102. This World Has No Internal Cultivation Manuals (Chapter 102 was accidentally omitted; reposting it here.)

“Damn it!” Chen Anquan cursed aloud. He had seen village tyrants like Chen Long, who called themselves village chiefs; he had seen the old medicine seller order his two sons to beat him; and he had seen Li Defu withhold payment until another man’s family was torn apart.

But he had never before encountered anyone so utterly without honor!

And this man was Zhao Xuan’s father!

“Dad!” Zhao Xuan cried out in panic, her eyes growing moist. For the first time in decades, she saw the Zhao Hai she knew—the perpetually drunk, slovenly man—even though...

The scene here was so familiar: the dim night sky, the drastically limited field of vision, the reddish-brown earth, and even the air carrying a faint sulfurous odor. This was the Abyss, where we had already been once before.

A look of astonishment flashed across Peng Yuxi’s face. She had not expected Lonely Roc to be so blunt, and she hesitated at once. Before speaking, Lonely Roc had clearly glanced at the young man beside him, which showed just how wary he was of that young man.

Most importantly, they had learned that the forces behind the Yang and Nangong families had long since allied themselves with that power. That was the true reason they had finally made up their minds. After all, those two great families were the real overlords of the southwestern region; even the Green Gang could not compare with them.

After hearing all this, Hualang could only shrug and say that the gang leader really was sick in the head. Qingtong had never offended him, so why had he suddenly beaten the man—and beaten him so viciously that one of Qingtong’s legs was left crippled? Whenever winter came, the entire leg would ache so unbearably that it was difficult to endure.

[Fusion]: Fuse the spirit flames of fallen companions into yourself to enhance your attributes. The fused state can accumulate, and ultimate fusion will create an extraordinarily monstrous final entity.

Germany, in particular, which had once maintained especially close ties with Huaxia, went so far as to have Wilhelm II personally write a letter inviting Huaxia to join the Central Powers alliance. Tang Jian politely declined. Not only that, he also rejected the olive branch extended by Britain.

Some people had even begun gathering their valuables, preparing to flee amid the chaos before the fighting began. Worse still, several Beiyang New Army commanders guarding the city gates had begun discussing surrender.

As if to prove my words, after the cavalry regiment charged back and forth through the formation six or seven times, its speed gradually slowed. The formation slowly shifted into a long-snake formation, while the NPC infantrymen before the city gate opened a gap. The exhausted cavalry streamed into the fortress to rest.

The surging black aura finally encountered its natural enemy when it met blood from the tip of the tongue. It began to hiss like water poured into a boiling pan of oil, and the black aura struck by the blood rapidly scattered.

Even during siege battles, the ritual altar’s position had been taken over by the far more terrifying Divine Thunder Tower.

Not only had I already been seized by sinister spirits in the cemetery last night, but after seeing how “Master” had reacted when the ghost wolves caught him just now, I no longer dared let them come near me.

At this, Qi Lin immediately thought of the Cheng Consortium from before. If so, Cheng Yanqiu must have reached a similar agreement with the organization back then.

“Hahahaha!”

His wild, unrestrained laughter echoing toward the heavens caused the weaker disciples to lose control of their minds, each of them turning into a raving demon. Terrifying blood energy poured violently into the Scarlet Blood Sword in his hand, adding another layer of crimson to its already sinister hue.

This prison had been built with investments from various countries during the First World War. At the time, it had been intended to hold war criminals.

Seeing this, Xu Qian immediately stopped me from taking action. After helping Han Mu’s wife onto the bed, she drove me out of the bedroom.

Whenever they encountered an obstacle, they simply crossed over it. After all, their mounts were also capable of brief flight.

“A reasonable request? Can you make him hand Thunder City over to me?” Qi Lin narrowed his eyes and spoke with a half-smile.

The Shangyue Cauldron that Yun Shu had just mentioned was something Ye Qingtang had heard him speak of before. It was a treasure Yun Shu had happened upon during the previous mission, one that could accelerate cultivation. Such an item was exceedingly rare, and Ye Qingtang was sincerely happy for her.