God of Pets

Chapter 683 Baili City

Chen Guan was also making preparations. The Gong family and the Demon King City were joining forces to deal with him, which was a big problem, but also a great opportunity.

He was just looking for an excuse to destroy the Gong family's influence in Pengxuan Cave and take over their population and territory. Now that this has happened, he can legitimately take action against the Gong family.

The key issue is that Ziyang City's resources are not very strong right now, and it may not be able to win this battle against the Gong family and the Demon King City.

Chen Guan thought that he needed to make more preparations, otherwise if Ziyang City suffered too much damage in this battle, it might not be able to accept the Gong family's territory, and other families and forces might even benefit from it.

Moreover, after taking over the Gong family's territory, someone would need to manage it, which would require manpower.

While Chen Guan worked hard to upgrade his pets, he also improved the strength of his subordinates. Fortunately, the previous battles had accumulated a lot of resources for Ziyang City.

Originally, the plan was to develop slowly and steadily, but now there's no time to worry about that. Resources are being distributed to the soldiers and generals so that they can improve their own strength as much as possible.

The number of Ziyang soldiers also needs to be increased, otherwise it will be difficult to face the situation later.

That alone wasn't enough. Chen Guan was also thinking about whether he could find some outside help.

After much thought, it was clear that apart from the ten major families, no one could offer him any help.

However, the interests of the ten great families are deeply intertwined, and they share common interests, so it is impossible for them to openly help others to deal with the Gong family, which is also one of the ten great families.

Among the skilled practitioners who practiced asceticism, few dared to oppose the ten great families.

Thinking about it now, it does indeed feel a bit like being surrounded by enemies on all sides.

"Fortunately, I have the Imperial Palace. The power of the Six Senses is not enough to destroy the Imperial Palace. If all else fails, I'll have the soldiers and civilians of Ziyang City hide in the Imperial Palace first," Chen Guan thought to himself.

However, this was a last resort, because Chen Guan didn't know how many soldiers the Demon King City and the Gong family would send, nor did he know whether the Imperial Palace could withstand the combined attack of too many soldiers.

If it were truly a million-strong army, even if it were only attacked in groups of ten thousand, the damage that a million-strong army could cause would be absolutely devastating. Chen Guan couldn't guarantee whether the imperial palace could withstand it.

Chen Guan's only hope now lies with Jin Taohua's Blood Spirit Banner.

Under normal circumstances, the Blood Spirit Army is difficult to match with regular troops. However, if Chen Guan uses the name of the gods and the soul of the cheerleaders to control the Blood Spirit Army, he can directly turn the Blood Spirit Army into a powerful legion that can rival regular troops without being at a disadvantage.

The key is that the Blood Spirit army is large enough, numbering in the tens of millions.

However, if he uses such methods, Jin Taohua will probably suspect his relationship with Blood Spirit No. 6. Chen Guan doesn't know how Jin Taohua will react then.

Of course, if it came to a last resort, Chen Guan would have no other choice but to do so.

Chen Guan explained the situation to several core executives, and they discussed countermeasures together. However, due to insufficient intelligence, they did not know how many people from the Gong family and Demon King City would come, and they could not reach any conclusions.

"Such confidential information must be kept secret by the Gong family. The fact that Ximen the Drunkard knew about this information so early shows that his intelligence network is very powerful. I must bring him and his intelligence network over later," Chen Guan thought to himself.

Since there were no good methods and no outside help could be found, Chen Guan could only think of reducing the enemy's numbers first.

We can't touch the Gong family yet. If we do, we'll alert them and make them afraid to attack Ziyang City again. It will also put the Gong family on the moral high ground, while Chen Guan will be left without a legitimate reason.

At that point, the Gong family might even have to ask the other nine major families for assistance, which is not the situation Chen Guan wants to see.

Since the Gong family cannot be targeted first, Chen Guan has no choice but to attack the Demon King City first and eliminate the Gong family's henchmen.

To reach the Demon King's City, there's no need to cross the Kunwu Sea. The demons cross the Kunwu Sea because they dare not teleport to the Divine Continent. Chen Guan only needs to teleport to a grotto-heaven near the Demon King's City, from where the journey to the Demon King's City is very short.

After making his decision, Chen Guan instructed Teng Mingli and the others to improve their strength and train diligently, while he himself headed to the Demon King's Castle.

He certainly wouldn't go to the Demon King's City under the name of Zi Donglai. Chen Guan planned to change his identity and go to the Demon King's City first to find out the background of the newly promoted Demon King.

Everyone says that the newly crowned Demon King is terrifying and invincible, but Chen Guan doesn't quite believe such rumors.

Based on his understanding of the Ten Great Families, he could hardly help but suspect that the Ten Great Families were in cahoots with the Demons.

Using external enemies to suppress ordinary people and small forces in order to seize power and force ordinary cultivators to depend on them is a common tactic used by large families.

Chen Guan found Xiu Yingmei and successfully reached the border where humans and the Demon King's city were facing off. This place was called Baili City.

It is just one of the borders between humans and the Demon King's city. The Heavenly Court Army is responsible for guarding this place, and the current commander here is Xiu Jieming.

The city is called Baili City because within this hundred-mile radius, the Heavenly Army and the Demon King City fought a fierce battle that lasted for nearly a hundred days. Both sides deployed a large number of troops to fight and vie for control of the territory.

The city of Baili was lost seventeen times, but was recaptured seventeen times. The entire city was not only reduced to ruins, but also turned into a giant crater.

Within this hundred-mile radius, countless pets, Heavenly Army soldiers, and demons have died, turning the land nearly a hundred miles red with blood.

Baili City was ultimately defended. Of the more than 100,000 main force of the Heavenly Court army, less than 30,000 survived. Countless ordinary cultivators and pets also died, resulting in a frighteningly high casualty ratio.

Even today, some people still refer to Baili City as the graveyard of demons and humans.

Every lord of Baili City was one of the most outstanding generals in the Heavenly Army. After countless wars, large and small, the newly built Baili City was never breached again.

Now it's Xiu Jieming's turn to guard Baili City. Without a transfer order, he has to stay here indefinitely, and even if he can reach the Seventh Sense, he can't go to the Great Cave Heaven.

As Xiu Jieming's deputy, Xiu Yingmei has now become a pillar of Baili City.

"Are you really going to fight the Gong family to the death?" Xiu Yingmei leaned against the bed and looked at Chen Guan.

She knew that Zi Donglai was Chen Guan, but she had never told anyone about it, not even Xiu Jieming.

“It’s the Gong family who’s determined to fight me to the death,” Chen Guan said with a shrug.

Xiu Yingmei rolled her eyes at him: "I know you pretty well. Even if the Gong family doesn't come after you, you'll still find a way to mess with them. Don't give me this useless advice."

Chen Guan shamelessly said, "You really understand me; you truly are my confidante."

"Stop flattering yourself. Who's your confidante? I'm your boss, and you're my subordinate. Don't forget, you still have the mission to infiltrate Ji Nanhong's group." Xiu Yingmei couldn't help but laugh as she said this.

If Chen Guan can win this battle, his future achievements will be limitless, and he can already be considered a regional overlord.

Even Xiu Yingmei herself found it laughable to send such a person to infiltrate Ji Nanhong's group.

The thought of such a person right next to her, massaging her shoulders and acting all obedient made Xiu Yingmei squint her eyes.

(End of this chapter)