Volume One, Chapter 86: Li Ruochu, Whose Presence Was Overwhelming

Su Manyin glanced at Li Ruochu, her eyes full of provocation.

Her shoulder-length pink hair showed a slight curl, and the cute bun tied up at the back swayed gently as she walked.

Yang Mo halted, turned around in exasperation, and headed once more toward the courtyard of the manor lord. He had long known that the bigger the fame, the greater the trouble, but he had never imagined he would be driven to the point of finding it hard even to secure a place to stay.

Outside the Trial Tower, hundreds of people stood waiting with bated breath. At present, both Pei Li and Meng Sancang had gone inside, while the strongmen of the imperial court and Thunder River Valley were still locked in ceaseless argument.

The crowd parted to make way for Guo Yi. Those who knew him all showed looks of reverence; those who did not watched with curiosity.

"As expected! Bear with it!" Her pupils contracted. The blade trembled ever so slightly, then steadied. She aimed for one of the scales, forced the edge in against the grain, and then, like prying open a can lid, gave it a ruthless lever. It was as though the cap of a boiling kettle had been ripped off, and scarlet blood, carrying rolling waves of heat, burst and sprayed out.

The staff was made from golden-scaled peach wood, hard as iron yet light as a feather in the hand. Countless profound patterns, like golden dragons in flight, were engraved along its length, allowing it to continuously absorb the magical essence of heaven and earth and nourish itself, casting a beautiful sheen, luxurious and mysterious.

"Brilliant! Truly brilliant! Why didn't I think of that?" Lin Mengyi slapped her forehead, her gaze toward Lin Xiameng turning strangely subtle.

This time, he was not shooting the man from before, but another greedy one. After hearing the gunfire and seeing a teammate get hit, that man was still looting the fallen, merely shifting slightly in place.

It had been long ago that he once summoned the Sacred Seal only to produce a faint shadow. Later, after consulting Elder Tian, he learned that the Sacred Seal was a projection of an immortal artifact, which could be summoned and used through a particular incantation.

The sword aura was extinguished. Liu Feng swayed, then stepped forward again. With every stride, the platform trembled once, and that yellow-brown power grew thicker by the moment.

"Good, good..." Hearing that it concerned his son, Cai Fuquan looked somewhat tense, rubbing his hands together as his gaze moved back and forth between Wang Dong and Xia Zhiqing.

"Aunt Yun, that obnoxious fellow didn't come back all day today?" Lin Ruolan could not help asking as they were having dinner.

Suspended high in the air, how could Ye Yun possibly waste such a fine opportunity? Gripping the Starry Universe Spear in reverse, he unleashed his force. The power of the mind seal flared in defense and attack, boosting his speed as his right arm gathered strength behind him. Then he was flung out like a charging arrow.

But Li Yun paid it no mind, crying out as he rushed forward, sword in hand, sending one sword aura after another cleaving toward Taotie.

"What else do you want for breakfast? Can you even finish abalone and lobster?" Wang Dong asked with a smile.

With a thunderous crash, the ground beneath Zhongfu exploded at once, surging up like waves. A crater five meters wide appeared. Zhongfu, however, went limp and collapsed into the pit, blood pouring from all seven apertures. It turned out his body had been shattered by Achier's staff strike.

Fan Yu suddenly stopped and shouted in fury. He could feel a powerful force appearing ahead.

With his cultivation at the Great Emperor realm, he was far from a match for Feng Qinghe, and perhaps even the supreme elder of their Taiyi Sect might not be his opponent.

"This is his own Heavenly Taming Assembly, the overlord of the Chaos Forest." Hong Lan narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, bring everything inside out and let us see what exactly is in there." By now another man had grown anxious as well and spoke in haste.