Dragon Hao Chen’s words carried immense weight. Though his voice wasn’t loud, it conveyed a sense of absolute certainty in his spirit.

Listening to him, the six great temple powerhouses present seemed to feel that another holy war had already begun.

After a slight pause, Dragon Hao Chen continued, “I am still relatively young, and the Federation has only just been established, so various matters still require your strong support. In the coming period, I may not have much energy to handle Federation affairs. My teammates and I need to seize the time to improve our strength. The main affairs of the Alliance will be handled by Vice Chairman Dragon Tianyin, Vice Chairman Li Zhengzhi, Vice Chairman Ling Xiao, and all the councilors.”

The subsequent agenda items of the meeting were all passed smoothly. Although Dragon Hao Chen was the Chairman of the Federation, what was more important to him was improving his strength. He and the members of the Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad were still young, and their room for improvement was much greater than that of the older ninth-tier powerhouses.

Dragon Hao Chen had several important things to do next. The first was to strive to obtain his own Divine Throne of Order and Creation. Once he obtained the Divine Throne of Order and Creation, it would not only be of great benefit to his cultivation but also further enhance his prestige. Then there was the matter of Hao Yue’s evolution.

The power of the Violet Gold Hao Yue Sword made Dragon Hao Chen fully realize the importance of Hao Yue’s evolution. The six-headed Hao Yue was already so powerful. If it could successfully evolve to eight heads, its strength would definitely increase exponentially. By that time, with Hao Yue’s help, he might really have the ability to contend with the Demon God Emperor.

After discussion at the meeting, it was decided to begin the integration of the six great temples in a relatively gentle manner.

First, the six great temples would each send a group of powerhouses to gather in the Holy City for unified training. They would be combined according to the configuration of four thousand warriors, one thousand knights, and five hundred assassins, mages, summoners, and priests.

They would be named Federation Legions. In addition to the seven thousand powerhouses from the six great temples, each legion would have more than forty thousand ordinary soldiers, for a total of fifty thousand people.

Two legions would be formed first, named the First Federation Legion and the Second Federation Legion. They would undergo unified training and integration. After the integration was completed, they would be directly deployed to the border to be responsible for guarding the relatively vulnerable Southern Pass and Expelling Demons Pass.

Then, more powerhouses would be drawn from the six great temples for subsequent integration until the power of the original six great temples of the Temple Alliance was completely transformed into the Federation Legion model.

As for the six great fortresses, they would still be under the unified command of the original personnel of the six great temples for the time being. After all, the six great temples had deep-rooted strength in the six great fortresses and were more familiar with the situation. Although the new Federation had been established, it could not be too radical. There had to be a transition process. The plan was to first integrate the professionals of the six great temples within a year. As for the dilution of the concept of the six great temples and the process of federal centralization, it would definitely take longer.

It would take time for the professionals and people of the six great temples to accept the new Federation. However, with the great premise of resisting the demons, coupled with the concerted efforts of the high-level officials of the six great temples, it was believed that this process would not take too long. When the Temple Federation completed its integration and formed a stronger cohesion, it would be the moment when the Federation began to launch a counterattack against the demons.

The meeting ended successfully. Dragon Hao Chen immediately told his companions that he would leave the Holy City for the Knights’ Temple tomorrow.

The most important reason why Dragon Hao Chen was so eager to go to the Knights’ Temple was still Hao Yue. After Hao Yue transformed into the Violet Gold Hao Yue Sword, the bloodline connection between it and Dragon Hao Chen seemed to be further fused. Coupled with the impact of Dragon Hao Chen’s improved strength during this period, its evolution had reached a critical state and could not be suppressed at any time.

The last time Hao Yue evolved, it encountered a strong attack from the Lich King. It could be said that the completion of Hao Yue’s evolution had an element of luck. Moreover, according to past experience, the enemies attracted by Hao Yue’s evolution would be even stronger each time. This time, it was jumping directly from six heads to eight heads, which would not only take longer but also attract even stronger enemies. Dragon Hao Chen did not dare to be careless in the slightest, fearing that something would go wrong and cause Hao Yue to fall into eternal doom.

Therefore, they had to be fully prepared. Improving their strength was the most important thing. Because of Hao Yue’s own secrets, Dragon Hao Chen could not borrow the power of the six great temples and could only rely on his own team. And in strengthening his strength, he, as a Light-attribute individual, was obviously more important. If he could possess the Divine Throne of Order and Creation, his confidence would naturally be much greater.

The reason why they didn’t go to the Knights’ Temple immediately was because they still had an important thing to do.

After being elected as the Chairman of the new Federation, Dragon Hao Chen’s status had greatly changed. They no longer lived in the Knights’ Temple’s residence in the Federation headquarters but moved directly to the highest level of the Federation headquarters.

