40 The Fortieth Iron Pillar

"Hello! Excuse me, how much is this water?" Tian Tian asked, pointing to the neatly stacked bottles of light blue "Yili" mineral water.

After walking a bit further, Wang Hou could no longer suppress his curiosity. He quietly employed the "Heaven Communicates with Water" technique, slowly channeling his internal energy from his right palm. Once he was close to the Spirit Master, he shifted to the flexible mental method of "The Law Has No Law, Nothing to Avoid," completely etherealizing his energy before gently pressing it against the target.

With the battle reaching this point, there was no longer any suspense. It had been impossible for the Savage Beast clan to fight two other clans simultaneously from the start; that they had held out this long was already remarkable.

Tang Feng had already stated that they were leaving to go out and gain experience. Wasn't this the perfect opportunity? Hadn't their men been in position for so long just waiting for them to venture out?

However, when Tian Tian returned home happily and sat at the dining table, intending to count her earnings, she was shocked to discover a long slit cut into her pants pocket. The money inside had vanished, and she was left stunned.

Just as the flames of passion were ignited between the two, and they were both unable to stop, a sudden knock sounded at the door.

Seeing that the matter was concluded, Huang Zong rose to take his leave. After a few more casual remarks, the two departed.

When the two opened their computers to look, they found documents related to new energy. They looked at Su Nan with surprise, wondering where he had obtained this information. They then examined another file, which contained electronic intelligence technology.

The people in the courtyard, seeing their Helmsman leave without a word, dared not linger and scrambled over the courtyard wall one by one. Upon returning to the Tea Horse Gang's branch, Helmsman Yue was naturally seething with resentment. He summoned his younger brother, Yue Xiao, for a secret discussion, though it is unknown what exactly they plotted.

Chu Lian tilted her head and stared closely at He Changdi. She could sense a clear hint of displeasure in the Third Young Master He's words. What was wrong with this guy now? If she remembered correctly, the two hadn't even seen each other for the past few days, let alone done anything to provoke him.

An hour later, the plaza was a sea of people, even more than the day before. Naturally, they were all there to witness the day’s battles. Any martial artist who could emerge from thousands to enter the top fifty would inevitably be regarded with importance by all major factions.

Old Zhu, impatient with the banquets, stayed behind at the Golden Pavilion relay station, taking the opportunity to handle some of his own affairs.

"Young Master, is something the matter?" Zhinu lowered her head to ask Yun Ting. Her face was flushed, making her appear even more pitifully endearing, though her heart was filled with joy.

***

Fang Yi was shocked, but what surprised him even more was that Fang Yan was actually willing to give him such a precious item.

Zhu Qing bowed to the two, then vaulted onto the stage with a clean, fluid motion, without a hint of hesitation.

After the imperial messenger placed the rewards in the main hall, he took his leave, not even stopping for a sip of tea.

"Oh, hahaha... it’s not high, not high at all!" Cui Bin said. He rolled over, pinning Ruan Qingyu beneath him. The joy of reaching the Divine Transformation stage brought an inexplicable impulse, and Ruan Qingyu was quite responsive this time. In the labyrinth atop the Heaven-Reaching Mountain, the two engaged in intimacy once more.

"Get lost!" Nalan Ziyan spat out, her face cold. Clearly knowing Wu Liang’s character, she had no kindness to spare for him.

The six who had been full of vigor just moments ago were now in a different state: one was hovering between life and death, Zhang Su was thoroughly dead, and the other four, even if not dead yet, had no hope of survival.

"What is a dream?" Taishi Ci asked with curiosity, referring to the term Yun Ting had used.

The two battles began with ferocity and ended in tragedy! This outcome was something no one had expected. Who could have foreseen that these two unknowns would be the final victors?

Wan Jun said no more. She knew, of course, but she had said it on purpose; she just hadn't expected this man in black to know as well.

In the middle of this winter, Jiahao had nowhere to be mischievous, so he paced around the living room, waiting for his mother to wake up and his father to return.

In fact, when the bloody mist began to spread, the two had escaped and immediately started searching for Su Mu. After all, since the Soul Blood Essence was with Su Mu, they dared not stray too far.

Cheng Yanzhong finished his breakfast in a few hurried bites. Su Ruoyao tied his tie and prepared a thermal container, placing it in the car. She stood outside the courtyard, watching his car drive away, feeling a sense of emptiness.

So he had to lift the stone with raw physical strength! Ye Ge was speechless but had no choice. With Ba Xia lurking nearby, it seemed he had no other option but to rely on his physical power.

***

Hearing Luo Wusheng’s voice, Diwu Mo suddenly snapped back to reality. Diwu Mo felt relieved that Luo Wusheng had not noticed how unfriendly his tone had been moments ago, and he was grateful she was focused on her own tasks; at the same time, he scolded himself for his carelessness.

Only Xu Yuan remained motionless. She could hardly believe everything that had happened that day, let alone the scene that had just unfolded. Even seeing Chen Nuo standing before her felt like a dream.

However, it had to be said that as retired special forces soldiers, the perception of these two men in black was indeed far superior to that of ordinary people; their senses had been honed on the battlefield, through blood and fire.

"Even if someone is excellent, some people just don't like them," Xu Renguang blurted out, his tone sounding somewhat bitter.

"Alright then." The boy sighed helplessly, patted Lin Meng on the shoulder to comfort her, and stood up, limping toward He Tingting.

Trees were snapped by the massive, thick figure pressing through, and the figure pursuing Golden Swallow was finally revealed in its true form.

"Yes!" Yingying clutched her sword, staring at what He Cheng was grasping in his hand; she had never seen He Cheng bring it out before.

Hearing her words, Mu Liangcheng laughed heartily, his magnetic voice filled with delight as he teased her intentionally.

Wang Cheng’s forehead was drenched in sweat. He tried his best to control his will, knowing that if the Black Silk were extracted by the Black Silk Evil God, his life would be cut short—he might even die the moment it left his body.

Big Cat Bigglesworth: "Damned humans, using us monsters as lab rats. Today, I'll show them what we're made of."

Since someone was becoming impatient, it was time for him to do something. He never liked being passive, nor did he like doing things without certainty.