Chapter 94

The sharp blood-colored long spear had already pierced Xu Old Grandpa's body, ruthlessly nailing him to the ground!

Thrust into the heavenly spirit cover, it instantly pierced through!

Its penetrating power was extremely strong, causing the blue brick floor to develop spiderweb-like cracks, with the spear tip deeply embedded.

"You Niu Mo Grandpa, come to kill people!"

Thus, a thunderous roar like rolling thunder echoed throughout the hall, countless torch flames swaying, vast swaths swept away and extinguished by the violent wind!

Xu Nanming's eyes were about to burst, Xu He Li's hairs stood on end!

The hot pot boiled, the boiling water surged.

Xu He Li, gripping the bone‑cleaving knife, had all his inner turmoil and fear vanish due to the sudden outbreak of events!

"Niu Mo——!"

Xu He Li shouted in shock and anger!

No…… How come that guy hasn't left the city yet?!

Who is Niu Mo? Now everyone knows it in their hearts.

But today, hasn't Li Che's family already moved out of the city?

Bang bang——

Xu Nanming and Xu He Li's divine nature erupted suddenly, two river‑level divine forces surging without cease, like two great rivers resembling flood dragons coiling around their bodies.

But they felt icy cold all over.

Niu Mo's appearance…… was too abrupt!

When did he run into the Xu Family Hall?

Moreover, he launched his attack from the darkness, so close that even within ten steps of Xu Old Grandpa he went unnoticed!

If not for preparing to strike, the erupting qi and blood would have alerted Xu Old Grandpa; possibly Niu Mo would have chopped off their heads, and only then would they have reacted.

"So treacherous, so vicious! To actually carry out such a sneak attack! Demon, demon!"

Xu Nanming's eyes were about to burst; at this moment he no longer bore the composure of a family head.

What's more, he felt the shame and outrage of having his disgraceful acts exposed.

Inside the house, fierce winds shot out; Niu Mo frowned slightly, the Piercing Startle Spear that had pierced Xu Old Grandpa's body brought no deathly feedback……

This Xu Old Grandpa is off!

No blood……

Li Che's eyes beneath the mask swept over, and he instantly understood.

"A fake body?"

He couldn't help but recall when he first saw Xu Old Grandpa, that wooden figurine imbued with divine nature, able to speak.

Divine Nature Secret Technique!

As expected, as the Piercing Startle Spear pierced 'Xu Old Grandpa', the divine nature on his body was stimulated and burst forth, turning the whole person into a clothed wooden figurine.

Li Che's fingers flicked, countless invisible silver threads shot out; in an instant, Xu Old Grandpa's wooden figurine exploded outright into countless splinters.

The Piercing Startle Spear was also entangled by the Thousand Spider Silk, suddenly arcing toward the nearest Xu Nanming.

Whoosh whoosh——

The Thousand Spider Silk bound the blood‑flow Piercing Startle Spear; it violently arced, the sobbing airflow suddenly evacuated, drawing a long resonant howl like a blood‑python raging forth!

Xu Nanming's hairs stood on end, feeling only the mortal danger enveloping his whole body!

Li Che's Divine Foundation divine nature did not match the Piercing Startle Spear, but……

Even without using divine nature, merely wielding the Piercing Startle Spear as a sharp weapon, its toughness is extraordinarily formidable!

Too fast!

Everything that happened was too fast!

Xu Nanming clenched his fingers, divine nature enveloping him; a sword hum burst forth with a flash of light, shooting out suddenly, which he gripped and brought down heavily!

Clang——!

The sound of metal clashing exploded!

Xu Nanming's face flushed red; the terrifying force actually surged forth from that blood‑colored long spear.

He incredulously lifted his head, feeling a sense of suffocation, only to meet the radiant gaze beneath Niu Mo's mask, like a blazing sun.

The sword…… instantly shattered!

How could an ordinary fine‑iron sword withstand the Nine Luminaries Divine Weapons!

Just one collision, and the flesh of Xu Nanming, a martial artist at the Qi Pulse Realm, actually trembled, feeling an incomparable terrifying hegemonic force!

The arm that gripped the long sword and struck the Piercing Startle Spear had its tendons and bones shattered, exploding outright!

Thick blood mist burst from his arm!

Ah——!

