When the Eastern Emperor made up his mind, the Heavenly Court took action.
One elite unit after another quietly departed from the various armies.
To provide cover, the Heavenly Court openly proclaimed that it would exterminate the Cloud Master, using that as a reasonable excuse to mobilize army after army and send them wandering across the land.
Amid the enormous commotion, few noticed that certain elite soldiers had quietly "disappeared."
With his extraordinary methods, Tai Yi commanded the Heavenly River Navy like an artist, coordinating overt and covert fronts across boundless mountains and rivers, allowing a powerful Demon Clan force to infiltrate the territory of the Eastern Yi.
The most elite and terrifying demon heroes changed their appearances and slipped in first!
Infiltration, replacement... Before anyone noticed, an undercurrent had already begun to surge.
Facing this undercurrent, the local overlord—the Bird Master—seemed completely unaware. He had failed to do his duty as leader and warn his subordinates.
The Eastern Yi's defensive system had developed a major loophole.
Once Shang Yang and Jimeng, the two demon marshals, took their positions, that loophole widened to its absolute limit!
Who could have imagined it?
The two demon marshals who occasionally still appeared on the Fire Master's battlefield had become empty disguises, with other master actors performing in their place—doing little fighting and plenty of talking, fooling outsiders who knew nothing.
Tai Yi presided over the Overall Situation and remained stationed on the battlefield against the Fire Master. He occasionally clashed with the Emperor Yan and Xuanyuan, yet few knew that he had long since laid out a grand game.
Of course, there were always clear-sighted people in this world.
Even if Tai Yi's methods were that ingenious.
But...some people simply refused to play by the rules.
"Mountains and rivers are in peril; the