The crowd followed suit, a mix of emotions seeping into the air.


    They thought this banquet was for Nash to garner support from the high- ranking families, but it turned


    out to be a moment to remember the fallen warriors.


    Nash poured himself a second ss and raised it, saying, “For this second toast, we honor those who


    fought for justice.” This statement was directed to those at Bertram’s and Julian’s tables, as they were


    among the ones who participated in the Mystique Loyalty Realm battle.


    Nash raised his ss and downed the contents in one gulp.


    The crowd looked toward the elders at the two tables with respect, then promptly emptied their own


    sses.


    After a moment, they refilled their sses for a third toast.


    Nash said again, “For this third toast, I salute all the heroes who uphold righteousness and distinguish


    right from wrong.


    I hope that in the future, we can work together with the Martial Arts Association, uphold justice, and


    promote the spirit of martial arts in our great nation.


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    “Most importantly, let us all stay humble and disciplined!” As he said these words, Nash’s gaze swept


    over those who had joined the Southern Martial Alliance.


    No one dared to meet his eyes.


    Nash snorted coldly.


    “Are you all avoiding my gaze because you still have thoughts of forming another alliance?” Carver


    trembled and quickly looked up at Nash, his gaze guilty.


    Did they really still harbor such thoughts? They were reacting that way out of fear.


    The other powerful figures who had joined the Southern Martial Alliance also raised their gazes to meet


    Nash’s eyes.


    One of them immediately raised his ss and swore, “The Yoner family of Brume will stick to our


    principles from now on.


    We shall stay humble and refrain from participating in any factional disputes!” The rest immediately


    echoed his sentiments.


    However, Nash raised an eyebrow and said, “It’s good to refrain from participating in factional disputes,


    but when ites to dealing with evil forces, I hope everyone can contribute.” The Church of the


    Netherworld was a formidable organization, and Nash was not confident he could nip them alone.


    Thus, he needed to remind these people that they should show up when help was needed.


    This was also why Nash did not exterminate those who joined the Southern Martial Alliance.


    He needed a strong force to deal with the Church of the Netherworld.


    Nash did not say any of this as he could not be certain if any of these people were associated with the


    church.


    Following this, more martial arts families expressed their support and pledged their allegiance.


    The vast majority promised to obey Nash’s orders when he issued them.


    Next was a mingling session, and many of the younger generations of the various martial arts families


    came forward one after another.


    Nash continued to drink one ss after another.


    He then took out his phone to add their numbers.


    Each number represented a powerful connection.


    “Would you like to join Mr. Calcraft for a drink, king of Eastjon?” asked the old man from the Varhess


    family with a smile.


    He could tell that the king of Eastjon had been distracted the whole time, probably due to some


    misunderstanding with Nash.


    He was willing to y the peacemaker and resolve this misunderstanding.


    Taking a sip of his drink, Yelzog replied, “Mr. Varhess, you might not know this, but the nco family


    had originally nned to join the Southern Martial Alliance.


    “However, upon learning about the atrocities the Palmer familymitted, we changed our minds at


    thest minute.


    Even then, we didn’t fully support Nash in his efforts tobat evil.” A realization suddenly struck


    Anton.


    “No wonder your seats were addedter!” He had been wondering why someone of the Eastjon king’s


    stature could not have their spot secured.


    It turned out he hadcked a clear stance in the conflict.


    The Eastjon king felt extremely embarrassed and whispered, “At that time, I didn’t believe Nash and his


    people could stop the Southern Martial Alliance because I heard that the head of the National Martial


    Arts Bureau would intervene… I never expected the information to be a smokescreen,” Anton shot a


    meaningful look at him and said, “But what if the head of the National Martial Arts Bureau does


    intervene?”