Everyone fell silent, turning toward Xiao Ying in stunned disbelief without a word for a long time!
They were hearing things!
They had to be hearing things!
"Y-Your... Majesty..." Tianzhi Baize froze, stammering, but ultimately could say nothing. He did not even know what to say!
This revelation was simply too staggering!
So staggering that they could neither believe it nor even imagine it.
After all, in terms of his actual personal cultivation, Xiao Ying was only at the peak of the Grand Luo Realm, ranking below several hundred others in Great Huan's forces. After this Jin Kingdom Tribulation, his advancement to the Immortal King realm was certain. With the foundation he had accumulated over years of cultivation, he would soon stabilize his realm; even advancing to the middle or late Immortal King stage would not be surprising.
But even a peak Immortal King, seemingly only one major realm below an Immortal Venerable, stood a hundred and eight thousand miles apart from one. It was the gulf between immortal and mortal!
It was difficult to imagine what trump card Xiao Ying, the lord of Great Huan, possessed that could threaten an Immortal Venerable's life!
However, Xiao Ying followed the Imperial Dao and had clearly achieved some mastery of its highest form, the Heavenly Emperor Dao. He would naturally be even less likely to violate its "Dao and principles." Under Golden Mouth and Jade Words, Xiao Ying certainly would not publicly say anything he lacked confidence or certainty in. Moreover, this deployment carried enormous consequences, involving the very survival of Great Huan's forces. Immortal Venerables were heaven-defying beings capable of affecting the entire situation, so Xiao Ying would be all the less likely to speak carelessly.
Rationally, many cultivators somewhat believed him. This was not merely trust in Xiao Ying's credibility,