The Black-Corner Region was surrounded by several major nations, with smaller kingdoms and tribes forming a buffer zone between them. The major nations were primarily Jia Ma, Chu Yun, and Mulan, while farther away lay several other sizable empires, including Luo Yan and Heavenly Snake.
These nations, along with several kingdoms, were connected to the Black-Corner Region by a thousand tangled threads.
Whether it meant the unification of the Black-Corner Region and the rise of a new kingdom-or even an empire-level power-in their midst, or the disappearance of that chaotic buffer zone, neither was something the surrounding major nations wanted to see.
The moment Earth Demon Old Ghost learned of Mo Tianxing's death, he understood that Sun Buxiao had grown so powerful that a single Dou Zong was no longer enough to defeat him. Valuing his own life, he had no intention of going after Sun Buxiao alone-but that did not mean he could not find other ways to make trouble for Sun Buxiao and his Heavenly Poison Gate.
The surrounding major nations already resented Sun Buxiao's presence. With Earth Demon Old Ghost, a Seven-Star Dou Zong, secretly pulling strings and coordinating their efforts, the four great empires of Jia Ma, Chu Yun, Mulan, and Luo Yan actually set aside many of their past conflicts and, in an exceedingly rare show of unity, joined forces against the Heavenly Poison Gate of the Black-Corner Region and Sun Buxiao.
As for the Heavenly Snake Empire, something seemed to be stirring within its borders. It ignored the alliance and instead secretly sent Elder Lu Man to ask whether help was needed here, but Xiao Yi Xian turned her down.
"Deputy Sect Master, our demands are simple."
An Eight-Star Dou Emperor from the Luo Yan Empire stared coldly at Xiao Yi Xian.
"Disband the