How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!
Chapter 418: 418: Reading Leisurely Underground, War Breaks Out in the Middle East

Chapter 418: Chapter 418: Reading Leisurely Underground, War Breaks Out in the Middle East

The Blood Tower within him had changed too…

After entering the Underground Bridge Realm and being roasted in extreme conditions for a long time, the Blood Tower was constantly in a tightly strained state, busy locking in air, strength, and moisture.

Now that it’s relaxed, the operation of True Qi seemed to be a bit faster.

The third drop of Heavenly Star Tears fell smoothly.

He stored it in the Secret Realm Space.

This is the Skin Heavenly Star, which he promised to Saintess Qian Ling (Catherine); it was meant for her.

Next was the Flesh Star!

The Flesh Star here was also particularly smooth; in just one night (let’s temporarily call the time when everyone else is resting ‘night’), the Flesh Star fell, shattered the void, and merged into his flesh.

With the Flesh Star merging into his flesh body, he walked more smoothly.

What used to require several days of merging now took only about two hours.

The difficult one was still the Bone Star, which required full mental investment and high concentration. He planned to take it slowly…

It was then that the Third Young Master visited again.

His name, Lin Xiaosu had already known, was Li Feiyang.

A name very much Sinicized, very Jianghu-style, and also very fitting to his character.

Although he had already mentioned it yesterday that he would visit today, Lin Xiaosu was still surprised when he saw him.

He was actually holding a huge cabinet with one hand, crossing the courtyard gate like the Pagoda-Bearing King.

“Brother Feiyang, this is…”

“Books!” Li Feiyang said with a smile.

“Is it all books in there?”

“Yes!” Li Feiyang released his hand, and the huge cabinet landed with a heavy thud.

The cabinet door swung open, revealing densely packed books inside.

Lin Xiaosu’s heart leaped wildly.

Damn! That strength of yours…

Anyone who has read books would know that though books are just paper, they’re extremely heavy, comparable in weight to a bundle of stones.

This cabinet had hundreds of books, and they were quite thick, weighing hundreds of pounds just on their own.

Not to mention, the cabinet itself was made from underground metal.

Your single-arm strength must be no less than a thousand pounds!

He casually picked up a book…

“Bridge Realm Bai Races”!

Picking up another book.

“Earth Skill Collection”!

The next one, “Nanchuan Strange Affairs”…

Lin Xiaosu slowly raised his head, greatly shaken in mind.

“In our encounter yesterday, I felt a great affinity with you and wanted to keep you at Li Shen Mountain for a few more days, but feared you might be bored and not stay long. Therefore, I’ve moved a pile of idle books for your leisure, hoping you could stay a few more days,” Li Feiyang said with a smile. “This is also a bit of my selfishness!”

Lin Xiaosu’s heart was filled with mixed feelings.

In befriending Miss Li San, his initial intent was improper; he approached it with a mindset of enmity.

Befriending the Third Young Master Li San, his initial intent was also improper; he needed to leverage the power of Li Shen Mountain’s Li Clan to play his big game in the Underworld.

However, Li Feiyang came at him with such a move.

Directly packing all the resources he most needed into the cabinet and shouldering it to his small courtyard.

He was clearly aware that he had a mission entering the Bridge Realm.

He didn’t ask!

He simply acted!

Providing the most direct help in the place he needed it most.

Yet, he termed it as “selfishness”!

In the ensuing time, Lin Xiaosu lived a leisurely life in this underground world, free from wind and waves.

Reading “idle books”, playing the flute, tasting tea, occasionally munching on some raisins.

While reading idle books, Li Xueyi quietly watched him from the side, observing the curve of his lips, his skin tone in the glow of the volcanic light, distinctly different from the underground natives, watching his profile, watching his introspective expression.

When he played the flute, Li Xueyi would always clear her mind each time, following the world within the flute sound, leaving herself confused within emotions each time.

When tasting tea, it was her happiest time, the two chatting and laughing.

When her brother came over, it was her most gentle time, with a soft smile, watching the two men chat about various topics, she too felt a warm feeling welling in her heart…

The only time she wasn’t happy was when summoned by her mother.

Her mother summoned her several times, but she wouldn’t go.

Her mother personally came over and gave her a scolding in the west courtyard…

Don’t forget, you’re engaged!

You and a man in the same room, losing yourself, is this acceptable?

Li Xueyi retorted: Qing Wan was living with us, separated into east and west, not under the same roof! That was the first point; secondly, he saved my life! Are you really going to throw your daughter’s lifesaver out? Can you do it?

Although her mother was the clan leader during her father’s seclusion and acted decisively, she couldn’t bring herself to throw her daughter’s lifesaver down the mountain.

Hence, she could only give a warning: It’s okay to keep guests, but maintain proper distance!

Time passed day by day…

In Qing Wan, there are no years.

Outside, time’s cycles were precise and clear.

The date, July 3rd!

It was the hottest time of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

A great battle was finally nearing its end.

The sides in the battle were the Flying Eagle Armed and the Divine Temple.

The Flying Eagle was an armed force in the central region of Durta, originally long at odds with the Menghu Army. After the Menghu Army’s complete annihilation, the Flying Eagle rose, occupied Menghu’s territory, and launched a war against the Divine Temple (speaking of the Menghu territory, the Divine Temple, although capturing it, couldn’t occupy it as the Divine Temple, unlike local armed forces, was only suitable for taking lives, not for holding territory. Thus, that territory was taken by the Flying Eagle).

