Complicated emotions flickered through Elder Lohar's eyes. In the past? No, considering Elder Lohar’s years, the dozen years that had passed were less than a blink of an eye. In that time, the young man who had only been able to rely on an existing sourcebox array to defend a fortress in Ironblood Weave had already become a top powerhouse who was able to ignore millions of powerful experts. A single sentence from Lu Yin was enough to determine who controlled Ironblood Weave. A single phrase could decide a war.

Who from back then would have thought that such a thing would be possible?

"Alliance Leader Lu, is this war over for us?" Elder Lohar asked.

Lu Yin thought for a bit. "You can treat it like that."

Elder Lohar nodded but said nothing.

Before long, Lu Yin received a call from Wang Wen.

"I thought that you were dead," Lu Yin joked. He was in a good mood.

Wang Wen’s tone was bitter. "I’m half dead. That can’t be considered alive."

"What happened?" Lu Yin wondered.

Wang Wen shrugged. "I wanted to entice a powerhouse to lead the Lu Elite Troops for you, but I almost screwed myself over. I ended up being mocked by that girl, and then the Sea King nearly skinned me alive."

"Do you actually like Qiqi?" Lu Yin was curious.

Wang Wen sighed. "A bit, but she doesn’t care for me.”

He then immediately changed the subject and grew more serious. "I’ve read the battle...