Ancestor Shixin was a fierce one, but he spoke with cold malice: "If that brat doesn't come looking for trouble with us, he knows what's good for him. But if he does, I'll make sure he learns his lesson."
Elder Guangdu had also been from the Demon Beast lineage, and he had died at Jiang Chen's hands. Naturally, Ancestor Shixin harbored a belly full of grudges against Jiang Chen.
What's more, wiping out Jiang Chen would be a monumental contribution to the Demon Race. Such a great merit, he naturally had no intention of letting slip by.
It was Ancestor Tieyi who spoke gravely instead: "Brother, you must not underestimate that brat. Think about it — our Demon Race has ten lineages, and time and time again, how many times have we suffered losses at his hands? Our Demon Beast lineage may not shy away from trouble, but consider Ancestor Jinxiao for a moment. Would his abilities be any weaker than ours? Would the main fighting force of his Golden Demon lineage be any weaker than ours? And yet, look at how things ended."
"You're saying the Golden Demon lineage was careless?" Ancestor Shixin was taken aback.
"In terms of raw combat power, there is absolutely no way the human race could have defeated the Golden Demon lineage. Not even in the ancient era could anyone have accomplished that. The Ancient Glazed Palace was so powerful, yet even they couldn't crush the Golden Demon lineage head-on. So how could one lone late-era cultivator, without any ancient inheritance to rely on, possibly pull it off?"
Frankly speaking, Ancestor Tieyi had analyzed the matter carefully. He fully acknowledged the Golden Demon lineage's fighting strength, which meant their annihilation must have involved carelessness — or perhaps they had fallen into a human trap, or been countered by some aspect of humanity's strategy.
Otherwise, given the ferocity of the Golden Demon lineage, there was simply no way they would have suffered such a catastrophic defeat.
Ancestor Shixin nodded in agreement: "The Golden Demon lineage has always been sharp-tongued and arrogant, looking down on everyone. If anyone were to suffer losses, it would certainly be because of that. By the way, Brother — the total annihilation of the Golden Demon lineage must be a tremendous blow to the Demon Race's grand plan. Ancestor Tianmo was counting heavily on the Golden Demon lineage and the Giant Demon lineage to serve as the main assault force against Dongyan Island. Now that the Golden Demon lineage has been wiped out, won't the entire plan fall apart?"
"Hmph, the Golden Demon lineage was always showing off and stepping on toes. Perhaps the Heavenly Demon lineage didn't like that either? Who knows whether the fall of the Golden Demon lineage had the shadow of the Heavenly Demon lineage behind it? The Demon Race has ten lineages — even with one destroyed, nine remain. When it comes to conquering the human domain, the Demon Race's strength is more than sufficient. The real question lies in coordination, and in leadership."
"No way…" Ancestor Shixin drew in a sharp breath. If the fall of the Golden Demon lineage also involved the handiwork of the Heavenly Demon lineage, that was truly terrifying.
The Heavenly Demon lineage was far too frightening.
"I'm not saying the Heavenly Demon lineage deliberately schemed against the Golden Demon lineage. But when making their arrangements, it's entirely possible they intentionally or unintentionally placed the Golden Demon lineage in a perilous position. The Heavenly Demon lineage wanted to conquer the human domain and wanted the Golden Demon lineage to fight head-on against the humans, depleting their strength. It's just that perhaps even they didn't expect that while the Golden Demon lineage's power was depleted, they failed to produce any results whatsoever."
"Forget it, forget it. Let's just focus on our own duties." Ancestor Shixin's face had gone somewhat pale. Clearly, he too found the scheming of the Heavenly Demon lineage to be terrifying beyond measure.
The two were still talking when hurried footsteps suddenly sounded from outside the tent. A trusted follower from the Demon Beast lineage rushed in at a quick pace.
"Ancestors, something terrible has happened! Commander Fei Yao is in trouble!"
What?
The two ancestors shot to their feet the moment they heard the news, their expressions turning grim in an instant.
Commander Fei Yao was the most trusted subordinate of both ancestors. Though he had not yet reached the Divine Dao Realm, he was the strongest fighter among demigods, and also the most strategic and battle-capable confidant in the entire Demon Beast lineage.
If Commander Fei Yao had met with misfortune, it would be an enormous loss for their Demon Beast lineage.
"What happened?" Ancestor Tieyi's face was dark as water, his eyes brimming with killing intent.
"He… he was murdered, and his death was a horrific sight." The follower's face was ashen, his voice stammering, not daring to meet the eyes of the two ancestors.
Under such circumstances, he could feel the towering rage that surged from the two ancestors upon hearing the news.