"Dong'er, Xue Er!" Lu Yuan slowly descended from the void and came to the two women's side.
Seeing the gleam in their eyes, he could not help but smile and gently pinch their cheeks.
Bibi Dong's face reddened slightly. She slapped his hand away; even she felt rather bashful at having her cheek pinched by Lu Yuan in front of such a large crowd.
Qian Renxue was much the same. She shot Lu Yuan a somewhat shy glare and pulled his hand down.
Lu Yuan smiled faintly and did not mind. Retracting his hands, he calmly looked at the people kneeling around him and said, "Rise, all of you!"
"Thank you, Holy Emperor!" Everyone rose together, their faces filled with reverence. After witnessing what had happened today, they were even more wholeheartedly convinced by Lu Yuan.
"The Holy Spirit Cult members here have been eliminated. Leave some people behind to clear away the remains and burn them together. The rest will proceed to the Blood Moon Altar and eliminate the remaining Holy Spirit Cultists. Once that is done, I have other important orders for you!"
Lu Yuan swept his gaze across them and spoke calmly.
"Yes, Holy Emperor!" everyone answered in unison once more.
"Very good. Jun Yiye, lead the way!" Lu Yuan ordered.
"Yes, Master!" Jun Yiye nodded, then led the Spirit Hall Empire legion of over ten thousand men toward the Blood Moon Altar.
Lu Yuan, Bibi Dong, and the others strolled behind at an unhurried pace. They were merely a few remaining stragglers, hardly worth worrying about.
Before long, under the Spirit Hall Empire's encirclement and suppression, all the Holy Spirit Cultists Chou Muyi had left behind to guard the altar were slain, and the Blood Moon Altar fell into Lu Yuan's hands.
*The trial still