Volume 1, Chapter 48: The Smoke of Battle Rises Anew

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Early the next morning, sunlight spilled over the city walls, gilding the solid stones with a layer of gold. Lu Yunduan arrived early at the battlements, gazing into the distance toward the enemy forces. The morning breeze gently brushed past, carrying a hint of coolness and blowing away a touch of fatigue.

It was precisely because this transformation was so drastic that Xu Yi had a profound sense of rapid advancement.

No matter what, on the surface, they were the leaders of the World Government, the five individuals wielding the highest combat power in the world.

Young Master Zhang gritted his teeth, glared resentfully at Chen Fan, and immediately scampered away. The surrounding crowd broke into whispers and pointed fingers.

"Indeed, opportunities like this are found only by chance and cannot be sought intentionally," Ye Xiao echoed. In truth, he simply did not know what else to say. Fame and fortune had nothing to do with him; to put it grandly, even the living had nothing to do with him.

Over the next few days, Chen Fan came to the foot of the Tianrui Pagoda every day to practice, striving to break through this "human physiological limit." Under Chen Fan's rigorous tempering, his cultivation level began to show signs of loosening near the bottleneck of the Embracing Elixir peak, and a wisp of "Nascent Soul" aura was on the verge of being born from within his primal elixir.

"You can no longer go back; you can never go back," Ye Xiao said, taking another sip of tea. It tasted a bit astringent—it had been steeped for far too long.

After the Haotian Pagoda finished speaking, Chen Nan saw that out of the hundreds of skeletal remains, three had fallen right in front of him.

"Are you finished eating? If you are finished, let's go. I'm a little tired." Ye Xiao stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked away as if nothing had happened.

A lean-faced man stepped out from the team. He first took off the armor on his body, then produced a black iron star card and channeled his star power.

"Brother Xiao Huo, if we can meet again in the next life, Nalan Yanran would still be willing to marry you," Nalan Yanran said, a trace of unwavering determination flashing through her beautiful eyes.

"Crack—" The wide axe precisely cleaved through the split in the door panel made the previous time, yet it produced a tremendous crash and sent a flurry of wood chips flying everywhere, making one wonder how on earth it had managed to get wedged all the way in the first place.

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Without finishing my sentence, I shoved Yang Zuosheng aside, and before he could make sense of what was happening, I strode with large, determined steps toward Li Xiuxiu, who was bound to a chair.

Observing Fu Nianjun’s bearing, and watching her converse with Qi Zhaoruo, the onlookers immediately began to form their own guesses regarding Fu Nianjun's identity.

Pfft~ A mouthful of dark blood gushed from Bai Yu's mouth. In an instant, his gaze grew unfocused, the flames flickering before his brow gradually dimmed, all his vital functions began to regress, and even his heartbeat slowly grew fainter.

Disregarding whether or not Namiye was acting out of loyalty at this moment, the onlookers sensed that there seemed to be a mastermind behind the scenes, and consequently, a profound sense of vigilance arose within them.

Wang Youcheng wore a calm and detached expression, clad in a black robe and white inner tunic, billowing gracefully in the occasional mountain breeze.

What I never expected was that, although my elemental origin belonged to fire, it ultimately could not withstand its infinite devouring characteristic. In the end, I was suppressed and reduced to this miserable state.

Naturally, there would also be a portion of more fragile students who would be unable to adjust within a short period of time.

The Emperor truly existed, and he would display his power to protect them. Just the thought of this was enough to make every ordinary heart within the empire surge with passion.

Firstly, the news might not have reached that village yet; secondly, by casually finding some excuse to cover the scars on one's face and acting calm and natural, perhaps it wouldn't be so easy for others to recognize a wanted criminal.

Most of the medicinal herbs on the Blue Sea Star belonged to the water and wind elements, while herbs of other elemental affinities, particularly fire, were comparatively rare.

There was another consideration: once Pangu regained full control of his body after ten years, he would no longer be someone the gods could deal with simply by joining forces... Regardless, they were companions; no matter how outrageous he was, he could not possibly fail to protect his own.

Stream Moon had not replied for a long time, and Feng Xiaoxiao waited anxiously. As soon as Stream Moon finished sending that reply, he intended to beg Stream Moon to come and rescue him.

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Midnight had long since passed, yet Yang Yun did not feel a shred of sleepiness. Ever since he began practicing the *Yuehua True Scripture*, his need for sleep had become significantly less than that of ordinary people. This was also one of the advantages of the *Yuehua True Scripture*, allowing Yang Yun to invest much more time into studying, comprehension, and other pursuits.

"Humph!" The anger that Qi Yanwu had been suppressing all along suddenly flared up in an instant, and she let out a cold snort.

This was because over the past twenty years, not a single unfamiliar top-tier sub-god had returned to Flame City from the Blazing Desert after them.

"Bring me a rope, hang this fellow from that tree, and then take off his belt and give him a hundred lashes! Humph!" Niu Dasheng said, abandoning Qi Yanwu and turning on his heel to leave.

Until Lady Rong had vented her frustrations to the fullest, collapsing powerlessly onto the daybed and wailing in bitter despair, did Landai finally get the chance to wet a handkerchief and hand it over.

The lid of this jar was already shattered. Judging from the aged marks along the cracks, it must have broken quite a long time ago. It was likely that heavy objects like bricks piled up during the construction of the house had crushed the lid on top of the jar.

Tianxin's unfathomable strength and his frantic purchasing spree had both attracted far too much attention.

Actually, it wouldn't be entirely wrong to say that. Outsiders only saw Ye Xinghun stepping in to block the coordinated attack of the six individuals, but they failed to fully keep up with his movements. At the exact moment Ye Xinghun blocked their assault, he had "gently tapped" the acupoints on the limbs of all six adversaries.

Upon second thought, recalling Master Kunan's earlier hint that this sachet had marvelous uses, he actually fished the sachet out. He immediately hung it around his neck. The moment the sachet was suspended against his chest, a chaotic flurry of rushing and pouncing sounds ceased abruptly behind his back, and out of the corner of his eye, no charging creatures could be seen anymore.

"Reporting to the Young Master, Leng Feng and the others have all begun taking action, and the results are extremely remarkable!" Leng Rain replied softly, seemingly worried that even slightly raising her voice might disrupt Ye Xinghun's train of thought.