By now, Iron Claw General had already withdrawn, so there was no need for Zhou Xu to continue possessing the mage. He controlled his Soul Body and flew directly out of the mage's body.
After he left, the mage's body went limp, and he fainted on the spot.
Zhou Xu paid him no attention. He had already confirmed that the brief possession had caused him no harm; the man had merely passed out from overexertion.
For now, testing the restriction was more important.
With that thought in mind, Zhou Xu controlled his Soul Body and swiftly flew high into the sky to ensure his safety.
Zhou Xu's current strength was at the Gold Three-star level of the Out-of-Body Realm. After years of continuous cultivation, his Soul Body was no longer nearly transparent as it had been at first, but had instead taken on a semi-solid form.
Combined with what had just happened, this quickly drew the attention of the Great Zhou Soldiers aboard the ship.
"His Majesty! His Majesty has come to save us!!"
The soldier who shouted this spoke with an excitement that was impossible to conceal.
Then, no one knew who had started it, but the soldiers aboard the fleet began loudly chanting, "Long live the Emperor!" The cries soon built into an astonishing wave of sound, and even their morale began to soar.
For a moment, the mage who had fainted after being briefly possessed by Zhou Xu became the envy of countless people.
As the person involved, Zhou Xu himself did not have so many thoughts about it.
All his attention was focused on the restriction.
After Zhou Xu had repaired and improved the restriction covering the Barton Islands, he had become quite adept at controlling it.
The next second, the restriction was activated. The surrounding