The conservative factions originally loyal to King Kang were almost completely purged from the ranks, leaving only those loyal to Princess Xi.
With the addition of Dongye State's military supervisors and troops, the Royalist faction, after losing a quarter of its strength, actually became more cohesive and formidable.
Although they still couldn't be called an elite force, at least they now had the power to fight.
And on top of that, Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji had just slain the Quasi-7th Rank Great Evil God Nine-headed Lion, and captured the Tier Six Evil God Jackal Dog alive.
Riding the momentum of their huge victory, the alliance army charged into Shelter No. 7 without any resistance and, with the cooperation of the ten thousand soldiers from Shelter No. 8, forcibly occupied Fengqi State.
As the Speaker of Fengqi State, Cheng Hong, the Family Head of the Cheng family, fled in panic, taking the entire Cheng family and escaping to Shelter No. 7 ahead of time.
