At that moment, even Duan Donghe could not hide the shock in his eyes as he watched Xiao Yang inside the barrier.
Then came wild delight.
How many years had it been?!
Even if Xiao Yang had gone somewhere to use Time Acceleration, he could not have spent much time there.
As Duan Donghe saw it, Xiao Yang could at most have found a place in the Cosmic Sea where time flowed ten thousand times faster, or perhaps at a rate of less than a hundred thousand times faster.
Most likely, it was a ten-thousandfold accelerated environment inside a Miniature Universe.
A Venerable had solved four thousand puzzles in so little time!
Even on the Origin Continent, that would put him among the very best!
Duan Donghe even suspected Xiao Yang could rival the strongest of his lineage's past successors: the third-generation Progenitor!
As he watched Xiao Yang inside the barrier, Duan Donghe began to tremble.
Many people in the Corridor saw it.
After all, Duan Donghe usually left as soon as he finished making an announcement.
This time, he remained beside Xiao Yang, watching him.
And the wild delight on his face was plain to see.
Even a fool could have seen his excitement.
This immediately gave the experts from the other factions a terrible feeling.
Before long, their fears came true.
Duan Donghe made an announcement to everyone.
"Congratulations to the Many-Treasure Lord on reaching the Fourth Stage!"
He looked at Xiao Yang, his excitement unconcealed.
"From this moment on, you are the 193rd Duan Donghe!"
"I will eliminate these other candidates to celebrate your inheritance!"
As he spoke, Duan Donghe pointed at the other experts in the Corridor.
Then, as if remembering something, he sent Xiao Yang a private message.
"One more thing. I promised the Thunder