Volume 1, Chapter 56: Swallowing the Poisonous Vine at the Cost of Life

On one side was youth and vibrant vitality; on the other was the calm and unperturbed composure forged by the baptism of countless deaths and bloodshed. To Qin Feng, the young officer before him was half water and half fire. Such a contradiction, yet so harmonious, as if he were naturally meant to be just like this.

Judging from the incoming bullets, the Japanese soldiers realized that most of the shots lacked accuracy. Every unit of the Northeast Border Defense Force they had encountered since entering the grasslands acted this way. In their own country, if a recruit had undergone a year of training and still performed like this, he wouldn't even be able to enlist, nor would anyone respect him—he would struggle just to find a job outside.

"We faithfully obey the Master's command!" all disciples replied in unison, their postures straight and upright like towering pines and unyielding mountains, radiating youthful vigor and spirit.

Mu Rufeng initially had no idea that Mu Qianxun was truly pregnant, assuming it was merely Mu Ruoyun's scheme to frame her. Now, realizing that her own child had essentially died by her own hands, she felt more or less uneasy.

This gatekeeper was a servant who had been newly purchased not long ago. He had neither witnessed the heyday of the Prosperity Mansion nor seen the Princess of Prosperity in her youth. Accustomed to the Guo family's deliberate low profile and a simplicity unbefitting of royalty—making Princess Hanyang look hardly like a princess at all—he truly had no idea what kind of airs were put on within the palace.

A bad prehension flashed through his mind, and he reached out to push the door hard. The door swung open at the touch, but the room was completely empty, without even a ghost in sight.

The Nocturne had no Flash, and he knew when Shen had previously used his Flash and its cooldown timer, so he knew very well that only his Q skill could save him.

One of the guards wanted to go back to retrieve it; he had been wrapped up in the tent just then, and his hat had been knocked off. At that moment, a horse came galloping from behind, carrying a messenger named Guancun. From afar, he shouted in Japanese, "Your hat, your hat... it's right here..." Everyone burst into laughter.

Shuiyan was no longer in any position to care about preferential treatment or the lack thereof; she only wanted Ye Feng not to harm her senior sister, ignoring the frantic muffled cries of Luo Yan behind her entirely.

Looking at the intense flames, the spirit-devouring insects rushed toward Li Xixi like moths to a flame. Some perished in the fire, while more pierced through the fire line, shooting toward Li Xixi like falling stars.

A fierce and burning light flashed in Hu Yifei's eyes, as if she had been transported back to their youthful days when they dared to charge, dare to act, and feared nothing in the world.

The big bay horse actually began to walk forward, paying no more attention to Liu Heizi and Dongfang Xing. It seemed to have no patience for grown men acting so sentimental and indecisive—wasn't it just going out for a walk? It wasn't like they were going to war; why did they have to make it sound like a heartbreaking parting of life and death?

"Are you serious? The beast tide is really beginning to recede?" Shi Jie and Xiong Da looked at Ying Da with ecstatic joy.

Renovation and rebuilding began in 1979, and because factors such as tourism ticket revenues were factored into the mix, neither the scale, the institutional setup, nor the motives of the construction surpassed those of the Ming and Qing dynasties. History serves to awaken the world, but when approached with a purely utilitarian attitude, its awakening function is inevitably compromised.

At this thought, he could no longer worry about anything else and hurriedly pulled out his round shield, holding it over his head for protection. By doing so, he noticed that the temperature above his head dropped significantly, but the powerful force within his body continued to strain his frame relentlessly, driving his discomfort to the absolute limit.

These people understood all too well that had they not arrived in time, not only would they have failed to rescue anyone successfully, but even their own lives would not have been guaranteed.

Perhaps because he was preoccupied with the medicinal powder, Hall did not sleep very deeply. Upon hearing the sounds of orc activity outside, he immediately woke up.

"Are we just going to cross the river like this without making any preparations?" Ji Nuan's voice trembled slightly.

The question now was how to get out and deal with the massive monster guarding the entrance; otherwise, she and it would undoubtedly be trapped in this place forever.

Looking back, the slaughter over there was drawing to a close. The scarred man was gradually weakening; no matter how formidable his martial prowess, he could not withstand the ferocious, flood-like onslaught of the sea beasts—not to mention that these sea beasts had been driven half-mad with blood red in their eyes.

Therefore, the atmosphere around the Grudge Stage at this moment was exceptionally explosive. It had been seven or eight days since Meng Qi arrived at the Eternal Camp, and this was the first time he had seen so many people—though that was certainly related to the fact that he constantly stayed cooped up in his room.

Liu Yufei could sense Meng Qi's aura gradually changing, becoming increasingly heavy and overbearing.

The lake was surrounded by tall, nameless trees, and upon the lake stood rows of delicate wooden houses that seemed to have grown right out of the water.

"Report, Boss Tang, someone had a secret meeting with Liu Xuanmin. He looks quite imposing, and Liu Xuanmin seemed to hold him in high regard," the call came into the chairman's office of the Tang Family's Galaxy Group.

Before Lei Chen finished speaking, a strange expression suddenly appeared on his face. His brows furrowed slightly as he gazed out the window, and his expression grew even more bizarre a moment later.

The sudden turn of events was too abrupt for anyone to accept. Zhao Yuntou was already paralyzed on the ground in terror, looking at Lu You as if gazing upon a demon.

On the other side, the Vayne directly activated her ultimate, continuously stutter-stepping auto-attacking the Lee Sin. The moment Lee Sin used the second activation of his Safeguard/Iron Will to fly toward Lulu, Vayne used her E skill, Condemn, to nail him firmly against the wall.

Jiang Dong remained utterly motionless, not even offering a response. He had sensed the speaker long ago—a cultivator who had recently entered the Five Qi Realm just like himself. This person had been hiding here for a long time, waiting until Jiang Dong was severely injured and recuperating before daring to emerge. Aside from him, there was yet another person in a different patch of bushes who had arrived even earlier than this one.

In truth, it wasn't that the Bulldog team's players were overly calm; rather, they had already devoted their entire minds completely to this match. At this very moment, their sole focus was on preparation, leaving no room to spare for idle chatter.

These three ancient clans, together with the Xuanyuan family, openly emerged from seclusion to form an alliance, representing the realm of Chinese cultivation in contesting various dark forces.