Chapter 1111: No Danger, But a Traitor!

Xu Jingming and his two companions arrived at Floating Island No. 1 at top speed and found Ermis.

Upon learning that Zhou Yuanwu was being hunted by two Beast Gods.

She immediately realized the gravity of the situation and activated her Eye of Fate.

Whoosh—!!!

In the villa's living room, Ermis had already removed the black silk band wrapped around her eyes.

Her eyes blazed like torches, as if piercing through empty space, 'seeing' Zhou Yuanwu.

Countless images sprang to life and vanished within her beautiful eyes, as if predicting all possible outcomes yet to come...

Only after two full minutes did she close her eyes and speak, slightly weary:

"Zhou Yuanwu is Starlight Stage Two; I am Starlight Stage One.

Moreover, this prediction spans spatial distances—results may be slightly skewed.

But according to the prediction, he is in grave danger but will survive.

Though severely wounded, his life is not in peril.

He seems to have hidden himself deep beneath the ocean using a secret technique; those two Beast Gods cannot find him."

"Oh?"

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up—Zhou Yuanwu's claimed last-resort survival tactic was no lie.

"Jingming, should we go seek aid from Evelyn or Lei Ding?"

Su Qingli asked softly beside him.

"Since Brother Zhou is not in mortal danger, let's not seek them out yet."

After a moment's thought, Xu Jingming shook his head.

If Lei Ding and Evelyn were willing to intervene and rescue Zhou Yuanwu, that would be ideal.

But he never hesitated to assume the worst of others.

Flame Divine Sovereign Lei Ding was arrogant and acted with extreme brutality.

Pope Evelyn of the United States collaborated with the infamous Tianming Sect, suppressing foreign geniuses and possessing abysmal moral standards.

He suspected that if they learned of Zhou Yuanwu's current situation,

they would not help—instead, they would exploit the weakness to stir trouble in Xia Meng.

Zhou Yuanwu likely shared the same concern, otherwise he wouldn't have specifically mentioned stabilizing the domestic situation in his message.

"Teacher, you've worked hard—please accept these resources."

Xu Jingming took out all his SSR-grade resources:

"Our nation's strongest has been severely wounded; the domestic situation remains unclear.

I must return home immediately, and we may need you to come to Xia Meng and hold the line for a while afterward."

Xia Meng's current situation is extremely dangerous; his own strength is only comparable to a Supreme One who broke through with an S-rank ability.

If any Supreme One faction or Beast God turns its gaze toward Xia Meng, matters will become extremely troublesome.

Therefore, for safety's sake, it is better to have Ermis remain in Xia Meng.

But Xia Meng has no ties to Ermis—she has no reason to risk herself for a nation unrelated to her.

Thus, he could only offer his most valuable resources to invite her.

"You're quite loyal and righteous."

Ermis's pale golden eyes held unhidden admiration, and she waved her slender hand:

"These resources are useless to me—keep them yourself. As for your Xia Meng, I will arrive immediately once my ability recovers."

Clearly, that earlier spatial prediction had been an immense drain—even for her.

"Thank you, Teacher! I will never forget this debt."

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up and he bowed deeply in thanks.

"Go. There will come a day when I need you."

Ermis waved again.

Xu Jingming did not linger.

The trio used Ling Shuang's spatial ability to head for Xia Meng.

In less than ten minutes, they arrived at Xia Meng's headquarters and met Cao Jun, who had arrived earlier.

Compared to his vigorous appearance at the auction, Cao Jun now looked significantly older.

"Senior Cao," Xu Jingming and the others greeted respectfully.

"You've come. Have a seat."

Seeing Xu Jingming and his two companions arrive, Cao Jun's tense expression eased slightly.

"What's the current situation? Does anyone else know about Brother Zhou's injury and disappearance?"

Once seated on the sofa, Xu Jingming immediately asked.

"As soon as I received the news, I imposed a lockdown.

But the psychic soldiers stationed along the southern border witnessed it all.

The information couldn't be fully contained—some ninth-rank individuals within the country received reports from the military, and foreign nations likely already know."

Cao Jun shook his head, his expression weary.

Interference among nations on Blue Star isn't new.

Nearly every military unit has spies from other countries—even frontline units.

If only a few had seen it, we could have contained the leak. But too many witnessed that battle on the frontline.

"Don't worry—I immediately imposed a lockdown after learning the news."

It's impossible for the southern border region to have leaked the news abroad.

Eva emerged from her smart bracer, grinning.

"Well done."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly, and Cao Jun exhaled in relief: "Good."

"But although the western border has been sealed off—"

"according to your account, Senior Cao, some ninth-rank cultivators still know this news."

Xu Jingming's gaze flickered as he looked at Cao Jun: "Senior Cao, do you have detailed information on all current ninth-rank councilors of Great Xia?"

"I do have it—so you're worried one of our ninth-rank councilors leaked the news?" Cao Jun immediately understood Xu Jingming's meaning.

"Exactly."

Xu Jingming nodded, his eyes glinting slightly as he said:

"When I first displayed my talent at Magic University, the Williams family from America came with a huge offer to recruit me."

At that time, I was only third-rank."

Even for me, they acted like that—how much greater must the temptations be for these ninth-rank councilors?"

Among them, some are bound to lose their resolve and succumb to temptation."

When Brother Zhou was still alive, none of them dared do anything."

Now that Brother Zhou is severely wounded and missing, someone may be unable to hold back and will actively transmit the news."

"Alright, I'll send you all their files right now."

Cao Jun understood the gravity of the situation and immediately sent the data via his communication watch.

"Eva, investigate these individuals and see if anyone has transmitted the news abroad," Xu Jingming ordered.

"Got it! Leave it to me!"

Eva immediately nodded, her computational power as an intelligent lifeform pushed to its limit as she scoured the network for traces.

Just seconds later, she spoke: "This file contains 37 ninth-rank councilors."

After screening, two of them immediately sent messages abroad after receiving intelligence from the border legion."

The message content was specially encrypted—I can't crack it, but I suspect it's related to Zhou Yuanwu's severe injury."

"There are actually traitors?!"

Boom!

Cao Jun smashed the tea table with one palm, shattering it into fragments.

His qi surged violently, his breathing ragged—he was furious beyond measure!