Chapter Thirty-Seven: Killing with a Borrowed Knife

At six in the afternoon, Yan Ming returned home, packed some important belongings into a suitcase, and hurried away again.

He could not say when he would return next. In fact, he might never come back at all. Whether the freak was dealt with or not, Sister Hua would not let the matter rest; she would come looking for him again. He therefore had to find a new place to live.

Yan Ming rented a room at a small hotel, changed into black clothes, and put on a hat and mask. He went to a supermarket and bought several items, including a dagger, a stun baton, a length of rope, and a high-powered telescope. After putting everything into a bag, he followed the last rays of sunset to the Southwestern Neurological Hospital.

He did not go looking for his sister. Instead, he circled the hospital once and discovered a small grove behind Inpatient Building Four. At the far end of the grove was—

Only by awakening the Undying True Spirit in advance could one escape the world’s final destruction, wait in the Void Sea for the world to be reborn, and retain the chance to continue cultivating.

“A summoner? What is that? I know circuses have animal trainers. Is a summoner more powerful than one of those?” Nana asked curiously.

Zhang Ying desperately tried to retreat, but she could not break free from the enormous suction force. All she could do was struggle with difficulty.

With a single glance, Chu Tuo used the scanner built into the system and discovered that the middle-aged man was at the advanced Spirit Master Realm. It seemed he was the elder summoned by the young man.

“Wait—am I seeing things?” Benjamin suddenly rubbed his eyes hard. There had to be something wrong with them, otherwise how could such an absurd scene possibly be happening?

Still, Zhou Zhiyan should have left yesterday. She had not actually caused him any physical harm, had she?

Downstairs, Dong Huang and Dong Ye had already gone to rest. Only Xiao Mu remained seated, lost in thought.

To protect the secrets of this place, Xu Que did not kill Hu Qingshui. Instead, he made him stay behind and clean everything.

The exploration beast cried out, and Chu Tuo sensed danger in its call. Through the vision provided by the system, he saw the demonic beast.

The moment he struck, he joined forces with the Arcane Fox to invoke the Guardianship of the World and the World-Annihilating Formation. Two supreme barrier formations opened, and the terrifying aura of one who had entered the realm of ultimate power spread outward. Even the other peerless giants changed expression slightly.

“Good!” Zhun Yutong had already sensed from Luoyang’s effortless deflection that Luoyang’s skills were unfathomably profound and that the outcome of a fight between them would be difficult to predict. He had not really wanted to fight here, but he could not bear to lose face.

Seeing the old man’s ravenous eagerness, Jiang Nan could not help smiling. He nodded firmly and said, “Yes, Senior. I will pass a wisp of Golden Flame to you. As long as you can successfully absorb it, you will possess a new flame from this day onward—the king of all flames, the Golden Flame.”

“He refuses to come in and is waiting for you at the door,” Liu Aijun hurriedly explained. Jing Rongguang and the other martial-arts school members immediately set down their chopsticks and turned their eyes toward Luoyang in unison. Clearly, everyone had misunderstood. Things had been unsettled lately, so they assumed someone had come to challenge the school.

Pei Donglai had refined it once before and already had some experience. This time, he was far more confident that he could complete the refinement.

Wang Yifan’s gaze also grew serious. At that moment, he understood that Chen Guangzong had completely embarked on the dark path and could never turn back.

Without time to think, he seized Du Zaomiao and activated Shrinking Earth to the fullest. The two of them became a streak of black shadow, vanishing in an instant and rushing more than ten meters away.

No one wanted to collect such a living human amber, because the resentment contained within it was immense. The person preserved inside had suffered terrible torture while alive, and the resentment cursing all living beings was equally intense.

Seeing that victory was impossible, they could not allow everyone to remain and drown. Zhang Channian, the overall commander, sighed and issued the order to withdraw.

Thinking more deeply, the abandoned disciple of the Vajra Sect had prospered within the criminal underworld. If the Vajra Sect truly was standing up for the Fire Dragon Society, then what exactly was the relationship between the Vajra Sect and the Fire Dragon Society?

Han Shuier leaned against Jing Moxuan’s sturdy chest, closed her eyes, and slowly nodded.

But if the emperor learned of this, he would certainly assume that I intended to usurp the throne. Then I would have no hope whatsoever of becoming crown prince.