Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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It is truly commendable that they are willing to take such a great risk and travel such a long distance to support them.

Sensing the shift in the atmosphere, the Lord of the Underworld Serpent also decided not to dwell on the matter further, and instead turned to look at the Lord of the Blood Axe.

"Blood Axe, it should be just us. The other cowards wouldn't be willing to come."

"Ugh!"

The Lord of Blood Axe sighed slightly and said, "Although I have contacted many world monarchs, there are still some who are unwilling to come and want to wait and see how things develop."

"However, it is a good start. After I successfully resisted the invasion of the Northern River Emperor, so many world monarchs are willing to join forces. As long as we stop the second invasion, more and more people will be willing to join us."

"Sooner or later, even if the Great Emperor of Beihe personally takes action, he will be unable to do anything to us."

"Ok!"

"That's right, I'm used to being free and I don't want to be ruled by anyone."

Many world monarchs nodded. They were willing to gather here because they did not want to be ruled by a strong government and had risen up in rebellion.

"In order to resist the rule of the Northern River Emperor and obtain the freedom we deserve, I, the Lord of Blood Axe, call upon everyone to form an alliance to protect our world."

The Lord of Blood Axe spoke up, saying that those who dared to come at this moment had already made preparations, and no one had voiced any objection to the formation of the alliance.

They all realized that they were no match for the Northern River Emperor on their own, which is why they chose to band together for mutual support.

"The name of the alliance..." Blood Axe Lord pondered. He had been contacting world monarchs for some time but hadn't decided yet.

"Let's call it the Freedom Alliance!"

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Chapter 719 Testing the Waters and the Position of Alliance Leader

"Freedom Alliance!"

Lu Yunhe spoke up, saying that he felt the name suited the alliance quite well.

However, the alliance that used to have this name didn't end up well.

Those who claim to be free will eventually become less free in the end.

"The Free Alliance." The Blood Axe Lord was slightly taken aback; it was indeed very suitable.

Even the Lord of the Underworld Serpent, who disliked cultivators, couldn't find fault with them at this moment.

They are here to resist the oppression of the Northern River Emperor and pursue independence and freedom, so it is only natural that they are called the Freedom Alliance.

However, the concepts of freedom and alliance seem contradictory, but no one cares at the moment, and everyone is nodding in agreement.

"Then it's settled!" the Blood Axe Lord immediately declared.

"In this way, you will all be members of my Freedom Alliance."

The Blood Axe Master said with delight that after the name was decided, the spirits of everyone present were different. At least they had a common direction to work towards, and they could put their efforts in one direction.

Once the name and purpose of the alliance are determined, the leader of the alliance will be appointed.

Although it is an alliance in the name of freedom, it still needs at least one main spokesperson, otherwise it will be too loose and ineffective.

"The alliance has been decided, and the next step is to appoint an alliance leader," a world monarch announced, and the room immediately fell silent.

Cultivators value strength above all else, and those at the early stage of the Emperor level don't care because they know they can't get that position.

Those who can compete for the position of Alliance Leader are only mid-stage Emperor-level experts.

However, the situation was already explained when the Lord of Bloodaxe connected with the world monarchs.

Therefore, upon hearing this, most world monarchs turned their attention to the Lord of Chaos City.

“I think the Lord of Chaos City is very suitable for the position of Alliance Leader,” the Lord of Blood Axe said directly.

Having experienced the previous alliance with the Lord of Chaos City, he held the latter in extremely high regard.

From both the perspective of strength and status, the Lord of Chaos City is the most suitable person.

Unless there is an Emperor-level being present, none of them are as suitable as the Chaos City Lord.

However, with such a powerful figure present, there's no need to establish this alliance at all.

Although the world monarchs present were not familiar with the Lord of Chaos City, they had obtained enough information from the Lord of Blood Axe beforehand, so they were not entirely unfamiliar with him.

"I also agree that the Chaos City Lord should be the Alliance Leader!" exclaimed a World Monarch at the early Emperor level.

Given their status as cultivators, no matter how strong or high-ranking they are, they could not truly lead them, much less do what the Great Emperor of the Northern River did.

Therefore, this so-called leader position can basically be seen as a symbolic one without any real power.

At most, we'd ask them to help collect resources or do other small things.

By exchanging a title for the help of a powerful cultivator from the Realm Heart Continent, it's a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

Both sides are getting what they need: one seeks influence, and the other seeks power.

As a royal being and an indigenous person, their level of intelligence is naturally not low.

Not to mention that the Lord of Blood Axe had already communicated this beforehand. How could such a thing be discussed only when the meeting was about to begin? That wouldn't be enough time.

The seat reserved for the head of the table when Lu Yunhe entered was already prepared in advance.

For a moment, the entire meeting was filled with murmurs of approval.

