It had only been a few short months.
The sect's top-tier combat strength had nearly increased tenfold.
There were more than eighty Divine Sect experts and over three thousand Sacred Gods.
What did that mean?
If this power had been placed in the past, it would have been enough to sweep across the entire Eastern Continent.
It could even have secured a foothold in the Central Continent.
"Good, good, good!"
Yang Lingtian said "good" three times in succession, a heartfelt smile spreading across his face.
With such a powerful force as his backing, he had even more confidence in standing against the Zhan Tian Sect.
"Sect Master, that still isn't everything."
Yang Sheng, standing nearby, excitedly added,
"While you were in seclusion, Elder Lin Wan'er led the disciples of the Artifact Hall, working day and night without rest."
"They've completely repaired the Black Dragon battleship you brought back, and they also carried out a series of modifications and upgrades."
"The current Black Dragon is not only thirty percent stronger defensively than before, its main cannon is also powerful enough to threaten Peak Divine Sect experts."
"Oh?" Yang Lingtian's eyes flashed with another hint of pleasant surprise.
Lin Wan'er was one of the thousand female prodigies he had rescued from the Heavenly Prison.
She had originally been the Saintess of the Divine Craftsmen Sect, the foremost artifact-refining sect in the South Continent.
She possessed astonishing talent in both formations and artifact refinement.
When they had parted ways, she had insisted on staying behind to follow Yang Lingtian and repay him for saving her life.
Seeing that her resolve was firm and valuing her abilities, Yang Lingtian had kept her and appointed her Hall Master of the Artifact Hall of the Chaos Sacred Sect.
He had never expected her to give him