Ye Zhen's display of dominance—personally leading men to shoot down six Creation Realm Divine Beings of the Heaven Temple at the scene—shocked everyone, yet also made them stand all the taller.
What was the Heaven Temple now?
The Heaven Temple was now an honored guest of every power except the false emperor Ji Ao. Every faction had established a Grand National Teacher as the Heaven Temple demanded; that was no empty gesture.
Not to mention the Heaven Temple's followers—their branch halls were springing up like bamboo shoots after rain. Many of those branch halls had even been funded by the major powers themselves.
Even formidable figures holding sway over their own territories, such as Prince Li Ji Yuan, Prince Xun Ji Mao, Ji Yuan, and Ji He, did not dare provoke the Heaven Temple and obediently installed the Grand National Teachers it demanded. Yet Ye Zhen dared to confront the Heaven Temple head-on. Who would not be convinced?
It was not only the North Sea personnel participating in the Treasure Lake battlefield. Once the news reached the major powers, every side was utterly stunned.
Reports from the spies dispatched by the various powers had swiftly informed their upper echelons of the outcome of that battle.
Everyone was considering one question: what gave Ye Zhen the confidence to shoot down Creation Realm Divine Beings of the Heaven Temple so ruthlessly?
There did not seem to be many things that could support such unyielding confidence.
Having a powerful existence behind him seemed like a plausible explanation.
Through one battle, and through Baili Fei, who had escaped death by a hair's breadth, Ye Zhen had successfully conveyed everything he wished to convey.
Yet Ye Zhen had not uttered a single word. It had all been imagined by others.
As for the effect, it