All the radiance and flames around him had withdrawn; beneath the jade tree, a youth stood in the wind.
Yan Po watched the Qi State prodigy treading clouds beneath the moon, sheathing his blade without a word.
He had to admit that this young man before him had rendered immense merit in killing Zhou Xiong without paying too great a price.
Though this prodigy of a hegemonic state was still at the Outer Tower realm, Divine Presence now posed no obstacle to him, and True Insight was also within reach.
Though Yan Po had attained Divine Presence, True Insight remained far, far away... almost beyond all hope.
For a moment, he did not know what attitude to take when speaking.
Jiang Wang spoke first. He cupped his hands sincerely. "Congratulations, General Yan, on slaying a Divine Presence cultivator of Xia Kingdom in battle and winning another great merit!"
He claimed not the slightest credit for Zhou Xiong's death.
Yan Po could naturally sense the goodwill in his words. After thinking for a moment, he asked curiously, "Even I was deceived by Zhou Xiong's intentions. Why did you retreat so abruptly just now?"
"After risking his life for so long, he suddenly put on a show of wanting to perish together with you. His target had to be me." Jiang Wang glanced at him. "General Yan, I may be a little reckless sometimes, but I'm not stupid!"
Yan Po could not help laughing.
With a tap of his foot, Jiang Wang was already racing toward Chongxuan Sheng.
The battle on Chongxuan Fatty's side had not yet ceased, so naturally he could not linger in pleasantries with Yan Po.
His voice boomed like thunder, rolling across the four fields with every leap: "Zhou Xiong is dead! Those who surrender are absolved! Those