Volume 1, Chapter 3: Crimson Charm

He reached out his hand to seize the four silver talismans hovering in mid-air, hoping to use them to deduce the whereabouts of Ye Xuanfu and identify the teleportation coordinates. However, before his fingers could even touch them, the mere gust from his palm caused the four talismans to crumble into ash.

Murong Yunzhen spent another half a month trying to comprehend the mystery, yet just as he felt a breakthrough was within reach, he was forced to set it aside for the time being.

Jiang Xinyue looked up and happened to catch sight of Murong Yunzhen’s handsome, refined face, which was marred by a heavy, anxious expression.

"Why have we stopped? Isn't the pond behind those trees the very destination we pried out of those fellows?" Qian Xiuran asked, looking at the large pool behind the trees, while pulling back Quan Bao who had tried to press him down.

"Yes!" The soldier scrambled up and, under the escort of several Security Army members disguised as personal guards, rushed off to relay the orders.

However, compared to the scheming among the elders, the disciples felt much more at ease; at least they had allies, and perhaps they still stood a chance at survival.

The Great Shaman of the Miao Village glanced at Cheng Yang, thinking to himself, "This youngster speaks of 'killing' the moment he opens his mouth—isn't his bloodlust a bit too intense?"

Fortunately, the Shadow Raid and several other allies had arrived in time; otherwise, the Blood Moon and Black Cloud clans would likely have already been forced into a desperate, mass-exodus flight.

"Let's go!" Kong Lvzhen cast a glance at the group and immediately took the lead, manipulating his artifact to turn invisible before soaring into the sky. More than a dozen flashes of various colored lights followed, which then vanished as everyone concealed their tracks and took flight together.

At this moment, the Ten Kings of Hell had already gathered their subordinates. The Iron Ox Legion and the Heavenly River Legion had completed their assembly, and commanders Meng Fan and Zhao Yan had taken control of the territories under their respective jurisdictions.

Liu Yuxiang felt as if his heart had been pierced. His eyes turned red with worry and fear, and he hoisted Lili onto his back and ran toward home.

"This... how could this be? What could we possibly hide from you? You must be overthinking it." Li Shun-kyu panicked for no reason, especially when Hwang Mi-young fixed her gaze behind her. Her heart pounded wildly, and she began to stammer.

The strike at the two major television stations hit like two deep-sea depth charges dropped into a lake of turbulent undercurrents, causing an immediate, explosive eruption.

"What are you staring at! At most, it’s just a pair of earrings, worth only a few taels of silver. Is it worth all your chattering?" Seeing that she had failed to humiliate Yu Hai, Mistress Zhang’s wrinkled face twisted like a shoehorn, and she reached out to snatch the jewelry box from Li Xiaomeng’s hands.

While the crowd cheered, two men dressed as company employees next to Director Cui chatted enthusiastically, occasionally taking photos with their phones.

As long as one puts in a little more effort and pays a certain price, there are ways to circumvent these obstacles.

This was also the source of his anxiety: if he didn't bring out his best song, he wouldn't win this stage, but if he did use the song he had painstakingly crafted, he would be giving it away to this production team for nothing.

"That blockhead—it took us three sisters to take the initiative and force him to make a promise."

"Don't compare me to those good-for-nothings!" the Enchanting Fox roared, the words tearing from her throat.

Chen Bangrui knew perfectly well that Zhang Xinyue had been framed, but he could not explain it in front of her.

Shi Jingtian, who laid the foundations, inspected the houses one by one. There was no need to redo the foundations, as excavating and rebuilding would be labor-intensive and troublesome. He thought to himself, "If I don't rebuild them, I won't have any work. Did I come here for nothing?"

The proprietor of the medical clinic remained, saying, "Listen, don't just feed the patient random things. If there are leftovers that no one wants, just throw them away. I’m going to the counter. Keep an eye on things and don't feed the patient indiscriminately." With that, he headed to the counter, leaving the four of them in the room.

It turned out that the cave was not devoid of man-eating ants; rather, the ants had never left, but were living in the cave right next door.

Consequently, for a time, Qin Guowei could not help but look at Xiao Feng with a flicker of dissatisfaction, especially seeing the fellow’s slouching, devil-may-care attitude.

These tendons were crystalline, flawless, transparent, pure, and without the slightest imperfection. Once taken out of the flying boat, they immediately resonated with Fang Yi, as if meeting a long-lost friend.

Huaxia, an oriental nation with an ancient and long-standing history, where the dragon serves as the symbol of that ancient land. The young man hailed from there, and having single-handedly overturned the legendary myths of the entire underworld, people bestowed upon him the title of Dragon Soul.

"A thousand years ago, there was no Jiang family in the Ring City region. The Jiang family was founded by the Fire-Extreme Knight King. The Fire-Extreme Knight King, Jiang Zhihuo, was an outsider!" The worry on Di'er Yue's face deepened.

Once the Assassin Alliance and the Mercenary Alliance declared their positions, the other factions followed suit and began to reveal their offerings.

"This is my power; I have succeeded!" Loki spread his hands, and a beautiful universe appeared in his palms. Although it was an illusion, it possessed a quality that made one unable to help but be drawn into it.

As soon as Gonzalez entered the junkyard, he sensed several auras. They were not particularly strong—at least, it would be easy for Gonzalez to finish them off—but they all carried many familiar traces. These were traces of powerful entities he had seen in the Spirit Realm; acting rashly would only invite trouble.

His opponent in the second round of the main draw was a British player, Bedene, who held a current world ranking of 67th.

Such naked, direct temptation was something even Ye Chen found hard to resist. Driven by instinct, he followed suit.

Su Qingwei traveled hundreds of miles before stopping. Her face was pale; the curse that had just burrowed into her body was incredibly potent and capable of corrupting spiritual energy.

Su Xin'ai glanced at the maid, who kept her head bowed low, kneeling on the ground and not daring to look up.

It was said that the God of Fist and the God of Law were now under Wang Peter's control, so how could they possibly resist him? Moreover, the God of Barbarians had calculated their moves; to say they didn't want revenge would be a lie.

Was the situation facing that plane not the very same one currently confronting the real world?

She began accepting roles in commercial dramas and films, and occasionally, advertisers would favor her and seek her out for endorsements.

Seeing how much Yiyi loved her daddy, and how much her daddy cherished Yiyi, she realized that deep down, she was actually quite happy.

At the same time, the void within a ten-mile radius began to distort, as if severing itself from the surrounding space, and a sense of spatial chaos spread throughout the area.

This stone was no ordinary rock, but a celestial star guided down from the heavens by powerful Star-Plucking Masters, containing immense energy within.