Volume 1, Chapter 43: Takigakure

"This... because his offer was quite generous, this subordinate did not dare to act without authorization. Moreover, the authenticity of this map is hard to verify, and his identity remains unknown..." Manager Tang said with a troubled expression.

Muzi Yun and the others seized the chaos to fly into the sky, ascending rapidly amidst the violent gales. Naturally, some puppets followed, but they were successively struck down by thunder and lightning. Gradually, the people in the sky were increasingly overlooked, while the Birdmen and the Guatan tribe fought with bloodshot eyes.

Liu Dingtian smashed the eagle-tiger beast's claws fiercely against the smooth ground of the snake pit, but there was not the slightest reaction, not even a single mark was left behind.

The muscle man looked again at Chen Lin's ID photo, which must have been taken during his high school years. He thought to himself that this physique was far too weak; a gust from one of his punches could probably knock him over. Looking at the bare arms, there was hardly any flesh, let alone muscle. Did someone like this come to the free combat club? Could he be here to sacrifice himself as a human shield?

"Not good!" Muzi Yun immediately exhaled roaring flames toward the yellow smoke. After the fire drove the smoke away, Muzi Yun stopped and ran over. Fang Tianmu had been scorched black by Muzi Yun's fire, but fortunately, the black blade absorbed the thermal energy, preserving his facial skin.

Now that Lord Lu was being transferred, they truly could not bear to see such a fine official leave. Even accompanying him for just a little longer felt like a privilege.

Moreover, because it required neither flint nor water, at heights—should the need arise—friction-based fire-making could produce flame even in the complete absence of a fire source. At this moment, high up, the firelight illuminated his body. The middle-aged swordsman awoke.

The two agreed to celebrate after Chen Lin finished his shift and had some sleep, then hung up the phone. Chen Lin also put the college entrance examination scores out of his mind and began to throw himself into his work.

The burly man wore a solemn expression. Judging from the diary entries of this man named Sikong, a major event must have happened back then atop Mount Yingdai.

Therefore, I left my hometown. I will not join any sect in Huzhou, because those practitioners are utterly incapable of comprehending the natural disaster that befell Dayang City. There are even some ridiculous sects still searching for so-called treasures amidst the ruins of that purgatory.

Someone shouted. Although he did not explicitly say who "he" was, everyone understood precisely whom this person referred to.

Meanwhile, Xue Qianying was busy hanging up clothes when someone suddenly came looking for her, saying the director had tasks for her to handle. Hearing this, Xue Qianying hurriedly put down her work, said a word to the person beside her, and turned to run out.

"Naturally!" Long Yiyin smiled and agreed, turning his head to look at Bi Congrong, who also nodded.

The upper half of the token was engraved with a ram's head, the lower half bore the seal script character "Exit" (Chu), and the reverse side was engraved with "Enter" (Ru).

Xian Yuan was rated as a Class Three Grade A disabled person in 1950, but he never claimed a disabled veteran's pension for the rest of his life.

Although it was originally supposed to be her paying, now that she took the card, someone felt a bit strange.

The crystal bead on Princess Tianling's chest began to react, floating up and emitting a gentle green light that formed a protective green energy shield. This was the guardian dragon orb mentioned by Lightning God-Warrior Yun.

Li Qingshan adapted smoothly and changed his phrasing, except that by now, a large number of his brain cells had withered, making his words sound even more grating.

Hearing Wang Jue's voice, as faint as a mosquito's hum, Jin Ruoyun felt a pang of heartache and stroked his face with oil-stained hands. With her other hand, she grabbed a piece of tiger meat and shoved it straight into Wang Jue's mouth.

Lightning Cloud had long transformed into the God-Warrior mecha, maintaining a straight line with Thunder on the other side, steadily supporting the ark. Communicating with Thunder and working in unison, they slowly lifted the hull above the water's surface, approaching the surface ice to avoid massive destructive impacts caused by colliding with the ice chunks when coming ashore.

The "Gou E" were actually a loose cultist organization with little threat to the world. They preferred to hide underground and amuse themselves, which was why major factions paid almost no attention to the "Gou E." But why would this steel-grade adventurer have nothing better to do?

"I have a feeling they didn't invite you here to mediate, Brother Rong." After the final mediation failed, the imperial faction chose to leave early, because the attitudes of both sides had made it clear to the witnesses that success was no longer possible.

As for those powerful teams, they somewhat disdained a rising newcomer daring to challenge the dignity of their seniors, and thus were unwilling to take him in.

For a moment, the surrounding atmosphere grew oppressive. Many people noticed the anomaly here and cast their gazes over.

Today brought neither combat nor worry, and dawn was still far off. Not needing to sleep had this distinct advantage—you now saved a considerable amount of time.

Chen Zijun sat in the car, not daring to utter a single word, forced to listen to the two big shots discuss matters of far too high a tier. In the end, he didn't even dare to listen anymore, terrified of hearing something he shouldn't.

Even the former Sorcerer Supreme, Ancient One, had a power level estimated by him to fall only between the sixth and seventh rings.

Then, an even more bizarre phenomenon occurred: red lines emerged on the surface of the wooden carving, surging rapidly through it, and the withered wooden surface began to gleam with specks of luster.

Likewise, although sword formulas were profoundly superior to mere sword techniques, his cultivation realm had also vastly improved, broadening his horizon and granting him a much more thorough understanding of the path of the sword.

Since Su Xing had already determined his direction, Bloody Mary did not hesitate and directly helped him choose the optimal route.

Ming Yin curled his lips and quickly turned back to lead his horse, fearing that if he stayed any longer, he would once again have to endure Ji Qingnian's endless moralizing.

Amidst this void, a beam of light suddenly flashed and vanished, followed by a terrifying, scorching aura bursting forth from the nothingness.

Just as the dark shadow was clutching the sinful, pure-copper medicine mortar and preparing to jump out the window to escape, its head was forcefully pinned down by another hand.

Under these circumstances, Peiao was extremely worried about the object in the sky, so even while launching his attacks, his attention remained fixed upward.

"Free-range deployment is rather nice. Half a month ago, the Eighth Company wiped out the Shidaogou pillbox, and today who knows which Japanese pillbox is going to suffer." Not only was Battalion Commander Shi devoid of any worry, but a slight smile even played at the corners of his mouth, as if the Seventh and Eighth Companies could accomplish anything effortlessly the moment they set out.