Although the original Holy Union Leader’s office area on the top floor was the smallest floor in the Federation headquarters, it was still more than a thousand square meters in size. Now it should be called the Federation Chairman’s office area. The entire area was divided into multiple sections, including a huge office, rest room, a quiet room specially used for cultivation, a study, a small meeting room, etc. The decoration was not luxurious but noble and elegant. Not to mention living in Dragon Hao Chen alone, even if all the members of their Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad gathered here, the space would still seem very empty.

“Everyone will stay here tonight to rest. Tomorrow morning, we will set off for the Knights’ Temple,” Dragon Hao Chen said to everyone.

Han Yu said, “Chairman, are we leaving before your Federation Chairman’s seal is completed?”

Dragon Hao Chen smiled wryly, “You should still call me captain. I feel so awkward being called Chairman.” Among the original seven members of the Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad, besides Dragon Hao Chen and Cai’er, the other three of the four chairmen and vice chairmen had also become councilors. And Zhang Fangfang, Yang Wenzhao, and Duan Yi had also occupied the councilor positions of the Knights’ Temple. Obviously, the Knights’ Temple was preparing for the future successors.

It can be said that the biggest winner of this Temple Grand Competition was the Knights’ Temple. Although Dragon Hao Chen became the Chairman of the Federation as the captain of the Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad, he was, after all, a knight! His grandfather and father were both the殿主殿主 of the Knights’ Temple and Divine Throne Knights. His relationship with the Knights’ Temple could never be diluted.

At the same time, in addition to Dragon Hao Chen, the four members of their team, Han Yu, Zhang Fangfang, Yang Wenzhao, and Duan Yi, were also outstanding young powerhouses. Han Yu and Zhang Fangfang had already broken through the ninth tier, and Yang Wenzhao and Duan Yi had also reached the peak of the eighth tier. Even with their strength, they were qualified to represent the Knights’ Temple as councilors. After all, they were still so young.

The biggest advantage that the Magic Temple originally had over the Knights’ Temple was that the Knights’ Temple lacked successors, but after this Temple Grand Competition, this problem of the Knights’ Temple could be said to have been completely changed. The emergence of the five young knights successfully replaced the older generation of powerhouses, and the future was even more worthy of anticipation. No matter how low-key Dragon Tianyin and Yang Haohan behaved at today’s meeting, the Knights’ Temple was still the biggest winner. It can be said that they had a perfect layout in the new Federation and made the other great temples sincerely admire them.

Hearing Dragon Hao Chen’s words, everyone couldn’t help but laugh. Looking at each other, they still had a strange feeling. They had not fully accepted their new identities. But undoubtedly, after the Temple Grand Competition and today’s meeting, their status and responsibilities in the Federation were completely different. The improvement of status also meant greater responsibility. Especially Dragon Hao Chen, who had shouldered the heavy responsibility of leading humanity to completely destroy the demons.

Dragon Hao Chen said to Zhang Fangfang, Yang Wenzhao, and Duan Yi, “Brother Zhang, Brother Yang, Brother Duan, you three have been following the Dawn of Light for some time. After this Temple Grand Competition, because of the special nature of our Dawn of Light, you can even be considered as part of the Dawn of Light. In that case, you must also abide by the rules of our Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad. Our demon hunt squad has always used all the merits uniformly. Now that we are back, please hand over your respective merits.”

The three of them were slightly stunned. Dragon Hao Chen’s request was not unreasonable, but it did not seem to complement his always kind personality. The three of them felt a little strange, but they didn’t think too much and handed over their merits. They were integrated into Dragon Hao Chen’s merit badge.

It should be known that the three of them were once the captains of their respective demon hunt squads. Over the years, the accumulation of merits, although not comparable to the members of the Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad, was not a small number.

Chen Ying’er pouted her little mouth and said, “Captain, you can’t bully people.”

Dragon Hao Chen chuckled and didn’t say anything. Lin Xin on the side laughed and said, “I seem to have seen a little hen opening its wings to protect its husband.”

Chen Ying’er was furious, “You’re the hen. Pharmacist, are you asking for a beating again? Have you forgotten when this girl beat you to the ground looking for your teeth?”

Lin Xin snorted disdainfully, “I don’t remember.”

Cai’er had already stood up and came to Dragon Hao Chen’s side, saying, “Are we going now?” She and Dragon Hao Chen were in sync, and she was the only one who thought of Dragon Hao Chen’s intention to collect the merits of Yang Wenzhao and the other two.

Dragon Hao Chen nodded and said, “Let’s go now. We’re leaving tomorrow morning, so we have to hurry up and finish this matter. It’s only noon now, so there should be enough time.”

Chen Ying’er looked at Dragon Hao Chen in confusion and said, “Boss, what are you talking about? We’ve watched the meeting, what else do we need to do?”

Dragon Hao Chen smiled slightly and said, “There’s a place we haven’t been to for a long time, and it’s time to relax. Let’s go.”

Bald Priest Sima Xian’s eyes suddenly lit up and said, “I know, the Demon Hunt Squad Trading Center!”

Dragon Hao Chen gave Sima Xian a thumbs up and said, “Smart. Let’s go.”

(To be continued)