Volume One, Chapter 21: The Battle for the Controller

“This?” At first, Li Ye thought it was just a campus benefit, but it turned out to serve another purpose.

Its dark golden body radiated immense power and overwhelming presence. The moment it appeared, it shattered space and crushed everything. Six divine stone tablets descended to suppress it, but before they could get close, a sudden tremor swept through, and the figure was engulfed by waves of black light, vanishing without a trace.

Seeing this, Lin Wanqing rolled her eyes, then stretched lazily and collapsed onto the sofa, mumbling, "I'm utterly exhausted today." Qiu Shiyu glanced sideways at her—this girl had actually learned how to scheme.

Ruoli ignored his piercing glare and casually turned to Jing Bei. "He says he's a distant relative of your family. Do you recognize him?" She spoke disdainfully, casting a sneer at Feng Chi.

"No, the Second Prince was playing alone in the palace. I searched everywhere but couldn't find any sign of the Eldest Prince," Fu Qi said anxiously.

Meanwhile, Fang Teng on the racetrack was mentally collapsing. He got out of the car with a grimace and began connecting the car chain.

Before long, Chen Xuan activated the Ultra-Perfect Evolution Device, slowly retrieving the Eternal Sacred Fruit stored in a special dimension where time was completely frozen. He instructed the War God Yun Meng to consume it immediately.

"Wu Le, let's go back." Wu Le had been helping to search, but suddenly Chu Yunlian grabbed her and left without looking for anything. It was strange—wasn't she in a hurry just a moment ago?

Of course, in Xu Zheng's eyes, Qiu Shiyu was merely curious. But Lin Wanqing saw through it—Qiu Shiyu was nervous, eager to find out what she planned to discuss with Xu Zheng.

Those organizations were clever. They donated part of their earnings to welfare groups to enhance their public image and paid substantial taxes, allowing them to survive peacefully.

Shufeng instinctively recalled the day she saw Ling An, dressed in a black hoodie and jeans, with a black baseball cap.

That was the bullet Dabao got hit by during a mission. It was his only injury, so he kept the extracted bullet head hanging on his chest as a memento.

Yuan Ping noticed Xu Jinhua's condition gradually improving and finally breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Chu Zheng with immense gratitude.

In the rush, though startled, I quickly stabilized, then swiftly countered and withdrew. As I retreated, the bone-piercing dagger flicked upward, attempting to wound the adversary.

Sure enough, when Wang Nanbei kicked open the door, a dagger suddenly swung from the side. Unexpectedly, Wang Nanbei’s impolite kick made the blade miss, and the thrown garment he flung blocked the strike.

Instead, a series of arm gestures unleashed three slashing energies, all aimed at the Martial God Fei Zhan.

Indeed, although this battle was won, the conspiracy behind the scenes remained a mystery. The enemy’s next move was still unclear; all that could be said was that one of their operations had been disrupted.

"Not necessarily. Maybe the teachers have their own way of communicating," Qiu Feng speculated.

The team behind Luo Wuhen looked baffled as she stood before a mirror, adjusting her clothes. Suddenly, Luo Wuhen froze for a few seconds, then burst into a silly laugh, followed by a shiver.

For generations, the Luo Shui clan had encountered unclean forces, so their branch’s traditional armor was silver, and their weapons silver swords. The main branch typically used talismans or puppets.

“Perhaps he can’t cross over,” the elders on alert stared at the thunder tribulation with a flicker of hope—maybe Ding Ning would perish in the storm.

Nine childhood guards had reached various stages of the Spirit Origin Realm: Yao Mu and Shi Song reached the high second layer; Gui Zhu and Kan Hu the middle second layer; Zhou Ze, Zhong Wushe, and Zheng Yi the initial second layer; Yun Heng and Mu Long the mid first layer of dual cultivation.

Master Bao Ling stepped into the void, forming hand seals that traced wondrous arcs of rainbow light in the air, causing Jade Peak to tremble. Endless white mist spread, thunder roared in the sky, and flashes of lightning flickered. Beside him, Qing’er was enveloped in blue mist, exerting all her strength to help him control Palm Heaven Peak.

Everyone nodded in agreement: on the path of martial arts, strength is supreme, but strength depends on life itself.

The Patriarch Hongying immediately sent messages, urgently calling back disciples who were outside to protect the area. Simultaneously, Patriarch Liudan also ordered disciples within the protected zone not to venture out on their own.

I carefully examined all the footprints of the bloodthirsty Tyrannosaurus nearby; only one set showed significant deviation. Moreover, that footprint was vertically indented without obvious sideways sinking.

Though maintaining order and roughly inspecting the scene to facilitate the criminal police’s subsequent investigation was the duty of the first responding officers, various factors meant most could barely manage to keep order alone.

Yuan Youchong was just stubborn, not foolish, and it wasn’t a matter of principle. He fully accepted Xing Qingning’s explanation. Seeing him give face like this, no one dared to complain further. He immediately nodded and said he understood.

Xiao Yu naturally agreed, fearing the risks of her going out alone. She would take a squad with her for protection along the way.