The Blackwater Plains. Inside the command tent of the Tianfeng Battalion. "It has been three days! Reinforcements from Tianmang Fortress have yet to arrive, and we have already lost three strongholds in succession!" Li Bufan's expression was as calm as still water, but a faint spark of anger flickered in his eyes. "As I expected, that old fox Yuan Tiangang cannot be relied upon in the slightest!" "Vice-General Li," Xu Zhongda reported, "the commander-in-chief says the fighting is intense on every front. Even if troops could be spared, they would be too few to aid the Blackwater Plains. His hope is that we hold our position for a few more days, after which he might find a way to send reinforcements." Xu Zhongda's words made the refusal perfectly clear. Li Bufan sneered inwardly. Tianmang Fortress commanded tens of millions of soldiers. It was absurd to believe that not a single one could be dispatched. Yuan Tiangang clearly intended to let the Tianfeng Battalion exhaust itself before offering aid. By then, the battalion's momentum would be broken, its strength spent, and its prestige gone. Unfortunately, this was also the time when Ling Feng was away. Li Bufan rubbed his temples, trying to imagine what Ling Feng would do in this moment. No matter how he looked at it, he still fell short of Ling Feng! "Vice-General Li, we should call for General Ling. At this point, only he can resolve this crisis." Xu Zhongda's voice carried tension. His Infantry Battalion had already lost more than half its men. If the battle continued at this rate, not only his unit but the entire Tianfeng Battalion would be destroyed. Li Bufan felt bitter but could not voice it. At this point, there was no way he could call upon General Ling! Only now, with the weight of command resting on his shoulders, did he begin to understand what his grandfather, father, and uncles had endured over their lifetimes of military service. "It is not yet the time, Commander Xu. We must not allow our formation to fall into disarray." His gaze shifted to Huo Yuanyi. "General Huo, it is time to commit the Black-Armored Cavalry. The demon race will not find it easy to devour the Tianfeng Battalion piece by piece." "Yes!" Huo Yuanyi replied without hesitation. "Bufan, let me ride with General Huo!" Jiang Xiaofan's eyes burned with resolve. Before Ling Feng returned, he would defend this position at any cost, even if it meant his life. From the moment he had called Ling Feng "Big Brother," his life had ceased to be his own. Li Bufan exhaled slowly, then gave a single nod. At this stage of the war, no general could stand aside. Jingwang Mo Feng, silent until now, rose to his feet. "Only one stronghold remains. Once it falls, the demon coalition will break straight into our camp. I will fight in this battle." "This must not happen!" The other generals rushed to dissuade him. Mo Feng was a prince, and they could not allow him to risk himself on the front lines. "I've made up my mind!" Mo Feng's fists clenched, his eyes like tempered steel. All this time Ling Feng had schemed and fought for his sake, and the brothers here had shed their blood for him. Now it was his turn to prove his worth. He would show Yuan Tiangang that this Jingwang was no coward. He would show the men who fought beside him that he deserved their loyalty! "I, Mo Feng, swear to live and die with the Tianfeng Battalion!" His eyes swept over the assembled generals, and he gave a roar that bordered on madness. "Live and die with the Tianfeng Battalion!" The soldiers' hearts surged with fire, their eyes bright with renewed spirit. Soon, the army led personally by Jingwang marched toward the last stronghold of the Blackwater Plains, the final barrier against the demon race. Every soldier stood like a living wall. Their bodies and blood formed line after line of defense. No matter how fierce the demons' assault, they could not break through. No one knew when the battle would end. Even if only one soldier remained, not a single step would be given! This was the iron soul of the Tianfeng Battalion! Meanwhile, Silver Wolf Demon Emperor received news that sent him into a fury. His most beloved son, Yin Xue, had been turned into a fool in the Cangyan Mountain Range! Flame Tiger Demon Emperor had not sent Yin Xue back to the Red Dragon Hall. Instead, he had him escorted directly to Silver Wolf Demon Emperor's palace. Silver Wolf Demon Emperor's face twisted in rage. He seized the collar of the Red Dragon Hall demon king who had returned with Yin Xue and lifted him into the air. A slight increase in strength would be enough to crush the demon king into pulp. "M-my lord, it… it was a newly joined disciple of the Purple Dragon Hall!" The demon king was drenched in cold sweat, his voice shaking. Silver Wolf Demon Emperor drew in a deep breath and forced his fury down, then flung the demon king aside with brutal force. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝗻𝗼𝘷𝗲𝗹•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝕟𝕖𝕥 First, the Supreme Lotus Seed had been stolen. Now his son had been reduced to idiocy. In the space of a few days, events had driven him to the brink of slaughter. Around the hall, his strongest subordinates looked at the once brilliant Yin Xue, now giggling like a child, and felt a heavy sorrow. He had been the most promising heir of the Silver Wolf Demon Emperor. Only the Demon-Masked Lord and the Blood Sword Heavenly Lord remained unmoved. This was a family matter of the Silver Wolf Demon Emperor and did not concern them. Silver Wolf Demon Emperor took several deep breaths, fixing the demon king with a cold stare. "Tell this emperor everything you know about that Purple Dragon Hall disciple." "Yes, yes!" The demon king nodded frantically. "My lord, he is a demon from the Northern Demon Domain named Long Fei. Since joining the Canglong Sanctum, he has clashed many times with Young Master Yin Xue…" Silver Wolf Demon Emperor's pupils contracted sharply. A demon from the Northern Domain named Long Fei? On the day he had schemed to assassinate the Qiongqi Demon Emperor, the youth who had rescued the Qiongqi heir... Was that not Long Fei? He had thought Long Fei had returned to the Northern Domain and would never trouble him again. Yet here he was in the Southern Domain, and worse, he had turned his son into a fool! "Could it truly be him? What is he after?" Silver Wolf Demon Emperor's fists clenched until his knuckles whitened, his bloodshot eyes narrowing. His fingers curved like talons toward Yin Xue, pulling him through the air. "Ah! Don't touch me! You are a bad man! I will bite you! Bite you to death!" Terrified, Yin Xue screamed. The sight of his son's vacant, silly expression only fed the Silver Wolf Demon Emperor's rage. He gripped Yin Xue's head in one hand and said coldly, "Soul Search—Spirit Plunder!" "My lord, no! That will kill him!" Silver Serpent Enchantress's eyes widened in alarm. The forbidden art could seize fragments of another's memory, but whoever suffered it would die without fail.