Volume One, Chapter 27: Lost in Mathematical Problems, Fa Zheng Pledges His Loyalty

Su Yan noticed the tension in Qiao Junyao’s eyes, offered her a word of comfort, and turned to head toward the arena.

The two behemoths were locked in a fierce struggle, bringing misery to the soldiers beneath them. Whether demon or human, anything caught in their path was crushed into pulp. Terrified, the soldiers abandoned all sense of duty, scrambling to flee for their lives.

In front of the white pavilion, the man who could command the winds and rain of this world extended his hand toward Simon.

Shen Feng snorted and raised his left hand. A golden light ignited at his heart, slowly drifting to his left shoulder before spreading down his arm to his palm. He clenched his fingers and then suddenly opened them; a palm-sized golden screen of light rose from his hand.

The next moment, several ant-men emerged from above the heads of the Daosen group members surrounding the fire prison. Without a word, they descended and launched a surprise attack from behind. Simultaneously, countless more ant-men poured out from various stone caves.

“It’s nothing! Nothing at all! My hand just slipped, haha!” Shen Feng hurriedly righted the overturned teacup. He had been so excited by the thought of the one billion figure that his hand had trembled and knocked it over.

“I laugh at you for living for millions of years yet remaining so ignorant, your head filled with nothing but mush. A hunk of blubber like yours is only fit to be turned into wontons to satisfy everyone’s craving,” the Corpse King Hou mocked.

Furthermore, with the rising star King Xuan Yun Jinze to the south, and the up-and-coming King Yue to the north, Murong Yutian would find it difficult to advance even a single step, as either one of these young princes could easily defend the border between the Qiongyue Kingdom and the Lanling Kingdom.

For two months, both Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu had remained stationary, and I had followed suit, observing their movements. Just then, scouts flew in to report that Lu Bu had appointed Zhang Xiu as the vanguard to invade Changsha, while he himself led the main force closely behind! Upon hearing this, I had no choice but to mobilize my troops to meet them.

Throughout these days, Yu Mixing rarely left her side, tending to her every need with such warmth that it was hard for Hua Shangxue not to be moved.

As it turned out, according to the rules of the Molan Tournament, Group A consisted of the youngest disciples from each cultivation sect—the fresh blood of the schools. Through the Group A matches, one could observe both the quality of instruction each sect provided its newcomers and whether any dazzling new stars had emerged among the younger generation.

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However, after that question, Mao Chen vanished without a trace. He never appeared again, and after waiting for a while with no result, Li Kuo stopped bothering with him.

Just then, a burst of loud laughter startled a flock of birds, shattering the tranquility of the beautiful valley.

Han Peng didn’t finish his sentence, but I understood what he meant; the next step would likely have been running off to Beijing to become a professional boxer.

Much like how the mainstream media of the Night Elves turned a blind eye to the internet outage notice in Coldarra, Thrall didn’t really care about the Blue Dragon’s power rationing either.

Thus, the Troll Chieftain had no choice but to follow the Paladin and turn back to crush all the ghouls that were hunting down the refugees fleeing south.

Li Kuo did not need to prove himself through sales figures now; he needed to prove himself through his level of prestige.

Yan Yu felt deep heartache over the death of Ke Yu. Combined with her disdain for Shen Chong—who knew nothing of the way of beast-taming—and her own inherent arrogance, she was driven to act.

Li Kuo planned to use this item at the right moment. After all, it was a one-time consumable that would be completely destroyed after use, so it had to be saved for a critical situation.

It stood to reason, though: if a student like Zhou Bian, who had only ranked in the lower tier, could beat a student like Luo Bin—who had ranked in the top tier—to a pulp, then the imperial examination itself would lose some of its meaning.

He couldn't wait to take the Devil Fruit out of his storage space; the pineapple-shaped fruit emanated a dark, lustrous glow.

He didn't know where Gu Shuojin found such confidence. He had always been first in battlefield points, and apart from Fatty Dong, who had more gold, silver, or bronze than him? As for items, there weren't many good ones that could be bought with money. While exchange systems did offer powerful things, they were absurdly expensive, even beyond his own willingness to spend.

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They looked at the grey long blade with great wariness, then turned their glares toward Luo Fang’s consciousness with murderous intent.

Wu Tian, however, remained calm. He understood the standard procedures, but he understood even better that in this strange world, normal rules only restricted the weak; they had little effect on the strong.

Xun Pu could clearly see that there was truly no trace of a Golden Core in Lin Tian’s dantian, so why was his cultivation so formidable?

Lin Fei’s Gale Step and Mercury Flow were completely ineffective! With no other choice, he could only release Alpha Strike to hide within the Alpha space.

The massive surge of yin energy and corpse aura hit me like a giant wave, slamming me directly against the rock wall.

The Heavenly Sword Sword Sovereign was arrogant, being at the peak of the Human Immortal stage, and his cultivation techniques were fierce and immensely powerful. Yet, even so, facing an Earth Immortal practitioner, he would not only lack any means of retaliation, he would certainly be no match at all—without the slightest chance of victory.

To refine the Sword of Fire, one must use the Primordial Fire. It seemed that if I didn't bring that thing out, it would be impossible.

Given the affection Bai Xiye held for Bai Ling’er, he had dared to risk his life against the Bai family two hundred years ago. Even more so now that he was a great demon roaming the Yin and Yang realms, I did not believe that if he were truly desperate, he wouldn't be able to rescue Bai Ling’er, even if the Bai family kept her under heavy guard.