Lu Yang feared that the sudden war would catch the Iron Blood Brotherhood off guard, so he brought Turbid Wine, Bai Shi, and the others out of the Void Palace.
One month outside was thirty years inside the Void Palace. When Turbid Wine, Bai Shi, and the others returned to the human world, their appearances had not changed, but their strength had become terrifying.
Lu Yang looked at them with a smile and asked, "What tier have you all reached?"
Turbid Wine, Bai Shi, and the others exchanged glances before answering Lu Yang together, "Lord Tier~!"
De Bu Chang Shi and Bian De Xin Fan shouted, "Boss, we're both Lord Tier too. Two thousand wood-element mages have reached King Tier."
Lu Yang nodded in satisfaction and said, "Well done. With this kind of strength, I can rest much easier."
The strongest God-Affiliated Races were no more than Lord Tier or demigod-level beings. The overwhelming majority of their members were probably only around King Tier. Such strength no longer posed much of a threat to the Iron Blood Brotherhood.
Bai Shi carried Blood Howl over his shoulder and said, "Boss, I want to go out and look for them. I want to test the power of my axe."
Inside the Demon God Temple, Bai Shi had used his bloodline memories to develop several sets of close-combat techniques and taught them to the others. However, without actual combat, he did not know how effective they truly were.
Lu Yang said with a smile, "You'll have a chance to test it, but not now. Stay put at the Shekou Defense Line and wait for news. Tell the brothers to enter their highest state of combat readiness. Other than sentries, no one is allowed to leave Shekou."
"Yes." Turbid Wine, Bai Shi, and the