Chapter 45: Shifting Battleground of Rivalry

"I spoke amiss and deserve to be punished, I merely didn't want you to be hurt upon hearing it." Fu Siyue's attitude in admitting his fault was utterly sincere. He lowered his head, looking carefully and tenderly at Jiang Liwu. Seeing the care and heartache in Jiang Liwu's eyes, and feeling the soft touch of her palm pressed against his cheek, a welling tide of lingering attachment surged within his heart.

Song Jinwei, on the other hand, was utterly dumbfounded. She had been firmly convinced that Fu Siyue would never let her suffer such grievances, that he would surely stand up for her and make Jiang Liwu kneel and kowtow in apology just as she desired. Never did she expect that instead, she would receive an earful of harsh curses.

With a resounding roar, Bai Sang tore through the firmament, desperate to flee this place. Transforming into a streak of grey light, he traversed Northern俱芦洲 in an instant and returned to Southern瞻部州. Two Sages had moved against him, and he was no fool; naturally, he knew to run for his life. This was simply not an arena on the same level, and Bai Sang cherished his own life dearly.

That grotesque scar had been caused right before she entered the palace. Her elder sister had taken a fancy to the most brilliantly blooming apricot flower in her courtyard, and in a fit of caprice, demanded that she pluck it herself. As she climbed the towering, centuries-old apricot tree, she was startled by her sister's sudden cry of astonishment and tumbled straight down from the branches.

Amidst the Six Paths of Reincarnation, Lady Meng stood with tear-filled eyes, gazing at the endlessly multiplying wandering souls, feeling an all-encompassing agony throughout her entire being. She raised her head and wept bitterly, resenting the Primordial World for being plagued by such boundless tribulations. A terrifying force swept across the entire Six Paths of Reincarnation, shocking every single soldier of the Underworld serving duty in that domain.

After waiting for a moment and encountering no unexpected mishaps, Ape Tian finally let out a slight sigh of relief. He understood that if the Desolate Heaven Tripod were allowed to unleash its full might completely, although he would still be capable of subduing it, it would inevitably cost him a certain amount of time and very likely result in injuries—and getting injured on a battlefield like this was no laughing matter.

Song Birong recovered his wits, hurriedly turned, and walked out to inspect the doors, windows, corridors, eaves, corners, garden walls, and the shadows of trees and flowers in all directions. He instructed Old Fu and Old Wei, the trusted confidants of Elder Song who were keeping watch at the courtyard entrance, to secure the gates tightly and let no one in. Only after confirming that everything was safe and secure did he retrace his steps, looking back three times with every single stride.

The miraculous anomaly of the Divine Pill's emergence caused Yang Xi and the Changsheng True Immortal to halt their battle simultaneously. Exchanging a glance, the two of them instantly transformed into streaks of radiant light and soared outward. The others fell not a step behind, withdrawing to the sidelines all at once.

Immediately thereafter, Qian Ye retracted the Heavenly Madness Sword in his hand, his fingers flying swiftly to weave hand seals. One incantation after another shifted and fell into place in rapid succession, until he felt the spiritual vital energy of heaven and earth surround his person, moving in disciplined harmony with his every inhalation and exhalation.

Ye Feng took a single step forward, shattering the vault of the heavens. Standing entirely alone and utterly fearless, he actually forced the entire Demon Realm army to involuntarily take a step back.

"If not for the Primordial Spiritual Breath, Maiden Caiyi would likely require a very long time to recover. Yet while physical injuries are easily healed, her lost cultivation is beyond remedy," Qian Ye thought to himself quietly.

Having finally calmed his turbulent state of mind, he drew a golden token from his bosom. Carved upon the front of the token was a five-clawed golden dragon, dancing with claws bared and rendered down to the finest hair, while the back bore the character for "Dragon" in large script, with the two characters "Ao Fan" inscribed beneath it.

At present, it was a flourishing era for the human race; immortals and cultivators emerged in an endless stream, and disciples of the four major teachings even walked among mortals. Even with her Golden Immortal cultivation, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox dared not wander about recklessly. Therefore, upon hearing that Huorong intended to take her into Spirit Fire Island, she had mustered the courage to ask.

The spider silk entangling Meng Qi posed no problem whatsoever to the giant spider. Being a spider by nature, these webs were merely like savory condiments to it, failing to affect its appetite in the slightest.

Following the smooth completion of the media conference for Young Master Heng's investment in Chen Diamond, Qin Heng and the group's two co-principals—Vice President and General Manager Chen Shuang—signed the documents to bring the partnership into legal effect.

Severed limbs flew wildly as flesh and blood splattered; the place where Meng Qi stood became a true Shura field. His brutal and merciless methods of slaughter made the survivors tremble uncontrollably. Meng Qi was drenched in blood from head to toe, and framed by that crimson gore, his violent, murderous, blood-red eyes left an unforgettable impression upon all who saw them.