Jian Chen's gaze slowly swept past the seven Great Saint Masters as a smile appeared on his face. It was a smile of happiness. At this moment, his heart was filled with joy. From now on, the Flame Mercenaries would no longer be a lone wolf. With the addition of these seven Great Saint Masters, the strength of the Flame Mercenaries had increased by a lot.
Although Jianchen wasn't sure if these seven people were truly loyal to him or if they would betray him, none of this was important to Jianchen. He had only accepted these seven people to temporarily increase the strength of the Flame Mercenaries. He had sent them to complete missions to increase the Flame Mercenaries' level. It could be said that Jianchen was only using them. As for whether or not he would use them in the end, that would take a long time.
"You five, introduce yourselves." Jianchen said to the five middle-aged men.
Hearing this, the five middle-aged men hesitated for a moment before one of them wearing a black robe said, "My name is Seth, and I am the captain of the Hot Blooded Mercenaries."
"My name is Duo Kang, and I am the captain of the Golden Dragon Mercenaries."
"My name is Chalka, and I am the captain of the Chalka Mercenaries."
"My name is Mo Tian, and I am the captain of the Slaughter Mercenaries."
"My name is Qingfeng, and I am the captain of the Zephyr Mercenaries."
The five middle-aged men reported their names one by one, but after hearing their self-introductions, Jianchen was secretly surprised. He never thought that these five people would all be captains of a mercenary group. If that was the case, didn't that mean that he now controlled five mercenary groups and two families with quite a bit of reputation in Wake City?
Thinking up to this point, Jianchen felt extremely satisfied with his gains today. He never thought that he, who was originally all by himself, would suddenly become the captain of a large force in the blink of an eye.
Of course, Jianchen also knew that although this force was very powerful in Wake City, it was nothing in the Tian Yuan Continent.
"Qingfeng, the Qingfeng Mercenaries!" When Jianchen heard the last person report his name, a look of surprise flashed through his eyes. This name was actually the same as the name of his sword. This was just too much of a coincidence.
Jianchen took a deep look at the middle-aged man named Qingfeng. This middle-aged man was around 40 years old and had a scholarly appearance. He wore a white robe and had a head of long black hair that casually draped over his back. When the wind blew, it caused a few strands of hair to flutter in the wind. The two eyebrows above his eyes looked like sharp swords, and when paired with his bright and spirited eyes, they gave off a feeling of sharpness.
Slowly moving his gaze away from Qingfeng, Jianchen's gaze swept across the group of dumbfounded guards in the distance. In a clear voice, he said, "Tianxiong Lie is dead. From now on, there is no longer a Tianxiong clan in Wake City. I know that many of you are guards that the Tianxiong clan spent a lot of money to hire. Today, I am in a good mood and do not wish to kill the innocent. You may all leave."
Hearing this, the several hundred guards seemed to have awoken from a dream. Each and every one of them looked at Jianchen, the seven Saint Masters, and the dead Tianxiong Lie brothers with a complicated expression. The entire area was silent, to the point that it was somewhat strange.
"Thank you, great hero, for not killing us …"
"Thank you, great hero, for not killing us …"
… …
After a while, the strange silence was finally broken. Many people bowed to Jianchen and loudly expressed their thanks. Finally, they returned to their own residences and packed their things before leaving without any reluctance.
Very quickly, the several hundred guards of the Tianxiong clan left one after another. In the end, only about forty people remained in their original positions, unwilling to leave.
Jianchen looked at these people and couldn't help but frown, "Why are you still here?"
Hearing this, the dozens of guards were silent for a while. Soon after, a tall and sturdy man walked out with large strides. His eyes were fixed on Jianchen's youthful face as he said, "Great hero, I wish to follow you. Can you accept me?"
"Follow me?" Hearing this, Jianchen's eyes revealed a trace of surprise. He carefully sized up the man who spoke. This man was about thirty years old and had a tall and sturdy body. He was at least two meters tall and had a bear waist and a tiger's back. His sturdy muscles gave off an explosive feeling. From this person's aura, Jianchen could roughly estimate that this person had the strength of a Saint Master.
Jianchen nodded slightly and said, "Since you are willing to follow me, you can come with me to the Mercenary Union to register and join my mercenary group."
Hearing this, the man immediately revealed a look of joy and hurriedly said, "I will do as you say, great hero!"
