How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!

In the distant Durte, a crimson sun rises from the far horizon, once again bathing the Sangmu Temple in sunlight.

Inside the temple's only fortress, the atmosphere is incredibly oppressive.

The sunlight has already penetrated the grand hall, but the lights have yet to be extinguished.

The night that just passed was truly long, as if it spanned several centuries.

The Holy Master at the very top has gone through several changes in facial expression.

From initial excitement, to bewilderment, and now to a livid anger.

As his expression changed, the atmosphere in the hall turned this oppressive.

The Li Tian Ancestral Hall is a well-known figure in the Bridge Realm. Even with the Bai clan's siege, he remained composed, entering a realm only they could enter, controlling the Flying Eagle Army with a mere gesture, making the Li Tian Clan a rapidly rising superpower in the Middle East in the blink of an eye.

This has inflated the confidence of these Bridge Realm experts greatly.

However, the bloody battle that took place a thousand miles away last night made them feel a strong sense of defeat.

The invincible Di Luo Army was utterly defeated, no, completely annihilated before the Great Xia Border Defense Army!

A thousand elite members from the clan preemptively tunneled, hiding behind enemy lines, originally intending to take over the Border Defense Army easily after the Di Luo Army swept through the battlefield. They wanted to launch their familiar military strategies in the Middle East seamlessly.

However, they all perished in battle.

"The Great Xia Army, the world's number one, it seems we must acknowledge that." The Great Elder let out a long sigh, breaking the oppressive silence: "Holy Master, perhaps we have only one path to take, deeply cooperating with the Yingyu Country, leveraging its military power against Daxia, and having our clan's five thousand elites infiltrate Daxia, creating utter chaos!"

The Great Elder's words themselves represented a change in stance.

The Li Tian Ancestral Hall, emerging from the Bridge Realm, has never really looked favorably upon secular armies.

Several armed forces in Durta fell easily into their hands, and they looked down on so-called secular armies.

The Yingyu Country military repeatedly sought cooperation with them, but they were conceited, not because they intended to increase their bargaining chips, but because they genuinely didn't see the necessity of cooperating with external military forces.

They looked down on secular armies.

However, just last night.

The Daxia military, with overwhelming force, proved to them: you might have the right to look down on the powers of small Middle Eastern countries, but never underestimate the military prowess of a superpower.

The Great Elder's proposal left the other elders exchanging glances.

They weren't fools; they also felt this might be the only way.

Daxia soldiers are too strong, using the lives of Li Tian Clan members to fight head-on is not the best strategy.

The top strategy is to let the Yingyu Country, as a global military hegemon, counter the Daxia military, while their five thousand Li Tian Clan elites infiltrate Daxia, launching an attack from inside and out.

To avenge this humiliation.

The Holy Master slowly retracted his gaze from the distance, slowly focusing on the left side.

On the left side were two people, the Left and Right Envoys of the temple.

The Left and Right Envoys, in the original Utopian system, held significant positions.

Their status was comparable to the temple's Seventh Elders.

However, after the Li Tian Ancestral Hall left the Bridge Realm, the temple was marginalized.

Basically, they had no voice.

During discussions among the Holy Elders, the temple's Left Envoy, who in the past would be heeded immediately when speaking, barely opened his mouth now because whenever he did, he would be reprimanded harshly.

Who, as a wise person, would enjoy such a conversation atmosphere?

But today, facing the Holy Master's gaze, the Left Envoy still stepped forward: "Holy Master, I believe the immediate priority should be to first return to the Bridge Realm and temporarily avoid confrontation."

The Holy Master's eyebrows furrowed deeply.

The Great Elder stepped forward: "What nonsense! Do we still need to retreat?"

"Exactly!" The Second Elder also stepped forward: "Encountering small setbacks, the only way to restore the spirits of our men is to inflict ten-fold or hundred-fold damage on the enemy, and whoever dares to undermine our forces should be killed!"

The Holy Master lightly raised his hand, and the noise in the hall instantly ceased.

He slowly spoke: "I have long heard you are the temple's strategist, why not analyze how we should deploy a counterattack next." Although he was seeking the Left Envoy's opinion, he was only asking about "deploying a counterattack," clearly negating the Left Envoy's earlier suggestion to "temporarily avoid."

The Left Envoy bowed deeply: "Holy Master, your insight is profound, and the wisdom of all Holy Elders is far beyond that of a junior like me. Before you all, I dare not speak presumptuously; I take my leave first!"

He retreated step by step, turned at the door, and left the hall.

Outside the hall, the Left Envoy looked up at the sky, then quickly headed to his Left Envoy's quarters.

Entering the Left Envoy's quarters, he picked up a bundle.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind: "Are you leaving?"

The Left Envoy turned around, seeing the Right Envoy behind him.

"Yes, I am leaving. If you want to survive, you should leave immediately!" the Left Envoy's voice was very low.

