On the way back, everyone was in high spirits. They had originally thought the Outer Heavens would be a tough bone to chew, yet they had taken it down so easily. First, Fang Ping had defeated the stronger opponent despite being weaker, battling the other side's imperial son and nearly beating him to death. If Guanming Heavenly Emperor had not intervened, Fang Ping might have killed him on the spot. This also let everyone witness the fighting strength of those legendary old relics—it was even more disappointing than they had imagined. Then Lu Hao displayed his might, forcing Guanming Heavenly Emperor back and making him dare not act. None of them had expected Lu Hao to reach such a level in such a short time. It was truly humanity's fortune, Hua Nation's fortune!
Everyone was extremely excited. So what if they were old relics? Before New Martial, they still had to bow their heads. The human Grandmasters were delighted, while the people from Xuanming Heaven in the group were too shocked to speak. After all, they had a grudge against Guanming Heaven and naturally knew Guanming Heavenly Emperor's temperament. It was unprecedented for him to publicly yield before the human race today. This meant Guanming Heavenly Emperor believed he could not deal with Lu Hao, or at least did not wish to emerge from seclusion only to end up in a mutually destructive battle. Either possibility meant Lu Hao possessed at least Great Emperor-level strength. Otherwise, there was no way he could intimidate Guanming Heavenly Emperor. Guanming Heaven did not know Lu Hao's background, but they did. Lu Hao was only twenty-one years old, yet he had already reached Great Emperor-level strength. How had he done it? Xu Bing and the others could rack their brains and still not figure