Volume One, Chapter 30: Shattered Soul

Mingshu felt a sudden jolt in her heart. According to Liu Zichuan, the Shen family had left the Imperial Capital before Liu Yanwan’s marriage, which was at least four years ago. Nurse He had stated that Shen Liangshi passed away two years ago. Regardless of which timeline was correct, the scent on a carving knife could not possibly linger for so long.

Switching on the flashlight feature, the room appeared to be nothing more than an ordinary storage closet. It was clear at a glance; aside from cleaning tools and miscellaneous debris, there was nothing else. It seemed Yingjian had come up empty-handed once again.

Yan'er felt her vision blurring, and her consciousness beginning to fade. Most critically, her heart seemed to be suffering from a form of erosion—an erosion that made even the act of breathing feel agonizingly difficult.

"Bang!" With a final crash, the bone staff shattered into fragments, drifting through the great hall. Seeing the destruction of his staff, the man in the black robe felt a pang of heartache, glaring hatefully toward the entrance of the hall.

The dragon boat seemed to possess a spirit of its own; while still ten thousand meters above the sea, it began to decelerate, coming to a complete stop only once it reached a height of one thousand meters, settling directly onto a floating platform in mid-air.

A fiery red broadsword appeared in Aolong’s hand. "We don't know what the situation is below, so prepare for combat." Yang Jian nodded, drawing the "Heavenly Blood" blade from his chest and removing the contact lens from his left eye, revealing a blood-red pupil.

Looking at his seductive demeanor and that sycophantic grin, I felt goosebumps break out all over my body. The bite marks on my collarbone had yet to fully heal, and my backside had already been treated to a round of his slaps; no matter what, I had to keep my distance from this dangerous man.

Of course, the wine he held in his hand and the wine he drank were real, but tucked into his waistband was not a wine flask, but a clapper used by night watchmen—a clapper he had traded from a watchman for a single tael of silver.

"There is," Hu Ling'er replied. As he lifted his fingertip, he tapped with his golden finger, and just as it had happened twice before, spiritual liquid condensed within the empty stone eye of the slab.

"What is that?" The clash between Zhao Ming and Lei Liang caused a slab of pristine jade to collapse. As the jade crumbled, a ray of light leaked from within. Seeing this from afar, Qiu Shi'er cried out in shock.

Discovering that Fang Hao was actually processing the thousand-legged centipede, the treasure-seeking mouse felt deeply sullen. However, it did not believe Fang Hao would actually eat the centipede—was there even a way to eat such a thing?

Who would have thought that upon arriving, I would discover the postgraduate entrance exams had passed more than a month ago, the results were already out, and—damn it—I had actually passed.

Within a million years at most, it was highly likely that the Heavenly Origin Divine Court would give birth to a God King.

Raising chickens and ducks allows for the collection of eggs, which can be eaten, along with the meat of the poultry itself, while the droppings can be used as fish feed.

"Yuanyuan, I've missed you so much!" Xu Feifei’s voice was famously sweet and soft, especially when those bewitching fox eyes were fixed on you; under the weight of such dual charm, most people truly couldn't hold their ground.

However, his mind was currently consumed with thoughts of killing the man before him, devouring his flesh and blood, and watching him be dismembered piece by piece in terror.

The purple card had allowed Lu Heng to survive among the zombies, and as for the orange card, it was a pleasant surprise; with this card, he believed he would have better security in the battles to come.

Lin Chen stepped forward to help Ren Xiaoxuan up from the floor, half-carrying and half-dragging her out of the hospital room. Once they were downstairs in a secluded spot outside, Lin Chen let her lean against the wall before finally releasing his grip.

The so-called "Vengeful Ghost Pearl" is a treasure formed when a fully manifested spirit torments a person to death and absorbs the resentment emanating from them.

As for the words he had just spoken, even Panni himself did not know if they were true. He only knew that he had no chance of winning against Ning An, and coupled with a subconscious urge to submit, those words had simply spilled out.