Chapter 43: Task Three: First Demonstration of Edge!

[Task Three: Show Your Edge! Win first place in the sect disciples’ promotion trial and become a true inner disciple!]

[Task Reward: One Foundation Establishment Breakthrough Pill, inner disciple status, and increased sect prestige.]

The moment Di Qiu lay down, he heard the long-absent narration of the cultivation mission.

“Has the main quest been updated?”

“The disciple promotion trial... Could it be the academy’s monthly examination? Or perhaps a promotion test for the logistics division of the Zhongwei Bureau?”

Unlike ordinary armor-piercing rounds and lead-tipped rounds, a full-steel-core bullet undergoes very little deformation even after striking a target. When it hits a concrete structure such as a building, in particular, it sustains virtually no damage.

The torrential rain finally ceased, and the creatures that had endured it welcomed the dawn of a new day in their lives. After Du Feng and the other two had explained everything that had happened the previous night, they once again fell silent. The matter was complicated, yet simple. Complicated because it concerned life and death; simple because there was only one path left to take.

Chen Li raised his head and saw his reflection standing before the mirror—bold yet composed, warm yet deadly.

“Not bad, not bad. Your talent for magic is indeed extraordinary.” General Sparrowtail was somewhat astonished. Chen Xuan might have taken a long time to master it, but he had only just learned it, and he was already remarkably skilled.

“Are you insane? You’re using a warhead to question your own comrade!?” Santos shrugged, his face full of displeasure.

Nor is this meant as discrimination of any kind. I hope everyone can understand that. If you come here to attack me over this, all I can say is that you harbor tremendous hostility toward society.

Hah! Well, look at that. Four Apache attack helicopters came flying in from the distance, the machine guns and several missiles hanging beneath their fuselages already poised to strike.

He turned his gaze back toward the base. It was already deserted, while the Somali convoy was slowly making its way out, following the overland route by which it had arrived and leaving the dry valley behind.

Once the wine entered her mouth and slid down her throat, even the formidable Tie Pinggu could not resist the drug mixed into her drink. In less than a few minutes, she had fallen into a dazed unconsciousness.

He could easily reach out and touch that layer of golden light. It was extraordinarily solid; even with all his strength, he could not make it tremble in the slightest.

The villa belonging to Bai Xuanxian was so enormous that words could scarcely describe it. With his old arms and legs, Qi Bainian searched for ages before finally locating the dining room. Fortunately, the servant had taken extra care when leading him upstairs.

The crowd erupted in an uproar. Lin Weiwei instantly became the center of attention as dagger-sharp gazes shot toward her, accompanied by murmurs of suspicion.

As Lu Haikong’s disciple, after learning of Lu Wu’s death, he forcibly stormed into the headquarters of the Demon Suppression Bureau with his summoned beast.

“No. You stay here. I still have things to take care of.” After reading the text message, Ji Mingyou’s eyes turned cold, and he immediately became far more alert. Then he strode out with great purpose.

Cream covered the ground, along with a torrent of baseless curses. Fury ignited in Lin Weiwei’s chest. The dessert Ji Mingyou had spent so much time and effort preparing had been smashed onto the floor—and he had even been saddled with the blame.

Outside the world of souls, an emerald-green beam of light shot from within the Undying Fruit. Upon seeing it, Jiang Xuan immediately pulled his hands apart. The lights in his eyes went out, replaced by the pair of bright pupils he had once possessed.

Not to mention anyone else—even Shang Jiu dared not claim he could face Yan Chen a second time with any certainty. During their previous encounter, he had witnessed the strength of those soul guards. Each one was ferocious beyond measure. Without relying on those pills, he would probably have been defeated by Yan Chen then and there.

After Nicolatin finished speaking, his expression grew complicated. He could not help wondering what trouble this god might cause by abandoning the place where a god ought to remain and returning instead to the mortal realm.

The instant his voice fell, two fragrant green pellets suddenly appeared before Tianming.

“The me from my previous life was not the same as the me I am now...” I explained with a helpless, bitter smile, though a faint bitterness lingered in my mouth.

Perhaps Xiqu Suyang’s trip this time was not intended to escape the emperor’s pressure and surveillance after all, but for some other purpose. But why had he kept it from her?