"This was the first cooperation between the younger generation of martial artists in our Eastern Region..." Qi Lingyu's words struck Lin Bai deeply.
At the same time, Lin Bai's expression darkened completely.
Qi Lingyu was right. This was the first cooperation between the younger generation of martial artists in the Eastern Region. If they returned victorious, it would naturally boost the morale of the Eastern Region's martial artists.
But if they lost, the Eastern Region's martial artists would inevitably lose all their spirit.
Only then did Lin Bai gradually understand why the Northern Region's martial artists had insisted on fighting this battle in the Hunting Realm. Because to them...once they won, there would be benefits almost across the board.
Even if they lost, it would not cause them any major harm.
If they achieved a great victory, they could rely on the Demonic Refinement of All Living Things Formation to slaughter the Eastern Region's martial artists to the last man, killing all the foremost members of the Eastern Region's younger generation within the Hunting Realm.
Once that happened, all the sects and lineages across the Eastern Region would direct their fury at the Chu Kingdom. At the same time, a gap would appear in the Eastern Region's younger generation, causing its martial arts path to stagnate temporarily and suffer a shortage of successors.
That was the "Northern Region's great victory."
If the Northern Region's martial artists achieved a minor victory, they could use the opportunity to suppress the Eastern Region's martial artists' morale.
Lin Bai and the others were not soldiers, so they naturally did not understand the importance of military morale and popular support. But since the Northern Region's martial artists intended to wage war against the Eastern Region, they had naturally done their homework in detail.
They knew