Volume 1, Chapter 40: It’s Not Like I’ve Taken a Fancy to You

"Damn it, why aren't these demon beasts afraid? They’re acting like lunatics." Gui Qingling roared in anger, swinging his broadsword repeatedly.

Su Qitian could never have imagined that the hundred-foot Vajra would condescend to bow, using two of its six arms to cover the blood-drained Jie Kong completely. He channeled sixty percent of his internal energy into a strike against the back of its hand, but it had no effect whatsoever.

Jiang Ya turned off the movie, sinking into silence and reflection. Just then, there was movement at the door. She looked up abruptly. A man—no, an old man—walked in. Jiang Ya immediately stepped out from behind the cash register.

As the current head of the Leopard Head Society, being ignored like this by her own subordinate made her position seem utterly laughable.

Unfortunately, his fleeting expression had already been noticed by the Barbarian City Lord, who curled the corners of his lips, his thoughts unreadable.

There are also a small number of people whose cultivation reaches a certain level, prompting them to venture out to explore, never to return. Still, one can understand why. After all, tragedy: Wuzhou City is the territory of the demon race, and they would never allow humanity to rise here. If they did, the demon race would lose their last platform for survival.

"Bai Fan?" Bai Hua, who was in the taming room discussing whether to tell Auntie about Jiang Ya and Qing Lian, heard this and suddenly became agitated.

The attack, which appeared both immensely powerful and treacherous, actually failed to pose the slightest threat to Su Feng.

At this moment, after Xia Bai briefly showcased the warship, he led Bai Lan and Hou Zhuang out, ascending the stairs via the external iron fire escape.

Fortunately, Chen Mo acted as if he felt nothing, watching the fierce battle between Luo Youcai and Lu Ziteng with great interest.

Anesthetic darts are not bullets; they lack the kinetic impact of standard projectiles and were vaporized the moment they touched Zixiang's magic.

***

After the village chief finished speaking, he left. Although he had spoken, he remained wary of the topic. After all, the ancestors had never mentioned whether Liu Xin would be angry if an outsider learned of this. However, having lived for so long, the village chief had long since let go of such concerns.

Liu Fan said, "With the Dayuezhi army returning, they cannot have many troops left to garrison the cities of Daxia. You once led an army to invade these cities, so you must know the defenses of places like Lanshi City like the back of your hand!" Liu Fan refused to believe that someone as cunning as Tian Feng would not have secretly set up a vulnerability while stationed in Daxia.

"He is the young patriarch of the Yingzhao clan?" The group felt even more depressed. How could the corpse of a dignified young patriarch appear here?

General Wu Kui saw the Dragon-Beast demons retreating into the canyon, and since they were all old, weak, and wounded, he realized there must be a trick—a likely ambush. He ordered a retreat of fifty miles, setting up camp in a triangular formation, with swords never leaving their sides and horses saddled, ready for battle at any moment.

After that figure retreated, he couldn't help but brush himself off. It seemed as though there was some filth amidst that thick, viscous red, prompting him to do so.

Upon hearing this, Beigong Boyu and Aji sighed inwardly. Jia Xu, a man from Liangzhou, was filled with resentment, while Han Sui trembled a few times before returning to normal.

"Of course, it’s to deal with the Heaven Alliance. The reason I summoned them back is to completely wipe the Heaven Alliance out. The situation in the Golden Triangle is worsening, and the debt for Han Er-ye must be repaid!" Guo Nianfei thought of that short, thin man, still remembering the smiling face he wore when he held her.

"Alright, alright, Comrade Company Commander, just let Comrade Instructor have his way! The matter was caused by me, so I will solve it!" Saying this, he grabbed his hat and headed out.

Li Kun remembered how he had just mocked Lin Chen, and his face burned. He, a graduate student, had truly lost to Lin Chen, a high schooler.

"That's not necessarily true!" Hulk roared, his strength rising once more, directly pinning the Rage King Hulk into the ruins of the fourth line of defense.

The triangle in Bai Jue’s pupil rotated, and he stepped aside with a cold face. Even if this spiritual body could only withstand the limit of this continent's power, he still disdained to take action himself.

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"Wow, what a huge parasol tree. Should we go over there?" The three birds began to chirp excitedly.

Seeing this, Ye Yao did not hesitate. Instinctively pulling Gu Qingying’s soft, jade-like hand, he pushed his Fish-Dragon Ghost Steps to the limit, and the two figures dashed forward like phantoms.

Countless people exclaimed in shock. It was incredibly astonishing, for to manifest a phantom required at least the strength of the late Three Tribulations Stage. How could this youth, merely in the early Nirvana Stage, manifest a phantom?

Lu Fei immediately took Cang Ye away and found a cave in the Land of Whirlpools, far from the encampment. He intended to devour the Three-Tails there.

Drifting onto this deserted island, the only thing that brought Li Lang comfort was that there was no shortage of food. Whether it was seafood or wild fruit, he could obtain it through labor. Additionally, Li Lang planned to start clearing a spot tomorrow to dry sea salt for consumption; although it wasn't as clean as industrial salt, it was at least a seasoning.

At the mention of their child, Gu Qingying felt a wave of longing and leaned gently against Ye Yao’s shoulder. In that moment, it felt as if the entire world had stood still.

This time, Captain Mo had brought over seventy experts, all elites honed by the fires of war. They charged into the mob, were caught in a pincer attack, and after the fighting, fewer than twenty remained, all of them severely wounded.

Furthermore, applying for a challenge required a fee of 500,000 RMB, which to a large extent deterred "idle" troublemakers and prevented a scenario of全民 participation.

Until now, Long Hao was still somewhat baffled, knowing nothing of the "good thing" Han Xin had mentioned. However, out of trust and gratitude toward Han Xin, he had come without a second thought, unaware of what Han Xin was planning to do.