A triumphant victory.

The Boundless Sect decimated the Astral soldiers stationed in Specter’s Garden.

The miracle Ulric had been waiting for never came. He had briefly entertained thoughts of sacrificing himself along with the rest of his compatriots, but he had eventually chosen to retreat.

As a race with a wealth of combat experience, the Astrals had quite a few ways of escaping. As such, nearly three thousand of them had managed to escape with their lives.

This number was quite high given how badly they had just been stomped.

But there was nothing Su Chen could do. After all, they were still in enemy territory, and he could not carelessly pursue after them. When the Astrals actually made the decision to flee, they were able to get away without much trouble.

Thankfully, Su Chen didn’t appear to care much. After all, they would clash at Wanlai Caves again sooner or later, and whether or not these three thousand Astrals were present then didn’t actually matter much.

Within the Boundless Sect’s palace.

Su Chen met with Ye Fenghan yet again.

“You did a pretty good job this time. Is there a reward you would like?” Su Chen asked straightforwardly.

Ye Fenghan immediately got down on his knees. “I do...