"What do you mean by this?"
Inside the room, Yang Wudi saw that the others merely stared at him without speaking, so he continued, "Are you afraid? Spirit Hall's Soul Master army only numbers twenty thousand. If our four sects join forces, we'll have nearly a thousand Soul Masters. Once we unite, no sect on the continent today, apart from Spirit Hall, would dare make an enemy of us lightly. Besides, the Star Luo Imperial Family has approached me several times, hoping I'd stand with them. I haven't agreed so far. If we join forces and head to the Star Luo Empire's imperial capital, with the Star Luo Imperial Family backing us, even Spirit Hall wouldn't dare slaughter us."
"Well..." The ever-cautious chief of the Speed Clan looked hesitant.
"Old Bai He, you should know that Spirit Hall doesn't have much influence in the Star Luo Empire. If we join forces, we'll at least be able to protect ourselves," Yang Wudi added.
"True, but every step we take now could determine whether our clans survive. Spirit Hall dared to destroy the Upper Three Sects and select a new Seven Great Sects. After going to such lengths, that certainly won't be its ultimate objective. I'll venture a guess: its next step will be to establish an empire, or even unite the entire continent," the chief of the Speed Clan analyzed.
"Establish an empire and unite the entire continent? Have they gone mad?" Niu Gao asked in shock.
"The people in Spirit Hall have always been a pack of lunatics. What wouldn't they do? Besides, Spirit Hall now has an army of at least twenty thousand Soul Masters, along with the Hall Guard Knights and all the principalities and kingdoms under its control. It truly has enough power to claim a third