Black Corner Region, Black City.
The present-day Black City had already become the most prosperous city in the entire Black Corner Region.
At the Black Alliance headquarters, the number of Dou Emperor experts permanently gathered there had reached over sixty, while there were more than a dozen experts at the Dou Zong level.
Such a lineup was considered extravagant in the Black Corner Region. Even across the entire Northwest Continent, it could rank among the top ten.
Moreover, because it was an alliance by nature, the territory actually controlled by the Black Alliance was far larger than that of the major sects on the Northwest Continent.
That day, the Black Alliance Leader, Hai Bodong, returned from an expedition, bringing the number of experts within Black City to an all-time peak.
"Welcome back, Alliance Leader!"
"Welcome back, Alliance Leader!"
Outside the Black Alliance's council hall, numerous experts bowed in salute to Hai Bodong as he strode through the air toward them.
Hai Bodong had now reached the early stage of the Nine-star Dou Zong realm. Within the Black Alliance, no one could rival his prestige.
Of course, no matter how prestigious Hai Bodong was, he could never compare to the backer behind him, Lu Chuan.
The Black Alliance had no Dou Zun experts, yet it had developed so rapidly because Lu Chuan stood behind it.
"Pass down the order. From this moment onward, Black City is under martial lockdown. Everyone is to maintain strict defenses..."
The moment Hai Bodong returned, he strengthened the city's guard and summoned back several alliance experts who had been deployed elsewhere.
It was not because the Black Alliance had learned that numerous Xuan Ming Sect experts were approaching, but because he had received a message from Lu Chuan.
A Communication Stone was a treasure that made