On the high platform of the Command Center of the Heavenly Court Team, Manxi, after listening to a secret report from his subordinate, turned and transmitted to Mulan Jin: "Our secretly gathered troops have discovered two other groups secretly gathering nearby. After identification, they are the East Victory and Nanshan troops. Our assembled troops should have been discovered by them as well.

After East Victory's troops discovered us, there was no reaction. It seems they know what we're up to, which means their action purpose might be the same as ours, probably brought in by Shi Chun as well."

In fact, it's hard for the three parties not to discover each other. After Shi Chun found a good entry point, he informed the position to the three parties, and naturally, the troops of the three parties had to come over too. Once they arrived, they couldn't help but check around the surroundings, all operating within a certain range, with predictable results.

Mulan Jin slightly pursed his lips, finding Nanshan's troops not surprising. Ming Chaofeng must exert himself over there. But why are East Victory's troops showing up?

He could understand the advantage of having one more troop to break through, but the question is, why would East Victory agree to help? What were they promised? Otherwise, it's impossible to help for no reason.

Manxi also had concerns, trying to add a sentence, "Commander, Shi Chun wouldn't have promised that treasure sword to two parties, right?"

Mulan Jin transmitted back, "If East Victory's secret gathering troops discovered our secret gathering troops and have not reacted yet, then it probably isn't."

Manxi thought for a moment indeed, otherwise, Wei Mo would surely suspect whether a treasure was promised to two masters or suspect whether Shi Chun and Heavenly Court's troops were staging something together, there would definitely be a reaction afterward.

Of course, he also must worry about other reasons, "Commander, wouldn't that rascal Shi Chun never have intended to give us the treasure sword and ultimately toss it to Wei Mo instead? After all, he was with East Victory before."

Mulan Jin's voice turned a bit colder, "If he really dares to do that, I can fish him out of the Life Prison and send him back in. If he dares to openly betray, the rules of battle are not just for show, and the other parties won't protect him. You only need to chop off his head, unless he hides in the Demon Realm for the rest of his life without coming out."

In the East Victory Command Center, Tao Zhi, who was aware of the same situation, immediately transmitted to Wei Mo: "Sir, just as you expected, not only are Nanshan's troops secretly responding and gathering, but also the Heavenly Court's. What should we do?"

Already foreseeing it, Wei Mo smirked coldly, "Don't do anything, Shi Chun wants to break through, it's hard with just us alone, it's better if the Heavenly Court's troops can lend a hand. No matter if he's truly deceiving the Heavenly Court's side or us, as long as Shi Chun is controlled by us, it's fine. Remember, regardless of whether Shi Chun follows our agreed terms or plays tricks, immediately turn the tables, no one should try to play tricks and gain an advantage."

Tao Zhi took the orders: "Understood."

Wei Mo then asked, "Where is Shi Chun? Has he met with our people?"

Tao Zhi: "The meeting location was told to him, he transmitted saying he's almost there."

Just as mentioned here, Shi Chun and his gang hurriedly arrived, but instead of heading to the meeting place directly, he let Wu Jinliang dig a hole in a nearby mountainside, then used the excuse of potential ambushes, asking the contacts to come over.

This wasn't a big issue; the two East Victory contacts immediately went there. At the entrance of a cave that allowed two people to pass side by side, they saw no one else, only a masked figure blocking the entrance.

To confirm identities, Shi Chun removed his mask, revealing his true face.

One contact immediately cast a spell to investigate, confirmed Shi Chun's face wasn't disguised and was indeed himself, before asking, "Where are the others?"

Shi Chun: "We can't go there with our true faces, can we? They're inside disguising themselves, isn't verifying me enough?"

One person said, "No way, the Commander instructed not to let any riffraff mix into our team."

Saying this, together with the other partner, they both cast spells to investigate the situation inside the cave, confirming there were indeed nine others, and no other dubious signs were found inside the cave.

Blocked at the entrance, Shi Chun had to turn back and shout, "Put off disguising for now, all come out to let them check."

Then came the sound of footsteps, the first to emerge was Xiao Sheng, but it wasn't Xiao Sheng's appearance; he had already transformed into Wu Hong's appearance, followed by Chen Wuji, who shouldn't be here, transformed by Wu Jinliang.

The cave entrance wasn't big, once Xiao Sheng got out, Shi Chun signaled the East Victory contacts to hurry up and check, instructing them to check thoroughly one by one, his tone implying their fussiness.

The other side also wasn't polite, identifying and casting spells to verify if their faces were fake.

Xiao Sheng's Transformation Technique makes it undetectable to check his face's flesh and blood, instead, checking the carried equipment might expose the truth.

After confirming 'Wu Hong' was genuine, they immediately let Xiao Sheng move aside to check the next 'Chen Wuji'.

"Wasting time, I'm going back to disguise." Xiao Sheng, transformed into Wu Hong, grumbled a bit before turning sideways to re-enter the cave.

An observing Shi Chun nodded secretly, noticing Xiao Sheng had improved significantly compared to twenty years ago, didn't need reminders, and knew how to coordinate with tacit words.

Anyway, of the people coming out one after another, the originally not present Hao Ji and Fang Zicheng also bizarrely showed up one after another.

Actually, it's all Xiao Sheng transforming repeatedly and returning to the cave; there's no choice. Wu Jinliang's Transformation Technique doesn't last long, and after transforming, he can't change again in a short time, feeling weak afterward, unlike Xiao Sheng who can transform freely.

