Chapter 814: New Member of the Sacred Flame Alliance

“Furthermore, I am now formally accepting you into my Sacred Fire Sect. Outwardly, you will remain the leader of your own alliance, but inwardly, you will report directly and solely to me. Given your intelligence, I’m sure you understand my meaning.”

Upon hearing Xu Yang’s words and realizing he would be admitted into the Sacred Fire Sect, Zhu San became so excited that he immediately knelt before Xu Yang, kowtowing repeatedly with the utmost reverence, as if worshipping a deity.

“The Yingzhou Continent has regulations: no leader-level expert of any alliance is permitted to privately expand their territory or influence. The Sacred Fire Sect is one of the few powers capable of controlling law enforcement teams.”

“To be frank, sir, I have long sought a worthy master to follow into battle across the lands! Now that I have met you, Zhu San understands that I wish to devote my entire life to following only you.”

Xu Yang nodded with satisfaction. “Rest assured, before long, I can even place all the territories in the western Northern Region under your sole control. Of course, this is contingent upon you demonstrating your full worth and proving your capability to me.”

Zhu San respectfully clasped his hands and bowed to Xu Yang. “Please give your command, sir!”

“It’s simple. Lead your men into the city now. Gain control of the entire Nongwu Alliance in the shortest possible time, and reintegrate a law enforcement team that will obey your command.”

Zhu San nodded gravely. “Please rest assured, sir, Zhu San will surely complete the mission!”

As soon as he spoke, Zhu San no longer hesitated. He immediately led his law enforcement soldiers, storming into the main city of the Nongwu Alliance. With his decisive and swift approach, he completely purged all the clubs within the Nongwu Alliance in the shortest possible time.

In just one day, he had brought the entire Nongdao Alliance completely under his control.

Such capability once again proved to Xu Yang that he was valuable and worthy of significant trust.

“Hahahaha! Who would have thought Brother Zhu San was so resourceful! I must also congratulate our Sect Master on gaining another formidable general!”

Elder Tan personally toasted Zhu San. During this celebratory banquet, everyone appeared exceptionally joyful, while Xu Yang, seated at the head of the table, calmly enjoyed the fruits of their victory.

“My lords, you are too kind. Although I now follow the Sect Master, according to the hierarchy of our Sacred Fire Sect, the Five Heavenly Kings are all my senior leaders. Please do not be so formal with me!”

Hearing this, Immortal Lang couldn’t help but burst into laughter. “Brother Zhu San is clearly an straightforward man! Come, let us, the Five Heavenly Kings, all have a drink with Brother Zhu San!”

Everyone drank and feasted merrily. After three rounds of drinks, Xu Yang once again issued a command to everyone.

“Don’t forget our mission! To pacify the entire western Northern Region within a week. We are still three alliances away from true unification. Everyone should rest well tonight. Starting tomorrow, we will launch a concerted effort to conquer the remaining three alliances, and I will personally participate in the battle to escort and protect you.”

Upon hearing Xu Yang’s words, Zhu San, along with the Five Heavenly Kings of the Sacred Fire Sect, felt a great sense of reassurance. After all, with Xu Yang, a Celestial Martial expert, as their supreme leader, everyone was full of confidence, no matter how powerful their opponents.

The next morning, Xu Yang, accompanied by the Five Heavenly Kings and Zhu San, led a total of 100,000 soldiers, after integrating the Nongdao Alliance forces, and launched a powerful unification campaign against the remaining three alliances.

It should be noted that Xu Yang’s forces possessed an exceptionally fearsome marching capability!

This tactic, a so-called ‘blitzkrieg’ strategy, was also invented by Xu Yang, giving the enemy no chance to prepare.

City gates were opened, and the troops poured in. Wherever they went, there was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, as large numbers of law enforcement officers fell in this war.

It’s important to understand that the unique system of the Yingzhou Continent allowed law enforcement officers to abuse their power under the banner of imperial authority. For a long time, they had oppressed the ordinary citizens within these city-states. Therefore, their slaughter did not provoke a full rebellion from their respective alliances; instead, it prompted applause from the populace.

Xu Yang was clearly undertaking a grand unification. Yet wherever he went, the citizens of the conquered city-state alliances heavily relied on his reputation.

In just one week, Xu Yang genuinely completed the sweeping conquest of all six alliances in the western Northern Region. This, combined with the Sacred Fire Alliance itself, meant that all other alliances in the Northern Region had fully fallen under the rule of the Sacred Fire Sect.

“What did you say? So much has happened in the Northern Region these past few days, yet we received no news at all?”

At this moment, in the eastern Northern Region, within the main city of the Peerless Alliance, renowned as the Northern Region’s foremost alliance, the exalted leader of the Peerless Alliance erupted in fury, slamming his palm heavily onto the table before him.

“This Sacred Fire Sect truly has audacious gall! How dare they act recklessly behind the backs of their superiors! Such blatant ambition is evident; they clearly intend to stir up a storm throughout the entire Northern Region. With our Peerless lineage here, I’d like to see what else these defiant fools can conjure up.”

As soon as the Peerless City Lord finished speaking, he immediately summoned his subordinates, calling his entire think tank to the hall.

“Reporting, City Lord! We have already heard about what happened in the western Northern Region. The Sacred Fire Sect has already taken control of the entire western domain, and the leader, a man named A Yang, is rumored to have some connection to Yun San.”

It should be noted that this Peerless City Lord was originally the mastermind behind the suppression of the Yun San imperial lineage.

The reason they now hold the position of the Northern Region’s foremost alliance leader is also connected to those past events. The higher-ups in the imperial family, to reward the Peerless lineage, allowed him to rise steadily and gain control of the entire Northern Region!

It is worth mentioning that the Peerless City Lord’s maternal family is the third princess of the Yingzhou Continent’s imperial family.

“City Lord, what should we do next? Should we directly send troops to encircle and annihilate them, or report to the Central Region’s imperial family?”

The Peerless Alliance leader shook his head.

“Why bother the imperial family with such a matter? Issue my command: Immediately gather the leaders of the other four alliances ranked among the top five in the entire Northern Region here.”

“We need to collectively discuss how to exterminate this rapidly rising Sacred Fire Alliance! It would be good to hear their opinions and let them share some of the pressure.”

Ultimately, the Peerless Alliance leader acted this way, rather than personally dispatching troops to suppress them, because he was concerned that directly confronting the Sacred Fire Sect would excessively weaken his own forces.

After all, as the leader of the entire Northern Region, he was not only incredibly powerful himself, having reached the Earth Martial Tier 1, but also because he commanded the most formidable army in the entire Northern Region Alliance—the Peerless Legion.