"What did you say?"
"Is the news confirmed?"
"Alliance Leader, there's no doubt about it."
No doubt?
How was that possible?
The Alliance Leader of the World Alliance froze when he heard the news.
Fast!
Too fast!
How had Heavenreach Sacred Academy done it in so little time?
"Alliance Leader, Heavenreach Sacred Academy may not be as simple as we thought."
"In just one year, they quietly wiped out twelve factions."
"Seven of them had joined us, and five had joined the Ironblood Sect."
"More importantly, on paper, every one of those factions was stronger than Heavenreach Sacred Academy."
"How did they wipe them all out so quickly?"
"With Heavenreach Sacred Academy's strength, that should be impossible!"
"Alliance Leader, could there be a trick to this?"
A trick?
What sort of trick could it be?
There was certainly something strange about Heavenreach Sacred Academy accomplishing so much in so little time.
"If I'm not mistaken, our actions have already angered Heavenreach Sacred Academy."
"So they struck first and caught us off guard."
"Could the Sacred Academy Alliance be involved?" the Alliance Leader of the World Alliance asked with a frown.
"Alliance Leader, I think it might be. How else could Heavenreach Sacred Academy have pulled this off?"
"That's right. The Sacred Academy Alliance must have stepped in. They're helping Heavenreach Sacred Academy establish its authority so we'll back down."
"But... have you ever heard of the Sacred Academy Alliance interfering in the affairs of an intermediate sacred academy?"
"Forget an intermediate sacred academy. Even a senior sacred academy might not be able to get the Sacred Academy Alliance to help it establish its authority."
"Something isn't right here."
The Alliance Leader of the World Alliance's brow remained deeply furrowed. He could not make sense of what was happening with Heavenreach