Xu Nanming's spirit trembled; the blood‑flow Piercing Startle Spear shattered his sword, crushed his arm, then fiercely lashed his chest.

He flew sideways with his whole body, the shattered rotten flesh of his chest scattering!

Blood mist filled the sky, drifting inside the house.

"I... I can't even withstand a single move!"

Xu Nanming was airborne, his mind full of such thoughts.

Although Xu Nanming hasn't fought anyone in a long time, and though he's been preoccupied with family business, he is still a cultivator who once attempted to reach the Divine Foundation!

In the prime of his life, his divinity has not waned, and his qi and blood are at their peak...

He was actually defeated in a single strike by the Ox Demon!

His flesh shattered, the soundwave of his breaking iron sword still reverberated!

The burly ox demon's body had already gripped a blood‑stained piercing shock spear; this divine weapon suddenly expanded, automatically adapting to the ox demon at this moment.

The spear shaft grew thick and large, its blood‑red patterns extremely ferocious!

The ox demon's physique……is overwhelmingly strong!

To secure a killing blow, Li Che directly unleashed the Fury‑Eye Vajra, peerless horizontal training, meridians at their peak—even ordinary profound meridians could be shattered with confidence.

With such power, how could Xu Nanming possibly block it?

The ox demon wasted no words; in fact, the moment he chose to strike, only one thought remained.

Kill!

Slay everything!

Outside the house, sword light roared, angry shouts surged like a rolling tide!

【Suspended Thought Flow Sword】 Divine Foundation divinity, blanketing heaven and earth!

"You wicked wretch!"

"How dare you!"

That was the true form of Old Master Xu; he never imagined the ox demon would dare to appear in the Xu family manor and commit murder, so brazenly audacious!

Hum—

A Divine Foundation rose like a grinding disc!

Divine Foundation Initial Realm Peak!

He had long cultivated his Divine Foundation, even pushing it to perfection, preparing to use this Thousand Infant Carving Banquet to advance to the middle realm!

A patterned steel sword trembled, entwined with Old Master Xu's 【Suspended Thought Flow Sword】 divinity; in an instant it tore through the air, wielded by divinity, a flying sword seeking to take a head!

Li Che glanced.

The aura of the Suspended Thought Flow Sword's Divine Foundation rank crashed down, seeking to restrict his movements!

But Li Che felt nothing, paid no heed; his spear trembled and snapped, thrusting at the soaring patterned steel sword.

With a clear ding, the patterned steel sword was knocked sideways and flew out!

"This……"

Old Master Xu's eyes narrowed, his heart startled; the next moment, his hairs stood on end!

Impossible!

Why does this ox demon ignore his Divine Foundation rank?

Rumor has it the ox demon's qi‑blood martial talent is extraordinarily high; in just three years he leapt to become a meridian martial artist, yet his divinity is ordinary.

A mere meridian martial artist, under the pressure of a Divine Foundation rank, cannot even circulate his qi‑blood.

Unless he is a qi‑blood grandmaster!

From the ox demon's erupting qi‑blood might, his fleshly horizontal training is peerless, but he is not a grandmaster……

If so, could the ox demon be a Divine Foundation cultivator?

How could that be!

Li Che's spear smashed away Old Master Xu's flying sword, yet he ignored the looming Divine Foundation, taking a huge stride as if the ground shrank beneath him!

Burly and majestic like a mountain, his tendons coiled like a python, resembling a flood dragon's body, he had already appeared before Xu Heli, who gripped the bone‑piercing dagger.

Xu Heli felt a sense of suffocation.

He wanted to move……

But…… he simply couldn't move; trying to mobilize his divinity was utterly futile.

Like a small river in the frozen winter, turned to ice!

This feeling……

"You……"

Xu Heli trembled all over, how could…… how could……

How could the ox demon possibly be a Divine Foundation cultivator!

Isn't the ox demon Li Che?

Li Che…… how could he be a Divine Foundation!

"Move——!" Xu Heli growled low.

He drove the bone‑piercing dagger hard into his own thigh, hoping to use the pain to shake off the Divine Foundation rank's oppression.

Who is he learning from?

Li Che glanced at him, silent; his trembling spear suddenly thrust toward Xu Heli, like a peacock spreading its tail, a brilliant spear‑light bursting forth.

The air wailed, emitting explosive blasts, pierced through repeatedly!

