Qin Tian is about to cross the Black Cloud River and march west!

This news caused a shock throughout the Demon Clan's court!

Yin Yue Demon Venerate panicked.

He didn't expect his planned strategy to be defeated by Qin Tian so easily and quickly.

A series of rapid operations, only to find himself perplexed.

At this moment, Yin Yue Demon Venerate didn't have the energy to blame Mu Lou anymore, the prowess of this Qin Tian far exceeded his imagination.

The Elder Council was still counting on him to defeat Qin Tian and prove himself as the new Demon Emperor.

Unfortunately, his first attempt ended in an embarrassing failure.

Now Yin Yue Demon Venerate faces an extremely difficult choice.

Currently, he can mobilize only about four hundred thousand demon soldiers, among which over a hundred thousand are stationed in the Demon Clan's west to suppress and purge opposition to Yin Yue Demon Venerate.

That means, aside from scattered local troops, Yin Yue Demon Venerate can only mobilize two hundred and fifty thousand!

"Your Majesty, Qin Tian is presently too powerful, we must find a way to stop him. But currently, our forces are equal, if we truly engage in a hard fight... I'm afraid we face the danger of destruction!"

"Your Majesty, at this moment, I suggest setting up ambushes in the Myriad Demon Mountain Range to stop Qin Tian. The mountain range is our most reliable defense. If the Myriad Demon Mountain Range is breached, we can only request reinforcements from the Demon Clan and Barbarian Clan." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"I believe, as long as the Tianyuan Dynasty's Imperial City cuts off Qin Tian's retreat, we in the Demon Clan can certainly engage in battle with Qin Tian!"

"Indeed, back then the Tianyuan Dynasty's multiple invasions of our Demon Clan were all repelled by us. This time, a mere Qin Tian, I believe we need not elevate him so highly!"

In the court, the opinions of civil servants and military officials were divided, leading to a debate.

Yin Yue Demon Venerate found it unbearable, casting his gaze towards Great General Hong Qi, his most trusted confidant.

The previous rebellion was primarily supported by Hong Qi, using one hundred thousand elite soldiers to occupy the Demon Capital.

Hong Qi played a crucial role in the assassination of the Demon Emperor and Crown Prince of the Demon Clan.

In this court, Hong Qi represented authority.

Although, Hong Qi typically remained silent, disliking speaking, thus when everyone was discussing, Hong Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, seemingly in deep thought.

"Great General, what strategy do you have?"

When Yin Yue Demon Venerate inquired Hong Qi, the voices in the arena instantly quieted down.

As everyone's focus shifted to Hong Qi, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Great General, are you already confident?" Yin Yue Demon Venerate asked.

"Fight!"

After a while, Hong Qi uttered just this one word.

The crowd was stunned.

Yin Yue Demon Venerate delightedly asked, "Fight, how should we fight?"

"Multi-pronged approach!"

Hong Qi's expression was serious, and when he was silent, his demeanor gave a sense of aloof pressure.

"Multi-pronged approach?"

Yin Yue Demon Venerate slightly relaxed his brow and said, "Great General, please elaborate."

Hong Qi walked to the center of the hall, facing everyone, and slowly said, "First, we must engage in battle with Qin Tian! It concerns the fate of the nation, and we must hold it in our hands!"

"We must block Qin Tian east of the Myriad Demon Mountain Range, that's our baseline."

A civil servant asked, "Great General, can we truly stop them?"

Hong Qi replied, "How strong the Myriad Demon Mountain Range is, I believe all should know, back then even the invincible Long Jun of the Tianyuan Dynasty couldn't cross it, Qin Tian, is he tougher than Long Jun!?"

Before the crowd could speak, Hong Qi continued, "For this battle, I am willing to personally lead troops to intercept Qin Tian!"

Hong Qi's expression of willingness to personally strike, the crowd was thrilled. No doubt, Hong Qi was their greatest hope to stop Qin Tian's westward advance.

If Hong Qi can't stop him, then Yin Yue Demon Venerate taking action might not be enough.

Another civil servant asked, "Great General is willing to engage Qin Tian to the death, I deeply admire. However, this battle concerns the survival of the Demon Clan. I can't help but ask, facing Qin Tian's Qin Family Army and that mysterious True Qi Artillery Troop, has the Great General thought of a response?"

As if anticipating this question, Hong Qi sneered disdainfully.

"My intelligence indicates that Qin Tian's so-called Qin Family Army, actually only numbers a few dozen."

"Of course, these people are masters. But isn't the Demon Clan without masters? I've already contacted the Ghost Demon Sect and Heavenly Demon Sect, allowing their sect elders and elite disciples to join us in resisting Qin Tian."

"As it concerns the life and death of the Demon Clan, they have agreed. As for that True Qi Artillery Troop..."

Hong Qi chuckled, confident: "I must say, this Qin Tian, quite interesting, True Qi Cannon, to invent such a thing..."

"Two years ago, I sent someone to obtain diagrams and information of the True Qi Cannon from Qin Tian's forces, not just me, the Imperial City, Demon Clan, from what I know, have all obtained related True Qi Cannon information through various means."

"And we, the Demon Clan, huh, my team advisors, have already developed the True Qi Cannon and are testing it, success, shouldn't be a problem."

As Hong Qi spoke, his gaze swept over the entire group, "Do you know why during previous discussions I remained silent? It's because the True Qi Cannon hadn't been successfully developed but now, it has!"

Wow!

As Hong Qi finished speaking, the crowd was amazed, soon followed by joyous applause.

Yin Yue Demon Venerate was also elated, praising, "Great General truly is the backbone of our Demon Clan! Ha ha, we were previously troubled by the True Qi Cannon, now, we use their own tactics to defeat them, let's see if Qin Tian is afraid!"

Hong Qi received Yin Yue Demon Venerate's praise with an unchanged expression, saying, "This is merely my first confidence in resisting Qin Tian."

"Oh?"

The crowd was surprised.

Hong Qi continued, "Second, we must contact the Tianyuan Dynasty's Imperial City, at all costs, have them dispatch troops to suppress Qin Tian, I think that Fourth Prince and Crown Prince won't sit by and watch Qin Tian invade and grow, getting them to send troops shouldn't be difficult."

"Third, offer exorbitant rewards to the Demon Clan and Barbarian Clan, have them dispatch troops simultaneously from the south and north against Qin Tian. From what I know, Qin Tian only had Xu Kuan guard against the Imperial City, if the Demon Clan and Barbarian Clan send troops together, Qin Tian surely can't hold them off!"

"Fourth, Your Majesty can send someone to negotiate with the domestic insurgents, tell them the Demon Clan faces a formidable enemy, explaining the stakes, agreeing to a ceasefire, I believe those loyal rebel generals will consider the survival of the Demon Clan and agree to halt hostilities with us."

"This way, we can transfer those tens of thousands to the East, fight Qin Tian, drastically increasing our strength, making it even harder for Qin Tian to move westward."

On Hong Qi's composed face revealed an immensely strong self-confidence, saying:

"We join forces with the Imperial City, Demon Clan, Barbarian Clan, surround Qin Tian with four armies. It's not a matter of resisting Qin Tian but taking the opportunity to annihilate Qin Tian!"