Yao Yao analyzed that the reason the Shan Hai demons might be doing this is to break from their usual behavior and try to capture all the masters of the Bai Ze demon clan before the official war.
"Then we can choose not to participate," I said.
"That's absolutely out of the question," Yao Yao asserted. "If we don't participate, it will show that the Bai Ze demon clan is actively showing weakness. Neutral demons like Diana will then defect to the Shan Hai demons, making them even stronger and harder to deal with. This is also a trick of the Shan Hai demons."
"Then we'll focus on fighting. It's fine, we also have many masters," I said. "Earlier in Jinling, Da Ji and I already made arrangements for our forces. We only needed three more people, and we picked up Xu Ran on the way. Now we just need to find two more masters, and we can stand a chance against the Shan Hai demons."
Yao Yao sneered, "Can you really do that, going against Liu Hua Qiang?"
"What do you mean?" I asked. "The Shan Hai demons are just Long Yue, the Miao King, that Xie Liao Sha, and the rest are ordinary human Purple Qi puppets who are good with firearms. In a competition like chess, you can't use guns, right?"
"Naturally, but cold weapons can be used," Yao Yao said.
"We're not afraid of cold weapons."
"It seems that as a Bai Ze reincarnation, you know very little about your opponents," Yao Yao chuckled.
"Do they have other great demons?" I asked.
"Few in Yan Xia, but many from abroad. Recently, I've heard rumors that many great demons from the Shan Hai clan, upon hearing about the emergence of the Shan Hai reincarnation, are heading towards Yan Xia."
I thought for a moment, "...How many as powerful as Long Yue can there be? Five? Eight?"
I only knew that the Miao King and Long Yue of the Shan Hai demons were powerful. I hadn't experienced the Miao King's strength, and while I was somewhat familiar with Long Yue and had witnessed her power.
Yao Yao held up two fingers.
"What does that mean? Is Long Yue the second most powerful?" I guessed.
Yao Yao pouted, "Long Yue isn't even in the top twenty."
My heart skipped a beat!
On our side, only Diana and Da Ji, those two ancient giant demons, could confidently defeat Long Yue. Others, including Shao Chen, Xu Ran, and Chu Qi, were no match for her. According to Yao Yao, there were over twenty beings as powerful as Diana and Da Ji among the Shan Hai demons!
Then what's the point of fighting? We might as well surrender!
But that won't work either. The Shan Hai's goal this time is to destroy the world. Not surrendering means losing, and surrendering means losing even more!
"What, scared?" Yao Yao asked me.
I raised an eyebrow, "I can't beat one Long Yue anyway, and I can't beat twenty either. It makes no difference to me."
"The Bai Ze demon clan's overall strength is indeed limited, and its masters are not top-tier. Therefore, if we want to win, we still need to learn to borrow strength and work hard in other areas," Yao Yao said.
"For example?"
"The Underworld, Shabya," Yao Yao said.
I nodded. The Underworld indeed had many masters. They could exist in both tangible and intangible forms, and coming to the mortal realm would be a dimensional attack against any opponent, unless there was a Taoist art like "ghost catching" that could counter them.
As for Shabya, it was even more so, the human elite base. The new number 201, Bai Qingcheng, was rumored to be as powerful as Long Yue, or even more so.
However, I couldn't reach a high enough position in Shabya for now. They respected me only because I was the Bai Ze reincarnation. They even sent Shen Xingyue, who often treated me as her subordinate, which was understandable for an official organization.
The Underworld was different. I had direct access to the young King Yama, and my position was almost equal to hers. The commanders of the few Yin Messengers, except for the cold and aloof Xie Bi'an, treated me quite well, let alone the other minor Yin Messengers.
"How about I go to the Underworld and scout for some people?" I suggested.
Yao Yao nodded, "That's what I was thinking, but only you and Bingbing can enter. Is that okay?"