Volume One, Chapter 45: Entering the Forbidden Zone Voluntarily

“You’re insane!” Montague saw Jiang Xiaorou actually wielding a weapon against the crowd, and hurriedly summoned a wall of wind to block her. Unfortunately, his wind wall was far too weak; in the face of Jiang Xiaorou’s terrifying brute force, it had no chance at all. In an instant, the wind wall was smashed apart by the giant iron hammer. The security officer nearby let out a scream, instinctively squeezed his eyes shut, unwilling to witness such brutality.

Yet… the expected cries of agony did not come. When he opened his eyes again, he found the bustling crowd had vanished. All around him was a blood-red scene. “Forbidden Zone!” Montague’s voice was dry as he swallowed. He could never have imagined that within the inner city…

He maintained the Sealing Abyss Shock, but did not immediately attack. Instead, both hands began to shape the Lotus of Calamity Fire. The Lotus, forged from peak ninth-grade earth-level energy, was as large as a basin, swirling with intense heat, though Ye Nan concealed it deep within the space. “Perpetual magic—‘Call of the Mummy’! Once per turn, if there are no monsters on your field, you may special summon an undead monster from your hand.”

To Ye Nan now, he truly didn’t consider Ye Zhan a worthy opponent—at most, a troublesome, eccentric outsider.

Chang Yao was not familiar with Yan Ci’s background, but the girl had been sent by Granny Jiang. Granny Jiang’s judgment was keen; any maid she chose must be deft, loyal, and free of ulterior motives.

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and tapped the carriage wall. The signal was received outside, and the carriage continued its journey to the Prince Yan’s residence as usual. He opened his palm; a translucent jade pendant lay quietly within, likely left by someone in their hasty departure.

Meanwhile, the entire core region, indeed the whole Hundred Dynasties battlefield, was undergoing strange changes. At this moment, the twin-blade guards rolled forward, arriving before the zombie and hacking forcefully at its legs. Did this not mean that, on the lands of the Eastern Realm, the Black God Society now possessed the power to single-handedly defeat any Martial Emperor-level expert?

People from other nations lacked such composure; they laughed until their bellies ached, crying “Oh dear, oh dear!” repeatedly. “It might be related to my constitution. If not for the noise here, I fear I could not have broken through this barrier so quickly!” he sighed with emotion.

“What’s wrong, Master?” Gou Sheng had just finished eating, gnawing the bones and licking his fingers before he asked. “Those two are too weak, too easily eliminated. If I were them, I’d behave myself and stay clear of the underworld,” Ye Bai said, not without annoyance.

When he set a half-year agreement with the Black Demon, he had already decided to leave. Whether for the sake of his promise or his conscience, he could no longer harbor such thoughts toward Xi Bo.

At this moment, those warships already filled almost the entire Yellow River! It represented their immense strength and their resolve. The ships were not only well-built and waterproof, but also highly resistant to fire. They had prepared well, equipping the vessels with fireproof materials in advance.

All those clothes had been hastily made during their stay in the Red Dragon tribe’s village. Han Xiao’s garments were among them. Originally, he had plenty of clothes in his Dragon Ring, but since they differed too much from those worn on Dragon Star, he had to have new ones made for himself as well.

If the Pill Sect sent someone now, it must be Qin Liang who tipped them off. He probably didn’t yet know that Dan Fengsheng was dead; otherwise, the Pill Sect wouldn’t have been so polite in sending a formal invitation.

Zhao Chengrui, though of distinguished birth and from a prominent family in the capital, found himself in a dilemma. With so many celebrities and media reporters present, he dared not openly challenge the police, so he was troubled himself.

Li Yuan saw that Li Ren was in severe pain, quickly released his hand, then blew gently by Li Ren’s ear, whispering, “Does it still hurt? Does it still hurt? It’s all my fault for being too anxious—but why didn’t you tell me?” As she spoke, Li Yuan began to cry.

Absolute martial strength sometimes cannot decide everything, yet sometimes it can. At this moment, Achilles’ overwhelming power was enough to determine the outcome.

All day, he thought of Tong Xinrui, wishing he could hold that beautiful woman in his arms. He wondered if he’d ever have the chance.

Li Mu was about to jump out the window, but remembered he had given his flying card to Chu Yun. His mental strength wasn’t enough to create another card yet, so he had to walk; the distance wasn’t far anyway, so it was just a stroll.

As the owner of a nightclub, Black Tiger naturally had more than one car. Seeing he had a spare, I asked someone with a license to borrow his Land Rover and an Audi Q7.

“What? That expensive?” Li Mu was shocked by the price of the advanced card device. A two-star device that held four cards cost only 100,000 Federal credits, but a three-star device for five cards cost 2,000,000 credits. The difference of just one card meant a twenty-fold increase in price.

With a crisp shot, Bai Shanhe twisted his body and dropped to the ground, cold sweat breaking out all over.

The strange feeling passed in a flash, like a white colt crossing a gap—suddenly, it seemed as if nothing had happened.

The giant ape merely lifted its foot, and Li Lei, terrified, hurriedly withdrew his card.

Thankfully, Ji Rufeng supported me with his hand; otherwise, I surely would have made an intimate acquaintance with the corpse of an insect on the ground.

Su Wei pricked up her ears, instinctively listening to the footsteps. She recalled Old Nan’s uncanny skill of identifying people by sound.

“My shop is perfectly legal. If they won’t let me open here, I’ll take it downtown. I don’t believe they can control what happens outside the school.” Now that Li Mu had enough funds, even if the school shut him down for the gambling-like effects of his card draws, he could just open up in Dongmu City.