Time slowly passed.
Within a quarter of an hour, the ground sank another hundred-odd zhang.
The affected area kept expanding, and the martial artists of all three sides kept retreating, growing increasingly uneasy.
Fortunately, the Third-Rank Grandmasters remained composed and showed no intention of leaving.
Only then were they certain that the upheaval on Fire Flood Dragon Island would not endanger them.
"It looks like Fire Cloud Cave really is going to collapse..."
Lu Yunchen muttered to himself.
Just then, more than a dozen figures emerged one after another.
Everyone hurriedly looked closely. They were the Fifth-Rank Minor Grandmasters of their respective factions.
"Is that Eunuch Xu and the others? Why aren't they with the three princes?"
Lu Yunchen's expression shifted slightly. These three Chief Eunuchs from the Directorate of Ceremonial were responsible for protecting the princes on their travels.
Yet none of the three princes were with them?
If anything happened to the princes down there...
"The Department Master will probably be impeached..."
Lu Yunchen sucked in a cold breath. The Iron Clothes Department was in trouble!
"Godfather made it out safely!"
Ignoring the corrosion of his flesh, Zhang Wei hurried over to Xu Wuji.
"Where is the Pacify the Rong King?!"
Xu Wuji looked around, and his face turned deathly pale when he failed to spot Zhao Zheng.
The other two Chief Eunuchs looked just like him, as though their parents had died.
They had not found any trace of Zhao Yuan or Zhao Qi either.
Xu Wuji ignored Zhang Wei and hurriedly looked toward Xie Jinjia.
"Minister Xie..."
"Why weren't you three following the three princes?"
Xie Jinjia asked indifferently.
The three were momentarily speechless.
Xu Wuji gave a bitter smile. "The Pacify the Rong King and the others said they would only explore the outskirts.
"Since