On the second day after Xing Yan devised his plan and persuaded Jun Tai, the Rain Master Divine General's proclamation spread throughout the South Sea:
The Hometown of Dark Rain, one of the Three Upper Cities among the Eight Great Floating Cities of the South Sea, announced its formal withdrawal from the current conflict between the South Sea Dragon Clan and the Four Rivers and Four Rivers Mystics, and instead pledged its support for Boyu as the new ruler of the South Sea.
In substance, this proclamation clearly declared that the Three Thousand Rain Masters under his command accepted every proposal of the Four Rivers Dragon God, the Lord of the Clouds. One could well imagine the shock delivered to both sides when the Nether Rain Township Lord, leader of one of the South Sea's great mysterious powers, suddenly issued such a proclamation without any apparent warning!
But the shocks were far from over. While everyone was still digesting and pondering this news, another astonishing report followed hard upon its heels. Three days later, Red Spring Dan Hill, which ranked alongside the Hometown of Dark Rain, also suddenly issued a proclamation throughout the South Sea. In fierce language, it listed Meng Zhang's crimes of arrogance and reckless aggression and declared that it would sever all ties with him. At the same time, it endorsed the young lord of Dark Rain's decision and offered its full support for the gentle, enlightened eldest prince Boyu to govern the South Sea.
Although most people were greatly shocked by this outcome, unlike the earlier Rain Master proclamation, Red Spring Dan Hill's decision offered a few clues to follow. For it was said that the Lord of Red Spring Dan Hill, the Bifang Spirit General whose fierce flames could boil the sea, was a longtime