At the sight of that wondrous troop emerging from the sea mist, Xing Yan's heart immediately clenched. Though they had scraped a victory in the melee just now, both sides had fought from morning until dusk, leaving each badly battered. Now that the battle was won, everyone had relaxed. If the enemy sent in another elite force at this moment, the consequences would be unthinkable!
Just as Xing Yan grew anxious, a hearty laugh suddenly rang out behind him, followed by a voice:
"Excellent! The young lord of Pengze has indeed fulfilled his charge. He's finally here!"
That bold voice could only belong to the Lord of the Clouds. Hearing his words, Xing Yan immediately felt relieved. Clearly, these divine beasts and soldiers now approaching were troops under the Four Rivers' command.
When the troop drew near, approaching land through the surging seawater, the Pengze knights, clad in silver helmets and armor and wreathed in white radiance, maintained their original pace. They climbed unhurriedly onto the beach, then parted into ranks on either side to let the enormous silver beasts they escorted come ashore.
Only when the beasts reached land did Xing Yan see them clearly. These slender-snouted divine beasts, whose backs had seemed to rise like little mountains from afar, were actually only half that size. The mountainlike bulges on their backs were bundles of equipment he had never seen before. Before he could examine them closely, a rider broke out of the silver-shrouded cavalry and drifted like a white cloud to the Four Rivers Dragon Lord. In another instant, the man on the snow-white steed dismounted, clasped his hands, and said:
"Chu Huaiyu of Pengze has fulfilled his mission. As the Dragon Lord commanded, I have escorted the Giant Buban to Wave-Subduing Island!"
"Excellent! These divine implements are