In an instant it enveloped the thigh‑stabbed Xu Heli; he didn't even utter a groan before being riddled with a thousand holes!

Each thrust pierced through his body, spawning a cloud of blood mist!

When the spear was withdrawn, drop after drop of blood fell to the ground.

Xu Heli instantly turned into a lump of rotting flesh, collapsing to the ground; the bone‑piercing dagger in his hand slipped away to a distance.

"Heli——!"

Old Master Xu, rushing into the house, had eyes about to burst.

The Xu family's most promising seedling to step into the Divine Foundation!

Just like that…… he died miserably before his very eyes!

"Ox demon——you are so vicious, so vicious!"

Old Master Xu's eyes were blood‑red; at this moment his emotions surged, even feeling a loss of control over his divinity.

Fortunately he suddenly awoke, forcefully suppressing his restless divinity, his fingers hooking like claws and digging in.

The pattern‑steel sword that Li Che had shot flying with his spear instantly shot forward and he seized it tightly in his hand.

Translation: "The pattern-steel sword that Li Che had shot flying with a spear instantly came shooting back, and he grasped it in his hand."

The pattern‑steel sword that Li Che had shot flying with his spear instantly shot forward and was seized tightly in his hand.

We'll produce: "The pattern-steel sword that Li Che had shot flying with a spear instantly came shooting back, and he grasped it in his hand."

"Vicious? Am I vicious?"

Translation: "「Vicious? Am I vicious? 」"

We keep quotes and punctuation.

"You guys eat people…"

Note: The character is a variant of 'you', so the line means 'You guys eat people…'

Li Che held the spear at an angle, and beneath his mask he let out a muffled grunt.

Translation: "Li Che held the piercing spear at an angle, and beneath his mask he let out a muffled sound."

You sharpen your knives, ready to eat people, yet you say the ox demon who eradicates evil is vicious?

Translation: "You sharpen your knives, ready to eat people, yet you say the ox demon who eradicates evil is vicious?"

You sharpen your knives, ready to eat people, yet you say the ox demon who eradicates evil is vicious?

Old Master Xu completely ignored the ox demon; people are always double‑standard—sons and grandsons die horribly at the ox demon's hands, yet he utters a single word calling the ox demon vicious, and what's the problem?

Old Master Xu completely ignored the ox demon; people are always double‑standard—sons and grandsons die horribly at the ox demon's hands, yet he utters a single word calling the ox demon vicious, and what's the problem?

We need to keep it single line.

With a sorrowful face, he glanced at the hall reeking of blood and immediately bolted out.

Translation: "He glanced at the hall filled with a rich, pervasive bloody smell, his face full of grief, and then without hesitation darted out of the hall."

This ox demon… is actually a divine foundation cultivator!

Translation: "This ox demon… is actually a Divine Foundation cultivator!"

Don't fight!

Translation: "Don't fight!"

Get away first!

Translation: "First, escape!"

Wait until the Thousand Buddha Sculpture Feast's benefits are fully consumed and digested, then wait for him to break into the intermediate divine foundation stage.

Translation: "Wait until all the benefits of the Thousand Buddha Carving Feast are consumed, digested, then wait for him to break into the mid‑stage Divine Foundation!"

Then hack this ox demon to pieces!

Translation: "Then hack this ox demon to pieces!"

Since Li Che has acted, how could he possibly let this old geezer get away?

Translation: "Since Li Che has made a move, how could he possibly be willing to let this old geezer escape?"

He drove force into his soles, the hall floor instantly sank, countless blue bricks twisted and shattered, throwing up thick dust.

Translation: "He slammed his foot down with force, the hall's floor instantly sank, countless blue bricks twisted and shattered, kicking up intense dust."

And Li Che's burly frame shot forward, his blood boiling beneath the wrathful vajra, his body forged through horizontal training, his power unmatched.

Translation: "And Li Che's burly body shot forth, the blood and qi beneath his wrathful vajra boiling, his flesh tempered to perfection, his power unmatched!"

He spread his arms wide, like a goshawk soaring skyward.

Translation: "He flung his arms wide, like a goshawk soaring to the heavens!"

The body‑technique divine martial skill obtained from the Yang family's treasury…

Translation: "The movement‑based divine martial skill obtained from the Yang family's treasury……"

Cloud‑Goshawk Treads the Clouds!

