Chapter 142: Slaying the Tiger Demon with a Blade

That helpless sigh clearly reached Qin Yingyue's ears. A frown etched across her brow, and her heart gave a sharp, agonizing twitch.

While channeling the power of Yin and Yang, Yuan Ling weighed his options. Gritting his teeth at last, he exerted a sudden, violent surge of force. The Yin-Yang Infant instantly shrank to a third of its original size, followed by a mouthful of blood spewing from Yuan Ling's lips, draining the color from his face in an instant.

Rousing from his cultivation, Yuan Ling stowed his immortal sword into his spatial ring and walked over to the window. Below, the street was a churning sea of humanity, everyone moving in the exact same direction—toward the very center of the inner city.

Shi Yao never imagined that no sooner had she dealt with Liu Chuan than an even more formidable figure, Zuo Jiang, would emerge.

From Yin Huaiyu's perspective, therefore, these children dressed rather strangely. The clothes worn by people like Liu Liu and Da Huan were clearly ill-fitting, though Qin Huai's attire, by contrast, appeared quite normal.

"Yes." Mentioning his master caused Hong Yi to knit his brows. He wondered how Shi Yao could possibly know that the pill had been left to him by his master.

Because this cave was exceedingly shallow—measuring a mere few meters deep—though broad enough, it still offered adequate shelter from the wind and rain.

Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, the colossal toad shifted its blood-red eyes toward the sound, fixing its unblinking gaze squarely upon Wang Mazi.

When Mei'er looked up, the osmanthus tree was completely empty, as though she had just been conversing with thin air. Had it not been for the red medicine vial clutched in her hand, she would have truly believed she was dreaming.

"Move out!" Captain Song issued the order, and proceedings continued as before. For the sake of safety, everyone's flamethrowers were ignited once more. Wang Mazi and Zhou Yiyan once again took the vanguard at the head of the procession. Every individual remained constantly alert to their surroundings and the ground beneath, terrified of encountering further traps within the cave.

"My hair is still wet!" An Yi made one final, desperate struggle, but Ito Makoto was entirely deaf to the outside world. He roughly tore open her bathrobe, bringing their bare bodies into direct contact for the very first time without a scrap of fabric between them.

The innkeeper evidently recognized the contents of the porcelain bottle. Profuse with gratitude, he accepted the gift and escorted the pair a long way out the door.

Only in the presence of these gentle creatures could she completely lower her guard. They would never deceive her, and they would aid her with all their might.

"Enter a competition?" Xu Yixuan blinked in surprise, having never once heard his pseudo-elder sister mention participating in any contest.

No... impossible. How could such a covert matter have been discovered by his sister? Lowering his head, he tried to casually tug down his slipping shirt as if nothing were amiss, but before he could even raise his hand, Xia Mengxue seized him firmly by the wrist, instantly shattering Xu Yixuan's illusions.

Lin Huan cast an inadvertent glance at Xi Xiao, only to find her face flushed crimson as she lowered her head in embarrassment.

"There's no need to confirm it so deliberately." Xi Xiao shook her head with a smile, then formed the sign language gesture for a "heart" before gently pressing her right hand against Lu Mingxue's chest.

"Here." He Chen handed a freshly purchased bag of potato chips to Misaka Misaka. Emitting a startled "Oh!", Misaka Misaka took them in her hands, momentarily forgetting to continue questioning He Chen, thereby allowing him to escape by the skin of his teeth.

Upon hearing this, a dejected Liu Jiajie raised her head and cast a deeply aggrieved look in my direction. Yet, within her gaze lingered a trace of an inscrutable stubbornness; naturally, those around her had no inkling of what she could possibly be insisting upon at a time like this.

Huabin stood up and embraced her, feeling her voluptuous form in his arms—far more comforting than a hearty bowl of noodles.

The Rebirth Grass held a status equivalent to a divine artifact within the Medicine King Valley, and was naturally exceedingly rare. It possessed miraculous properties for cultivating the soul. Since soul power was the most arduous aspect of cultivation, possessing such a spiritual elixir was bound to incite frantic bloodshed and rivalry.

At that moment, the Fifth Elder's expression was utterly ghastly, and he was consumed by agonizing regret. Why hadn't he exerted his full strength to annihilate Baili Cheng from the very beginning, instead affording him the opportunity to comprehend the consummation of Sword Intent?

"I am the sister of Colonel Yoshikawa. I now command you to tell me!" Huiko brandished her brother's name, intending to use it to intimidate these men into answering her.

It was rumored that securing this batch of weaponry had cost Xu Jingcheng an immense amount of effort, purchasing it at a steep price from arms dealers, with substantial assistance from the military forces of the United States.

Ordinarily, having absorbed such a vast quantity of energy, Yitianping's cultivation base should have broken through. Yet, an invisible pressure within his body obstructed any breakthrough, forcing him to store all the energy deep within his divine infant.

"This person is so terrifying, suppressing all the mighty figures of the Primordial Era single-handedly. Should he intervene, our endeavor might fail. I advise caution—let us not intervene and instead retreat directly," suggested a conservative Saintly Sovereign of the Demon race.

The Fifth Elder unleashed his majestic swordsmanship once more, discharging a blinding, amber sword beam that clashed directly against the maiden sword strike Baili Cheng executed after mastering the consummation of Sword Intent.

Jiang Haoran and Liu He had likewise remained awake throughout the night, anxiously awaiting reports from the frontlines. The office was thick with smoke, and the ashtray before them bristled with discarded cigarette butts.

Furthermore, Gyeonggi Province was directly backed by Gangwon Province, which bordered the Sea of Japan to the east and Chuncheon to the north. Several highways traversed the central mountain range straight from there to Pyongyang. Safeguarding Gyeonggi Province was tantamount to securing the logistical supply lines for hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops in Pyongyang; thus, Gyeonggi Province was destined to be the primary focus of the Japanese army's subsequent defense.