled with; I even doubt whether the two pieces of trash under my command can block him for two hours."

Perhaps realizing that these words were a bit of a buzzkill, Tianhuang waved his hand,

"Let us not talk about this."

"That said, how long can you stay in Barbarian King City this time, brother?"

Qianfeng put down the wine pot in his hand and pondered:

"This, I am not sure; the order I received was to act upon the signal."

A trace of dissatisfaction flashed in the depths of Tianhuang's eyes, and he slapped the table heavily,

"Is it that person's idea again?"

"I just do not understand; there are plenty of people in the clan stronger than him, so why does the Clan Leader rely so heavily on this guy who only came back a few years ago."

Qianfeng comforted him from the side:

"Brother, watch your words!"

"You also know that our clan is slightly inferior in terms of strategy, and now that we have finally found one, it is not easy for the Clan Leader either!"

"Besides, did he not also provide the clan with an important piece of intelligence?"

"Intelligence? What intelligence?"

Tianhuang's tone remained the same, not masking his skepticism in the slightest,

"I ask you, can you believe that a lower plane could bury dozens of our Demon Emperors?"

"Those are Demon Emperors! Not some random nobodies!"

Tianhuang himself was a Demon Emperor and had a profound understanding of power at this level; every Demon Emperor possessed the power to easily destroy a continent, and without anyone to stop them, blowing up a lower plane was more than enough.

If it were one or two, one could say that the lower plane was lucky and a few capable powerhouses emerged.

But this was dozens; even in the Great Thousand World, that is a force sufficient to annihilate the vast majority of super powers.

Yet, such a force was all buried in a lower plane; it is simply a fantasy!

"Just for a piece of news of unknown truth, specifically sending powerhouses to investigate, it is really..."

"Sigh~"

As he spoke, Tianhuang let out a long sigh.

Qianfeng's expression remained as usual,

"But brother, you should also understand: better to believe it exists than to believe it does not."

"If that lower plane truly exists, it must have its special aspects; even if it has been declining for a long time, it still possesses value far exceeding other continents."

"It is just the clan sending a few idle powerhouses; it will not take much effort."

"As long as we occupy that continent, even in the worst-case scenario, it can help you, brother, eliminate the immediate threat, can it not?"

As he spoke, Qianfeng pointed in the direction of Langya Heavenly Palace.

"That is also true."

After pondering for a long time, Tianhuang nodded and tilted his head to drink the wine in his cup,

"To be able to give birth to such a talent, I suppose that continent must have its extraordinary aspects."

"Anyway, it does me no harm."

Seeing this, Qianfeng also revealed a smile and refilled Tianhuang's empty wine goblet,

"Brother, let us continue drinking."

"Continue, continue."