Volume 1, Chapter 21: A Desire to Bully Her Mercilessly

Seeing this, Fang Mu did not waste time with empty praise and immediately issued orders to Li Laotu by his side.

The Great Sun Melting Furnace appeared, rapidly refining the pills. His injuries began to heal immediately, and his strength was significantly restored.

Caizhou Prefecture was the essential thoroughfare from the south to the capital, Bianliang, and a critical military stronghold; thus, the Huaikang Army was stationed there.

Across a radius of forty miles, an army of over three hundred thousand clashed, with smoke rising everywhere and the sounds of slaughter audible from nearly a hundred miles away.

Next, he began to busy himself over a large cauldron. He struck a strand of fire-attribute true essence directly into the bottom of the vessel before setting to work.

"Very well, then I shall not disturb Mr. Ye's official business... I will come to see you again this evening." The princess said, waving her hand as she departed with her entourage.

Thinking of this, a vicious glint flashed in Liang Yingshi’s eyes, as if he had already reached a certain decision.

After all, such lotus lanterns had never been seen in previous years, and parents were naturally cautious when it came to new things.

Zhang Qing immediately bowed low, and with Ouyang Ping’s support, he managed to stagger out of the hall. No sooner had he crossed the threshold than he vomited a large mouthful of blood; had Ouyang Ping not been there to steady him, he would have collapsed to the ground.

"What is it, Thor?" Bruce Banner, holding an energy gun to keep the soldiers at bay, bumped into Thor’s back and couldn't help but ask.

Mu Ge had already silently strapped the defensive bracelet to his wrist, still gripping the dagger in his hand. Although there is danger in every inch of close-quarters combat, short weapons possess a speed and flexibility that long weapons cannot match.

He had been handling things with ease at first, but later discovered that the fiercer his attacks, the more powerful the puppets' counterattacks became—twice as strong as his own. As a result, he was now wounded and looked rather disheveled.

Ferguson left everyone with a confident smile; the highlight of the night would be when Neville lifted the Champions League trophy.

Aphorisms from Hegel or Nietzsche might not even get a single click today, and the fireside chats compiled by Princess Pingyang might be dismissed as stale "toxic chicken soup" in the future, but two hundred years ago, they held earth-shattering power.

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In reality, however, that is not the case. Such individuals are written into history and worshipped as heroic icons, just as emperors have been throughout the ages—it is simply that people do not view them as human.

She bowed in farewell to Imperial Concubine Wen and hurried toward the scene of the incident.

To think someone could manifest their own ability domain in the midst of such a fierce and tense battle.

Through the explanation of the Wilderness Overlord Wolf, Bian Yuanhang learned a great deal about the world of motion.

Most people shared this thought. By now, more than half of the examination had passed, and new material names kept appearing on the jade wall. As soon as a new name appeared, Chu Tian began his description without a moment's hesitation.

The lavender was just starting to turn green; it was not yet time for them to bloom, as they were merely gathering strength, waiting for the next flowering.

Even if you were a Challenger rank last season, it is very difficult to climb straight back to your original tier at the beginning of a new season.

Finally, when they were but one step away from the Outer Demon Sea, Chu Tian and Leng Qiuyue were intercepted by the ancestor of the Jing family.

More than a hundred people guarded three carriages, and in the lead carriage sat Mei Ruyan.

For the sake of a hundred-percent chance of victory, even if Chen Yi believed he had a ninety-percent chance, he would not turn back; that one percent of uncertainty had to be eliminated.

"Hao Yu! How could you possibly know these things? Is doing this really useful?" The deeply curious Guo Huitong finally could not help but ask Hao Yu.

Chen Yi walked toward her calmly, ignoring the veteran, and first picked up Tian Yuyu to bring her to a chair to rest.

He had to participate in the Alchemist Grand Competition for the next few days, so he still needed to ask Fang Haichen for help regarding Chu Ling-shuang to prevent any accidents.

To their surprise, the middle-aged man’s behavior today seemed excessively abnormal; not only did he not blame them for their incompetence, but he even ordered them to send more silver to the families of the dead warriors.

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"Wait a moment, I'm leaving now, hehe! How about it? Husband, once I'm gone, will you find some other sisters to keep you company?"

"Whew." Qi Yue leaned back and sighed in relief, "What a strange affair." He shook his head and reached for the living room switch with his right hand, but the moment his fingers touched it, a voice he found vaguely familiar drifted through the living room.

Following this, a cracking sound, subtle yet seemingly ear-piercing, rang out. Cracks began to appear on the Bone Demon General’s hard, skeletal fist, widening rapidly and spreading throughout its body. Then, the entire skeletal figure exploded and collapsed with a roar.

Clutching the silk handkerchief that seemed to still hold the warmth of Xue Ming, Feng Nanxian’s weeping slowly subsided. She had seemingly done all she could, and the words she longed to hear had been spoken; it was time to go.

Mo Fan paid this no mind, though he detected something unusual in Li Mingfeng’s gaze. Looking into his eyes, they seemed somewhat similar to those of a demonic cultivator, with red light flickering deep within the pupils.

Two sharp black claws propped up the serpent body of the human-snake creature, and before long, similar black claws appeared above the snake's body as well.

"I know, I know." Jin scratched his head. He was already short on time; why had he ever agreed to Luo’s troublesome request in the first place?

With the crisp sound of the teacup hitting the floor, the courtiers fell silent, and the hall became quiet in an instant.

"Then let me test the results of your cultivation. If you can kill your aunt, then for her, it will be a form of liberation," Xing Yun said, immediately striding toward Ouyang Yan.

That afternoon, Yuan Shao’s various forces successfully passed through Hulao Pass and set up camp 30 miles west of Dong Zhuo’s army. Scouts from both sides dashed back and forth, and every so often, a skirmish involving dozens of men would break out, but both sides maintained restraint after the day’s major battle.

What surprise did Li Chen have for Pao Dayou? It turned out that Li Chen’s first civil service training class for township schools had concluded, and six of the students had seen their administrative attributes rise to around 30, meeting the requirements for appointment. This filled Pao Dayou with great joy.

If one brave general lacked sufficient intelligence, he would send two. Pao Dayou despised Zhang Jiao once again, but to prevent Luo Shiyong from using his advantage of two fierce generals to take Pingxiang, Pao Dayou decisively dispatched Niu Jin to assist Tianshan Xuelian in defending the city.