The pursuit, the manhunt—this went on for a full year!
Those foreign races despairingly laid down their weapons and surrendered. The orcs, Titans, and dwarves of the Odin Temple; the followers controlled by the Heavenly Temple; the clergy of the Miro Divine Cult; even the elves who had already been forcibly subdued by Lin Qi—all these foreign races laid down their weapons after their gods fell and obediently submitted to Lin Qi.
The members of the Hidden World Alliance, those weak-willed and cowardly people, likewise laid down their weapons. But those who still possessed god-level strength tried every possible means to flee into the underground world or hide in remote corners of the continent. Some went even farther, escaping into the boundless outer seas, concealing themselves on islands or in the depths of the ocean.
Under Yun's control, the continent, now fused into one whole, had formed an almost unified power over the course of that year. Every armed force on the continent had fallen under Lin Qi's control. A violent military force resembling the Church's Order of Judgment Knights was assembled in barely a month. They hunted down the fleeing members of the Hidden World Alliance across the land, slaughtering until the whole continent reeked of blood and violence, shattering heaven and earth wherever they passed.
Having lost the Child of Ruin's command and coordination, the remnants of the Hidden World Alliance were scattered beyond measure and simply could not organize any effective resistance. Faced with Lin Qi's wolfish, tiger-like hunters, great numbers of Hidden World Alliance powerhouses were sniped down. Their heads were brought back to the Holy Mountain, where they were piled into a pyramid-like mountain.
A year later, when the foreign races had bowed their heads and converted under blood-soaked threats of violence; when all subjects