Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

The villa that Qi Xiaohao bought in Beijiang City.

In the living room on the first floor, Xu Jun, who usually remained calm even in the face of a collapsing mountain, was pacing back and forth in the spacious living room, a rare sight indeed.

He was waiting for Wang Yi's clone to return.

Wang Yi was trapped in a spatial rift, and Xu Jun was probably among the second group of people, besides those on site, to know the news.

After Ye Mian left, he immediately reported the news to the Night Watch Army, and then nervously spoke with Xu Jun.

In fact, among the Night Watch's elite ranks, anyone who has heard of Wang Yi's name will know that behind Wang Yi stands the Night Watch's legendary figure: the retired "Owl".

This can be inferred from the fact that Wang Yi's introducer was Chen Guang, and the code name she chose.

Although Xu Jun, nicknamed "The Tyrant," has retired, it's not because he can't fight anymore, but because he can't fight casually anymore.

As an extraordinary member of the Night Watch, Ye Mian was naturally aware of this.

The title of Forbidden Mage already belongs to the strongest small group of mages at this stage.

Even in the entire country of China, it is estimated that not even a handful of such people could be found.

When Xu Jun received this news, he was completely stunned.

Xu Jun then questioned Ye Mian in detail, and Ye Mian answered all his questions without reservation.

As one of the people who experienced the whole thing firsthand, Ye Mian is probably the person who knows the most about the entire incident besides Wang Yi herself.

After listening to Ye Mian's report, Xu Jun was also somewhat moved.

Single-handedly stopping the two young men who were about to enter and doing everything in his power to save the teachers and students who were being swallowed by the spatial rift was indeed something Wang Yi would do.

Then Xu Jun also realized it somewhat belatedly.

This entrapment operation seems to be a scheme orchestrated by a third party, using the act of entrapment to sacrifice Yama, the King of Hell, whose true purpose appears to be the Chinese students participating in the competition.

No, it wasn't for the Chinese students participating in the competition; it was specifically for Wang Yi.

Because when Ye Mian and Zhang Shilin briefly lost consciousness, they could have effectively killed these students, so there was no need to go through the trouble of exposing the spatial rift.

The other party was able to succeed mainly due to two reasons.

First, there were four young men with extraordinary combat abilities who appeared out of nowhere. Second, they also possessed some kind of technology to open spatial rifts.

Clearly, this whole scheme was most likely orchestrated by these four young men. As for the King of Biancheng from the Underworld organization, he was either one of these four extraordinary individuals or he was using a false identity.

However, these four third parties must have a very close relationship with the underworld, otherwise they would not have been able to trick the five Yama Kings of the underworld into becoming the bait for the sacrifice.

Thinking of this, Xu Jun was no longer too worried about Wang Yi's safety.

This third party went through all this trouble, so it's highly unlikely they were trying to get rid of Wang Yi.

Otherwise, given their mobility and spatial magic, if they joined forces with the nine extraordinary warriors from the Underworld and dispersed them at the airport in Oran City, intercepting the Chinese team wouldn't be too difficult.

At that time, not only Wang Yi, but even the two extraordinary Chinese leaders might not be able to return.

If you keep thinking along these lines, you can vaguely deduce a route.

Why does it have to be a spatial rift?

What's in the spatial rift?

As he thought about it, Xu Jun's heart started racing again.

If Wang Ji follows in Lin Qingyu's footsteps, the outcome will be far worse than Wang Yi's death.

At this moment, Wang Yi's clone returned from the magical world. He didn't know what was going on or whether his mind had been invaded.

This is also why Xu Jun is restless.

The magical world is a realm that human mages cannot yet reach, and the shadow cast by that spiritual beast on human supernatural beings is indeed considerable.

Xu Jun waited anxiously for Wang Yi's clone to arrive, but unexpectedly, before Wang Yi arrived, a soul force touched him first and greeted him.

Then a figure appeared within the range of Xu Jun's soul power and kept flashing forward in a leaping manner.

