Volume 1, Chapter 37: Shu Ya, I cannot allow you to attend the launch event.

Shu Ya’s eyes blazed with fury at the sight. She raised her hand and struck Fu Yichen hard across the face.

"How dare you lay a hand on Nannan? Have you fulfilled even a single day of your duties as a father? You cheated during our marriage! And now you’re helping that mistress and her daughter bully Nannan and me. If you have no shame, then don't blame me for exposing all your dirty secrets to the world!"

Looking into the distance, figures moved in sequence, locked in constant struggle. Weapons clashed with a thunderous ringing of metal. One after another, combatants coughed up blood and were sent flying backward.

The Changle Sect had leveraged the power of an altar to establish the foundation of a top-tier sect, and sects across the Central Plains had all benefited to varying degrees from the Fountain of Immortality. It could be said that the altar left behind by Gonggong had bestowed immense advantages upon the cultivators of this world.

Xia Jun was the first to react: "Lin Jinnian!" His voice was cold, laced with boundless hatred.

"Xiaofeng, are you safe right now?" Hearing these words from Zhang Qingsong, Zhang Xiaofeng’s heart stirred as he suddenly recalled a promise he had made to his father before he transmigrated.

However, the eggshell’s defensive capability was astonishing; the more spiritual energy and primordial essence poured into it, the stronger its defense became.

"You’re just too green," Long Sihai said from the back, half-jokingly. "Chen Cong questioned you a few times, and your voice started shaking. If you keep going, you’re bound to slip up."

It was hard to imagine that such a slightly thin figure could actually unite the Zhonghai Garrison Command, the Municipal Public Security Bureau, the Armed Police Corps, and the Municipal Transportation Bureau.

He stared at Chu Yu with undisguised anger, finally letting out a sigh. He had nothing left to say; he felt utterly exhausted.

Everyone’s heart had grown unusually restless, and this time, many prodigies from ancient lineages who had not entered the academy began to voice their opinions.

"Why do beings from the Eternal God Realm want to stay in our world?" Chu Yu couldn't help but ask.

Arriving at Ward 701, Ye Xuan knocked and entered, but he froze upon seeing the patient inside. Why wasn't it Xu Youwei's mother?

He did not know how much time had passed; Lucien only knew that he had been awakened by a cry of alarm.

Wu Zhonggui was stunned himself. He had never dreamed in his wildest imagination that Ye Xuan would actually dare to strike him—did he not value his own life?

A moment later, the situation turned turbulent. The wind grew stronger and stronger, whipping up yellow sand until it felt as though a sandstorm had descended upon the entire area.

He did not want to be discovered by the other party; if they found him, everything would likely change.

He spoke incessantly for over ten minutes, and though Lucien felt his throat growing dry, every time he wanted to stop and rest, he would meet the gaze of Princess Aelia—her eyes as bright as stars, filled with curiosity and anticipation. Unable to bear it, he could only continue.

Seeing no other path forward, Zhou Yuntian chose the most reliable option: a direct assault. While this approach left ample room for Wu Qishan, who was not far away, to defend, it also allowed his own battle techniques to reach their peak explosive state in the shortest amount of time.

Zheng Jiuzhou’s screams finally drew the attention of his neighbors. They had long been suspicious of this reclusive young man who was always acting so mysterious, day in and day out, never knowing what he was doing—especially since he often stayed awake half the night, thumping and tinkering with something.

Lord Black Dragon, who spent most of his time away from the academy, had happened to return during this very month, and as luck would have it, he was guarding the perimeter of the Knight's Heart.

Wu Lin and Zhou Yuntian stood on two separate devices, gave each other a thumbs-up, and, at the signal of the staff, shut down the teleportation mechanism.

Although Wang Guisheng was from Jiangzhou, he was Wang Xiaoyan’s mentor. He was an upright man, but he was not a tycoon, and his financial resources could not compare to those of Oriental Dragon Teng or the Hongda Group.