Chapter 68: No Need to Struggle

Zhu Changqing had miscalculated. Dangling in the air, gripped by Lu Fei, both hands clutching at Lu Fei’s iron-like wrists, his feet kicked helplessly at emptiness.

He had no choice but to reveal his final card, exposing the fact that he had connections in the capital.

This was the secret to his rise, something he would never divulge unless absolutely necessary.

But now, things had reached that point of absolute necessity.

Lu Fei said nothing.

The capital…

Mo Xuan let out a heavy breath, stretched languidly as he rose, and opened the window. The horizon was already tinged with pale light—the sun was about to rise.

Dragging his sword, Ye Ge approached Luo Qingliu. With difficulty, Luo Qingliu turned around. Her face, exquisite as jade, was now streaked with blood, her dark bangs falling messily across her features. Black hair and green blood tangled together, giving her a ghastly, fearsome appearance.

“Ruoyao, come downstairs and eat. You haven’t left your room all day,” Zhen Dizhi called up to Su Ruoyao from below.

Xu Renguang nodded, saying, “Alright, no problem.” The reason Xu Renguang wanted to participate in the competition was to show off in front of Wang Yuehan. After all, if the whole class came to watch, it would be the best opportunity to stand out.

But who could have imagined that someone so seemingly incapable could achieve so much, doing the unbelievable.

Li Juefeng was taken aback by the words of the Poison Lady in Green, so much so that the dignified head of the Li family was left speechless and could only turn to the white-robed elder at his side for advice.

Su Mu’s silver-white hair was something Li Mingxue remembered very clearly. It was during a herb-gathering outing; Su Mu had gone alone, and upon returning, his hair had changed. Though she didn’t know what danger he had faced, from that time on, Su Mu’s once-black hair had turned entirely silver-white. Beneath the mask, his face was still that of a man in his prime.

At this moment, the Venerable Shaman stepped out of the car, frowning in displeasure. With a wave of his hand, a purple stream of energy shot out towards one of the Solar Soul’s experts. The man’s body froze as if struck with paralysis, fell from the sky, and shattered on the ground like a block of ice, breaking into pieces.

He struggled in agony within, not knowing what he could do to make things better, but in the end, like a fool, he chose the same old way—escape.

“Then even if it kills me, I’ll still go out.” With that, Luo Wusheng tried to burrow his head back under the covers.

Raising his head to face Vira, whose face was filled with panic, Darry lifted the Battle Sword in his hand, pointing it at her.

“It’s settled, then. If we can find a vehicle, great; if not, we’ll just walk. We’ll play it by ear,” said Wang Chaoyang.

Climbing the mountain at a steady pace, Xiao Mo and the others found no trace of wild beasts; they had probably all been killed. Wolves are highly territorial creatures—there are no other animals within their domain. Halfway up the mountain, Xiao Mo spotted a pitch-black cave.

The school’s administrators were overjoyed. Sports had always been Donghai University’s weak spot. Ever since its founding, the university had rarely won any notable honors.

At dusk, Lacaross was still bustling. However, since Darry lived in one of the poorer districts, the residents here were all laborers who, after a day’s hard work, would eat and go straight to bed. At this hour, it was rare to see anyone out and about.

The temperature kept rising. For Su Yunmiao, with her water affinity, it wasn’t too unbearable, but Ge Yu was different. Fire restrains metal—fire overcomes gold. The armor he wore turned red-hot under the heat, even giving off white smoke, making him unbearably uncomfortable.

Just as Darry was struggling in pain, a gentle, refreshing power came from outside, granting his burning body a moment’s relief.