"Unilaterally annihilated the Shengtian Sect?" Yang Guangen murmured incredulously as he looked at Lin Qian standing before him, seemingly unable to comprehend the current situation.
"Otherwise?" Lin Qian responded with a hint of amusement upon hearing Yang Guangen’s muttering, "The Shengtian Sect has never been a threat to me; they are not even qualified to battle me."
"Wash up and prepare to assist me," Lin Qian continued, glancing at Yang Guangen, "After all, I did save your life. Wouldn’t it be inappropriate if you didn’t repay me in some way?"
Meanwhile, in Wanxiang City, which once belonged to the Wanxiang Sect’s territory. After the Sect’s mountain gate was destroyed, Wanxiang City became responsible for coordinating the entire expanse that had once belonged to the Wanxiang Sect.
Inside the City Lord Mansion in Wanxiang City, three Shengtian Sect elders were brought forth, kneeling in the grand hall before Lei Qian.
In the hall stood sixty Life and Death Realm soldiers, including swordsmen, spearmen, shield bearers, bowmen, and Swift Soldiers, ten from each of the six soldier types.
Such a force could easily sweep across the entire Coastal State, and they currently obeyed the commands of the close-guard General, Mr. Lei Qian.
A Sky Breaking Realm Swift Soldier rushed in from outside and saluted Lei Qian, "Mr. Lei, all enemies in Wanxiang City have been slain, none escaped. The news has already been sent to the Emperor."
"Alright!" Lei Qian exclaimed enthusiastically as he waved his hand and burst into laughter.
Standing beside him, Lei Heng, watching his grandson laugh heartily, was filled with emotion.
He had been somewhat worried when he knew that Lin Qian had instructed his grandson to attack Wanxiang City, so he had volunteered to follow him.
After all, the force left in the city by the Shengtian Sect was substantial. Although his grandson had reached the Second Level of the Sky Breaking Realm, capturing the city might prove challenging.
Watching sixty Life and Death Realm soldiers, ten thousand Sky Breaking Realm soldiers, and fifty thousand Nirvana Realm soldiers salute his grandson and shout "Mr. Lei," Lei Heng was utterly dumbfounded.
Possessing such terrifying strength made sweeping through the entire Coastal State effortless, and it seemed laughable now that he had been so worried initially.
"Lei Heng, brother, I was wrong, please spare me," pleaded one of the men kneeling on the ground, Lei Xiang, who had escaped from the Wanxiang Sect and later worked with the Black Blood Clan’s Lu Shangda.
After Lu Shangda left for Origin State, Lei Xiang stayed behind to work for the Shengtian Sect and had participated in the attack on the Divine Sword Sect!
Seeing his kinsman repeatedly begging for mercy, Lei Heng shook his head and said, "Considering our kinship, I might leave you an intact corpse. Sadly, the decision-maker now is my grandson, and above him, there is the will of the Young Emperor Lin Qian. Begging to me is futile."
"Take them out and execute them. There is no need to keep them alive," Lei Qian said irritably, gesturing dismissively at Lei Xiang and the other two kneeling before him.
Initially capturing the three alive had been intended to make the rebels of Wanxiang City surrender and avoid prolonging the fight.
According to Lin Qian, the longer a battle lasted, the greater the potential damage to the city or area being contested.
Like Wanxiang City now, only the Array was damaged and some buildings had collapsed; there was no further harm.
"Next, we shall capture each of the cities within the Wanxiang Sect’s territory, one by one," Lei Qian took a deep breath and declared with focus, "Except for Bashan City..."
Bashan City had long since been abandoned; when Ye Xin departed, how could she possibly leave the Ye family and the Bai family behind and just walk away?
Inside the previous mountain gate of the Beast Taming Sect, atop the central summit, in a grand hall adorned with various Soul Beast heads, a scene of wild madness unfolded.
This hall was the main hall of the Beast Taming Sect.
At this moment within the hall, Ye Xin sat in the highest seat, her body draped in a white robe that shone with starlight. By her side, ten captains with the mindset of the Life and Death Realm staunchly guarded her.
Below, a group of former elders of the Beast Taming Sect knelt, among them a few elders from the Shengtian Sect.
Beside Ye Xin sat a man who resembled her, none other than Ye Nanxin.
Next to him also sat an elder, who was the former Family Head of the Bai family in Bashan City, Bai Zun.
Behind them, the younger generation from Bashan City, Bai Ren, Ye Lin, Ye Long, and Ye Feng, stood obediently.
"Shengtian Sect elders, execute them all. Former Beast Taming Sect elders, spare them if they surrender," a cold voice emanated from Ye Xin, seated above. The kneeling Shengtian Sect elders turned ashen-faced.
As for the Beast Taming Sect elders, they heaved a sigh of relief akin to liberation and lowered their heads to Ye Xin.
Still, their hearts were filled with unease. Could this sudden rise of the Huaxia Empire become another Shengtian Sect or even be worse?
Compared to the former Shengtian Sect, this Huaxia Empire was far more formidable. Merely the faint aura emanating from the ten robust soldiers beside the young female Sword Saint was enough to strike terror into their hearts.
This was also a point of their confusion, what exactly had happened? How did this young girl become the Empress of such a powerful empire?
Not just them, even Ye Nanxin, seated above and observing the trembling former elders of the Beast Taming Sect, had much to reflect on.
Initially, he was just a minor Family Head of the Ye family in Bashan City. Even though his daughter had become a disciple of the female Sword Saint, it was just that.
But now, things were different. These former elders of the Beast Taming Sect, who used to be lofty figures, seemed like gods compared to a small city family head like him.
Now, they were kneeling below while he sat above.
"Who would have thought, the son-in-law everyone in Bashan City laughed at, who would dare ridicule him now?" Bai Zun next to him reflected deeply.
Ye Nanxin also chuckled lightly, shaking his head, "Indeed, who would have thought?"
At this, Ye Nanxin looked towards his daughter sitting beside him, feeling exceptionally gratified in his heart.
"Qianer and Xinxin, these two kids, will no longer face any obstacles."
At the same time, at the former central gathering square of the Beast Taming Sect in Coastal State, past disciples of the sect gathered there.
Moreover, the entire city was filled with Tactical Mirrors of various sizes, transmitting the scene of the square to anyone in the city.
In the square, the former disciples of the Beast Taming Sect, while anxious and fearful, remained orderly.
This was because they were gathered by their former peer, the renowned genius Yang Guangen, which somewhat stabilized their hearts.
At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared in mid-air, his body enveloped in an emperor’s robe as if aflame.
"I am Lin Qian, the Emperor of the Huaxia Empire. Once, when I was a disciple of the Wanxiang Sect, I was known as the Young Emperor."
"From now on, I will rule over the entire Coastal State!"