After Tang Xin's faction collapsed, the happiest were undoubtedly the Ming Group.
When the Sun Family swept through the West Sea Province, Fu Tianyou led the Ming Group members in a frantic attack on the Dark Group factions and continuously showed goodwill toward the Sun Family, recruiting Sun Zhuangjia to a prominent position in the Ming Group at the first opportunity.
Originally, after removing Tang Xin, the Ming Group already held the advantage. Now, with the addition of Sun Zhuangjia, the Ming Group's power was at its peak, seemingly unaffected by the Dark Group factions rising to power, and even escalating more.
For a time, the Dark Group forces across the country were simultaneously squeezed and suppressed by the Ming Group, with territories and interests contracting significantly.
Facing this decline, after several Eight-star Martial Masters in the Dark Group were injured by Sun Zhuangjia, Zhou Xiong could only resort to passive defense.
