Read The Almighty Dominance Novel (Alexander Leonhart and Sophia Lancaster) by Sunshine Updated 2025 -26 - The Almighty Dominance Chapter 609

The Almighty Dominance Chapter 609

The Discipline Department had been in the middle of a meeting, but the atmosphere felt less like governance and more like a battlefield on the verge of eruption.

One of the three elders—Elder Tong—sat rigid in his seat, his face flushed with fury, his voice sharp enough to cut through steel.

“We must not tolerate this,” he thundered. “Capture that Jun Jiu immediately. And as for those from Thousand Herbs Peak who dared lay hands on our people—if they refuse to submit, then we burn the entire peak to the ground.”

“Elder Tong,” another elder said, his voice calm yet edged with quiet disapproval. It was Elder Guo. “How can you treat them as enemies? We all belong to the Wudang Sect.”

Tong’s head snapped toward him, eyes cold and hostile.

“Those unruly fools?” he said. “They are not part of the Wudang Sect.”

“Just because you come from Sword Peak,” Guo continued evenly, “doesn’t mean you should blindly support them. Have you even looked into the cause of this incident? It began when a Sword Peak disciple severed the arm of one of theirs.”

“Elder Guo,” Tong said sharply, “what exactly are you implying?”

“I mean exactly what I said.”

Guo’s gaze swept the room before settling back on him.

“We are here to uphold justice. If you want to bring someone in, then start with the Sword Peak disciple who caused this. You cannot punish someone for retaliating.”

“So in your eyes,” Tong shot back, “Jun Jiu crippling a Sword Peak disciple should go unpunished?”

A faint surge of inner force gathered around him, heavy and oppressive.

Guo didn’t hesitate. His own aura rose to meet it, calm but unyielding.

“So in your eyes,” Guo replied, voice sharpening, “a Sword Peak disciple can walk into Thousand Herbs Peak, maim someone, and still be innocent?”

He scoffed coldly.

“You always turn a blind eye to Sword Peak. If that is your standard of justice, then you have no place in the Discipline Department.”

The tension snapped.

Invisible pressure collided in the air as both elders released their power.

“Enough!”

The leader of the Discipline Department slammed his hand onto the table. The crack echoed like thunder, shattering the rising storm.

“If you want to fight, take it outside,” he said coldly. “Right now, we are here to handle this case.”

His gaze swept the room.

“The entire sect is already looking down on us. We cannot even deal with a single outer disciple—must we fall this low?”

“Leader,” Elder Tong said after a pause, still simmering, “then why not expel Jun Jiu from the sect?”

The leader fell silent.

A memory surfaced.

The Sect Master’s calm voice echoed in his mind:

“Whatever happens… do not expel the man named Jun Jiu.”

“Why?” he had asked.

“Because if you do,” the Sect Master had said with a faint smile, “he will be the happiest person walking out of here.”

A pause.

“Soon… he will become my direct disciple.”

Back in the present, the leader exhaled slowly.

“I agree with Elder Guo,” he said at last. “Jun Jiu made no mistake. We should end this matter here.”

The room froze.

Elder Tong’s expression darkened instantly.

“That is unacceptable!” he roared. “If we let this go, we lose all dignity!”

His eyes burned as he leaned forward.

“If you refuse to act, then allow me and my people to go and capture him.”

“You?” Guo let out a short laugh. “And risk failing again?”

He shook his head.

“If you fail a third time, you won’t just embarrass yourself—you’ll disgrace the entire department.”

A pause.

“But if you’re willing to sign a written agreement… that if you fail, you resign and hand over your faction…”

A faint smile touched his lips.

“Then I’ll support you.”

“And if I succeed?” Tong demanded.

“Then you would still disgrace the department,” Guo replied calmly, “by personally targeting an outer disciple.”

He turned slightly.

“My proposal stands: punish the Sword Peak disciple who started this.”

Tong slammed the table.

“Grant me permission!” he barked.

The leader considered for a moment.

“What Elder Guo says is correct,” he said. “But if you insist… then you will sign a contract.”

Tong’s eyes narrowed.

“If I succeed, I want Elder Guo to step down.”

The leader spoke before Guo could respond.

“If you succeed without humiliation… I will give you my position.”

Silence.

“You’ve wanted this seat for a long time, haven’t you?” the leader added quietly.

Tong froze—then burst into laughter.

“Even better,” he said. “I’ll take the position after dealing with that insignificant outer disciple.”

“But if you fail,” the leader said coldly, “you resign.”

Tong’s pride flared.

“If I fail… I’ll kill myself!”

“Good,” Guo said. “Then I’ll draft the agreement.”

Moments later, the scroll was placed before him.

“Read the last clause,” Guo said.

“I don’t need to.”

“That’s exactly why you should.”

Tong glanced down.

His expression shifted.

“If you fail,” Guo said evenly, “you either resign… or take your own life.”

A beat.

“And your entire faction dissolves.”

Silence fell.

Tong’s grip tightened.

“You’re stripping me of everything.”

“No,” Guo replied. “I’m making sure you understand the stakes.”

“Or you can walk away.”

Without hesitation, Tong signed.

Blood sealed the mark.

“When I return,” he said with a sharp laugh, “have that seat ready.”

Outside Thousand Herbs Peak—

Elder Tong arrived with five hundred disciples, their formation spreading like a tide ready to consume everything.

“Jun Jiu!” his voice thundered. “Come out and kneel!”

“If you don’t appear within three counts,” he added coldly, “I’ll burn this entire place to the ground.”

A single figure stepped forward.

Alex.

Calm. Alone.

Facing five hundred as if it meant nothing.

“If I don’t send all of you out of here naked and crawling,” he said evenly, “then my name isn’t Jun Jiu.”

Tong’s face twisted.

“Attack!”

Alex smiled.

Then—

He snapped his fingers.

In an instant, thick mist surged from the ground, rolling outward in every direction—silent, suffocating, absolute—until it swallowed everything whole.