With even the One-Horned Demons retreating, the Minotaurs naturally followed suit.
A disaster that might have engulfed all humanity was nipped in the bud just like that.
"Yay! We won!"
"The soldiers of the Xia Kingdom are mighty! The Xia Kingdom's army is invincible!"
"I love you, soldiers of the Xia Kingdom!"
"Daddy, do we still have to run?"
"No, son. Our soldiers drove the bad guys away."
"Daddy, can I become a soldier of the Xia Kingdom when I grow up?"
"Of course. I'm sure you can!"
"Old Xia, we held them off!"
"Yes, we did. It's unbelievable. Mother Earth is protecting us!"
"Old Xia, since when did you become so superstitious?"
"Superstitious? We saw it happen with our own eyes. How is that superstition?"
"True enough. Ah... the world is changing faster and faster. People like us can barely keep up anymore."
"We have to keep up, whether we can or not. We escaped this time, but who can guarantee we'll escape the next? Only by growing stronger ourselves can we keep standing tall in this boundless universe."
"The universe?"
"Perhaps something much bigger than the universe. Who knows?"
Humanity on Earth began celebrating, and the soldiers of the Xia Kingdom became the focus of everyone's gratitude.
Zhang Hongxing's family, who had followed the Netherfire Black Tortoise into hiding on Kunlun Mountain, gradually received the news. They also learned indirectly that Zhang Hongxing's body had exploded into fragments.
"Black Tortoise, is my father still alive?"
Zhang Jun immediately questioned the Netherfire Black Tortoise. At a time like this, only this old tortoise knew exactly what had happened to Zhang Hongxing.
"Of course he is, and he's countless times stronger than before. I can even sense him everywhere."
"Really? You're not lying to us, are you?"
"Do you