As Ye Li's calm words fell,
the Sea of Clouds Prefecture elders who had survived the purge finally breathed sighs of relief, as though they had been granted amnesty.
They had always been the honest, upright members of the Sea of Clouds Prefecture.
Having witnessed their own Prefectural Lord's crushing defeat and death, and now the fall of Dragon Martial Dao Lord with their own eyes, they already feared and revered the young man before them to their very bones.
Faced with a question from such a god of slaughter, how could they possibly say no?
"We pay our respects to the Prefecture Lord! We shall obey Lord Ye's decree!!"
Without the slightest hesitation, the elders struck their foreheads against the ground in unison and shouted their assent.
After all, since Lord Ye had killed Dragon Martial Dao Lord,
what he would take over next was not merely the Sea of Clouds Prefecture, but also the Dragon Martial Prefecture, whose foundations were just as unfathomable!
Forcibly merging two overlord-level powers!
What audacity, enough to swallow heaven and earth!
Looking ahead, what power in the Southern Region could possibly stand against such a colossus?!
What was more...
The elders stole glances at the young man as his surging blood and qi gradually settled, inwardly marveling:
If I hadn't seen it myself, I wouldn't believe it even if you beat me to death.
Lord Ye has displayed such combat prowess, yet he is still only in the Spirit-Nurturing realm!
Once he truly breaks through his shackles, just how glorious will his rise be?!
At that thought,
a white-haired, white-bearded elder of the Sea of Clouds Prefecture immediately shuffled forward on his knees and swore loudly:
"We pledge to serve Lord Ye for generations, through fire and water, without hesitation!!"
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