41 An Accident (Part 1)

Chang Xin could not bear to imagine what might happen. She had to ensure that her mother remained within her controllable range, such as this hotel room, but now that she was missing, where could she have gone?

Mika Namikawa nodded in agreement. She did not want to waste any more time out here; they had already been deadlocked for over ten minutes. It was easy to see that Eisuke Nampo and the others held a deep hostility toward them. If anyone else had come this time, there was no telling how long they would have had to bake in this sun before gaining entry.

"I'll only ask you this once: are you handing it over or not?" Too lazy to exchange further nonsense with Sun Hao, Yun Xiao demanded fiercely and directly.

"Do not be deceived by their cute appearances; the profound energy fluctuations they emit are extremely powerful!" Lin Yin warned.

Qiao Hongliang truly lived up to his name in Luozhou, possessing immense influence. He directly contacted an acquaintance in the traffic police detachment, starting his investigation from the surveillance footage of Wei Xian arriving at the Street Fire Cafe and working his way backward. Wei Xian and his three companions had arrived in a taxi, tracing their route all the way from the Angry Fire Cafe to the vicinity of the Billionaire Hotel.

Zhang Yue's vision turned completely red. With a sweeping kick, he sent Naigao flying, his usually calm face trembling slightly with rage.

Leng Jiang owed Shui Yan the grace of burying her husband. When her actual husband, Ruan Daxiong, was drowned in the river by water bandits, it was Leng Jiang who searched everywhere and helped handle the aftermath. Liu Zhi was also aware of this. *Did Zhi-er not fear that I would reveal the truth to Leng Jiang?* He must have made preparations long ago.

Liu Yi felt a sense of wandering dread within his heart. Liu Tuo would undoubtedly follow in his footsteps: initially falling into visual illusions, losing control of his body, wearing a dazed expression, becoming frantic and deranged, and fighting fiercely while shouting wildly within the phantom realm.

The hands he raised high trembled violently, a faint numbness spreading through them as he was almost overwhelmed by the shark-tooth saber breaking through his profound energy defense.

Following Qiu Chuji's pointing finger, everyone's gaze shifted entirely to Yun Xiao. Once again, Yun Xiao became the focal point of the entire arena.

The word "despicable" was already a severe accusation, especially to the ancients who valued their reputation above all else.

"The work of a Heavenly Sovereign is to uphold the Heavenly Way of cherishing life—a hundred swords, obey my command!" Tianxuanzi chanted the sword incantation, and the Morning Sun Sword in his hand flew out, multiplying into a hundred ghostly reflections in mid-air as they shot toward the Cult of Heavenly Reason zealots. However, restrained by the demonic Qi, the lethality of the long swords was greatly reduced, causing harm only to those cultists with shallow cultivation.

Zhong Jiuchou wanted a swift and decisive battle, showing no mercy whatsoever to a former defeated foe, making every single strike fatal.

Tiefeng ran ahead in advance, a critical bullet waiting right at the six o'clock position as he began to act as the pacesetter.

The two grandmasters had originally assumed that Seven-Star Herb had received their command and would be able to beg some food back. Who could have imagined that not only was the food not retrieved, but even the person had vanished without a trace?

This was Qin Feng's confidence. During the previous skirmish, Qin Feng had first been snared in the giant bear's net, and secondly, upon just entering the mountain forest, the environment was unfamiliar and everything around him was unknown, which was why he had suffered a covert loss. Now, however, the giant bear was out in the open, unlike before.

Yet, this world was fractured and torn apart, plagued by ceaseless warfare and leaving the common people with no means of survival. Such peace as occasionally occurred was merely a brief calm before the storm. The so-called grand harmony of the world was nothing more than wishful thinking.

Yet now, Ouyang Qing before him gazed at him with eyes brimming with emotion, making a touching plea for him not to return.

Upon hearing this, the two turtles each had their own thoughts. However, if they were dragged into Brave Beast Valley, the consequences would be unimaginable. Regardless of whether you possessed any snooping intentions, after enduring a bout of brutal torture, there was no telling if you would even make it out alive.

"I..." Eto Yoshimura furrowed her brow as if trying to say something, but the moment her thin lips parted, blood welled up, staining her fair chin and slender neck.

This was precisely her own Qi. Sensing it, she followed Ye Feng's instructions to circulate the Qi throughout her entire body, and then, coordinating with the breathing technique, she began to sense the Qi outside her physical body.

Aside from various shops and stores, there were also peddlers carrying loads on poles, street acrobats, gamblers playing *guanpu*, fortune-tellers setting up stalls, vendors selling all sorts of food, and hawkers calling out with a myriad of bizarre cries and melodies.

"My fellow brothers, if I die at this person's hand today, remember this well: he is none other than Taishang Laojun!" Tang Seng declared.

The two Wang brothers stepped out from the ranks of contestants side by side, walking toward Su Fan amidst the astonished gazes of the surrounding competitors.

With a soft *poof*, the moment the insect came into contact with the karmic fire, it burst into flames. Almost instantly, with a sharp crack, the bug was burned directly out of existence.

"The summoning of ancient Babylon has already succeeded; now only the last empire, Atlantis, remains," Gest said. However, at this moment, he already appeared somewhat exhausted, as if he might fall asleep at any second; having continuously summoned the powers of three ancient nations, his own strength had been heavily depleted.

Judging by her appearance, she looked thoroughly drowsy, clearly not someone who had just woken up, and she was still wearing the clothes from yesterday.

Hearing this, Nidalee initially wanted to refuse, but under Ye Feng's continued persuasion, she ultimately agreed.

The next instant, Shen Haoxuan's murmuring voice abruptly shifted, turning sinister and icy cold, making listeners feel as though they were trapped in the nethermost hell, surrounded entirely by the wails of ghosts.

Yet at this moment, Zhang Lei and Nangong Ao were discussing matters that could never see the light of day.

Once the magistrate finished giving his orders, having just spoken so many flirtatious words to Wang Erniu, his romantic desires were already surging to a peak. After Wu Song's departure, he hurried off without a moment's delay to meet Yu Linglong.

After their grandmother passed away, the two sisters jointly inherited the legacy she left behind, which on the surface consisted solely of a house and some cash.

Everyone had originally assumed that with the disappearance of the space, the vicious formation laid down by Hu Ni would also vanish. To their surprise, the formation remained intact, and they were still trapped within it.