The Borderlands Battlefield, Human Race Territory, the Purple Cloud Prefecture front line.
"Still no sign of that brat?"
Wearing the Silver Mask and a cloak, Si Mingwei sat with her legs crossed in a large chair inside the command tent, listening to a trusted subordinate's report.
"Reporting to the City Lord, we've searched the entire Borderlands Battlefield, but we still haven't found any trace of Gu Chenfeng."
"What about the Demon Race? Any news of him being captured?"
"We've already activated several of our covert contacts among the Demon Race and confirmed that Gu Chenfeng wasn't captured."
At the report, Si Mingwei fell silent.
"Where in the world has that brat slipped off to?"
The sudden appearance of a Secret Realm on the Borderlands Battlefield had caught all the major powers of the Human and Demon Races off guard.
Even more unexpected was the Secret Realm's sudden collapse, which had unleashed great tides of Fierce Souls.
The drastic change in the Borderlands Battlefield's environment had forced both races to end this war of mutual probing and withdraw their combatants.
As both sides withdrew, the various powers immediately began tallying their casualties.
Among those participating in the Borderlands Battlefield, the only person Si Mingwei truly cared about, aside from Star Luo Hall's personnel, was Gu Chenfeng.
As the City Lord of Purple Cloud City, Si Mingwei bore the task of gradually taking control of Purple Cloud Prefecture's power and resources, bringing it back under the jurisdiction of the Human Race Alliance and Star Luo Hall.
Initially, Si Mingwei had arrived to take office with only a few trusted aides.
Yet she had to face the deeply entrenched Purple Cloud Sect, which had effectively ruled Purple Cloud Prefecture for over a thousand years. To say she felt no pressure would have been