Volume 1, Chapter 26: The Failed Escape

Li Lan ran for what felt like an eternity before the flickering lights in the distance finally came into view—rows of soldiers waiting for her. A smile bloomed on her lips, widening until the joy in her heart felt as though it might burst forth. She had been cast aside by the world, branded by the prophecy of the Star of Calamity, yet this mere scrap of stone in her palm would shatter that curse forever.

With a thunderous boom, a brilliant, chilling sword aura whistled through the air, manifesting into a barrage of ice arrows that pierced the bodies of the fifteen warriors. Liu Biao and his men saw their combined strike falter, only to be met by a devastating counter-assault from Old Man Mingyue and his three companions, leaving each of them spitting blood.

"Alright! I’ll go take care of it right now!" Perhaps because she had already accepted Lin Yuan in her heart, Li Dulu responded with uncharacteristic obedience to his words.

Yet, nothing could halt the charge of the Raging Fire Rhinoceros. The earthen wall crumbled like paper beneath its massive frame, and the shield-bearers hiding behind it were sent flying, unable to escape the creature’s fury.

Inside the dining room, Sister Jin had breakfast ready. After eating, Su Qingyue naturally picked up her bag, ready to head out for work.

Fearing that Old Bai might be taken out in an instant, I told him to hold his position while I crept forward slowly on my own.

"It works, it really works! That’s exactly why I came back to you, isn’t it?" Chen Feng said with a flattering smile upon hearing Yoda’s complaints.

Later, seeing that she was fast asleep, the King of Beiyin rose gently and slipped out of Liyun Hall. He did not notice that Xun Youyou, lying on the bed, had a strange smile playing on her lips. That King of Beiyin was truly a simple-minded, brute-force oaf; he was terrified that the whole world might not know he was the exalted King of Beiyin.

However, once they entered the livestream, they realized this was no mere model—it was, for heaven's sake, real.

The moment the boss appeared, he seized his chance and flung the [Immobilization Spell] he had been clutching tightly. It bought him precious time; even though the boss was invincible, control skills still carried hard-stun effects.

"Your work IDs don't mean anything here. Do you know this is the county government compound? Don't even think about getting through these doors without a formal letter of introduction," the old man said, sticking to the rules and refusing to let Han Tao and his group pass.

Zhao Zhibin offered his thanks, his heart racing with excitement. Yao Ming was now the Chairman of the Basketball Association and a board member of the BA; with a word from him, surely it would be much easier for the two of them to enter the BA?

They were all members of the Longtu Gang, which strictly forbade internal fighting. Consequently, despite the heated arguments, they had yet to come to blows.

The more the bandits spoke, the more vulgar their language became. Xia Tianxue had never been so humiliated by men, and her fury ignited. Fu Jinyu, seeing his beloved junior sister insulted, felt his eyes flush with rage. The two siblings could bear it no longer and drew their swords to engage the bandits.

"Impossible! You just used Xingyi Quan; how could you possibly wield the Bagua Spear Technique!" The old fisherman’s eyes nearly burst from their sockets. Keeping his lower body steady, he jerked his upper body backward, narrowly dodging the thrust.

He practically demolished Okafor in the paint, using his shooting, footwork, and movement speed to keep his opponent constantly scrambling and unable to defend.

The lead prison guard walked up, checked the tattooed man's breath, felt for a pulse, and then lifted his eyelids.

The initial preparations alone took three days, and it took another half a month of sluggish progress before they finally converged with the remaining main force of the Northern Legion.

The "Devour the World" technique was designed to consume all hostile energy and forcibly refine it for absorption. However, it carried a side effect: the user would be paralyzed for one minute after casting, as the body required that time to refine the energy; otherwise, one risked a lethal backlash.

At this moment, Yu Weiyan drifted in and out of consciousness. She opened her eyes slightly, and the first thing she saw was a man wearing a butterfly mask.