The Sword God of the Universe
Chapter 365 - 365 365 Merit Recognition and Reward Ceremony

Chapter 365: Chapter 365 Merit Recognition and Reward Ceremony Chapter 365: Chapter 365 Merit Recognition and Reward Ceremony Jing Yan was too strong!

Alone, he slew four Dao Spirit realm powerhouses, deterring Donglin City.

In fact, the vast majority of adventurers in Donglin City didn’t care which family won the war!

When Zhao Dangyuan led a large number of martial artists to approach the Jing Family Mansion, they followed behind, looking to profit from the chaos.

Whether it was the Zhao Family or the Jing Family that was ultimately exterminated, they were indifferent.

Of course, in their hearts, they all believed that the Jing Family would be annihilated.

But the final result was that the Zhao Family was wiped out.

This should have been of no concern to them, but having witnessed Jing Yan killing four Dao Spirits, they were frightened.

In the end, they behaved very honestly, adding no further chaos.

This allowed the Jing Family to conclude the battle smoothly.

Donglin City’s Dong Family!

Although the Dong Family was not considered a first-tier family in Donglin City, they were still a major family with several Innate Realm martial artists.

Before the war between the Zhao Family and the Jing Family began, the Dong Family had a relatively close relationship with the Jing Family.

So when the war started, the Jing Family also sent guards to seek reinforcements from the Dong Family.

But the Dong Family betrayed the Jing Family, not only abandoning the Jing Family but also killing the Jing Family’s guards.

Now, the Dong Family was in a state of panic.

The Dong Family had not joined the main battlefield between the Zhao Family and the Jing Family, but they had participated in the war.

After the failure of the Zhao Family, the Dong Family Patriarch promptly took his clan members back to their family mansion.

What to do?

They had originally thought that in this war, the Jing Family would definitely be destroyed.

Unexpectedly, it was the Zhao Family that was annihilated.

If they hadn’t betrayed the Jing Family at the start of the war, they could now consider themselves meritorious.

The problem was, they had sided with the Zhao Family and killed many members of the Jing Family.

Even thinking with their toes, they could discern that the Jing Family would surely settle scores later.

The Dong Family Patriarch and several elders gathered in the Council Hall, discussing countermeasures.

They were full of regret!

Had they known the Jing Family would win, they certainly would not have betrayed them!

The problem was, regret was now too late.

There was no medicine for regret in this world.

At this moment, not only the Dong Family, but also the Sun Family, the Zhou Family, and the Zheng Family were anxious.

These families had all suddenly betrayed the Jing Family and turned to the Zhao Family.

Aside from these families, there were also those forces that had originally supported the Zhao Family and so on.

Now, although the Jing Family had gained control of the situation, Donglin City was still rife with undercurrents.

No family wanted to be slaughtered.

The Jing Family had exterminated the Zhao Family with thunder-like means, deterring all the other families.

Some of these families had suffered heavy losses in the war but had not been annihilated.

Others had not suffered much, but they too feared a visit from the Jing Family.

In short, Donglin City was still restless, with people in a state of unease and countless onlookers.

And at this time, inside the Jing Family, discussions were also underway.

Whether to wipe out all opposing families like sweeping away fallen leaves or to placate some families, this wasn’t a decision that could be made in an instant.

Although the Jing Family had won, the losses were significant.

If the fighting continued, Donglin City could end up riddled with holes.

Inside the Jing Family Meeting Hall.

“Clan Leader, in my opinion, we should wipe out all those bastards who joined forces with the Zhao Family.

Although our family will still suffer losses, it will permanently secure our leadership over Donglin City,” an elder supported continuing the war.

“Our young members have died or been injured, nearly half of them.

If we continue fighting, how many will be left?

Who knows how many years it will take to recover our strength!” Another elder, considering the current state of the Jing Family, was hesitant.

“What is your opinion, Clan Leader?

Are we really going to let those scoundrels off for free?

To let them continue to live?

Those families like the Dong Family who betrayed us at the last moment, this absolutely cannot be forgiven,” one hot-tempered elder growled.

The numerous elders and supervisors all looked towards Jing Chengye.

“What do you think, Jing Yan?” Jing Chengye turned to Jing Yan, seeking his opinion.

“Our Jing Family indeed suffered greatly in this battle.

Now Donglin City is still unstable.

If we continue the killing, those families will not just sit back and wait for their doom.

They might band together.

Although the strongest among these families are only of the Innate Realm, with no Dao Spirit realm experts, their numbers are great.

If we start fighting, our Jing Family will surely lose even more members,” Jing Yan pondered and spoke.

He was powerful, but after all, he was just one person, not able to be in several places at once, unable to cover all battlefronts.

Those families were not fools; they wouldn’t just wait to be defeated one by one.

If the Jing Family moved a large army to crush any one family, the others would undoubtedly combine forces to form an Alliance Army and fight a final battle to the death with the Jing Family.

They were facing death either way, so they definitely would not willingly stretch their necks out for the Jing Family’s executioner’s blade.

“So what you’re saying is, just let it go?” Jing Chengye looked at Jing Yan, knowing it would not be satisfying to let it end like that.

“Not exactly!”

“As for those families who betrayed us, we absolutely cannot indulge them.

But, we need some tact, not directly knocking on their doors,” Jing Yan shook his head as he spoke.

“Do you have a better idea, Jing Yan?” an elder asked.

“How about this?

We can hold a merit-rewarding assembly and invite all the familial forces to attend.

We can reassure most families, but for the ones that must be eliminated…

we need not be polite,” Jing Yan spoke and narrowed his eyes.

Those present understood what Jing Yan meant.

It was impractical to eliminate all the families that had been hostile to the Jing Family.

If it really came to that, the number of martial artists in Donglin City facing death might tall up in the hundreds of thousands.

By then, Donglin City would truly be plunged into a sea of fire.

“Jing Yan, your method is indeed great.

Let’s do that!” Jing Chengye decided.

“In a few days, we’ll hold the merit-rewarding assembly and invite all the family heads,” Jing Chengye set the tone.

“Clan Leader!

What if some family heads don’t come?

Like the Dong Family and a few others, they probably won’t think the Jing Family will let them off.

Will they have the guts to attend the assembly?” the Seventh Elder furrowed his brow.

“They’ll come.

If they don’t, then our Jing Family wiping them out won’t cause much of a backlash,” Jing Yan smiled, “They definitely do not want to come, but they dare not absent themselves.”

“However, Clan Leader, let’s hold off the merit-rewarding assembly for a while longer.

Hmm, let’s have it one month from now.

A month’s time is enough for our Jing Family to completely control Donglin City,” Jing Yan smiled and suggested.