"But speaking of which, these Saint Lineage families are indeed far too arrogant." Nova’s eyes narrowed as she paced behind the throne.

"Over these years, Aurelia has been far too doting on and reliant upon the Saint Lineages."

"She even generously brought out the Heavenly Flame Realm left to our Emberhal family by the ancestors, letting these Saint Lineages divide it up year after year."

"As a result, although the national power of the Heavenly Flame Dynasty has grown robust, it has made these Saint Lineages arrogant, heavily armed, and domineering."

"Albert, after you ascend the throne, you absolutely must take drastic measures and properly discipline these Saint Lineages!"

"Mother Empress, rest assured, your son understands." Albert nodded heavily.

"The first one that must be sanctioned is the Hale family."

"The Hale family already has a profound foundation and deep roots. Over the past year, under that Saint Lord Alex’s leadership, they have expanded rapidly, their power like the sun at high noon."

"If we do not curb them now, once he fully develops his wings, it will be difficult to govern them."

Nova smiled faintly. "Albert, your judgment is quite good."

"Wait until tomorrow after Aurelia is executed and you inherit the imperial throne. Endure and hold back for some time first."

"Once the dust settles and you sit securely on the throne, you can invite that Alex to the Heavenly Flame Capital, take the opportunity to detain him, and force him to be a hostage."

"By doing so, you can manipulate the Hale family for your own use."

"With the sharp blade of the Hale family in hand, from then on, no one under the heavens would dare disobey!"

...

Meanwhile, outside the Heavenly Flame Capital, on Originspire Mountain.

A temporarily constructed grand hall stood towering at the mountain peak. Surrounding it were tens of thousands of newly pitched tents.

Inside each tent lived ten elite family disciples with cultivation at the Foundation Establishment Realm or above, causing the spiritual energy of the entire mountain peak to soar into the sky.

A streak of golden light flashed in mid-air, and Alex descended from the sky riding a cloud.

Looking at the grand battle formation before him, he nodded with a satisfied smile. "Cedric’s efficiency is quite good, gathering such a robust force in just two short days is already quite commendable."

Alex walked unhurriedly into the main hall with his hands behind his back.

Inside the hall, spiritual energy overflowed, with experts gathered like clouds.

The Blackwood family Saint Lord, Alistair Blackwood, and the Sol family Saint Lord, Malakai Sol, along with the Mahayana Realm elders of both families, had all arrived.

The three great elders Cedric, Tobias, and Lara, leading the young prodigies Julian, Lucas, and Erik, were also fully assembled.

The Saint Lords of several major branch families had arrived in time as well.

The supreme martial forces of the Hale, Blackwood, and Sol families were almost entirely gathered here.

Seven Supreme Realm experts, two hundred and thirty Mahayana Realm experts, and one thousand five hundred Void Amalgamation Realm experts. These people practically represented the absolute top-tier combat power of the Saint Lineage families.

"Saint Lord!" Seeing Alex arrive, the Hale family crowd instantly revealed expressions of profound respect, every single one sitting upright and properly.

Alistair Blackwood and Malakai Sol both smiled cheerfully. "Brother Alex, you are finally here. We have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Brother Alistair, Brother Malakai, many thanks for bringing your people here in time to support this brother." Alex cupped his fists, smiling faintly.

"However, today what we are handling is not a private matter, but a public one."

"Over these years, the Heavenly Flame Empress Aurelia has governed the Heavenly Flame Dynasty cautiously and conscientiously, bearing the burden of office willingly. Everyone should be well aware of this."

"But now, the King of the South, Albert, commits great treason, taking advantage of her severe illness to dispatch troops and seize the throne."

"We Saint Lineage families have enjoyed Aurelia’s grace and bounty. Now that she is in distress, it is precisely the time for us to repay her."

"Therefore, I specifically invited my two elder brothers, deciding to jointly attack the Heavenly Flame Capital, rescue the Empress, eradicate the treacherous rebels, and return peace and stability to the dynasty and the world!"

Hearing these words, Alistair and Malakai instantly revealed solemn expressions.

"Brother Alex is absolutely right!" Alistair said loudly.

"Although Aurelia is merely a woman, her political achievements since taking the throne are universally praised throughout the entire Heavenly Flame Dynasty."

"Leaving aside other things, just during the annual Dao Vindication Assembly alone, how much care and support do we Saint Lineages receive from her?"

"Right now is exactly the time to repay the Heavenly Flame Empress’s grace."

"This old man specifically brought all the elite disciples of the Blackwood family. Including this old man himself, we are all at the disposal of Brother Alex!"

Malakai Sol narrowed his eyes, saying coldly, "This Albert was originally Aurelia’s younger brother, yet he took advantage of his imperial sister’s critical illness to dispatch troops and seize the throne. It is truly great treason."

"Such treacherous and villainous people, everyone under heaven has the right to execute them! Our action to purge the rebels is a righteous deed of loyal subjects to the Heavenly Flame. It will inevitably be recorded in the annals of history and leave a good name for posterity!"

Saying this, Malakai thought of something else and cupped his fists. "Saint Lord Alex, a person without a head cannot walk, a bird without a head cannot fly."

"Since our three families have formed an alliance here, we should select an Alliance Leader so that we can advance and retreat together."

"I believe this Alliance Leader position belongs to Saint Lord Alex and no one else!"

"Correct!" Alistair Blackwood nodded heavily, laughing.

"It must be Little Brother Alex! Brother Alex, do not decline!"

Listening to Malakai and Alistair’s words, Alex suddenly found it somewhat amusing.

The Blackwood family, the Sol family, Alistair, Malakai. How could these two old foxes possibly lead all the elites of their respective clans to gather here just for the sake of supporting the Heavenly Flame state and rescuing the Heavenly Flame Empress?