Volume 1, Chapter 55: I Want to Show You a Treasure

It was only then that Xu Xun realized her feet were completely numb from the cold. If things went on like this, she feared she would need divine intervention to save her life. Hurrying back to the car, she grabbed her down jacket and followed Tan Ming up the mountain.

Sifang Jingyan gave a faint smile and raised a hand slightly. Without even touching the grand vermilion gates, they creaked open with a soft groan.

Perhaps she should go to the realm of the Nightmare King, consult the nightmare fairies, and incidentally learn a thing or two about the common knowledge of the Nightmare Universe.

As time went on, Wu Mei became increasingly involved in state affairs, and cracks began to form in her relationship with Li Zhi. Urged by the counsel of others around him, Li Zhi could not help but harbor the intention of deposing the Empress.

The giant squid seemed to hesitate whether to pursue or stay and continue dealing with the Ghost, but Xing Tianyi had already launched a second attack from beneath its belly. With a horizontal sweep of his greatsword, another tentacle was severed. This time, Wings of Death swooped in, its two dragon claws seizing the still-writhing tentacle as it swiftly flew toward the other side.

Back in the modern era, some friends of mine would meticulously prepare and plan for years just to have a child, only to spend five or six years before finally bringing one into the world.

Yet this was merely the calm before the storm. In just a few years, once internal stability was achieved among the Three Kingdoms, a massive war would break out at the slightest touch.

The young man was furious, but Lan Zhihao casually tossed him an item. He glanced at it, then looked over at Lan Zhifu and the others' position. Since it did not prevent him from watching the match, he naturally raised no objection and traded places, though he felt a deep aversion in his heart toward such overbearing behavior from Lan Zhifu.

"What else can we do? Aside from staying within the city, what other choice is there?" Zhu Da retorted, immediately realizing that Wang Xiong's question carried a trace of mockery. He frowned as he looked over, only to see Wang Xiong smiling and lowering his head.

"Of course, it's the utmost honor." As Arthur spoke, he had already readied his weapon and, with a click, pulled open the front passenger door.

However, things did not go as he wished. The moment his body collided with the Shield of Xuanwu, a formidable and overwhelming rebound force surged from the surface of the shield. Consequently, his body flew backward through the air just as one would expect.

Yet, at a realm like his, the price of any magical treasure that could truly provide external assistance was exorbitantly high. It started at a minimum of ten billion, and anything cheaper would be of virtually no use to him.

For some reason, under Shi Qingxuan's gaze, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling felt the hairs on their bodies stand on end, as if an endless, boundless darkness was pressing down upon them. Both quickly made it clear that they were mere bystanders with no stake in the matter, completely bewildered as to how they had even ended up at the doorway, and certainly had no intention of blocking the path. They immediately stepped aside to clear the entrance.

Though he possessed such an item as well, human-skin masks were always in high demand with zero supply on the market. Because of their immense practical value, they were among the most expensive and readily marketable dark artifacts.

Earlier, when Chu Tian霖 used his aura to suppress the sect masters of these first-tier sects, he had already sensed that, in the dark, a mysterious power had taken notice of him.

"You have a good eye. Among my four disciples, the third disciple has achieved the highest mastery, and his Crimson Flame Palm is a cut above the rest. No wonder he was able to eliminate that rebellious disciple of mine. You... you are good, very good." With that, he retrieved a manual from his robes.

I saw that pair of double pupils burst forth with the fighting spirit of dying embers reigniting. Together, they pulled outward on the sword hilt, and it actually... actually moved.

The sword was like a cold star, freezing and sharp. Its blade flashed, erratic and unpredictable, leaving one unable to discern Yin Zhiping's exact trajectory of attack. Even in just the opening move, he displayed a level of strength a clear notch above his previous match.

By this time, the envoys' impressions of Shen Ao were reduced to terms of grand generosity and lavishness. All of them beamed with joy as Shen Ao instructed servants to brew fresh tea, after which casual pleasantries naturally followed.

At that moment, the other person turned around, rapidly closing the distance as a hand clamped over his mouth. With a sleeve-dagger driving fiercely into his neck several times, he was shoved against the wall in an instant.

Yang Qian was utterly mortified. She never expected to run into Wen Yuzhi here, and certainly not in such a manner; she was so embarrassed she wanted to crawl into a hole. Had she known she was coming to meet someone, nothing could have persuaded her to let Jing Jingxi carry her all the way here.

"That Bai Suzhen possesses a pure and righteous aura. Although she is a millennium-old snake demon, she has never even taken a human life—how could she possibly eat people? If she ate people, she would long ago have been intolerable to society." A millennium-old snake demon's inner core was a precious treasure to cultivators; if Bai Suzhen had left behind any incriminating evidence, there would be no shortage of people eager to kill her.

Their hands were covered in thick calluses, their footwork was heavy and forceful, and their upper bodies were robust. They must have practiced external martial arts.

Lisa, dragged into the next room, still tried to run back. Shi Hui's sword shifted, slicing the counter she was reaching for clean in two mid-air. Lisa's tears, just on the verge of spilling, retreated back into her eyes, and her voice seemed to vanish instantly into hoarseness.

Although this was completely normal for a six-year-old child, such normalcy applied to Ori was far from normal. Observing Lucien's barely suppressible malice, Sang Ruo also felt that Ori's condition could no longer be left for others to study in depth.

Through the fragmented and scattered chatter, Zhou Jin and his group roughly pieced together the outline of what had transpired on the bridge.

After Shi Hui refused to return to Roland with the children, Roland generously transferred Chesterton's inheritance over to her. Naturally, this was only a portion, seeing as Chesterton's parents were still alive and entitled to a share. The original host's mother and son inherited the resort villa originally used to settle the original host, along with some liquidatable assets.

While internet fans were reveling in this magnificent spectacle—where fans could finally successfully pursue their idols—Luo Jingxuan reposted Zhou Zewai's message and replied with just two words: "Surprise."

However, those old wizards in Jiyou's memories had all conducted experiments alongside Rice and belonged to a specific group of authorized personnel permitted entry, which was why Sang Ruo had boldly decided to take the risk against Moloya.

When the Marquis opened his eyes again, day was about to turn to night. At that moment, from the distant palace, a beam of red light shot directly into the sky, after which the red light surged straight toward the Marquis.

Bai Sen was doing relatively well, all things considered, since not far from him, there was another target drawing all the fire.

If soldiers clad in heavy infantry armor were mounted on the finest warhorses, and those warhorses were likewise fitted with armor, with such cavalry arrayed in a line just like infantry—who could possibly withstand a charge from them?

Before the force of his palm even arrived, the accompanying gale reached her first, causing her blood to churn and leaving her with a suffocating sensation.

Raising her hand, a flash of silver condensed into a brilliant sphere of light. As her will directed it, the dark, malevolent Qi of the demon cultivator rose within the silver sphere, completely replacing its contents. Through further transformation, it converted into the immortal spiritual Qi of a cultivator.