Chapter 299: The Arrival of the Criminal Alliance

Chapter 299: Chapter 299: The Arrival of the Criminal Alliance

Naturally, Yi Xiaoyao knew nothing of the Yun Family’s affairs. It would take Yuncheng at least several days to travel from the Yun Family to the Chaotic Alliance Domain and find him.

At this moment, as the sky gradually brightened, Yi Xiaoyao sat on the roof of a residence in the Main Pillar, stroking the sleeping Little Hei in his arms and quietly enjoying the cool morning breeze. ℯ

After last night’s reorganization and arrangements, the Carefree Alliance was truly established. He imagined that once day broke, it wouldn’t be long before the Carefree Alliance’s name appeared on the Chaos Alliance List.

This news, along with Yi Xiaoyao’s identity, would surely spread rapidly and cause a sensation throughout the entire Chaotic Alliance Domain.

Presently, Yi Xiaoyao’s gaze shifted, and he looked down at a courtyard below, the corners of his lips curling into a slight smile.

In that courtyard, a figure stood, swinging a longsword over and over, repeating the same motion.

"Wind Discipline."

A voice reached the figure’s ears. Wind Discipline’s swing halted, and he turned around abruptly.

"Greetings, Alliance Leader!"

Wind Discipline immediately sheathed his sword and offered a deeply respectful fist-and-palm salute to Yi Xiaoyao, who was walking toward him.

Yi Xiaoyao raised a hand and smiled. "I promised I would teach you the Instant Kill Sword. I happened to see you today, so I came over."

Wind Discipline’s face lit up with joy. ’It seems the Alliance Leader is going to teach me Swordsmanship!’

Then, a longsword exuding a startling aura shot from Yi Xiaoyao’s hand and was caught by Wind Discipline.

"This is the Wind Meteor Sword. I obtained it after slaying someone at the fourth realm of Nascent Soul Transformation. It’s a high-grade Earth Tier Spiritual Artifact that contains a potent Wind Attribute Power, making it a perfect fit for you."

Yi Xiaoyao smiled faintly. "I’m giving it to you."

Wind Discipline took a deep breath and, full of excitement, saluted again. "Thank you for the sword, Alliance Leader!"

"With this sword, it will be much easier for me to teach you the Instant Kill Sword."

Yi Xiaoyao smiled, then raised his hand to draw his own sword and began to instruct Wind Discipline in the Swordsmanship.

Hearing the commotion, the other members of the Ninth Team came out into the courtyard to watch, every one of them looking at Wind Discipline with envy.

Ever since seeing Yi Xiaoyao draw his sword that one time, Wind Discipline had been diligently studying the Instant Kill Sword. He was already proficient in the speed-focused Gale Swordsmanship, and now he had the Wind Meteor Sword from Yi Xiaoyao. Because of all this, he learned with incredible speed under his leader’s tutelage.

In just one hour, Wind Discipline had already grasped fifty percent of the Instant Kill Sword, reaching the point where he could draw the blade five inches from its sheath.

"Very good. The rest will depend on you practicing on your own," Yi Xiaoyao said, sheathing his sword.

Wind Discipline thanked him again, overjoyed, while the others in the Ninth Team grew even more envious.

Yi Xiaoyao noticed their expressions and looked at them with a smile.

"Are you envious because I’m teaching Wind Discipline Swordsmanship, or because I gave him a Spiritual Artifact?"

"Reporting to the Alliance Leader, we’re envious of both!" the men answered honestly.

Yi Xiaoyao shook his head with a helpless smile. "Aside from Wind Discipline, none of you practice Swordsmanship, so there’s nothing I can teach you. But as for these Spiritual Artifacts... you can have them."

He then took out several Spiritual Artifacts and tossed them to the members of the Ninth Team.

A cheer erupted from the crowd. At that moment, they felt they would willingly die for Yi Xiaoyao. One by one, they all expressed their thanks.

Yi Xiaoyao waved his hand dismissively. These Spiritual Artifacts were all of a considerably high grade, but he had many more in his Storage Pouch, all spoils from slaying powerful experts over this period.

