"My emperor, our Black Mountain Territory was attacked by the Immortal Heroes, with over half our numbers killed or wounded..."

"My emperor, our Qu Ping Island was also ravaged by the Immortal Heroes, almost flattened to the ground by them..."

"My emperor, our Libu Tribe was also brutally attacked by the Immortal Heroes, they, they didn't even spare the women and children!!"

...

The Demon Kings sitting cross-legged below the hall indignantly reported the devastation caused by the Immortal Heroes to the Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor.

"Bald men holding umbrellas, lawless and reckless!" The Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor slammed a fist onto the dragon table forged from purple gold in front of him.

With a loud bang, the dragon table turned into a pile of dust under his punch.

Without using demonic power, to crush a purple gold table, hard as diamond, into powder, there were probably few in the Demon Realm who could achieve this.

"These Immortal Heroes are truly outrageous!"

After shattering the dragon table, the Purple-Eyed Demon King stood up abruptly, pacing angrily a few steps before halting suddenly, turning back, his purple eyes sweeping across the kings below, shouting, "Who has a plan to counter the Immortal Heroes, speak up!"

"My emperor, the reason the Immortal Heroes succeed in our territories frequently is because they move in scattered, light units, strike swiftly, and relocate. It's basically guerrilla warfare. They ravage each place they arrive at and move on, not lingering in battle, aiming to disrupt our territory's peace and harmony..." An elderly Demon King analyzed.

"Mosang, your analysis makes sense." The Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor nodded at the elder Demon King, then asked, "Do you have a strategy to counter them?"

"Yes." Demon King Mosang said, "To counter their guerrilla tactics, we should adopt an anti-guerrilla strategy. Firstly, organize a regular army, then rally all the territories and tribes, make everyone vigilant, and establish a unified signal. Upon spotting the Immortal Heroes, don't rush into battle immediately but signal first. Once the signal is received, the regular army will move in to annihilate the Immortal Heroes..."

"Isn't that overly mobilizing?" A young Demon King said disdainfully, "By the time our regular army arrives, the Immortal Heroes might have long vanished..."

"Indeed, it's overly mobilizing, but we can structure the regular army. The Immortal Heroes' actions are individual, their single combat strength at best matches two of our Demon Kings, so we just need to structure the regular army into squads of ten, with two Demon Kings, three Demon Generals, and five Demon Soldiers, thus it's neither excessive mobilizing nor limiting our striking scope."

The Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor contemplated as he listened to the discussion, and just as he was about to approve, the gatekeeper servant reported from outside:

"My emperor, the Winged King requests an audience."

Hearing this, the Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor raised his brows, seemingly having anticipated something, immediately calling out, "Let him in."

The Winged King hurried in and kneeled in the center of the hall, bowing deeply, "Winged King at your service, my emperor, may you live eternally..."

"Rise!" The Purple-Eyed Demon King extended his hand. Although the Winged King wasn't under his command, he was after all his brother-in-law, so he spoke as courteously as possible.

As the Winged King raised his head, tears streamed down his face, and he cried, "My emperor, great misfortune has befallen the Zi Yue Territory...!"

At these words, the Demon Kings below gasped.

The Zi Yue Territory was the residence of Lady Zi Yue, who was the Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor's sister. If anything happened to Lady Zi Yue, none could predict the Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor's reaction and subsequent actions.

"What happened exactly? Speak quickly!" True to form, the Purple-Eyed Demon King first thought of his kin, saying, "What about Zi Yue, is she alright, and Little Zi..."

The Winged King couldn't possibly mention in front of so many Demon Kings that his wife and daughter had been defiled by a Human youth, so he merely said, "They, though narrowly escaped, their demonic power cultivation has dropped to the Demon Soldier Realm..."

To the Demon Race, demonic power cultivation was considered a second life.

For a Demon King-level demon, falling to the Demon Soldier Realm was a blow second only to death.

The Purple-Eyed Demon King trembled upon hearing this, "What? Fallen to the Demon Soldier Realm... outrageous! What is that Human youth's name?"

Raging, the Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor's eyes bulged, faintly emitting a purple light that frightened the Demon Kings below into silent terror.

"He, he... I don't know!" The Winged King stammered in shame.

The Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor demanded again, "What is his cultivation base?"

"Fourfold Body of the Immortal Venerable!"

"Fourfold Body of the Immortal Venerable?" Doubt flickered across the Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor's face, "Such a cultivation level... can ravage the Zi Yue Territory?!"

"My emperor, you may not know, that Human youth, though only at the Fourfold Body of the Immortal Venerable, has incredibly powerful spells. A mere clash with him reduced my hand to fragments by the electric arc from his palm..."

The faces of the Demon Kings turned heavy at these words.

The Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor raised his brows, "He is that formidable, capable of releasing lightning from his palm?"

"Yes." The Winged King affirmed.

After a moment, the Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor clenched his fist, "Alright, I will personally go capture that Human youth, see how formidable he truly is?"

Demon King Mosang urgently said, "My emperor, you mustn't! In my opinion, you should prioritize the larger situation, remain in command, and plan strategies. Going personally would be a minor task at the cost of the greater agenda..."

With a roar, the Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor shouted, "Nonsense!! My sister and niece were both harmed, and you expect me to turn a blind eye?? You want me to stay put? Are you asking me to be a coward?"

With thundering anger, the Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor's furious outburst left the Demon Kings below too terrified to make a sound, with even Demon King Mosang parting his lips but not daring to advise further.

"All kings follow me to capture the Human youth who invaded the Zi Yue Territory. Whoever captures him first will be rewarded with three territories!"

In the structure of the Demon Realm, each Demon King normally only possessed one territory.

Three territories were a tremendous temptation for the Demon Kings.

Though their territories had also suffered great distress, it paled in comparison to three territories.

Furthermore, this was a direct order from the Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor, different from the Winged King's alliance command.

The Winged King's alliance command was an invitation based on alliance; when one side faced difficulties, the others would aid in friendship, not absolute submission.

Even if some Demon Kings didn't respond, the Winged King couldn't admonish them.

But disregarding the Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor's command meant instant execution without reprisal.

Thus, after the Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor issued his order, over fifty Demon Kings responded in unison, "We will follow the emperor, and serve unto death!!"

As the Purple-Eyed Demon Emperor, with his host of Demon Kings, hurried to the Zi Yue Territory alongside the Winged King, over a hundred Demon Kings had already gathered there, with more continuing to arrive from all directions. (To be continued. If you enjoyed this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for this book, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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