In the Black Abyss, meteors swept past, crisscrossing through the void.

The members of the three factions gathered once again, waiting in silence.

The eighth Spirit Orb was born.

Almost at the same time, cultivators from all three factions dashed toward the direction of the Spirit Orb.

This time, the Spirit Orb appeared closer to the Western Region Camp, so the nine from the Western Region were the first to arrive, but as Lu Ye expected, they didn't choose to transport the Spirit Orb toward their own camp. Instead, they moved it forward to the Southern Region Camp.

When the nine from the Southern Region arrived, the two groups joined forces, chatting and laughing with each other, the atmosphere relaxed and joyful.

Lu Ye led his own men, maintaining a distance of about 30 miles, trailing them from afar, displaying a stance that was unwilling to give up, ready to seize the Spirit Orb at any time.

Under such circumstances, the Southern and Western troops could only band closely together, not daring to be negligent.

It wasn't until both groups had transported the Spirit Orb halfway that Lu Ye stopped his pursuit, sensing that the eighth Spirit Orb was moving rapidly and unwaveringly toward the Southern Region Camp.

After four hours, everything was settled.

A lengthy wait followed.

The Spirit Orb's position wasn't fixed, usually appearing within a central area of the Black Abyss, but the timing was entirely unpredictable. No one knew when the next Spirit Orb would appear.

In past Martial Arts Meets, there were even occurrences when as many as three Spirit Orbs appeared at once.

This wait was somewhat long. After a full day, the ninth Spirit Orb was born, and when that peculiar energy fluctuation spread out, the cultivators from both the Southern and Western factions surged forward like sharks catching the scent of blood.

The Eastern faction, under Lu Ye's leadership, also dashed toward that direction.

Just like last time, they trailed the two groups from afar, watching as they labored to transport the Spirit Orb.

Duan Xiuchen and Ye Chaoqun were somewhat perplexed, for it was already apparent that their two factions had formed a strong alliance, and given the massive power disparity, why was the Eastern faction so persistent?

If they were in the Eastern faction's position, they should not be doing such futile things but instead strengthening their own camp's defenses to ensure the three Spirit Orbs they had already secured were not lost.

They did not often communicate with Lu Ye, but could see that this foreign aid to the Eastern faction was no fool, always feeling that he was plotting something in the background, though they didn't know exactly what.

The two discussed these matters while transporting the Spirit Orb.

After a while, Duan Xiuchen suddenly froze, "Where are the other Eastern members?"

Somehow, the nine from the Eastern faction trailing behind them had dwindled down to just Lu Ye! All the others had vanished!

Upon closer inspection, as a meteor streaked past in front of Lu Ye, Lu Ye too disappeared!

At that very moment, within the Bizarre Fog space, pandemonium erupted among the three Sun Blaze factions.

Having reached their level of cultivation, rarely did external matters disturb them. Take Chen Xuanhai and Woo Qimo, for example; even upon noticing Su Yuqing's earlier transformation, they remained unfazed. It would take something incredibly astonishing to draw such a reaction from them.

What they witnessed was truly bizarre!

From their vantage point, the eighteen Constellations from the Southern and Western factions were gathered together, with a light representing the Spirit Orb. This undoubtedly meant the two factions were jointly transporting the Spirit Orb.

Yet, the Eastern cultivators, who were initially near them, were now divided into two groups, advancing towards the opposing factions' camps at an unbelievable speed.

They weren't flying; it was more like a leaping advance.

The nine from the Eastern faction currently showed as ten light points, split into two waves. After a slight pause at one location, they suddenly shifted to the next, covering a nearly 10,000-mile leap! They were directly advancing toward the camps of the Southern and Western factions, with no deviation in their route.

"Are those transposition talismans?" one from the Western Sun Blaze exclaimed in surprise.

Second Zhu from the Southern faction spoke solemnly, "Does your faction have such transposition talismans?"

The Dwarf Race could create transposition talismans, but not with such effects; for when activated, the direction of transposition couldn't be controlled. Instead, they would randomly transpose to a location and the distance was limited, usually used for escaping.

Only transposition talismans crafted by Sun Blaze Realms could achieve a one-time transposition over 10,000 miles!

What's more, the two groups from the Eastern faction were heading unmistakably and directly towards the other two camps without any deviation, which couldn't possibly be achieved by transposition talismans alone.

If not transposition talismans, then it must be a teleportation array!

Only a teleportation array could produce such an effect.

The Sun Blaze cultivators realized collectively, finally understanding the peculiar behavior of the extra twenty-eighth light point seen before.

As early as during the competition for the sixth Spirit Orb, when three Western cultivators perished and returned to their camp, this bizarre twenty-eighth light point had separately visited the Southern and Western Camps. At that time, the Sun Blaze cultivators didn't understand the purpose behind these actions, finally realizing it now.

