As they spoke, Shadowless Ancestor suddenly stirred his palm, and before him appeared a series of strange air currents. Those faintly visible currents seemed to contain some sort of runic patterns — a unique form of communication belonging to the Shadow Demon lineage.
Before long, a smile spread across Shadowless Ancestor's face.
"Everyone, if all goes well, we can leave this wretched place tonight and launch our assault on the Ten Great Sacred Lands." Cold killing intent gleamed in Shadowless Ancestor's eyes.
Green Falcon Ancestor was delighted by this news. "What do you mean?"
Silver Edge Ancestor fixed Shadowless Ancestor with his sharp, piercing gaze, clearly eager to hear the details.
"The mole I sent has already infiltrated the human domain and spent time there. He's gathered a rough understanding of the situation in the human domain. Several of our fellow daoists sealed within the human domain in ancient times have also broken free, and they're currently tying down the bulk of the human race's Divine Dao forces. Truly, the heavens favor the Demon Race." Shadowless Ancestor chuckled. "That brat Jiang Chen — though he holds the title of human leader — currently doesn't have a single Divine Dao cultivator by his side. He's come alone, bringing only a handful of Demigod cultivators and a batch of Heavenly Rank cultivators, hoping to reinforce the Huichun Island Domain."
"Oh? Is this information reliable?" Green Falcon Ancestor asked, visibly moved.
"Fellow daoist, are you questioning the Shadow Demon lineage's capabilities in this regard?" Shadowless Ancestor said with some displeasure.
The Shadow Demon lineage was indeed supremely gifted in this area — if they claimed second place in the demon race, no other branch would dare claim first.
"You're saying there are fellow demon daoists in the human domain? Who are they?" Silver Edge Ancestor asked.
"My subordinate wasn't in a position to inquire too deeply, but based on the details he managed to extract, it should include Evil Shadow Ancestor from our Shadow Demon lineage, and Stone Fiend Ancestor from the Yin Demon lineage." Shadowless Ancestor's face lit up with pleasure — hearing that an ancestor from his own Shadow Demon lineage was among them naturally bolstered his spirits. It meant the Shadow Demon lineage's strength had grown considerably.
Green Falcon Ancestor gave a dry laugh. "Stone Fiend Ancestor, you say? The Yin Demon lineage — I've heard Stone Fiend Ancestor is famously stubborn-minded. With his wits, I'm afraid he'd be no match for the human race."
"Isn't Fellow Daoist Evil Shadow from our Shadow Demon lineage also there?" Shadowless Ancestor said, clearly unhappy. "Fellow Daoist Evil Shadow and several of his Demigod envoys — not a single one of them is easy to deal with. With them tying down the main forces of the human domain, they can absolutely keep the place in endless turmoil."
This was no empty boast. Even Silver Edge Ancestor had to admit that while the Shadow Demon lineage might lack in other areas, they were perfectly skilled at stirring up trouble and working chaos from the shadows.
"So you're saying all of Jiang Chen's forces have been pinned down in the human domain? And this brat has charged in here alone? He's got some nerve."
"He had no choice — he didn't know we'd have multiple demon ancestors waiting for him. Perhaps he assumed only one ancestor was stationed here."
"This is the human race's so-called new leader? So reckless?" Silver Edge Ancestor's tone dripped with contempt. "If he's really just this kind of fool, was it really necessary to take him so seriously?"
Green Falcon Ancestor sighed. "He is young after all. He hasn't seen enough of the world and hasn't fully assessed the situation."
Shadowless Ancestor, however, did not underestimate Jiang Chen. Instead, he smiled and said, "The problem isn't his recklessness — it's that he's just as supremely confident as we demons are. According to our intelligence, this boy's abilities cannot be underestimated. If there were only one demon ancestor facing him, we might genuinely not be able to bring him down."
"Is he really that formidable?"
"Based on our analysis, this boy's abilities are quite unique. He reportedly has two Divine Dao True Spirits by his side — extraordinarily powerful ones at that."
"Oh? Now that's interesting." Green Falcon Ancestor's spirits immediately perked up. "Divine Dao True Spirits — if we could capture them alive, then..."