The Heavenly Demon Ancestor's heart stirred.
Reinforce the extra-realm battlefield? If Jiang Chen truly did that, this would absolutely be the key to eliminating him and seizing the human domain.
As long as they eliminated Jiang Chen, no matter how solid Dongyan Island's defenses were, they would never be able to withstand the demon army.
The human race could only put up stubborn resistance because of Jiang Chen. Without him, the human domain would have been nothing but dregs a century ago.
These intelligence reports were all crystal clear, meticulously laid out.
Thus, deep in his heart, the Heavenly Demon Ancestor believed that the most critical factor in conquering the Divine Abyss Continent was not how much territory was seized, but rather strangling the human race's core leaders.
This was a grave mistake the demon race had made during the ancient demon war.
Back then, when the demon race had invaded the Divine Abyss Continent and seen its abundant resources, their greedy desire had conquered all reason.
The demon race's strategy had gone awry from the start, always aiming to seize more and more territory.
As a result, their battle lines had been stretched far too thin, and with lines that long, it was inevitable that they would find themselves stretched beyond their capacity, lacking sufficient control.
And so, troubles naturally followed in rapid succession.
The vast expanse of the Divine Abyss Continent was far more than the demon race's limited forces could hope to occupy entirely, which was why their strategic direction in the ancient war had been fundamentally wrong.
Therefore, this time, making their comeback, they absolutely could not make the same mistake.
There was no need to stretch their battle lines too far, nor was there any need to seize too much territory.
As long as they strangled the key points, they could strike at the human race's vital spots, eventually destroying them step by step and bringing them under conquest.
Once the human race was left without leadership, they would crumble on their own — sometimes the demons wouldn't even need to lift a finger, and the humans would finish themselves off.
This was the conclusion the Heavenly Demon Ancestor had arrived at during his two to three hundred thousand years of sealed isolation, pondering ceaselessly.
Thus, rather than expending manpower and resources to attack the human domain head-on, it was far better to eliminate Jiang Chen and strangle the leader at the source.
With Jiang Chen dead, the human domain would surely collapse without a fight. Of this, the Heavenly Demon Ancestor was absolutely certain.
Even if a handful of stubborn resisters remained, without Jiang Chen, these survivors would never amount to anything significant. Of this, he had not the slightest doubt.
At this thought, the Heavenly Demon Ancestor's mind began to race.
His gaze swept around the assembly with gravity as he spoke slowly, "Everyone, based on the timing, it is indeed highly likely that this Jiang Chen has not yet returned to the human domain. This is an excellent opportunity for us to eliminate him. Once he returns to the human domain, the decisive battle between us and the human race will turn into a protracted war. Given our current numbers, that would be unfavorable for the demon race."
The demon race was, after all, an invading force with no roots whatsoever on the Divine Abyss Continent. After the ancient war, their remaining combat strength had already been meager.
Completing the conquest? Easier said than done.
If they threw themselves at the human domain regardless of losses, and in the end managed to seize it, what then? Would the surviving demons have the capacity to control the entire Divine Abyss Continent?
Impossible!
Therefore, as long as they could avoid sacrificing the demon race's effective fighting forces, they should do everything to preserve them.
"Heavenly Demon Ancestor, just give the order — count me in for the attack on the Eternal Sacred Land! I'll gladly serve as vanguard!" Gold Roar Ancestor was the first to call out.
His hatred for Jiang Chen was bone-deep. Having been toyed with by Jiang Chen, resulting in the complete annihilation of the Gold Demon lineage — this was, for the Gold Roar Ancestor, an absolutely humiliating disgrace.