As Li Yan investigated, he only encountered Black Devil Race scouts in the direction of the camps guarded by the Red-Eyed Flame-Horn Beast Clan's own cultivators.
Li Yan guessed that the Black Devil Race might be preparing to hand the defensive line over to Mu Guyue's original army. Therefore, the scouts previously stationed around the positions guarded by the Phoenix clans had already withdrawn.
And Mu Guyue's original army had only just set out. It certainly could not have moved faster than his own side, nor could it have dispatched scouts so quickly. That was why the Black Devil Race's intelligence-gathering efforts felt insufficient!
Li Yan made a full circuit around the front lines. At three frontline camps, the troops were composed of five Phoenix clans. Aside from the Nine-Headed Azure Phoenix Clan, cultivators of the Undying Nether Phoenix Clan were also among them.
Li Yan also recognized the Purple-Gold Jade Phoenix Clan and the Five-Colored Rainbow Phoenix Clan. He did not recognize the remaining clan. Red-Eyed Flame-Horn Beast Clan cultivators were present in all three camps as well, though their numbers were not large.
They were often leaders of patrol squads, or served in roles similar to military advisers. Li Yan could tell that the Red-Eyed Flame-Horn Beast Clan had left them behind to assist the allied armies.
There were also quite a few Nine-Headed Azure Phoenix Clan members in those three camps, and their cultivators accounted for the greatest number of commanders.
"...The armies formed by the Phoenix clans contain only a small number of Red-Eyed Flame-Horn Beast Clan cultivators. They were likely left behind to improve the flow of battlefield intelligence, or to help the others familiarize themselves with the battlefield.
In those three camps, nearly all orders to engage were issued by the Nine-Headed Azure Phoenix