Volume 1, Chapter 28: The Blood-Colored Talisman

"Attack!" the lead disciple ordered expressionlessly. Several cold, piercing beams of sword light tore through the night sky and struck directly toward them.

Lin Feixue let out a sharp cry, her hands forming seals with lightning speed. A wall of ice erupted from the ground, just barely blocking the sword energy.

"Bang!" Ice shards scattered in every direction.

With her other hand, she flicked her wrist, sending several ice needles shimmering with cold energy flying toward the vitals of her opponents' throats.

A chaotic brawl broke out instantly.

Su Haoming was caught in the middle, forced to dodge clumsily by pure instinct. With his system gone, he couldn't even muster a pathetic defense.

*Rip!*

A streak of sword energy grazed his arm, tearing through his sleeve and drawing a trail of blood droplets.

"Fight back! You useless piece of trash!" Lin Feixue shouted at him amidst the fierce fighting...

Is Jiang Feng the kind of person who, after being beaten to his own doorstep and harassed, would proactively ask for a reconciliation?

At the same time, the man held a silver Desert Eagle in his left hand, the muzzle pressed firmly against his forehead.

"Master, I'm fine! You go ahead; I will follow shortly." He suppressed the hot blood that threatened to surge from his throat.

With the aura of an emperor and protected against all evil, Xia Chi was surrounded by the immense pressure and majestic purple energy of the Great Xia Empire, which acted automatically to shield its master.

I thought they had some secret affair, but it turns out Zuo Lengchan’s midnight visit was to solicit votes. Zuo Lengchan claimed that if their sect supported his Mount Song faction, he would be willing to gift them the manual for the Seventeen Swords of Mount Song.

No one knew that in his heart, he viewed Dugu Youran as his exclusive possession, yet now, she was angry because of another man.

Meanwhile, news spread that the Ancient Buddha had reappeared, only to be bound and suppressed by Lin Xun.

"If that’s the case, won’t more than half the world be ravaged by the rebel army?" Xu Fan asked, filled with suspicion.

About an hour later, sensing that the two had moved away from the teleportation array, Zhou Yiping used a teleportation talisman to exit the cave.

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Nine people lay limp on the ground, easily subdued by Wu Yifan and his group without much effort. After catching their breath, the nine remained silent, displaying a stoic, death-defying attitude.

Wei Lai stepped over the corpses and the blood flowing down the stone steps to the front of the Xiao residence. Before he could reach out to push the door, it swung open on its own.

Zhou Xuan came to his senses at that moment. Equally puzzled by Xu Yue’s actions, he stepped forward, about to say something.

Because the medicinal herbs used to refine the Spirit-Locking Pill were limited in age, the resulting pills could at best reach the peak of the Yellow Grade.

Yet even so, many people would refuse if they heard the job required moving to an island. After all, no matter how advanced the internet and communications became, islands still possessed an inherent sense of isolation, and there were simply too few people to see.

The heir to the Duke of the State had two legitimate sons, and the marital bond between Duan Shaoyou and Xiao Lu had finally come to an end.

As he walked out the door, he saw a bare-chested man in the courtyard, shirtless despite the cold, with strange tattoos on his arms.

Furthermore, they didn't have as much baggage or psychological complexity as real people, so it was only natural that many people liked them.

The Seven-Colored Child Demon initially looked at the big man in black with mockery, but as the bandits all over the mountain began to clamor, the constant insults gradually stung him.

Without hesitation, Captain Kektel immediately ordered the "Angeloha" to return, citing mechanical failure as an excuse to go back to the mining planet for repairs, seizing the opportunity to hand the technology and chips over to the resistance organization.

Imperial Noble Consort Liu and Consort De were talking in one place. Xiao Xuan looked at the radiant Consort Liu and couldn't help but turn to Noble Lady Ning beside her to comment.

If the two were truly hostile, why would Li Zhongtian have protected Lin Feng when he previously harbored murderous intent toward him?

Helen squatted down, dipped her finger into the river water to feel it gently, and then sniffed it.

Those who did not intend to enter the Eternal Empire included the brothers Star Thirty-Six, Yulong Feifei and Chen Shui’er, Shi Tian and Rui Yao, as well as Bai Wuqian and Shi Daokuo—eight people in total.

"What's wrong with you?" Lin Feng actually already understood; he had definitely been retaliated against.

They planned to find time soon to visit the private island in Hawaii or perhaps Cerralvo Island. The Maldives was too hot, and it happened to be the peak of the holiday season, with too many tourists; it wasn't a suitable time to go.

The SOS headquarters was decorated quite simply in an L-shape. The extra horizontal section was the SOS flagship store in Los Angeles, spanning three stories; it was hard to tell that it was a massive company with an annual turnover of over twenty billion.

Less than ten minutes after Lu Can walked into the Philip estate, Michelle arrived again with her assistant, Schiller. The lax guards assumed they had forgotten something and didn't ask any questions.

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It seems Tian Yun hadn't told them anything about the God Realm, as he didn't want the affairs of the gods to affect the Human Realm.

Han Xuan felt quite embarrassed discussing such topics with his grandmother. It was all Gabriel’s big mouth that brought it up, forcing his grandmother to press him for answers; otherwise, he never would have told anyone.

Long Yang quickly pulled his hand back, but blood continued to flow from his finger, dripping five drops onto the cave wall in front of him. Long Yang immediately pressed down on the wound to stop the bleeding.

As it turned out, those roaring bullets met the same fate as the three walnuts before them, all intercepted by the slightly fragrant flower petals.

Following the soldier into the money shop, they passed through the front courtyard and the garden, stopping in front of a row of houses in the back.

Listening to his promise, Lin Ruyou’s heart warmed. Even though Lin Jingyi was always prone to talking nonsense, she still chose to believe every word he said to her.

Hearing his son boast, Meng Han felt embarrassed and scratched the back of his head. "Don't listen to that brat's nonsense. It’s not just about brute strength; the seventh level of Body Tempering isn't that simple." As he spoke, he picked up a sharpened wooden stake, preparing to use a wooden mallet to drive it in.

Ge Yunfeng spoke with annoyance; his hostility toward the Jinpeng Group was ingrained in his bones.

"Big brother!" A silver-bell-like voice rang out, and the person who entered bounded into Xie Tong’s arms. Who else could it be but his cousin, Bing Lianxin?

At that moment, Chen Xuan felt a massive surge of vitality. As this life force poured in, his injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, but the expressions of the ethereal sect disciples bound by the chains of vitality turned extremely ugly.

However, since Qin Shou wanted to play, Lin Jian, confident in his own victory, didn't mind playing along.

Luo Dayou laughed heartily, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, and those around him followed suit.

He was a squire of this land, responsible for local security. If he led the way in violating such established customs, who would ever listen to him again?

"Ah Chao, calling me at this hour, it must be to report good news," Zheng Pingwu said with a smile after picking up the phone.