Hearing this, Great Emperor Fenshui clapped his hands and cried, "Haha, wonderful! Who would have thought North Mountain County had such an outstanding talent? At such a critical moment, he has helped us shoulder our troubles."
"This is good news. Though we do not know what kind of expert this person is, he has bought us time. We can wait for the royal family, the Ling Nü Sect, and the teams from the other regions to arrive. Once those teams arrive, we may not need to fear these demon beasts." Great Emperor Jinshi was equally thrilled.
Only Great Emperor Hua Wu sighed heavily. "Alas, I wonder whether Yang Chen is dead or alive. He was originally from North Mountain County..."
As he spoke, Great Emperor Hua Wu could not help but feel a few pangs of sorrow.
The other Great Emperors tactfully fell silent, knowing this was Great Emperor Hua Wu's sore spot. Great Emperor Hua Wu had endured humiliation for so many years. At long last, he had found a disciple of extraordinary talent, someone who could inherit his mantle and carry on Changlin Peak's legacy. Yet what happened? Yang Chen had perished in the war at such a young age.
Although they had not seen Yang Chen's corpse, everyone had more or less concluded that Yang Chen was as good as dead.
After all, Yang Chen had not fought his way out of that horde of demon beasts that day. They truly could not imagine any other path to survival for him.
Yet none of these Great Emperors connected Yang Chen with the person they had been thinking of.
The one who had rescued Yuanshan Gate some days ago was Yang Chen. Just as when he saved the Canghai Sect, Yang Chen acted with thunderous decisiveness and