Volume 1, Chapter 38: Everyone Is a Smart Person

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Moreover, it was the dead of winter, when food was already scarce. How could anyone fail to cherish such hard-won delicacies?

Most cultivators’ souls were identical to their physical forms. The world was filled with countless “miracles”; some even abandoned their “original forms,” transforming into blades of grass or trees. Yet all of it was illusory. When body and soul could no longer coexist, one would fall into the bottomless abyss.

When Venerable Ling awoke from his coma, his entire body still throbbed with a faint, needle-like pain. He stroked the spatial ring on his finger, and a gourd filled with spiritual liquid appeared in his hand. Tilting the mouth of the gourd, he poured a single drop into his mouth.

The soldiers beside Pei Qing all came from impoverished families and particularly hated the Xiongnu. The moment they heard Pei Qing’s command, they agreed and immediately dragged Huyan Linshi away.

“I understand, Young Master Fan. Once I return, I’ll adjust my mindset and work hard to study acting. I’ll do my best to perform well in this film.” Chi Wanyu nodded vigorously.

“Boyan” was the courtesy name of Deng Yu, a great general of the early Ming dynasty. Deng Dang happened to possess genes perfectly compatible with Deng Yu’s, making the identity especially fitting.

Seeing how excited she was, and recalling their impolite reaction just now, Yang Xue and Ai Qing tacitly yielded control of the body to her.

Purple blood slid from the corner of Dongfang Yu’s eye, streamed down his cheek, and fell into the air toward the ground, forming a string of purple pearls. The vivid red above his eyes began to fade, returning to purple—but now it was filled with desolation.

A trace of blood appeared between his brows and at the corner of his eye. Then he closed his eyes. He had still failed. Had he succeeded, he might have found it hard to believe. After all, the entire world had descended from the heavens and accumulated power over billions of years. How could success come so easily?

The Profound Pearl within his body floated in the pale-yellow baleful aura, spinning without pause. With every revolution, a strand of pale-cyan energy escaped and merged into his body, strengthening his bones, flesh, and skin. With it came even more violent pain, and cold sweat poured over him.

He drew nearer. Mu Xuan shifted slightly toward me. My heartbeat began to quicken, and the temperature around us started to rise. I swallowed unconsciously and quietly waited for Mu Xuan’s next move.

Before Tang Zhao could count to one, Lin Zicong actually climbed to his feet and then dropped straight to his knees with a thud. The sight immediately drew jeers from the spectators, and even some of his companions lying on the ground could not help but reveal looks of contempt.

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The spirit rat sniffed the scent on the bottle. Its body suddenly stiffened, as though it had caught the fragrance of something that drove it mad. A shrill cry that set one’s teeth on edge came from its mouth. Enraged, it spun around, lowered its head, and instantly tore the bald man’s corpse to pieces.

After all, bosses were generally a little higher in level. Just as now, the boss was more than ten levels above Poison Fang. As for the players, after this event ended, there would not be many whose levels surpassed Poison Fang’s.

“No, there’s still a little work left to finish. You go on ahead later,” Shanshan said with a smile to her colleague before continuing with the task in her hands.

“Third Elder, if exchanging Earth Barrier could save Tianming’s life, would you consider it worthwhile?” Seventh Elder looked at the Third Elder sternly.

After Ling Feng used Instant Step to evade the boss’s attack, he immediately activated the Power of the Abyss and fired a powerful shot.

“Mm!” Zhang Ruoqing had never been one to harbor complicated thoughts, and her expression softened slightly at his words.

“Mr. Xiao, I’ll have the driver take you home!” Under the watchful eyes of everyone who had attended the banquet, Dong Qihou personally escorted Xiao Shanhe and the three members of the Qin family to the underground parking lot, then waved for the driver to bring the car around.

At first, they had no idea who was suppressing them from behind the scenes. During a conversation with her best friend, Sister Xia, who was always well informed, quietly asked whether she had recently offended the Xu family.

The sword wielded by the Hidden Tower’s master had been tremendously powerful. Several martial artists who had stood too close were cleaved into mists of blood, while others had lost half their bodies—or half their torsos had simply vanished—and now lay on the ground screaming in agony.

His speech had made me deeply ashamed, but I still wanted to argue. I wanted to ask what right he had to compare me with that heaven-defying Mr. Life-Loan, and even more, I wanted to ask what use there was in saying any of this given my current condition.

Jinnian was already uncomfortable, and Quan Shaoqing had grabbed her again. She felt as though the necklace were about to strangle her to death.

These people had come merely to work and earn money; there was no need for them to risk their lives. Most of them collapsed as soon as they felt pain and never got back up. Brother Xu did not make things difficult for them.

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The office where Mr. Chen worked was not difficult to find. It was the largest room on the floor, located directly in the center.

His injuries were severe, but not as severe as they appeared. He had pretended to be gravely wounded merely to lure Xiao Shanhe into killing him, allowing the concealed Alice to strike from the shadows and take Xiao Shanhe’s life with a single blow.

“Is that so? Then let’s give it a try.” After saying this, the black-robed man flew toward the three men led by Yang Xiong together with the Beast Sect Master. At once, the streams of true qi they released filled the surrounding air with shrill sounds as they pierced through it.

“It was like this before too. It’s fine. Let me down, all right?” Seeing that Quan Shaoqing refused, Jinnian began to wheedle him.

Betina also nodded in agreement with what Li Yi had said. She had always placed great faith in the death warriors who had secretly followed her out back then.

“Honestly, you need to develop your supernatural ability further. Once you can use it for attack, defense, and support, it will be extremely useful. Have you ever played a game?” At these words, Xiao Yi immediately wore an exasperated expression.

Her eyes missed not the slightest detail—not even the smallest change in the expression on Amode’s face. Like an investigative radar, they desperately searched for even the tiniest suspicious wrinkle that might betray him.

Jingchuan Province, because of its geographical position, likewise could not escape its fate and soon fell into the hands of the Tianlan Empire.

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