Chapter 40

Slashing casually at a thick vine lunging toward her, Ye Pianran was about to press forward when she suddenly frowned and sidestepped, a sharp poisonous barb grazing right past her body.

It must be said that these ascenders were exceptionally intelligent, and most importantly, they possessed a strong sense of crisis.

In the corner of the room stood a long wooden bathtub already filled with hot water, the surface floating with numerous bloomed medicinal petals. Su Xiao could only recognize the saffron, while the others remained indistinguishable.

Two gigantic figures, one black and one white, stared coldly at the entrance of Heavenly Flame Valley. Then, beneath them, a massive whirlpool of spiritual energy reverse-spun into being, swallowing them up as if devouring them whole.

Tomorrow was Saturday, and she would be able to see him by taking advantage of the opportunity to thank her boss. Once she saw him, those thoughts would likely vanish.

For instance, the transmission of certain energies in the universe, or a powerful entity passing by a dark matter corporation, would both trigger such subtle fluctuations.

"That's so long!" Cheng Jingshen only remembered Xie Zhaodi saying that if she did not eat on time, she would get hungry, and when hungry, her stomach would ache.

The barrier set up by the Holy Envoy before his departure was shattered by the infant with a single kick, as if it were made of paper, failing to last even a single breath of time.

At that moment, Jin Menghe, sitting on the ground, noticed a medical checkup form in the hand of a neighbor. The form bore the name of a hospital, and Jin Menghe also caught sight of Cheng Jinghui's name on it.

Moreover, Dialo was only ranked fifth and could hardly be considered "the world's most powerful transcendent." Anyone even stronger than Dialo... The First Emperor truly found it hard to imagine just how powerful such an entity could be.

When in possession of the ball, we consciously initiated pick-and-roll plays, no longer relying on raw speed to forcefully break through opponents whose stamina far exceeded ours and whose footwork was much more agile. Instead, we utilized backing down and cut-backs to easily break through and widen the distance, creating mismatches and thereby executing highly efficient scoring plays.

Although the old man's attire was plain, the powerful force and terrifying aura surrounding him caused the surrounding birdcalls to gradually cease, as everything was awed and subdued by the old man.

Ye Shanghan still refused to believe Adele's words, but he knew very well that time was precious. If he continued to waste time bickering with Adele, there was no telling when Yi Wuji, Old Man Jian, Hans, and the others might arrive.

Behind them, two figures that had clearly surpassed the speed of light were engaged in a near-frantic battle.

Yet the reality was just as it was; in a remote urban district like Harlan, there was only one such intermediate academy and no second institution to compete with it.

On the night of the second day, Lorin did not practice his spiritual power as he usually did. Because just the night before, during his meditation practice, Lorin had sensed that he was approaching the first bottleneck in his magical cultivation.

Given his current strength, he could at best contend with some of the weaker experts in the later stages of the Semi-Saint realm. However, to stand out among them—even for a late-stage Semi-Saint expert—survival was by no means guaranteed.

Of course, Jacman's questioning was largely due to the pent-up frustration he had recently suffered from Amanda. While his remarks might have been directed at Amanda, the other mentors of Aelince Academy present did not find them pleasant to hear either.

We quickly walked over. It turned out that Uncle Dachuan felt the danger had exceeded controllable levels and that there were too many suspicious anomalies within the tomb chamber. Consequently, he had voiced his concerns to Gao Maocai, demanding that the team stop further exploration and advising an early retreat. Fengshui Zhou, on the other hand, insisted on opening the coffin in the primary burial chamber, continually and strongly urging Gao Maocai not to return empty-handed.

In less than half a day, Shizi had entered Tianbei Mountain. As he descended slowly and looked down from above, the scene was completely different from what he had seen previously in the rain.

"Good. Let's do it this way. Once your preparations are all in place, it will be my turn to strike. After the municipal people's congress inspection concludes, it will be the 'deadline' for Lu Haofang," Wu Jiangkai said fiercely.

After all, it was a romance destined to have no result. Now Xu Xia had brought this relationship to a close in advance, and Shen Tong, a man of full stature, quietly wiped away his tears.

"Are you done talking or not? If you're done, go tend to your own business. I want to stay here a bit longer, so don't ruin my mood!" Miyamoto Keiko treated Tang Hong entirely as if he were air. She had made up her mind that this hotel would not chase her out; once the accommodation issue was settled first, all other problems would gradually resolve themselves.

Ye Mei had no idea what Wuchang was thinking; she simply felt that Wuchang's footing was far too unsteady, earning her a severe scolding every time a dangerous situation arose.

Hearing that I would not be punished, the heavy stone in my heart finally dropped. I let out a long breath, finding my entire body drenched in sweat.

Before long, spatial folding officially entered the countdown. The powerful folding engines released boundless energy, instantaneously distorting space-time and dragging the spaceship into the already folded space.

No one uttered a sound, including Mai Jianyao. Shooting the bird that poked its head out was a fool's game; his thoughts were solely focused on how to preserve himself as much as possible within the realm while earning enough merit to regain his personal freedom, rather than making a spectacle of himself and becoming the target of everyone's jealousy.

Returning to the town, Shen Tong packed his belongings, bade farewell to his comrades one by one, and then hoisted his pack. Amidst the gazes of the crowd, he looked back step by step as he bid farewell to Shihe Town.

The newcomer was none other than Zheng Peisheng, the frogman commando captain who had taken an armed helicopter from the Marine Brigade to the National Defense Student Academy, and then driven from the academy straight to the Provincial Military District compound.

"Thank you! From now on, you've got my back!" Ye Tian felt an immediate warmth in his heart, though he still said it in that casual tone.

Besides, what was the point of putting such a huge mirror in this room? Cough, cough, could it be that someone wanted to inspect their own naked body?

As for the Holy Son opposite, upon seeing the look of disdain in Jiang Sian's eyes, his expression grew even gloomier and extremely unsightly, with terrifying murderous intent surging in his gaze.

The various gang leaders looked at each other in dismay. To be honest, they had only thought about submitting to Ye Tufu's command, but they had never considered what to do once they had done so.

Since there was now a glimmer of hope regarding the forging of a physical body, Qin Chuan naturally could not afford to delay. He immediately packed his belongings and prepared to follow Nanke's instructions to seek out the Southern Bright Fire Essence deep within the mountains.

The crossbow bolts were poisoned, but after more than four hundred years, the toxicity had weakened significantly. Even so, being struck in the body by dozens of crossbow bolts was still extremely painful and agonizing.

Zhao Zhu walked over, sat down directly beside Haruko, and then reached out to take one of Haruko's soft hands. Haruko instinctively wanted to pull away, but Zhao Zhu gripped her tightly.