The discussion at the military conference between the two races lasted an entire day before finally ending. During the meeting, both sides held a detailed discussion of the battle plan proposed by Ao Qin, going over nearly every possible detail before adjournment.
But when two armies faced each other, especially in a battle of this scale—with nearly ten million troops between both sides—there were simply too many matters to discuss. So when the battle would begin could not be decided anytime soon.
Lin Yan had just stepped out of the main tent when General Chi Li called out to him.
"Lin Yan, Command Headquarters has ordered you to lead part of the Stratagem Camp to clear out several remaining Fierce Beast Strongholds three hundred thousand li northeast of Ice Ridge Bay. These are the specific locations sent by the Reconnaissance Camp." General Chi Li handed him a Jade Slip.
"Understood." Lin Yan accepted the Jade Slip and swept it with his Divine Sense. Seven or eight red dots were marked inside, all three to four hundred thousand li from Ice Ridge Bay.
After returning to the Stratagem Camp's encampment, Lin Yan set out with Di Jun, Taiyi, Minghe, Zhen Yuanzi, and the others, heading toward an Ice Rift Valley in the northeast direction.
The wind and snow of Northern Darkness seemed never-ending. Lin Yan led everyone through the low altitude at high speed, each of them suppressing their aura like ghosts blending into the storm. Below lay endless ice fields and rolling glaciers, with occasional traces of past battles—massive claw marks, frozen dark-red ice, and shattered weapon fragments.
After flying at full speed for two days, they saw a massive, bottomless Ice Rift Valley ahead, like a savage wound carved into the earth. Cold wind howled through the valley, whipping