Chapter 55 He Has a Hidden Affliction

Only after all of this was completed did the black hellish demonic flames on Gu Feng's body slowly dissipate, and the intertwined magic runes sank back into his skin, gradually restoring him to his normal human form.

Right at that moment, however, the current within the mystic lake surged violently, and in an instant, those mystic spiritual fish gathered and swarmed toward this direction.

After nearly two years of bitter cultivation, aided by the Qi-Gathering Powder, her cultivation had made significant progress during this period. Although she still could not sense the primordial qi within her body, under Chu Wangshu's guidance, she had focused first on cultivating her spiritual mind power and was now able to enter a state of meditative tranquility on her own.

"Pardon me, elder brother... May I ask what happened ahead?" Yuan Fan asked with an embarrassed smile.

Helian Chimu was entirely different, however. No matter what kind of opponent he faced, he would descend into a frenzy of madness and rage. The stronger his adversary, the more ferocious he became. Once he defeated his opponent, he would invariably tear them to pieces, devouring their flesh and drinking their blood entirely devoid of human nature, just like a beast.

He was well aware of the strength of the Mountain Tiger Sect, which surely held considerable influence here in Hangzhou, making it easy to track down Feng Qing.

True to expectations, before Meng Youyou's voice had even faded, Meng Yangui's soul body re-condensed and reappeared directly behind the Fog Heavenly Dog.

With the command for the battle beast given, a ghostly-faced fierce tiger materialized. Its entire body was pitch black, save for strange white markings upon its face, resembling a black tiger wearing a white skull mask—it was none other than the renowned Ghost-Faced Tiger battle beast.

No matter how far they fled, they could not escape the region enveloped by this formation. Under successive bolts of heavenly lightning, tens of thousands of resentful ghosts were obliterated, half of them wiped out before they could even utter a peep.

Xiao Qi, standing right before him, wore a ferocious expression like an evil spirit, his mouth agape with rapidly growing fangs. His four sharp, elongated vampire teeth pierced effortlessly into the man's neck.

Hidden not far away, Lie Ri drew a sharp breath, realizing that his opponent was a formidable figure to deal with. Now that the Evil Emperor had safely departed, there was no need for him to press the fight; his figure melted into the air and vanished.

"Who could have killed them and buried them within the Eternal Night Mountain Range?" The Great Elder's heart was filled with doubt.

Those strange serpents also seemed utterly perplexed as to how an intruder had just vanished into thin air.

"Reporting to the Great King, Shangguan Houfang, commander of the Tiger-Wolf Army, requests an urgent audience!" came another resounding shout from the palace attendant outside the door.

Though not much—just a single pouch—considering that the extraction and grinding into powder had taken place only from yesterday until now, having this much was already quite satisfactory.

Driven by the instinct of self-defense, Jiuyou's mind moved in tandem with her hand, habitually executing a counter-attack as the tip of her wooden spear came to rest against Baili Yun's neck.

"Upon arriving at the Royal City, faced with the assassination attempts of four Earth Realm experts, he not only kept his composure but instead lured them to Lishan Mountain and executed them on the spot, all while making a breakthrough to the Heaven Realm in a single bound!" Hearing this, the palace attendant could not help but admire Long Qing's daring and resourcefulness.

Those on the outside could not enter, and those on the inside could not leave. This barrier was effectively a besieged city. Was Zhang Zhengzhong truly doing this merely to prevent the leakage of magical power, or did he harbor an even deeper, ulterior motive?

After all, they had long since suffered enough from this bitter cold; who would dare to offend Zhangsun Wuji just to perform such a thankless task?

Secondly, this magnesium anode steel pin was circular. To put it bluntly, this kind of functional steel pin did not prioritize lethality; instead, it was designed entirely for its specific function. A magnesium rod of a circular shape was easier to ignite, and under special conditions, I could even launch it to achieve remote ignition.

Feng Yan felt a mixture of fortune and dejection, for he realized that the fear he held toward Ji-Liao had penetrated deep into his marrow; any future attempts to challenge Ji-Liao would place him at an even greater psychological disadvantage.

As a result of the Afghan War, the arms race between the US and the Soviet Union, and the drastic upheavals in Eastern European nations, the Soviet Union was on the verge of collapse. In Europe, severe high unemployment and the democratization of Eastern Europe also plunged international and social order into chaos.

This battle held few remaining suspense. The bulk of Zhu Qingxian's twenty thousand troops were stationed along the western city wall, and now, consumed by the raging fire, his main force was utterly devastated. How could they possibly resist the siege of the Shu army?

Even Zhou Nianyi felt such an urge, yet bound by his identity, he could not afford to yield a single inch.

Inside Zhang Jianguo's office, Miao Binglan sat opposite Zhang Jianguo, the latter wearing an expression of utter gloom.

Wisps of tea smoke curled upward, brimming with a Zen atmosphere. Had Ji-Liao not known Qingming's past background, he might well have mistaken the person before him for a truly peerless, eminent monk of great virtue.

This Eastern European man, resembling a movie bodyguard, startled the students, yet his appearance also filled them with excitement.

"Forget it! Speaking with an intellectual disability like you will eventually drag my IQ down to your level, only to be defeated by your matchless experience! I might as well send you off to meet the Primordial Chaos Ancestor Dragon right now!" At this, Ji Hao coldly glanced at Ao Ding and said indifferently.

Though she spoke thusly on the surface, how could she not know in her heart how she could possibly shoulder such a colossal responsibility?

"You should know that it took me only one year to complete four years of university, right?" Zhou Ziyu asked.

Seeing that Yuan Fu's injuries were so severe, Yan Shao could no longer concern himself with the battle's outcome outside and immediately rushed over.