Translation: "Cloud‑Goshawk Treads the Clouds Leap!"

His qi and blood misted, condensing beneath his feet like gathering blood clouds, stepped upon, his body rose up.

Translation: "His qi and blood turned to mist, condensing beneath his feet like gathering blood clouds, stepped upon, his body rose up soaring."

His speed surged as he chased after Old Master Xu!

Translation: "His speed surged, and he chased after Old Master Xu!"

Boom!

Translation: "Boom!"

Behind him, the newly formed divine foundation suddenly appeared!

Translation: "Behind him, the Divine Foundation that had just condensed suddenly burst forth!"

Three‑Eye Fury True Lord divine foundation!

Translation: "Three‑Eyed Furious True Lord Divine Foundation!"

Supreme Eight Extremes!

Translation: "Eight Extremes, Supreme Grade!"

As the divine foundation appeared, it swept out sword light from the Xu estate, and the swiftly fleeing Old Master Xu felt his heart sink.

Translation: "As soon as the Divine Foundation appeared, it swept up sword light and shot out of the Xu family estate; the swiftly fleeing Old Master Xu's heart sank at once."

He glanced back and was utterly shocked.

Translation: "He glanced back, utterly shocked!"

"This divine foundation… this divine foundation… Three‑Eye Fury True Lord?"

Translation: "「This Divine Foundation… this Divine Foundation… 【Three‑Eyed Furious True Lord】？」"

"Cao Guang?!"

Translation: "「Cao Guang？！」"

Old Master Xu let out a low roar!

Translation: "Old Master Xu let out a low growl!"

Could the ox demon be Cao Guang?

Translation: "Could the ox demon be Cao Guang?"

In all of Fei Lei City, only Cao Guang obtained this divine foundation method from the strange temple, right?

Translation: "In the entire Fēiléichéng, only Cao Guang obtained this Divine Foundation method from the Guiyi Miao!"

"Not right…"

Translation: "「Not right……」"

Suddenly, Old Master Xu abruptly awoke, feeling the rank pressure was wrong…

Translation: "Suddenly, Old Master Xu jolted awake, feeling that the rank pressure was wrong……"

The ox demon's divine foundation exerts a rank pressure stronger, fiercer, and mightier than Cao Guang's!

Translation: "The ox demon's Divine Foundation exerts a rank pressure stronger, fiercer, and mightier than Cao Guang's!"

Bang!

Translation: "Bang——!"

Just this moment of negligence.

Translation: "Just this moment of negligence."

The ox demon had already caught up; Old Master Xu knew he couldn't escape, because the ox demon's divine foundation rank suppression slowed his speed.

Translation: "The ox demon had already caught up; Old Master Xu knew he couldn't escape, for the ox demon's Divine Foundation rank suppression slowed his speed!"

He could only turn and fight!

Translation: "He could only turn and fight!"

The ox demon's divine foundation should have just been forged, not yet solidified; if we seize the chance to scatter it, it's an opportunity for a counter‑kill!

Translation: "The ox demon's Divine Foundation should have just been forged, not yet solidified; if we seize the chance to scatter it, that's a chance for a counter‑kill!"

Li Che's face was expressionless, yet he also knew what Old Master Xu was thinking.

Translation: "Li Che's face was expressionless, yet he also knew what Old Master Xu was thinking."

The divine foundation has not yet been cultivated; this is indeed his flaw.

Translation: "The Divine Foundation has not yet been cultivated; that is indeed his flaw."

But the problem isn't serious…

Translation: "But the problem isn't serious……"

Because Li Che never intended to kill him using divine foundation power from the start!

Translation: "Because Li Che never intended to kill him using Divine Foundation power from the start!"

One must admit, this old geezer of the Xu family is harder to kill than the Yang family's divine foundation and even the horse‑face divine foundation.

Translation: "I have to say, this old geezer of the Xu family is harder to kill than the Yang family's Divine Foundation and that Horse‑Face Divine Foundation."

Gripping the flowing‑blood piercing spear, Li Che's meridians circulated qi and blood, raging and roaring.

Translation: "Gripping the flowing‑blood piercing spear, Li Che's meridians churned with qi and blood, raging and roaring."