"Great hero, I am also willing to follow you and join your mercenary group …"
"Great hero, take me in as well. I am willing to follow by your side …"
Soon after, the remaining dozens of mercenaries also opened their mouths. Unexpectedly, all of them wanted to follow Jianchen.
Although Jianchen had killed Tianxiong Lie, most of them were recruited by Tianxiong Lie with money. It could be said that they had a completely cooperative relationship with Tianxiong Lie. Therefore, Tianxiong Lie's death didn't affect them in the slightest, and they wouldn't shift their hatred to Jianchen because of this.
As for their pleas, Jianchen accepted them all with a smile. The strength of these people was generally around the Great Saint realm, and there were also a few Saint Masters. With these people joining, the Flame Mercenary Group's strength would increase by a lot.
Although Jianchen didn't know if any of them had ulterior motives or had other motives, this wouldn't cause the slightest bit of hindrance to the current scale of the Flame Mercenary Group. Currently, the Flame Mercenary Group was in urgent need of manpower. Once the Flame Mercenary Group's strength stabilized, he would think of a way to clean up all the malignant tumors within.
"Apart from Tianxiong Lie and Tianxiong Daoyun, is there anyone else in the Tianxiong Clan?" Jianchen looked at the forty people who had all surrendered to him and asked.
As soon as Jianchen's voice fell, the burly man who had first suggested following Jianchen immediately replied, "Yes, Tianxiong Lie and three other women. They all live in the back courtyard. Great hero, please wait a moment, I will go and capture them all." With that, the burly man ran towards the back courtyard. Afterwards, a few of the more quick-witted people seemed to want to take advantage of this opportunity to perform well in front of Jianchen. They followed closely behind the burly man and ran towards the back courtyard.
Seeing these people leave, the faces of a few of the remaining forty plus people immediately became somewhat gloomy. Sharp killing intent flashed in their eyes as they looked at the few people who had left.
Jianchen's gaze swept past these people without leaving a trace, the corner of his mouth curling into an imperceptible sneer. Jianchen had already clearly remembered their appearances. However, Jianchen didn't do anything to these people. To him, these people could still be used well. It wouldn't be too late to deal with them after they had lost their value.
"Let me go, let me go … …"
Along with the exclamations of several women from afar, the people who had left earlier escorted three women from afar. Two of them were middle-aged women who were about 30 years old, and the other was a young girl who was about 20 years old. She was quite pretty.
"Great hero, these three are Tianxiong Lie's women. These two have followed Tianxiong Lie for many years. As for the younger one, Tianxiong Lie just married her two years ago. But Tianxiong Daoyun is a little strange, he doesn't seem to have a wife." Without waiting for Jianchen to ask, the burly man took the initiative to introduce the three women to Jianchen.
"Good!" Jianchen nodded slightly. He was very satisfied with the burly man's actions. He didn't think that this burly man would be so meticulous.
The three women's faces were deathly pale as they looked at the bloody scene. Especially when they saw the corpses of Tianxiong Lie and Tianxiong Daoyun, their eyes were filled with disbelief.
The burly man looked at Jianchen's face and a giant axe appeared in his hand. He placed it on the neck of one of the women and asked: "Great hero, these three are Tianxiong Lie's women, do you want to kill them all?"
"Don't kill me, don't kill me, I beg you, don't kill me … …"
Hearing this, the three women's faces turned pale with fright. Perhaps they knew that Jianchen was the backbone of this place. They looked at Jianchen with a pair of pitiful eyes. Crystal clear tears rolled down their cheeks as they begged for mercy.
Looking at the pleading eyes of the three women, Jianchen secretly sighed. He waved his hand and said: "Fine, let them go." Jianchen couldn't bear to kill these three weak women. After all, he wasn't a cold-blooded and heartless person.
"Yes, great hero!" The burly man didn't have the slightest objection to Jianchen's order. He immediately removed the giant axe from the neck of one of the women.
Afterwards, Jianchen brought a large group of people and left the Tianxiong clan. The matter of the Tianxiong clan could be said to have been perfectly resolved.
The Tianxiong clan hadn't been established for long and couldn't be compared to those clans that had been around for hundreds of years. Therefore, the true backbone of the Tianxiong clan was the two brothers, Tianxiong Lie and Tianxiong Daoyun.
The news of the Tianxiong clan's destruction quickly spread throughout Wake City. This matter caused a huge uproar in the city. It was so big that it was even bigger than the Zhou clan's destruction.
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