Mulan Qingqing fell silent, realizing she might be overthinking things. There are matters that the title of her fiancé simply cannot substitute for.

Tang Zhen then asked about another matter, "I heard that your side has already collected more than sixty thousand Insect Extreme Crystals, is that true?"

Faced with this doubt, Master Mai felt some misgivings internally, but on the surface, he politely nodded and said, "That's definitely true. They were acquired from real fights and plunder, at the cost of nearly a thousand lives. Each haul has been seen and counted by everyone personally; it cannot be faked. We can't possibly collaborate with all our adversaries who have fought and been annihilated by us to fabricate this, can we?"

As the one who had sent out this undercover agent, Wan Daoyuan also nodded and chimed in, "Indeed, the authenticity of the Insect Extreme Crystals isn't something that needs to be doubted."

Tang Zhen, stroking his chin, drawled, "I know it's hard to fake, but I'm just puzzled. Last time we claimed to have gotten over sixty thousand Insect Extreme Crystals, and now they really did get them. It feels a bit too coincidental. I remember when we started, so many people expended such effort, and we barely managed to collect a few thousand. But they did it, getting more than sixty thousand in just over ten days."

Li Shanshan sighed, "There's nothing hard to understand about that. There are a lot of Insect Extreme Crystals in the Moon Sea, and many have risked their lives to fish them out from there. The scale and quantity nowadays are definitely not on the same level as before. Even the sects that are still hovering around the Moon Sea have gotten their fair share and fattened up quite a bit."

Their words made sense, and several people slightly nodded.

Master Mai also said, "Exactly, I think that's the reason too."

But Mulan Qingqing was concerned about something else and asked, "You've been under Wang Sheng's command for so long, what do you think of him?"

Her interest had nothing to do with romantic relationships.

However, as soon as she said this, the few men all gave her strange looks. The care for her own fiancé was just different – it was genuine concern.

After thinking for a moment, Master Mai said, "To tell the truth, it's hard to judge his character, but in terms of capability, I feel he surpasses the vast majority. Some things he does seem simple but are not something anyone could do. Take, for instance, the high-frequency precise strikes with thousands of troops – that's no child's play. If you gave me a group of scouts to handle, I'd admit I couldn't do it, and certainly not as well as he does."

The others listened and nodded slightly. They had discussed this aspect before and were also amazed by Wang Sheng's precise strategic maneuvers. Several attacks a day for more than ten consecutive days without a single error – it was something to marvel at.

"Then there's the initial basic training, which seemed simple at the time but in hindsight was a stroke of genius. Without that resolutely carried out training as a foundation, there would have been no subsequent unbeatable victories. I've experienced the chaos and conflict during massive troop movements before the split, and the simple training Wang Sheng conducted easily resolved many issues of disorder. Whether it was daytime or nighttime battles, simple hand signals and light signals could be used to command troops orderly and efficiently.

At the time, he secretly killed over twenty people during that training, and we internally had a lot of grievances. But looking back now, no one bears a grudge against him anymore; everyone feels that the training was absolutely necessary and that he truly plans with foresight.

We can imagine that if we hadn't faced real combat before, even if he explained the purpose to us, we probably wouldn't have listened. To be frank, we might have thought that a man living off a woman, like him, couldn't understand much. But now, everyone truly respects him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to quell the earlier disapproval from the troops with just a few words."

Hearing this, there was a moment of silence.

"Miss Mulan, how should I put it, I wouldn't dare to presume his character, but in terms of capability, I feel your fiancé does not disgrace you and is indeed extraordinary, truly worthy of you."

This final summary left Mulan Qingqing at a loss for words, while Guann Yingjie suddenly shot him a cold, cutting glare.

Upon hearing these words, Wan Daoyuan almost subconsciously looked for Guann Yingjie's reaction, breaking into a cold sweat. Brother Mai, oh Brother Mai, what have you said? Why meddle in other people's family affairs? It's like you're looking for trouble.

He quickly interjected, "Alright, let's leave it at that. Brother Mai, I'll escort you back."

Since the Dragon Martial Sect was under the influence of his Sky Mountain and Master Mai was his agent, he would definitely step in to protect him.

Master Mai, unaware of the issue, bid everyone farewell with clasped hands and turned to leave with Wan Daoyuan.

Mulan Qingqing sank into a kind of melancholy and recalled Wang Sheng's words from before, his bold claim that even a ragtag bunch could become a fierce force under his command. It seemed, as expected, they had.

Some things she had initially been reluctant to admit, but now the resolve in her heart began to waver faintly; she might truly be inferior to him in terms of personal capability.

Realizing this, she felt quite uncomfortable.

Li Shanshan broke the silence, "Mulan, there are only a few days left until the end of the conference. It's time for us to make a move."

Roused from her thoughts, Mulan Qingqing also found her ambition and nodded firmly, saying one word, "Good!"

That very night, their thousands of troops went into preparation mode.

The next day, upon receiving news from the scouts, Mulan Qingqing gave the order, and the forces spread around the Moon Sea moved simultaneously toward the same location.

Their target was the Ji State's forces, the second largest group after the Xuan State's, with nearly two thousand amassed. Although it was a force pieced together from various factions in the Ji State, it was not to be underestimated.

