And so, following Sikong Jing's orders, the armies belonging to the Sea-Chasing King, the Cangyu Demon Sect, and the rest...
All retreated to defend the edge of the Desolate Sea Absolute Formation.
Elsewhere...
Granny Gan and the others from the Dark Sea Divine Wind Kingdom received a report from their scouts, and her eyes widened uncontrollably.
"What? That little beast Sikong Jing—Jun Yibai has been appointed marshal, and Jun Xuantong stormed off in rage, even taking troops with him?"
"Is it really this exciting? Could there be some trick behind it?"
Granny Gan was thrilled, yet also somewhat worried, feeling that this stroke of good fortune had come far too suddenly.
And afterward, everything unfolded exactly as the scouts and the spies hidden within the Sovereign Seal had reported.
Jun Xuantong had been stripped of his position as marshal and was furious enough to explode. He truly withdrew with the Sovereign Seal army, while every one of his generals raged and spat out ruthless threats.
One after another, they directed all manner of scorn and contempt at Sikong Jing...
Some even said that once Sikong Jing and the Sea-Chasing King had been wiped out, they would return to clean up the mess.
"Impossible. Could there really be a trap?"
Granny Gan still felt she was far too lucky. This sudden turn of events was simply too bizarre, yet she had planted spies beside Jun Xuantong, and none of the secret reports they sent contained any problems.
Moreover, there were people from the Golden Seal Bai Family at Jun Xuantong's side.
Quite a number of them had secretly defected to Granny Gan. It was even more impossible for them to lie.
"The Desolate Sea Absolute Formation... Has Sikong Jing already gained some control over it, and is he trying to