This guy… actually set up teleportation arrays along the way!

This means that even back then, this person had already set his sights on the camps of the two troops. What foresight!

However, there's one thing that the Sun Blaze can't figure out, because in their previous observations, there was no trace of this twenty-eighth light point stopping along the way. How did he have the time to set up the teleportation arrays?

Relying on teleportation talismans isn't realistic either. The teleportation talismans made by the Dwarf Race are all paired, allowing movement from one point to another, but not continued teleportation like this, and ordinary teleportation talismans can't move so many people.

Besides, with meteors of various sizes flying all over Black Abyss, pre-placed talismans might easily be destroyed by these flying meteors.

"Brother Chen, what's up with this kid from your family?" Second Zhu couldn't help but ask.

Who knows what method was used to mark the twenty-eighth point in the Bizarre Fog space, and now even such a wondrous technique is displayed. How is this something a Constellation can do?

Chen Xuanhai remained silent. If you ask me, who should I ask?

Since Lu Ye came to Mount Fangcun, he had only met him a couple of times, and he didn't know Lu Ye's details. All he knew was that Lu Ye's joining came at a great sacrifice from Su Yuqing.

At that time, he thought Su Yuqing was too desperate.

But now, it turns out that she had unique insight. Earlier, seeing the southern and western troops join forces, Chen Xuanhai knew his side was in trouble, thinking they might end up at the bottom again in this Martial Arts Meet. But now it seems, the key to turning things around lies with this outsider.

At this moment, it's not their trouble; it's the two other troops who are in trouble!

In a flash, two waves of troops from the east have arrived at the two camps.

On the southern side, three Spirit Orbs are quietly placed on the platform, while on the western side there are two. Each is protected and shrouded by Formations.

The Formations set up by the Dwarf Race using Spirit Talismans are good, but without someone to oversee them, the big arrays are ultimately dead arrays with limited power.

As early as when the eastern side set up Formations, Lu Ye had observed carefully. Such precautions aren't very effective. A sufficiently strong attack can break the Formations.

Not to mention, when it comes to array destruction… he has unique experience. Back in the Spirit Stream battlefield, the garrisons of the top sects in the Core Circle suffered heavily at his hands. That's how Lu Ye the Sect Destroyer made his name.

At the camps of the two troops, the eastern troop, led by Lu Ye's real and doppelganger, each used their methods to break the arrays. Each and every one was full of enthusiasm. The thrill of doing something sneaky like this was quite exciting.

Within one incense stick's time, the Formations of the two camps were completely broken.

Everyone looked for suitably sized pieces of meteorite, placing them behind the Spirit Orbs, then laughing and pushing the meteorites to move the Orbs.

Because the Spirit Orbs don't move without force, they must rely on the flying of the meteorites to facilitate the movement of the Spirit Orbs, ensuring that after the eastern troops leave, the Orbs will continue to move.

To be safe, the three Spirit Orbs on the southern side and the two on the western side were pushed in different directions.

In this way, the southern and western troops would waste a lot more time retrieving these Spirit Orbs.

Lu Ye never thought about plundering these two troops' Spirit Orbs; it's unrealistic. Once they make a move here, the two troops would definitely react quickly and return to support, while the eastern troops are already split into two groups. They can't match either troop.

Lu Ye's target, from start to finish, was the ninth Spirit Orb!

And it was as the two troops' Orbs started moving.

The cultivators transporting Orbs to the Western Region Camp all suddenly had their faces change.

Duan Xiuchen frowned and said, "Brother Ye, I don't know if I felt it wrong, but why do I feel like our Spirit Orb is moving?"

Ye Chaoqun's expression was solemn. "I also have that sensation!"

Looking at the others, they all nodded to show they felt the same.

"Bad, it must be the work of the east!" Duan Xiuchen was shocked. He had been searching for traces of the eastern cultivators with Ye Chaoqun but since Lu Ye disappeared, the eastern troops hadn't appeared again. They thought the eastern side acknowledged inferiority and returned to their camp. But now it turns out they went to raid their place instead.

For a moment, it was puzzling. How could it be done? Because only brief moments have passed since the eastern troops vanished until now.

How did the east have such a method to travel such a distance in so little time?

Upon realizing that the situation at their camp was dire, Duan Xiuchen decisively ordered, "Return to aid, quickly!"

Hearing this, the southern cultivators immediately turned around, flying towards their camp.

Duan Xiuchen shouted again, "Foolish, die and return!"

This place is so far from their camp, and they would be too late if they flew back. To return quickly, they should die and come back to life. As for the spirit force consumed by rebirth, at this time, who still cares about these trivialities?

Everyone woke up as if from a dream, quickly using their means to self-destruct on the spot.

In a blink of an eye, the nine men of the southern group died decisively.