In his chest, the Dao fruit Dragon Elephant Vajra throbbed violently… throbbed…

Translation: "In his chest, the Dao Fruit 【Dragon Elephant Golden Vajra】 throbbed violently…… throbbed……"

Thump thump… thump thump!

Translation: "Thump‑thump…… thump‑thump——!"

Li Che hesitated not, stimulating the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao fruit!

Translation: "Li Che hesitated not, stimulating the Dragon Elephant Golden Vajra Dao Fruit!"

The embryonic form of a divine ability…

Translation: "An incipient divine ability……"

Dragon Elephant Vajra·Ascend the Tower!

Translation: "Dragon Elephant Golden Vajra·Ascending the Tower!"

In an instant!

Translation: "In an instant!"

Li Che felt his blood within his body as if it had come alive, like countless boiling fish yearning to leap over the dragon gate of his flesh and ascend to the high tower!

Translation: "Li Che only felt that the blood in his body seemed to come alive, as if transformed into countless boiling fish, wishing to leap over the Dragon Gate of his mortal form and ascend to the high tower!"

【Boiling divinity, flesh ascends, perfect horizontal tempering, all gods behold me】

Translation: "【Boiling divinity, blood and flesh ascending, perfect tempering, all gods behold me】"

This is ascending the tower!

Translation: "This is Ascending the Tower!"

Boom!

Translation: "Boom——!"

Beneath Li Che's bovine mask, his eyes suddenly burst with splendid gold—specks of golden smoke scattering from his pupils, drifting and scattering as his head moved…

Translation: "Beneath Li Che's bovine mask, his eyes suddenly burst forth with splendid gold—tiny golden vapors spilling from his pupils, drifting and scattering as his head moved……"

His jet‑black, lustrous hair began to grow wildly, gradually falling to his waist like a heavy black cloak, flying with the fierce wind.

Translation: "His jet‑black, lustrous hair began to grow wildly, gradually falling to his waist like a heavy black cloak, flying with the fierce wind!"

Rip…

Translation: "Rip……"

His limbs bulged, thick tendons like huge pythons wriggling beneath his near‑crimson skin, yet his whole body did not bulk much; instead, it was the refined temper of a thousand hammerings, like true indestructible vajra, perfectly forged.

Translation: "His limbs swelled, thick tendons like huge pythons wriggling beneath his near‑crimson skin, yet his whole body did not bulk much; instead it was the refined tempering of a thousand hammerings, like a true indestructible vajra, perfectly tempered!"

But the qi and blood grew ever more brutal and terrifying, and the speed of the heavenly circuit's circulation tripled!

The internal qi seemed to have been dyed a layer of red, as if it were burning and boiling.

I've grown stronger——

Li Che's consciousness was extremely clear, even overly calm; he knew that activating such a violent manifestation of divine ability did not muddy his will, nor did it let him become a slave to power.

Instead, it let his consciousness surpass its former clarity, as if his divine sense had grown stronger.

It's really strong……

Li Che felt that now he could beat to death anyone who came!

But a strong desire burst forth from his vigorously beating heart.

The extremely clear and calm Li Che clenched his five fingers.

【Chessboard】 The Dao fruit trembled slightly.

Then he spat out a divine chess piece that was as black as thick ink.

Exactly the divine chess piece drawn from the 【Three-Eyed Furious True King Divine Infant Temple God】!

"I need this chess piece……"

"No, it's the 'Ascending Floor State' that needs this chess piece."

Li Che fell into thought.

"I'd like to try one for a taste."

His five fingers opened, and the scarlet internal qi surged out from his flesh, nearly forming a burning air garment that twisted the space outside his body.

The black chess piece hovered in his palm.

He clenched his five fingers tightly.

In an instant, it exploded into a mass of black mist—that was the divine essence, under extreme boiling, transforming into divine qi mist!

In that moment, the mist completely merged into his body.

Li Che suddenly lifted his head, and the black hair that grew down to his waist behind him billowed like a cloak.

In an instant.

Li Che only felt as if a picture flashed before his eyes.

In the picture……

In the picture…… the Three-Eyed Furious True King Divine Infant Temple God in the Guiyi Miao seemed to come alive, casting its gaze, while Li Che lowered his eyes, as if looking down from above.

In that instant, the Divine Infant Temple God screamed, its face twisted with fury, yet also tinged with…… fear!

