Volume One, Chapter 23: The Strange Creature

"How about this: I'll leave the base to you all. I’m going to find a water source and see if I can hunt some game while I’m at it."

Ye Feng hesitated for a moment. Seeing four pairs of beautiful eyes fixed on him, he spoke up. The base was secondary; water and food were the top priorities.

"It’s too dangerous for you to go alone. I’ll go with you! We women aren't as fragile as you think," Chen Jing insisted.

"Let me go with Ye Feng instead. If Ye Feng isn't here, you are the backbone of our group; you cannot leave," Gao Fei'er interjected.

"That works too. Just be careful..." Chen Jing glanced at Gao Fei'er and nodded.

After making arrangements...

After all, the authority of a three-dynasty veteran is rarely apparent in ordinary times, but when the Jiang Kingdom faces a great upheaval, those four words represent far too much.

Li Haomiao recovered from his paralyzed state and immediately used the Seventy-Two Transformations to assume the appearance of the Great Elder.

Once again, the "Battle Secret Technique"—a power that claims "who else but me" and sweeps through eternity—was born with a resounding, brilliant clang.

He turned to look and saw the familiar, delicate youth in green robes standing in mid-air. In his palm, a colorful orb of opportunity shimmered, drawing everyone's gaze.

"...Hey! Stop whispering sneakily over there! Are we fighting or not?" Xiong Feiyan brandished her dainty fist and spat.

***

Such a massive riot involving a collective brawl in the cell block was extremely rare. Even during the previous warden’s tenure, it was unheard of, yet it happened right when she took office.

Bloodshot eyes appeared in Zhang Chu’s vision, and the veins on his neck bulged as he was choked. Yet, he still did not beg for mercy or cry out.

In a short while, the gamblers had all placed their bets. Most bet on a thirteen-game winning streak; although Long Haotian had almost crushed Mad Dog, no one dared to challenge a fourteen, fifteen, or even higher streak.

"You... you damned human ant... I will make you pay." Gritting his teeth, the Dao-level Golden Immortal realm extraterrestrial demon rushed forward, regardless of the consequences.

Some bold palace servants had already gathered around to ask Su Jinman why the Empress had summoned her. Was there some connection between her and the Empress?

Most of the Youzhou Peninsula’s inhabitants had migrated from the Youzhou hinterland and the grasslands beyond the Great Wall to escape Qin corvée labor and war. They were relatively close to the Northern Alliance, which came to Youzhou for trade.

"It was my ignorance, Concubine; I should not have questioned the Empress Dowager. Please, forgive me and do not hold it against me." Consort Cao apologized to the Empress Dowager with trepidation, her eyes half-lowered so that no one could read her expression.

By the way, Wu Ming remembered that the old waiter at the bar where they captured Argus Ray had mentioned that the Argus family had been a line of explosive-happy criminals for generations, and this generation seemed to consist of seven brothers.

Only the siblings Zhou Yi and Zhou Yunke remained. Perhaps due to the long separation, or perhaps because of the changes in their identities and environment, the atmosphere in the room became awkward.

The palace servants did not have much time to eat, and once finished, they had to return to work. The longevity Palace was vast, and the Galan flowers inside were numerous. With few servants, and lacking strength due to prolonged malnutrition, their work efficiency was exceptionally low.

Shan Songyun laughed heartily, then slowly sat down. He waved for Lu Feng to sit, a flash of sharpness in his eyes, and asked Lu Feng slowly.

Allen Iverson gave up the ball possession, and it was Carmelo Anthony who engaged in a shooting duel with Yu Yichen in the final quarter.

At this moment, she dared not move an inch, fearing she might wake this "great Buddha" beside her and trigger something she fundamentally wished to avoid.

In the waiting room, greetings were exchanged. Outside, fans who had come to attend the awards ceremony had already formed long lines, waiting for the time to enter the stadium and join the carnival.

After some thought, Ye Chu left the world and appeared in the Tower of Trials. He glanced at Tai and the others, who had also begun creating their worlds, then left the valley where the humans lived. It took him several days to condense a drop of Myriad Spirit Essence Blood before he returned to his own world.

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Major Ida even felt, for some reason, that a massive conspiracy seemed to have already shrouded their Guanshan City.

Tang San had participated in operations to wipe out "negative entities" and knew how terrifying they were; they were pure manifestations of evil. For anyone living in the myriad worlds, there was no choice but to fight them.

Behind him, seven or eight soldiers fell dead, blood gushing from holes in their heads.

Looking at his brother, who was clearly a head shorter than him, the speechlessness in Otsutsuki Hamura’s heart vanished, replaced by immense satisfaction—a sense of triumph like a serf rising to become a master.

After all, his physical strength in the past was indeed not as high as it was now, but he had to realize that the power he could unleash now was incomparable to the past, which meant that the number of times he could stack his strength had not increased much.

"Alright, I will do my best!" Liang Dong did not hesitate this time. He knew that Wuqing must be certain he had a special channel to contact Qing Yu and the others, so it was impossible he couldn't even deliver a message.

The spiritual energy inside the coffin immediately turned violent, transforming into thin threads that darted into the Yuan Ying's mouth.

The entire dormitory fell into silence, save for the sound of water running in the bathroom. Once An Jae-seok finished drying his hair and returned to the room from the bathroom, the dormitory finally became truly quiet.

"Don't be so anxious; you haven't even eaten this morning. I'll take you to eat first." As he spoke, Li Monan started the car.

After dragging him for a distance, Shen Yue swung her right hand upward. With a 'whoosh,' the miserably dragged Li Feng was flung into the air again. Simultaneously, Shen Yue jumped up and delivered a downward axe kick, slamming the airborne Li Feng into the ground.

The boss was so terrified he almost lost his mind, retreating repeatedly and ignoring his subordinates, who actually intended to flee. Seeing that the two youths were so formidable, the surrounding crowd also retreated in fear. Ye Ke'er was also startled by the two; it wasn't that she hadn't seen them fight before, but when had she ever seen them this serious?

"Me!" Actually, what Li Xiaomai wanted to say was that the sapphire blue one suited Lu Yinyue better. In fact, without her saying it, everyone could see it. But she didn't know why Huang Zijie said that. Could it be that in the eyes of men, that one really looked better?