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"This person is very troublesome; we mustn’t act recklessly!"

After Tian Heng was taken down within a few moments, the outcome shocked all around!

The always arrogant King Xiang was also extremely solemn at this time. The strength exhibited by this person was too stunning. He managed to capture Tian Heng unharmed, and what’s vital, he avoided Tian Heng’s move. Add to that his unknown origin, and it was truly fearsome.

It was necessary to be on guard, but at this time, they couldn’t provoke him actively.

"Boss!"

"General!"

The Western Sea Army troops also witnessed this scene, their faces ashen, especially those Colonels.

The battle had just begun, and not only had they lost a third of their soldiers, but now even their leading general was captured – such a blow would have caused any other army to collapse by now!

While contemplating this, they saw the mysterious person grab Tian Heng and leap into the midst of the Western Sea Army’s assembly fragments. This instantaneous move further increased everyone’s wariness.

At this time, all the space fragments were rolling towards the central storm due to the High Priest’s loss of control.

Flying towards the center was easy, but flying out was like swimming against the current, not to mention facing countless chaotic elemental torrents.

Yet, the enemy still managed to bring Tian Heng before them in an instant with surprising speed.

"Nobody move..."

The raspy, somber voice deterred all the Western Sea Army troops. The Colonels looked at each other and dared not act rashly.

The Deputy General was even more anxious.

He saw that although Tian Heng was gravely injured, he clearly still had a breath in him. They obviously couldn’t abandon their leader now, or else, once back in Jiangnan, the entire Western Sea Army would be disgraced, and no one would heed his commands.

Suddenly, the deputy felt regretful. Why hadn’t this guy simply struck harder? Had he killed Tian Heng, he could have just taken the army and withdrawn from Yundu. Now he was stuck here...What was this guy trying to do?

What was strange was that the other party did nothing. After inflicting heavy injuries on Tian Heng and threatening to get control of the Western Sea Army, there were no further actions, leading to an eerie standoff.

The surrounding powers were all baffled but dared not approach carelessly. Just who was this suddenly appearing individual, and what were his motives?

From afar, Shenyue, once she confirmed that the fellow was targeting the Western Sea Army, relaxed her vigilance slightly.

At least the one trying to rescue Chen Qing shouldn’t interfere with her objectives.

But what did he want to do? Could it be possible that he intended to control the Western Sea Army by controlling Tian Heng?

That just couldn’t be. Even if the commander was captured, it wasn’t possible to order the Western Sea Army to fight to the death. If waging war were so simple, why bother with spending so much on military power?

Unable to ascertain the mysterious person’s motives, Shenyue didn’t ponder it too much.

First, she would find Chen Qing and get what she wanted.

As for the rest, she’d deal with that later.

As for the Western Sea Army...she didn’t care about them.

Indeed, they were a force that couldn’t be ignored, but they definitely were not a force that could dominate the battlefield.

Today’s developments might just be the Northern Territory’s chance to turn the tide, and it wasn’t just about the initial Celestial Serpent.

Quickly, with her supreme control abilities, Shenyue approached the center of the storm. As she drew nearer, due to the distortion and chaos in space, it grew harder to see inside, but she wasn’t concerned about being ambushed at all.

There were certainly plenty in the Ancient Demon forces who were strong fighters, but the only real top-notch expert was the Martial Legacy Priest. With Chen Qing’s earlier attack, he must’ve been seriously wounded. If he dared to join the fray now, she wouldn’t mind sending him off prematurely.

In this spatial turbulence, going against the current was difficult, but going with the flow was much easier.

Even though the chaotic currents were strong near the center, for a top-tier Spatial Sorcerer like Shenyue, ensuring the stability of the surrounding elements was as simple as eating and drinking.

But she quickly realized something was wrong.

Because she couldn’t detect a trace of Chen Qing at all!

Indeed, this was beyond her expectations.

She even saw the figure of the High Priest being blasted away.

The High Priest was seriously injured, wrapped in the flames of the Golden Crow, with most of his flesh burnt to a crisp, and he was surrounded and protected by many of the ancient Four Holy Guard.

Yet, Chen Qing, the cause of all this, seemed to have vanished.

Escaped?

How could that be possible?

Jiangnan pondered over all the possible ways the enemy might have fled, rejecting them one by one.

Within the chaos of spatial currents, even the most skilled Spatial Sorcerer wouldn’t dare to use his Spatial Art recklessly, not even the Twilight Sorcerer who commanded the Flying Star would dare to activate his Spatial Art at this time, and if one tried to forcefully swim against the current to flee, the resultant elemental fluctuation would be immense, something she definitely would not have missed.

It was impossible for the enemy to have escaped. No one could silently slip away from the heart of this chaotic stream under these rules.

So where would he be?

Jiangnan stared intently at the center of the storm, where the eye was gradually taking shape.

Countless fragments were being forcibly drawn in and fused together.

Although the elements within the fragments were in complete disarray, the trend of the space closing in was unchangeable.

All who were within the space would ultimately be sucked into the center, forming a complete space and ending the spatial disorder.

At this stage, if Chen Qing didn’t break through forcefully, he could only hide within this space. With her field of vision, there could not be a blind spot—where could he be hiding?

Wait... could it be...

Jiangnan suddenly thought of something.

She recalled the initial scene before the High Priest had attempted to cause trouble, where Chen Qing, in order to prevent the students of Jiangnan Academy from harm, quickly sealed those students within his own spatial fragments.

Right, those from Jiangnan each brought with them spatial fragments stabilized by Barrier Runes for battle.

Chen Qing was hiding in there!

The surrounding spatial fragments were converging, but the reason for convergence was that the space of those fragments was originally a whole. Without the constraint of the High Priest’s technique, they would naturally come together naturally, like magnets, but this did not include other spaces!

The spatial fragments held by Chen Qing and his group were different from those around them. They were hidden within the surrounding fragments, as minute as grains of sand, and were not affected by the central pulling force, making them the perfect hiding spots.

I almost overlooked it...

Jiangnan let out a cold laugh, her black and white dual pupils suddenly shining with a pale blue light.

The world in her eyes instantly magnified countless times, and she could see things in the extreme distance with absolute clarity through those unusual pupils, as if they were magnified and slowed down, crystal clear.

Demonic Buddha Supernatural Abilities: Present Vision!

The Buddhist Sect had three top-level clairvoyant Divine Skills, which were dreaded by other forces, named Past Vision, Present Vision, and Future Vision!

Past Vision was the Divine Skill of the Ancient Buddha, capable of knowing past information, no matter how long ago; nothing could escape those eyes. Currently, the only one who possessed this Divine Skill was the head of the Shenwu Guild: Jiangnan, i.e., the real entity of the Asura Body.

Future Vision was the Divine Skill of the Future Buddha, with unknown methods of acquisition, and no one had found it yet—it was said to be able to see into the future.

Jiangnan beheaded the sinister thoughts atop the Asura Body. From the time of her birth, she was endowed with the Divine Skill that countless monks dreamt of having: Present Vision!

The so-called Present Vision meant that any phenomena happening at present had no secrets before her eyes—she could analyze anything, the Supreme Buddhist Dharma Eye Technique!

The moment her eyes opened, Jiangnan discovered something. Within several of the joined spatial fragments at the core, there were massive amounts of spatial fragments, like grains of sand, mingled amidst the chaotic elements.

This guy...

Jiangnan’s face turned ashen with fury!