"What?!"

Upon hearing the words of Thunder Supreme, Yin Yue the Demon Venerate was stunned as if he had misheard.

He glared at Thunder Supreme, and if it weren't for the fact that Thunder Supreme was a senior member of the Elder Council (and because he couldn't defeat him), he would have already ordered his execution!

"You want me to surrender? Surrender to Tianyuan Dynasty's Qin Tian? Thunder Ancestor, you are a member of the Demon Clan, hmph, have you even forsaken this very ancestor of the Demon Clan?!"

Yin Yue the Demon Venerate suppressed his anger, but when he spoke at this moment, he could no longer hold back his simmering rage.

The State Preceptor stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, you cannot speak to the Elder Council like this, please restrain yourself."

"Hmph, hahaha... Restrain?"

Yin Yue the Demon Venerate laughed, saying, "Have you been bought by Qin Tian? Do you really want me to surrender?" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Thunder Supreme responded sternly, "I am not telling you to surrender to Qin Tian, but to surrender to Fei'er! The throne of the Demon Clan rightfully belongs to her! I am not interested in your personal grievances, but when it comes to the life and death matters of the Demon Clan, our Elder Council must intervene!"

"Thunder Ancestor, I understand your meaning, haha, you are biased, you've always had a prejudice against me, isn't that right?"

Yin Yue the Demon Venerate laughed loudly, "The Elder Council does not interfere in the internal affairs of the Demon Clan, this ancestral rule, you have completely forgotten..."

"Insolent!"

Thunder Supreme was furious, "When has our Elder Council ever interfered in internal affairs? On the contrary, it is you, Yin Yue, who are trying to use us to help you eliminate your enemies, humph, you are the one who has violated the ancestral teachings!"

Thunder Supreme spoke with anger, stepping forward, glaring at Yin Yue the Demon Venerate, and said, "Today, the State Preceptor and I have come to persuade you to surrender. You can choose not to surrender... but the consequences will be yours to bear alone!"

"The Elder Council gives you three days to consider, by then, if you remain obstinate, don't blame the Elder Council for lacking compassion!"

Upon hearing this, Yin Yue the Demon Venerate's face changed dramatically, his anger uncontrollable: "Hahaha, so in the end, you want to join forces against me, right? How bold of you! What if I, Yin Yue, refuse to surrender?!"

"If you refuse to surrender, you can try!"

Thunder Supreme uttered a harsh word and turned away directly, "In three days, we'll settle all the scores together!"

"Bastard!"

"Bastard!"

"Old and undying fool!"

"You just wait! You, Elder Council, you bully others! You betray your teachers and ancestors!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

After Thunder Supreme and the State Preceptor left, Yin Yue the Demon Venerate went berserk in the grand hall, shouting and cursing in anger, he struck out in fury, blasting two massive holes in the grand hall.

"The Demon Clan won't accept me! None of you accept me! What did I, Yin Yue, ever do wrong?"

Yin Yue the Demon Venerate howled up to the sky, his eyes flashing with a blood-red murderous light, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, you're pushing me! Liu Fei'er! Qin Tian! Elder Council! You're all pushing me! If I don't settle this grudge, I, Yin Yue, swear I am no man!"

Outside the grand hall, Hong Qi and others were alarmed by the True Qi Shock Wave, and rushed in, entering the hall, witnessing Yin Yue the Demon Venerate's terrifying expression, each retreated, afraid of being mistakenly killed by the deranged Yin Yue.

After about half an hour, Yin Yue the Demon Venerate emerged disheveled from the grand hall, his entire demeanor completely different, appearing to have aged several years in an instant.

Hong Qi asked, "Your Majesty, what exactly happened?"

Yin Yue the Demon Venerate smiled without speaking, and said, "It's nothing."

"Then, Your Majesty, now with enemy forces attacking from both east and west, our troops are unstable, what should we do?"

"Defend to the death!"

Yin Yue the Demon Venerate said angrily with murderous intent, "As members of the Demon Clan, our Demon Capital cannot be conquered by outsiders! Even if it means fighting to the last person, we must defend to the death!"

"This..."

"Is there a problem?!"

"As you command."

…

To prevent large-scale casualties among the Demon Clan, Liu Fei'er persuaded Qin Tian to delay the joint attack on Demon Capital with Zuo Yuanhao.

Meanwhile, Ye Kun and Xu Kuan each wrote a letter to Qin Tian regarding their firm stance on withdrawing troops from West State.

In their hearts, Xu Kuan and Ye Kun practically pledged to Qin Tian, requesting he give them a chance to defend West Capital, and they were confident they could stop the War God!

Despite being a cautious person by nature, Xu Kuan even pleaded with Qin Tian, which softened Qin Tian's heart somewhat.

After all, Zuo Yuanhao had brought over one hundred and ten thousand troops, and now the Demon Capital was practically theirs.

Over in West State, the forces under Ye Kun, Xu Kuan, and Che Aijun totaled over 190,000 troops, which was a formidable force.

Moreover, Xu Kuan had been operating in West Capital and Yueya City for years and was adept at defense. If Xu Kuan could use his defensive capabilities to block the War God, Qin Tian thought it might indeed be possible.

However, given the gravity of the situation, Qin Tian was still undecided and called on Zhou Yang and others for advice.

"Boss, I think it's feasible," Lin Yu said, "General Xu Kuan's defensive abilities are well acknowledged, and West State is his most familiar territory, so they can definitely hold out."

Zhao Lanjin said, "I think with two hundred thousand men, just defending, not attacking, will suffice to withstand the War God's invasion, I trust General Xu Kuan."

Xiao Zhuang also concurred, "Having hundreds of thousands defending West State, giving it up for nothing is really hard to bear. We haven't fought the War God yet, admitting defeat now is unreasonable."

Qin Tian turned to look at Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang had been deep in thought for a while, then said, "Boss, since General Xu Kuan and the others are this determined, telling them to retreat will leave them resentful. So, why not make an agreement with them that if the War God's forces exceed two hundred thousand when invading West State, they should then withdraw; if not, leave the defense of West State entirely to General Xu Kuan, what do you think?"

"It's the best we can do. They want to earn merits, they are not convinced, so let's give them a chance over there."

Seeing everyone had this attitude, although Qin Tian was somewhat worried, he immediately composed a letter back to Xu Kuan and the others, outlining its content in line with Zhou Yang's suggestion.

Three days later, as Qin Tian was discussing with Liu Fei'er on how to proceed if the Demon Capital did not surrender, suddenly sounds of fighting erupted from within Demon Capital's inner city, with True Qi enveloping the inner city like a storm.

Just as Qin Tian was taken aback, Xiao Zhuang burst in hurriedly, saying, "Boss, good news, there's a rebellion in the Demon Capital's inner city, they've started fighting amongst themselves!"

"Oh?"

Qin Tian was stunned.

Xiao Zhuang continued, "Moreover, it seems to reduce casualties; the Demon Clan's Elder Council has stepped out to pressure Yin Yue the Demon Venerate to surrender. Today is the deadline, I bet something big is going to happen in the Demon Capital's inner city!"