Chapter 129

The old man watched Liu Shuang, whose veins were bulging and whose body was trembling uncontrollably, while he himself broke into a cold sweat. He prayed incessantly, hoping that after so many years of planning, everything would not fail at this final moment! "Hold on!" This was the mantra he repeated to himself in his heart.

She summoned the Flying Rainbow Sword in her mind, only to belatedly remember that she had left the divine blade with her senior uncle, Mu Zicheng. Instead, she conjured a rattan vine and whipped it toward Lin Mengjiao with a sharp crack.

Although there were many documents in the cabinet, not a single one covered the interviewees' personalities, temperaments, or dispositions. Most importantly, there was never any mention of nicknames.

This situation was extremely rare; under normal circumstances, the projection of the Heaven and Earth Xuan-Yuan Axe remained in a dormant state and would not react at all.

Ling Jiantong gazed up at the man she had admired for so long. His side profile was as sharp as if carved by a knife, and his features were refined to an exquisite degree. If not for their current state of leaning on one another, she would have suspected that the days they had spent together were merely a dream of her own invention.

Half an hour later, the nine command flags suddenly shattered, and everyone was thrown out of the great formation. At nearly the same moment, the evil energy at the eye of the formation dissipated, and Fuyun Nuan was seen half-kneeling on the altar with a purple crystal before her.

Lu Chen sighed in relief. Looking at Loulan Chenlai, he felt the weight of the responsibility on his own shoulders lighten.

Although he felt frustrated, there was no better solution. After hanging up the phone, Xu Gang felt a sudden urge to curse. In a deal like this, it was best if no complications arose; if something went wrong, it would be quite troublesome. But fortunately, it was just a traffic jam, and he believed that waiting a little longer would suffice.

"Ruyi, what is wrong with you?" Hua Yue looked at Ruyi, whose hair seemed to be standing on end from anger, and asked, utterly bewildered.

At this point, adding the five thousand warriors he had initially brought, the total number of human warriors reached fifty-five thousand, occupying a vast, dark stretch of land.

"Trash! Go to hell!" At this moment, the exasperated Wang Qiang could no longer contain himself. He lunged forward, his massive fist whistling through the air like a fierce tiger descending from a mountain. Though it was but a single punch, it contained several variations: as swift as a gale, as powerful as thunder, as heavy as a precious treasure, and as sharp as a battle blade.

"Hmph! You bastard, you worried me to death! You’re going to be kneeling on a washboard!" Instantly, Ziyun'er's tearful expression vanished, replaced by a fierce look as she ground her teeth with a grating sound.

Within their circle, there were those who envied them, those who were jealous, and those who secretly cursed them in the shadows.

Cheng Shiyuan could not even get a word in, watching as the two of them seemed ready to swear a sisterhood bond.

Tomorrow was the day they would take over and enter the Star-Birth Tower, so he needed to rest and conserve his energy.

Daifus smiled slightly; after several years of tempering, Xilos had become much more tactful in his speech.

"When the kingdom conquered the Apulia region years ago, the Messapians, Peucetians, and Daunians who fled to the Greek mainland had already assembled an army..." Vespas did not hesitate to reveal what should have been classified information to Andrea.

Renovating the houses in the village would cost no less than fifty thousand yuan. Jiang Zheyuan only intended to tear down the main hall and rebuild three rooms. If he were to rebuild the entire structure, it would be impossible for less than one hundred thousand.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou Lie, these are extraordinary times. You and I are both elders of the Tianshui Academy; if we were to kill Xiao Yi, it would certainly provoke public outrage. Therefore, let’s leave this matter to Wang Lang and the others," Elder Jinguang, standing nearby, said with a cold gaze.

Of course, she had only asked that question casually, but it was like throwing a stone into a pool, causing He Shaoqian’s entire body to tense up.

She called out several times, but unfortunately, the person on the bed seemed to have no consciousness, remaining in a deep slumber.

Qin Zheng recognized the person who had asked the question earlier and, feeling a sense of kinship since they both belonged to the Dou Peak, greeted him warmly. The other person appeared more shy and reticent, only stating his name unhurriedly after Lei Jun had finished.

"What did you do to the Rock-Eating Worm?" Qin Zheng asked it in a low voice. Earlier, judging by Hill's tone, it seemed he was convinced the worm was already dead, and Qin Zheng needed more definite news.

Dressed in black with black leather boots, they looked incredibly harmonious, exuding a rock-and-roll vibe—handsome, cool, and walking with an air of effortless style.

Another issue he was reluctant to admit was that this black tight-fitting outfit truly suited her! Yet, as his peripheral vision caught the torn parts of her clothing, revealing patches of snow-white skin, his eyes darkened slightly.

"My dear, I forgot to mention: my Jiaozi is far more noble than your creature. So, you needn't harbor any delusions." Li Yue maintained her clear, mocking smile—neither too cloying nor too annoying, perfectly balanced, yet carrying a faint trace of ridicule.

She did not wait for Gu Qingcheng’s response, simply turning and walking toward her home. Gu Qingcheng opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he let it be.

Madam Liu nodded, her face finally showing a spark of life. The eighth one came out and saw the other three at the door. More than a decade had passed, and the traces of time were visible on all their faces. With a soft sigh, she walked away in silence.

Yet, she had no way of knowing whether he understood her feelings or if he held even the slightest bit of affection for her.

Although her physical strength had improved significantly, it was clearly not enough to face the endless living corpses outside the manor and the Iron Yama of the West Mansion.

After checking that no one was injured, Ryan and Hermione said goodbye to the creature in the Forbidden Forest. Afterward, they used the Disillusionment Charm to blend in with the students at the lake who were celebrating the end of their exams.

At the same time as 01A blew open the south wall, there were six hundred Goguryeo graduates at the Academy of Indigenous Languages—truly, officially graduated.

He believed that while this alchemical tool created by the Rose Mother might not be very powerful at first, it could grow slowly alongside Ryan, eventually reaching the level of the Elder Wand.

Suddenly, a youth wearing Yanling armor and holding golden twin jian, looking exceptionally majestic, rode a magnificent warhorse out of the city gate and charged like lightning toward Liu Heita and his men.

In a state of drowsiness, his consciousness became blurred and hazy, seeming to detach completely from his body. He knew nothing and felt nothing. Just like that, he did not know how much time had passed before he faintly heard the presence of sound in his ears.

Besides, what was the specific procedure? How was it to be handled? Official Li hadn't said, and the Heavenly Lord hadn't said... Wait, no, the Heavenly Lord’s "decree" had said to let everyone conduct an internal selection first.