Chapter 414

"Originally it was Brother Benchu's, but since General Xue is here, naturally General Xue shall be the commander—we are willing to follow General Xue's orders." At this moment, Cao Cao spoke up.

Facing the endless crashing waves, he moved his hands in rapid succession, whirling the black staff into a wheel of staff shadows. The surging waves, swept by the shadows, shifted from forward thrust to spiraling around the staff, forming a vortex upon the shadows that absorbed the unending tide entirely.

A hand rested on Yile's shoulder from behind; a plain-looking boy with glasses leaned his face toward the Demon King, utterly inexplicably.

To others, these words meant little, but they struck straight at the dead knot in Falu's heart. Falu fled back in disgrace, daring not to raise his head to look at Wu Enqi or Liya, utterly humiliated.

The Demon Emperor was slightly surprised by Long Tian's staff technique, but did not rush. He first glanced at Hu Taishi and others stationed around the perimeter, signaling them not to approach.

After all, the Heaven-Forge Divine Art is a secret technique that values potential; these pills may indeed bring him to the peak of the Eighth Layer in a short time, but if his potential is insufficient, the chance of surviving the Nine Heavenly Thunder Purification is negligible.

On the other side, Su Jiu left the forbidden valley and flew directly toward the Ten Thousand Puppets Sect—but just as he headed there, something happened at the Ten Thousand Puppets Sect.

"Hey, no, no, bro, you're my brother, alright? I'll go get Changsun Chong and the others right away—I guarantee not one will be missing." Duan Zan quickly blocked Su Jiu; he joked, if Su Jiu really went to cause trouble, this whole thing might just fall apart.

"This… what is it?" Jiaoteng Hui's eyes flickered with confusion; after a moment's hesitation, she took it, her calm gaze fixed on Yile with inquiry.

Upon hearing Su Jiu's words, some people cursed and left, but a few begged to stay; Su Jiu merely shook his head indifferently and ordered them dragged out.

"Do you still remember the first time you saw me?" Jin Se, lost in thought, steadied herself, recalling the scene of her first meeting with Qingyan—vivid as ever, yet time had slipped away; recalling the past now felt hollow. She fell silent.

Finally, some powerful experts forcibly entered—but when they emerged, they all chose silence about what had happened inside; no one knew what had occurred there.

It was precisely because Tan Maoliang discovered the gold and silver mines on Yizhou that a gold-rush fever erupted, laying a solid foundation for Shalu's prosperity and paving the way for later Yizhou mining.

This was the first time he had seen me in sorrow. I saw emotion stir in his eyes. His hand had already reached toward me—but then he changed it to absentmindedly scratching his head.

Moreover, the jungle's blind AD build is quite effective; even if Zhai Qihan wanted to help, he'd find it hard to make much difference.

Wang Liang is Wang Hai's only son; having trained under his father in shipbuilding for fifteen years, he is a young veteran shipwright, dispatched by Li Ye to Daxing City to oversee ship construction.

Bai Ruming never expected his words would provoke such a violent reaction from Wang Jie—the terrifying spiritual energy storm directly overturned the council chamber, flinging nearby individuals far away.

"Forget it, since you saved me before, I'll spare you this time—but you must promise me one thing," he finished, gazing at Wang Jie with hopeful expectation.

Zhongli Shuo, lured by the fragrant scent, slowly opened his eyes. As the world before him shifted from blurry to clear, he felt the exhaustion in every limb, his joints weighted down as if burdened with lead—he barely propped up half his body and used one hand to press against his forehead.

After waiting over ten minutes, Li Ye and Xiao Tiancheng's hearing slowly returned. "You were too close to the cannon just now—it's still unstable. If it bursts, it's dangerous," Li Ye said, still shaken.

The hook-nosed man also seized the chance to target a pair, believing the weakest ones were easiest prey. Those involved are blind to the truth; they finished their battle a step later than Guo Lin's side, so they hadn't seen Guo Lin's divine display. Like most, he believed summoners were the weakest.

These guards are the caravan's treasures; keeping them costs a fortune, and given merchants' stingy nature, it's utterly illogical to spend money on them.

"Why? Why capture someone who doesn't touch politics? Besides, he just returned home." George, who knew Ji Qing well, was baffled.

Both the allied forces and Martha were delighted by this change; the better the elves treated the allied members, the higher the reception they'd receive upon reaching the elf sacred land, and perhaps even better rewards might be granted.

Some latecomers, blocked outside the arena, remained enthusiastic; after all, once the match began, court magicians would raise the sky-curtain.

He was forty and still unmarried, lazy and gluttonous, forced to survive by scavenging to support his two elderly parents.

"From north of Huai, march in formation—do not plunder wealth or goods, only conscript able-bodied men as soldiers." After capturing Shen Prefecture, the rebel army advanced straight into Ying, Song, Xu, and Xuan prefectures; wherever they went, officials fled in all directions.

"No matter what, never show off your wealth—someone will always be watching." Zhong Lingyu said smugly, then pulled out a hundred-yuan note and waved it before the big black man.