"Has the situation deteriorated to this extent?" Wu Yongxin exclaimed in shock.

"Have you seen Xiao Chen today?" Wu Yunzhong coldly asked. He had no children of his own, and Wu Chen was Wu Yongxin’s son and his direct nephew.

"That kid is always causing trouble outside, how could I possibly see him?"

Wu Yongxin murmured, then suddenly realized, "What about Xiao Chen, has something happened to him?"

"Xiao Chen has entered the Special Service Bureau."

Wu Yunzhong sighed, "He... was too careless. In handling that matter, he was actually present in person and ended up getting caught by Gangxin."

"Gangxin! It’s him again!"

Wu Yongxin’s forehead veins throbbed, feeling a vague heaviness on his chest, he grumbled angrily, "That damned experiment subject, knowing this, we shouldn’t have used him for the experiment..."

"It’s too late to say this now. Gangxin is now a standing member of the district, specifically responsible for managing the Boundary Land. He has already issued a takeover order to the Superstar Alliance, demanding to temporarily take over the Celestial Residence, the Seven-Star Pavilion, and other three Boundary Lands."

"He’s dreaming! The authorities have already confiscated all the Boundary Lands we’ve registered. These last few Boundary Lands are our final heritage, we can’t give them to him!" Wu Yongxin roared.

"It’s useless. Even if we close the space gate, the authorities can forcibly open it using law enforcement artifacts, it’s just a matter of effort and time."

Wu Yunzhong coldly stated, "All we can do is gather our strength and thoroughly annihilate the invading enemies!"

"Isn’t this equivalent to opposing the authorities?" Wu Yongxin was somewhat stunned, said bitterly, "Why has it come to this... Why is Qiao Jiyun pressing us so hard, not giving the Wu Family a chance?"

Wu Yunzhong’s gaze became far-reaching and said faintly:

"Earth is too small; those of us left behind in these families are merely dependents. The decisions made by the higher-ups of the Wu Family in a higher layer of the world have determined our result today... You and I, along with the entire Superstar Alliance, are just sacrifices."

...

Celestial Residence, amidst the piled clouds.

"Alright, finally got in! The space cutting device is really handy."

Xiang Yinghua looked at the massive space fissure behind him and the special operations personnel pouring through it, naturally feeling a sense of awe.

"Is this the main base of the Star-Picking Tower?"

Looking at the tall buildings hidden amidst the clouds and mist ahead, Bai Pu narrowed his eyes slightly.

Bai Pu’s spiritual will cultivation was exceptionally sharp, and his perception was extraordinarily strong. His intuition felt that more than one malicious gaze was fixed on him.

Bai Pu released a mental scan, a blue fan-shaped ripple spiraled across, immediately scanning the situation within a thousand meters around him.

"Seventeen people in total... among them, three have the aura of heroes or above, while the rest are of Enhanced Elite Level."

As soon as Bai Pu finished speaking, sharp whistling sounds emerged from the clouds and mist, and one by one the Star-Picking Tower Awakened soared up.

"Three-stage shooting formation!"

Xiang Yinghua shouted fiercely.

A grand blue waterfall surged forth, not far away an Awakened with a dark aura waving a magic staff, a massive wave rushing over, unexpectedly a group attack type range magic.

"S-level wanted criminal, Taiyin! This is his [Tidal Impact]!"

Xiang Yinghua shouted, throwing up a green sphere, immediately creating three layers of light green shields stacked together, turning into a deep green.

C-level Silver Artifact: Natural Shelter.

The damage from Tidal Impact was blocked by the deep green shield, but a dull and oppressive pressure, as if sinking into the deep sea, enveloped the arena.

Taiyin was likely also an elder of the Star-Picking Tower, on the same level as Celestial Wolf.

This was the mystical arts special effect of Taiyin’s skill: Deep Sea Force Field!

It can be considered a domain-like ability, the downside being it doesn’t last as long as a domain. Once the power of Tidal Impact fades, the pressure of the Deep Sea Force Field will slowly dissipate along with it.

Another Awakened wearing a mask took out a pure white great bow from his back and shot a barrage of arrows into the sky.

Each arrow shimmered with a deep blue glow, appearing as crystal-clear as a crystal.

Three-star mutant skill: Star Freeze!

This was S-level wanted criminal Eternal Frost’s proud skill, creating a chain effect with Taiyin’s Tidal Impact.

The blue tide transformed into massive ice blocks, freezing the deep green [Natural Shelter] shield.

At the same time, a chilling frost seeped into the bones, causing most of the Sharp Sword Special Operations Team members on site to experience stiff and trembling fingers, struggling even to draw their bows!

This was naturally the manifestation of Eternal Frost’s "Ice Mystical Arts".

And after Taiyin and Eternal Frost, the advanced Awakened from the Superstar Alliance charged forth.

They knew that the time controlled by the two elders wouldn’t last long.

So they had to take advantage of this precious time, rush in front of the Sharp Sword Special Operations Team, and turn the battle between the two forces into a chaotic melee, completely nullifying the terrifying power of the archers’ volleys!

Bai Pu snorted, the Dark Gold Tower Shield struck the ground with a sudden clang, and with a resonating chime, a dark yellow sandstorm rapidly spread out!

Crash——

Whether it was the mystical arts special effect Deep Sea Force Field or the three-star mutant skill Star Freeze, in front of the genuine Sandfall Domain, they were like candles in the wind.

The dark yellow sandfall swept through the water vapor and frost like the wind, thoroughly suppressing them!

Moreover, under Bai Pu’s full exertion, the Sandfall Domain extended fan-shaped forward, encompassing all the charging Star-Picking Tower Awakened.

It was as if the slow-motion button had suddenly been pressed, the charging speed of these Awakened, originally as fast as a raging storm, became sluggish in an instant, and the auras of acceleration skills around them dissipated completely.

"First team, shoot!" Xiang Yinghua raised a hand and a "Fei Wei’s Guidance" marked a Star-Picking Tower Awakened.

Swish swish swish swish——

Over a hundred densely packed arrow rains formed a massive arrowhead, impeccably aligning in a barrage!

This scene made Bai Pu’s expression change slightly, reminding him of the Demon Fighting World, that terrifying Red Sand Defense Army, and the rain of curved sabers cast across the sky.

The volley of arrows in front of him was even more fearsome than the rain of curved sabers, because while the rain of curved sabers thrown by the Desert People was aimed at area coverage, not accuracy, within the coverage area, at most they had to deal with only a few curved sabers at a time.

But this wave of arrow volley was within the restrictive range of Bai Pu’s Sandfall Domain, also marked by Xiang Yinghua’s [Fei Wei’s Guidance]!

The Sharpsword Special Operations soldiers, being advanced archers, could accurately hit these slow-moving targets, and then...

Proceed to naturally trigger the real damage of "Fei Wei’s Guidance".

The Star-Picking Tower Awakened, realizing he couldn’t escape, immediately raised a small arm shield to protect his vital parts and simultaneously deployed a circle of azure blue protective shield, evidently having quite rich combat experience.