The Right Envoy shuddered, "You think... you think Daxia Country actually has a strategy to directly attack the Divine Temple?"

"You don't think they would?" the Left Envoy replied.

The Right Envoy slowly lifted his gaze, "This place is two thousand kilometers away from the Southwest border, and it's within another country's territory. No matter how strong Daxia is, they can't reach that far... I really can't believe that Daxia would directly attack the Divine Temple. Even if they had long-range missiles, they couldn't withstand the criticism under international law."

"Heh, international law!" The Left Envoy smiled faintly, "Within the law of the jungle, rules are merely decorations."

The Right Envoy furrowed his brows...

What the Left Envoy said, about rules being merely decorations, might sound like a joke, but real international rules sometimes are more like a joke than a joke itself.

In the past, the Yingyu Country accused a small country of hiding chemical weapons with a bag of laundry powder and effortlessly overthrew its regime. Who said anything about it?

"Last night's battle cost Daxia thousands of soldiers. This country, Daxia, if others don't understand, do you and I still not understand? For all these years, the West viewed them as rabbits, but in reality, their inherent combat genes and desire for revenge are stronger than anyone's!" the Left Envoy said, "If the Di Luo Beast Army were still around, they might swallow their grievances and consider the bigger picture, but the Di Luo Beast is already extinct. The concerns of the higher-ups have completely disappeared! Apart from the military leadership, you mustn't overlook Lin Xiaosu at the helm of Qianlong, with their uncanny means."

The Right Envoy shivered.

In military matters, he might not have been particularly touched.

But regarding Lin Xiaosu's methods, he was truly afraid.

This person's strangeness was truly all-pervasive.

The chaos in the Middle East changed because of him.

The elders of the Ancestor Hall... even his own father, despite being in the Bridge Realm, he still stirred up massive turmoil, making it impossible for the Ancestor Hall to stand firm within the Bridge Realm, with various signs showing that it was all his doing.

This time, at the Southwest border, he was also among the troops. The synchronized equipment on the Di Luo Beast even recorded his breathtaking and otherworldly Sword Dao, Li Ren Tears.

Let's not forget, he traveled to Luoba State, killed the Six Great Kings of the Nine Headed Snake in a single breath, and completely annihilated the Nine Headed Snake.

Such a person had set his sights on the Li Tian Ancestral Hall.

And personally witnessed the death of three thousand warriors.

How could he possibly let it go?

For Daxia, he won't let it go.

For Qianlong, he won't let it go.

For Lin Xiaosu, he won't let it go!

The self-important crowd at the Ancestor Hall hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem at all.

The Right Envoy exhaled a long breath, "In the past, being separated from the Ancestor Hall by two worlds, I always thought they must have immortal-like means, but during this time, I've also seen that relying on them is ultimately unreliable... Left Envoy, do you know where the Lord is?"

"The Lord's situation is very special. Over so many years, there's been no appearance. Even the Great Elder can only contact him remotely, not knowing his whereabouts," said the Left Envoy. "But if the Moon Lotus returns, I think the Lord should be able to lead us on a new path."

"The return of the Moon Lotus... how easy is that?" the Right Envoy sighed lightly, "So many people have been searching globally and haven't been able to find it. The longer it takes, the more hopeless it seems."

"Someone volunteered at the outset, maybe there's a glimmer of hope."

"Oh? Who?"

"It's a detective!"

The Right Envoy's whole body shook, "A detective? Lin... it can't be him, right?"

The word 'detective' has never been this sensitive. As long as it's spoken from the mouths of those from the Nine Headed Snake and Utopia, it seems to have a clear direction.

That is Fengcheng's detective, Lin Xiaosu.

However, the detective mentioned by the Left Envoy clearly couldn't be Lin Xiaosu.

How could Lin Xiaosu possibly help Utopia find the Moon Lotus?

The Left Envoy smiled faintly, "This person is certainly not Lin Xiaosu. He is a standard Li Tian Clan Member. But interestingly, this person was once Lin Xiaosu's rival on the path of a detective and the only one who escaped a Lin family's death trap."

The Right Envoy's eyes lit up, "To be qualified as Lin Xiaosu's rival, isn't his detective skills something else? To escape from Lin Xiaosu's trap, that's even more of a feat. Who knows, he might really have some possibility..."

"Let's go!"

"Now?"

"Now!"

The Left and Right Envoys left the Divine Temple...

The global internet was already in an uproar.

Daxia Country solemnly announced: Last night, three thousand Di Luo Beast Army attacked the Southwest border, and the Daxia Military forcefully suppressed, completely annihilating the Di Luo Beast Army.

As soon as the news came out, the entire Middle East fell silent!

The terror of the Di Luo Beast Army was most deeply known to the countries in the Middle East.

An army capable of destroying a country with ease, a force invincible in the world, the Di Luo Beast Army actually failed to attack Daxia? And was completely annihilated?

The strength of the Daxia Military was unparalleled!