Chapter 31: Long Xingyu, you had better be able to take a beating.

At these words, many people turned their eyes toward the Priest Temple.

They were all rather curious. What sort of person—and what kind of genius—could make Chen Zidian, a man who always upheld the rules, yield?

Then Chen Zidian’s deep voice rang across the entire venue.

“Since there is one extra participant, the first round will have one bye, to be decided by the Light of Choice.”

The next moment, the Light of Choice appeared.

The Light of Choice would descend upon the six great holy—

Once his thoughts had opened, Xu Ziling’s eyes gradually cleared of their earlier worry and filled instead with excitement.

With a smile, Xu Ziling snatched the folding fan from Fatty Ma and began to wave it. His features were already handsome, and dressed in a well-cut, round-collared traditional tunic, he looked even more striking. With that dazzling smile, he was the very image of an elegant young master.

Fu Tong of Xuzhou City had learned in advance that the Song army was marching on Xuzhou, and he immediately fell into a panic. He had indeed intended to rely on his troops for leverage, exchanging his military strength for an imperial reward so that he could remain in Xuzhou as its garrison commander—or at the very least secure himself a post as governor.

“It’s Ji Hanyu. No wonder those experts were completely powerless to resist. But why would she capture them?” Wang Shengnan exchanged a glance with the other person, and their expressions grew solemn.

When Chen Jiatong said this, Chu Ge could not help feeling speechless. Wasn’t she merely asking a question to which she already knew the answer?

The two wineglasses clinked. Chu Ge and “Sweetie” drained their drinks together. When he finished, his body swayed, making it seem as though he had reached his limit and might collapse from drunkenness at any moment.

After Hua Ningyu had given Wu Jianren a thorough lecture, she suddenly asked him what his next plan was. He could not help freezing. How was he supposed to know what their next move would be?

The six students entangled in red threads began leaking air almost simultaneously. Deprived of their support, they crashed heavily to the ground. Their fallen bodies lay sprawled across the eerily crimson lines, filling the air with a horrifying stench.

“All right, I’ll listen to you.” Hearing Ryan’s words, Dove was overjoyed. Being able to remain so close to Ryan already made her very happy.

Watching the starting force be driven back by the rebels without the slightest effort, Zheng Bingjie had no choice but to order a retreat. The attacking Song troops withdrew from the mountain pass and fell back to rest and regroup.

Chen Ping had gone ahead to Ye Ming City to find a carriage. Cheng Wu stayed behind to wait, while Yun Chu and Meng’er also began conversing within their minds.

A Corpse King had appeared in the mountains. Although both the heavenly and earthly tribulations had already descended, Zhang Long and the others did not know whether that creature had survived the thunder and earth tribulations. He could not put his mind at ease, and early the next morning he intended to go into the mountains to see what had happened. Yet when he left, he accidentally left behind the pendant carrying Zhang Yi and Li Mu on the bed.

Although the one who had died was merely a lowly maidservant, a living person had disappeared from the residence for no reason. Who could possibly explain that away?

“Who’s crying?” Dong Jiatong immediately snorted coldly. Turning toward the table, she picked up a piece of cake and began gnawing on it.

This segment contained no visuals, only sound. It was unclear whether that had been intentional or whether there had simply been too little time to film it.

If these were merely the astonishing works provided by nature, then the tower before them alone was enough to leave the world in awe.

“They were never going to let me go. Rather than leave this powerful card for the enemy, I might as well use it to arm myself.” Li Mu would not retreat over something so trivial. Whatever he wanted, he would obtain it by any means necessary. His trip abroad for study was, to a large extent, also intended to help him collect Black Cards.

“Turn on the air conditioner at once!” Sun Xiaomei walked up to Zhang Long and jabbed a finger into his chest with every word.