Chapter 807: 狂妄的计划

Xu Yang's words were overtly domineering and incisive, leaving the Fifth Alliance's Enforcement Hall warriors no room for consideration. In fact, Xu Yang's statement had already made his stance clear: those who submit will prosper, and those who resist will perish. Faced with such a life-or-death decision, the warriors would naturally make the wisest choice. After all, for ordinary individuals like themselves, survival outweighed everything else.

"Your Excellency is brilliant. A person of your extraordinary strength and talent is destined for a greater future! Our Fifth Alliance leader has already fallen into your hands. If we were to continue our futile resistance, our only fate would be death. This is not an outcome either of us desires. The true win-win scenario is for everyone to integrate our forces and form a larger, more unified entity."

Xu Yang laughed heartily, looking up, and nodded in satisfaction.

"I like your attitude, young man. From now on, you will replace Little Beard and become the new leader of the entire Fifth Alliance. Tell me your name."

"My name is Fei Peng! Sect Master, are your recent words true?"

Before Xu Yang could reply, Old Tan, one of the Five Heavenly Kings behind him, snorted coldly and retorted, "Our Sect Master's word is gold. Are you questioning him?"

"Of course, I wouldn't dare. Since Your Excellency Xu Yang intends to promote me, I will serve you with utmost dedication until my dying breath! As for my capabilities, they naturally extend to managing the entire Fifth Alliance's Enforcement Hall forces. Should Your Excellency ascend to an even higher plane in the future, I may not be able to assist further."

Xu Yang nodded in satisfaction, pleased that the young man clearly understood his own limitations. Xu Yang was certainly amenable to anyone who would remain under his authority and diligently perform their duties. Regardless of his past identity, if he could provide significant value without posing any risk, then he would be an indispensable asset.

"Issue my command: effective immediately, Fei Peng is the new leader of the entire Fifth Alliance."

"Fei Peng, you may now lead us to the Fifth Alliance in your new capacity. I intend to see which other forces within the Fifth Alliance's domain we can still subjugate. While their leader has fallen, it doesn't guarantee that these various smaller factions will willingly swear allegiance to our Sacred Flame lineage. The task of incorporating the Enforcement Hall disciples will be yours. I will give you only one week. After this week, you are to bring the official seals from all the prefectural cities under the Fifth Alliance to our Sacred Flame Alliance for formal transfer."

"Please rest assured, everyone, Fei Peng will certainly fulfill the mission you have entrusted to me."

Xu Yang nodded with satisfaction. From the twenty thousand troops, he temporarily assigned ten thousand to escort his caravan. The remaining ten thousand, he immediately handed over to Fei Peng, instructing him to return to the Fifth Alliance and begin spreading the message of the Sacred Flame Alliance.

"Sect Master, do you truly believe that fellow, Fei Peng, won't try anything unexpected? After all, it's a vast distance, and the Fifth Alliance is quite far from our Sacred Flame Alliance! How can we effectively govern two non-contiguous power regions when they are so far apart?"

Old Tan, feeling uneasy, quickly leaned in to offer Xu Yang a suggestion. However, Xu Yang suddenly had an idea and asked Old Tan for the complete distribution map of the Northern Region. From this map, Xu Yang could clearly see that the unified Sacred Flame Alliance was currently located in the northwest of the entire Northern Region. Specifically, it occupied the upper-left corner along the Northern Region's border. The Fifth Alliance, however, was situated in the southwest, specifically the lower-left section of the Northern Region. Three relatively weaker alliance forces separated these two major alliances.

"I have an interesting idea. Since I've given Fei Peng a week, why don't we use this time to conquer all the territories in the western Northern Region? By doing so, we can break through the three intervening alliance forces and simultaneously control both the Sacred Flame Alliance and the Fifth Alliance."

As soon as Xu Yang spoke, his words completely stunned the more than ten thousand warriors accompanying the caravan. While the two thousand Golden-Armored warriors of the Sacred Flame Sect were unfazed, having long witnessed Xu Yang's astonishing capabilities, his idea was truly terrifying for the more than ten thousand Enforcement Corps guards recently subjugated from the Fifth Alliance. To simultaneously oversee two non-contiguous alliances, he was proposing to conquer the three alliances separating them, all within a mere week! Such an idea, to most ordinary people, would only occur to someone with a flawed sense of logic. The only other type of person capable of conceiving such a plan would be a peerless genius, and Xu Yang undoubtedly fell into this category.

"There's no need to look at me with such surprise. Since you are willing to submit to my Sacred Flame Alliance, you should naturally maximize your potential! With our current combat strength of just under fifteen thousand individuals, conquering three alliances consecutively is entirely feasible. Furthermore, our contingent possesses thirty thousand sets of top-tier armor. We will first fully equip these ten thousand of you. Then, instead of returning to the Sacred Flame Alliance, we will proceed directly to attack the three subordinate alliance forces we have targeted."

The Five Heavenly Kings understood clearly that once Xu Yang's mind was set on such a plan, no one could change it. Their only recourse was obedience and support.

"But Sect Master, while we will certainly comply with your idea, if we are to march on other alliance forces, we must have a justifiable cause. Otherwise, we risk becoming the public enemy of the entire Northern Region."

Xu Yang pondered for a moment.

"Isn't it simple to find a justifiable cause? Tonight, I will disguise myself as the leaders of the other two alliances and infiltrate the first alliance we intend to conquer. Then, before their Enforcement Hall, I will eliminate a few leaders. This will successfully instigate conflict among their three alliances, allowing us to exploit the situation. Wouldn't that make it easy to complete our plan within a week?"

Indeed, an individual's capabilities often dictate their scope of thought. Xu Yang's audacious idea stemmed from his extraordinary strength, a power far beyond that of ordinary people. Such a concept would have been unimaginable to any of the Five Heavenly Kings.

"Very well, Sect Master, since you have such a flawless plan, what are we waiting for? Let's depart at once!"