The Xuan State's forces, led by the Su Yuan Sect, had already marked this fat sheep and kept a close watch, having decided that once they made their move, they would target this plumpest one first.

As the Xuan State's forces deliberately leaked threats, the Ji State's forces immediately tensed, their separate squads quickly assembling to form a united front. Yet, this played right into the Xuan State's hands, giving them the opportunity to encircle and conquer in one fell swoop.

This was like learning from Wang Sheng and the others, battling in pieces was meaningless, so they simply decided to wrap it all up in one fell swoop.

As the encirclement took shape, Mulan Qingqing gave the order, and Xuan State's strongest elite troops instantly charged at a single point simultaneously.

The moment both sides' forces caught sight of each other was the moment a brutal slaughter unfolded.

In front of the capital's mirrored projection, with all eyes watching, everyone was paying close attention.

From the moment Xuan State's elite troops started to mobilize, all parties realized that a formal move was about to be made, so every now and then, Domain Master Chi Rang would specifically check in. Indeed, the battle had begun!

From the elevated view of the overall battle situation in the mirror, Chi Rang frowned a little; three to four thousand people attacking two thousand seemed somewhat unwise. To surround without a number several times that of the enemy was hardly considered an encirclement; it was very difficult to achieve.

The Domain Master of Ji State, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, was seen stomping on the armrest of his chair, cursing at Chi Rang, who ignored him completely.

But the offensive from Xuan State's select elite was indeed extraordinary. At the moment of collision, it was like one tide overturning another, with the situation instantly tilted to one side.

Wan Daoyuan and others took the lead and charged into the fray, even Guann Yingjie rushed into the battle formation at the first opportunity, targeting the experts for assassination. This was not part of the previous battle tactics, where Su Yuan Sect had always skirmished from the sidelines.

This was also by Mulan Qingqing's request, saying that since the encircling forces were too few, they must crush the opponent's morale upon engagement.

Indeed, the effect was very apparent. With Su Yuan Sect's reputation leading Xuan State's forces, combined with the unstoppable momentum displayed, they instantly shattered Ji State's troops' morale.

"Surrender the Insect Extreme Crystal and be spared!"

"Surrender the Insect Extreme Crystal and be spared!"

Intimidating slogans echoed repeatedly.

No one would cry out for surrender and be spared; in such scenes, sect members couldn't surrender, as surrender would disgrace their entire sect and lead to an inevitable death even if they escaped.

Seeing the situation was irretrievable, someone with a bulging black bag rode on the Wind Scale to escape into the sky.

But above in the sky, a great deity waited, standing with hands behind his back, dressed in white as snow, his clothing fluttering. It was the cold-as-ice Mulan Qingqing.

Only to see her icy gaze sweep across, she released a finger flick and unsheathed her sword. Suddenly, it shot towards its target with incredible speed, instantly becoming a shimmer of light, striking down the spinning momentum of the Wind Scale, scattering its scales.

The one who lost the power to ascend, upon seeing Mulan Qingqing personally take action, was terrified, desperately diving toward the ground.

But then saw the piercing sword light turn and shoot toward him. He twisted midair, barely dodging. The sword halted then suddenly returned.

In front of the mirror, countless onlookers gasped, as they saw the sword light rapidly crisscrossing in the air from different angles, relentlessly attacking around a person, and quickly the target was dyed in blood.

The sword pierced through his chest, as several figures shimmering with silver radiance wielded swords that impaled him, suspending his trembling body in midair.

The returning sword light, perfectly accurate, sheathed itself into the scabbard at Mulan Qingqing's waist with a swish, as she remained motionless in the air.

Several Silver Radiance figures withdrew their swords, and amidst the blood splatter, they dismembered the person in the sky. One Silver Radiance person holding the bulging black bags rushed through the air to stand behind Mulan Qingqing, like a fantasy attendant.

The other Silver Radiance figures vanished suddenly and reappeared just as abruptly. Whenever someone tried to escape into the skies, a Silver Radiance Assassin would instantly appear by their side and assassinate them unexpectedly, the victims dying without even knowing where their assailant was.

The successive instant assassinations in a few breaths slew over a hundred people, letting those who were skeptical know the meaning of terror.

Mulan Qingqing hovered indifferently over the lands, motionless, yet her presence alone chilled the multitude below as if she were an army of thousands.

With her power alone, she forced no one on the battlefield to dare attempt an escape into the air again, leaving them to face head-on an attack from an enemy force that was twice their number.

The grand reputation of Shengshen Continent's largest sect was fully displayed at this moment, astonishing countless viewers in front of the mirror.

Su Yuan Sect's elder Ji Qinghe nodded approvingly.

His disciples to the left and right looked around at everyone with pride. The loss of face due to Chao Zhilin's death seemed to have been redeemed.

Domain Master Chi Rang of Xuan State on the prime viewing mountain stroked his beard in satisfaction, smiling, "No wonder they dared to initiate an encirclement with so few hands; it turns out they have cultivated to such a realm. Truly an extraordinary talent, Miss Mulan has indeed borne a remarkable daughter."

He was very pleased.

Watching the slaughter of Ji State's forces, powerless to intervene, the Domain Master of Ji State's face was very ugly.

Young Master Nan on the neighboring platform stared at the mirror, clenching his fists tightly, his face even uglier, as if he had lost a parent.

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