"Hahahaha!"
Li Zekai roared to the sky, his laughter wild and chilling.
"Wu Lingtian, do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you?"
Wu Lingtian's eyes sharpened, filled with murderous intent, and he coldly uttered four words.
"I couldn't ask for more."
Lu Wushuang, Xiang Tianyu, Zhao Yunlong, and the others drew their weapons.
Li Zekai's men also drew their weapons, their eyes fierce.
Tense tensions rose, and the situation was on the verge of exploding.
Li Zekai glanced at Wu Lingtian mockingly and chuckled.
"Heh, your parents did the same thing last time, luring me into a killing spree in the city, which resulted in the domain lord of the Blue Star region sentencing me to 20 years in prison. Do you think I'll fall for the same trick a second time?"
"Stop with your little schemes. Instead of wasting your time, go help your good sisters. They're probably in for a rough time."
Wu Lingtian's beautiful eyes widened, and she clenched her fists.
"What did you do to them?"
Li Zekai's lips curled into a mocking smile.
"Heh, you don't know yet, do you? The Sakura Alliance declared war on Snake Island, and Snake Island has accepted the alliance."
"And we, just a second before they submitted their application for alliance war, registered as allies."
"Heh heh! You know what I mean."
Li Zekai laughed wildly, turned, sat on the dragon throne, crossed his legs, and flew into the distance.
Wu Lingtian's face darkened. She immediately took out her "communication phone" and dialed the Snake Island Empress's number.
After the call connected, her expression grew even more gloomy.
Seeing Wu Lingtian hang up, everyone eagerly inquired.
"Alliance Leader, what did the Empress say?"
Wu Lingtian's fair face was now as dark as a storm cloud, her eyes flashing with furious flames as she explained the situation.
Fang Xian, standing to the side, understood the whole story.
It turns out that Li Zekai deliberately provoked Snake Island using the "Sakura Alliance." The two sides had been locked in a prolonged standoff, and Snake Island, unable to bear it any longer, had just signed a "Treaty of Alliance War" with the "Sakura Alliance."
Since Snake Island is also located in the Blue Star region, neither side is allowed to fight privately; they must apply to their superiors and submit a "Treaty of Alliance War" to openly engage in combat.
However, Li Zekai had already colluded with the "Sakura Alliance," forming an alliance with them just moments before signing the "Treaty of Alliance War" with Snake Island.
The rules of the Blue Star region allow legitimate alliances to participate in "Treaty of Alliance Wars." Once the "Treaty of Alliance War" is signed, forming new alliances and recruiting new members are no longer permitted.
In other words, the Alliance War is not just a battle between a single guild and another, but a war between two alliances.
Li Zekai exploited this weakness, deliberately inducing the "Cherry Blossom Alliance" to sign a "war pact" with Snake Island. This would incentivize the Dragon Kingdom, an ally of Snake Island, to join the war, giving Li Zekai an opportunity to seek revenge against the Dragon Alliance.
This was a calculated move, but Wu Lingtian had no choice but to participate.
Firstly, the Dragon Alliance and Snake Island had been allied for a thousand years, supporting each other through thick and thin, sharing a deep bond.
Secondly, if the Dragon Alliance didn't participate, it would lose credibility and have no allies left.
Finally, even disregarding other factors, Wu Lingtian would inevitably have to use this opportunity to personally kill Li Zekai.
Li Zekai knew this and deliberately orchestrated this calculated scheme for Wu Lingtian.
As for why he didn't directly declare war on the Dragon Alliance, it was because he wanted to use the lives of everyone on Snake Island and in the Dragon Alliance to force Wu Lingtian to submit, so that he could humiliate Wu Lingtian to his heart's content.
After hearing everything, Fang Xian had already decided to kill him.
Li Zekai not only ruined his plans but also dared to plot against Wu Lingtian; he was simply courting death.
However, he still needed to learn more about the City Lord of Asia City.
After Wu Lingtian and Zhao Yunlong's high-ranking officials finished their meeting, he went to visit Zhao Yunlong.
"Brother Zhao."
Zhao Yunlong was slightly surprised to see Fang Xian.
"Fang Xian, I didn't expect you to come to see me. Come in."
Fang Xian smiled slightly and entered the room.
After the two sat down, Fang Xian went straight to the point.
"Brother Zhao, I've come to ask you a few questions."
Zhao Yunlong, with a knowing look, chuckled:
"Haha, I knew you'd come to ask about the feud between the Dragon Alliance and Li Zekai."
Fang Xian smiled awkwardly. He didn't really want to ask, but Zhao Yunlong had built up the atmosphere to this point, so he had to give him face.
"Brother Zhao, you're so insightful."
"Hehe, actually, it's not a secret. Let me tell you."
Fang Xian had basically understood the situation during the day: it was the bloodshed caused by Li Zekai trying to steal Wu Lingtian.
Zhao Yunlong gave a more complete account, the story largely the same as what he'd heard during the day, just with some added details.
The key point was: Wu Lingtian's parents used a skill to force Li Zekai to fight in Asia City, and the sacrifice of the Dragon Alliance's suicide squad led to Li Zekai violating the rules of the Blue Star regional lord.
If it weren't for the deaths of Wu Lingtian's parents and the Dragon Alliance members, which escalated the situation, Li Zekai might very well have escaped punishment.
After hearing the story, Fang Xian understood the actions of Wu Lingtian's parents and the Dragon Alliance members.
They were gambling for the future of the Dragon Alliance.
Unfortunately, they didn't get what they wanted.
Fang Xian calmed himself down and began to ask questions.
"Brother Zhao, what level are Li Zekai's parents?"
Zhao Yunlong's expression turned somewhat grim upon hearing this.
"Li Zekai's father is named Li Tianba, and his level is 900."
"Every city lord in the Blue Star region is level 900."
"As for Li Zekai's mother, she's not even level 500."
Fang Xian nodded and pressed further:
"If Li Zekai had died in this alliance war, what would Li Tianba's reaction have been?"
Zhao Yunlong was taken aback at first, then thought seriously.
"If Li Zekai dies in the alliance war, Li Tianba won't find any legitimate reason to attack us."
"Even if he were the city lord of Asia City, he would still be subject to the control of the domain lord of the Blue Star region, and could even lose his position with the slightest misstep."
"No one dares to challenge the domain lord's methods."
"Therefore, for the past 20 years, Li Tianba has only dared to retaliate against us in secret, fearing that he might find a pretext to report us to the domain lord."
"It is precisely because of his covert operations that our Dragon Alliance has been subject to various restrictions and has even had its members poached by other alliances."
"This is also the fundamental reason for the Dragon Alliance's gradual decline over the past 20 years."
Fang Xian listened, his eyes turning cold.
According to Zhao Yunlong, even if Li Zekai dies in the alliance war, Li Tianba can only engage in underhanded tactics and wouldn't dare to openly attack the Dragon Alliance.
He asked his final question.
"Brother Zhao, can I participate in this alliance war?"
Zhao Yunlong looked at Fang Xian seriously and nodded earnestly.
"Of course."
"Thank you for your explanation, Brother Zhao. I'll head back now, so as not to disturb your rest."
Fang Xian thanked him and turned to leave.
Just as he was about to leave the room, Zhao Yunlong called out to him.
"Fang Xian, aren't you afraid?"
Fang Xian stopped and turned around, revealing an innocent smile.
"Hehe! I'm only afraid I haven't killed enough."