31 The First Ranking Announcement (Part 1)

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As soon as the door opened, a man was standing directly outside. Zhen Rong nearly collided with him. At such close range, she naturally saw his face clearly, and her wrists went limp despite herself; the half-bucket of lukewarm water crashed entirely onto the floor. Hearing the noise, Yan Jun glanced toward the doorway, and all color drained from her cheeks.

This scene was also seen with perfect clarity by the countless powerful figures of the thirty-three Demonic Realm Cultivation Stars through the light screens.

“Come to think of it, Shopkeeper, isn’t this a pet store? Why not stock some reptiles for sale? I think starting with horse-maned snakes would be a pretty good idea…”

She hurriedly wiped the tear tracks from her face and did everything she could to make her sobbing less obvious. But how could anyone hold back something like that? Instead, she began to sob even harder, which only made her attempt to conceal it all the more conspicuous.

Ever since entering the pet store, the lens of the camera in his hands had remained trained on the kittens romping and chasing one another inside. He found them lively and adorable, but beyond that, there seemed to be nothing particularly unusual about them.

Yet his opponent’s counterattack had landed as well, striking beneath his arm. Fortunately, it too had only grazed him. Both men were bleeding profusely and hurriedly tapped the acupoints on their bodies to seal the wounds; otherwise, the blood loss alone would have been unbearable.

“I know it’s probably impossible too, but the design really does look extremely similar.” Sun Nuan’s gaze remained fixed on the pendant.

The moment he finished speaking, the two men who had originally supported the youth in brocade clothes hurried over.

Seeing that the two of them, despite being Lords of the Water Element, were about to be drowned by the surging floodwaters, Wang Qian had no choice but to skip the small talk and get straight to the point.

In his previous life, Qin Yan had gone to the Continent of the Nine Provinces because of that beautiful lie, because of the longing in his heart for the Land of Dreams.

Moreover, it was obvious that Cheng Ran had not merely provoked him. It seemed that the entire courtyard had been twisted by that one incident. Yang Xia said that perhaps she could get into No. 10 High School in Rongcheng, while Liu Ying, Yao Beibei, and the others also seemed to have begun paying attention to the schools in Rongcheng. It was as though their narrow horizons had been opened, and they had begun to set their sights on more distant goals.

After making his request, Masao Itada did not dare meet Zheng Peng’s eyes. Instead, he knelt on the ground once more and quietly awaited Zheng Peng’s reply.

“With the two of you keeping watch here, my staying would only be a waste. I’m going back to enjoy the air-conditioning—it’s much more comfortable.” Xu Qingyin turned sideways, waved to the two of them, and smiled sweetly. Bathed in sunlight, that smile was as beautiful as a graceful pink lotus, making Wang Yihua unable to resist the urge to rush forward and hold her back.

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The light all around grew increasingly bright. Gradually, a carpetlike layer appeared on the ground and across the surrounding rocks, radiating a faint, hazy glow. It seemed to imbue this desolate place with a great deal of vitality.

Just as Angus had said, Tokiomi Tohsaka’s personality could even be described as obstinate.

With the assistance of the Boling Cui Clan, it was entirely possible that Taiyuan City would eventually come under the control of the Jihong Yao Clan.

Forget about your lips swelling—even if somewhere else swelled up, one swig from a blood potion would solve everything, right, darling?

Of course, no one knew that after returning home, Qin Yang had trained for a long time in virtual space.

The Knights once again ran a two-man play. This time, Qin Yang passed the ball to the perimeter, where Mo Williams attempted a three-pointer, only for it to clang off the rim.

Lin Zhenzhen glanced toward the kitchen and began calculating whether she could make it in time to rush over, find a knife, and defend herself.

“Oh no!” In the next instant, the Master of the Azure Dragon Hall had already transformed into a fading afterimage and vanished before the middle-aged man’s eyes.

When that seven-colored drizzle began to fall from the sky, the people in the Peach Garden Courtyard likewise experienced the entire process of having both body and soul cleansed.

After hearing the conversation between the two, Xue Feng felt extremely irritated. He turned his head toward the screen, trying to shift his attention elsewhere.

In the fifth year of the Xianheng era of the Tang dynasty, the Taoist Master Taisu of Chuzhou resided at the Three Purities Temple on Mount Zhi. He secretly cultivated virtue and aided all living beings, causing his reputation to spread far and wide until people in every direction praised him. He withdrew into the deep mountains, paid no heed to worldly affairs, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to seeking immortality and pursuing the Dao.

There was nothing she could do—this was a divine-grade technique! A legendary divine-grade technique! Her entire Stone Clan possessed only a single heaven-grade cultivation method, which they regarded as an ancestral treasure. If the clan members found out about this, they would go mad.

Xun Hu could do nothing but tremble with fury, his entire suit of armor shaking. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and say, “I’ll give you that.” Afterward, he ignored everyone completely.

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“A Divine King… and an extremely powerful one at that…” Hua Yunling frowned slightly. She had no idea what purpose the newcomer might have. Perhaps he was merely passing by; perhaps he was an enemy of the Noah Divine Domain. However, until the other party revealed any intentions, Hua Yunling continued chatting casually with Li Yan.

“What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean, cute?” Jiang Wei’s face immediately flushed. Ever since reaching adulthood, she had paid close attention to her words and conduct in order to preserve the dignified image of a princess.

“Senior, please teach me how to draw comics! I’ve long heard that you’re excellent at drawing them as well! Please, you must teach me!” Mingli Eri appeared exceptionally excited.

All the yamen runners carried lanterns and searched beneath the cliff. There they found that Ai Liu had already died, but there was no sign of the clay statue, so they retraced their path and continued searching. When they reached the side of the Guanyin Temple, they heard snoring from the wild grass outside. They held up their lanterns and saw Yuan Cheng lying drunk in the grass, sleeping soundly and utterly insensible. Beside him lay the clay statue, which had fallen and broken at the chest, splitting into two pieces.

“You call that thing an electromagnetic cannon?” Feng Xue asked in utter bewilderment, her trembling fingertip pointing toward the sky where the orange beam of light had just streaked across.

Conditions had been improving steadily over the past two years. Sun’s father, Sun’s mother, and the rest of the family had become more generous as well, giving several hundred yuan in red envelopes. Of course, they would not give quite so much to other people; even if they wanted to, they had to take the recipient’s dignity into consideration.

Not one of the other seven S-rank individuals escaped alive. Qin Feng collected all of their belongings afterward.

And then? All kinds of falsified accounts, scams, and market manipulation, harvesting the wealth of ordinary people wave after wave to fill the pockets of certain individuals. No one does anything about it. Can’t anyone see that? The only stock market in the entire world that never pays dividends to its shareholders, while its companies are equally straightforward: they exist solely to raise money, and once they have done so, they leave without the slightest hesitation.

With a movement of his mental power, two gun ports opened on either side of the deep-sea submarine. Energy waves gathered and brewed within them.

Meanwhile, Kublai’s grandson Temür inherited the throne in Xijing and once again changed the name of the country to Mongolia. Song and Mongolia resumed peace negotiations, after which Mongolia acknowledged Song suzerainty. Peace was restored between the two sides, and their relations became even friendlier than before. Trade flourished, and large quantities of military equipment, including plate armor, entered Mongolia through commerce.

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