Chapter 273 - 270: Luring the Monster
"Yes."
This ten-meter-long turtle-like Upper-level Demon spoke in a deep and echoing voice, using a special form of communication: "It is the human force known as the Yellow Sky Sect. The human forces south of the Tianhe have long formed an alliance, but they concealed this fact. A man from the Yellow Sky Sect named Zhang Taiping deceived the Commander, persuading him to allow passage for the Commander to lead the Spirit Clan to eliminate the human force in Star State—Lingxiao City, who had just held high the Heavenly Master Torch."
"He actually trusted the humans?"
"The Commander is very knowledgeable about the human civilization of this world and believed that what Zhang Taiping said was highly credible. That’s why he gathered the Spirit Clan to leave the Tianhe and march south in force. Moreover, to ensure safety, the Commander even battled with the Yellow Sky Sect to which Zhang Taiping belonged, crippling them before continuing southward. Little did he know... it was nothing but a ruse by the humans. Ultimately, the two human forces caught us in a pincer attack, leading to our crushing defeat."
"Our thought will is influenced by our wild instincts and cannot be as unfettered as when in a spirit state; we’re unable to respond accurately to the cunning plots and deceptions of humans in real time. The Commander knew this and yet still chose to collaborate with the humans so readily. Failure was to be expected; it’s just a shame that the excellent situation of gradually encroaching from north to south had been squandered for nothing."
The Demon Bird spoke its mind, tilting its head high as it looked toward the south of Tianhe: "Under the call of the Heavenly Master, the human forces in Tiannan have already formed an alliance. Unless we are willing to reveal all our strength, it will be difficult to shake them in a short time. However, the plan has reached a critical moment, and both Spirit Venerables have already completed their descent. We cannot afford any mistakes now."
"Then... do we give up on Tianhe?"
"Give up? If we were going to give up on Tianhe, the Commander would not have bothered to come here in person!"
This Demon Bird stated: "Tianhe North and South must be severed. We need to create an illusion that Tiannan is beyond our control. That way, should any major changes really occur in Tiannan, those human leaders won’t feel an imminent sense of crisis. And as long as they don’t respond immediately...By devouring and digesting the billions of Spirit Food in Tiannan, our power will become unstoppable. Then we can push northward and completely take over this realm."
"Now the number of humans active near Tianhe is increasing, yet we no longer have the numbers to completely block off the Tianhe..."