"Besiege a stronghold to ambush its reinforcements? These demons have some nerve!"
Hearing Elder Tianfeng's words, Li Xian wasted no more time. "Daring to besiege a stronghold and ambush reinforcements on our Great Luo Immortal Sect's territory-they truly don't know how high the heavens are or how deep the earth is. I'll go see right now whether they actually have what it takes!"
"Sect Master Li, you must be careful!"
Elder Tianfeng hurriedly said, "These demons led by Yingyu originally intended to attack the Flame Furnace Fortress. That means their strength almost rivals the fortress's. It was only because they couldn't breach it, or perhaps feared excessive losses, that they chose to surround Immortal Wandering Island, forcing it to seek help from the fortress so they could intercept the reinforcements en route and weaken the fortress!"
Having said that, he added gravely, "They absolutely have far more powerful demons than we imagine!"
As the Great Luo Immortal Sect's greatest defensive line for suppressing the overseas regions, the Flame Furnace Fortress normally had at least one True Immortal stationed there.
Added to that were numerous Loose Immortals, fleets...
Even if one or two Demon Gods attacked, it could hold them off for a time.
Although the Flame Furnace Fortress had now withdrawn to the Falling Star Sea, its defenses had only grown stronger.
Not only was it led by Wu Changkong, a top Earth Immortal who had lived for nearly ten thousand years, but he also had assistance from a dozen or so Loose Immortals, including Xie Cangyun, Li Shengyang, and Bian Ren. Added to that were the Flame Furnace Fortress's nine fleets and its own formation...
Without deploying fifty or sixty Heavenly Demons, they could forget about taking it by force.
In fact, to ensure an overwhelming victory with the