50 The Cocoon Woman Village (Part 7)

A bolt of thunder essence shot forth from Wang Long's hand, piercing straight through him and sending him flying backward with a shriek filled with terror.

Feng Yan did not want to hear another word of what she was about to say. He simply took a sip of red wine and used the opportunity to seal her lips.

From one direction, a man clad in black robes sat cross-legged within a golden sun, resembling a deity nurtured deep inside the solar core. His voice was bone-chilling.

After transforming into virtual avatars, Wang Long and his companions split into two groups. Playing the roles of heinous villains, they drew the attention of the guarding warriors outside, easily creating a spatial opening that allowed Wang Long and Daoist Wujue to sneak inside.

Ouyang Xiu's approach was a blatant attempt to win people over. It completely shattered the rules they had previously established, setting him up in direct opposition to them.

Here, he could perceive the Laws of the Five Elements, the Law of Time, the Law of Space, the Law of Darkness... and he could even sense the Law of Vitality and the Law of Death Qi.

"Giant Spirit God, aren't you being a bit too clever for your own good? Who told you that our coming to Heaven-Reaching Peak this time was to find you? Sorry to disappoint, but you've guessed wrong!" Wang Long said, neither humble nor pushy.

Yet this demonic entity was actually raising infant spirits inside other people's bellies, intending to consume them once they matured in order to achieve longevity. Damn it, if he really wanted longevity, why didn't he go to Zhenyuanzi, the Ancestor of Earth Immortals, to ask for ginseng fruit? What kind of skill was it to prey on infant spirits?

It was us who dug up the "mushroom corpse" that attracted them, but they didn't make any special moves. After gathering what they needed, they walked away quietly, just like ordinary passersby.

I was just about to head back when I saw Jiao'er, the Pang brothers, and Du Wei all looking at me.

His outline had already been drafted, leaving only the adaptation work. He hoped talented individuals would actively sign up to contribute their share toward the stability of the Nine Frontiers and the peace and prosperity of the common people.

Two months ago, he had even sent family members to Fujian to collect evidence of Huan Ling's official wrongdoings. Unfortunately, the capital was too far from Fujian, and a round trip took at least four or five months... Otherwise, implicating him along with his grandfather and grandson would have made it much easier to overturn the findings of his investigation and suppress the matters concerning the frontier defenses.

Although the negotiations were not heavily publicized—and could even be said to have been kept somewhat under wraps—the parliament did not strictly lock down information, deeply trusting the capabilities of the media. Instead, they naturally placed the entire airspace under control at that moment, allowing the motorcade welcoming Su Suyishi to proceed in grand style.

A flash of coldness crossed Ouyang Ting's gaze. The next second, he simply pressed directly toward Yu You's child, leaving Yu You with no way to dodge.

"It's not that big sister will definitely test well," he corrected himself, his voice somewhat hurried due to tension.

Everyone was momentarily stunned. Glancing around, they realized that they were all older, high-quality, childless bachelors, with Zelo being the sole expectant father, leaving them simultaneously amused and exasperated.

Yu You's breath caught. She glanced at Zhou Chen, feeling an inexplicable and lingering sense of guilt in her heart.

Lean coal is not prone to coking nor does it form carbon paste, whereas fat coal is much easier to process into coal paste and sturdy, long-burning coke—which was still referred to as iron charcoal at the time.

"Yes," Ye Jingheng said, narrowing his eyes. He had considered such a possibility. Given how much Gu Xiaojun valued the Xia family's elderly couple, if something had genuinely happened, it was impossible for her to leave without saying a word. Therefore, he had suspected right from the start that something must have occurred—for instance, being taken away by someone.

He had rushed along day and night without a moment of rest, not even having had the time to treat the injuries he sustained at the Heavenly Chasm, only to be met with such news.

"What's wrong? Did you see a ghost?" Xu Zuoyan was startled. Turning his head to see Bamboo pointing a finger right at him, he blurted out a curse before realizing he was cursing himself, prompting him to spit in frustration.

Xiao Fan did not know whether they had died at the hands of the main body, but they had perished within the eternal spacetime anyway, hadn't they?

In theory, Prince Yan hoped Goguryeo would be wiped out the very next day, but he had to prepare for a protracted war. As for preparation, the more time, the better.

At this moment, even if Zhao Xuejiao discovered that the person in front of her had vanished, it would be impossible for her to halt her momentum.

As for Jiang Tong and Rong Yue, they finally breathed a sigh of relief, glad that everyone's attention was diverted away from them. The two exchanged a sweet smile.

"Do you know what cultivation realms the nine supreme elders circulating in the world possess now?" Huo Zun asked again.

A subtle change flickered across He Ao's expression as he now sensed a terrifying undulation.

Within Tao Renwang's gaze, a killing intent as tangible as reality surfaced, while the expression on his face turned utterly frantic.

"In this world, very few dare to make an enemy of the young master. You have died a worthy death," the middle-stage Saint Emperor realm expert in blood robes sneered.

However, the opposing pitcher seemed affected by Seido's top half of the inning, missing the location by a full ball's width on the very first pitch.

Immediately, someone spoke up before the emperor, but Chongzhen naturally knew what they were aiming at and directly waved his hand to dismiss it.

When he woke up early the next day, he immediately ordered the new army soldiers to round up all sixteen hundred-plus people on the list and bring them to the drill ground to await arrangements.

This zone was delineated by the staff officer corps based on celestial mechanics, weather conditions, and the general combat capabilities demonstrated by both sides.

Precisely because of this, would a subset of "fundamentalist" human trainers tend to prefer hatching eggs diligently on their own?

Qin Ming sighed. Knowing that no amount of explanation would convince the other party that he was a mortal, he simply cut straight to the point.

"Shut up!" Duanning detested others throwing tantrums in front of her. She directly took out a handkerchief and stuffed it into Lanxiang's mouth.

Yan Luo hurriedly tucked the bracelet back into her sleeve, insisting that this had nothing to do with Su Qixuan. While comforting him, she was also comforting herself: "Everyone has their own destiny. I believe the spirit of my senior brother in heaven will protect me."

After reinforcing the army, Zhu Yuanzhu left all specific combat command to Chongzhen, only stepping in to have Chongzhen arrest the garrison commanders, while otherwise refusing to interfere.

After fifteen minutes of fierce charges, aside from suffering heavy casualties, the rebel army had achieved not a single merit and had not even managed to kill more than a few Ming soldiers.

"Conceding defeat is out of the question. Don't be too confident either; my most formidable attack comes next."