Chapter 1289: Headquarters Meeting

In recent years, the Tiger King clan's operations have been entirely managed by two greedy individuals, the Second Leader and the Third Leader. Consequently, the clan's civilization is significantly underdeveloped, showing almost no progress compared to a century ago.

One can generally gauge a clan's level of civilization and development by observing the construction of their tribal headquarters. Although the Tiger King clan holds the esteemed position as one of the Ten Kings ruling tribes, their headquarters are far less refined than those of the Serpentmen.

Every building here appeared quite crude.

The warriors' attire was also quite primitive. Despite being a fierce race with a strong innate fighting instinct, their level of civilization was simply too backward.

Stepping into the spacious courtyard, Queen Talia and the others shook their heads, expressing their helplessness at the scene before them.

"Oh my goodness," one exclaimed, "if I didn't already know about the Ten Kings, I would never guess that the Tiger King clan is one of their ruling tribes."

"Hahaha, to be honest with you, Queen Talia, I share the same sentiment. If I weren't here on a mission, I doubt I could endure a single day in this place. The environment is harsh, and the architecture is remarkably crude. It seems the Tiger King clan's status as one of the Ten Kings is about to be completely rewritten today. This entire region should be led by the Serpentmen."

The Black Tortoise clone sincerely echoed this sentiment. Hearing her companions' words, Queen Talia seemed greatly encouraged, feeling an increasingly strong urge to take control of the entire Tiger King tribal region.

She also secretly swore to herself that if she could indeed replace Tiger King Venerable and become the new Serpent King Venerable, truly ascending to the level of a Ten Kings leader, she would pour her heart and soul into building the entire tribe to perfection, and elevate the civilization of all races in the region to a new level.

In reality, Queen Talia was a born leader, and her ideas were highly inclusive.

She was not someone who merely pursued personal power.

For Beast Clan powerhouses of their caliber, personal strength was merely a basic measure of a region's civilization. While a sufficiently powerful leader was certainly necessary, a strong leader alone was far from enough. The fundamental condition for a race's sustained development was finding ways to ensure all its warriors had opportunities for collective progress and advancement.

The Tiger King clan before them clearly fell far short of these requirements and was destined to be eliminated by the era.

Even if they hadn't been chosen by Xu Yang and his team, they would have been the first target, sooner or later replaced by other rising races.

At this moment, all members of Xu Yang's team had dropped their White Tiger warrior disguises and were showing their true forms.

Therefore, when this human team, looking more like uninvited guests, led a group of White Tiger warriors charging into the Tiger King clan's headquarters, all of Tiger King Venerable's confidants were stunned.

They immediately gathered in the center of the immensely spacious headquarters plaza, confronting the White Tiger warriors.

The leading fierce tiger warrior, etched with black and white patterns, was one of Tiger King Venerable's direct disciples and the Grand Commander responsible for guarding the entire Tiger King clan headquarters.

Upon seeing this scene, he immediately realized something was amiss.

The Second Leader and Third Leader were nowhere to be seen. Instead, White Tiger clan warriors were being led by several humans of suspicious identity. Their forced entry into the headquarters without Tiger King Venerable's summons clearly indicated they were prepared and had a special purpose.

"You White Tiger clan warriors, not following the Third Leader, suddenly coming to the headquarters, what is your intention?"

Azure Dragon stepped forward with a smile, calmly gazing at Tiger King Venerable's direct disciple, and chuckled.

"What do we mean? Isn't our presence clear enough? We are here today to do one thing: to make your Tiger King Venerable surrender his identity as the ruler of the entire Tiger King clan's territory. From today onwards, Tiger King Venerable will no longer be the leader of the Ten Kings tribe's Tiger King region. His identity and status will all be replaced by Queen Talia of the Serpentmen. As for what becomes of Tiger King Venerable himself? We will give him a chance to make a new decision, though everything will depend on his actions. If he insists on choosing to resist us, I'm afraid a very tragic end awaits him."

Azure Dragon's words left no dignity for Tiger King Venerable. The direct disciple responsible for guarding the Tiger King headquarters naturally wouldn't allow anyone to wantonly insult his master's prestige, and his expression immediately turned cold.

"Don't think that just because you outsiders are leading our White Tiger clan warriors, you can do as you please in Tiger King Venerable's headquarters. You probably haven't even realized the true extent of my master's strength as one of the Ten Kings leaders. Dare to act recklessly on our territory, and only downfall awaits you. Leave now, and there's still time."

He laughed loudly, "Stop this nonsense; you're just wasting our time. Since Tiger King Venerable refuses to show himself, we'll simply fight our way from here, piece by piece, into his inner chambers. All who hinder the advance of our White Tiger warriors will become our enemies and fall in this place."

As Azure Dragon's voice fell, a cold killing intent finally surfaced in his eyes. Immediately, he leaped into the air, and the light of black and white chess pieces swiftly materialized around him, making him appear like a deity—handsome, extraordinary, and radiating surging killing intent.

"You few, quickly go invite Master to appear in person! You two, go find the Second Leader and Third Leader to come and provide escort! These outsiders look like they'll be difficult to deal with."

Hearing his flurry of arrangements, Xu Yang's team couldn't help but smile.

"Don't waste your effort. You can try to find Tiger King Venerable, but as for the Second Leader and Third Leader, you probably won't ever find them."

Hearing Azure Dragon's words, the Grand Commander immediately realized the gravity of the situation.

"Could it be that you've already engaged with the two powerhouses, the Second Leader and Third Leader?"

The Black Tortoise clone scoffed with disdain, "Those two wastes called leaders? They couldn't even defeat Azure Dragon, let alone our boss. Both of them combined couldn't match a single one of our boss's toes. And if you'd like, you can include your Tiger King Venerable in that assessment—none of them are worthy of fighting our boss."

"Oh, it seems this Venerable has been in seclusion for too long. The outside world seems to have forgotten my majesty, with someone even daring to shout like this at the entrance of my territory. I'd like to see just how powerful your so-called boss truly is, to the point of disregarding even the Ten Kings Venerable Guardians."