Whoosh!
With the Seven-Colored Godly Monarch's death, the Killing Intent that had shrouded all of Hengshan City melted away like snow, vanishing without a trace in an instant.
Blinding golden light poured down from the sky like a waterfall, illuminating the entire city until it shimmered and gleamed.
"The sun? It's the sun!"
"We can see the sun again!"
At this astonishing sight, the countless mortals within Hengshan City stared in a daze. Then, as if waking from a dream, their faces filled with excitement.
They rushed out of their homes and cheered at the tops of their lungs.
Once, sunlight had been an utterly ordinary thing to them, so commonplace that they often took it for granted.
But now, its brilliant glow symbolized Hengshan City's successful recovery. It meant they no longer had to endure the torment of fear every day, anxiously dreading being devoured by Anomalies.
"Hahahaha! Hahahahahaha!"
Amid the ruins of the Kunlun Divine Palace, Old Ancestor Taihuang could no longer contain his excitement either. He threw back his head and laughed wildly, shattering the clouds and wind around him.
When they had first launched their counterattack to reclaim Hengshan City, he had imagined how the battle might unfold. Though he had been certain they could take back this land of deep foundations, he had never expected things to go so smoothly.
In this battle, he had played little more than an insignificant role.
"I have to say, the fellow Daoists Jiang Yan invited are truly formidable."
Whoosh!
Once his excitement had settled, Old Ancestor Taihuang seemed to remember something. He gave a light wave of his right hand, and two brilliant orbs of light shot toward the two friends he had invited. They caught them securely.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoists Fanhua and Greenbrow, for your generous