Ye Bin discussed how to slay the Monster Dragon next with Qian Kang and Ruan Zheng. After yesterday's encounter, they had seen just how formidable his methods were. He had actually refined the Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Xian into a Gods-Demon and stationed it in ambush before the palace. Together with his disciples and followers, it had sent them fleeing in disgrace without even catching sight of the Monster Dragon.
Ye Bin had not come alone. She had brought more than twenty female disciples from Golden Bell Island and joined forces with Evernight City. Their numbers would have been enough to deal with a sect, but the Demon Dragon had not only many disciples, but also tens of thousands of Demonkind and other strange beings who had flocked to his side. They had suffered considerable losses last night, yet vast numbers remained. In a pitched battle, Ye Bin's side would find it hard to gain the upper hand.
"We still need to send the local demons and strange beings, along with the people of the Forty-Seven Islands, ahead of us. At the very least, they must tie down the Demon Dragon's henchmen!"
Qian Kang said uneasily, "According to the disciples who returned, that Deng Bagu brought out a cauldron. Only afterward did we learn that it was Yu's Cauldron, which Yu the Great used specifically to slay Demon Beasts when he tamed the floods. It swept up several thousand powerful members of the Demonkind out of thin air. The rest couldn't withstand it and scattered in flight. Their courage is broken now. A rabble like that is difficult to rally again after a single setback."
Shentu Hong offered a suggestion. "Men of mere brute courage must be lured with profit. So long as the rewards are great enough, we can still entice