Throughout the month, the battle was fiercely brutal.

Both sides suffered heavy losses.

But in terms of territorial advance, the Flying Eagle had the upper hand.

They occupied three mountain peaks in the northwest of the Divine Temple.

The Divine Temple and the Li Tian Clan members’ valley are all within their firing range.

In the temple’s basement, the Seventh Elders gathered, their faces somber…

“Just after Menghu is slain, now comes Flying Eagle!” The Second Elder said, “Flying Eagle’s power has sharply increased, I suspect he’s being supported by Daxia!”

“There’s no need to doubt it!” The Third Elder replied, “A month ago, our targeted elimination against Daxia caused significant damage to them. They can no longer keep a low profile. Supporting Flying Eagle, launching a counterattack, fighting a proxy war, is a strategy typical of great nations.”

“What do we do then? The military of Daxia is a formidable…”

The Great Elder suddenly waved his hand: “What of Daxia? We could wipe out Menghu, we can do the same to Flying Eagle.”

His voice was murderous.

All the Elders lifted their heads simultaneously, with a glimmer in their eyes: “Elder Di… has he recovered?”

“It’s been over a month; he should have recovered!” The Great Elder said, “Call Elder Di!”

As soon as his voice fell!

Outside, cannon blasts echoed!

The Flying Eagle Army launched another attack, and this time, the momentum far surpassed before.

However, the expressions of fierce joy glinted in the eyes of all the Elders…

The fiercer the enemy, the more intense the thrill of counterattack!

They seemed to foresee the Di Luo Army’s deployment, with strong foes vanishing like dust…

Victory and defeat in war are never determined by momentum alone.

They are determined by one’s trump cards!

The Great Elder extended his finger, pressing on the button in the basement.

The door to the secret chamber silently opened!

Yet within the chamber, there were no familiar green eyes opening, no sound of flutes, as quiet as a grave.

The Great Elder’s heart skipped a beat; he saw Elder Di.

Why did Elder Di’s face look so bad?

He stepped forward; the light in his hand suddenly trembled violently…

All six elders behind him gasped…

Elder Di laid silently in a coffin.

His head was still on his neck.

However, it was no longer attached by flesh.

Elder Di is dead!

And he’s been dead for quite some time.

Even though the basement’s temperature is very low, even though Elder Di didn’t have much flesh, it still stank…

“Who killed him? Who?” The Great Elder roared!

The dust in the basement fell in swirls.

Of course, no one could answer that question.

“Great Elder, the enemy has breached…” A voice outside shouted, accompanied by dense gunfire.

The Great Elder’s expression changed like the weather, finally, he waved his hand fiercely: “Withdraw!”

The group of them turned in another direction, sprinting deeper into the basement, opening a door, outside was a deep valley, and over a dozen of them fled in panic.

An hour later, the Flying Eagle Armed breached the basement door.

Two hours later, truly entered the basement.

The last batch of masters in the temple were in the basement, all with fierce glances, roared angrily, transforming into beast-like figures…

The underground passages were akin to a spider web maze, more than a hundred masters hidden in each passage; ordinary soldiers entering would die.

However, the Flying Eagle team also had its masters.

A flash of electricity illuminated the dark passage, where the light reached, temple masters fell one after another. That lightning revealed her face, it was Blue Demon.

Before her, nine shadows merged into one. A blade seemed to appear from nowhere, piercing a temple master’s forehead, stirring up wind that lifted his hair, a scarlet scar on his forehead.

Blood Trace!

Swish!

A gust of wind passed, no shadows visible, yet two temple masters silently died in the passage, Invisibility Technique! Xinyue!

Boom!

A purple ball of light illuminated a chamber, inside, three masters fell simultaneously.

A beauty lightly turned, Chang Ye.

In the passage where the temple Elders escaped, yet another batch of escapees arrived, seven or eight people ran frantically, just pressed the door-opening button, a fist suddenly struck from behind.

This punch hit directly, penetrating their entire team.

The door to the valley below opened, night wind poured in.

The owner of this fist revealed her face.

Full of heroism.

It was Hu Ya.

The temple suspected that behind Flying Eagle was the power of Daxia.

Half true and half false.

Indeed, there was Qianlong behind it, but it didn’t mean Daxia fully supported Flying Eagle.

This was merely Bai Shui’s strategy!

Bai Shui’s strategy was very effective.

Flying Eagle bet everything to take the temple’s lair.

However, the existence of this passage indicated that their action wasn’t entirely successful.

Because the true core members of the temple had long since escaped cleanly.

“Hey, Li Diandian! How many did you kill?” A voice came from behind.

Hu Ya turned around, glanced at the air behind her: “All those I saw were taken down.”

“What kind of nonsense answer is that? You didn’t see many, that’s because your eyesight is poor!” Xinyue said, “I took down at least thirty!”

“Boasting like crazy, I thought you took down three hundred!” Hu Ya said, “I took down at least fifty!”

“I don’t believe it! Let’s go back and count the bodies…”

“Who cares about fooling around, does more or fewer heads matter? The person we’re looking for still hasn’t been found!”

In the darkness, a voice suddenly echoed: “There’s some good news!”