After the eunuch in a green robe embroidered with six pythons finished proclaiming the Imperial Decree of the Great Zhou Holy Son of Heaven, Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long, the entire North Sea Heavenly Wave Army camp was nearly boiling over!
If not for military discipline holding them back, and the majesty of the Imperial Decree and its envoy suppressing them, they would likely have erupted into cheers long ago.
Yet everyone's brows were lifted in delight, their eyes brimming with intense joy they could not contain!
The instant the decree had been read, thunderous cries of gratitude that shook the mountains and seas rang out.
As the marshal of the North Sea Heavenly Wave Army, Ye Zhen was naturally delighted upon hearing the decree of his investiture.
But as commander-in-chief, he still had much to do.
Following protocol, he kowtowed one by one in thanks for the Emperor's grace.
Afterward, he had Niu Er present eight Storage Rings. Naturally, the Storage Ring belonging to the envoy who had proclaimed the decree was the most richly stocked.
The reason the Great Zhou court's decree had arrived with such startling speed this time was that Ye Zhen's slaying of Prophet Demon Master Qi Hong was the foremost event in the dynasty in a hundred thousand years.
It gave all the civil and military officials, who had gained little from the hundred-thousand-year standoff, the feeling of finally holding their heads high. Thus, the decree of investiture had come extraordinarily quickly.
Especially now, during the Millennial War, Ye Zhen's achievement had an immensely positive effect in every respect—morale, military resolve, fighting spirit, and public opinion alike.
Thus, this investiture had been swift, urgent, and broad in scope!
Since the rewards for killing the Devil Race's Seven-Surname Prophet Demon Master had long been settled by