Heaven and Earth Alliance

As Xiao Ling's words fell, everyone seated at the head table showed slight changes in expression. Their faces revealed different thoughts, clearly weighing the implications behind this alliance proposal.

Jia Xing Tian, the representative of the Jia Ma Royal Family, looked especially grim. Beneath his black robe, his hand silently clenched, and a trace of solemnity flashed through his eyes.

He was the Imperial Guardian of the Jia Ma Royal Family and one of those who wielded the empire's power. Xiao Ling's proposal to establish an alliance, granting its leader the authority to mobilize every faction in times of crisis, was no different from placing an invisible shackle upon imperial authority. It had already shaken the royal family's long-standing position of supremacy.

Had anyone of lesser strength dared make such a proposal, Jia Xing Tian would likely have rebuked them immediately, even at the cost of tearing all decorum apart.

But the one proposing it was Xiao Ling. He was no longer the youth who had once remained confined to a corner of Jia Ma. His vision and strength had long surpassed all living beings on this Northwest Continent, and behind him stood the immense influence of the Central Plains.

Even Jia Xing Tian, despite being an Imperial Guardian, did not dare casually provoke such a figure. He could only suppress all the displeasure and apprehension in his heart. For a moment, he found it difficult to accept this sudden turn of events, and his expression grew increasingly grave.

Before everyone could carefully weigh the matter in their hearts, Xiao Ling spoke again. His voice remained steady, yet carried a little more decisiveness.

"What I said just now merely represents my own view and opinion. I was born in Jia Ma and raised in Jia Ma, so naturally, I hope