The reason for this spectacle is unavoidable. Shi Chun didn't anticipate Wei Mo would be excessively cautious, insisting on verification after an off-handed mention of them being people from Mingshan Sect. Lao Changtai and Chu Jingtang didn't even sign up for the battle, it's impossible for them to reveal their true faces.

Furthermore, it was to cover Chai Wenwu with a Mingshan Sect identity.

After this incident, honestly, Shi Chun no longer plans to give Chai Wenwu a way out.

It's not that they weren't given a way out; they allowed Old Chai to leave. This old man didn't enjoy his fortune and insisted on being wary and abandoned, insisting on following along relentlessly. All right, then he can only be used as a lackey and as an extra fighter.

If he can't withstand it and gets beaten to death, he'll save himself the trouble. If he doesn't die, then we'll just have to let our people take care of him later.

At the very back, Chai Wenwu was completely unaware that Shi Chun was already contemplating his demise. He resigned himself to his fate obediently, staying at the back as instructed, without protest.

There's no way not to be obedient; even a slight defiance would cause the Master to talk like water bubbling up, endlessly talking about disbanding. How could you do that when you're a Centurion? I'm supposed to risk my life for you, aren't I? Why aren't you happy about that?

If it weren't for noticing the Master's background at the first gathering, he would have blown his temper, feeling compelled to file a complaint.

As for why he wouldn't leave, it's also because he saw that Shi Chun had connections, guessing that it would be easier to ride on a successful mission, and he didn't want to go back to prison after the battle ended.

The reasoning is simple: since risking one's life is the same with any team, it's better to choose one with connections and opportunities.

He considers himself somewhat rebellious with a temper; otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up in prison. But this time, being manipulated by constant threats of disbanding, he was forcefully tamed into a compliant and obedient demeanor.

Because he understood a principle: if there are more people on the battlefield than needed, it means they have the capabilities!

With connections and capabilities, naturally, you stick close and obediently.

Currently, blocked by Lao Changtai and Chu Jingtang in front of him, he occasionally tried to peek forward but couldn't see clearly. The masked Chu Jingtang kept tilting his head and staring at him, blocking his view, leaving him awkwardly forced to smile back.

There always seemed to be something off with the comings and goings and the number of people passing by, wondering why it hadn't reached their turn at the very end yet.

Before he could figure out what was going on, Tong Mingshan, who had returned, waved and said, "All right, everyone's done. Continue with the disguises."

"..." Chai Wenwu was stunned. What the hell? They hadn't even taken off the masks from the three of them, and the inspection was done?

Before he could speak, Chu Jingtang gave his shoulder a push, "Hurry up, don't dawdle, I'll help you."

Chai Wenwu muddle-headedly agreed and turned around.

The East Victory liaison outside, possibly feeling something was off or just being cautious, cast another spell to scan the cave's situation but was still not assured, suddenly slipping into the cave to check.

With a quick glance around the cave, there were indeed nine people. He cast a spell again to scan the surrounding cave walls, re-confirming no situations within the surrounding mountains.

After quickly following inside with another person, Shi Chun saw that Chu Jingtang and the other two still had their masks on or had quickly covered their faces again, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

After verifying everything was as expected, the two liaison officers exchanged glances and then tossed out ten sets of battle armor from their Qiankun Bags.

Shi Chun asked them to go outside and wait until they finished the disguises.

So the two liaison officers went outside to wait. Even while waiting, they occasionally cast spells into the cave to check for any disturbances.

At the same time, they took out the Mother-child Talisman to report the situation to the Command Center.

Upon finding out, Tao Zhi immediately reported to Wei Mo, "Sir, Shi Chun and his people have arrived. The ten people agreed upon, no more, no less, are exactly ten, and have made contact with our people. Confirmed, they're indeed the Mingshan Sect group."

Hearing those people's words put Wei Mo at ease. He nodded slightly and sent a message: "Is everyone in position at that location?"

Tao Zhi replied, "Everyone has been notified and is in position. Once something is off, our people will immediately take them down. No matter what, as long as there's a signal to act from that location, our forces in the surrounding areas will immediately rush in for support."

Wei Mo nodded again slightly.

Once everyone in the Mingshan Sect group in the cave helped each other with disguises, they began picking out battle armor from the ground to wear.

In truth, wearing or not wearing battle armor makes it impossible to approach Li Hongjiu's side unnoticed. Their side is surrounded by the Four Great Royal Courts' tangled forces. Not wearing battle armor would still get them discovered.

So Shi Chun decided to wear battle armor. The purpose was simple: to utilize the armor's defensive effect.

Don't underestimate this formal battle armor. It wasn't made to look grand on purpose. Let's put it this way: attacks from a Human Immortal Minor Realm can't break through this armor's defense. Worn on the body, as long as you're not hit in parts without armor defense, this battle armor's defensive power is quite strong when spells enhance it.

In truth, it's quite expensive. Still, it's unavailable in the market because such formal battle armor isn't allowed to be privately manufactured, traded, or collected; they're monopolized by the Heavenly Court and the Four Great Royal Courts.

Once everyone had basically donned their battle armor, Chai Wenwu, Old Chai, who had felt something off all along, finally realized what was wrong. Where did that big guy go?

He widened his eyes and repeatedly looked at the others, a bit alarmed. It was understandable that the white-haired one had dyed his hair and eyebrows black, but how did he disguise his height? The key was that he couldn't see the slightest clue, truly amazing.

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