News of Yang Ming's triumphant return at the head of the allied forces of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Sky-Blasting Gang swept through Heaven Dou City like a whirlwind, stirring an enormous response.
Before the vast convoy even arrived, the common people of Heaven Dou City had spontaneously formed groups and headed outside the city to welcome it.
After all, the earlier three-pronged beast tide invasion of the Heaven Dou Empire had left the people unable to eat or sleep in peace. Everyone knew how numerous the soul beasts were. If the front lines fell, not only would their nation crumble and their families perish, but even those who fled would end up in the bellies of soul beasts.
Thus, the people's admiration and gratitude for Yang Ming and the others who had defeated the beast tide from the Star Dou Great Forest came from the bottom of their hearts. They had long since regarded them as saviors.
Of the three beast tides, the soul beasts from the Far North were powerful but the fewest in number. The sea soul beasts of the deep ocean had the greatest numbers and the most powerful combatants, but they had to unleash massive ocean tides to steadily flood the land before they could successfully invade the empire's territory, which took considerable time.
Only the beast tide from the Star Dou Great Forest possessed both vast numbers and formidable strength, along with Beast God Di Tian's unified command. Without the sea soul beasts' awkward inability to adapt to land combat, they could invade the Heaven Dou Empire's territory the fastest, making them the greatest threat.
That was precisely why, after making a series of arrangements in the rear, Yang Ming had personally rushed to the Star Dou Great Forest at the first opportunity