Chapter 36
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Only a pavilion stood between them. Outside the window, Guo Pu was drinking beneath the moon, his brows furrowed as though displeased. The thought of having to meet Yu Linqi the next day irritated him beyond measure.
Her family was not wealthy at present. Ever since something had gone wrong after her father was imprisoned, three hundred taels was already a considerable sum for her.
Thus, Elder Wu Zhihua of the Spirit Void Palace and an elder of Medicine King Mountain, each vying for Fang Bai’s allegiance, arrived at a distant empty stretch of land. They summoned their spiritual energy and brought forth their spiritual artifacts, darting between earth and sky as they engaged in a fierce, tumbling battle.
If Thomas became the “only” powerhouse in the Sacred Domain, everything would be different. He would be far more heaven-defying than the Bronte and Onassis the Bright Pope had mentioned earlier. Never mind anything else—even the fact that he had become an undead grand archmage alone was enough to crush all the others in an instant, let alone the fact that he was a grand archmage of multiple elements.
Jian Zizai was just about to answer when Yang Chen immediately reached out and stopped him. He said, “The two of us are going out to find some girls. Are you coming?”
At that thought, Luo Lin’s mind stirred. He searched every nook and cranny of the undead realm and ultimately found four more undead: the Undead Menlie, the Undead Susan, the Golden-Haired Rat King, and the Energy-Eating Bug.
As it turned out, the skull’s move really was effective. When the two Sacred Domain powerhouses discovered that Mosul, the Dark Alliance’s holy son, was in danger, they immediately found themselves restrained by fear of striking the wrong target. Seth Black, who had intended to finish Luo Lin with a single sword stroke, could only hurriedly slash out a blade of sword energy from a distance before flying toward Mosul.
In truth, the people of Dong’e would not really breach the city gates, because they had never intended to engage in a full-scale battle with Liao City from beginning to end.
After resting for a while, this enormous group set out again. Whenever they encountered someone along the way, they absorbed that person into their ranks. The scouts had already gone ahead to search for the source of the gunfire and cannon blasts.
Between the Great River and the Huai River, the principal waterways were the Luo River and the Ji River. Both flowed from north to south and happened to converge near the Sacred Capital of Tiandu. If He Huairen’s fleet sailed south along the Luo River, it could reach the moat of the Sacred Capital of Tiandu within a day.
Upon hearing this, Chen Haihua’s expression changed as well. Lei Ye was right: given the lofty status of an elder of the Tianshan Sect, a single word from him would be enough to condemn Chen Haihua to certain death. No one could save him.
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“Boom!”
The report of a cannon instantly quieted everyone present. Li Yunfei glanced at the sky and saw that it was nearly noon. After the first Soul-Chasing Cannon had fired, the condemned prisoners’ faces grew much paler, yet smiles of release appeared upon them as well.
“Wait! He was the one who started this! If you’re going to arrest me, then at least arrest him too!”
Li Yunfei shouted to stop them, then pointed at Chai Lingwu, who was lying there groaning.
Zhang Xuewu had realized that the offensive and defensive battle at Chaoyang Fortress was like a gamble that could not be halted once begun. Both sides were wagering their available chips—and, ultimately, who could hold out for the final five minutes.
“Hmph! Since you no longer wish to die, then stay put and behave yourself. Remember, you are a prisoner. Otherwise, do not blame us for putting you through torture!”
Xue Rengui made no attempt to spare his feelings. He then walked over to Li Zhen to discuss what they should do next.
Fu Xinrui sat up, gently closed her eyes, and let out a long sigh. The whole matter was truly painful. Her love had somehow turned into an utter mess. Now it had even dragged her own relatives into it, and Fu Xinrui felt utterly useless.
Tis and the others could use their excessive vulgarity as an excuse for not daring to come, but Jiang Chenzhou and the others did not have that luxury. After all, Haotian himself had summoned them. Besides, they wanted to take a chance on their luck; perhaps the several matrons would not personally cook. They had not expected, however, to hear such bad news the moment they arrived.
Of course, anyone capable of sending a demigod-level powerhouse like the Vicious Leopard flying with a single blow had to be extraordinarily strong.
“Congratulations.”
Xi Yizheng rose and walked over to Helian Ao, who had stepped out of line, extending her right hand with a smile. Privately, she could not help sighing at how she seemed to have spent the entire day shaking hands with people.
—It was at that very moment.
A succession of footsteps sounded behind Han Sui, accompanied by the metallic vibrations of armor plates rubbing against one another.
“When you put it that way, we can still be friends.”
The three nodded in satisfaction, deeply gratified by Mu Ming’s growth.
Zhang Xiaomei’s voice was soft and sweet, yet exceptionally pleasant to hear. Combined with her beautiful face and perfect figure, it left Niu Dapao staring at her in a daze.
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He became the twenty-fourth emperor of the Han Empire—the ruler of that nation, that people, and indeed the entire world.
Something was wrong. Whether it was the shops, nearly all of which were closed, or the sparse pedestrians in the streets, nothing seemed normal. As he watched the streetlights around him grow increasingly dim, Ye Che was not persuaded to turn back by the shopkeeper. Instead, his curiosity only deepened in response to the strange phenomena.
“You speak beautifully, but you know me while I know nothing about you. Do you really think I could feel at ease under such circumstances? So before we discuss anything, shouldn’t you formally introduce yourself in detail?”
Ye Che rolled his eyes, suddenly thinking of a solution that was better than no solution at all.
This scythe dragon could actually use weapons. The discovery shocked everyone. If one day these creatures became as intelligent as humans, would these rocks still be able to hold them back?
After taking office, he spent nearly two months working with his advisers and a group of provincial officials temporarily recruited into service to sort out the mess left behind by his predecessor.
If other materials were used to make them, there would be another problem: such spatial objects would be easily damaged. In particular, if they were shaken by an attack or a powerful collision, the spatial object itself—and everything inside it—would be destroyed and vanish completely.
The Han army had eaten all its dry provisions, and its fresh water had long since run out. Few soldiers had died, but the number of wounded had increased dramatically.
Although these heroes had originally been low-level, capturing all of them and bringing them back to the association would constitute a great achievement. He would never let such a perfect opportunity to regain his position slip away.
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