The lords of the Alliance army, gazing at the magnificent city walls before them, were awestruck. In their hearts, they silently mused that among billions of lords, none could compare to Qian Mo. Even achieving a tenth, or even a hundredth, of his might would be considered remarkable. After all, to this day, even the most arrogant top-tier lords had only managed to upgrade their territories to a [High-Level Small City]. The difference between a [High-Level Small City] and a [High-Level Main City] was not minor; it was an entire tier. They were in no way comparable.
In truth, many of these lords genuinely admired Qian Mo. But…
"There's no helping it! Qian Mo is still our enemy. As long as he exists, we will have no chance to rise!"
"Exactly! Even if we take a step back, if Qian Mo wasn't so dominant, if he hadn't shown a desire to devour our territories, we wouldn't have become enemies! But there are no 'ifs'!"
"None of us wants to be enemies with Qian Mo, but we are forced into it now. We have to fight!"
"Only a few of you can put on a show! If you want to go for him, just say it directly. I'll be honest: Qian Mo is the strongest lord. Even if he didn't want to devour others, this war would have happened sooner or later! After all, a tall tree catches the wind!"
"Right! This world is inherently a place of struggle, where the strong survive and the weak perish. There is only one Supreme God Lord seat, and everyone wants it. But we must eliminate the one most likely to obtain it first, so that we might have a chance!"
"Hmph, hmph… these brothers are speaking their true minds. Don't pretend to be so virtuous and righteous!"
A top-tier lord at the front sneered, "Why bother with insincere words, acting like a wronged little wife!"
"This world itself is where the strong live and the weak die. If Qian Mo doesn't die, then we will die later. Now that we are stronger, we must kill Qian Mo. How many people present don't think this way?"
This top-tier lord was a handsome and refined young man named Lin Haotian. It had to be said that the name was indeed quite formidable. Of course, his status was also very high; he was the leader of the territorial forces alliance in the Dark Forest region.
A few days prior, several high-ranking officials of this alliance, full of confidence, had followed the Beast God Bahar to annihilate the Immortal-Demon Kingdom. The result was not only that the Beast God Bahar perished in the Immortal-Demon Kingdom, but not a single one of those high-ranking officials escaped; they were all wiped out in one fell swoop by the Immortal-Demon Kingdom's immortal-demon troops. Subsequently, the alliance was plunged into disarray, leaderless. At the same time, many members of the alliance, fearing retaliation from the Immortal-Demon Kingdom, directly withdrew from the alliance and retreated from the Dark Forest region.
Seeing that the alliance was on the verge of disbandment, Lin Haotian stepped forward. With his status as a top-tier lord and his late Saint-tier strength, he managed to re-integrate the alliance. He then, with his impressive persuasive abilities, attracted a large number of people to join the alliance, causing its numbers to increase rather than decrease, and its strength to rise by a notch. It could be said that his performance this time allowed him to show off considerably.
Following this, and through some unknown means, Lin Haotian contacted the local kingdom alliance forces, and through them, contacted the God of Slaughter Tian Lu and the God of Death Gui Zhu. It was also he who successfully united everyone, including the God of Slaughter and the God of Death, and all the Gods of Faith involved in this war; it was basically all Lin Haotian's doing. It had to be said that Lin Haotian's persuasive skills were truly remarkable! It could be said that the formation of the coalition in the far northern ice plains was also due to Lin Haotian. Therefore, it would be accurate to say that this war was instigated by Lin Haotian alone. From this, one could see that Lin Haotian's diplomatic and strategic skills were quite good. In his own opinion, other than Qian Mo's superior luck, he was much better than Qian Mo in all other aspects.
Regarding luck, although his troops were the strongest among all the lords present, they were still far inferior to Qian Mo's unique troops. To put it plainly, Lin Haotian had no enmity with Xiao Mo, and had never even met him. Unfortunately, this world was a competition for all races, a world where war could be waged without needing hatred! All lords were striving to become stronger through various means. And what Lin Haotian envisioned was a shortcut: to eliminate Qian Mo and destroy the Immortal-Demon Kingdom. His motives were different from many top-tier lords. He was not doing this to relieve pressure or push away a mountain. Instead, he wanted to ascend from the ruins of the Immortal-Demon Kingdom, stepping on Qian Mo's corpse, to become the next strongest lord.
The one-month deadline given by the authorities had not yet passed. Therefore, in Lin Haotian's view, if he could kill Qian Mo now, he could obtain the Divine Spark, a reward from the authorities. Moreover, by destroying the Immortal-Demon Kingdom, there was a possibility of obtaining the construction blueprint for the [Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool]. This was Lin Haotian's true objective!
Lin Haotian was extremely confident that if he could acquire the construction blueprint for the [Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool], he would certainly do better than Qian Mo. He believed Qian Mo was merely an ordinary person with extremely good luck, while he himself was the true Child of Destiny, and only he was qualified to sit on the Supreme God Lord seat. It could be said that Lin Haotian actually looked down on Xiao Mo, believing that if his troops were immortal-demons, he would have developed better than Xiao Mo. He was not being arrogant; he believed that he, on his own, had integrated a fragmented territorial forces alliance, become its leader, and then maneuvered between local forces and various gods to assemble an allied army of 1.4 billion. Was this something an ordinary person could achieve? Lin Haotian believed only he could accomplish such feats. Therefore, the unique troops like immortal-demons should also have been his. Now, he was just waiting for the allied army to defeat the Immortal-Demon Kingdom and Qian Mo, and then his era would begin.
"Alliance Leader!"
Suddenly, a lord at the peak of the Monarch tier beside him called out. This single address interrupted Lin Haotian's beautiful vision of the future, displeasing him greatly, though he did not show it on his face. Instead, a very amiable smile appeared on his handsome face: "What is it?"
"Everyone is waiting for your command, wanting to know if they should attack!"
The peak Monarch tier lord, completely unaware that he had offended Lin Haotian, continued: "They can't wait any longer and all wish to launch an attack to annihilate the Immortal-Demon Kingdom as soon as possible! Some also worry that Qian Mo might flee the royal capital if he senses danger!"
"Heh heh, fleeing is definitely impossible!"
Lin Haotian smiled and shook his head. "The army is at the city gates, where can he escape to? Even if he escapes, his kingdom is still here. If the Heart of the Kingdom is destroyed, he will lose his status as a lord, and then he will no longer be a threat in the future!"
Upon hearing Lin Haotian's words, the peak Monarch tier lord no longer felt anxious. Qian Mo truly had nowhere to escape. Even if he wanted to flee, he could never take the Heart of the Kingdom with him!