My Ares Son-in-Law

What worried Xiao Chen even more was that he could clearly sense several hidden gazes from the upper floors of the building locking onto the area below, ready to act immediately if anything seemed amiss.

"That kid Di Tianyan has managed the War God Alliance quite well," Xiao Chen muttered to himself.

After confirming that no one was following him, he walked straight toward the gate.

Just as they approached the entrance, several cold, sharp shouts rang out: "Halt! This is the sacred ground of the War God Alliance; unauthorized personnel are not allowed to approach!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a woman in a red business suit with a stunning figure strode out of the lobby. The moment she saw Xiao Chen, her eyes lit up, and she quickly approached him, her face beaming with a respectful smile: "Mr. Xiao, you've arrived!"

"Hmm," Xiao Chen responded casually.

The woman smiled and stepped aside to lead the way, her high heels clicking crisply on the marble floor: "Mr. Xiao, this way please."

As she passed the guards, the woman's face turned cold, and she solemnly ordered, "Remember this well: from now on, Mr. Xiao can freely enter and leave the War God Alliance, and no one is allowed to stop him!"

The guards' expressions changed, and they quickly bowed and replied, "Yes!"

They memorized Xiao Chen's appearance. The fact that he could command such respect from Sister Hong and grant him the right to freely enter and leave the War God Alliance meant that this young man's identity was definitely not simple!
The woman led Xiao Chen through a luxuriously decorated lobby to a private elevator. She first swiped her fingerprint and then scanned her iris in front of the camera before the elevator doors slowly opened.

"Mr. Xiao, please come in."

Xiao Chen stepped into the elevator, and the woman followed closely behind, pressing the button for the top floor. The elevator doors slowly closed.

There were only the two of them in the elevator. Suddenly, the woman knelt on one knee, lowered her voice, and spoke with utmost respect: "Alliance Leader, your subordinate, Sister Hong, is a direct subordinate of the Commander. There were too many people around outside, so I could only pretend to be a normal receptionist. Please forgive me, Alliance Leader."

Xiao Chen nodded slightly, his tone calm: "Get up, I understand."

The guards and ordinary employees outside were not core members of the War God Alliance, so his identity could not be revealed for the time being to avoid any unforeseen complications.

The moment the elevator doors slowly opened, a chilling aura swept over us like a cold front, carrying the concentrated power of the blood and qi of over a hundred people, almost freezing the air.

Xiao Chen looked up and his eyebrows suddenly twitched slightly.

What lay before them was no top-floor office, but rather an underground training ground the size of three standard football fields! Dark iron floor tiles covered the ground, with dark red bloodstains still visible in the cracks, exuding the chilling aura of years of battle.

In the center of the training field, a hundred or so figures stood in neat rows, each with a posture as upright as a javelin and eyes as sharp as a drawn blade. Even their breathing was perfectly synchronized, exuding an iron-blooded discipline that commanded absolute obedience.

What surprised him even more was that the strength of this hundred-person lineup was terrifying. Nearly fifty of them had auras as powerful as an abyss, and were clearly experts of the Celestial Realm! Among them, three were surrounded by a faint golden aura, and were actually top experts of the late stage of the Celestial Realm. Their auras were even more domineering than those elders of the Western Region New Martial Arts Tournament who had been in seclusion for many years.

If this power were placed in the secular martial arts world, it would be enough for any top family to fight tooth and nail for, and could even directly shake up the power structure of a region.

"Is this the trump card that Di Tianyan has been hiding for so many years?" Xiao Chen thought to himself.

He naturally knew that the strongest among this group was still Di Tianyan, a disciple he had personally cultivated back then. Even if his current strength wasn't the best in the Dragon Kingdom, it was definitely in the top five, far surpassing those who were merely nominally ranked on the Heavenly Ranking.

It seems that the War God Alliance does indeed have the ability to compete with the top martial arts families in the Western Region.

"Alliance Leader, please." Sister Hong's voice trembled uncontrollably, and her palms were already sweating. "Everyone has been waiting for you for eight whole years." The hundred or so people present had learned from Di Tianyan eight years ago that the true leader of the War God Alliance was mysterious and unpredictable.

Di Tianyan had told them countless times on the training ground: "When the Alliance Leader returns, the place where his sword points will be your battlefield; the Alliance Leader's command is a mission you must complete with your lives."

For eight years, no one has seen the leader's true face. Curiosity, anticipation, and even a hint of hidden doubt have been brewing in the daily grind of training.

At this moment, hundreds of ardent gazes fell on Xiao Chen, almost burning his figure through. The Alliance Leader has finally arrived!

When they saw Xiao Chen's appearance, many people were surprised: the alliance leader they had imagined should be a powerful, experienced middle-aged man, how could he be a young man in his early twenties?
But the thought only lasted for a moment.

They trusted Di Tianyan's judgment; anyone who could make Di Tianyan submit was no ordinary person.

At the forefront of the crowd, Di Tianyan's eyes were red-rimmed, his fists were clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged. He had been waiting for this day for eight long years.

Finding Xiao Chen and assisting him was a mission etched into his very bones. Even when news of Xiao Chen's disappearance spread throughout the martial arts world, he never gave up, firmly believing that his leader would return.

Now, Xiao Chen looks even younger than he did eight years ago, but the invisible pressure surrounding him is a hundred or a thousand times more terrifying than it was back then.

Xiao Chen had just walked up to him and was about to speak...

Di Tianyan has made his move!

With one step, the black iron floor tiles cracked, and a dull tremor spread across the ground. He knelt on one knee, and the moment his knee struck the ground, a muffled thud resounded like a thunderclap, distorting the surrounding air.

"Di Tianyan pays respects to the Alliance Leader!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

More than a hundred figures moved in perfect unison, like machines honed through countless trials, all kneeling on one knee in unison. The dark mass of figures spread out across the empty training ground, a spectacle so magnificent it sent chills down one's spine.

"Greetings, Alliance Leader!!"

"Greetings, Alliance Leader!!"

The deafening roars coalesced into a thunderous torrent, causing the chandeliers on the dome to hum. The surging blood and qi around everyone coalesced into a golden roc phantom with outstretched wings, circling above the hall, blotting out the sun and exuding a resolute determination to burn one's bridges.

Over the years, they have trained day and night, enduring injuries and hardships that most people cannot imagine, all for this day, to deliver a respectable performance before the leader. Their shouts at this moment are an outpouring of all the energy and anticipation they have held back for the past eight years.

Sister Hong also knelt down, her blood boiling, her eyes filled with the same fanatical reverence as everyone else present.

Looking down at the dense crowd below, Xiao Chen felt a surge of emotion.

The indomitable Qin people, united in facing national crisis, embody such spirit.

He could clearly feel the anticipation in these people's eyes; they were waiting for him, waiting for him to shake the entire Dragon Kingdom, and even the entire martial arts world, in the name of the War God Alliance. (End of Chapter)