491: The powerful beings have collectively disappeared?

"Yes! That expert from the Turtle Clan did indeed reveal this information to Sabado, and furthermore..."

"And furthermore, what?!"

"It is said that the Sea Race has dispatched the largest force to Nanyue Base; it is their main army, and there are certainly more experts among them. I am currently hesitating whether I need to go to Southern Yue personally to reinforce them. However, if the situation is true, even if I rush over, it won't be of much use. After all, I alone cannot block so many experts!" Prince An said, deeply worried.

Xu Yanran was stunned upon hearing this. The current situation was far worse than she had imagined. Shanhai Pass had only won a battle by luck, and Linhai City was still in a bitter fight. These two battlefields had already concentrated the vast majority of the Great Ming's top combat power; it was impossible to have any spare strength to support Nanyue Base. Could it be that the south of the Great Ming was about to fall?

This possibility was too high!

She suddenly thought of something and quickly said, "Prince An, not long ago, my Xu Family sent our Third Elder, Xu Chuanzhong, to reinforce Nanyue Base. As for his combat power, it should already be at the Martial King level!"

"Oh? Xu Chuanzhong? A single Martial King cannot change the situation at all!" Prince An sighed.

"That is indeed true! If there is really no other way, I will strive to mobilize one or two top combatants from Shanhai Pass to go to Nanyue Base!" Xu Yanran stated decisively.

"Who can you send?"

"The two elders of my Xu Family, Xu Chuanwei and Xu Chuanxin!"

"Good! Then arrange it as soon as possible! I will also send people from Yingtian Prefecture to reinforce Southern Yue!" Prince An perked up and said resolutely.

"Yes! Your subordinate obeys!"

Xu Yanran acknowledged and quickly issued orders to Xu Chuanwei and Xu Chuanxin. Upon receiving the news, the two elders were also shocked. They immediately led the members of the Xu Family who had come out with them this time and boarded a plane to rush towards Nanyue Base...

The reason the Xu Family was willing to mobilize their entire nest to support Nanyue Base, besides the overt reason of protecting the southern territory for the Great Ming, was mainly because they had already decided to bind themselves to Longyuan. Since they had made such a decision, they had to come to support even if it meant paying a heavy price. This was what was called a "pledge of allegiance"!

If they succeeded, they would possess the "merit of following the Dragon" in the future, a monumental achievement. This merit alone would be enough to allow the Xu Family to continue for countless years. And if they failed, they would still reap the great merit of defending the borders and protecting the land, fully demonstrating their important status in this war!

Prince An put down the phone, feeling somewhat puzzled by the Xu Family's actions. He was not very clear about the relationship between the Xu Family and Longyuan, so he found it strange why Xu Chuanzhong had gone to Nanyue Base to provide support not long ago. And now, with both Xu Chuanwei and Xu Chuanxin also heading there, the Xu Family's top combat power had all gone to Nanyue Base. Anyone doing this must certainly have deep-seated reasons...

He frowned slightly, but soon relaxed. Regardless, with three top combatants from the Xu Family supporting Southern Yue, the situation in Southern Yue would improve significantly; at the very least, it would not appear as fragile as before.

However, he still felt it was far from enough. Since the Sea Race's main force was attacking Nanyue, logically, the Great Ming's main force should also be concentrated in Nanyue. The problem was that even though the Great Ming had deployed their main forces at Shanhai Pass and Linhai City, these two battlefields were barely holding on. Although Shanhai Pass had won, it was largely due to luck, and the Sea Race would likely return. As for Linhai City, based on previous observations by himself and Sabado, the Sea Race's combat power was extremely strong, with many experts. It simply would not allow him to divert any more top combat power to support Nanyue. Perhaps if top combat power was lost, the situation in Linhai City would plummet, and both sides would face major problems!

"What should I do? I cannot sit by and watch Nanyue Base fall, but I also cannot let Linhai City fall. This is a dilemma..." Prince An muttered while watching the footage from the front lines.

"Fellow Daoist An, why are you so worried?" A voice came, which was Sabado, who had been patrolling and observing outside. He had been invited out of seclusion by Zhu Jian to help defend the city. For him, this was actually an unshirkable duty. If Linhai City fell, the Sea Race would soon attack Yingtian Prefecture. Xuanji Tower had stations in both Yingtian Prefecture and Linhai City, so the losses would be great. Moreover, the Sea Race was coming aggressively this time. As the manager of Blue Star, Sabado was naturally extremely dissatisfied with their barbaric behavior and would certainly take action to teach them a lesson.

Prince An looked up and saw it was Sabado. He asked suspiciously, "Fellow Daoist Sa, how is the situation outside now? Why do I feel like you are quite relaxed?"

"Haha! If the battle situation is relaxed, I am naturally relaxed!" Sabado laughed.

"The battle situation is relaxed? Is it even more relaxed than before?" Prince An was stunned and quickly looked at the light screen in the hall...

Sabado waved his hand and said, "No need to look! I just observed outside, and the Sea Race's offensive has weakened significantly. Furthermore, the three major clans—the Min Clan, the Turtle Clan, and the Flying Fish Clan—are already retreating. The other small clans do not pose a threat to us."

"What? Why have those three major clans retreated?! Could they have some conspiracy?" Prince An asked in surprise.

"I haven't seen any conspiracy, but out of caution, I did not let Qin Yuan send people to pursue them..." Sabado said.

Prince An could not sit still. He stood up abruptly and walked outside, saying, "Let's go take a look!"

The two quickly arrived at the ramparts of Linhai City to observe. Sure enough, Prince An was stunned at the sight. The Sea Race battle teams, which had previously been attacking like a tide, were retreating one after another, leaving countless corpses on the ground. Dust filled the battlefield, making it impossible to clearly see what was happening on the Sea Race's side...

He turned to Qin Yuan and asked, "When did they start to retreat?"

Qin Yuan was also a bit confused at this moment. Hearing Prince An's inquiry, he thought for a moment and said, "About ten minutes ago, this subordinate noticed something was wrong. There seemed to be some commotion in the rear of the Sea Race, and then those Sea Race members who were attacking crazily seemed to have heard the order to retreat and began to withdraw gradually..."

"Commotion? What kind of commotion?!" Prince An pressed.

"This... right, this subordinate felt that the pressure from their top experts seemed to disappear all of a sudden! For example, that Flying Fish Clan expert who had been flying in the air suddenly disappeared, and the leader of the Turtle Clan and the leader of the Min Clan as well. Previously, they and other experts in the Sea Race were emitting a powerful aura, suppressing our defending soldiers until they could barely breathe, but now they have all disappeared en masse!" Qin Yuan said, a bit uncertain.

"Disappeared en masse?!" Prince An and Sabado looked at each other, their expressions both somewhat uncertain and suspicious.

They knew that they absolutely could not underestimate the intelligence of the current Sea Race experts. They had all turned into Spirit Beasts, and in terms of intelligence, they were definitely no worse than the Human Race. Therefore, for such a strange situation to occur, it was either because there was a reason for it, or they were plotting some devious scheme to try to break through Linhai City...