"You all have some nerve! My master's golden statue stands right above the main hall, and you actually mistook him for an intruder! Hear my order: everyone present, go to the Punishment Hall and receive five hundred lashes—commanders and above, double it!"
"Yes, Sea Empress!"
The guards froze for a moment, then suddenly realized—of course! The man before them looked exactly like the golden statue in the palace hall. They only knew that was the Sea Empress’s master, her greatest benefactor, but never imagined...
...they’d actually tried to capture the Sea Empress’s master as a traitor. God, it’s lucky he didn’t retaliate—otherwise, wouldn’t we all be dead? They’d heard the Sea Empress’s master was the Vice Hall Master of Sea Dragon Hall, his cultivation unfathomably deep and terrifying.
So at this moment, for them, the usual harsh punishments of the Punishment Hall—well, five hundred lashes was actually a huge bargain.
Evan Chu looked at the woman before him—now so mature and stunningly beautiful—and felt a faint shock in his heart. Was this really the same girl he’d helped years ago, now the one who’d just commanded all these God Sovereign and God Emperor experts from the skies with imperial might?
"Hehe! Master, I’ve chased off all those clueless fools—come with me inside, quick!"
Mina reached out her slender jade hand and hooked Evan Chu’s arm. At her touch, Evan instinctively tried to pull away—Mina’s aura was shockingly powerful, almost unbelievable!
"What’s this...?"
A flash of sharp light passed through Evan Chu’s eyes—he could clearly sense that Mina’s cultivation had reached the early God-Emperor Realm!
"Master? You... ah!" Mina was visibly stunned, her eyes fixed on Evan Chu for a long moment before she could only manage a bitter, helpless smile.
"No wonder you're my master. No matter how hard I try to catch up, I can never reach you. And now... you actually feel even stronger than the Sea Dragon Hall Master!"
"Where is he?" Evan Chu asked urgently, his tone sharp and direct.
"The Sea Dragon Hall Master... sigh, it's a bit complicated. Master, please come inside first and let me explain everything in detail."
Stepping into the imperial main hall, Evan Chu took in the grand architecture and the stream of powerful experts passing by, his heart deeply shaken. If he set his own strength aside, the might Mina commanded here was already on par with Frostbane Divine Palace!
"Uncle! Look who's here!" Mina called out energetically from the hall.
Mina's voice echoed from a chamber inside the great hall, and in an instant, a fierce, overwhelming aura burst forth.
"Mina! Who could make you so anxious? The Sea Dragon Hall Master is still in the secret realm, and I just made a major breakthrough—I'm about to step into the God-Emperor Realm! What's going on..."
The Left Divine General was still speaking as he strode out from within, but halfway through, the moment he saw Evan Chu, he stopped dead in his tracks, utterly stunned.
"It's... Benefactor! It's really you! Hahaha!" The Left Divine General couldn't hide his excitement and respect, his laughter booming through the hall.