A night passed.

Xiao Zheng stretched lazily and walked out of the room, his mood exceptionally bright.

During these few days in the Netherworld King Temple, he hadn’t felt the urgency and cruelty of war at all; truly a place praised as a paradise away from the world. Compared to the Netherworld King Temple, the outside world was considerably more brutal.

After the last defeat, the Bright Church returned and even accelerated their offensive pace.

By today, more than one-third of the Blood Clan’s territory had been seized by the Bright Church’s forces.

This information was immediately conveyed to Xiao Zheng and Hades.

"The situation is urgent."

"It seems today, we must come up with a plan to counter this." Xiao Zheng said as he put down the intelligence report.

Upon hearing this, Hades asked, "Where are your people? When will they arrive?"

Xiao Zheng glanced at the time and then said, "They should be arriving soon; their flight was at eight in the morning. It’s almost ten-thirty now, so we ought to set off to Song City and meet up with them."

"Then let’s be on our way." Hades stood up and said.

Xiao Zheng was slightly surprised and quickly asked, "Are we going over with just the two of us? What about your people? Didn’t we agree to gather everyone for a meeting today? Didn’t you have them assemble at Song City?"

"They’re already in Song City." Hades calmly replied.

Hearing her response, Xiao Zheng felt relieved.

Realizing he had been overthinking, he followed Hades out of the Netherworld King Temple. Accompanying them were nine priests, who were also key members in this battle.

When Xiao Zheng and his party arrived in Song City, it was much quieter than usual.

There were hardly any people visible on the streets, almost turning it into a ghost town.

This was actually normal; ever since the Blood Clan and Bright Church went to war, many people had fled Europe with their families. After all, life is precious, and no one dared to gamble with their lives.

The Blood Clan had a liaison point in Song City as well.

The most luxurious hotel in the city was funded by the Blood Clan faction known as the Brian family.

Xiao Zheng and the others also chose this hotel as the location of their meeting.

When they appeared at the hotel entrance, a group of the Blood Clan was already standing there. They were all dressed in medieval aristocratic attire, the men handsome and the women beautiful, resembling a gathering of celebrities.

Even someone as picky as Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but admire the Blood Clan’s genes.

He couldn’t find anyone among them who looked unattractive.

Upon seeing Xiao Zheng and Hades, these people respectfully bowed. Especially when they saw Xiao Zheng, a hint of awe flashed deep in their eyes.

After all, reputation precedes.

Xiao Zheng had previously wreaked havoc in the Netherworld King Temple, killing the nine elders and even slaying the previous Netherworld King, earning him the title of "Killing God" among the Blood Clan.

Upon seeing him, nobody dared to breathe too loudly, fearing they might anger him and be killed on the spot.

Hades paid no attention to these people, not even giving them a glance, and led Xiao Zheng directly into the hotel. Guided by the Brian family members, they reached the largest banquet hall in the hotel.

The banquet hall had been transformed into a conference room, capable of accommodating nearly three hundred people.

Upon seeing this large conference room, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but ask, "Is there a need for such an elaborate setup? How many of your Blood Clan are coming today?"

"Two hundred eighty-three." Hades replied.

Seeing her provide a precise headcount, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but feel helpless, "Actually, not everyone needs to attend this meeting, just bring in the clan leaders from each major family."

"They are the clan leaders of each major family; the Blood Clan has over a thousand branches, I only invited the strongest part of the Blood Clan to this meeting." Hades said, "If you think the numbers are insufficient, I can call in more people."

"It’s enough, it’s enough, these people are already plentiful." Xiao Zheng quickly said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

He truly hadn’t anticipated the Blood Clan having so many branches internally.

The two hundred eighty-three attendees today were all at the clan leader level.

However, after thinking it over, Xiao Zheng felt relieved.

The multitude of branches within the Blood Clan helped prevent them from being completely wiped out by the Bright Church.

While they were chatting, a commotion was heard from outside.

Xiao Zheng turned his head and saw Long Qie and the others had finally arrived.

"Mr. Xiao!"

"Lord Netherworld!"

After entering the conference room, Long Qie and the others respectfully saluted Hades.

These folks seemed to have coordinated with the Blood Clan beforehand; the Blood Clan feared Xiao Zheng, while they were genuinely afraid of Hades. The two forces had an understanding, and realizing this, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but find it amusing. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"You didn’t encounter any trouble on the way here, did you?"

Xiao Zheng asked.

Upon hearing this, Long Qie shook his head and said, "No incidents at all, Catherine arranged the flight route for us, and we faced no obstructions. But I’ve heard that other routes entering Europe are under strict surveillance by the Bright Church."

"Including maritime routes and other paths into Europe as well."

Listening to his words, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but laugh, "Seems like the Bright Church is quite nervous now, worried we’ll call for reinforcements, even to the point of rigorously monitoring entry routes into Europe. But what’s the use? It’s nothing but a deceptive act."

Upon hearing this, everyone laughed.

"By the way, the brothers who came over this time, did you arrange for them to rest first?" Xiao Zheng asked, "If all goes well, we’ll start acting tomorrow, make sure everyone is well-rested to avoid any mishaps."

Long Qie nodded and said, "Rest assured, the Blood Clan brothers have arranged accommodations for us. We brought two thousand brothers this time, who are now settling in Song City."

"That’s good." Xiao Zheng nodded contentedly.

Seeing most personnel had arrived, he then signaled everyone to take their seats.

While seats weren’t assigned by name, everyone astutely chose their spot according to their level of cultivation. Long Qie and those big shots from Sky Net naturally sat in the first and second rows.

The remaining seats were then occupied by the Blood Clan members.

Once everyone settled down, this unique, epoch-making Western and Eastern cultivators’ joint combat preparation meeting officially began!