Before that night, Celestial Sharp Star had seven Supremes on the surface—excluding the military and hidden Supremes.

The night was not over, and only four Supremes remained, with three surviving due to the mercy shown by the others.

The Supreme hiding in the Military Region heard the bad news and immediately arranged a special commando team to protect himself through military ties.

He was determined to stay in the Military Region, refusing to show up whatsoever.

This person indeed wanted to build good relations with the Anomalous Management Division—especially the Divine Text Association, and was willing to pay some price for it.

But the two Supremes were already gone, and he had no idea who to curry favor with.

In addition, the ferocity and vengefulness displayed by Ran Bingluan’s team made him decisively stop his actions.

However, this made the Celestial Sharp Star Central Government difficult, as now only those three Supremes were left on the planet.

Yet these three were absolutely unlikely to strike against Ran Bingluan’s team again—even the Guardian Supreme had this attitude.

The Government was no longer considering capturing; that was simply impossible. They were thinking about how to block people in Celestial Sharp?

Given the nature and aggressive style of the Anomalous Management Division, encountering such a disaster would undoubtedly lead to reinforcement deployment.

So, how could they prevent the others from escaping Celestial Sharp?

Strictly speaking, the military still had one Supreme, but his role was mainly to protect the military and serve as the stabilizing force of the Military Region.

This person was a bit old, but his mission to guard the military was the main constraint.

The Government attempted to contact him, but he straightforwardly stated, "Daring to strike against five Supremes... Do you want me to die?"

It wasn’t that he was disrespectful; there simply was no reason.

Choosing to heavily guard the Star Port wasn’t entirely wrong, but without a Supreme backing it, the operation would be incredibly difficult.

The Anomalous Management Division received the news later, and their attitude was firm: absolutely do not let anyone escape!

As for the Government’s predicament, the Anomalous Management Division provided a solution: if they were worried about inspection mistakes, simply skip the inspections!

They hoped the Government could halt voyages, not allowing any starships to leave for the short term, strictly enforcing the entry-only policy.

They directly suggested that the whole planet should cease voyages, showing the Division’s dominance.

However, they also mentioned that this halt wouldn’t last long, at most ten days, by which time the Division’s reinforcements would arrive.

To this end, they even offered a suggestion, "You can say an anomalous phenomenon has occurred."

The Government pondered and thought it best to cancel even the "entry" policy, allowing neither entry nor exit.

—It’s already an "anomalous phenomenon," so why can others come in while we cannot get out?

Yet they were still a bit skeptical about the effectiveness of this, "Perhaps they’ve already boarded the starship, and our response might still be a bit slow."

Then someone suggested, "The starships leaving during this period are numbered; why not pursue and check them?"

This suggestion... seemed reckless, not only putting the inspectors at risk but also posing great danger to the starship passengers.

Moreover, individually pursuing these starships, along with detaining suspects, would require a substantial armed presence.

This was beyond what the Government could muster alone; assistance from the military was necessary.

The Military Region decisively refused, "We can cooperate, but not at the cost of warriors’ lives without limits!"

"Those passengers’ lives will also be significantly threatened; please consider carefully, interstellar travel costs are high!"

Not everyone traveling interstellar is wealthy, but the proportion of wealthy individuals is absolutely high.

Though the military was assertive, they couldn’t afford to ignore these individuals, feeling strong resistance.

Big forces might be unable to do anything to the army, but targeting certain military individuals was definitely feasible.

The Anomalous Management Division was also helpless with this; although the military had the duty and responsibility to cooperate, it didn’t mean they could command the military.

In the end, some people were sent by the Government to track the departing starships, but they ultimately only tracked a small portion, which was better than nothing.

From a certain perspective, the violent team might have already left Celestial Sharp.

The Anomalous Management Division ignored this possibility, fully concentrating forces to trap them on Celestial Sharp, filtering them out step by step.

Supremes and some High Tier Awakeneds quickly gathered, reaching Celestial Sharp Star in batches.

However, when the first batch of Awakeneds was still on the way, new information suddenly arrived.

The Division’s Supreme Stars was attacked on Celestial Hook, and earlier, the local Supreme driver was also attacked.

Stars, Arc Light, Driver, and Chi Yang were the four Supremes who encircled Half-Star Island at that time.

After Arc Light’s death, Stars promptly arrived and took over Celestial Hook Star’s affairs.

His combat power was somewhat higher, not only stabilizing the situation but intensifying the pursuit of Ran Bingluan.

Unexpectedly, just as trouble arose on Celestial Sharp Star, Celestial Hook Star also saw attacks against the Division.

The attacker first ambushed the Driver, who usually liked boasting, but his real strength... was very, very lacking.

Stars also heard that the murderer of Arc Light was trapped on Celestial Sharp Star.

He wanted to participate but couldn’t leave Celestial Hook at that moment; he had to stay in control.

