The moment the shield went up, the Blue Star Lords' Group fell silent as one.
Only after a long while did scattered discussions begin to appear in the group.
"What's going on?"
"Just how many layers does the White Phoenix Fief's shield have?"
"The shield was never actually broken, was it?"
"Then here's the question: in the previous phase, who actually won the battle between the Great Tang Domain's army and the White Phoenix Fief?"
"Hey, look! That Fu Jing guy is slipping away."
"Fu Jing, a high-level Evolver of the prophecy branch, is fairly well-known even in the Star Alliance. Did he spot something? Does that mean Li Weichen is about to collapse?"
The lords who had originally planned to leave became interested again.
Although the activated shield now meant that all they could see through the Forest Eye was a hazy orb of light, with no view of what was happening within the territory, not a single lord stopped watching. Everyone was eagerly awaiting the outcome.
White Phoenix Fief.
As the shield shut down, the starry void was once more replaced by blue skies and white clouds.
Taizong Li Weichen and the few Great Tang Domain Evolvers accompanying him were instantly dumbfounded.
"General Gui Yuan, what is going on? Why has the Territory Shield been activated again?" one Evolver demanded.
Li Weichen and those around him immediately raised their guard.
A strange smile appeared on Gui Yuan's face. Then he slowly crumpled to the ground, rapidly losing all signs of life.
"Not good! Your majesty, General Gui Yuan seems to have been subjected to Mind Control! That means..."
A clear voice rang out. "That means you've been fooled."
Along with that voice, a figure stepped onto the walls of White Phoenix City.
Tall and upright, with peerless