Although Wei Mo didn't see where Li Hongjiu was, he already sensed something was amiss.

The other command centers gradually also discovered the anomaly on the sea surface, but only Wei Mo's side had seen such anomalies, even Western Bull Commander Niu Qian hadn't heard of these details.

Not to mention Niu Qian, even Ming Chaofeng didn't know, because Li Hongjiu hadn't boasted to the sect about the phenomena his skills caused when he struck.

Yan Zhili, who received the communication from the command center, was somewhat puzzled, unsure why he was instructed to retreat. He glanced at Mulan Qingqing on the island, and also at Feng Yin's forces, who were glaring at her group, wondering how he could retreat easily?

If he left now, and anything happened to Mulan Qingqing when Feng Yin made a move, it would be hard to explain to Sect Master Mulan.

Moreover, they were urgently called to come here by him, and now upon arrival, they were told to retreat. What was going on?

He certainly needed confirmation, and sent a communication asking, "The target is right here, why retreat?"

This question was immediately relayed to Wei Mo by the person in the command center holding the magic artifact.

Wei Mo felt shocked and angry upon hearing this, and grabbed the communication spiritual artifact from afar, personally communicating back to Yan Zhili, "I am Wei Mo, Li Hongjiu is about to act, quickly retreat!"

He could only keep it brief, as he knew the situation was dire, and being verbose would pose great danger.

But for Yan Zhili, what kind of reason was this? Wasn't it just because there was suspicion that Li Hongjiu and Shi Chun were here, making him come over?

Besides, was he supposed to fear Li Hongjiu?

Never mind that Li Hongjiu's cultivation wasn't as high as his, even if they were equal, he did not need to flee in fear.

Of course, he had heard of Li Hongjiu's prowess, saying he was a prodigy of the Yanbao Sect's Artifact Refining Sect, who even created his own cultivation method, and had been deliberately advised previously to be cautious when encountering Li Hongjiu.

Being cautious was certainly right and reasonable, but as a distinguished disciple of the Su Yuan Sect, he wasn't just a decoration, not necessarily inferior to others.

In fact, in his view, Li Hongjiu's prowess depended on whom he was compared to; among people at their level, he was just an insignificant figure.

Without even seeing a shadow, to be asked to flee gave him a feeling of being insulted.

If they thought he wasn't capable, they shouldn't have called him over in the first place.

He immediately replied, "Commander is overthinking, if Li Hongjiu dares to appear, I shall claim his head as tribute to the commander."

Ordinarily, one wouldn't dare speak to Wei Mo this way, but Yan Zhili's background indeed gave him some assurance.

Wei Mo, even without caring to be angry, saw that the calm sea in the mirror image felt like the calm before a storm, along with Yan Zhili's lack of understanding, leaving him quite anxious. He urgently commanded again, "Look at the sea surface, Li Hongjiu is about to unleash a deadly move, it might affect you all, I order you all to retreat quickly."

Once these words were said, Yan Zhili also noticed something was wrong when he looked at the sea surface; the sound of the waves had vanished, only faintly audible in the distance and then disappearing, the sea surface was now as calm as a mirror.

He had been busy communicating and hadn't noticed, while those watching, such as Chongxing's group and Feng Yin flashing amidst the white light, had already sensed the rapid expansion of the abnormal area on the sea firsthand.

Yan Zhili quickly scanned around but still didn't see the shadow of Li Hongjiu.

When the situation was unclear, caution was the better choice. He quickly shouted to the group behind him, "Go, retreat!"

Leading the way, he quickly left.

Though surprised, East Victory's thousands of troops quickly flew after him, as Yan Zhili still held great prestige in their hearts.

Feng Yin looked back, and West Ox Team's thousands of troops looked back.

The Beiju Team of hundreds, led by Chongxing, also turned to look at East Victory's departing group, puzzled about the reason.

Mulan Qingqing, stepping forward to see them off, showed a complex expression, thinking it was related to her.

However, the transformation occurred at that moment.

Li Hongjiu, standing on a stone at the seabed with closed eyes, suddenly stretched his arms, causing a thundering, momentarily boiling the surrounding sea area, turning white like gas.

The dark scenery suddenly brightened, the surrounding seawater disappeared, revealing the seabed, and Li Hongjiu standing on the stone, eyes open and head lifted.

Those on the island from the Mingshan Sect just felt the whole island suddenly shake like a sieve, unable to hear any other noise, only intense rumbling in their ears, vision darkening as if blurred vision, the sea surface was gone, only seeing the dim uneven seabed, with fish bouncing in the mud.

"What on earth?" Almost blown away by the strong wind, Chu Jingtang, Lao Changtai, and Chai Wenwu scrambled to the ground, kicking backward.

With eyes wide and mouths agape, Wu Jinliang, peeking out from the cave after transformation, wondered where the sea was.

More precisely, where was the seawater?

Everyone looked up again, only then realizing the vanished seawater had gone to the sky, moving so fast that they barely reacted.

Indeed, very quickly, a ring of thunder was heard in Yan Zhili's ears as he flew away, then a burst of whiteness appeared before him below, bringing a visual illusion of the world overturning, clouds surging beneath his feet.

Boom! Yan Zhili, in full resistance, felt his protective Gang Qi instantly collapse, followed by intense pain from a violent collision.

In reality, the sound of the collision couldn't be heard, as all sounds were drowned out by the rumbling commotion.

The whole person felt like a leaf tumbling in a stormy sea, submerged in roaring water carrying him skyward.

His high cultivation helped, while Lu Zhanying already spat a mouthful of blood wildly, then rolled along in the water.

Even worse, some blossomed crimson in the splashing water.

No screams, no cries, all submerged by the rushing water rising skyward.

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