Chapter 60: The Descent of Disaster

Moreover, ever since acquiring that battered supreme holy artifact, this sensation had grown increasingly intense. Yet, no one was following them, and even the void had been thoroughly searched without finding a single person in pursuit.

However, she didn't take it seriously. Along the way, it wasn't as if they hadn't encountered such attempts to throw oneself at someone, using this peculiar method to catch the top scholar's eye.

It possessed certain feline characteristics, yet was immensely huge and carried a crushing sense of oppression. Merely standing there seemed to cause everything around it to fall into silence, instantly drawing all attention.

Based on his current observations of the world's self-completing mechanisms, this possibility was actually not high. Because the strength of the New Humans could not be compared on equal terms with mutated species of the same rank, it was inherently not too difficult for a lower-ranked mutated species to kill a New Human one rank higher.

Yet the battle had already begun, and the long-legged spider would by no means back down immediately just because it had suffered a setback.

The surrounding people suddenly cried out in alarm, and some even shed tears, unable to suppress the overwhelming emotion in their hearts.

Sure enough, a giant beast lay collapsed on the ground, fast asleep. Shen Yuan looked closer and was startled to find it was a bear, bound by seemingly flimsy iron chains.

This was a highly toxic medicinal herb that grew on the cliffs of southwestern Dianyun, the potency of a single stalk being sufficient to poison an elephant to death.

At this moment, Lu Qingru released Song Jiangheng's hand and pushed him in from behind. Seeing Song Jiangheng return, Song Yueyi placed Lu Zhesheng in the crib, ran over, embraced him tightly, and burst into tears.

Wenren Junzheng pushed the door open and entered, carrying a wild hare. His broad forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat, and large patches of the front and back of his light-colored martial attire were soaked with damp sweat.

Slowly closing his eyes, Lan Feng released his soul power to carefully sense the condition within the body of the ghoul demon.

They say that all things are difficult at the start, and building up such a massive family fortune today had indeed been exceptionally difficult. Jian Hao's parents had scrimped and saved, managed to stash away some money, secured a bank loan, and finally started their business.

"A person like Lingfeng—if you try to force him, it will only produce the opposite of the desired result. It is far better to cultivate a bond of good karma with him. I will report this to the branch president," said the middle-aged elder addressed as Elder Mo.

***

Zeth awoke in the faint light of dawn, his eyes opening weakly as he lay motionless like a corpse.

The disciples of the Dao Alliance were all captivated, and even Long Ke-qiu and the Xu brothers turned their gazes toward that ranking.

Xuan Yi scooped her up into his arms and chuckled, saying, "I'll watch over you!" Yet inwardly, he felt that his mind must truly be abnormal. What was he saying? What was he doing?

Sensing the abnormality in the air, the two instructors were both startled. Although they immediately held their breath, merely the trace of seductive aura they had inhaled earlier was enough to make their souls spin, swaying as if they might collapse at any moment.

The head of the Law Enforcement Court saw that Yan Diao had no fewer supporters than Lingfeng, and a smile crept across his previously expressionless face. However, when he looked at Lingfeng, his expression was filled with venomous hatred, as if Lingfeng had murdered his son.

No, she couldn't. He was her only remaining family member; how could she possibly become a prostitute in a pleasure house?

A sudden flash of violet light produced a glare so piercing that the zombie instinctively raised a hand to block it, retreating half a step cautiously. The terrifying destructive power of the thunder attribute incinerated the vines to ashes in the blink of an eye, and the figure vanished as it always did.

Realizing that his words just now had been somewhat harsh, Yang Lu smiled gently and said, "What's in the past is in the past. It's just that returning to the place where the journey began always brings back a flood of emotions..." Yet these words left Manager Su completely bewildered.

In order to withstand the impact generated by the bomb, Su Ting had no choice but to deploy the domain of his Word Spirit: King's Earth.

Louise's acting career had been delayed for half a day, which was undoubtedly a direct collision with the contract—truanting incurred exorbitant sky-high penalty fees and meant replacement of the lead actor.

Although Carl could not understand why Tom would abandon Sadie and flee by car alone, there might very well be victims trapped in the basement.

Unaware of the reasons behind this, Prefect Xu offered five thousand taels of gold, hoping to curry favor with the Left Chancellor while also harboring ambitions for the position of Prefect of Beilu Commandery.

Having finished her midday meal, Shen Chuxu lay contentedly on the daybed, thinking to herself how wonderful it would be if she could enjoy meat freedom every day.

***

At this time, Chai Rong was indeed still called Chai Rong and not Guo Rong, because he was the adopted son of Guo Wei's wife, Lady Chai, rather than the adopted son of Guo Wei himself.

Inside the Imperial Physician Quarters, apart from the bustling physicians and pharmacists, only Chu Mingxuan remained seated by Lin An's bedside. Last night, he had used his internal Qi to protect Lin An's heart meridians, continuously sustaining his life. Now, Lin An's condition was still unstable, and he dared not leave.

Though Da Wu lived within the Gali tribe, his wisdom belonged to the entire aquatic merman race, and he could share it with humanity at any moment.

This reminded Shui Yue of her journey to the Southern Continent, when she cruised the starry river at night aboard the Mini Flying Monkey. Only back then, the starry night sky was not beneath their feet.

"Look, I knew it..." Ye Qingcheng said. "Then I'll make you a honey-glazed one." As she turned and roasted the rabbit leg in her hand while eating the one she had just grilled herself, she glanced back at Qin Rui. "Can you not be exposed to sunlight?" she asked with genuine curiosity.

Liu Yueru fixed her beautiful eyes on Hao Chen and the others, gazing at the bloodstains on Hao Chen's body as her slender hands clenched tightly. She knew clearly that the victory in this war was entirely due to Hao Chen.

Mo Tian waved his hand indifferently, a subtle and unreadable trace of a smile lingering on his face.

A streak of pitch-black sword light flashed past, slicing down from the crown of the head, passing directly between the eyes, cleaving the bridge of the nose, piercing the philtrum, and splitting the lips.

When the majority of the disciples had entered the arena platforms, Lu Ying and Lu Yuan cast their gazes toward Hao Chen, initially intending to call him into the arena. But upon recalling his identity, the two of them hesitated for a moment, exchanged glances, remained silent, and walked toward the competition platforms instead.