Everyone else had only extended a short greeting to the sect's patriarch. As their awe-filled greetings ended, Wang Baole's voice became a sudden loudness that appeared to have come out of nowhere, thundering throughout the hall and drawing everyone's attention immediately.
The thousands of cultivators in the hall were momentarily stunned. They swiveled their heads towards Wang Baole instinctively and stared, as did the commanders atop the altar. What Wang Baole had done had been utterly out of the blue. It was also clearly an attempt at ingratiating himself with the patriarch. Regardless, it was unconventional, and a refreshing change, and furthermore had incorporated brilliant wordplay on the sect's name. It even included blessings for the patriarch's ascent into the Eternal Star realm.
