24 The Beast
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No wonder. In the Songshan region, who does not know the name of Wang Ba, the great boss? He knew about Zhen Tong’s gambling skills, so when he heard that an expert had arrived at the establishment today, Wang Ba immediately understood that this person had not come to gamble at all. He had come to challenge the house.
“Pfft…” Gu Hua, far away at the base, was the first to react upon hearing those words. He spat out his drink, prompting Sophia beside him to glance over curiously.
A single section of the city wall stood twice as high as Yao City. It was less a city than a fortress. Having witnessed the brutal battlefield of the Immortal-Demon War, where flames raged and flesh was torn apart, it had stood silently between heaven and earth for more than a century amid the changing tides of history. Every slash and sword mark upon it silently recounted the past.
“It worked!?” Lin Ai stared blankly at the giant mechanical life-form, dazed by the rocket blast. It now stood motionless, its four mechanical arms trembling incessantly.
What a pity. Once the Nier World truly mastered portal technology, the Hymn World would leap straight past steam and oil into the electromagnetic age—an efficient and astonishing transition.
Fleeing and killing were two entirely different matters. If Shangguan Zhiqiong were merely escaping, she certainly would not fight to the death; she might use no more than the power of the Divine Realm’s peak. But if her life were truly in danger, she would undoubtedly unleash every treasure and technique at her disposal. The difficulty would be on an entirely different level.
“Tsk, tsk!” The ghoul let out a sinister laugh and struck heavily with one palm, hitting Mo Shi in the back.
A moment later, the five-colored figure withdrew, bent at the waist, without saying a word. He asked nothing and said nothing, leaving not even a single sentence behind as he rapidly departed from the starship’s warp trajectory. Throughout it all, his emotions remained calm—neither sorrowful nor joyful, neither angry nor hurried.
Therefore, the power of the Ten Talents now was no longer on the same level as it had been at the beginning. It was considerably stronger.
In other words, demons had appeared within his jurisdiction, and he had needed someone else to alert him to it. How could the Liji Empire possibly retain any dignity?
The enormous warship sped southward at an astonishing pace. Most of the time it avoided the main routes, but whenever it occasionally entered one, every passing vessel was left utterly stunned and hurriedly moved aside, causing countless disruptions.
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After Slotes summoned a vast mass of black mist, intermittent sounds of bones grinding together emerged from within. The noise was horribly grating, as though some sharp object were being dragged across a pane of glass. The moment anyone heard it, gooseflesh prickled over their entire body.
Inside the room, the table, chairs, bed, wall-mounted television, fluorescent tube, door, window, and glass were all exactly as before. Even their colors had not changed in the slightest; they merely appeared somewhat clearer.
But then he suddenly thought of a way to harvest more crystal cores. Since that was possible, why not give it a try?
As the black cat’s thoughts turned, the two solid beams of blue light carried its vision through walls and layers of rock, arriving at a place unlike any other in the universe.
Meanwhile, the sensors aboard the Tongyu reconnaissance ship detected vast quantities of violent high-energy matter surging toward the outer reaches of the star system. If the Kleidez fleet behind them failed to enter the shadow of another planet in time, the outcome could easily be predicted.
“Damn! Then we really are in danger. Good thing you’re so formidable, Fourth Brother. But will there be a problem with hiring them? From what you said, they still have nine spacecraft. Three of them need major repairs, sure—but what if they’re repaired?” Qian Ruhai asked.
Although everyone knew that no other race could match the Tongyu Fleet’s reconnaissance capabilities, they had no intention of arguing on Fei Heng’s behalf. They were thinking instead about how to preserve their own fleet.
Some bathed in the blood of immortals and returned in triumph bearing glorious spoils, while others were defeated by their opponents, shattered to pieces until both body and soul were annihilated.
In the end, however, Ling Jiantong lacked Mu Jinghong’s strength. Mu Jinghong easily seized both her hands and crossed them above her head.
To the west stood the enormous stone pillars of the Azure Dragon Hall’s main gate, along with the Dragon Vein Avenue that welcomed guests—the very road they had taken when they arrived. As for the abyss to the north, the Emperor seemed extremely afraid of it; he shook his head repeatedly, refusing to let Ziqi go there.
“With a wife like you, what more could a husband ask for?” Mo Yu Jingchen suddenly curved his lips into a bewitching smile, its brilliance scattering across the world and dazzling that moment in time.
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Ziqi’s control over water spiritual power was far less practiced than her command of lightning spiritual power. After only a few exchanges, she was already beginning to run out of strength.
This King Chen was truly arrogant beyond compare. She had thought he would at least show some restraint, but she had never expected him not to take even the Lingfeng Kingdom seriously.
The people sent to the western sea had gone to the merfolk clan to inquire, but there was still no news of her return. Where, exactly, had that girl gone?
Ling Yue was dazed and confused, unable to understand why he was saying these things to her. Could this branch be unusual in some way? When Jinfeng had given it to her, he had said nothing, merely warning her not to let anyone else discover it.
Qian Ming could have dodged, but A-Lian froze as though unable to believe what she was seeing. Without a moment’s hesitation, he lunged forward, pulled her into his arms, and drew his sword to forcibly block the attack.
At that moment, Qian Mo had unleashed her full aura. Strangely, although Qian Yue’s strength surpassed hers, he merely restrained her. Whenever she used one measure of power, he matched it with one measure of his own, maintaining a level equal to hers. No one knew what he intended, but one thing was certain: she truly had no energy left to kill Chu Yunlian.
These demon death warriors flew to the summit and began battling the magical beasts. The two sides were evenly matched, and the fierce melee sent rivers of blood flowing across the entire Biluo Peak.
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