Volume 1, Chapter 24: Coughing Up Blood

Liang Fanxin’s tense fingertips clenched, and she forced the words out through gritted teeth, “I don’t drink white spirits either. I don’t drink any alcohol at all!” She looked at the treasure in the man’s hand without a trace of greed.

Zheng Tu whispered, staying alert to his surroundings, while channeling the Mark of the Heavenly Dao to stabilize the void here in conjunction with the Ten Directions World.

Now, the prospect of humans ascending to the heavens was about to become reality. For the Emperor, this was a double blessing, and he was in high spirits.

However, like the biological warrior project, it had been terminated by the then-Supreme Commander, Li Zhengfeng.

Kakashi opened his mouth, but considering the current state of the Hidden Leaf, he chose not to offer any opinion.

Why did the eerie entity not pass through these gaps to cause trouble, but instead push the black coffin toward him?

The old fisherman gazed at the black dot in the distance with a puzzled expression; his heart tightened, filled with a faint, ominous premonition.

Fang Yuan had been prepared; with stellar energy surging within him, he vanished from the spot in an instant and entered higher-dimensional space.

Outside the tightly closed door, a tall figure stood, hand raised as if to knock, but in the end, it did not descend.

As the mirror was placed on top, the yellow wooden carrier began to merge into it, transforming into yellow patterns that overlaid Shen Wu’s originally flawless, snow-white mirror, giving it the appearance of an inlaid border.

“Wang Bo took the scoring title, the MVP, and the championship of the Jiangbei Junior High Basketball League—all by trampling over the corpses of me and Jin Ni!” Sun Jing stared at Wang Bo’s back for a moment before saying this.

They were Lieutenant Commanders Junichi Nakajima and Ruo Ziming, the first and second officers of the MGAS-01 ship. Both men shared a common trait: they were short in stature, possessed sharp, capable features, and had wolf-like glints in their small eyes.

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By now, the sky had darkened, and torches shimmering with magical light illuminated the entire Night Elf tribal city. Many soldiers and civilians who saw the Elf King Zhuoyi along the way, despite being deeply curious as to why their leader was bringing these humans here, stood in respectful, silent, and prostrate rows along the roadside.

Often, whenever Yuan Xixiang thought about this, she dared not look at Shi Yi. She felt that a person like him was unfathomable and too dangerous to approach. At times, she saw him as profoundly lonely; at others, she perceived him as arrogant—the type of person who, possessing true strength, looked down upon everything.

Then, the sonar operators of the Garuda, already hidden within the clouds, and the sonar operator of the Vladivostok reported the same information to their respective captains in the next moment.

“I suppose… so. Those reporters are indeed difficult to deal with.” Ling Qi was slightly startled, quickly grasped her mother’s meaning, and gave a perfunctory reply.

“This sword strike, I call it Sword Two.” Yu Yang had finally realized the second strike of his fusion with the Great World Path.

Ji Yue was the first to tilt his head back and drain his cup of fine wine in one gulp. Without changing his expression, he turned the cup upside down to show he had finished his drink and that it was now the other’s turn.

Yet, the more this was the case, the more excited Dani became. He volunteered for the third round—a battle with no retreat—hoping to achieve a great merit and secure his status within the Moon Shadow adventure team and the Green Mountain mercenary group.

This armor, consisting only of a front chest plate, was even lighter than standard leather armor. It offered superior defense without hindering movement.

The man in glasses was looking for him clearly because of the shop, as they had already agreed to give an answer that night.

Many people came here every morning for a stroll or exercise, but they had never seen this figure before.

Faced with the bloody lesson, the remaining remnants of the Xiongnu tribes, such as Helian Bi, Huyan Xie, and Qiu Lijin, were gripped by endless panic upon hearing that Li Yuan had once again intervened in military affairs and had ordered the mobilization of a Western Expedition Army across the Qin State.

Killua ignored the three brothers who were still rambling about wanting to avenge last year’s defeat and walked directly to a corner to stay, planning to implement his own plan shortly.

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“Big brother, I want to become stronger! Strong enough to defeat any enemy!” Zoro gripped the hilt of his sword, his tone filled with determination.

Because the terrain of the battlefield was a long, narrow plain, the cavalry, despite being able to fight, could not deploy effectively and thus could not leverage their numerical advantage.

More importantly, Liu Xuande, having regained his clarity, was shocked to learn of the current grain prices in Jizhou.

Without the need to feed the massive population on lands lacking strategic depth, the saved grain could just rot in the granaries.

But how could Ivan Asen abandon his goal because of this small setback? He was determined to succeed today, aiming to completely annihilate the Palatinon noble army before him and nip the threat of Justinian in the bud.

The soldier of the National Army chuckled, drew the great saber from his back, and with one stroke, sent their heads flying.

He had not discussed his experiences with his parents much since returning, as if both sides had a tacit understanding, but he knew he had no reason to think they were ignorant. However, he also knew that his parents were a bit too optimistic this time.

“Kamille Bidan!” Char’s voice was low and powerful, instantly piercing through Kamille’s defenses and suppressing his restless heart.

The young boy, Hua Zijia, was seen lying on the meadow with his eyes tightly shut, his whole body trembling. The black bruise on his wrist, where he had been bitten by a venomous snake, was slowly spreading.

Although Hu Qingyun was quite capable, he was only at the eighth stage of martial cultivation. A vice-dean still carried the prefix "vice," and his status in the academy was inferior to the four protective elders. It was only because he was low-key and well-liked that he had become vice-dean. That Shi Fan had actually taken notice of him left everyone puzzled.