As time passed, the might of the Eastern Region King's Mansion spread like an invisible heavenly net, covering every corner of the Eastern Territory.
However, not every living being beneath this net was willing to be bound.
Led by the Wind Spirit Race and the Eastern Family, the secretly established "Eastern Region Autonomous Alliance" was like an undercurrent hidden beneath the net. It began testing the net's boundaries in various overt and covert ways, gathering strength for a counter surge.
The second secret meeting of the "Eastern Region Autonomous Alliance" had an even more solemn atmosphere than the first.
An indistinct azure vortex of wind swirled around Wind Spirit Race Clan Head Feng Yuanzi, and his voice drifted like the wind, yet carried a bone-chilling coldness.
"Everyone, the deadline for the first round of the mansion's registration is approaching. According to reliable information, more than sixty percent of the small and medium forces have submitted documents that are at least complete on the surface. Through these submitting forces, the mansion's reach is extending even farther."
The Eastern Family's representative had been replaced by an old man dressed in a simple Confucian robe. His face was pale and beardless, but his gaze was as sharp as an eagle's.
Dongfang Xian, the Eastern Family's Great Elder, possessed Peak Immortal Grade strength.
He stroked his beard and gave a cold snort. "They're nothing but grass swaying with the wind, changing sides whenever it suits them. My Eastern Family has been passed down for thirty-seven thousand years and weathered countless storms. How could we bow our heads because of a single decree? The registration documents have been 'carefully prepared.' They'll be enough to keep the mansion's clerks busy studying them for a while."
His so-called "careful preparation" naturally mixed truth with falsehood, heavily reducing