The momentum was truly soul-stirring.

Compared to those three, Wu Jinliang wasn't much better off. His cultivation at the Human Immortal Upper Realm was only one level higher than theirs. At this moment, he staggered like a drunkard, swaying along a zigzag path and ultimately crashing down onto the beach.

He flipped over, crawled up to kneel and sit, half-sitting in the water, bowing his head, clutching his chest, shaking his head vehemently, trying desperately to adjust his inner breath, feeling anxious but so dizzy that he couldn't open his eyes.

He knew this was dangerous, a big problem, and cursed inwardly, not knowing what kind of trick the Heavenly Court Command Center was pulling, only notifying them when the enemy was upon them.

They had now figured out the operation mode of the five Command Centers, knowing that a significant discovery by one could not be concealed from the other four. With Mulan Qingqing here, Mulan Jin couldn't possibly disregard any anomalies. In this vast sea, they could choose how to escape should anything arise, yet they hadn't expected that they would be notified only at the last minute.

Yet, Mulan Qingqing, who emerged last from the cave, was much better off. Even though her cultivation level was similar to Wu Jinliang's, and though she was initially suppressed by that shout as she took off, all it took was a shake of her head to regain her senses.

Because she was wearing special treasure armor that protected her body, her internal organs were shielded, her blood was not greatly disturbed, and she could promptly mobilize her cultivation to calm down after a shock.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she shouted urgently to alert everyone, "It's the Thunder Sound Sect!"

If her cultivation were sufficient, she wouldn't fear the Thunder Sound Sect at all; in the Cultivation World's sect ranking, the Su Yuan Sect was fifth, and the Thunder Sound Sect was eighth. Excluding the one from which the West Ox Saint King hailed, they ranked fourth and seventh, respectively.

While such rankings couldn't determine the comparative strength among disciples of various sects, they did indicate certain issues to some extent.

However, the gap in cultivation between the two sides was too vast—Human Immortal Upper Realm versus Earth Immortal Great Success Realm—like an ant looking up to the sky.

In the air, Tong Mingshan, An Wuzhi, and Zhu Xiangxin quickly stabilized themselves. With higher and more substantial cultivation, they momentarily suppressed the boiling blood inside them and, suddenly clear-headed, fixed their gaze on the visitors.

"Thunder Sound Sect!" An Wuzhi growled in a deep voice.

Even if one hasn't tasted pork, they've heard about this attack method. Coupled with knowing that disciples of the Thunder Sound Sect were participating, even without Mulan Qingqing's warning, they could understand who had made the move.

The Heavenly Mirror images of the five Command Centers almost simultaneously froze on this scene, all witnessing Wu Jinliang and the others' fall.

Anyone with insight could immediately tell what they had encountered.

Nanshan Commander Ming Chaofeng felt a twinge of concern, not having seen Li Hongjiu, unsure if Li Hongjiu wasn't present or was still gravely injured and hadn't emerged from the cave.

Western Bull Commander Niu Qian and East Victory Commander Wei Mo both reacted the same way, wondering why Shi Chun hadn't appeared, as their eyes searched for his figure.

Both had complex feelings now, hoping both that Shi Chun was there and that he wasn't.

In short, they hoped Shi Chun would appear only after their forces arrived; otherwise, Beiju's forces might snatch the opportunity.

Beiju Commander Lan She noticed this and naturally smiled, his eyes full of anticipation.

Heavenly Court Commander Manxi bared his teeth, cursing, "Foolish creature, deceiving the central command, trapping yourself in a pit, idiot!"

Those in the know naturally understood who was being cursed.

Mulan Jin quickly locked her gaze on her daughter's figure, her face darkened, and promptly sent out a message through the mother-child talisman: "Shi Chun, didn't you say Li Hongjiu's poison wasn't cured?"

The implication was simple, questioning who had created that vast thundercloud scene.

If he still couldn't see why the top fighters of Xiniu and East Victory had rushed to the thunderclouds at sea at first opportunity and why they were searching around, then his role as the Xuanji Token Master would have been in vain.

At this moment, Shi Chun and his group were hastily returning. Driving the Wind Scale, Feng Chi asked, "What happened?"

Situ Zhen had the same question, all eyes were on Shi Chun, everyone could see something had gone wrong.

Shi Chun replied gravely, "The place where we anchored at sea has been discovered. Wu Jinliang and the others could be in danger."

He was also frustrated about this, primarily because he felt the hiding place was already far enough from the battlefield and couldn't comprehend how they were discovered so quickly.

Moreover, all five Command Centers had their sources; logically, when the mirror images spotted them, neither Mulan Jin nor Manxi would wait until another top warrior approached nearby to notify them.

Another reason he stayed at sea was that, with Li Hongjiu around, it was supposed to be safer. It was known that back then, it took several Heavenly Immortal Realm masters to break through Li Hongjiu's attacks on the sea. Those below the Heavenly Immortal level should not have been a threat to Li Hongjiu.

"Ah?" Feng Chi was quite shocked, his expression tense as he focused on rushing at full speed.

At that moment, Mulan Jin's message arrived. Shi Chun, after reading it, realized it with a start and also wondered, finally understanding why the command couldn't provide an early warning—evidently because his own deception had led to this oversight.

He had been guarding against Manxi, unwittingly causing such a mishap and shooting himself in the foot—something he hadn't anticipated at all.