The vast majority of early-stage Emperor-level World Monarchs also chose to agree, while the rest remained silent and did not express their opinions. This behavior was, in effect, also considered as agreement.

If it were some mid-stage Emperor-level powerhouses who were to become the alliance leader, these people might not necessarily agree with it.

After all, although those mid-stage Emperor-level beings are stronger than them, they are still quite formidable on a global scale.

After all, everyone is related to powerful Chaos Origin Lifeforms, and the strength gap between the early and middle stages of the Emperor level has been diluted a lot under the influence of various environments.

Throughout the entire Broken Tooth Mountain Range, only those at the late-stage Emperor level and the peak Emperor level possess true dominance over other Emperor-level beings.

"Hmph, an outsider!"

Upon seeing this, the Lord of the Underworld Serpent became displeased: "We are the descendants of Hunyuan, inheriting the noble bloodline of Hunyuan. How can we allow a cultivator to ride on our heads? I cannot accept this."

The indigenous world reveres bloodlines and is naturally influenced by the power of bloodlines.

Although he knew that it was most appropriate for a cultivator to be the leader of the alliance, the Lord of the Underworld Serpent was still dissatisfied.

"A noble Hunyuan bloodline?"

Lu Yunhe almost burst out laughing, reminding him, "The so-called source of your bloodline died at the hands of us cultivators."

Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Underworld Serpent immediately showed a look of shame and anger on his face.

Having been in the Broken Tooth Mountains for so long, he had little contact with the people of the Realm Heart Continent, which caused him to overlook the overall environment.

They may appear to have noble bloodlines, but in reality, they are all nurtured by Yuan Yang to provide cultivators with opportunities for training.

If they were true descendants of the Primordial Ancestor, they might have the nerve to speak up, but these people truly have no right to be noble in front of cultivators.

The so-called Hunyuan bloodline is not an honor, but a blatant humiliation.

It's like a wild animal in a zoo mocking the onlookers for their lack of strength; it's really funny.

The entire Broken Tooth Mountain Range, in a sense, is indeed a zoo relying on the Boundary Heart Continent.

"you you……"

The Lord of the Underworld was filled with extreme shame and anger. Without hesitation, he leaped from his chair and lunged at Lu Yunhe, who was in the main seat.

As a world monarch who is unwilling to accept even the rule of the Great Emperor and wants to rise up in rebellion, he himself has a lawless mind.

Otherwise, they wouldn't dare to participate in such an alliance, given the prestige of the Great Emperor of the Northern River.

The slightest misstep could lead to the annihilation of the entire tribe, so it's normal for them to take some risky actions.

"Nether Serpent!"

Seeing this, everyone present frowned, outwardly expressing their condemnation and attempts to stop it, but in reality, no one actually stepped forward to intervene.

Although they had received information from the Lord of Bloodaxe, they still harbored some doubts about it because they hadn't seen it with their own eyes.

Although the Lord of the Underworld Serpent's actions were reckless, they were in line with their ideas to some extent, and their intervention was just in time.

The Lord of the Underworld Serpent also had his own ideas, partly stemming from his dissatisfaction with cultivators.

On the other hand, they were thinking of testing the strength of the Chaos City Lord. If he was powerful, he would indeed be a very good teammate to deal with the Northern River Emperor.

In this situation, no one would refuse a strong foreign aid.

However, if one is not strong enough, even if one becomes the leader of the alliance after being defeated by him this time, one will not be able to issue any substantial orders in the future.

After all, they had been defeated, and they didn't have enough confidence to command them.

It's a win-win situation; you can't lose out no matter how you look at it.

As for whether the hybrid city lord will be annoyed by his actions and refuse to help.

If the Lord of Chaos City truly helped them out of compassion, he naturally wouldn't care about this provocation.

If they have other motives, they will not leave because of provocation.

If someone is so easily offended that they would leave at the slightest provocation, then they are not suitable to be a comrade-in-arms. They would probably run away at the first sign of trouble when facing the Great Emperor of the Northern River.

"As expected, someone will make a move!"

Lu Yunhe sat in the main seat, his expression still calm and unmoved.

He had anticipated this situation, and the Blood Axe Lord had even given him a private heads-up when he contacted him earlier.

"Only at the mid-stage of the Emperor level!"

With a thought, Lu Yunhe's prepared attack appeared in his hand, the chaotic air currents supporting a power like a black hole.

Even if a mid-stage Emperor-level being is very strong, Lu Yunhe can handle them.

However, in such a public setting, simply resisting is not enough; one must also win, and even win convincingly, in order to establish one's own status.

"There's no murderous intent..."

Lu Yunhe sensed that although the Lord of the Underworld Serpent was attacking in anger, there was no killing intent in his attack; in fact, it was mostly a test.

Come to think of it, unless the Lord of the Underworld Serpent is a traitor, why would he send his forces out at this time? He probably wants to test the waters again.