"Bai Qing, divine general of the Abyssal Pavilion, respectfully welcomes the Thirteenth Seat to his rightful place."
"Yunhua, Third Seat, respectfully welcomes the Thirteenth Seat to his rightful place."
"Shi Wei, Eighth Seat, respectfully welcomes our thirteenth brother to his rightful place!"
"Zhu Sha, Ninth Seat, respectfully welcomes the Thirteenth Seat to his rightful place."
"Lü Xinyi, Eleventh Seat, respectfully welcomes the Thirteenth Seat to his rightful place!"
"Xu Chuanlian, Twelfth Seat, respectfully welcomes the Thirteenth Seat to his rightful place!"
The moment he stepped into the Abyssal Pavilion, voices of welcome began echoing through its vast expanse.
At the same time, figures appeared one after another around the enormous Cloud Platform where Xu Taiping stood.
Somewhat surprised, Xu Taiping asked:
"Why is practically everyone here today?"
Aside from Sister Lingyue and Immortal Elder Wuji, nearly every member of the Abyssal Pavilion Xu Taiping had met before had come.
Beside him, Heavenly Lord Cangzhu smiled.
"When they heard the Thirteenth Seat would be taking his place, everyone set aside what they were doing and came to witness the ceremony."
Xu Taiping nodded, then returned everyone's greetings.
"Thank you all for coming to witness the ceremony."
Heavenly Lord Cangzhu smiled again.
"They aren't the only ones who came this time."
As he spoke, a boom rang out, and another figure descended from the sky.
The man wore armor and was exceptionally burly, with loose red hair and exceedingly rugged features.
Just as Xu Taiping was wondering who he was, the man suddenly cupped his hands toward him and declared:
"Chongtai, Fifth Seat, respectfully welcomes the Thirteenth Seat to his rightful place!"
Xu Taiping's heart jolted.
"Fifth Seat Chongtai? Didn't he die in battle?"
Boom, boom!
Before Xu Taiping could recover, two more figures landed in succession around the Cloud Platform.
Then