The key point is that Guardian Supreme Chi Yang was also frightened and very opposed to this matter, hiding away in his mansion.

Stars Supreme really looks down on this guy; if it weren’t for the guardian identity of the other party, he might have directly taken action to punish him.

Even so, he doesn’t believe the other party is innocent—did you just watch Arc Light get killed without doing anything worse?

However, a detailed investigation is not urgent at this moment; it’s still necessary to unite most of the forces without casually making enemies.

When Stars Supreme was attacked, he was busy working with other Supremes, using both threats and inducements, hoping they would head to Celestial Hook.

But the other Supremes also have information channels, knowing that something big happened at Celestial Sharp, with three Supremes dying overnight.

The Imperial people are bold and fearless, never lacking those who risk their lives, but mostly in situations where there are no other choices.

Once a cultivation level reaches Supreme, there are countless directions to choose from, so who would continue to risk life without reason?

Adding the negative example of Chi Yang, Stars Supreme has been working very hard recently.

Even in this situation, he was ambushed, still with a surprise attack using Spiritual Power.

He died, and then people found out that not too long ago, the driver was also killed, dying silently.

In less than two days after the incident at Celestial Sharp, two more Supremes died at Celestial Hook!

Almost everyone could guess that it must have been the work of Ran Bingluan’s gang.

Aside from the related causal factors, these two also encountered Spiritual Power attacks!

Did the one who committed the crime at Celestial Sharp come to Celestial Hook?

This is absolutely impossible! Celestial Sharp and Celestial Hook may be in the same Star Realm, but even jumping takes at least five days.

If using the military’s secret wartime channels, the time would be even shorter, but not as short as only two days.

Moreover, the time interval between the two cases is two days, not two days spent on the journey.

If one wants to silently harm Stars Supreme at Celestial Hook, wouldn’t they need to inquire about the news in advance?

Plus, they need to plan the action, which would require at least a day’s preparation time, right?

All evidence proves that Ran Bingluan’s team is launching simultaneous attacks on at least two planets.

So far, this wave of attacks has caused the deaths of five Supremes.

After learning about the situation at Celestial Hook, the Anomalous Management Division decisively called off the blockade of Celestial Sharp.

No choice, they really had to call it off; many High Tier Awakened rushing to Celestial Sharp would inevitably lead to combat power being depleted on various planets.

If another planet’s Supreme is attacked, the Anomalous Management Division, no matter how big its face, cannot uphold its dignity.

In fact, if there is more trouble, even the internal affairs of the Anomalous Management Division cannot be explained.

The Anomalous Management Division has always been domineering in its actions, but they do have their own set of judgment criteria.

Within this institution, not making mistakes is more important than achieving merit!

Being in the Anomalous Management Division, achieving merit is not very difficult—it’s only a matter of the size of the merit.

Mistakes are allowed, but if the mistakes affect colleagues, then no amount of merit can compensate for it.

The action being halted is only the first step; next, those supporting Celestial Sharp must quickly return to their originating planets.

Not only must they return, but they must also swiftly retreat to cope with possible attacks from Ran Bingluan’s team.

This reaction is somewhat passive, but there’s no choice, the situation cannot fall apart any further.

As for whether it is somewhat embarrassing, that is not within the consideration of the Anomalous Management Division.

What they prioritize in their actions is the result; the aim of temporary withdrawal is to enhance defense, without concern for immediate gains or losses.

Only by stabilizing themselves can they strike back fiercely; as long as the place is regained, does the process in between matter?

From a larger perspective, this response method is not wrong, but it involves a tricky issue: how should Celestial Sharp be dealt with next?

In fact, Celestial Hook also has similar issues.

However, there only two Supremes died, and it wasn’t facing openly launched attacks from many Supremes, so the severity seems less.

Additionally, supporting Celestial Sharp was initially the goal of the Anomalous Management Division, but now it can’t proceed.

The Anomalous Management Division’s stance is that Celestial Sharp is likely a stronghold of Ran Bingluan’s team, and this clue cannot be lost.

However, reinforcements cannot arrive now, so if the clue is not to be abandoned, there’s only one option—the entire planet remains grounded.

This request makes the Celestial Sharp Star Government really difficult, they ask: how long does it need to stay grounded?

Regarding this question, the Anomalous Management Division really can’t give an accurate answer.

They have applied for support from the headquarters, but when the headquarters personnel will arrive, who can say for sure?

There’s another option, which is to seek assistance from the military headquarters of this Star Realm, deploying the army to besiege Celestial Sharp.

But this operation is really difficult, as the military in any country is a highly sensitive violent machine.

Even if the Anomalous Management Division’s headquarters intervenes, it won’t be coordinated in a short time—more likely, it will be rejected.

So they can only inform the Celestial Sharp Government: you continue to stay grounded for now, and as for support... we’ll strive to arrange it quickly.