Chapter 57: Respective Demands

Bang! Above the horizon, torrential blood rain continued to fall, thunder roaring fiercely. Suddenly, a deafening crack echoed as a bolt of lightning was swallowed by the apocalyptic black lotus, while countless drops of blood rain were seemingly evaporated by the world-consuming fire lotus.

Mu Yi saw Lai Lai still pretending, chuckled faintly, and then swung his sword down mercilessly, aiming straight for Lai Lai’s head.

No, if Doctor Han regarded Yu Xuan as his sister, then that means he’s still somewhat connected to me.

He couldn’t recall how he had come out this time, nor whether he had ever been to the third place. His memory was hazy.

Although the flying mantis was struck by the electric drill attack of the big-beaked sparrow, its sword dance was already complete, and its attack power had been enhanced.

“Reporting, my lord, the Flamefire Main City has over 800,000 inhabitants, and the outer territories have more than 400,000,” the coachman answered respectfully.

“What’s the matter?” Zhou Tian asked with a puzzled look, thinking to himself that he seemed to have no connection with Zhou Yuxian.

He hadn’t visited the technical department either. Before leaving, he had asked Sister Qian Yi. Although she wanted to accompany him, it was a personal matter; others had their own work, and she couldn’t involve herself in such a mess.

After saying this, Tian Ying immediately fainted. When he awoke, three hours had already passed.

“Well, now you know. I came for her today. I have no wish to escalate matters. I’ll let her go and take her with me,” Mu Yi said calmly.

After all, the Thunder God Realm Lord was a supreme powerhouse, a pillar of the Starry Sky Alliance. The three thousand realm lords each governed their own domains, ensuring the alliance remained unmolested by demon or beast tribes.

Song Xiangsi understood this mindset well. After all, when she was first reborn, her thoughts were consumed with vengeance, and her hatred for He Yang was absolute.

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For him, it was a blessing, but for others, it was quite the opposite. For those in Jinling City who sensed that murderous aura, it was an unprecedented terror and shock.

All along, Zhang Yue had been mastering other sword techniques with ease, but this one was so difficult it left him frustrated.

Now, he could only stay with Feng Li. After all, he had nothing else to do, and having just made a breakthrough, he needed to consolidate his realm.

The transformation was an unknown secret technique, akin to the disintegration of a demon. After years of arduous cultivation, Dao was extinguished to achieve rejuvenation, temporarily granting boundless power.

The reason for this approach was not that Hong Jun lacked confidence in killing them, but because it was more convenient and simple. Otherwise, endless pursuit before their formation would have been tiresome.

Since Li Hongda was suppressed, Chen Guoxiang had become a coveted figure. Besides running a jewelry shop, he was hailed as a genius in gem identification and had considerable expertise in that field.

From afar, witnessing that terrifying punch, Tian Tian felt his scalp tingle. The faint remaining force leaking from the fist could kill hundreds of him.

Ling Mofeng watched the scene and groaned inwardly, regretting his return—interrogation time was surely next.

“Ordinary!” mortals should be mortals. The word ‘Dao’ is too weighty, beyond our bearing. Huang Yan disapproved of that name.

“Is this some kind of Transformer?” a young, energetic voice exclaimed, followed by a huge shadow crashing down upon Yi Daoren.

“I thought after your recklessness last time, you’d never come to see me again,” Blue Phoenix smiled, revealing pearly white teeth like shells. Slightly intoxicated, her laughter carried a tinge of wine’s warmth.

After the evening market, Jia Yun stopped as usual to buy a large haul of fish, meat, fruits, vegetables, as well as candies and pastries.

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The layout inside the New Alliance base hadn’t changed much. Fei Junshuai followed his memory toward the canteen and soon arrived there.

Seeing this, a terrifying merit suddenly flared on the Time-Space Talisman, while mysterious rules streamed into this world, inexplicably increasing the world’s primordial force by a full ten percent.

Twenty days later, as everything settled into order, the first three batches of children began venturing out to hunt and train under the guidance of tribal warriors.

Recalling how the other party always looked down on his shopkeeper status, and now being so eager to make money, he couldn’t help but feel a touch of disdain.

The two siblings escorted them out, accompanying them all the way beyond the courtyard gate. After they turned back, Jia Wei rubbed his temple involuntarily.

Soya looked at Larov’s hopeful gaze and shook his head. In the game, there might be a slow attrition, but in reality, the two remaining bears would surely track him down by scent. He currently lacked the ability to mask his smell.

Tang Wan was like meat in a tiger’s mouth. He wanted to snatch her away without harming her life—a task exceedingly difficult.

Glancing back, Earth Third had vanished without a trace, the soil closing seamlessly with no hole left behind.

Lin Yi emerged from the iron chamber just as a faint groan came from the left side of the iron door. Then the person began coughing violently from smoke inhalation.

Therefore, to prevent anyone from losing control and causing trouble, Chu Jianchen reluctantly endured the uniform, disdainful looks around him—like “a fairy flower stuck on cow dung”—and silently waited for the hard-earned breakfast. After all, it was the thoughtfulness of Xueyuan Ying.