There was no way to pretend to be timid, even if one wanted to.

Liu Yi found everything acceptable, but there was no reaction from her space. Tsk tsk, the vendor had a good attitude, but the goods were too ordinary—not even able to pass her space's test, let alone expand its area.

As she was learning to examine the items, the stall owner proactively took out a crossbody bag from beneath the counter, revealing a small corner of a white jade stone inside.

"Miss, this is good stuff, handed down from my ancestors. Chinese people don't cheat other Chinese people."

Liu Yi recognized it at a glance as Hetian jade.

Someone—presumably the Navilet in front of her—had resolved the inherent issues of the Fontainians, turning them into true residents of Teyvat.

Elemental energy surged and rolled, forming various partitions across a distant plain.

An invisible force erupted forth, instantly shackling Ariel in front of them.

Indeed, faced with such overwhelming impact, the relationship with Xu Qingru was like a rocket launcher packed with tremendous force, madly charging ahead.

A burst of applause sounded behind Kalan. Shining military boots kicked aside the blocking special forces, and a figure strode forward. The team members immediately jostled to clear a path for Major Qiao Hui.

Some costs were easier to bear, while others were troublesome enough to require sacrificing something precious to maintain balance.

Thus, most of those who rushed in at the start suffered injuries to varying degrees. Some who faced direct light cannon fire without resistance had already been dragged out of the ring by Xuanzi, eliminated from the contest.

Shi Weiyi and the others got up and went over, relieved to see that Feng Ruoxi was unharmed elsewhere.

Qing Hong heard this and secretly thought things were bad. His emotions with Zi Yue had been too exposed, making those below suspicious. Though he feared them not, Qing Hong had no interest in further negotiations.

Ever since he watched Jiang Lan stop breathing and close her eyes in his arms, it felt as though part of himself died with her, never to be recovered.

"Triple speed!" Zhang Aotian pressed the pursuit. I gathered my six swords in defense, but his technique scattered them, striking me squarely in the waist.

Though nothing actually cut you, your skin believes it was struck and thus splits open. Moreover, Prison Sound isn't just heard by the ears—it affects the entire body's senses.

He hadn't noticed at all, but the demon girl was completely naked, with only some bloodstains covering parts of her skin.

"Perhaps..." Teacher Tang knew Yukana was worried about her family, but at present, Tang could not confirm whether anyone else like them remained uncaptured. All she could offer was a tentative "perhaps."

But how could students in their phase of curiosity and rebellion listen to the school now? They had already learned that cultivators exist in this world, their hearts filled with excitement and wonder. Asking them to leave at this moment was clearly impossible.

"You jest, senior. As disciples of my sect, where there is righteousness, it is our duty. If you seek to bring calamity to the city’s people, even if a true immortal stood here, I would still come forward whenever I encountered such evil," Yi Fenglin replied earnestly. He was a reserved man, rarely speaking so much.

"We’re saved!" A soldier wiped the sweat from his brow and put down his weapon.

"Having all the grain supplied by Sanguan City might be too risky. Now that Fang Country isn’t under our control, it doesn't matter, but if we ever gain control and all the food comes from Sanguan, it could be dangerous," You Hui remarked.

Mount Shu’s vital points are the important peaks, each equipped with the Shu Sword Sect’s teleportation arrays. At this moment, under the night sky at Longyun Peak’s Dragon Cloud Cave teleportation platform, a flash of electric light and a soft sound marked the instant arrival of Xuanyuan Duanfei, Yu Yi, Dongfang Hai, and Huo Bin from the portal.