Chapter 57

Mountain ranges, the earth, rivers, lakes, and oceans were all frozen stiff. The ice kept spreading deeper, and soon the whole world would be transformed into a realm of ice and snow.

Those nearby could also feel wave after wave of pressure emanating from the pill. It seemed that a single pill could kill them several times over.

Nansu was an industrial city. As the domestic economy boomed, its location gave it a considerable advantage. A thousand-mile Grand Canal ran north to south, while the cities to its east and west were plainly far less developed—largely, no doubt, because of the canal.

The old turtle’s attacks continued. Zheng Qian dodged again and again, fortunate to have the Great Dao Traverses the World technique. Without it, he would never have withstood those blows.

“There are no signs that anyone cut it deliberately?” Lin Qiang repeated the words over and over in his mind. If this had only happened last night, he would never have thought in that direction. But the circumstances were entirely different now.

Lin Qiang could tell from the man’s professionalism that he was undoubtedly an agent. Still, he checked with Xiao Anna to make sure. Once she confirmed it, he explained the part of the task the man would be responsible for.

Shock appeared on the faces of Zhao Tianquan and the other two. They had never expected Ling Tian to dare face Zhao Tianyun head-on. They had assumed Ling Tian would hide behind the Dragon Suppression Guard and look for a chance to escape. Now it seemed they had all been wrong.

Su Lin could read palms well enough for fortune-telling. The reason he needed Zou Beiyun’s birth date and name was to alter his fate.

Yin Yan’s gaze narrowed slightly. He raised a hand and gently brushed it over Ren Tong a few times, then turned to Yang Chengzhi. “Chengzhi, he’s absorbed far too much metal-element energy. If he keeps absorbing it, his body will burst apart. We can’t let him take in any more energy from this place.”

A colossal warship lay in the harbor, more than ten times as powerful as the warships once used on Demon Island. The entire vessel was made of steel.

“I can’t accept this…” I closed my eyes again and leaned back helplessly, falling onto the couch with a thud.

My name is Xue Wei—He Xuewei. For as long as I can remember, I have lived in this valley. Xianyun has never let me leave, not even once. A hundred years slipped by in the blink of an eye.

“All right. Here’s ten million dollars. Go buy yourself some porridge.” Guo Nianfei handed him a stack of cashier’s checks with a smile. He Tian couldn’t help thinking of scenes that stirred the same feeling in him.

The medicine cauldron was bright red all over. It wasn’t painted with a layer of red lacquer; it had been heated until it glowed.

After learning about the fighting around Dragon King Mountain, Marshal Zuo Di ordered his army to march there in person and wipe out the dragon-beast demons that had plagued the common people for years. To gather more intelligence, he invited the divine phoenix eagle to accompany the advance. In the blink of an eye, the hundred thousand imperial troops had reached the foot of Dragon King Mountain.

Once the other party gave him permission, Simon immediately explained to Faust the purpose of his visit.

Rey and Blake knew the visitor was likely Dean, and quietly raised their guard.

When Chaofeng Yang and Ling Yunche saw that Zhuang Jian had used the Tower Sovereign’s Great Luo Heaven Realm against them, their expressions changed. They had never imagined he could force the Tower Sovereign to give up the Great Luo Heaven Realm.

“Gu Luo?” A clear, lilting voice suddenly sounded behind him. He turned around. It was Qing Xing.

After they left, Old Jia and Tang Muyang came by as well. They brought plenty of fruit and told Zuo Lun not to lose heart. Zuo Lun nodded firmly and saw them off.

Bao Zhan wasn’t trying to curse Ying Mingyu. That was simply the truth. He swallowed the words and kept them to himself rather than saying them to the others.

Whether it was the warmth Xiang Nanfei had shown them when they first met more than a hundred thousand years ago, or the care he had given them along the way afterward—

“You… you bastard…” The Miaojiang Holy Maiden trembled with rage as she listened to Bu Feifan’s laughter.

As it happened, Bu Feifan had just left the police station when Zhang Qian came storming out, looking furious.

His original plan had been to build up his strength in a universe or world below the Gold rank, spending several hundred years forging a body worthy of a Hongmeng Overlord before venturing into the true myriad worlds.

The blast covered a vast area. The black-and-red soil beneath their feet, writhing like a living thing, was reduced to gray dust. The bones it had not yet fully devoured were exposed. The ground lost all its power and slipped beyond You Xin’s control.

By his account, the physician at the manor knew about Xu Yuan’s condition. Whether she took medicine to promote circulation and dispel stasis or not, she would die in childbirth along with the baby. Better to prescribe tonics, prolong matters for as long as possible, and wait for the right moment. If the pregnancy could be induced, then so be it; if not, there was nothing to be done.

Yan Qianqing had no idea how she had offended him. But ever since she had known him, he had always been just as sarcastic and unpleasant.

Sun Ce was at a fork in the road. The way ahead led to Jingzhou; the road to the left went to Xuzhou. They had already been waiting there for a quarter of an hour.

Cao Bao might not be much of a fighter, but he could still read the situation. So he joined forces with Zang Ba to put Wu Tiansi in his place.

“Great King Six-Eared, are you all right?” The Azure Ox, Gold Horn, Silver Horn, Qing Huang, and the Great King Who Avoided the Heat had all come over.

The apothecary’s shop assistant’s words caught Qi Xiu’s attention. He rolled the medicinal ingredients between his fingers, pondering to himself.

His gaze shifted as he studied Huang Dun, then he slowly ran his fingers over the golden-singing jade beads around his wrist.

Ji Yan kept nodding. He watched Zhu Ruiying rise from the stone stool and walk away, then found himself following her without even realizing it.

To wound the senior brother and second senior sister so badly that they could not even return to their sect, forcing them to hide in Half-Step Inn and bury themselves there to prolong their lives for a time—

“Wait!” The voice from within the ice sounded again. A lean figure appeared behind the Great King of Spiritual Inspiration. It was the Flood Dragon Demon King.

Zhu Ruiying watched her two older brothers sparring with bored indifference. Then, suddenly, her gaze sharpened.

The greatsword struck the ground. Terrifying flames surged skyward, blazing with a light bright enough to blind. The earth was ripped open by a long fissure. A thunderous explosion shook the void.

These people had probably heard about it too. They looked at Xin Yu with the unmistakable air of spectators eager for gossip, so Xin Yu immediately played along, putting on a look of grief mixed with astonishment.