"I still believe the Demon Clan is not yet at the point of being completely outmaneuvered, and the war situation is unlikely to go as the Heavenly Court wishes," Ao Xing declared his own judgment.

Prince Mo’ang nodded at these words, "Father and the others believe the same. Both the Demon Master and the Demon Emperor are beings who traversed Ancient times. Until the very last moment, no one knows what kind of measures they might still have up their sleeves."

"However, to be on the safe side, we still need to make the necessary gestures," Ao Xing said darkly.

Prince Mo’ang cast a surprised look at him, then nodded gravely. The matter concerned the fate of their race and certainly could not afford the slightest negligence.

Both parties were well aware of the plans that would follow and naturally knew what to do.

It wasn’t long before they saw Prince Mo’ang storm out of the Dragon Clan’s camp.

"A bunch of treacherous curs, to think they can control the fate of the Dragon Clan, utterly delusional!" Prince Mo’ang gritted his teeth in anger.

He had clearly been slighted within the Dragon Clan camp, and so he seemed rather vexed.

"Prince Mo’ang, you have gone too far. We have always been loyal to Their Majesties," Ao Xing’s voice drifted from afar.

Upon hearing this, Prince Mo’ang’s expression turned even uglier. Clenching his teeth, he said, "Don’t think that by controlling this army, you can lord over me. I am the Crown Prince!"

"Haha, how formidable you are, Your Highness the Crown Prince," Ao Ming said sarcastically, while the others looked on as if enjoying the spectacle.

"Fine, just you wait!" Having said that, Prince Mo’ang left the campsite, crestfallen.

Everybody knew that the two parties had fallen out for some reason, but for the ordinary members of the Aquatic Races, it seemed that no one cared much about these issues. As long as they had food to eat, it didn’t make much difference who they followed.

Meanwhile, in the camp of the Demon Clan that had just achieved a resounding victory, there were now bursts of laughter and jovial voices. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

This battle had dispelled the gloom cast by the enemy’s constant harassment and completely relieved the pent-up frustration in everyone’s hearts. The Demon Kings, with a generous gesture, distributed the fine wine brought from the Demon Court, giving each monster a few cups to enjoy.

"Exhilarating, truly exhilarating, it has been too long since I’ve felt this way," one of the monsters, bare-chested and elated, shouted. Being naturally defiant, though they had reluctantly been brought together to form an army, the habits of the Jianghu were not so easily discarded.

Now, in the midst of a grand victory, they couldn’t help but reveal their true nature while indulging in revelry.

However, the Great Sage who Overturns the Seas did not stop them, but rather watched these monsters with interest, sipping the fine wine in his hand from time to time.

"This batch of wine tastes quite good, seems like another bountiful harvest," the Great Sage who Overturns the Seas remarked with a sigh.

Gauging that such exquisite wine couldn’t be produced in Luzhou in the North with its current conditions, he concluded it was a product of the Demon Realm, brimming with spiritual energy and delicious in taste.

The other Demon Kings naturally did not know to which place the Great Sage was referring, but the Green Flood Dragon said with a smile, "Isn’t that to be expected? Otherwise, how would we have the confidence to oppose the Heavenly Court?"

Laughing heartily, the Great Sage who Overturns the Seas replied, "Well said. It’s been a long time since I last went back to have a look. I wonder what it looks like now and if that city has been built."

When they left, the Demon Capital of the Demon Realm was only half built. Even so, it heralded the rise of a city of unparalleled grandeur, perhaps rivaled only by the Lingxiao Treasured Palace in the Heavenly Court.

Thinking back now, that magnificent city should have been completed, what a pity that to ensure the secrecy of the Demon Realm, entry and exit have been forbidden. Even if I wanted to see it, I couldn’t for the time being.

"Indeed, it must be quite spectacular," the Green Flood Dragon said with a sigh.

It was almost like a dream, everything so beautiful. If it weren’t for the millions of beings from the Demon Clan in Luzhou in the North, he truly would have liked to live there forever, no longer concerned with the chaos of the outside world.

Their conversation soon caught the attention of quite a few people, but many simply considered the place they spoke of to be the Demon Capital, so they didn’t pay it much mind.

"Tieniu, why don’t you join in the fun with them?" the Great Sage who Overturns the Seas said to a demon creature with a human body and a bull’s head sitting next to him.

The environment around was lively and noisy, but he alone sat quietly at his seat, slowly relishing the food on the table. He seemed somewhat dejected, out of place amidst the surrounding hustle and bustle.

"Better not, I’ve gotten used to the quiet. Life now is so much better than when I was with the Buddhist Sect," the demon known as Tieniu said with a smile.

There was joy in his eyes, as well as a touch of faint loss.

He once believed he would spend his entire life as a puppet of the Buddhist Sect, his fate and death controlled by others under the ever-burning lamp of the Ancient Buddha. But unexpectedly, the Buddhist Sect had set them free to Luzhou in the North, granting them liberty.

It was only later he learned this was a condition negotiated between the Demon Clan and the Buddhist Sect, and naturally, he felt immensely grateful.

Although they came from all over, not many demons were native to Luzhou in the North. Nevertheless, when they saw the thriving Demon Clan, they were stunned by such vigorous vitality.

For many years, the Demon Clan had always been synonymous with disunity. Despite their considerable strength, no one associated them with the peak powers of the Three Realms.

Many of them had grown accustomed to living a life of persecution, hiding and fleeing. But after seeing the affluent life in the Demon Capital, they found themselves unable to leave that path anymore.

Unsurprisingly, this group all chose to stay in Luzhou in the North, and because of their unique experiences, they were dispatched to support the battlefront in the Northern Sea, welcoming a new destiny.

The wounds of the past still lingered in their hearts, which made them more reserved and taciturn compared to other demons, but their combat power and discipline were much stronger.

"If the king were here, he would have been very happy to see such a scene," Tieniu suddenly said with a melancholic sigh.

The Great Sage who Overturns the Seas put down his wine cup and silently sighed. He knew very well whom Tieniu was referring to as king: their sworn elder brother, the Supreme Sage Bull Demon King, one of the strong within the Demon Clan.

Regrettably, he was toyed with by fate and ultimately walked toward death.

Objectively speaking, this elder brother was surely a hero. Unfortunately, in the face of the Buddhist Sect’s peak power, he had seemed somewhat helpless acting alone. If only he had united with the rest of them back then, perhaps the outcome would have been different.

With a gentle pour of fine wine onto the ground as a tribute to the deceased Bull Demon King, the Great Sage who Overturns the Seas then sighed, "The past is the past, Tieniu. It’s time to look ahead. Our Demon Clan will surely stand tall in the Three Realms once again. Then, no one will dare to look down on us."

"It’s just a moment of reminiscence. I too believe our Demon Clan has a bright future."