The picture vanished in an instant.

Cold rain and snow poured down.

Li Che's consciousness returned; everything had happened in just a few breaths.

Below.

Elder Xu was completely soaked by the rain, he collapsed on the ground, trembling incessantly.

He watched helplessly as the Ox Demon underwent transformation, becoming…… even more terrifying, that overwhelming divine might…… that dreadful rank……

It left this ordinary cultivator who had only forged a Ten Capital Divine Foundation, without even the courage to flee.

His divine foundation…… was trembling!

His divine essence…… was in fear!

The icy rain soaked him, lashing at his face.

He with difficulty raised his head.

As if…… he had seen a temple deity.

His face full of bitterness, he opened his mouth.

He uttered his last words in the mortal world.

"You, to kill a chicken……"

"Why use an ox cleaver?"

……

……

Before the City Lord's Mansion.

Blood filled the ground……

One after another, broken corpses lay scattered on the ground, amidst the rain falling from the sky, like blood-colored plum blossoms blooming in the human world.

Li Qing Shan, wearing a cat-face mask, stood with a straight waist, gripping a ram-horn hammer, his spirit entirely different.

The hammerhead of the ram-horn hammer was still dripping blood mixed with rainwater.

Beneath the cat-face mask, his gloomy eyes gazed toward the City Lord's Mansion.

Seeming to mock, seeming to be bored.

As if saying, is that all you've got?

On the Octagonal Eaves Tower, the figure of City Lord Cao Guang had long disappeared.

But Li Qing Shan didn't care.

His goal was simply to go in there and beat Cao Guang to death…… then the mission would be accomplished.

As for Cao Guang being a court-appointed official, striking him would bring entanglement from the Temple Suppression Office, inviting misfortune?

Li Qing Shan cared even less, for he was in the right.

This Cao Guang, who sacrificed thousands of divine infants and held a Thousand Infant Sculpture Feast, such scum—beating him to death, would the court still dare to come seeking misfortune?

Cao Guang shook his head and stepped down heavily.

In an instant, countless rainwater spread outward like a wave's crest crashing, surging toward the direction of the City Lord's Mansion.

Suddenly.

Cao Guang narrowed his eyes.

But he saw three figures appear in the direction around the Lord's Manor, each with a different appearance, wearing strange masks.

Their strangeness was evident in the facial features etched onto the masks.

Their noses were enormous, their eyes enormous.

The proportions were completely awry; merely looking at them gave the inexplicable illusion that their noses were swelling and their eyes inflating.

Another wore a smiling Infant Spirit mask, small and tiny, wrapped in a vermilion-red large robe.

Those two figures were extremely burly, with extremely thick corpse qi, showing a gray-black hue; even under the downpour, they still rose up in a twisted, wavering manner.

"Interesting…… the Corpse God Sect's hand has indeed reached Golden Light Prefecture; even the city lord has been bewitched by you."

"And you…… you are the Infant Spirit Sect's Infant Spirit Dharma Master, right?"

Li Qingshan gripped the horned hammer, his eyes deep beneath the cat-face mask.

The true child wearing the smiling child mask tilted their head, and instantly a genderless voice echoed.

"Li Qingshan…… I have long heard of your great name."

Li Qingshan narrowed his eyes: "I originally thought the Infant Spirit Sect was merely a pretense concocted by Cao Guang to harvest infant spirits, but now it seems…… not quite so……"

"A newly arisen sect? It seems its ties to the Corpse God Sect are not shallow……"

Li Qingshan spun the horned hammer in his hand, then took a sudden step forward, preparing to strike.

Suddenly.

Not only Li Qingshan, but also the Infant Spirit Dharma Master and those two burly figures permeated and intertwined with corpse qi likewise lifted their masked faces and looked toward the distance.

Their expressions all shifted slightly.

"Temple God?"

But soon, they each turned their heads, looking toward the direction of the Lord's Manor's octagonal heavy-eaved tower.

The frantic qi wave lashed out, intertwining into a frenzied dance of giant serpents, as if endless fury was being vented.

The five people facing off in the downpour saw their expressions beneath the masks shift abruptly again.

Because, inside that octagonal heavy-eaved tower……

Another breath of temple god qi rose up.

"Huh?!"

"Two temple gods?"

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