"King, welcome back!"
While they were cleaning up the battlefield, Yin Honghua walked over and said to Chu Kuangren with a smile.
"Mm, your cultivation has progressed quite quickly."
Chu Kuangren smiled faintly.
"Honghua."
Just then, a pleasantly surprised voice came from behind Chu Kuangren.
It was Gu Linglong.
During the earlier battle, Chu Kuangren had kept her within Heaven and Earth in the Sleeve, releasing her after the battle ended.
Gu Linglong was pleasantly surprised to see Yin Honghua.
"Empress!"
At the sight of Gu Linglong, Yin Honghua froze for a moment, then hurried forward to greet her, utterly delighted.
"We're no longer in the Firmament Empire. You don't have to call me Empress. Just call me Linglong."
"No, no. Rank must be respected."
Yin Honghua was quite insistent.
The others were rather surprised. After all, Yin Honghua possessed astonishing strength and was in the Great Encompassment Five Qi Realm, while Gu Linglong was merely a Golden Immortal.
Yet someone of her strength could command such respect from Yin Honghua.
What was so special about her?
"Yin Honghua, who is this...?" Jue Wushen stepped forward and asked curiously.
"She is the King's Dao Companion and the Empress of our Firmament Empire."
The many Netherworld Soldiers and generals cleaning up the battlefield immediately stopped, their gazes all darting toward Gu Linglong.
Jue Wushen was stunned too.
Chu Kuangren's Dao Companion?
That news struck everyone like a blast that scorched them outside and left them raw within.
Jue Wushen immediately dropped to one knee and said respectfully, "Jue Wushen greets the Queen."
The other cultivators of the Gods and Devils lineage also dropped to one knee.
To them, Chu Kuangren was the King of the Gods and Devils lineage, so Gu Linglong was naturally their Queen.
"Please rise, everyone."
Gu Linglong