Chapter 25: What May Be Endured, and What Cannot

The Chu family, too, was an old and powerful clan with a century of history and deep roots in Yun Prefecture. If not omnipotent, they were at least one of the three great noble families. How could they be destroyed so easily?

Xiao Mingyue arched her brow and then said, “Chu Yunfei’s abilities are nothing extraordinary. If not for Chu Tiange, the Chu family would never have qualified as one of the three great families. But…”

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Tang Hua struck once more, lightning flashing as he reduced Wind and Cloud’s Fury to ashes. Though still puzzled, he realized he needed to reassess his greatest adversary in this game.

After watching for a while, Xiao Mo asked, “Did you draw this?” Zhang Qi could not deny it. In a world full of people skilled in embroidery, anyone could see at a glance that this piece had only just been finished in the last couple of days.

As soon as her words fell, the father and son looked as if they had been frightened out of their wits. The father’s face went pale, and the younger son leapt up, stammering, “No, no, there’s nothing…” His voice grew quieter and quieter.

Zhou Yong looked hesitant. He did know the purpose of Yue Donglai’s journey but, to avoid unnecessary complications, he hadn’t mentioned it to Song Xiaohui.

“Heaven-measuring Ruler!” Red light flared from Tang Hua, and as he raised his hand, blazing flames and thunder broke forth. The eruption was as if the world were ending—earth-shattering and terrifying. Not only was the flood dragon beaten back, unable to advance, but it screamed in agony again and again amidst the storm.

I nodded, still leading the way, keeping my head down and my shoulders hunched as I hurried through. The slime was still dripping down from above—I certainly didn’t want that stuff getting on my neck.

Though the wounds had stopped bleeding, their sheer number made her heart ache. Tears welled in her eyes, and she clutched a porcelain bottle, more than ten centimeters tall, tightly in both hands.

“Where are those scoundrels? Come on, I’ll stand up for you.” Hongxiu was only thirteen or fourteen, playful and mischievous. Lady Lan indulged her, and so she had grown up with a quirky, lively temperament.

The Celestial Emperor Yun worked hard to refine the essence of plants, trying to counteract the poison from the Celestial Emperor Tianmu. But as Emperor Yun was also a demon cultivator, the immortal energy he cultivated was not particularly effective against the negative energies of the Second World.

The gloom that had shrouded the skies over the Desert Kingdom for nearly ten days finally dissipated with the hasty flight of the Dragon Gate Inn’s master.

Just as Lin Bao’er was starting to feel drowsy, she jolted awake. Her large, watery eyes darted around, and a voice echoed in her mind: You have triggered the Kindred Heart System. Current level—Beginner. Protect your mother Shen Xuelan from harm to earn points. Do you accept?

During past holidays, though there was time off, there was never any shortage of homework—nor was there any shortage of last-minute cramming, tears and all, right before the new term began. Sometimes, the anxiety would start even earlier, nagging at her throughout the break whenever she remembered the work left unfinished.

He watched as an outsider, observing Mr. Kogami do many things—none of them unfamiliar, some of which he had experienced himself before.

Just two hours earlier, they had seen signs of a great conflagration near the Myriad Waters Ridge and had all rushed over to investigate.

After a string of defeats, with Astro Boy and the other officers deserting, Shen Chuge was coming to realize more and more that the Shen family had reached the end of their road.

A shadow plummeted from the sky, landing heavily behind Vlad. The solid rocky coast was smashed into a massive hole, stone fragments flying everywhere with the force of a meteor crashing to earth.

Moments later, Li Yang’s face shifted through a range of emotions—the contents of the black jade slip seemed to far exceed anything he had anticipated.

“Boss, there’s no sign of anything here,” a tall voice called out from beside the earthen wall.

Zeng Suo instantly spotted Zhu Biao. “That’s them—I recognize that little bird!” Zeng Suo shouted angrily.