The Golden Domain slowly sent out messages, providing Chi Xiao with intelligence aid from outside the field: "The truth itself doesn’t really matter."

"The key is, even if this Patriarch Qian were to switch his Extraordinary Path, start from scratch, cultivate to ’Burning Martial’ and reach the manuscript’s limit, which is the Twenty-Seventh Rank, he can’t avoid one problem."

"He needs a lot of time and resources."

"Even if the Lord of the Red Lotus, who possesses the Power of the Law of Time, arrives and intervenes, or even comes together with the Sword Master to create a Secret Realm with a vastly different time flow, the values on the Justice Instrument will still fluctuate wildly."

"So..."

"Chi Xiao, you don’t need to hesitate, directly send Xu Qingqiu to crush ahead and force Ma Ran to make a move."

"He will show a flaw!"

The golden messages gradually disappeared.

The smile on Chi Xiao’s face became more pronounced: "This is what they call ’Many gods add to the flames’."

Ma Ran had Su Qiangwei helping to control the field, offering outside support.

He also received intellectual aid from outside the field!

Everyone was back at the same starting line.

Chi Xiao thought the Golden Domain was absolutely right.

Overthinking and hesitation had no meaning.

Hard power is the key!

points against 80 points, no matter how strong Ma Ran was, how ingenious his methods, or how meticulous his operations, it was utterly impossible for him to nurture Qian Changsheng into a person capable of matching Xu Qingqiu in a short time.

With a quick decision, Chi Xiao immediately issued an order for Xu Qingqiu under his command to use his personal combat advantage, and directly pay a visit to the Qian Family for a massacre.

One second!

The response time left for Ma Ran was only one second.

If he didn’t react quickly enough, Xu Qingqiu, with his current Tier Twenty-Six combat power, could easily wipe out the Qian Family in one second, leave nothing behind, not even an ant!

In actuality, with combat power at Tier Twenty-Six, it wouldn’t take much time to swiftly destroy a civilization, or easily annihilate a planet!

Buzz!

In an instant, it seemed as though the time on Cangming Star was paused with the push of a button labeled "pause."

Just as Xu Qingqiu was about to leave the Xu Family, his silhouette seemed to freeze in a painting.

With a slight change of thought, Ma Ran had the ’Burning Martial’ manual in Qian Changsheng’s hand gradually transform into a card shape.

The card was metallic in its entire form, with a pale silver hue, a blue Earth pattern engraved on the back, and Ma Ran’s combat posture depicted on the front.

The transformation from a [book] to a [card] shape caused a layer of fog over it to gradually dissipate.

Simultaneously, the Time Stop Domain Field on Cangming Star suddenly dispersed.

"Tsk..."

Chi Xiao raised an eyebrow, saying leisurely: "Impressive."

"On the surface, it’s a legacy, a common ’Burning Martial’ classic, but in reality, it had already set up means for transformation."

"When the time comes, it can instantly unleash a one-time power boost."

"With this power, the cardholder can instantly kill any combat power below Tier Twenty-Seven."

"Including my strongest combat force, Xu Qingqiu!"

"Is this a test of my micro-operation skills?"

"If I’m not careful, I could really lose combat power and fall into a disadvantage."

Despite this, Chi Xiao appeared very calm.

Because...

The moment the Time Stop Domain Field disappeared, Xu Qingqiu did not immediately take action, and reddish whirlpools around him kept him constrained.

The data on the Justice Instrument underwent a tremendous change.

Ma Ran: 70

Chi Xiao: 85

"Strategically speaking, you do have the upper hand!"

Chi Xiao clicked his tongue and looked at Ma Ran: "A one-time-use chess piece crushes reusable ones."

"A clever idea."

"It seems like you just activated a previously set trump card, but in reality, you only needed the [Lord of the Red Lotus] to cover the Blade Province with the Time Stop Domain Field."

"There was no need to cover the entire Cangming Star!"

"So...in that moment, how many moves did you actually make?"

"Truly a meticulous person..."

"Had I not experienced so much, I might have overlooked this."

Ma Ran’s face was expressionless, his eyes devoid of any ripples.

He simply felt that this Upper Rank God was slightly deranged.

When he unleashed the Time Stop Domain Field earlier, he merely intended to create a grand spectacle, add some special effects, and enhance the performance, without giving too much thought.

"Unfortunately, your action just now exposed your most fatal flaw!"

Chi Xiao, full of confidence, smiled radiantly with wisdom in his grasp: "You...are too kind-hearted!"

"The ’Burning Martial’ card, although one-time use, would still greatly benefit Qian Changsheng even after its use, holding great advantages for his future development and significantly raising his potential!"

"It’s akin to using the card to temporarily experience top combat power while elevating a regular SR-level rare chess piece to an SSR level."

"Such behavior is utterly pointless!"

"If it were me, achieving the same extent, the interference points wouldn’t directly hit 70!"

"By imposing a limitation, adding a ’self-destruct upon use’ negative effect to the card, at least 5 interference points could be saved."

"With your capability, you could certainly achieve the same extent."

"However..."

"Kindness is your greatest flaw."

"You exposed this flaw in front of me."

The live chat was instantly flooded with messages from Earth.

"Doomed! Lost!"

"The [Prophet] is too kind-hearted, even treating a disposable chess piece so kindly, sigh!"

"Don’t undermine morale! Look at the current situation; we are still temporarily ahead."

"Originally, Lord Ran could have had a bigger advantage! Damn! Falling for the rules!"

"The rules are fair, and this was acknowledged by everyone before the competition; the [Prophet] lost out due to ’soft-heartedness’."

"Do kind people deserve to suffer?"

Glancing at the live chat, the "kind-hearted" Ma Ran looked at Chi Xiao expressionlessly: "Your external aid is not bad."

Chi Xiao seemed enlightened and immediately said sincerely: "My good brother from the Golden Domain!"

"A trump card has been forced out of him, the rest is up to my operation!"

"With ’Burning Martial’ at the Twenty-Seventh Rank, it can erase any life entity below its Tier instantly..."

"Looks like I need to have Xu Qingqiu temporarily withdraw."

Upon hearing this, Ma Ran’s expression became slightly complex.

Does every Upper Rank God have double agents?

Initially, with Su Qiangwei’s message assistance, Ma Ran felt that although the pressure on him reduced by a lot, there was still plenty of work.

Now, it’s better.

With Chi Xiao and the Golden Domain as his temporary [left and right hands] aiding him...

Ma Ran had the script ready, the groundwork laid out, the atmosphere heated, yet before he could perform the main act, the feedback progress bar of [Play] was immediately filled up!