Volume One, Chapter 23: A Childhood Betrothal

Everything related to the absurd livestream vanished overnight without a trace. Meanwhile, a derelict building in the suburbs was transformed into a large-scale haunted house. That livestream became the building's main promotional gimmick, drawing crowds of curious people eager to check it off their bucket lists. Only one thing was strange: the building had exactly forty-four floors.

Li Dahu tried to dodge, but Zhou Bao reached out, yanked him, and tripped him, pinning him to the ground. He swung a club down repeatedly. Though Li Dahu grimaced in pain, he refused to cry out, forcibly enduring the military discipline.

Afterward, Li Tianchou experimented with other methods—common supernatural abilities, such as a bolt of lightning, two spears manifested from vital energy, and even summoning two wild boars from the "Illusion Magic Box." Yet, the black, malevolent stone never reappeared, essentially confirming his previous hypothesis.

Effortlessly dodging the attacks of the Elite Number Two, he unleashed his freezing aura. Aside from the Elite, everyone else was sealed in ice for ten seconds. He licked his lips and brought his sword down in a single strike.

Finally, the opportunity seemed to arrive. The ripples around Tie Muyun’s body expanded instantly, causing the thousand-foot-deep pool to tremble. Simultaneously, the lightning bolts in the sky stopped striking down and instead gathered, swirling in the air above the deep pool.

Most importantly, the two had already been intimate; perhaps she asked because their feelings had reached that stage, and their union was the natural progression of things.

Gao Chong also wrote a letter to Deng Fang in Nanyang, explaining the current situation and its likely trajectory, while ordering the mobilization of all forces to prepare for taking over the military command of Nanyang City.

"I am currently testing a new formation to counter the cavalry, but I am unsure of its effectiveness and it still requires verification in actual combat." The infantry formation Wu Lin was practicing was one he called the Rampart Formation.

"Boom!" Xiao Yue clashed head-on with Dark One again. He punched a hole through Dark One’s chest, while Dark One shattered his right shoulder with a palm strike; it was a brutal and tragic exchange.

He continued to intensify the tempering process, eager to see what "Thunder" would look like once fully refined and what level of power it would possess.

Seeing this, Sword Dust True Monarch watched as a white infant flew out from within his body. The moment the infant emerged from his head, it transformed into the likeness of the True Monarch himself, though its form remained ethereal.

"I cannot break free." Sovereign Guangyu had gone from being the aggressor to being on the defensive, now mostly taking hits and rarely returning fire. He was single-handedly resisting the main attacks of three formations, relying entirely on his profound mastery of array studies; otherwise, he would have been injured and vomiting blood on the spot long ago.

Gu Hai Tao looked at Zhang Ruofeng with great anticipation—the super songwriter who had recently created over thirty pop hits and led the mainland music market.

"I want to go too." Jin Runan was on the verge of tears. Zhong Lingyu smiled, patted her head, and told her to be a good girl. Seeing her face flush as she reached for her gun, he quickly slipped away.

The atmosphere became somewhat stiff and oppressive. Fortunately, Su Rui was quick-witted and began explaining the design concepts for each product, which was how Zhong Lingyu learned she had also participated in the new jewelry designs. That outfit she wore when he went to work as an internal security guard at Yun University had been designed by her.

"It’s like this, Ruofeng. I’ve been staying with your mother-in-law for a week, and I just don’t feel at ease. I want to find something to do. After much thought, I feel your company is the best fit for me," Zhao Ya said.

Fighting incidents were occurring one after another, necessitating harsher penalties. Several of the worst offenders were locked away, which finally helped to alleviate the issues of public order.

He had previously ordered him to guard Earth from outer space and intercept the attacks of the Guru army. However, now that he had brought the Gurus under his own control, he presumed he must have returned.