In the wake of this, whether they knew him or not, everyone came up to congratulate him. Quite a few wanted to curry favor with Huo Hai as well, but noticing how many people were around, they merely exchanged a few words, their minds full of thoughts no one could discern.
Even in Bright Yang Kingdom, there were not many Spirit Marshal experts. Every Spirit Marshal was a lofty figure they could only look up to. They did not know whether they would ever reach such a level in their lifetimes. And such a young Spirit Marshal—who could say whether he might have a chance to break through to Earth Grade in the future? Before someone like that, they could no longer muster any thought of becoming an enemy.
There had originally been some who refused to accept Huo Hai and wanted to challenge him, but such thoughts were now utterly extinguished. Later, once news of Huo Hai's breakthrough spread, those who had wanted to cause trouble would not even dare make a move.
Even Huo Hai had not expected his breakthrough to bring such good results. Wuhen stepped forward and slowly said, "Huo Hai, you broke through before me this time, but I absolutely will not lose to you." Intense fighting spirit flashed through Wuhen's eyes.
After saying that, he turned and left. Hao Chen, not far away, gave a cold snort, said nothing, and left with his people while waving the folding fan in his hand. Wasn't he merely a Spirit Marshal? There were simply too many such people in the Vast Earth Empire. So long as Hao Chen wished it, he could gather ten or eight Spirit Marshal experts to serve him at any time.
Before long, everyone had left. Yet Huo Hai knew that the greatest