"Hiss..."
As they watched the three youths erupt with the aura of Loose Immortals and close their eyes to comprehend the Loose Immortal Realm, many people sucked in a cold breath. Even Jian Shang, Yu Ji, and the others were somewhat dumbstruck.
The experts of the three great clans could barely contain their wild joy. Some visibly elderly men even had tears streaming down their weathered faces.
Loose Immortals who had not yet reached adulthood?!
What did that mean?!
Even geniuses among geniuses were not this formidable. These were truly the favored sons of heaven!
No wonder the Huan Emperor valued them so highly. These investitures were probably not merely a repayment to the three Dharma Kings Who Guarded the Nation; he had also recognized the worth of the three youths.
Of course, the three youths had remained obscure all this time, and the three Dharma Kings Who Guarded the Nation must have poured every drop of their heart's blood into them. Otherwise, however gifted they were, reaching such heights would have been difficult.
More importantly, the three Dharma Kings Who Guarded the Nation had come from humble origins and never truly stepped onto the world's stage, even in death. At most, they had been guest retainers and revered veterans of the martial world. The three youths embodied their fathers' hopes of seeing their sons become dragons, as well as their dying wish to formally enter the world's stage. Moreover, the youths seemed naturally suited to that stage. Otherwise, a single formal investiture could never have brought them such a meteoric advance!
"Father!"
Their advancement had chiefly come from the Huan Emperor's investitures, which were far more stable and potent than any other outside force. After only a dozen or so breaths of contemplation, Brocade Sail Marquis Gan Ning was