No matter what the atmosphere in the Heavenly Soul Domain was like—whether they huddled up defensively, expanded aggressively, or maintained the status quo—none of it was something Huo Hai needed to consider. Even the Phoenix-Catching Faction would not concern itself with such matters.
Ever since they learned that Huo Hai had been behind the previous incidents, and now that the Phoenix-Catching Faction had become the strongest sect in the entire Heavenly Soul Domain, the faction immediately ended its seclusion. While expanding itself, it also helped the Huo Family develop.
The Huo Family and Huo Sect had only just begun to make a name for themselves, and the Phoenix-Catching Faction had not publicized their alliance. However, since the Huo Family was not strong enough, everyone assumed that it had latched onto the Phoenix-Catching Faction. Under normal circumstances, countless forces would likely have come to curry favor with the Huo Family by now, but things were different at present.
The major Top-Tier Sects were falling one after another. Even the Blood God Sect had already been half destroyed. Who knew when the Phoenix-Catching Faction might be wiped out as well? If anyone got tangled up with the Phoenix-Catching Faction then, trouble would surely not be far behind.
Yet after the Radiant Hao Sect was completely destroyed, the Phoenix-Catching Faction actually opened its gates, resumed normal operations, and began expanding without pause, swallowing up the territories once controlled by the other Top-Tier Sects. Such behavior stirred up considerable controversy.
Quite a few people even believed that many of the events from some time ago had been carried out by the Phoenix-Catching Faction. They had destroyed other large sects, then taken advantage of the chaos to seize the entire Heavenly Soul Domain for themselves. The various forces had begun to harbor a faint wariness