Finally, it appeared in front of Xu Jun.

"Commander Chu." Xu Jun stopped in his tracks.

The newcomer was none other than Marshal Chu Zhaoding of the Candlelight Army.

"General Xu, I apologize for this intrusion and hope you will not take offense."

Chu Zhaoding showed due respect to this forbidden sorcerer.

"Is Commander Chu here to wait for Wang Yi?" Xu Jun gestured for Chu Zhaoding to sit down, pouring tea as he asked.

This is not hard to guess.

Although Chu Zhaoding and Xu Jun are both high-ranking military officials, they belong to different armies and are acquainted but not close. The only connection between them is probably Wang Yi.

"I came over as soon as I received Wang Yi's call. There are some things I need to ask him in person, and then I'll go and communicate with the other marshals," Chu Zhaoding replied.

After calling Xu Jun and Qi Xiaohao, Wang Yi made a third call to Chu Zhaoding.

The original intention was to give advance notice and arrange a time to report, since everything that happened in the magical world definitely needed to be reported to the military leaders, and Wang Yi was most familiar with Xu Jun and Chu Zhaoding.

Moreover, Wang Yi wanted to bring some super-grade magic crystals to treat Ren Tianque's body, but apart from the military, there was nowhere else to get them.

Uncle Xu has already retired. Even though he is now a forbidden mage, his ability to mobilize military resources is certainly not as legitimate as that of a marshal.

Unexpectedly, Chu Zhaoding put aside his work and came to Xu Jun's place to wait for Wang Yi.

Xu Jun poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Chu Zhaoding, asking as he did so:

"Commander Chu, Wang Yi is currently trapped in the magical world. Does the military have the capability to rescue her?"

Chu Zhaoding took the teacup and remained silent for two seconds.

"There is almost no chance of a deep rescue mission into the magical world. The only way would be to fight a massive battle that would allow extraordinary mages, or even forbidden mages, to break out of one of the Xun Abyss, Zhen Abyss, or Ze Abyss."

"Currently, although the Chinese military is able to hold onto the Three Abyss, it is only maintaining a balance and does not mean that it has the strength to break out of the Three Abyss and launch a counterattack."

"Moreover, the magical world is vast and boundless, with unknown terrain and locations. Finding Wang Yi would be like finding a needle in a haystack. The military would not risk a complete collapse to rescue Wang Yi."

Xu Jun sighed inwardly and nodded slightly.

Although the Night Watchers' duty is not to guard the passage between the two worlds, Xu Jun was still able to deduce these things.

The magical calendar has been in place for a hundred years. It has been no easy feat for China to gain a foothold. Faced with the invasion of the magical world, China still adheres to the strategy of keeping a low profile, accumulating resources, and delaying the declaration of kingship. It is impossible to be too aggressive.

During the Battle of Liyuan, if Liyuan hadn't been completely destroyed and its army hadn't suffered heavy losses, the monsters would have surged out like a tidal wave.

Even so, it would require a forbidden mage to sit in seclusion in the abyss every day, like a prisoner, to perform the guard duty.

China cannot afford to lose another army.

Wang Yi is very important to the military, but compared to the billions of Chinese people, it goes without saying which is more important.

So Xu Jun had to think of another way: "Commander Chu, if I want to venture into the abyss alone, would you be willing to vote in my favor?"

Chu Zhaoding said in a serious tone: "General Xu, forgive my bluntness, but even if one or two forbidden mages went to the magic world, they wouldn't be able to make much of a splash."

Xu Jun smiled slightly: "Now that the underworld has been destroyed and China is safe and sound, there is no need for an old man like me who only knows how to kill. Rather than sitting idly in front of the tea table every day, I would like to exchange for the future of China. If there is even the slightest possibility, I am willing to try my best."

Chu Zhaoding remained silent for a long time, without stating his opinion, but simply asked:

"May I ask, General Xu, what rule have you comprehended?"