The two of them sat on Terror Elephant's back. The elephant seemed unaware of their presence as it swung its enormous trunk, clearing a path through the mountains and crushing countless creatures underfoot. Its thunderous roars made it seem like an overlord.
"Actually, Fire Field wasn't my target before all this. Its influence is too great—it's one of the Eight Great Flowing Realms, after all. But you moved too quickly," Wang Wen said.
"Hong Zhu was badly wounded. It was a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity. I couldn't let it pass," Lu Yin replied.
"Right. Occupying Fire Field leaves us with two possible outcomes: either we're driven back into the Outer Universe, or we beat the Inner Universe into submission," Wang Wen said.
Lu Yin shrugged. "So we have to fight either way?"
"Of course. Even if you don't fight, others will force you to," Wang Wen said helplessly.
Lu Yin thought for a moment. "Once war breaks out, unless the entire Leien Battle Group joins the Eastern Frontier Alliance, we'll have only the slimmest chance of winning. Otherwise, we won't be able to stop the Inner Universe's various powers."
"They're not united, either. We can sow discord. We should be able to provoke infighting among a few of them."
"They're not stupid. And with the foundations of powers like Sword Sect, even if they do turn on each other, they'll still have more than enough experts to spare to deal with us."
"The best approach is to intimidate them so they won't dare make a move. Then we can plan in secret and dismantle them all at once."
"How do we intimidate them?"
Wang Wen looked at Lu Yin seriously. "When you returned from the Technology Starfield, I asked if you were confident you could deal with True Martial Night King. You