"Is this reasonable?"
"This isn't reasonable."
The twelfth full-line invasion was repelled. The blood of the Heavenly Court's soldiers dyed the eternally standing walls red. Their divine abilities were hard-countered, and the self-destructing divine thunder they carried failed to destroy the mountain fortresses that had received a terrifying enhancement in the blink of an eye. They could only fall unwillingly as yet another wave of ferocious attacks was forced to retreat.
The Eastern Emperor, who had a grasp of the Overall Situation, sighed and temporarily slowed the offensive, choosing to play it safe.
"I thought that by specifically targeting Azure Dragon's habits and style, making secret arrangements, and launching a surprise attack, we would definitely be able to open a breakthrough... But who could have expected that I would fail, without making any progress at all?"
Tai Yi shook his head and spoke to the Demon Marshal beside him.
As the attacking side that had taken the initiative to start the war, the Heavenly Court had naturally come prepared.
One never fought an unprepared battle!
And since they had prepared, that meant the Heavenly Court had thoroughly studied its opponent and possessed a relatively clear understanding of him.
For example, under the sudden war they had launched, who would command the Witch Clan army and oppose the Heavenly Court?
The Heavenly Court had made far too many contingency plans in this regard and had roughly determined the candidates.
—It could only be Houtu or Gong Gong!
Houtu was the supreme leader of the Witch Clan and possessed the authority to command its army.
Gong Gong, meanwhile, had proposed the construction of the Witch Clan's entire defensive system and was equally qualified.
In theory, nobody was more qualified or capable of commanding the Witch Clan army than them.
And in reality,