Chapter 65: Evolution Through War

"A giant?" Ah Huang suddenly thought of the subterranean cavern back in his Earth homeland, and the fossilized giant skeletons scattered near that abandoned ancient teleportation array. It seemed that this fossilized skeleton belonged to the exact same human race as those giants.

"In terms of advancement tribulations, advancing to the Core Formation stage generally does not involve a heavenly tribulation unless the cultivator's practiced technique defies the natural order too drastically, which would then attract a tribulation. However, advancing to the Nascent Soul stage inevitably triggers a heavenly tribulation; this is an unshakeable iron law."

Once eliminated, it meant losing face, especially being "riddled with bullet holes and gunned down"—that was truly humiliating.

At this moment, Zhuang Jian was pondering the profound mysteries of the array eye within the Space-Time Sealing Grand Formation. Seeing the Taotie manifest, and considering its unimaginably long lifespan, he casually asked.

A massive gash had nearly severed the aquatic beast's body in two. The rolling water beast instantly calmed down, falling completely still without any further movement.

Hearing this, the hooded sprite's furious emotions subsided, and the corners of its mouth curled into a mocking yet angry smile.

"Shh!" Guo Nianfei made a gesturing motion and pointed behind her at Ling Xueer. The group had originally intended to shout, "Welcome back, Boss!" but Guo Nianfei stopped them.

Zhuang Jian waved his hand, and high up in the sky, the crystalline Floating Life Heavenly Luo Palm ceased to be a rigid handprint. Instead, it curled slightly, within which the pitch-black flames seemed invisible, scattered like tiny, unremarkable stars. Only when truly facing it could one feel the terrifying heat contained within.

Xue Qi finally could not help but speak up. Although he very much wanted to use Guluo to establish his authority, the lingering smoke transformed from those incinerated herbs felt like a haze hovering in his heart, stuck in his throat like a fishbone, causing extreme discomfort.

"Senior, it's your turn." Seeing that Gao Lin remained unresponsive, Tu Shu reminded him and tossed the ball in his hand over.

With a thought from Zhuang Jian, an invisible flame coiled around his body, and within the void, countless array eyes were burned to ashes by it.

That's right, it was indeed a hydra. However, after Xing Tianyu counted briefly, he found that there were actually only seven heads, with two places that should have been heads missing. The remaining seven heads were all wearing collar-like objects.

"Phew!" Liu Fan breathed a sigh of relief. His subordinates looked as happy as if they had picked up money on the street, and consequently, everyone turned their eyes back to Liu Fan to see how he would choose.

I remember that once, a phoenix once landed on the flame tree by my window, and the blazing fire of its rebirth from the ashes almost burned down my house. My heart palpitated, and a sudden sense of unease welled up within me.

This Bloodfiend Demon Monarch was heavily guarded on these Nine Demonic Mountains, having prepared for a decisive battle to the death with the scripture-seekers. They had manufactured a human tragedy around the Nine Demonic Mountains; all the local commoners had contracted incurable diseases and perished, even children only a few years old being poisoned to death by the plague, making the disaster extremely severe.

Huan Liuyuan also sensed that something was amiss. The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously cast their gazes forward toward Xing Lian, who was leading the way.

Vologases IV looked suspiciously at Hill's flickering, evasive gaze, thinking to himself that this child was lying to him again.

Hearing his younger sister's words, the boy finally reached out his hand! Guo Nianfei then began to check the boy's pulse. Guo Nianfei understood and was proficient in basic traditional Chinese medicine knowledge! She also knew quite a bit of Western medicine and could perform basic surgeries! Otherwise, Guo Nianfei would have long since perished in the barren wilderness.

Bolabi's words caused the two people who had just been feeling happy to break out in black lines. This intensely majestic speech formed a huge, adorable contrast with Bolabi's cute, loli appearance. Not only did it fail to make the two feel angry, but it also carried a rather comical feeling.

"Luo'er, let's go." Before he could finish speaking, Qing Xing beckoned to Guluo, her expression cold. This was clearly telling the shopkeeper—I am unhappy, I am not buying it.

Beiming walked up to Mr. Huang, glanced twice at the dying Mr. Huang lying on the ground on the verge of breathing his last, and suddenly flipped over his wine cup, placing it face-down on the ground. Uttering a leisurely remark, he strode away toward the boundless mountains, all the while picking his teeth with his hand.

For a moment they were at a loss. Although the two of them possessed formidable martial arts, having lost their composure, they were already inferior to Yue and Ning. Following the footsteps of the four brothers, two long swords pierced their hearts, and upon descending to the netherworld, the six of them would travel together.

Aizi poured a cup of tea for Teacher Jiu, picking it up and setting it down gently, her sleeves fluttering in the breeze like wind-whipped silk, a sight that made Teacher Jiu's scalp tingle.

"It's very simple. Although your Poison Wolf inheritance seed has mutated and acquired a heaven-defying splitting ability, the core entity remains the entity. This point has never changed."

"We are... flying?" Xu Yiming asked in a daze, staring blankly out the window as the train smoothly drifted forward.

"He is Professor Hoffman's apprentice, Senior Steam." Igor shrugged, though he was also very surprised by Steam's remarks just now.

As a long-established Martial God of renowned fame, the Azure Blade Martial God's strength was no empty boast. The Azure Blade Sword in his hand slashed out swiftly, his momentum reaching its peak the moment he struck.

If androids of that kind of power could be mass-produced, the Wei family would do far more than merely dabble in the commercial sector.

Seeing those two snake-like men lunging fiercely toward him, Sun Xu neither dodged nor evaded. He merely opened his mouth and exhaled a stream of tangible white Qi.

Along the road, sometimes he captured spirits himself, and other times he summoned underworld soldiers to arrest ghosts. Walking and stopping by turns, it took him several days to finally return to Jinhua.

Ye Xiyan looked at his seemingly exhausted back, and tears instantly fell. I'm sorry, Juntian, I'm truly sorry. I didn't want it to be this way, but I was truly driven to a dead end by you.

Her eyes suddenly widened. She had told Feng Yixian that she did not like that apartment, and he had promised her that he would find her another place to live.

"Sigh, Seventh Aunt is right." Hearing the old matriarch say this, Lady Fang abruptly snapped to her senses. Indeed, her son's funeral still depended on her! With that, she heavily wiped away another gush of tears, snatched the porridge from Zhenniang's hands, and began eating it in large mouthfuls, almost choking herself in the process.

Wang Shuai declined Xu Feng's invitation to stay at the villa, stating that staying there would affect his activities in Ping'an City. Lou Huafen naturally stayed with Wang Shuai. After the two groups agreed on a time, Xu Feng and Tang Xiaowu slowly walked back.

"Pay no attention to them. I'm just here for fun. I heard the mountain forests and scenery of Gancheng are quite nice. Having nothing better to do, playing hide-and-seek with them is quite alright," Ye Wutian said with a smile.