Chapter 31

If I can secure a purple dagger, this trip to the otherworld will have been worth it.

Ling Bai’s heart tightened. He had joined the Spirit Hall specifically to join the Spirit Hall team and win the championship of the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament; if that path were blocked, he would be in trouble. Betraying the Spirit Hall would be nothing short of a death wish.

Although the final showdown was bound to take place in Yezhou City, anyone with a sound mind would meticulously prepare for it here; it wouldn’t be surprising if the final battle were set in this very valley.

But when she opened her eyes, her peripheral vision caught a disheveled, white-faced figure hovering directly above her, staring fixedly at her.

Relying on her superior sniping skills and the range of her firearm, Ran Bing had already taken out five snake-dogs before they could charge up the slope.

It made sense; the Prince of Chu’s estate was filled with many gifted and extraordinary individuals, surpassing even the imperial palace. What was so strange about the Prince having a few divine powers?

They were brothers, one known as the Thousand-鈞 Douluo and the other as the Subduing Demon Douluo. They ranked sixth and seventh among the seven great elders of the Spirit Hall. Although they were the two with the lowest spirit power rankings, both were peak Douluos with spirit power as high as level ninety-six.

If he could, Guo Haoyang would truly want to take them and escape this place, but the school regulations strictly forbade students from running off privately without permission.

"He doesn't have the skill; he’s merely at the Great Ascension Realm, yet he has the audacity to be so arrogant and act like a big shot!" Yu Yan remarked.

"Exactly, that damn Black Bear Demon sticks to us like a stubborn plaster day and night. If it weren't for the sake of my Master and Senior Brother, I would have beaten him to death hundreds of times over," Zhu Bajie said, gesturing theatrically with his pig-hooves in indignation.

"I..." I wanted to curse him out, but I held back. I wasn't very familiar with him; I had only met him a few times while tagging along with Kuai Bin.

It sounds long-winded, as if it took a great deal of time, but from the moment I rolled in clutching the light machine gun to securing the firing position, bracing, aiming, and firing until the enemy’s heavy machine gun fell silent and its three gunners were dead, it all happened in one fluid motion—probably taking no more than ten seconds.

"Zhang Xiaofeng!!!" At this moment, a fanatical voice rang out. Norton stared at Zhang Xiaofeng with intense fervor as he walked over, saying, "Tomorrow is the final battle. I hope to have a proper fight with you in the championship match."

"Don't worry, there will be plenty of time in the future." As the words left his lips, Nie Ying’s eyes narrowed sharply, his dark pupils shifting like lightning to stare at the distant forest.

Over the next few days, the royal city was shrouded in the joy of a rebirth. The fact that Mo Lin had slain Aruba, the King of Sand Demons, meant that the nightmare which had haunted humans and werewolves for over a decade was finally coming to an end.

I hurriedly unfolded the paper crane; a flash of blood-red light swept across it, followed by lines of text appearing on the paper.

Involuntarily, I took a step forward, slowly walking toward Lis. Regardless, we were friends; since we had met, I still had to greet her.

It was as if a brilliant beam of light had descended, instantly overshadowing all the surrounding scenery. She was noble without being haughty, her charm tinged with a faint purity, leaving Nie Ying’s eyes fixed and completely mesmerized.

Xue Baolu nervously sniffed, steered the ox cart into the shade of a tree, and found himself being watched by two burly men, one on either side.

Sure enough, once he mentioned he was from the Tianhai Manor, the guard’s guarded expression softened slightly.

Gu, however, was indifferent, while Liu Jing was worried sick, pacing around the dressing room and occasionally calling Shen Qinghe’s agent to rush them.

Chi Meng was still a bit hesitant. "You could go back and ask Chi Gou what she thinks," Chen Xing kindly suggested.

Tears streamed down his face. From the Black Dragon’s perspective, given that he had previously acted like a dog baring its fangs at Ling Xiao, even if the other party didn't kill him, they certainly wouldn't give him a friendly look.

His attitude was polite and formal. Pei Xu paused, nodded slightly, and sat down in the grand armchair opposite her.

Four lightning tribulations merged into one, the momentum so heroic and grand that it looked like a lightning dragon churning in the sky.

"You!" Xia Zhihe’s pupils contracted. Seeing this felt like returning to the day she was disfigured; fear and hatred surged within her simultaneously.

Suddenly, a gasp of surprise drew the attention of everyone who had been watching the battle between Han Kun and Lie Yan.

The youth turned over. For some reason, his brows were tightly furrowed, as if he were worried about something. His chestnut-colored hair spilled over the pillow. In a daze, he felt someone stroking his face; the hand was somewhat cold, yet it carried a familiar scent of lotus blossoms. His mood gradually calmed, and his furrowed brows smoothed out, bit by bit.

The "Weakness Detection" effect meant that as long as he used the multitude of combat techniques that had suddenly appeared in his mind, or any of the five magic attack skills he had just learned, to strike one of these weak points, he could break through Hogger’s claw.

The Blue Lotus Thousand-Water Veil bloomed in layers, continuous and inexhaustible, precisely because it was rooted directly in his meridians and could instantly draw support from his core mana. This ample supply of mana, combined with the evolution to counter all techniques under heaven, gave the Blue Lotus Thousand-Water Veil its reputation for being impenetrable by any magic.

Even though he hadn't cheated in the game and had taken down the Black Tentacle purely through skill, Lin Di was not keen on showing off his strength in front of the players of this world.

The appearance of the first 3D game had caused such a strong reaction on Earth; it was even more so here.

Landon casually grabbed a tray piled with several pieces of roasted meat and some water from a nearby table, placed it where the White Dragon loli could easily reach it by the bedside, then stood up and walked out.

Qing Yue’s perception was correct. At this moment, she was an entity of consciousness, situated within her own sea of consciousness. She felt that the vast expanse of flames was warm because the sea of consciousness was her domain.

Even the Empress Dowager knew about this. She had even punished the Seventh Prince for it afterward and never allowed him to take me to a brothel again.

I gently pulled out the second-to-last string, threw it to the ground, hooked the final string through the racket with one finger, tightened it, and tied a dead knot. I plucked the strings with my fingers to check the tension before adjusting it.