Ye Chaoqun felt absolutely terrible!

The Southern Region could smoothly retreat because this Spirit Orb was set to be sent to the Western Region Camp. Compared to assisting their allies in escorting it, they naturally cared more about the outcomes for their own camp.

But what should the Western Region do now?

If everyone dies and returns, should they still go for the ninth Spirit Orb? But if only part of them die and return, facing that devouring beast from the Eastern Region, what use would it be?

He was a decisive person, and immediately called out two names, instructing, "You two continue transporting the Spirit Orb, everyone else, fall back!"

Everyone received their orders and acted without hesitation.

In the blink of an eye, only two cultivators at the Constellation Early Stage were left with the Spirit Orb.

The two exchanged glances, both feeling helpless. The originally buzzing scene suddenly became cold and desolate, and they could only continue transporting the Spirit Orb laboriously.

However, this leisure was quickly broken, as in their perception, the auras of several cultivators at the Constellation stage were fast approaching in this direction.

Looking up, they indeed saw numerous streams of Liu Guang coming their way.

The people's attack from the Eastern Region arrived; nine in total, not one less!

What exactly is going on? The two at the Constellation Early Stage guarding the Western side were baffled.

If it was the Eastern troops raiding the Southern and Western Region camps, then what was going on right in front of them?

Not only were they bewildered, but Duan Xiuchen and Ye Chaoqun, who had retreated to their own camp, were also puzzled because in their view, no trace of any Eastern region cultivator could be seen, not even a hint of aura in their perception.

It was as if the Eastern Region cultivators had never been there.

But the Protective Array set up before at their own camp couldn't have broken without reason; it was obviously attacked by force, and the Spirit Orbs had scattered all over, each pushed by a massive meteorite!

"Cheating!"

In the Bizarre Fog space, Sun Blaze from the Southern Region was hopping mad, accusing Chen Xuanhai, "This is blatant cheating!"

Sun Blaze from the Western Region was stunned for a moment, then realized, "Exactly, exactly, what kind of Constellation techniques are these? What kind of treasure did you provide these kids with beforehand? Such elusive powers!"

Chen Xuanhai frowned, "Though our Eastern Region has been in decline for years, we wouldn't break the rules left by our ancestors. Besides, you all are Sun Blaze. What kind of treasure do you think can have such effects? I think you just can't handle losing!"

"But how do you explain this method of teleportation, from your Eastern Region?"

"Why do I need to explain anything?"

"You're just cheating!"

"Cheating, my foot! Is it cheating just because our Eastern Region rises once in a while? Should the Southern and Western Regions remain strong forever while our Eastern Region stays in decline?"

A group of Sun Blaze, who were esteemed in front of disciples as pillars of this world, were at this moment arguing in the Bizarre Fog space like squabbling children, with filth-laden words pouring out constantly. If the disciples from various realms saw this, it would surely challenge their perception.

Amidst the noisy quarrel, the blue light point representing two cultivators from the Western Region extinguished, which undoubtedly meant that the two had already perished in battle.

Next to the ninth Spirit Orb, there was only the red light point representing Eastern region cultivators, escorting the Spirit Orb as it flew toward the Eastern Camp.

From the current state of the Southern and Western Regions, there was absolutely no strength to stop them, nor was there time to do so. The Eastern Region taking the fourth Spirit Orb was already a sure thing!

Sun Blaze of the Southern and Western Regions actually knew that in Martial Arts Meet matters, the Eastern Region's Sun Blaze wouldn't cheat. Otherwise, they would not consistently end at the bottom. But this time, both regions had brought extremely strong line-ups, practically securing the first place in the history of Martial Arts Meets.

Looking at the Eastern Region, with those weak nine, if they managed to get first place, the Southern and Western Regions would lose face.

In the midst of the uproar, the oldest Sun Blaze from the Western Region slowly spoke, "Stop arguing, the character of the Fellow Daoists from the Eastern Region should not be questioned. The Black Abyss Martial Arts Meet is a significant event for our Dwarf Race every fifty years, and no one would secretly play unfair tricks. We should be happy for the performance of these little ones from the Eastern Region."

As he was the oldest, he had seen almost all the Sun Blaze present grow up. His speech indeed stopped the discord.

Second Zhu nodded and said, "What Veteran Xsu said is correct; we have shown a lack of respect!"

Veteran Xsu changed the subject, saying slowly, "However, there's still some time before the end of the Martial Arts Meet; capturing the Spirit Orb is not the final result, holding onto it till the end is what counts!"

At these words, Chen Xuanhai couldn't help but sigh, while the Sun Blaze from the other two regions had a gleam in their eyes.

Indeed, capturing the Spirit Orb isn't the end, keeping it until the Martial Arts Meet concludes is the final judgment.

The state of affairs inside the Black Abyss is already very clear: the Eastern Region has grabbed the fourth orb, the Southern Region has three, and the Western Region has two. It's intolerable for the Western Region, the most powerful on the surface, to accept this result.

So, by all means, they will go to raid the camp.

