"Perhaps we have a better way to integrate the Solar Base?"
Su Xue advised Ye Ningze.
In her opinion, the four great families of the Solar Base were all indispensable top-tier combat powers.
Especially the Song family's ancestor, Song Qinglian, who had reached the terrifying level of an intermediate King.
"I know your strength. If you personally attacked the Song family, even the Song family's ancestor would be unable to stop you, but why can't you keep the Song family..."
Hearing Su Xue's words, Ye Ningze smiled.
"Once upon a time, I also wanted to harness the full strength of the Solar Base, and then unite this strength as one, to better resist the beast tide and the thirteen demonic beasts. But reality is sometimes far crueler than imagination!"
At this moment, Ye Ningze poured out his heart to Su Xue, explaining why he had to eliminate the powerful Song family.
Just as Su Xue had said.
The Song family patriarch, Song Qinglian, had already reached the intermediate King level, which was unique in the entire Solar Base.
In fact, not just the Solar Base, but even in higher-level bases, a human of the intermediate King level could become an existence like a Supreme Elder.
If Song Qinglian were to survive and fight against the demonic beasts alongside the Solar Base, perhaps more civilian lives could be saved.
"The reason I cannot tolerate the Song family is that the Song family has already harbored murderous intent towards me. Have you ever considered a question: how can one sleep soundly with an enemy lying beside their bed?"
"As early as when I brought you all to the Solar Base, someone from the Song family informed Song Haiyang, the family head, about my deeds. He immediately dispatched assassins to assassinate me, but they were all dealt with by my subordinates..."
When Su Xue learned the truth, a hint of surprise flickered in her beautiful eyes.
She hadn't expected the Song family head to be so petty. At that time, Ye Ningze hadn't truly arrived at the Solar Base yet.
"Since they have murderous intent towards me, then the Song family has no reason to exist!"
Ye Ningze finally declared the Song family's doom.
Although Su Xue expressed regret for this outcome, she eventually accepted it.
If the Song family were to continue to exist, it would undoubtedly be a threat to Ye Ningze.
Beside Ye Ningze, there were trusted friends, subordinates, and followers. As for Su Xue, she was Ye Ningze's confidante.
In Su Xue's view, nothing was more important than Ye Ningze's safety.
A small Song family could be destroyed, and although this might lead to more civilian deaths in the future when resisting the beast tide, there was no other way.
"Alright, since you've decided to eliminate the Song family, feel free to call on my Su family if you need anything," Su Xue said, pursing her lips.
A mere Song family was certainly no match for Ye Ningze, but Su Xue didn't want Ye Ningze to be in danger.
Furthermore.
The Song family had operated in the Solar Base for many years, and their influence was deeply entrenched and complex.
Within the entire Song family, besides the Supreme Elder Song Qinglian, there were many extraordinary martial artists.
At Ye Ningze's current stage, a single extraordinary martial artist could not pose any threat to him, but the Song family had over twenty extraordinary individuals!
Twenty extraordinary martial artists was a terrifying number, and the Song family also possessed ancestral formations. Once trapped by twenty extraordinary martial artists, even a martial artist at the King stage would find it difficult.
Although the Su family's overall strength was inferior to the Song family's, if Ye Ningze encountered a situation where he was outnumbered and unable to fight back, the Su family could lend him a hand.
"I don't need anyone to interfere in my affairs with the Song family. Your Su family should proceed as planned!"
"When the beast tide arrives, if the Su family cannot fully engage the enemy and is instead distracted by fighting the Song family with me, it will be very detrimental to the city's defenses of the Solar Base!" Ye Ningze said sternly.
Upon hearing Ye Ningze's words, Su Xue finally understood.
Indeed.
The Song family was, after all, the foremost family in the Solar Base, with countless strong individuals within its ranks, and even an intermediate King Supreme Elder presiding over it!
How could such a powerful family easily submit to an outsider like Ye Ningze?
Su Xue, being a member of a family herself, understood the strong sense of honor of great families.
Unless it was a matter of life and death, it was wishful thinking to completely subdue a family.
In normal times, Ye Ningze might have been able to slowly wear them down, using his own power to exert pressure and force the Song family to submit.
But now, with the beast tide imminent, and the resurgence of King-level demonic beasts, the situation was extremely perilous!
Under such circumstances, if he foolishly waited for the Song family to voluntarily surrender, it would be an even greater disaster for Ye Ningze and the countless civilians of the Solar Base.
"Let's do as you say..."
After saying this, Su Xue left the room without looking back.
What she needed to do next was to consolidate the various forces of the Su family to counter the Song family's backlash.
For an individual, to achieve success, the most crucial factor is not how many resources they control or how many strong individuals help them, but whether they themselves are a strong individual.
This principle applied equally to the Solar Base.
Ye Ningze, throughout his journey, deeply understood what the standard of a strong person was.
It was not external strength, but inner fortitude and courage.
And just as Ye Ningze began to systematically integrate the various forces of the Solar Base, an envoy from a mysterious base arrived at the Solar Base.
"Hmm? A King-level martial artist has arrived outside the base?"
Ye Ningze, who was meditating, slowly opened his eyes and murmured to himself.
Through the cultivation of Yuan Qi during this period, Ye Ningze's realm had broken through to the extraordinary level.
Because he had accumulated too much at the Grandmaster level before, this breakthrough was a surge of power after a long period of accumulation.
Not only did he break through to the extraordinary level, but he also reached the intermediate extraordinary level in one go.
With Ye Ningze's current realm, coupled with his terrifying spiritual talent, his spiritual detection range had reached ten kilometers!
Jiji! Jiji!
The defensive formation of the Solar Base emitted a piercing alarm!
"The beast tide is here?!"
The martial artists patrolling the city walls heard the alarm and were greatly alarmed, immediately looking towards the distant forest.
"Strange, the formation triggered a Level 1 alert, indicating that demonic beasts are nearby, yet I can't see a single one?"
The leading guard captain wore a confused expression, somewhat bewildered.
But despite his confusion, the guard's years of experience fighting demonic beasts allowed him to immediately notify the Su family's Supreme Elder.
The Solar Base had four most powerful families. The reason the guards did not notify them all was mainly out of concern for reporting a false alarm.
However, since the enemy alert had clearly sounded, it was not good to not notify them. If anything went wrong, the trouble would be immense!
"Perhaps there is a problem with the formation. The Su family is skilled in formations, let them come and check it out..." the leading guard thought to himself.