The Command Center of the Heavenly Court Team, under Manxi's indication, the Heavenly Mirror's mirror image has been continuously tracking the movement of Shi Chun and his group.

After Shi Chun and his group tangled with Gao Lian's team in the white mist and dragged along a person whose features couldn't be discerned, suspicion arose that they might have succeeded. These suspicions were further confirmed when Shi Chun and his group swiftly departed, leading to the conclusion that they had indeed achieved their goal.

Seeing Shi Chun and his group retreat without disturbance, with everyone just watching them leave, was bizarre. After savoring the circumstances, Manxi excitedly clenched both fists, turned to transmit to Mulan Jin: "Ingenious! Who could have thought such a retrieval was possible? It's truly befitting of someone the Commander brought out directly from the Life Prison. He's been merely protecting the commander's beloved, a true underutilization. Why not let him take on greater responsibilities for me…"

Before he finished speaking, he noticed Mulan Jin's expression suddenly changed, as if spotting something unusual.

Before he could turn around, Mulan Jin, who was staring at the Mountain River Map, had already shouted heavily, "Not good!"

Manxi naturally looked at the Mountain River Map, and only then did he realize something was amiss. At some point, the area where Shi Chun and others had entered was suddenly densely populated with a multitude of black dots—these were West Ox Team's members, seemingly covering both flanks of the retreating area of Shi Chun and his group.

Because of the limits of the Mountain River Map's scale and the comparison with real ground area, changes in the position of points on the map aren't visually obvious unless they move a certain distance.

It was already enlarged in a specific area; on a full map, a cluster of dots would be gathered together, and even now, movement of dots isn't easily discernible.

Only by locking onto a particular dot and enlarging it to the limit can one see the real-time movement, but then other dots disappear from view, making it difficult to observe the whole picture. This extreme zooming is usually avoided unless checking specific locations.

Additionally, they had been focusing on Shi Chun's group in the Heavenly Mirror's image, neglecting observation of the Mountain River Map, until realizing the situation had changed so dramatically.

Judging by the evolution of events, it seemed West Ox had moved forces even before Shi Chun and his group acted, otherwise such an abrupt development wouldn't have occurred.

On the map, black dots pressing from both sides had already compressed Shi Chun and others' retreat area into a small fan-shaped surface. If they hadn't retreated quickly, a slight delay would have already led to containment.

The area where Dou Jingshan was stationed at the forefront was now covered by black dots. In reality, a group of demon cultivators had flown above the troops Dou Jingshan left behind, some riding demon riders hovering in the air. As long as there was no command from above, they remained passive.

They were originally dispatched by the Command Center to inspect.

In a fleeting moment, the fan-shaped exit compressed further on the Mountain River Map.

Manxi muttered, "It's too late."

What he meant by too late wasn't Shi Chun's inability to break through, but that it's now too late to alert Shi Chun's group. Sending a message now would be pointless, as the time it takes for them to check it would only delay them.

By the time the message is over, the situation might have resolved itself.

Nonetheless, Manxi still commanded: "Order the supporting forces to depart, rush to provide immediate assistance."

"Yes," his subordinates carried out the order.

On East Victory Team's side, Wei Mo was frowning at the mirror image, observing that Dou Jingshan had abandoned his troops, following Shi Chun's group alone, bringing a sense of vigilance and unrest to his heart.

At this moment, a subordinate reported the anomaly observed on the Mountain River Map.

Wei Mo glanced over and urgently shouted, "Tao Zhi, quickly, summon the hidden forces to assist."

In the Nanshan Team Central, Ming Chaofeng also called out similar orders with urgency.

Initially, the situation appeared stable; none of the informed parties anticipated West Ox forces would suddenly pull such a move.

Even those on the outside were caught off guard; Shi Chun and his group, already riding the Wind Scale rapidly in flight, noticed the approaching black dots from both sides in the air.

Based on distant landmarks, Shi Chun estimated they needed just a few more breaths of time to escape the control range of the encirclement. Considering the approaching forces, there might still be a chance.

However, top experts suddenly burst forth with flight speed surpassing theirs.

"Halt!"

A thunderous shout exploded in the air like a storm.

A figure emerged swiftly from the crowd of nearing silhouettes, evidently rushing toward them with greater speed to intercept, launching a distant strike, the offensive resembling a thunderous crack across the sky.

The core personnel among the West Ox contingent sent to inspect had already received interception orders from the Command Center, rapidly moving to stop the suspicious target upon witnessing their attempt to escape.

Behind them, a group of people rode on a demon rider over ten meters in size, its body emitting a dim metallic sheen.

This scene appeared in the increasingly adjusted observational image of Ming Chaofeng. With just a glance, he inwardly cursed. From his experienced perception, he realized the demon rider had been raised by West Ox for at least two hundred years. With such age, unless the Earth Immortal cultivation power strikes a vital point, it's hard to injure it.

And the rider, charging with reckless abandon, could easily crush cultivation below Earth Immortal level. Even those with Earth Immortal Great Achievement Realm languished when confronting such a threat.

On-site, Dou Jingshan, chasing the retreating group before him, internally lamented the missed fortune; just a moment longer was all they needed to escape, but this unexpected interference spelled trouble.

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