He had no use for them anyway, so he might as well give them to the brothers who had followed him.

Just as everyone was overcome with excitement, an urgent voice called out from above.

"Alliance Leader! This is bad!"

An expert at the Squad Leader level flew down from the sky into the courtyard.

Yi Xiaoyao’s gaze shifted to the newcomer. "What’s wrong?" he asked.

"The Criminal Alliance is here! They’ve surrounded our Carefree Alliance!"

The Squad Leader reported, his face slightly pale.

Hearing this, Yi Xiaoyao’s heart sank, but he wasn’t the least bit surprised.

He had long expected trouble to arrive as soon as the sun rose today.

He just hadn’t expected the trouble to come so quickly, or for it to be this big.

The Criminal Alliance. The third-ranked super-alliance and, more importantly, the Great Xia Imperial Army Mansion’s force in the Chaotic Alliance Domain.

And now, they had come knocking on the very first day of the Carefree Alliance’s establishment.

"Alliance Leader! Our strength may be lacking, but even in the face of a great crisis, we will follow you loyally, even to our deaths!"

After hearing of the Criminal Alliance’s arrival, the members of the Ninth Team were startled for a moment, but in the next, they all declared their stance.

Hearing their words, Yi Xiaoyao gave them a faint smile. "If you follow me, why would you have to die?"

Moved by the Ninth Team’s display, he thought to himself, ’This is perfect. The Carefree Alliance has just been formed; I can use this opportunity to test everyone’s loyalty.’

With this thought, Yi Xiaoyao rose into the air.

"Let’s go. We’ll meet the people from the Criminal Alliance."

In the next moment, everyone in the courtyard flew up, following close behind.

In the skies above the Carefree Alliance, a large contingent of experts hovered in the air.

These experts were all from the Criminal Alliance. Most importantly, they did not represent the full might of the Criminal Alliance.

As one of the three titans of the Chaotic Alliance Domain and its third-ranked power, the Criminal Alliance boasted three experts at the Ninth Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation, seven at the Eighth Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation, and countless other powerful individuals.

And now, among this group from the Criminal Alliance, the three figures at the forefront had astonishing auras—they were clearly two experts at the Eighth Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation and one at the Ninth Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation.

Below, within the Carefree Alliance, panic spread among the members under the weight of this oppressive presence from above.

At that moment, a streak of black light shot forward, stopping in front of the group of experts.

The black light dissipated, revealing Yi Xiaoyao’s figure.

"Yi Xiaoyao! You’ve finally decided to show yourself!"

The Ninth Realm Nascent Soul Transformation expert from the Criminal Alliance looked at Yi Xiaoyao and spoke in a cold voice.

Yi Xiaoyao glanced over them and sneered. "Dogs of the Imperial Army Mansion. You came to my Carefree Alliance with only a third of your strength. Aren’t you afraid this will be a one-way trip?"

Yi Xiaoyao had some understanding of the Criminal Alliance’s strength beforehand.

The Ninth Realm Nascent Soul Transformation expert before him was the Criminal Alliance’s Left Protector. It was said his strength was in no way inferior to Yuan Chou’s, and perhaps even slightly greater.

But it was still highly unlikely that these people alone could kill Yi Xiaoyao.

The man from the Criminal Alliance sneered, intentionally infusing his voice with Spiritual Power to amplify it.

"Yi Xiaoyao, even if you can fight me, your Carefree Alliance can’t possibly stand against our people!"

"When the time comes, all of these subordinates of yours will perish before you do!"

"If you give up and come with us willingly, I will spare the people of your Carefree Alliance."

Below, the faces of everyone in the Carefree Alliance changed upon hearing this.

It was true. Although the Criminal Alliance hadn’t deployed its full force, Yi Xiaoyao could at best hold off the Ninth Realm Nascent Soul Transformation expert. But there was no one who could contend with the two Eighth Realm Nascent Soul Transformation experts.

If a real battle broke out, the Carefree Alliance would be annihilated, regardless of whether Yi Xiaoyao lived or died.

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