Chapter 374: The Boat-Testing Ceremony—I

On Jiushan Realm's University Island, in a classroom.

Eighty to ninety Jiushan cultivators sat inside, none speaking, only the rustling of turning paper.

Yan Wushuang sat beside the disciples of "Jin Dan Engineering," gazing at the essay before him for a moment, lost in thought, then lifted his eyes to survey the classroom:

Ahead, Master Zhu Yuanzhang rested his chin on his hand.

Beside him, Lady Xuanhua scratched her head in agitation.

Around them, the Jiushan disciples

Using Yao Siqing's identity to see what fate befell Fu Lingya—this was Fu Yan'er's purpose for coming here today.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts. The aircraft is taking off and may experience turbulence; please remain safe." A flight attendant's gentle voice echoed through the cabin.

It's not that I'm looking for trouble—it's that when I realized this thing wasn't just some doorframe or entrance, I felt it was unusual. The part I'd already grasped sent tactile signals to my palm: this object had no business being here.

If Fu Lingya had once harbored even a sliver of pity for Fu Yan'er, it had been entirely worn away by Fu Yan'er's repeated betrayals.

"Your master occupies houses and land, yet no one dares utter a word of protest—he alone controls a city gate, disregarding imperial law. You soldiers are truly unreasonable!" Han Jinyong muttered, pointing at the soldiers with indignation.

Duan Jiaojiao glared at me helplessly but didn't hesitate—she sped off in her car straight to Feifan Entertainment Headquarters in Victoria City.

They were their own kind; though their faces were unrecognizable, they still recognized the Turian traits.

I saw Yin Su's eyelid twitch for an instant, his gaze sweeping over me before settling again on Dongfang Ding.

"Alright, pick first. When you find a suitable spot, let me know. I'm leaving now—remember to come home for lunch at noon, the first house over there." Huang Yuan walked as he spoke to Lin Fei.

The assembled Collector fleet wasted no time, immediately forming ranks and advancing toward the T-shaped command ship, destroying the transparent-brain warships along the way.

Though Boas's bluster annoyed Li Wei slightly, Liverpool did not field their full starting lineup for the match against Tottenham Hotspur.

Bearing the same immense fate and responsibility, when monsters appear, these fellows show up first.

Xi Xichen roared back defiantly, yanking a nightgown over herself—the violent brute had torn it from chest to liver.

Bentek was ecstatic after scoring—he even took off his shirt to celebrate, though it earned him a yellow card; he was too excited to care.

Zhao Zhijing smiled: "Lin Tianyao, don't you know? Practicing at night yields better results than daytime. I'm trying to persuade the disciples to train at night, but I find they simply can't endure the hardship."

Tang Ye suppressed his aura and walked over, satisfied, gazing at the Sun Heart in Chi Feng's hand—like a blazing sun.

Viscount Bar was a place of neon lights and wine, of decadence and indulgence—the favorite haunt of many wealthy young masters.

"Pfft, if you'd just transform your so-called 'vast, supersonic true form'—which you've only ever described to me, never shown me—right in front of me, it'd take no more than a blink to scatter the leaves." The boy sneered.

Neither the southern Huohuo Clan, former Star Clan, nor the western Xue Clan, which was stirring restlessly, had generated such immense influence—even though both had grown strong enough to directly confront a million-strong army of the Asura Realm.

Several elders leapt onto the Wind-Thunder Peng; under Jiang Dahai's control, its massive wings suddenly unfurled, gusts of wind roaring as the Wind-Thunder Peng flapped its wings and shot into the sky like a streak of light.

In the next instant, the old man's head suddenly shot skyward, while Chen Hao, stepping on Noah, appeared instantly to the old man's left, eyes crimson, hands still raised with the withered bamboo sword, frozen mid-swing.

Ye Chu got out of the car, entered the teahouse, and was led by a server to sit at one of the tables. Perhaps she'd arrived too early—the Hengxing Teahouse was sparsely populated, with many empty seats.

Bai Fugui was utterly dazed—in the blink of an eye, he'd gone from struggling to find a job to becoming a role model. It was too dramatic.

—If you, Lu Suixin, are unwilling to accept this, come find me yourself. I'll show you how I repay the betrayal from that day.

"Someone who can kill Guan Jue with two punches—that human named Chen Fei—must be at least top one hundred on the Dengxuan List, possibly even top seventy." Though his words inflated the enemy's strength, the confidence in his light chuckle was unmistakable to everyone.

The streets outside were nearly deserted; occasionally a gale would sweep up, sending leaves swirling through the air—but after the wind passed, not a single scrap remained on the ground. Utterly eerie.

The Great Qin State was founded on martial might; its city walls were tall and sturdy, impossible for ordinary people to scale. Faced with such a fortress, there was no option but direct assault.

This town, long buried under a thousand years of desert sand, had been abandoned by its ruler. Before the Chu army withdrew, their commander devised an especially cruel plan: poisoning the wells, killing hundreds within half a day.

I led the three of them downstairs and met Liu Xin at the stairwell—he was just switching shifts, so he took our group of four straight to the Special Investigations Unit.

Empress Hui could gain the trust of a monarch in his most suspicious old age—she must have been extraordinarily wise.

The truth proved that even the most skilled individuals, when overcome by emotion, can act irrationally.

Only thirty or forty people total—three were Core Realm cultivators; the rest were all Spirit Condensation Realm.

Afterward, this young master can even bring Miss inside the Rong family gates—then you'll know: what's the Zhou family compared to us Rong family? They're paupers.

The ideal place for a soul-body to recuperate is naturally the mind sea. After bringing Luo Yue's soul-body into his mind sea, Chang Ling even placed the fragmentary soul orb beside it.

Though thinner, the younger sister was youthful and radiant, her features similar to her sister's but with more delicate charm.

She recalled again how she'd been beaten senseless by those humanoid statues in the Corpse Secret Realm, and how Xing Gui had mocked her ignorance of formation arts.

Jones told Song Xinci everything he knew about the Poseidon series.

Wei Zhongxian glanced at Jiang Chao with a forced smile, as if to say: I'll remember you.

"Sister-in-law, the cook's braised pork is excellent—try some." Zhou Shi picked up a piece of meat and placed it in Wei Yun's bowl.

Due to its reputation, when news spread that the Eastern Ocean Fleet needed laborers, former Mingshan villagers who had previously been recruited to repair the harbor flooded back—even lowering their wages to join.

His voice dripped with killing intent: in the Great Zhou, it was always my Prince Ning who kidnapped and killed people—when did anyone dare, with such foolishness, kidnap me?