There were some soldiers in Luoyang City, but there weren't many of them.
There were also some commoners in the city.
"Pass down the order. Station the army outside the city," Lin Yun ordered, then looked around Luoyang City.
The city gate of Luoyang City was about four meters wide and four meters deep. There were blood stains on the city walls, some of which had been there for a long time, while others were recent.
"Are the people from the Sacred Alliance already here?" Seijen exclaimed. He touched the city walls and found some blood stains that hadn't dried yet. They were obviously recent.
Murong Fangshi shook his head and explained, "No, they were probably left behind by the nearby soldiers."
Lin Yun, Murong Fangshi, and Seijen walked together into the city.
Luoyang City was extremely run-down. Some of the buildings were dilapidated due to age or the fact that they had been through a great battle.
There weren't many people on the streets. Even if there were soldiers, they were sallow and emaciated, with faint scars on their bodies.
The atmosphere in the city was unusually depressing. Occasionally, some commoners could be seen in the corners of the streets, but they were all covered in dirt.
"If I'm not wrong, the rest of the cities are probably the same, right?" Lin Yun was expressionless. This scene wasn't enough to move him.
It was as if the entire Luoyang City had been through a great battle.
Alchemist Murong nodded and told him some things that he knew.
"There used to be hundreds of cities surrounding the Immortal Spirit Mountain Range.
"These cities were originally the residences of some sects in the Kaize Region.
"They relied on the resources provided by the Immortal Spirit Mountain Range to sustain themselves.
"Whether it's the commoners or the sects, the Immortal Spirit Mountain Range was their 'mother mountain'."
At this point, Lin Yun had a rough idea of what was going on. He asked calmly, "Is it the Sacred Sect?"
Murong Fangshi nodded and sighed, then continued, "In order to control the Immortal Spirit Mountain Range, the Sacred Sect enslaved the nearby cities.
"They made the citizens of the city collect resources from the Immortal Spirit Mountain Range for them unconditionally. Furthermore, they set a certain amount every month."
"If you don't reach the required amount, you will receive a very cruel punishment from the Holy Church."
"Gradually, many commoners and soldiers became worried that they didn't have enough resources, so they began to attack other commoners and plunder resources."
One had to know that although the Immortal Spirit Mountain Range was rich in resources, it was also filled with dangers.
Not only were there natural disasters, but there were also demonic beasts inside that were not something that the common people could withstand.
"I've heard that the cities around here used to be extremely prosperous. The number of tourists and merchants coming and going could be said to be the highest in the entire Kaize Domain."
"However, ever since the Holy Church took over this place, many people couldn't stand the Holy Church's control and left this place."
At this point, Alchemist Murong couldn't help but look at Lin Yun and say solemnly, "Not everyone is like you, Sect Master."
In reality, many factions in the Godly Domain would wantonly exploit the resources of the commoners after taking control of a domain and impose harsh taxes. Even the Holy Church was no exception.
However, after taking control of the eastern, northern, and northeastern regions of the Chaos Region, including Lin Yun, not only did they not do this, but they also removed all taxes from the commoners.
This was something that Alchemist Murong was very impressed with.
It was precisely because of this that Lin Yun was loved and respected by the commoners of the three regions.
"The Holy Church's actions … are indeed too much," Seijen said indignantly.
"The weak are prey to the strong. This has always been the law of the jungle," Lin Yun said casually with his hands behind his back.
Then, Lin Yun and the other two arrived at the main hall. Lin Yun immediately issued three military orders.
First, set up sentry posts with Luoyang City as the center. Within a radius of a hundred miles, there would be one every five hundred miles.
Each sentry post would be equipped with a hundred mutant beasts, a hundred cyborgs, and a hundred giants.
Second, the thirteen Wu Huangs would each lead their own troops to guard the city so that they could be deployed at any time.
Third, the remaining troops would be stationed outside Luoyang City and set up patrols to prevent enemy attacks at night.
Over the next few days, the remaining demonic sects also led their own troops to guard the areas they were guarding.
For a full three days, the Sacred Alliance did not make any moves.
According to the information provided by the Holy Church, the Sacred Alliance's army had yet to reach the central region of the Kaiser Region, so they did not launch an attack.
Everyone in the Kaiser Region knew that an earth-shattering battle was about to unfold.
All the sects and commoners in the central region of the Kaiser Region had left their homes to seek refuge with their friends and relatives in other regions, or they had left the central region and gone to the barren regions of the Kaiser Region.
The atmosphere in the Kaiser Region became unusually tense and oppressive. Everyone was waiting to see what would happen. The soldiers of the Holy Church and the Seven Devils were also on high alert, ready to fight at any time.
It was a long and torturous wait.
It had only been three days, but everyone felt like three years had passed.
On the fourth day, a piece of news from the Holy Church woke everyone up.
"The Sacred Alliance's army has reached the central region of the Kaiser Region. Sect Leaders, please prepare for battle!"
According to the information obtained by the intelligence department, the Sacred Alliance's army did not launch an attack immediately after reaching the central region of the Kaiser Region. Instead, they set up camp and set up a defensive line three thousand miles away from the Immortal Spirit Mountain Range.
At that moment, in the main camp of the Sacred Alliance, a total of thirty million soldiers were lined up.
Everyone looked at each other. These thirty million soldiers did not come from the Sacred Alliance. Instead, they were troops belonging to the Sacred Alliance's enslaved forces.
Moreover, most of these thirty million soldiers were Martial Masters. Only a few were King Wu, and there were only a few Martial Ancestors.
Not long after, many people walked out of the main camp in the center of the main camp.
These people were dressed in different attires. Some were old, some were young, some were male, and some were female. They were all higher-ups of the sects under the enslaved forces of the Sacred Alliance.
These higher-ups led their respective troops and dispersed to the periphery of the Immortal Spirit Mountain Range at the same time, surrounding the entire Immortal Spirit Mountain Range.
On the same day, the intelligence department shared a piece of information they had gathered with the other Demon Sect Leaders.
Even though Tian Yin hated Lin Yun, he still told Lin Yun about it for the sake of the bigger picture.
At that moment, Lin Yun, Seijen, and Alchemist Murong appeared in the main hall of Luoyang City.
"Not a single one? Could their information be wrong? "Seijen was shocked when he saw the information. The reason for that was because that report was regarding the army of thirty million.
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