Chapter 57: You Are a High Branch I Cannot Afford to Climb

Under the guidance of Yu Tianhen and with the assistance of medicinal pills, the combat effectiveness of the Star Phoenix members was at least two to three tiers higher than that of ordinary cultivators. Even if they canceled each other out one-on-one at the transformation realm, Star Phoenix still possessed ten mid-stage transformation realm experts, twelve late-stage transformation realm experts, and three peak transformation realm experts.

Stared at by him, Liu Mingyuan could not help but shudder violently, his newly healed hands and limbs trembling uncontrollably.

The military officers reassigned the permissions of each squad, and all of us regained our status as team members.

Therefore, although Shi Xiao's expression improved somewhat after listening to Geng Lin's words, deep down she was still deeply worried for Qin Shuiyan.

When Bai Lang arrived, the entire battlefield was in complete chaos. Due to the lack of unified command, there was zero coordination among the various vassal state armies. Each nation's army fought its own battles, yet even so, Bai Yan and his group still found it impossible to break through the encirclement; the disparity in numbers was simply too vast.

"When you get off work later, come straight to find me, and I'll drive you over," Lin Hao said, wishing to avoid the trouble.

"You... you're truly incredible, are you happy now!" With that, Li Tian took the vital blood of several of Shu Yuquan's wives and left.

Ouyang Yu did not wish to say too much, but she was well aware of the astonishing comprehension ability of the son before her, and she firmly believed in her heart that they would definitely cross paths with those people in the future! Yu Tianhen could not yet fully grasp the true meaning behind these words, but he did take the exhortation to heart.

Had it not been for the fact that the affairs of the King's Basin still required him here, he truly would have wished to return with Yu Tianhen to avenge the past grievances. Alas, the harsh constraints of reality left Shan Hui feeling deeply unreconciled.

For this person to be able to walk right out of the stone wall—it either meant that there was some profound mystery hidden within the wall itself, or that this person possessed an exceptionally high level of cultivation.

The three figures charging toward Haoxuan also paused slightly, their forward momentum becoming somewhat sluggish. In a daze, they felt as though something was missing from their surroundings, though for the moment they could not identify what that something was.

Her mind renewed with vigor, she approached the translucent gauze window, gazing intently at the luxuriant flowers blooming brilliantly outside the courtyard.

Previously, Burning Lamp had thrown in numerous people to test the Ten-Extinction Formation first, even sacrificing his own close friends and relatives, all of whom perished within the array.

She glanced briefly into the stone bowl held in Lan Quexin's hands; the liquid was a thick, dark green with a slight medicinal scent. She figured she had come to help apply medicine to Huer.

"Why? Why must you be so cruel? Why kill his companions? He must be in so much pain right now, and he must hate me deeply. I didn't want this, I..." the figure in the mirror murmured.

Even though the Six Paths tier was already the pinnacle of power in the ninja world and could even be called divine, he lacked the confidence to defeat either the later Six Paths Madara or Kaguya Hime.

Upon entering the cave, Li Xiaoyi discovered that the environment here was quite pleasant. First, the ground and walls were relatively dry, and there were no foul odors of venomous insects or wild beasts, indicating that the cave harbored no other creatures. Realizing this, he finally set his mind at ease.

It seemed as though the entire plaza was shaking, and the erupting shockwave even blew the remaining people flying away, yet the result remained...

"Didn't I tell you? I would come to find you once I finished dealing with the matter at hand. Why did you come anyway, and in such a manner..." Ling Xiao couldn't help offering another wry smile at the thought of what had just happened.

Word had it that a certain major faction was secretly cultivating a batch of martial artists, and this faction was frantically gathering medicinal herbs capable of accelerating cultivation.

Huang Dazhuang made a noncommittal response. Director Ma wiped the sweat from his brow, led Li Xiang behind Huang Dazhuang's desk, turned on the computer, entered the username and password to access their internal network, and operating together, they unfroze the personnel relations of the Guanghua Sub-bureau within minutes.

His own round trip between the cultivation world and the mortal realm had taken only a dozen or so years, and before leaving, he hadn't even reached the Golden Core stage. Why was everyone everywhere now spreading the rumor that the identity of Li Buque was at the Golden Core stage?

If he treated Zhuzhu so harshly now, wouldn't all the efforts made previously go to waste?

How could the Emperor not be clear-headed? Yet he caught a trace of desolation and heroic tragedy on Nie Peixiao's face.

Not until Aritogawa Fuyori walked up close, looking at that face striving hard to remain expressionless, did Aoba Keisuke snap out of his reverie.

Yet he never expected this fellow's vitality to be so tenacious. Even at this point, he still extended his withered-branch-like left hand, gripping Xia Po's sword tightly in a final desperate resistance.

Lei Gang said through gritted teeth, his expression improving somewhat, though it was clear he was swallowing his anger. Narrowing his eyes, Lei Gang swept his gaze over Han Qi and the others, clenched his fists, and sneered inwardly: *My Lei family is not so easily broken.*

"Alright, then I'll trouble you," Nan Qibao nodded, watching Pei Yu drive away with Zhuzhu.

What kind of impact would a child whose father remained unknown have upon Qingze and Nuannuan? He suddenly felt a sense of apprehension.

Wu Mian gradually realized that this was not a test. After learning the true purpose of the ritual from Lin Nanchong earlier, he began to attach greater importance to it.

After speaking, he walked past him. A flash of disbelief crossed the depths of Daryl's eyes, and a thin layer of flush appeared on his pale face. He strode past Luoye, held his chin high, and let out a faint, low hum from his nose.

The news that the fifth pirate emperor, "Red-Hairs" Shanks, had voluntarily abdicated his position as a pirate emperor and chosen to submit to another pirate emperor—specifically joining the fleet of "Golden Lion"—just like a rookie pirate newly entering the New World, quickly swept across the seas and shook the world. The resulting public opinion and heated discussions surpassed even those of the recently concluded Levely.

Hu Jun was different. He himself was an outstanding veteran soldier, and several years older than Bu Xu. For him to call out "Boss Bu" caught everyone completely off guard.

Around 5 o'clock, Bu Xu finished cooking, knocked on the door of Grandpa Qi next door, and invited the old gentleman over for a meal.

Liao Jin, who had previously worn an expression of absolute confidence—believing that with the foundation of the Cinnabar Zen Sect, any demand Su Chu made could be easily satisfied—was now stunned.

At first, she had no idea what had happened to Liu Chengye, thinking only that whatever the case, she should seize the opportunity of his misfortune to hurry back.

Deligne and the others had praised Luoye greatly, but surely it hadn't reached the point of tackling difficult mathematical problems during her sophomore year, had it?

Holding a long wooden box in her hand, Gu Taozhi walked up to Gu Jueqing and handed it to her.

The first game of January saw the Bulldogs face off against the University of Maryland, currently ranked fourth. Fourth place was a deeply awkward position: they could neither guarantee an automatic bid nor had they completely lost hope of making March Madness.

A dozen flying creatures in the sky were currently engaged in battle with several members of the Dragon clan; they were the only ones capable of flight now, and Lily was among them, fighting a winged creature with two snake heads.