Musa’s ranking was only thirteenth, which was even lower.
"Ai Lan, what do you think? I want to lead the Holy Leaders to a higher position. Do you support me?"
Musa looked at the woman from the Sea Clan.
The Sea Tribe was a special race. The humans of this race all had colored hair, and there was always moisture on their bodies.
The number of women in their clan was much greater than that of men, so historically, most of the leaders of the Sea clan had been women.
Ai Lan was the recognized leader of the humans of the Sea Tribe this time, ranking twentieth.
Compared to Elara, Ai Lan looked much more charming, and every move was full of seductive appeal. No one knew how many sacred leaders had been fascinated by her.
Hearing Musa’s words, she smiled slightly and stood up.
"Following the strong will always be human nature."
"Sister Elara wants to follow Toji Hisami, and as for me, I also like strong people, but my choice for the strong one is Musa!"
Ai Lan’s eyes were intense as she spoke, and it was fascinating to watch.
Musa, having received Ai Lan’s support, finally showed a smile on his face.
Of the four leaders, he and Ai Lan had formed a united front, so it now depended on the attitude of the last one.
The half-elf man who had been silent until now sighed and looked at Elara with complicated eyes.
"In the first assessment, the major districts have not yet been merged. It is too early for us to argue about this."
"Toji Hisami is very strong and may well be the undisputed top power in the Eastern District."
"But when the four districts are integrated, the real test will come. I think it will not be too late for us to make a decision then."
"At this stage, let’s work hard to develop our respective territories. Five hundred points is neither too difficult nor too easy."
While he offered no explicit support, he directed everyone’s attention back to the present.
However, Musa smiled after hearing this and looked at Elara with amusement in his eyes.
"Even the people of your own elf faction don’t show support for you. Elara, it was simply a mistake for you to stake your claim on Toji Hisami so early."
The half-elf man’s words were supported by all the other lords.
The merger was a matter for the future. If they couldn’t pass the current hurdle, everything would be in vain.
As for Toji Hisami, everyone tacitly agreed that he was not on the same level as themselves, so they left that headache to the leaders.
Elara nodded.
"In that case, let’s start taking action. First, move all the territories together, and then set out to explore the light pillars and distribute points."
"As for the future, I am determined to join Toji Hisami, so I will not yield any of the benefits that belong to me."
Elara glanced at the three leaders, and the warning in her words was self-evident.
"That means I am set on joining Toji Hisami!"
"Don’t think that just because I will leave the team sooner or later, you can deprive me of the benefits that belong to my territory, or else we will simply fall out!"
Musa’s expression shifted, and after a moment of silence, he nodded.
From then on, the leadership of the Holy Territory was officially taken over by the half-dragon Musa.
Elara returned to her team, and Toji Hisami’s gentle smile came to her mind.
"I will work hard to develop my own territory. Just wait for me to join you, Lord Toji Hisami," Elara said in her heart.
At this time, in the Western District, amid the continuous yellow sand desert, a huge light beam fell onto a pyramid.
A large number of human lords were taking turns attacking the guardian beasts on the pyramid under orders.
This was where the S-class light beam was located in the West District.
Guarding this place was a group of mummy demons, who constantly emerged from the pyramid and tangled with the humans.
A group of human soldiers fought with great bravery.
They were uniformly dressed in golden armor, marched in a measured manner, and attacked continuously.
Only they had reached the top of the pyramid and made contact with the huge light pillar.
However, under their repeated attacks, the light pillar remained strong, showing no sign of breaking for the time being.
The S-level light beam restored 1% of its defense value every minute, which didn’t seem to matter over a short time.
However, once a force lacked the ability to crush the light beam outright, it was easy for impatience to take over as the recovery accumulated.
Ranked second on the gold list, Gold Lord Sardo looked at the top of the pyramid with pursed lips.
He had found the pillar of light an hour ago and immediately led his subordinate lords to launch a general attack on the pyramid.
Yet up to now, the light pillar had not been shattered.
Sardo looked at the sky and saw Toji Hisami’s points on the gold list: one thousand eight hundred points.
Meanwhile, his own points stood at 650, not even a fraction of his rival’s total.
Sardo, who had always been confident, was surrounded by such heavy pressure that almost no one dared approach him.
When had he, a descendant of the Golden Family, ever been left so far behind?
When he first found the light pillar, he was confident he could crush it quickly.
In his eyes, Toji Hisami had merely been lucky, happening upon an S-class light beam close to him and defeating it within a single day.
By now, however, his confidence had been crushed.
Based on the reduction rate of the light beam’s defense value, he estimated that it would take him twelve hours to destroy it.
Added all together, that was more than a full day.
Without Toji Hisami as a comparison, this would have been an excellent result, enough to satisfy him.
With Toji Hisami ahead of him, however, this result paled in comparison.
Sardo silently took a golden pendant from his pocket and toyed with it for a moment, hesitating.
"Toji Hisami, I admit that I underestimated you..."
"However, the main event is yet to come. Winning first doesn’t mean you’ll win overall, and the last one standing takes it all..."
Sardo finally made up his mind and put the pendant back on his neck.
With a wave of his hand, the reserve force behind him entered the battlefield.
Yet he did not know the true circumstances under which Toji Hisami had shattered that light beam.
What Toji Hisami had faced was not merely the guardian beasts of the light pillar, but a combined force of half-orcs and guardian beasts operating as one!
It could be said that among all five major areas, the S-class light beam faced by Toji Hisami featured the largest number of enemies and the highest combat intensity!
Even so, Toji Hisami had secured the light beam in record-breaking fashion!
At this moment, he put the golden token into his bag and looked toward the outside.
The enraged orc leader was charging at them desperately.
Boris led the Flying Tiger Cavalry in a rush to protect him, having also been awed by the powerful blow delivered by Lyra and the shield guards.
Seeing that the shield guards were all weakened after delivering that blow, Boris couldn’t help but feel anxious.
After the other lords recovered from their shock, they also prepared for battle.
There was only a single line of fifty shield guards remaining in front of them.
Facing them were hundreds of orcs, gargoyles, and an orc leader who looked exceptionally formidable!
How could they stop this force?
"Everyone, order your soldiers forward and stop the enemy at all costs to buy Lord Toji Hisami time to recover!" someone in Turan shouted.
Hearing this, the other lords grew grave and immediately commanded their troops to step forward behind the shield defense line.
Their unit types were ordinary and low-level.
If they stepped up to block the furious monsters’ assault, there could only be one outcome: death.
If their troops died here, they would be left with nothing.
Even if they made it back to their territories safely, the strain on their lands would be severe.
Toji Hisami could not help but smile upon seeing this scene.
"Don’t panic, I’m here."
Toji Hisami was quite pleased with the reaction of the lords who had sought refuge with him.
However, the time had not yet come for them to fight a desperate battle.
The Flying Tiger Cavalry had acted.
The Shield Guards and Lyra had acted.
Yet the Jiuzhou Territory, as the primary lord, had not yet taken action.