Chapter 9, Part 9

Dong Zhuo laughed heartily, leading Lü Bu step by step up the stairs toward the summit of the Fengshan Altar.

The ghostly fiend's heavy blows rained down relentlessly on Xiao Guo’s back. With each strike, Xiao Guo spat blood in torrents, clearly nearing his limit. Suddenly, a thunderclap roared, and a flash of lightning cut across the sky, illuminating half the heavens and revealing Xiao Guo’s battered form to all the cultivators present.

In front of him lay three deep, endless caves, their entrances shrouded in dense vines that twisted and clung intricately to the mountainside.

After acquiring the power of the second-tier Seven-Colored Mysterious Crystal Ring, Lu Tianxiang had enough strength to suppress Yan Yu. As for what trump card Yan Yu might unleash, Lu Tianxiang was unaware, but he knew relying solely on the ring to defeat or kill Yan Yu was still uncertain. Thus, mastering the Dragon Rotation technique completely remained essential.

Along the way, the two fishermen kept their distance from Xiao Guo—one at the bow, the other at the stern. Xiao Guo spoke little, only hoping to reach shore safely. Now, he simply wished to lie on the deck, basking in the sun and feeling the sea breeze—a rare moment of peace.

Xiao Guo’s pallid face controlled the Extinguishing King Blade, as the true energy from his sea of consciousness surged ceaselessly into it. He stepped into the void, leapt, grasped the blade’s hilt, and with a roar, swung the Extinguishing King Blade in a wide arc through the sky. The heavens seemed to split open, fissures of spatial cracks blossoming across the firmament.

In the Golden Throne Hall, Shang Muyan sat solemnly atop the Dragon Throne, clad in a bright yellow dragon robe. His knobby fingers rested lightly on the armrests, his expression calm yet indifferent.

The Heavenly Annihilation Alliance forces were utterly bewildered. The burly man had just attacked his own comrades—one could call him mad—but now another assailant had appeared? How was this to be explained?

“That’s more like it,” Yu Fengwu exclaimed joyfully, her beautiful face beaming with a radiant smile.

Yun Mengxue’s attitude in admitting her mistake was decent. Luo Haochen glanced at her briefly, deciding not to press the matter further.

The Cosmic Ark smoothly docked at the Lotus Pod Army’s lunar base, bustling with activity. To counter Shayya’s Axis Operation, the Lotus Pod Army had summoned numerous allies to form a new fleet—the Landbell.

“Sorry! I’ll take these figurines,” Ai Ledu said, gathering all the figurines on the table into his possession.

“Looking for you?” Jun Yixi said with a hint of ambiguity in his voice, speaking openly in front of Shen Junxiu.

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“Mother is so tired, yet she still comes to Jiu’er’s place. It truly makes Jiu’er feel guilty,” Liu Jiu’er said with a shy expression.

“Isn't the price clearly marked on the phone below? Can’t you read it yourself?” Lin Xiao had expected the sales assistant to answer patiently but was met instead with disdain and impatience.

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