Volume 1, Chapter 52: Midnight Conversation...

"Whatever Demon Heaven Sect or Demon Earth Sect they claim to be, I'll make sure none of them return alive," he swore to the crowd. Previously, the mad monk had been struck by a palm from Bukong, leaving him coughing up blood and injured, which had deeply frustrated him. Facing the Demon Heaven Sect this time, he secretly vowed to redeem his pride.

Yi Nan also knew that out-of-body projection was indeed a heaven-defying divine ability. However, this ability was not born from spells cultivated to their highest realm, but rather a physical aberration that manifested when the physical body reached its ultimate limit.

There were no ghost crows here anymore. The ground was vast, stretching endlessly into the distance. Across the slightly undulating terrain, black soil mixed with blood-red earth and red soil supported various forms of vegetation.

Issues regarding changes could be discussed later; attending to urgent business came first. The three of them soared into the air, their gazes resolute as they flew toward the black hole.

The tone gradually grew despondent as the words trailed off, everything unfolding just as Cheng Kai's seemingly complaining words had described.

"Qin Siyang?" he asked tentatively, remembering that one of his grand-uncle's friends also shared the surname Qin, named Qin Siyang.

The audience area was pitch black, with many couples embracing one another. At first, Xiao Zhan felt somewhat embarrassed, but seeing several couples around him quietly holding each other tight, he also pulled Suxi firmly into his embrace.

Shuangyue wore an expression of indignant fury, yet she found herself unable to utter a single word. Huang Dong dangled her loosely behind him with a single finger, entering the room and tossing her carelessly onto the floor.

Through the brief exchange just now, Xia Aiguo had already deduced that he was no match for the young man before him. Launching a proactive attack would only cause him to lose the initiative.

Already under a second city-wide martial law lockdown, this purple-name Thousand-Soldier Commander's nerves were stretched to an extremely sensitive degree. Relying purely on intuition—without any evidence—he concluded that Ilusa 2 was employing a divine skill, yet he still decided, "Let's arrest the damn thing first!" and immediately led his troops to make an arrest.

"Are you sworn brothers with the King of Shan hai? Your intelligence is clearly not at home," Fairy Daoyi rolled her eyes, suddenly waving her hand across the air, instantly projecting an illusory scene.

Li Jiu let out another stern shout. From whichever angle one looked at it, he was determined to kill Luo Tian.

Yet this surging desire, when faced with the cold voice behind the curtain, shattered into pieces in an instant, just like waves crashing against a reef.

"Really?" Qiu Ruoqian nodded. He felt that Ke Yiyao was actually much more pleasing to the eye than her two older sisters, growing more so the longer one looked, even if she wasn't the breathtakingly gorgeous type.

Zhi expressionlessly glanced at the somewhat dazed Duyang, then snapped her fingers, igniting a bright, emerald-green flame at her fingertips.

Su Anle sat down, allowing the man to place a plate containing eggs and a meat pie in front of her, along with a bowl of vegetable porridge. She picked up the spoon and took a sip; the taste was fresh, sweet, and somewhat familiar.

According to the vampire ranking system, vampires whose strength rivaled that of a tier-three wizard were known as vampire counts.

"Well, Tamamo was originally an eight-tailed wild monster-girl within the territory of the radical faction, but she kindly took me in when I was just an ordinary, dying human. So, I used this blessing to help her become a nine-tailed Tamamo," Gu Xiaoran nodded slightly.

President Gao never returned to the office. After "dying" once on the leather sofa behind that luxurious desk, it seemed he could sense from afar the stench of decay and death permeating that room, and all favorable feelings toward the chamber and the position vanished completely.

"The contents of all the threatening letters are identical—very simple. They all state that among this upcoming batch of people to be released from Haizhou Prison, not a single one will return alive. Remarks like these are simply..." Yin Zi felt that, given her current situation, it was inappropriate to comment too much, so she swallowed the words that had reached her lips.

"Don't look at him, he won't go either!" Xu Yuanxing knew all too well what the old mad madman was plotting and quickly intervened.

Zhuo Yingyan's exclusive skill, obtained through a quest, harnesses the vital energy of heaven and earth, allowing her to cross tiers to study her own sect's skills.

"Changfeng's eyes were a gift from his elder sister, but where did the eyes of Jiang Yifei and Mavis come from?" Ji Tiancheng asked again.

"Ala-xi-do! Are you provoking my authority?" The handsome Master Shi's expression shifted, murderous intent surging wildly and instantly enveloping Alaxido.

The Red Moon Sect, however, was different. No one could explain how a sect with only a brief history managed to rise to prominence in this talent-filled Area One, and even the families inheriting the Qi Emperor's legacy found it difficult to investigate.

"I will also bring out my three partners to fight you, Xiu Hen. This time, let's have a battle that leaves neither of us with any regrets!" Ye Yu replied with a smile.

Now anyone could tell that this soldier was not an esper, but a completely normal human being—no, as a soldier of the Sixth Unit, he was destined to no longer be ordinary.

If the true essence gained from a single ghost was already minuscule, then the true essence consumed just now was negligible compared to the increase brought by a single ghost, practically negligible to Xu Yuanxing—was this the benefit of his frequent use these days?

Hearing Zhao Xue's words, Cheng Ran froze instantly, staring blankly at Zhao Xue, thinking he had misheard. He could not understand for the life of him why Zhao Xue would refuse so decisively.

Although Sakya had always been ruthless toward enemies and relentless in uprooting the source, both of these individuals were from the SWAT team and seemed to have good moral character, unwilling to engage in a two-on-one fight even now. This left Sakya unable to deliver a fatal blow.

With Ling Ming present, Bai Yi's self-confession—which didn't need a beginning to know the end—would absolutely never have a chance to finish. Xiang Shaomu shrugged and waved his hand to the side, promising that he sensed a million "Blame me, then?" floating through the other's mind.

"It's fine, Uncle Duan, I can handle it. Don't worry." While speaking, Wang Zheng searched for that particular leaf. He knew which tree it was, but with so many leaves on it, finding the insect among them was no easy task; he had to use the sniper rifle's scope to locate it.

Four figures walked in. The leader wore a mask, the eyes beneath it radiating cold arrogance.

The figure in the painting frowned deeply, utterly bewildered. How could this be? Had this step gone wrong? The external avatar's consciousness actually differed from the original body; it was an independent entity possessing independent thought. How was this an external avatar? It was clearly an external demon.

"The bloodline of the Lan family must be properly raised, regardless of origin." With centuries of family rules, no one could do a thing about it. That was the first time Lan Fengyuan felt a sense of crisis.