Chapter 1141: Reconsideration

As time passed, the members of the Dragon Rider Squad immediately gathered around Xu Yang, looking at their leader with confusion. "Why did you just let him leave?" asked Googelas, scratching his head. "Even if he isn't one of the true masterminds behind the Imperial Soul Legion, he's still their public face. Only by eliminating him completely can we establish the supreme prestige of our Glory Legion!"

Googelas scratched his head, clearly perplexed. Before Xu Yang could respond, Lister, who possessed a far more nuanced understanding of human nature than Googelas, slowly swirled the wine in his glass and began to articulate Xu Yang's true intentions.

"Fatty," Lister began, "there are certain aspects of human relations you simply can't grasp. While we don't know the full extent of Shitian Dao's power, he's certainly no weaker than any of us. More importantly, this man single-handedly built the Imperial Soul Legion into the influential force it is today.

If our team didn't have Leader Xu Yang, do you truly believe we alone could establish an organization capable of rivaling the Imperial Soul Legion? Even if their 'living fossils'—those old figures truly holding power—are behind them, they utterly lack Shitian Dao's capacity to develop the Imperial Soul Legion to its current scale and influence. This man possesses a talent that none of us in this team can match.

Just look closely at us in the Glory Dragon Rider Squad; while we all possess immense power that can now dominate the entire Yingzhou Continent, fundamentally, we're a group of individuals who aren't conventionally 'professional.' Shitian Dao, on the other hand, is an authoritative CEO with a secure position.

If we bring him into our team, I'm confident that within a few years, given the foundational strength of our Glory Legion, we will undoubtedly establish a super-legion that influences the entire Yingzhou Continent. Our team requires a navigator with his professional capabilities."

Hearing Lister's explanation, Googelas finally understood Xu Yang's thoughtful intentions. More importantly, Xu Yang had his own mission to complete and couldn't dedicate all his energy to the Glory Legion. He would eventually step down, and Shitian Dao was undoubtedly the perfect successor.

As for whether Shitian Dao would genuinely pledge allegiance, Xu Yang had no concerns. He had already decided that from the day he stepped down as the Glory Legion's supreme leader, he would establish an Elder Council model, ensuring the Dragon Rider Squad would remain as the bedrock for the entire Glory Legion.

The core members of this Elder Council would be every individual from the Glory Dragon Rider Squad. With such a system in place to provide checks and balances, Shitian Dao would still assume the role of a nominal leader.

In reality, however, the controlling power that truly affected the Glory Legion's foundation, including the authority to activate the Black Pearl, would remain in the hands of the Elder Council.

Therefore, no matter how much power Shitian Dao wielded, he would ultimately remain an employee of the Glory Legion. Only if he could truly integrate into this large family and sincerely engage with everyone would Xu Yang consider making him a member of the Elder Council.

Of course, these were all plans for the future. For now, Xu Yang had only one task: to meticulously manage the aftermath of the battlefield in Seven Star Valley. After today's battle, the Glory Legion's reputation was destined to become the undisputed top legion in the Western Regions of the Yingzhou Continent, completely superseding all influence once held by the Imperial Soul Legion.

The leaders of the major legions present today also rose one by one to declare the Glory Legion as the undisputed leader within the entire Western Regions Legion Alliance. Moving forward, the Glory Legion would guide the comprehensive development of the entire Western Regions Legion Alliance, striving to ensure the Western Regions of the Yingzhou Continent commanded greater influence and a stronger voice on the continent.

To demonstrate his sincerity, Xu Yang also disclosed some unknown pressures related to the Central Royal Family to the leaders of the various legions present today, giving them an early warning.

According to Xu Yang's assessment, it wouldn't be long before the Central Royal Family made a significant move, conducting a comprehensive purge across the entire Yingzhou Continent of all influential organizations he had personally established.

As for Xu Yang himself, most of what he needed to accomplish in the Western Regions of the Yingzhou Continent was now complete. Moving forward, he would dedicate more of his energy to the pursuit of the two remaining ancient jade fragments.

After the alliance meeting concluded, the top powerhouses from the various legions all departed, leaving only the members of the Glory Legion behind to manage the aftermath on the battlefield.

"Boss, do you think Shitian Dao will come back to us?" asked one of them. Xu Yang gently shook his head. "How could he? The reason he asked for a day to consider was that he still couldn't let go of the Imperial Soul Legion, which he had dedicated centuries to building. He wanted to return and seek answers from those 'living fossils' in the Elder Council, to finally clarify his own standing.

To put it plainly, he wanted an explanation. But the moment he decided to do that, his fate was sealed. If you were the hidden controllers, those 'living fossils' of the Imperial Soul Legion—would you allow a puppet leader who holds eighty percent of the legion's core secrets and already harbors thoughts of betrayal to leave alive?"

As Xu Yang explained this, the Dragon Rider Squad members instantly grasped the meaning behind his words.

"Damn it, Boss," one exclaimed, "since you already predicted this would happen to him, why let him leave? Wouldn't it have been better to just force him to stay? I could tell his resolve was already wavering; he essentially yearned to join our team."

Xu Yang chuckled softly. "There are some things a person will never truly grasp unless they experience them deeply for themselves. If we had forcibly kept him and refused to let him see the true faces of those old figures in the Imperial Soul Legion, he would never have genuinely integrated into our team.

That would have created a burden for you later on. Only by truly experiencing such despair from the Imperial Soul Legion will he understand how rare and precious the opportunity to join the Glory Legion family is. He will then truly cherish it and treat every person in the team with sincerity."

Hearing Xu Yang's words, the core members of the Glory Legion were deeply moved, one after another. They finally realized how fortunate they were to have a leader like Xu Yang guiding them forward. One had to wonder, where else on the entire Yingzhou Continent could they find a leader who considered his comrades with such thoroughness?