Ashen released Huan Shou and his army from the formation's agony in a few more minutes.
Kui Long and the others were a bit resistant at first, not accepting their defeat without a fight; however, after Huan Shou accepted that they were released because of their opponent's mercy, he surrendered.
Lang Zhen was a big help in explaining to them about how Ashen was the one who trapped them in his formation, and it was only after Lang Zhen pleaded to Ashen to release them that they were released this early.
He even reminded them that if it weren't for him, Huan Shou and his army might have been left in the endless darkness for more than a day.
As this stark realization seeped into their minds, any thoughts of resisting vanished from their hearts.
However, the truth was that Ashen couldn't hold them in the sphere of Darkness for more than an hour due to the limited amount of qi that the qi stones provided. Even then, he intentionally kept this fact hidden from everyone.
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