Chapter 121: Coming to Settle Accounts

Little Jing Mountain Taoist Temple.

In the courtyard, Fang Xiao was practicing his fist techniques. Having traveled to Great Jing Mountain twice, he had slain many demons. Although he had reaped a vast amount of experience, a thick, malevolent aura had also coalesced within him. Therefore, it was not advisable for him to venture deep into the mountains in the near term. Following the advice of the Taoist Pang, Fang Xiao spent these past few days in the temple practicing martial arts to consolidate his rapidly advancing cultivation. Through continuous point allocation, his primary discipline, the "Qianyang Dragon and Tiger Technique"—

The iron cage encountered his ability and instantly transformed into liquid metal. Unlike his previous gaseous-state ability, Chi Hua could feel that his current ability was capable of permeating every single metal molecule, allowing him to control the flow and shape of the metal according to his own will.

Since no one had eaten yet, Lin Jie prepared a large portion of charcoal-grilled tuna, paired with the noodle-making techniques he had learned from Dell; it made for an excellent combination.

At this moment, Lin Jie was completely unaware of these matters, nor did he have the capacity to concern himself with them. Instead, he stared with a grave expression at the doctor before him, who was honestly confessing his problems.

Everyone’s gaze turned toward the throne in the center. His Majesty the Tsar had actually spoken—this was something that had never happened before.

"It seems there are signs of star beasts." Hulk suddenly noticed a disturbance in the bamboo forest, with one or two giant bamboo stalks toppling over from time to time.

The previous exchange of palm strikes had produced no great commotion, not at all resembling a battle between peak ninth-rank experts of the Divine Ability Realm, but this time, the impact was truly earth-shattering.

After successive battles and the loss of soldiers and officers, the Bright Heaven's force on the Phoenix City defense line had dwindled to less than thirty thousand, while the combined forces of Phoenix City and Huaxia Dragon City numbered over thirty thousand, with super-experts sitting in command to lead the charge.

Moreover, Murong Zhaoyang discovered a more terrifying truth: the aerial roots he had just severed grew back to their full length after only a few seconds.

Although there were only thirty-eight teams registered for this mission on the surface, the private spread of the mission details and the tendency for teams to call upon friends meant that Chi Hua estimated there were now nearly a hundred adventurer or mercenary groups within Jiao Valley.

"Are you sleeping in the big bed, or on the sofa?" Ding Shuo asked Gao Zirui, who had stripped off his clothes and walked into the bathroom.

Wang Xue appeared behind him at some point. Seeing the joy on Lin Lei's face, especially after watching him board that luxury car, her heart was filled with a sense of urgency.

Charles couldn't help but glance toward the door; he was certain that Linaer was eavesdropping outside right now, though he didn't know if she could hear them.

"Charles, is this the airship you told me about?" Ariana had also calmed down from her shock, her eyes burning as she looked at Charles.

"They used the same measures here as they did downstairs to prevent odors from spreading." Withdrawing his head, Lin Lei turned to Mu Changde.

Beneath the gallery, a jade pond lay still. Amidst the drifting clouds, several blue lotus flowers were in full bloom. The round, translucent morning dew had not yet dried, and a pair of resplendent mandarin ducks nestled against each other under the lotus leaves, lost in their affection.

After this strange transformation, Fang Hu Mountain looked entirely different from before. The altar had been completely destroyed, the bronze tripod lay in pieces, and even the passageway had vanished without a trace.

Charles dared not spend too much time alone with his stunning cousin. He was truly afraid of Linaer’s "art of seduction." It wasn't that his mental defenses were weak, but rather that he feared if he grew accustomed to it, he might one day naturally forget to resist.

Facing all this, Yang Haoxuan could only continue to dodge, running back and forth from left to right. However, Yang Haoxuan had still underestimated the Nether Snake, and it managed to bite him fiercely.

Su Jie was very clear that if these sorcerers were not dealt with, they might currently seem to be merely plaguing the State of Qi, but in reality, if left unchecked, these sorcerers would, just as in history, proselytize at the Jixia Academy and spread their teachings to scholars across the world. Eventually, their words would reach the ears of Ying Zheng in Xianyang—and that would be a disaster.