The Southern part definitely won't just be a bystander either. They probably also want to advance further, and now the Western part only has two spheres, so they can only deal with the Eastern camp.

So the upcoming situation is most likely the Southern and Western troops will continue to cooperate sincerely and launch a strong attack on the Eastern camp!

This is undoubtedly an extremely severe test for the East. If they can hold, they will be able to redeem their past failures. If not, it will all be for naught, and all previous efforts will be wasted.

What the final outcome will be, even the Sun Blaze cultivators present cannot easily discern. On the surface, it seems the East does not have the strength to defend their achievements, but the performance of the Eastern cultivators this time is somewhat strange, so it's hard to make a conclusive judgment.

In the Black Abyss, at the Eastern camp, the fourth Spirit Orb was safely sent back, without encountering any obstacles along the way, unimaginably smooth.

Cheers erupted, the male cultivators were excited, while the more sensitive-natured female cultivators were almost moved to tears.

No one expected, they actually did it!

Achieved what their predecessors had always hoped for but could not achieve!

Previously, when Lu Ye decided to go for the fourth Spirit Orb, no one thought it would succeed. After all, the cooperation between the other two parts was so tight, their own lineup was the weakest, and they had to fight against two. How could it work?

But unexpectedly, under Lu Ye's meticulous strategy, what seemed impossible was easily achieved. During the whole process, they only followed orders, continuously changing positions, and apart from finally surrounding and killing two Western cultivators, they did not actually confront the main forces of the other two parts.

It was truly miraculous!

"Don't celebrate too soon!" Lu Ye interrupted everyone's cheers, "The real test is just beginning. The Southern and Western troops definitely won't stop here. They're surely already on their way, and we must defend the camp until the Martial Arts Meet ends."

Hai Tang nodded: "Junior Brother Lu is right. There are roughly two days left until the end of the Martial Arts Meet. If we endure these two days, we win!"

Han Molong said: "Senior Brother Lu, just tell us what to do and we'll follow orders!"

Everyone nodded. Originally, the leader in everyone's mind was Hai Tang, but as they snatched one Spirit Orb after another, Lu Ye had become the anchor for the Eastern side. Particularly after the contest for the fourth Spirit Orb, even if Lu Ye were to ask them to die now, probably no one would even frown, they would just wonder if there was a deeper meaning behind it...

"Then... let's first recover our spirit force," Lu Ye suggested.

Everyone was taken aback, expecting some daunting task ahead, but it turned out to be something so simple.

No one asked more questions. They all sat down crossed-legged and began to silently recover.

Hai Tang quietly transmitted audio to Lu Ye: "Junior Brother Lu, the big array here seems to have some changes. Was that your doing?"

Lu Ye nodded: "I added some defensive formations."

Hai Tang said: "Junior Brother, do you have a doppelganger?"

Lu Ye smiled: "Did Senior Sister see through it?"

Hai Tang said: "When you led us to the Western camp, Junior Brother's attire was a bit different, and... there was no saber, so I thought it might be a doppelganger. But Junior Brother's Clone Technique is truly mysterious, showing no flaws."

"The Clone Technique I practice is somewhat special," Lu Ye casually explained.

Strictly speaking, it wasn't really a Clone Technique, but a unique ability based on the Talent Tree, exclusive to Lu Ye. However, its external manifestation resembles the Clone Technique, so to those unaware, it indeed appeared flawless.

After chatting a bit casually, Hai Tang also began to recover herself.

The Eastern camp was peaceful, and a thousand miles away in the Void, Duan Xiuchen led the Southern troops in waiting. Moments later, the Western troops, led by Ye Chaoqun, arrived.

Upon meeting, they exchanged glances and saw the bitterness in each other's eyes.

No one had expected that the sincere cooperation of the two troops was so easily dissolved by the East. Originally, they thought that since the sixth Spirit Orb, the East would not be able to intervene in the remaining Orbs. Not only would they not intervene, but the Orbs they had already seized might not even be secure.

Who knew the ninth Spirit Orb would ultimately fall into the hands of the East.

After a moment of silence, Duan Xiuchen said, "On the bright side, the situation hasn't really changed much!"

Originally, the two troops had planned to attack the Eastern camp after transporting the ninth Spirit Orb, and now they're here anyway.

However, the current situation is advantageous for the Southern side because the Spirit Orb initially intended to be sent to the Western side was lost, meaning the South hasn't actually incurred any loss.

Ye Chaoqun said, "Brother Duan, if the South wants to take first place this time, they must not hold back!"

The Western side is already on the brink. With only two spheres in hand now, if they don't seize one back, there's no way to explain it upon return, and first place is out of the question. They'll just have to aim for second.

Therefore, they need the South to help out as well. If everything goes smoothly and they manage to snatch two Spirit Orbs from the East, with each taking one, it'd be a win-win ending. As for the East... let them lament.

Duan Xiuchen naturally understood Ye Chaoqun's perspective, and he nodded with a smile: "Rest assured, the South does not want to miss out on such a good opportunity."

It's rare for the Western side not to compete for first place with them, so how could the South not seize this chance?