Throne of Gods: Divine thunder descends, and the Qilin descends upon the world!

Chapter 166 Moonlight Standing in the Center Position
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According to the tradition of previous Temple Tournaments, there should have been a team battle as well.

However, considering that we are still in a period of war, large-scale team battles could easily cause uncontrollable casualties. Therefore, the league leadership decided to cancel this fourth competition.

When the final scores are settled, it also means that the final power conference will officially begin.

The high-ranking officials representing the highest will of the six holy temples, as well as the powerful figures representing the interests of all demon hunter groups, all arrived at the venue.

Each of the six holy temples sent all thirty-six of their strongest warriors to participate in this competition, totaling two hundred and sixteen people.

As for the Demon Hunter Team, in addition to all members of the champion [Eternal Dawn], there were more than 20 other team leaders or core representatives of Demon Hunter Teams at least at the King level, forming a delegation of 36 people.

Thus, 252 powerful figures from seven factions gathered in a specially arranged meeting room at the Holy Alliance Grand Trial Grounds to jointly decide the future fate of the alliance.

However, only seven people are qualified to sit on the highest platform, symbolizing the highest decision-making power.

From left to right, the following are seated:
Warrior Temple Master Qiu Yonghao

Assassin Temple Master - Holy Moon
Master of the Magic Temple, Li Zhengzhi

【Eternal Dawn】Demon Hunter Leader - Moonbeam
Knight Temple Master - Dragon Heaven Seal

Soul Temple Master Chen Hongyu

Priest Temple Master Ling Xiao
These seven individuals are the seven most powerful leaders in the Temple Alliance today.

From this subtle arrangement of positions, everyone understood that the true core and leader of this meeting was self-evident.

"Now that all representatives have arrived, the meeting shall begin."

Yang Haohan's calm voice rang out in the vast venue. No amplification equipment was needed at all; his voice, which contained powerful spiritual energy, still clearly reached everyone's ears.

"First of all, on behalf of the Alliance, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the [Eternal Dawn] Demon Hunter Team for winning the final championship in the recently concluded Temple Tournament!"

As he spoke, he took the lead in clapping.

Below, the powerful figures from the six holy temples and the representatives of the Demon Hunter Corps immediately responded, and enthusiastic and prolonged applause resounded in the magnificent conference room.

This is not out of hypocritical politeness, but out of heartfelt respect and recognition.

Whether it's the astonishing age of its members or the absolute strength they've demonstrated, the [Eternal Dawn] demon-hunting team truly deserves its title-level honor!

Yuehui calmly rose and gave an elegant and standard Buddhist salute to the entire audience in response.

Yang Haohan pressed his hands down slightly, and after the applause subsided, he continued, "To ensure absolute fairness in this meeting, both the six holy temples and the Demon Hunter Group will have a total of thirty-six participants from each side, who will have equal voting weight."

"After years of arduous negotiations and adjustments, the six great temples within our alliance have finally reached a consensus." "We have decided to set aside past grievances and establish a new, highly centralized, and efficient alliance to better integrate all forces and fight against the demons!"

His gaze sharpened, sweeping over every powerful figure in the room, and his voice suddenly rose:
"Now, I'd like to make a final confirmation—are there any dissenting opinions regarding the formation of the new alliance?"

After a moment, seeing that no one in the audience raised their hand to object, Yang Haohan glanced around the room before continuing in a deep voice:
"Alright! Since no one objects, let's move on to the next topic. I will now explain the formation and organizational structure of the new alliance."

"Our Temple Alliance has a long history of over six thousand years since its founding. Over these six thousand years, we have continuously accumulated strength and fought hard against the demons. We have finally gained a foothold and even believed that we had the power to protect ourselves and even fight back."

"However, the demons dealt us a heavy blow!" His voice suddenly turned heavy.
"I believe that everyone here has personally experienced and deeply remembers the brutal holy war that has lasted for more than three years."

"In this war, the alliance suffered heavy losses, with countless powerful warriors falling. Even the two legendary title-level demon hunter groups, [The Fall of the Demon God] and [The Pride of the Nine Heavens], were completely wiped out for the sake of the human race."

"It can be said that if the Demon God Emperor had not personally led the three most powerful races—the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Clan, the Moon Demon Clan, and the Star Demon Clan—in the war, our six great passes, which we are so proud of, would probably have been completely breached long ago!"

"It was this crisis that made us realize with a painful realization that the loose alliance structure of the past was no longer sufficient to deal with the threat of the demons! It could not fully integrate and bring into play the advantages of our various human combat professions, which made it difficult for us to gain a real advantage in the fight against the demons."

"Therefore, after deep reflection and difficult negotiations, the six temples finally reached a consensus and decided to abandon the old system and establish a brand new, highly unified alliance!"

"For an alliance to fight against the powerful demons, there must be only one unified voice! All forces must be completely integrated and concentrated, like a powerful empire, where orders are obeyed without question! Let the strongmen of our six holy temples cooperate seamlessly like the Demon Hunter Corps, maximizing our combat power!"

"Therefore, we have decided that the new alliance will be renamed the Holy Temple Federation!"

"Palace Master Yang," Li Zhengzhi suddenly spoke, voicing the crucial question on everyone's mind, "After all this talk, what exactly is the specific power framework of the New Federation?"

Although the top leadership has been discussing the idea of ​​a new alliance in recent years, the specific power structure and operating rules have not yet been finalized.

"The new ruling structure will fundamentally change the situation where the six temples ruled independently in the past, and turn into a centralized and unified rule."

"The Federation will have one chairman, six vice-chairmen, and a federal parliament with thirty-six permanent members!"

This decision was the final framework jointly agreed upon by Long Tianyin and Yuehui after in-depth discussions last night.

It not only meets the need for efficient centralization in the current severe war situation, but also takes into account the balance of interests of all parties to the greatest extent, and is relatively fair to all temples.

"On major issues concerning the future of the federal government," Yang Haohan continued, elaborating on the rules.

"The Federal Parliament will vote on this matter. Each vice-president will have two votes, while the president will have five votes. In addition, the president also has a crucial power: a veto."

"Of course, power is accompanied by checks and balances. If the six vice-chairmen are completely in agreement and jointly raise objections, or if more than 80% of the members of the Federal Parliament agree, impeachment proceedings can be initiated due to the chairman's serious mistakes or dereliction of duty."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhengzhi fell silent.

"Who supports and who opposes the central institutions established by the new Federation?" Yang Haohan asked.

(End of this chapter)