The Peerless Emperor

The members of the Thunder Clan and Bursting Flame Clan, encircled and outnumbered by the Huaxia Alliance, lacked any ability to resist.

Furthermore, Lin Qian and the Fierce Battle Clan's berserkers attacked directly, eager to resolve these members of the Overlord Alliance in the shortest possible time.

As a result of the skirmish, casualties were minimal, with almost no one sustaining serious injuries.

During the fierce battle, everyone had witnessed the strength of Lin Qian, the Huaxia Alliance Hierarch and Renhuang Martial Emperor.

Despite being only at the Second Level of the Qi Refining Realm, the crowd was shocked to find that once he joined the fight, his combat power was frighteningly fierce.

Not one person present felt certain they could defeat him.

Power, in this world, is often the most direct way to conquer others.

In the course of the battle, some casualties were unavoidable; after all, the Thunder Clan and the Bursting Flame Clan were not to be underestimated. To think of resolving them without any price to pay would be nothing but a fool's dream.

Having dealt with the people from the Thunder Clan and Bursting Flame Clan, taking over the city ahead became exceptionally easy.

In a sense, it wasn't so much a conquest; after eradicating those members, the inhabitants of the large city surrendered their defenses of their own volition, willing to join the Huaxia Alliance.

After witnessing the battle, who would have the courage to oppose the Huaxia Alliance any further? Continuing to defend against them would be no different from seeking death.

Upon entering the large city, Lin Qian took out the Array Map metal plate given to him by Ye Xin and placed it atop the Soul Pillar to thoroughly revamp the Array, while also leaving behind his soul's presence.

Being a large city, the Council Hall within was extremely spacious; Lin Qian had already taken the lead, settling himself at the main seat.

Following him, the Fierce Battle Clan's trialists and other trialists from the clan filed in and silently took their seats beside him.

Other trialists also entered the Council Hall, ready to discuss matters.

Now that the Huaxia Alliance was established and they had joined, they had not yet had an opportunity to get to know each other. Now that a thousand cities had been completely conquered, they needed to discuss the next course of action.

Lv Bu didn't keep Lin Qian waiting long and soon arrived at the large city, entering the Council Hall and standing silently behind him.

His appearance rendered many inside the Council Hall speechless and awestruck.

Many knew of Lv Bu's strength, and the fact that such a person stood behind Lin Qian without taking a seat spoke volumes.

At that moment, the gazes cast toward Lin Qian by the assembly became even more heavy and solemn.

Not much later, Lan Yunfeng and others arrived at the large city, and the trialists from his group who had joined the Huaxia Alliance also arrived at the Council Hall, settling down in their designated seats.

Soon after, with the fluctuations of the Array, spectral figures began appearing in the Council Hall.

They were the trialists stationed in various cities who, through the added function of the modified Array, projected their images there to participate in the discussions.

The modification of the Array, done on Ye Xin's initiative, included this feature for more convenient communication among them in the future.

Shortly thereafter, the projected images of Ye Xin and Ye Nanxin also appeared, positioned beside Lin Qian.

At that moment, all trialists of the Huaxia Alliance were gathered there.

Once he confirmed everyone had arrived at the meeting place, Lin Qian cleared his throat and rose to address the assembly, "Gentlemen, I am Lin Qian, the Hierarch of this Huaxia Alliance."

"The goal of the Huaxia Alliance, as you must already know, is to take control of the entire Trial Land and secure the first hundred thousand ranks in the order of precedence."

"As the earliest members to join the Huaxia Alliance, I can make you a promise here. If the Huaxia Alliance truly achieves this goal, within those hundred thousand places, your spot is guaranteed. There will be no need for any trials; a position will be specially reserved for you."

Lin Qian's words didn't cause too much of a reaction, but the assembly looked grateful.

They appreciated that he hadn't overlooked them; rather, this promise gave them a sense of being valued.

In fact, without joining the Huaxia Alliance, many of those present had the strength to enter the Sea Spiral Holy Institute.

After all, when the Fierce Battle berserkers and Lan Yunfeng began fighting, the weaker trialists had no chance of survival in the battle and had already been expelled from the Trial Land.

The trialists strong enough to persist until the negotiations each possessed impressive abilities.

But if Lin Qian's goal was actually achieved, their chances of getting into the Sea Spiral Holy Institute would be even more secure, and naturally, their rank in the order of precedence would be higher than what they would have received based on their strength alone.

They didn't believe that the ranks Lin Qian promised them would be as low as eighty or ninety thousand; at the least, they expected to be within the top five thousand.

At this moment, what they valued even more was the current Huaxia Alliance. It was only when they came to their senses that they realized how large their group had become without their notice.

Strength in numbers was clearly evident to them.

Hadn't the members of the Thunder Clan and Bursting Flame Clan turned to flee upon seeing their vast forces?

And those strong individuals who hadn't managed to escape, weren't they essentially beaten to death by their encirclement?

Many reflected on the unexpected advantage of having a large group of people.

Lin Qian gestured with his hand, and before him, Soul Energy once again coalesced into a tactical map, a large area now covered by a golden glow, "Gentlemen, as you can see, this domain is now entirely under the Huaxia Alliance's control— a thousand cities are within our grasp..."

While Lin Qian described the current situation, in the palace above the center of the Trial Land, a group of people had already turned as still as statuary, gazing at the imagery, completely at a loss for words.

"The situation is set; the Overlord Alliance no longer has any chance of turning the tables." Seeing the image, a middle-aged man sighed deeply and began, "It seems this Trial Land might really fall under Lin Qian's sway."

An elder beside him also shook his head in wry amusement, "Such dominance has never occurred before in the Sea Spiral Holy Institute's trials. With this kind of control even before entering the Institute, what will happen once he does?"

"But isn't such a person exactly who we have been waiting for?" the middle-aged man looked on at Lin Qian's image, filled with emotion.