The rain of fire and golden sand vanished together into the night sky.
Only the lingering traces of light on their retinas silently reminded the people living in this city that they had just survived a disaster that should have killed them all.
The joy of surviving a catastrophe welled up from the hearts of every survivor in Gelin City. They tightly embraced those beside them, strangers and acquaintances alike, tears and smiles blooming across their faces.
After the laughter subsided, they instinctively looked toward Lin Qing, who stood before Shinnō's corpse.
Countless complicated emotions flashed through them, ultimately turning into reverence.
A young woman was about to kneel, intending to express her gratitude to Lin Qing through her actions.
A hand caught her arm.
"Your attention and gratitude are enough."
Sasuke gave the woman a gentle smile. "Brother Qing doesn't like people kneeling before him."
"Attention and gratitude..."
One by one, the survivors turned their gazes toward Lin Qing.
For many, this was their first time seeing Lin Qing. Quite a few had not even caught his name clearly.
Yet when they saw his back, they inexplicably felt a force deep within their hearts—a force long forgotten amid endless work and torment—beginning to reappear.
It was not only the survivors of Gelin City who watched Lin Qing.
As mentioned before, thanks to their exceptional puppet techniques, the major cities throughout the Land of Wind were covered in surveillance cameras. At this moment, every surveillance camera in Gelin City had turned in his direction, filming Lin Qing from every angle without a single blind spot.
They recorded the entire battle between Lin Qing and Shinnō... or rather, the entire one-sided crushing.
The footage was sent to the rear through fine chakra threads, then relayed layer by layer until it appeared