The ten thousand soldiers Wu Qi brought from Dong Hai Province, including Huang Liang, heaved a sigh of relief at the same time when they finally saw the blue sky and white clouds again.
Wu Qi floated in front of all the ships, shrouded in swirling starlight that was emanating from the Dark Yin Celestial Tower. He looked like a divine being materialized from starlight, his body radiating a dazzling light that forced all eyes away. For a moment, Huang Liang and the others thought that he was really an incarnation of some ancient deity, that he alone had slain the dozens of divine beasts and even the hundreds of spirit beasts.
"All hail the Marquis!" Huang Liang suddenly unsheathed his sword and pointed it at the sky as he cried out at the top of his lungs. One by one, all the soldiers lifted their weapons and erupted in a ground-shaking cheer. Everyone looked at Wu Qi with awe; from this moment onward, no one could shake his place in their hearts.
