After Li Xiaotian finished reading the Southwind family's martial arts, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. No wonder An Mei had said it was interesting earlier.
The Southwind family's martial arts were leg techniques, all sorts of leg-based attacks. However, if this was all there was, Li Xiaotian wouldn't have been so surprised.
Besides offense, the Southwind family's martial arts could also greatly enhance a person's speed. It's important to remember that in combat, if the strengths of both sides are equal, having superior speed gives one a significant advantage.
Speed is an indispensable part of strength! When your attacks are too fast for the enemy to react, defeating them is only a matter of time.
"Leg techniques, interesting." Li Xiaotian's eyes flickered. The martial arts of the three major families were all different. Could it be that each of the fifteen families in the Ancient Martial Alliance specialized in a particular aspect of a person?
A smile curved Li Xiaotian's lips. If he could collect all the martial arts from the Ancient Martial Alliance, would it make all aspects of his body more powerful?
While he was contemplating, his phone suddenly rang. It was a video call from Ye Qingmei. Li Xiaotian answered immediately.
"Daddy! Tiantian misses you, when are you coming back?" As soon as the video connected, Tiantian's little head popped into view.
Li Xiaotian's heart was instantly filled with warmth. After he decided to go to war with the Ancient Martial Alliance, he had sent his wife, daughter, and Fu Bo to Jiangnan, assigning Long Er to protect them.
"Daddy will be back soon. When Daddy gets back, shall we go to the amusement park, Tiantian?" Li Xiaotian said with a smile.
"Really! Then Daddy, hurry back. Tiantian hasn't been to the amusement park in a long time." Tiantian was bouncing around on the other end of the video, her face full of joy.
"Of course, it's real. When has Daddy ever lied to you?" Li Xiaotian chuckled, then looked at his wife on the video. She knew what he had been doing during this time.
"Take good care of yourself over there. I'm here at home, don't worry," Ye Qingmei said in a gentle tone, quietly looking at Li Xiaotian.
"I will. Thank you for your hard work. I'll be done here soon," Li Xiaotian replied. They looked at each other, their eyes conveying unspoken longing and care.
Li Xiaotian video chatted with his wife and daughter for over an hour. After hanging up, he didn't rest but seized the time to cultivate.
Only after completing the transformation of body and soul would he truly reach the King rank. With just the Chen family having a King-rank expert, it was certain that other families, including the Tian family, would also have them.
Therefore, he needed to increase his strength as quickly as possible to avoid a repeat of the accident tonight.
As dawn broke, news of the annihilation of the Chen and Southwind families spread like wildfire that morning.
Immediately, all the major ancient martial families in Daqin were shocked. As for the ordinary families, they were so terrified by the news that they couldn't recover for a long time.
"Destroyed two major families overnight? How is that possible?" Some members of the ancient martial families found it unbelievable and simply couldn't accept the news as true.
"It's understandable that action was taken against the Chen family, but what wrong did the Southwind family commit? Li Xiaotian is too presumptuous! Is Daqin really going to act so ungratefully? To destroy us ancient martial families?" Some were filled with unwillingness.
"Since when can our ancient martial families be destroyed just because someone decides to? This is rebellion! A bunch of ants dare to turn into masters! They should know that we are the true rulers of this land!"
In the Tian family's palace, Tian Gu sat on the throne. Below him were representatives from the major ancient martial families. However, the patriarchs of the Bai, Chen, and Southwind families, whose families had now been annihilated, wore expressions of terrifying gloom.
"Heh heh, Li Xiaotian, this ant has been allowed to grow powerful. If this continues, I'm afraid none of us here will be spared!" Bai Tianxia sneered. His Bai family was the first to be destroyed, and now he had nothing to lose, only thinking of revenge.
"Everyone! Today we must unite. My brother Nanfeng and I are willing to be the vanguards, to kill Li Xiaotian and Li Shanhai, to let Daqin know who the true master is, and to make them pay blood with blood!" The patriarch of the Chen family stood up, gritting his teeth, his face contorted with ferocity.
"We cannot delay any longer. If we wait, who knows which family will be next to be destroyed? Do you all just want to wait for death?" The patriarch of the Southwind family's face was flushed red. He was perhaps the angriest of them all, because his Southwind family had not provoked Li Xiaotian at all, yet they were annihilated. How could this not enrage him?
"That's right, I suggest that all major families migrate to the Tian family today, form an allied army, kill all those who disobey, and if necessary, we can just replace the imperial dynasty!" someone said, their voice filled with anger.
Tian Gu quietly watched the people below. Yesterday, a few families were unwilling to form an alliance, but after the Chen and Southwind families were destroyed, everyone present today was provoked.
Thinking of this, Tian Gu couldn't help but feel a slight joy in his heart. He had to thank Li Xiaotian more; otherwise, he would have wasted a lot of time subjugating these families.
"Everyone, my Tian family has controlled this land for thousands of years. Now, the people we control dare to rebel. I think it's time to teach them a lesson," Tian Gu said calmly.
"Lord Tian, forming an allied army is acceptable. But times are different now. Daqin has more advanced modern weapons, while our Ancient Martial Alliance only has martial artists. If we face their modern weapons, we might find it difficult to resist!" Some family heads, though angry, were also worried. Everyone knew the power of modern weapons. No matter how strong you were, you couldn't escape death when facing destructive modern weaponry.
"Heh heh, you don't need to worry about this. Leave it to my Tian family to handle!" Tian Gu said with a smile. The Tian family had been low-key for many years, and they had made many plans in secret.
"Everyone, don't forget, my Tian family is on the border of Daqin, adjacent to the Fan Kingdom. The modern weapons of the Fan Kingdom are no less than those of Daqin, and my Tian family has a good relationship with a high-ranking official in the Fan Kingdom. That official has promised to send troops to support us if necessary!"
"Really? Lord Tian, is that true?" Everyone present was suddenly astonished. If that were the case, Li Xiaotian's threat to them would be negligible.
In terms of powerful experts, their Ancient Martial Alliance had many. Now that their modern weapon capabilities were also supplemented, what else was there to worry about?
"Everyone, make your decision! Go to war! Defend the dignity of our ancient martial families!" The patriarch of the Chen family spoke.
Everyone present exchanged glances, then stood up together and said to Tian Gu.
"Lord Tian, we are willing to form an allied army!"
"Good!!" Tian Gu stood up, his heart filled with joy. With all the martial artists from these families under his command, that was an extremely powerful force.
At that time, let alone destroying Li Xiaotian, he would even dare to contend for the world again! He wanted to let the world know that the Tian family would always be the imperial family!
As everyone present reached a consensus, the next moment, all the family heads mobilized their family armies and migrated towards the Tian family.
The armies passed through the land, a vast and mighty force. They completely disregarded Daqin's laws, and in fact, they did it deliberately. Since they had decided to tear down the facade, there was no need to pretend anymore!