The Crimson Heaven Spirit Garden.
A small wooden cabin.
"Taiping, though your declaration did draw the attention of every army on the Heaven-Demon Battlefield, allowing you to gather the former Five Emperors' Army in the shortest possible time."
"It also made your intentions public."
"The Nine Abysses will certainly target you."
Lü Daoxuan looked at Xu Taiping with some concern.
Three or four months had already passed since they captured Yanyuntai.
But with the complicated military affairs that followed, and the successive arrivals of Martial God Zhang Tianze and the others, this was the first time master and disciple had enjoyed such a quiet conversation since the battle.
Xu Taiping looked at Lü Daoxuan with a smile.
"Master, I only said I would attack Northern Emperor City. I never said when."
"Much less how I would attack it."
Lü Daoxuan froze for a moment, then laughed heartily.
"So you deliberately put that word out to confuse the Nine Abysses, you rascal."
Xu Taiping suddenly grew serious.
"I will certainly attack Northern Emperor City. Only by uprooting it will the Human Race Army have an opportunity to launch a full counteroffensive against the Nine Abysses."
Regarding the attack on Northern Emperor City, Xu Taiping had already used Lotus Eye Divination several times after learning about the situation on the Heaven-Demon Battlefield. Every result showed Heavenly Thunder City being breached.
Lü Daoxuan frowned.
"Over this past while, Zhao Qian, several Peak Lords, and I have also deduced how this might unfold. We found that Northern Emperor City is indeed a major obstacle for the Human Race on the Heaven-Demon Battlefield at present."
At this point, his gaze suddenly grew very grave.
"But compared with the other battlefronts, Northern Emperor City is also the hardest to capture."
"Several of the strongest demonic armies