Chapter One Hundred and Four: Twin Phoenix Slope

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The biting wind howled, and fallen leaves danced in the gale. On the main road of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, a column of troops trudged forward, struggling against the fierce wind and rain. Murong Yan rode at the head of the formation on her peach-blossom-colored horse. She glanced back at her troops, her willow-leaf brows knitting together in concern. Winter had already arrived, yet her soldiers were dressed only in thin, ragged garments. Furthermore, as the column pressed onward, their supply lines stretched ever thinner, and they were running out of provisions. Watching her soldiers suffer from hunger day after day, Murong Yan felt as though a blade were twisting in her heart. Suddenly, a dull thud echoed from behind. Someone had fallen. Murong Yan turned back to look, only to see a gaunt soldier collapsed in the mud.

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Beside them... Huaixiu’s question was abrupt. Yingxue stared blankly for a long moment, unable to process it. Only after some thought did she understand; Huaixiu was referring to the incident at the Cining Palace. Lu Luo, however, was no mere pretender; she possessed genuine talent, and Second Madam Fang dared not treat her lightly. Throughout the Fang household, there was a deep reverence for sorcerers, especially those with true mastery, and Lu Luo was one such individual. As these words were spoken, dark clouds gathered overhead. A desert sandstorm erupted, and amidst the howling winds, the rumble of thunder rolled across the horizon. Reflecting on this, Bai Yi’s tone was hesitant, as if every decision Ling Yuan made held its own logic, and if they did not fight for their cause now, they might end up with nothing at all. Just as Chongming had said, they had been forbidden from love and desire since birth. Lacking familial bonds and devoid of sentiment, they looked down upon mortals with the aloofness of goddesses, having never experienced such humiliation in the mortal realm before. As a massive golden thunder-palm ignited around Zixiao Yun’s right hand, the two forces collided. At the moment of impact, the earth fractured, and the crust buckled several meters deep. A sphere of raw energy radiated from the point of impact, expanding rapidly in all directions. Lu Luo had opened her Celestial Eye, but she could not observe the flow of heaven and earth continuously, or her eyes would ache. Meng Hanyue struggled, her body shaking as she tried to speak, but her mute acupoint had been sealed, and with Wang Tianya’s binding seal cast upon her, she could not muster a shred of internal energy. From the expression on Wang Tianya’s face, one could guess what Meng Hanyue wanted to say—likely nothing more than nonsense. Bai Yi lifted the corner of his lips slightly; the girl truly did not realize that he was genuinely concerned for her. That day, Ren Bin had been ordered to the Northern Army garrison on the outskirts of the capital to oversee blade training. The next morning, he received news that something had happened at home. He rushed back, only to find that Madam Yang was gone. Diluka stared into Thor’s eyes; after his fall, Thor’s eyes remained ink-green, though the color had deepened.

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Li Cha slowly lowered his head; his chest had been pierced by Diluka’s hand, and the key to Yggdrasil was held firmly in her grasp. Liu Shang hurriedly signaled for the gongs to sound, ordering a retreat to the city. Fortunately, before the Yellow Turban rebels could arrive, the imperial troops had withdrawn into the county seat. That evening, the National Defense Army held a military council and decided the entire force would depart the next morning to return to Jimo County, choosing to detour through Haiyang County to avoid conflict with the rebels. The chief flight attendant hurried over after receiving the call, but by then, Yuyan had vanished without a trace. Seeing the large pool of blood on the floor, she froze. Glancing at the man clutching his crotch and writhing on the ground, she seemed to understand what had happened. The boatmen and guards were stirred with excitement, especially upon hearing that the "Foolish Second" had arrived, which gave them greater confidence. The Dark Demon Tiger King did not head to the safe zone as it had just claimed; instead, it continued to roam the battlefield. In any case, the weapons could hardly strike it, and if soldiers surrounded it, it would simply speak to them. Among the demon beasts and intelligent races, status was equal, and they dared not do anything to it. In the blink of an eye, the demon being caught up; after a moment of hesitation, he began to pursue Lin Qingxuan with frantic intensity. A moment later, the wounds vanished without a trace, and even the coarseness brought on by the hardships of wind and frost was greatly diminished; Weiduo’s eyes filled with joyful surprise. Brushing her fingers over the man’s face on the bed as if caressing a piece of exquisite pottery, A-Qing’s myriad unspoken words gathered in her tender, autumn-clear eyes as she leaned down to kiss Fan Li on the forehead.