The other Savage Beast Essence Souls retreated in terror, unable to understand why the Witch-Barbarian Giant had gone mad.
But the Witch-Barbarian Giant had received an order from the "Witch King." Why would he care about anything else? He charged straight in, punching and kicking until he had sent every Savage Beast Essence Soul flying.
"To think my travels through the Black Rock Mountains would still prove useful today..." Tang Changsheng laughed at himself.
He had thought that joining the Taiyi Immortal Sword Order meant leaving the Black Rock Mountains behind for good. That place would have little to do with him anymore.
Fate worked in wondrous ways—so wondrous it had come to this!
With the Witch-Barbarian Giant charging into the fray, the pressure on their defenses eased at once.
Wang Yufu, in particular, had been ready to fight to the death. Seeing the situation reverse as if by a miracle, he could not help feeling genuine respect and awe for Tang Changsheng.
Anyone would have felt the same. A man who could turn the tide at the most perilous moment had the stuff of legend, wherever he went—the kind of man others looked up to.
And to a celebrated minister like Wang Yufu, that was the quality a lord needed most.
A lord did not need to be too clever, too valiant, or too capable... His ministers could take care of all that.
What a lord needed above all was the Mandate of Heaven!
The Mandate of Heaven could be understood in many ways. But after Tang Changsheng had subdued the Witch-Barbarian Giant and reversed their fortunes, it was hard not to think of it.
Perhaps Heaven has treated me well after all and chosen the lord I was destined to serve...
At that thought, Wang Yufu's spirits soared.