By the time the Three Great Cities had swallowed up the Nether River Commerce branches within their territories, Shang Yan had also completely consolidated his remaining forces.
The ruins of the Nether River Commerce headquarters in Supreme City had all been repaired and restored.
The newly rebuilt, towering structures all proved that even though the Nether River Commerce had now been torn into pieces, it was still not an organization that minor and mid-sized forces could bully.
The Nether River Commerce had not merely repaired its headquarters. Even its branches in the various cities below had been reorganized and restored.
Once all this was done, Shang Yan immediately issued an order.
All the forces that had muddied the waters and fished for benefits during the Nether River Commerce's rebellion were to be found and exterminated, their entire lineages wiped out, as a warning to others.
As soon as Shang Yan's order was issued, a bloody storm swept across the entire Supreme Continent.
Killings took place everywhere each day, and even the extermination of entire lineages occurred from time to time.
The minor and mid-sized forces that had merely wanted to muddy the waters and skim some benefits had truly suffered disastrous misfortune.
As long as an investigation found any connection to the matter, the Shang family would torture the suspects without distinguishing right from wrong, then begin counting the bodies.
At best, several key members of a force would be killed. At worst, the entire lineage would be wiped out. That depended entirely on Shang Yan's mood.
As the forces exterminated by the Shang family grew in number, many people began to sense that something was wrong.
The Shang family had not only wiped out the forces that had once attacked the Nether River Commerce.
They had even struck against