Soon, news of the Heaven-Slaying Alliance's destruction spread throughout the world, shocking the great sects, aristocratic clans, and forces led by Heaven-Tier Powerhouses alike.
Only a short while earlier, they had heard that Ye Tianming had led an attack on the Azure Cloud Sect's headquarters and made quite a splash. None had expected the situation to change so dramatically in such a short time.
"Sun Zhuo really pulled out all the stops this time. Who would have thought he would respond so swiftly and wipe out the Heaven-Slaying Alliance in one fell swoop!"
"Even the opposition among the grassroots has been destroyed... now the Azure Cloud Sect's prestige will soar even higher. Its position as the sole dominant power truly can no longer be overturned."
"In that case, the establishment of the Heavenly Court is inevitable..."
The news brought joy to some and sorrow to others, but above all, it prompted the sects and aristocratic clans to speculate about the shape of things to come.
Everyone understood that Sun Zhuo had moved against the Heaven-Slaying Alliance to clear the obstacles to establishing the Heavenly Court and suppress all defiance.
Now that peace reigned beneath the heavens and no rival remained anywhere in the Heavenly Realms, when would there be a better opportunity to establish the Heavenly Court's governing system?
Had they been in his place, they would certainly have made the same choice.
Sure enough, after Sun Zhuo and the others returned triumphantly to their sect on the momentum of that great victory, they immediately headed to Cloud Summit Peak to prepare for the Heavenly Realms Alliance's regular monthly meeting.
Several days flew by, and envoys from the various forces arrived on schedule.
This meeting was far grander and more solemn than usual. Everyone had been informed beforehand that Sun