Chapter 19: Decline

“What surprise?” Zhao Zaiye was momentarily stunned by Jiang Chen’s words, unable to process them right away. “These forces outside the city aren’t really important. Their strongest members are only inner strength martial artists…”

“Fool,” Jiang Chen grinned…

The so-called Emperor’s Manifestation and the founding of a new Dao was actually about breaking through multiple barriers between worlds, allowing those forgotten realms sealed away from the human world to merge together once again.

At the end stood another extravagant door, equipped not only with a password but also iris and fingerprint authentication. He couldn’t be bothered to fiddle with them one by one; instead, he simply lifted his foot and kicked the door. With a thunderous crash, the door remained unmoved, while chunks of shattered wall powder rained down.

“Strange… thing? I don’t understand what you’re talking about.” Situ Fengya scratched his head, perplexed as to why Michelle had suddenly appeared and was asking him such inexplicable questions.

“Whew…” Situ Fengya crossed his hands behind his head, propped his feet on the table, and let out a deep sigh. Just then, the conference room door opened once more, and Xi He walked in.

After half a day’s effort, Lin Luo found another Black Mist Chaos Flower, and this time he slew two Void Chaos Beasts in succession.

Lin An’an, who had casually bought some stomach medicine at the pharmacy, returned to the villa only to find that it was not Zhan Qi she encountered.

Each collision between them obliterated a galaxy and tore the universe apart, with boundless chaotic energy flooding into the starry sky.

It was surely Cheng Ran who deliberately played so slowly to accommodate them, letting everyone savor each note of the melody.

Azure light and fiery radiance soared from the Yunlan Sect, hovering in midair and revealing the figures of Yun Yun and Xiao Yan.

As the two words fell, the figure stepped onto the void, reached out and seized the Phantom General, transforming it into the Sword of the Heavens, which thundered down upon the Sky Hunter.

“Damn it, the space here is entirely supported by spiritual energy!” Du Jun’s curses echoed from the collapsing space.

Upon hearing this, the Demon Scion understood; apparently Du Jun had failed to stop Tian Mo and his companions but had managed to halt the Demon Fox.

“Isn’t it just dark skin? Didn’t you already know?” Qin Qing turned around, looking at Qin Si with confusion.

Yesterday, when she went out, she heard from several vagrants in the north of the city that early this morning the Mu family would distribute rice and meat in front of the merchant hall. She’d already made up her mind to go out later, try her best to snatch some rice and meat, and worry about the rest after getting through the New Year.

Despite all the important events of the past few days, His Majesty the Emperor still remembered to confer the long-prepared Duke’s title upon him. To be honest, though, the Duke didn’t really care much about it.

The problem was, given the current situation, preserving everyone’s lives couldn’t depend on a single healer. They needed someone who could kill to stop further killing.

“Ding,” Congratulations, player Shuai Lijun, for successfully triggering a major epic poetry quest—The Redemption of the Beast God, activating the first chapter task—The Betrayal of the Angel.

Helika did not dodge, simply waved his hand. With a clang, the jagged blade struck his hand, rebounded, and embedded itself in the nearby rock wall. His arm, as thick as an ordinary man’s thigh, bore only a faint white mark.

They exchanged glances, clearly clueless as to what was happening.

Space twisted endlessly, and all things became fierce and terrifying, as if they might come alive at any moment.

Perhaps it was the sense of indebtedness—having eaten and received so much from Gu Junxiu, she always felt insignificant, beneath him.

After February comes March, and March is early spring. Yet here, the weather was still in that lingering chill; the trees had not yet sprouted tender leaves, and even the new buds appeared only on a handful of them.