Given the situation, admitting his deception would serve no purpose and bring no benefit, so he continued to mislead: "Why would you say that, Commander? I wasn't with Li Hongjiu and the others. Has his poison already been cured?"

This reply made Mulan Jin frown, glancing at the mirror image. He indeed couldn't see Shi Chun's figure, nor could he see Li Hongjiu's figure. He did find it strange before that the location Shi Chun delivered Mo Shiliu to was too far from the incident happening at sea.

It's meaningless to consider this now. He issued a warning: Shi Chun, Thunder Sound Sect has arrived, Wu Jinliang and others have been injured and stopped. If anything happens to my daughter, your outcome will not be just an accident.

Shi Chun's brows suddenly furrowed; he filtered the threatening words directly. What shook him was that the enemy master had already arrived at the foothold, and Wu Jinliang and others did not escape!

Even Li Hongjiu couldn't handle the intruder? How fierce!

He felt strongly that the situation was troublesome, not just with casualties but with endless consequences. Once anything happens to Mulan Qingqing, Mulan Jin will not let him go. If Chu Jingtang and Lao Changtai's identities are uncovered, it will also be a big problem.

He pulled out the mother-child talisman to confirm the situation with Wu Jinliang but could not get a reply for a long time.

He immediately realized Wu Jinliang was in danger, raised his brows, and with a fierce look, he shouted toward Feng Chi: "Contact them, saying I agree to a meeting!"

Sensing the sudden fierce implication in his tone, Situ Gu beside him had his eyes flashed with curiosity, wondering who he was talking about and with whom he wanted to meet.

Feng Chi naturally knew who he was referring to and replied, "Alright."

Unexpectedly, Shi Chun suddenly shouted, "Forget it, just focus on the journey, I'll contact them personally."

After speaking, he took out the mother-child talisman that had only been read for a long time without being able to reply...

On the sea, Chong Xing, rushing toward the island, found three figures stabilizing themselves in the air, somewhat surprised. He knew very well that even against a monk of the same realm, in an unprepared situation, a roar of his thunderous sound would mess them up for a while, let alone three monks with lower cultivation.

Among those of the same realm as him, there were less than fifty people entering the battlefield, and he had done in-depth research on most, which should not include the three in front of him.

This means the internal momentum of the cultivation technique of these three is decent.

Or in other words, the internal momentum cultivated by the cultivation technique is decent.

To put it more simply, there's a chance the cultivation technique is decent.

Indeed it is decent. At a glance, the roar almost overturned all of them, and Tong Mingshan and the other two quickly entered a battle-ready state.

In great peril, Zhu Xiangxin dramatically expanded his sleeves, releasing the momentum cultivated over the years instantly—a dark red dazzling light burst from behind, emerging from the void as if arising from the earth.

Soon, a house-sized, high dark red dazzling blood stele floated behind her, also floating behind all three of them.

It seemed like a blood stele, but it was actually a flame stele, simply lacking the shape of flames visually.

On the stele, there seemed to be writing, yet it seemed not; dark red flame energy swirled ominously, sometimes dark red, sometimes dazzling, sometimes abundant, sometimes ragged, seeming like fire yet also like dark red blood flow vortices, giving an ancient and mysterious momentum, imposing and intimidating.

This is the Fire Attribute Skill cultivated by Zhu Xiangxin, named "Fire Prison Suppression Divine Power", currently appearing as the Dharma Aspect "Fire Prison God Suppression Stele".

It is her refined domain over many years, also called the Fire Domain.

When her cultivation broke through to the initial Earth Immortal Small Achievement Realm, she formed her Fire Domain, initially only palm-sized. Cultivating it to such a size required considerable effort and cultivation resources, leveraging the Divine Fire power absorbed initially.

Once the stele appeared, not only Mulan Qingqing at the rear but even Wu Jinliang and others below who took a breather, upon seeing the red light, looked up in horror.

Chai Wenwu, who was scared and distraught just now, suddenly found his solid backup, looking up with a face of delightful admiration, thinking following was indeed correct.

In the Five Command Centers, seeing the majestic blood stele in the mirror image, all immediately fell silent, with startled eyes watching.

"Who is this woman?" Western Bull Commander Niu Qian suddenly asked in surprise.

"Who is this?" Beiju Commander Lan Shehu suddenly asked in surprise.

Asking these questions indicated that Zhu Xiangxin had been previously dismissed.

"Not a false flame, materialized from the illusory…" Nanshan Commander Ming Chaofeng murmured, coming from the Artifact Refining Sect, he had insight into fire attribute skills, showing doubt and uncertainty.

East Victory Commander Wei Mo's gaze suddenly became serious, knowing Zhu Xiangxin well; he considered himself knowledgeable about Shi Chun's subordinates but now realized he seemed unfamiliar again.

Heavenly Court Commander Manxi gaped blankly, suddenly stroking his bushy beard and clicking his tongue, "This seems like a divine skill." He turned to ask Mulan Jin, "Commander, which sect does this divine skill belong to?"

Mulan Jin kept silent, just staring. How would he know what kind of thing this woman suddenly popping out, conjuring all this up was?

He also didn't know if it was a divine skill. If it truly was one, then these guys were overly low-key. Shi Chun went to prison, but you didn't; previously chased everywhere, scattering even his daughter.

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