Chapter 56

Sania took a few steps forward and let out a low roar. A moment later, a black leopard materialized about a hundred meters to the side of Su Yang and the others.

In a panic, he instinctively drew the Dark Pool treasured sword from his waist, whirled around, and hurled it fiercely toward the bubble.

"I've already told my master that I'm going out to gain some experience. If I don't pass, I'll just wait another five years for the next tournament," Mu Qingyu said.

Ruierna appeared quite happy. She had also longed to soak in the hot springs. Back before the Forest of Darkness had fallen, she occasionally had the opportunity to visit the Arctic region, and she never missed a chance to use the hot springs. However, coming here again this time, her status had changed from guard captain to mere attendant, so she naturally could not act as casually as before.

"Hmph, could it be that your Shi family's Xuyangzi doesn't even dare to accept our challenge?" someone in the distant spectator stands shouted indignantly.

At this thought, Shen Yanjiao beckoned to Shang Ji and Shang Ce. Having figured things out, weapon smuggling seemed quite plausible to her now.

Shen Yanjiao clenched her fists tightly, but after a moment, she sighed. They had just arrived at this place, and their actions today had already drawn enough attention; causing any more trouble and alarming outsiders would be unwise.

Shifting as far away from Weisheng Xue as possible, Jing Yan was now sitting almost entirely outside the carriage compartment. The biting cold wind poured in repeatedly, and Jing Yan could not help but curl up her body.

Along the way, Yuming introduced many strange anecdotes of the Divine Furnace Star Region to Wu Que, the "expert who had just arrived from another stellar domain," while also offering Lan Ji quite a few pointers regarding her cultivation. Without realizing it, the group had become quite congenial friends.

Fortunately, Teacher Xie Bing's card instrument was still activated, and upon hearing Li Mu's words, she hurriedly contacted the others at the school.

In matches between Chelsea and Liverpool, two English Premier League teams, a single goal could very well decide the outcome.

Wang Minghao was unsure when Shen Yang would arrive, so he wandered around the track and field training ground. After waiting for a long time without seeing anyone, he simply instructed Sun Ping to call him the moment Shen Yang returned, and then left.

"Susu, you didn't misjudge it, did you?" The Hong Kong businessman's eyes were fixed on the bronze tripod, occasionally darting toward the two bags of cash on the ground.

Without the intervention of an overwhelmingly powerful force, this chaotic and self-consuming deadlock would likely persist indefinitely, until one of the transcendent factions suffered defeat first.

"If you don't tell the truth, you might suffer a bit," Cheng Yun remarked from the side, showing his impatience with this figure. He had already felt a strong aversion to this person's presence here, so his desire for this fellow to leave was no less than that of An Ruo and Lu Ling.

Li Mu was somewhat speechless. He still had other matters to attend to, and besides, this was merely a card beast; plenty of card beasts had already died by his hands.

"Why are you so busy?" Mobai picked up her analytical report on the top ten enterprises and began reading it. "Do you think it's the Ai family and the Yun family?" he asked rhetorically.

Li Mu wanted to continue advertising his shop, but the principal, realizing something was amiss, hurriedly snatched the microphone away.

The streets, which should have been bustling with traffic, were jammed because of the heavy rain, and countless vehicles with bright headlights blared their horns in competition. Thus, the sound of falling raindrops and the incessant, harsh honking combined to form a rather ungracious symphony under the dark clouds.

Feng Qianli was somewhat surprised. Over the past few months, Feng Jizhong had been mostly preoccupied with state affairs. Aside from occasionally visiting her when he had spare time, the Prime Minister's estate felt more like an inn to him—he would return late at night just to sleep, only to re-enter the palace in a sedan chair at the break of dawn.

At the same time, she could not help wondering inwardly whether this family was the mastermind behind the endless stream of assassins sent to murder her.

The waiter certainly didn't believe it. Someone like Qin Tian could have a million? Earlier, he had even absurdly claimed their net worth had ten zeros!

Jun Wei, sitting nearby, already had ten thousand thoughts running through his mind. What if Qu Yanran were to marry him instead? With a father-in-law possessing such a powerful background, why would he ever need to worry about failing to achieve greatness?

Nan Wen did not dwell on these matters much longer after that, but she still eagerly anticipated what the few summoned individuals would have to say shortly.

"Aiyah! It's all because you guys are usually too strong and have never seen the big picture. Let me tell you instead: normally, when we are killed by our enemies, we always shout, *'My descendants will definitely come to avenge me!'*!" Ji Xuanyuan could no longer stand it and hurriedly offered guidance.

When she saw the smiling Meng Feibian accompanied by Han Shuyan shielding him by his side, she began to scream frantically in her heart.

"Use this golden silk; it's much better than hemp rope and won't snap easily," the Third Uncle said as he stepped forward, handing over a bundle of special rope.

Before the sacrificial ceremony, King Wu ordered Jiang Ziya to execute Daji with the God-Whip to manifest the heavenly dao. Because the Milky Way Heavenly Palace was jointly governed by Goddess Yuhuang and Emperor Panlong, King Wu offered a pig's head in sacrifice to honor the heavenly dragons.

However, if they were to avoid the battle, then today's alliance to jointly resist the Evil Moon Sect would likely fall through completely. Given the Night family's strength, facing the Evil Moon Sect's attack head-on would simply be too much to ask.

Qin Bin closed his eyes slightly, channeling his spiritual energy until his fists emitted a faint silver-white glow. Although the lights in the room were bright, they could not conceal the radiance emanating from his palms.

Song Zheng followed Luan Jiu through alleys and streets, concealing and revealing himself in turn. After dodging the constantly swarming bailiffs, they headed east for several miles. At the mouth of an alley, Luan Jiu stopped, and Song Zheng slowed his pace a few zhang away, slowly strolling toward him.

"Yan Bi, this doesn't feel quite right." Lin Tianfang twisted his body uncomfortably. Although he desperately wanted to pin her beneath him and ravage her thoroughly, he still possessed a man's self-esteem after all. For Yan Bi to embrace him like this right in front of Li Tiancheng felt like an insult to him.