Volume 1, Chapter 30: The Military's Pursuit

The Inner Shushan actually lies at the heart of the Shushan Mountains in the human realm, where the famed Demon-Locking Pagoda stands, renowned throughout the Six Realms.

“Didn’t I tell you? I was only deceiving you that time.” Haotian laughed, finally ceasing his movements.

“Now I can only call it the Ring of the Soul.” The Ring of the Soul? Ye Xuan stared at the gem glowing with an uncanny radiance. He had the strange feeling that it was looking back at him—and that what it was watching was his heart.

The Ice-Origin Dragon’s enormous tail lashed against the magical shield supporting the two of them, one savage blow following another. The Divine King and the others struggled to mend the cracks as they appeared. Only after dozens of minutes did the rain of ice arrows gradually fade away.

Xiao Le consoled himself in this manner, and the three of them were finally able to let the matter go. After all, who could blame Old Master Xiao when he and that person were longtime acquaintances?

Ye Hua walked over and offered a greeting, only to be dragged by the man into hiding in the corner. It seemed this fellow was more than ordinarily terrified.

“Iron-Bucket Man! I’ll curse your mother!” The moment Ze Ye saw that familiar iron bucket, he began swearing. The people on both sides understood that this was the order to attack and raised their weapons as they charged at Ye Hua.

“Ancestor, the fact that I cannot borrow your strength is actually a good thing. In the past, the leaders of the Night Clan always had you as their backing, and their demands upon themselves consequently grew weaker. Ye Xuan, I have a question. If I reach the Swastika realm, will I be able to open that door?” The two of them looked simultaneously toward the golden gate.

Though somewhat reluctant, Xia Xue agreed. Ultimately, her man was racing against time. She did not know who the strongest person in the world was, but she knew that time was something no one in this world could resist.

“I’ve always regretted everything I did back then. Sometimes I even wake up terrified in the middle of the night. I didn’t know how to apologize to you, and I didn’t dare call you. You and my brother hardly ever came back, and I...” Mo Li grew agitated, looking utterly flustered.

“We’ll discuss it in the Main Palace.” Yan Fei and the others were seasoned generals; how could they allow Luoyu to reveal only half the story? The moment they seized hold of him, they escorted him toward the Main Palace.

Thus, Du Ziren went directly to the room where Immortal Wang was staying, hauled him out, and dragged him without pause to the prison chamber on the top floor. “Open this for me and let me see what’s inside,” Du Ziren said anxiously.

“Yes, Your Excellency.” Ye Feng had only just emerged from the Peach Blossom Spring, isolated from the rest of the world, and was eager to travel far and wide. He did not care whether Yiyang lay to the east, west, south, or north, nor whether it was near or far, and readily agreed.

Fish Shaoze ground his teeth with a rasping hiss, but all he received in return was Shangguan Yuejue’s silent response, her eyes lowered in perfect composure.

There was abundant water here, and so the homes were all built along its banks. Whitewashed walls and dark-tiled roofs stood amid green willows and red peach blossoms, while mist drifted through the air in a tranquil, peaceful haze. The people who had lived here for generations still preserved the customs and traditions of ancient times, never daring to violate them in the slightest.

Even now, though its power was inferior to that of Buddha Immortal Water and its disorder less than that of Earth Demon Fire, it remained a territory treated with considerable respect.

She took out a golden conch identical to the one in the master of ceremonies’ hand and cast a spell, releasing the sound stored within it.

The palm of that hand reached toward Ye Qinglan and closed around her. A beam of light lifted her into the air until she stood level with the man.

Boom, boom! A world-destroying spatial backlash surged forth like monstrous waves. Countless energy storms roared out from the depths of the sea of light. At that instant, the entire golden radiance heaved into towering waves and tumultuous swells. Blasts of energy, searing like volcanic eruptions, violently battered the heavens beneath the sea of light.

After a while, his eyes began to grow unfocused. Strangely, throughout the entire process, his consciousness remained completely lucid.

Wanyan Aguda caught up from behind and saw the Jin troops jammed together inside the canyon. He immediately panicked and ordered the cavalry to withdraw. But the road was narrow, nothing like the broad riverbanks and open shallows. Even Aguda’s messengers could not force their way through quickly and could only shout from the perimeter.

The fundamental reason was that Lord Ba was simply too difficult to deal with. Moreover, occupying the central-lane blacksmith shop offered a strategic advantage. It lay close to every resource point on the side lanes, allowing one to exploit the enemy’s scattered forces while they were entangled with Lord Ba or guarding other points, quietly seize one of the four points, and restore the balance once more.

She had barely eaten anything that evening. Sulking like this would not do. No matter how many mistakes had been made, she could not punish herself in such a way.

In the center of the arena, the two figures still held their original positions. Only upon closer inspection did it become clear that Situ Qing’s expression had completely changed. The calmness he had shown before was long gone, replaced by a trace of panic.

This was an underground labyrinth containing several coffins. Each coffin could lead to the depths below, but no one knew what awaited them down there. Most striking of all was the triangular mark at the end of the map. What exactly did it represent? Wang Cheng could not figure it out.

Once Germany was destroyed and America was left half-dead, would the Soviet Union not be free to slaughter the rest? Then its grand dream of conquering the world would be realized. With the Soviet Union’s population, resources, and industry, Stalin did not believe he was merely indulging in a fantasy.

“Reporting to the Grand Preceptor, it was near Suzhou.” After their horses were seized, the escorts immediately took a train back to Xingqing Prefecture to deliver the news.