If he revealed his true strength, the gap between them would only make them feel awe and distance toward Tang Lan.
"Not bad. I never expected you to encounter so many interesting things during your journey through the Sea of Death."
"As the saying goes, surviving a great disaster brings good fortune. Brother Tang Lan, your future achievements will surely surpass everyone else's."
"You're the boldest and strongest person I've ever met!"
"Come, let me toast you!"
At the drinking table inside the cabin, Bauer drained the wine in his cup in one gulp.
The others also burst into laughter, raising their cups one after another to toast each other.
Only Long Yao and Bell wore strange expressions, thinking that if they learned of Tang Lan's later experiences, they would surely find them impossible to believe and might even wonder whether they had dreamed it all.
Bauer's return journey went unexpectedly smoothly, without taking any detours.
With favorable winds all the way, what should have taken a month was shortened to half a month, and they arrived at a port on the Eastern Continent.
This was within the Dou Ling Empire's territory, very close to where the Tang Sect was located.
The moment they stepped ashore, they noticed something was wrong.
Every passerby wore a grave expression.
Tang Lan stopped someone and asked, "May I ask, friend, we've just returned from the Sun Moon Empire. Has something happened on the continent?"
After hearing this, the man understood and sighed. "Of course you wouldn't know, having only just returned."
"The Heaven Dou Empire and the Dou Ling Empire have officially gone to war!"
"They've been fighting for nearly a month now, and both sides have suffered terrible losses!"
"And the Tang Sect, which has risen to prominence around here recently, has