Changling Commandery had a county city called Antai County, located northeast of Changling Commandery City.
Unlike the other sparsely populated county cities of Changling Commandery, Antai County City was now exceedingly bustling.
There was not even enough room within the county city itself; military tents outside its walls had already encircled it in several rings.
The moment dawn broke each day, all manner of sounds surged forth, while once night fell, all kinds of strange cries and howls rose up.
The ones responsible for this state of affairs were the hundreds of thousands of Devil Race troops under Demon Emperor Fifth Crown Prince Po Yue, who had retreated here after being routed by Ye Zhen.
The Devil Race's command structure was rather fragile. After Ye Zhen's ascetic priests and Heavenly Patrol Generals had hunted down a great number of low- and mid-ranking officers, the Devil Race's command had become severely impaired.
Thus, Demon Emperor Fifth Crown Prince Po Yue had begun reorganizing and drilling his remnant army here.
At the same time, this was Demon Emperor Fifth Crown Prince Po Yue's final chance.
If he returned in such a disgraceful state now, he would certainly lose his qualification to take part in the Succession Struggle.
He could only hold on here.
First, he needed to reorganize his army, then wait quietly and see whether he could snatch some military merit, rise again from the ashes, and reenter the ranks of the Succession Struggle.
Second, he simply had to wait.
The enemy's defeat was equivalent to his own victory.
If Demon Emperor Fifth Crown Prince Po Yue's two rivals, Demon Emperor Second Crown Prince Zhui Ri and Demon Emperor Seventh Crown Prince Cong Yun, both suffered crushing defeats, then his own defeat would amount to nothing.
When that time came, everyone