Chapter 377 Mysterious Eyes
Yang Genshuo originally thought the same as Yang Shi, to use extreme firepower to focus on annihilating a few Golden Core members of the Demon Clan first, making the Demon Clan terrified to show themselves, and to peacefully get through this opening of the space portal.
This move was a [deception].
It relied on the asymmetry of information between the two sides.
The Demon Clan, and even the Dragon Clan from the past, all believed that the Human Clan was still the invincible War God of old, an existence that suppressed all other races, and thus only dared to interact with the Human Clan with extreme caution.
Looking back at the entire opening of the Dragon God Immortal Palace, the Dragon God's arrangements... had a hint of flattery.
The Dragon God Immortal Palace brought out a large number of treasures, to play a treasure hunt game with the cultivators of the Human Clan, and then let the descendants of the Dragon Clan who had grown up in the Immortal Palace disguise themselves as Dragon Spirits to observe the Human Clan up close, to understand every move of the Human Clan, learn the wisdom of the Human Clan, so as to choose a Dragon Master.
Isn't this the epitome of flattery?
As powerful as the Dragon God, who knows what level of ancient immortal he was, it was unclear whether he was completely dead or not, but he still regarded the Human Clan as the most worthy race to learn from, believing that only by understanding the Human Clan and learning from the very best of the Dragon Clan could one become the Dragon Master.
This shows what the Human Clan did to all races during the Ancient Era.
"I guess even the Dragon God must have taken quite a beating back then..."
So Yang Genshuo seized on this psychology of the other races, to design a trap to deceive the Demon Clan.
To make the Demon Clan believe that the Human Clan was still as strong as it was five thousand years ago!
Show yourself and be instantly annihilated.
Even against some Qi Refinement Realm piglets, it was a no-cost saturation attack.
Whether it was large-caliber missiles or Fourth Grade Talismans, aren't they both invaluable?
A Fourth Grade Talisman, also known as a Golden Core Talisman, could trade for thousands of Mid Grade Spirit Stones on the Spirit Miao Continent!
With costly materials and a low success rate for Drawing Talismans, these items were in hot demand.
Many Golden Core cultivators only kept one or two as lifelines.
Like that Daoist Hui Ji, because he contributed all his family wealth to "Mechanical Techniques", he didn't even have a Fourth Grade Defense Talisman, otherwise, he wouldn't have been killed directly by Yang Fu.
Yang Genshuo threw down 40 of them at once.
To annihilate six Qi Refinement Realm piglets...
It was all for tactical deterrence, to throw a single punch to avoid a hundred more.
But in this moment, seeing the letter written by the Demon Clan, Yang Genshuo's thought process changed abruptly.
The numbers didn't match!
That member of the Demon Clan said they only had six, and wanted to survive on this side.
But the problem was, Yang Genshuo deduced that it was definitely not just six Golden Core members of the Demon Clan coming through; this space rift to the Demon Realm was very stable and could allow many members of the Demon Clan to pass through.
Based on previous data, this time roughly at least 20 Golden Core Demon Clans... and if Foundation Establishment Stage members came through, it could be thousands.
So, a problem arose.
"These six Demon Clans have been deterred by us, but what about the others behind them? They haven't seen it and just charge in, we're still passive..."
Yang Genshuo's saturation attack strategy, indeed, could annihilate some Golden Core Stage beings.
But the premise is... the opposition can't run too fast.
Otherwise, they burrow in and immediately run off, and missiles enhanced with a Rapid Talisman couldn't hit them, mainly because the distance was too far, all fired from Bright City, only able to lock onto a position, not a target.
This wasn't as good as a cultivator using [Heavenly Mechanism Divine Thunder Talisman] at close range, which could actually lock onto the target, and was unavoidable if Heaven's Secrets were not concealed.
Additionally, those who could perform Drilling were also not affected.
Burrowing a few hundred meters underground, they could neutralize the attack on the spot.
There were some other methods that could also avoid missile attacks.
In the end, it was somewhat cumbersome.
So, this wouldn't be Yang Genshuo's main method against the Demon Clan but rather a deterrence method.
The uncertainty of the time of arrival of the Demon Clan had introduced a bug into Yang Genshuo's current strategy.
Trapping the first six, but not necessarily the ones to follow.
"If the other Demon Clans come in and we let them escape... won't that be equivalent to telling the first six that our Human Clan is no longer capable, that we can't catch the Demon Clan?"
"At that time, those first six will definitely try to come in again!"
"Once the belief of the Human Clan's invincibility is shattered, the situation becomes very passive..."
The current advantage is all based on the Demon Clan's fear of the Human Clan.
In fact, Yang Genshuo knew they were paper tigers.
The entire Danai Dynasty couldn't even muster a single person in the Golden Core Late Stage...
The strongest, Lei Zhen in the Golden Core Middle Stage, had already been dispatched to guard the Heavenly Gate in the Sky Garden.
"Sigh, I wonder how Lei Zhen is doing... If the Demon Clan got there, the chance is they've already..."
It wasn't just about the Demon Clan, there was also pressure from the Feng Family, like a sword hanging over their heads.
"Can't bet on the Demon Clan not having any brutes. The strategy must change, to hold the initiative in our own hands!"
"This letter is a great starting point!"
"We need to let these six Demon Clans in!"
After hearing these words, Yang Shi pondered briefly.
"Ancestor, do you intend to... make peace with this batch of the Demon Clan? What is this tactic?"
"Learn the barbarian's ways to control the barbarian."
"Err... Ancestor, I, Yang Shi, am slow of understanding, could you... elaborate?"
"We are going to perform a grand play for the Demon Clan..."
Yang Genshuo explained his thoughts briefly, and Yang Shi gasped in shock several times, feeling that even at his advanced age of 130, he couldn't fathom the depths of the old ancestor's wisdom.
"Hiss~ So that's how it is!"
"Hehe~ This play will rely on you and Daoist Cat, don't let my expectations in your acting skills down."
"Don't worry, Ancestor; Daoist Cat has the 'Pupil Enchantment Technique', which can change both our perceptions, so we aren't acting, but... truly believing."