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n“There’s no hurry.” Xiao Ran smiled mysteriously.

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nBig Brother Lei was suspicious. “Brother Tiger, you have other appointments?”

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n“Apart from you, is anyone else coming?” Xiao Ran asked.

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nBig Brother Lei shook his head.

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n“It’s Huang Feng’s wedding, not yours. We’ve already given him a lot of respect by coming in person. If you were the one getting married, as the Big Brother, I would definitely invite more than ten demons to celebrate with you.”

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n“You know quite a lot of friends,” Xiao Ran said meaningfully.

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nBig Brother Lei looked smug. “Of course! Out there in the world, one more friend means one more means of support. With the five major law-enforcement departments of the Imperial Court clamping down on us so harshly, who knows? We might need them one day.”

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nThen he paused for a while.

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n“Can we drink now?”

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n“I’m afraid you won’t have the chance anymore,” Xiao Ran said.

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nBig Brother Lei was puzzled and looked at him in confusion, waiting for him to give him an explanation.

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n“Barrier!” Xiao Ran launched a barrier shield.

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nAs his boundless spiritual soul energy swept out, it enveloped the entire room and morphed into a barrier shield.

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nEven if there was a huge commotion here later, it would not be detected outside.

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nBig Brother Lei hurriedly took a step back. His demonic aura surged, and his face turned sinister. He glared at him malevolently, and pointed at him as he questioned him.

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n“You’re not a Brother Tiger. He’s not a Spiritual Master. Who the hell are you?”

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nXiao Ran retracted his transformation technique.

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nAs he revealed his original appearance, he proclaimed in a disdainful tone, “Xiao Ran, Sapphire Sword Guard of the Divine Sword Guards.”

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n“So it’s you despicable rats. Speak! What did you do to Brother Tiger?” Big Brother Lei suddenly stomped down. With his powerful abilities, he was bold and fearless.

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nBesides,

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nhe had some understanding of the Divine Sword Guards in the Qing Province.

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nFrom the information he had received, a demon had caused trouble some time ago and almost wiped them out.

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nAlthough the capital city sent powerful experts to subdue this demon and imprison it in the Celestial Dungeon,

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nthe base station here suffered a serious setback, resulting in a massive diminution of their power.

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nSome time ago, an Amethyst Sword Guard was sent here to take charge of the situation, but they were still severely shorthanded.

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nThe loss of powerful experts could not be made up for in such a short time.

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nAs for the Sacred Martial Bureau and the Qing Provincial Government, they were not on good terms with the Divine Sword Guards and had a very rocky relationship with them. It was already good enough that they did not cause trouble behind their backs. As for lending a helping hand, that was even more unlikely.

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n“He’s already dead,” Xiao Ran said.

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n“Who killed him?” Big Brother Lei bellowed.

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n“Me.”

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n“You killed Brother Tiger? I’ll bury you with him!” Big Brother Lei flew into a rage.

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nTerrifying killing intent churned and billowed out wildly.

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nThe aura of a Level 2 Profound Realm burst forth, and a monstrous soaring demonic aura rapidly inundated the whole room. Hundreds of lightning bolts shot out of his body, exploding one after another in a continuous barrage.

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n“Die!” Big Brother Lei attacked with fury.

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nHis sharp claws swiped outwards. The evil and dark lightning bolts shot out from his palm, turning into a palm of lightning bolts that slapped ruthlessly towards Xiao Ran’s head.

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n“Hey! The lightning essence accumulated in your Lightning Pearl is so strong?” Xiao Ran’s eyes lit up with delight.

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n“What did you expect then?” Big Brother Lei gave a scornful snort.

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n“That’s so convenient for me,” Xiao Ran said.

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nIn similar fashion, Xiao Ran also slapped out a palm to receive the gigantic palm of lightning bolts heading towards him.

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nThe Apotropaic Divine Lightning shot out and transformed into golden lightning bolts. The strong invigorating Yang energy was anathema to demons by nature. It also contained some negative attributes.

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nAs it collided on his sharp talons,

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nRoar!

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nGolden light erupted, and the overpowering Apotropaic Divine Lightning decimated these evil lightning bolts in a cataclysmic fashion.

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nUnder Xiao Ran’s manipulation, countless threads of lightning radiated randomly, converging into a gigantic web of lightning that trapped the demon and then attacked his body in a flurry of lightning bolts.

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n“That’s impossible! Didn’t the Apotropaic Divine Lightning disappear a long time ago?” Big Brother Lei’s expression changed drastically.

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nWhat the Thunder Roar Clan feared the most was the power of lightning like the Apotropaic Divine Lightning, which contained strong invigorating Yang energy.

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nNo matter how he struggled, how desperately he mobilized the evil lightning in the Lightning Pearl,

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nit was utterly useless.

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nHis skills evolution imploded and he fell to the ground weakly.

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nLooking at Xiao Ran, his big saucer-like eyes were filled with fear. “You’re from the capital city’s Divine Sword Guards.”

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n“You have good judgment,” Xiao Ran admitted proudly.

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nWith a wave of his right hand, he withdrew the Apotropaic Divine Lightning all around them.

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nHe walked up to the fallen demon. “Are you going to hand over the Lightning Pearl yourself, or do you want me to do it?”

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n“Don’t even think about it!” Big Brother Lei shouted angrily.

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n“Looks like I have to do it myself.” Xiao Ran shook his head in mock resignation.

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nAs his right foot slammed into his chest, violent power smashed into the demon’s body.

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n“Ah!” Big Brother Lei screamed in pain.

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nHis chest cracked wide open and the Lightning Pearl shot out. Xiao Ran immediately grabbed it.

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nWithout the Lightning Pearl, not only had he lost his lightning essence, his life had also come to an end.

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n“Huang Feng screwed me!” With that, Big Brother Lei died, aggrieved and resentful.

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nAfter putting his body into the Seven Treasures Rainbow Jade Belt, the Golden Tome of Creation opened to a random page and revealed three items.

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nOne million Mastery points, 100 years of soul evolution, Megalodon Roc Body Strengthening Pill.

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nHe added the one million Mastery points to Summon the Wind.

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nAfter the attributes were refreshed,

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nSummon the Wind: Perfection.

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nIn terms of Spiritual Master Evolution, he was still 180 years away from breaking through to Level 6 of the Earth Realm..

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nMegalodon Roc Body Strengthening Pill: refined with the blood of the Megalodon Roc, a mythical fish-bird shapeshifter. It contained supreme power and can strengthen the body.

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n“Good stuff,” Xiao Ran mused out loud.

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nHe swallowed the Megalodon Roc Body Strengthening Pill.

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nThe immense power swirled around and strengthened his body. Under the tempering effects of this power, his physical body advanced another step and was now comparable to a Level 1 Profound Realm expert.

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nMoreover, his body’s defense was fortified to the point that it had no weaknesses. When the body was deployed in close combat, his combat ability was off the charts.

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nHe looked at the Lightning Pearl. It was pure green.

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nBolts of lightning flashed and radiated from it, exerting a strong force of resistance, trying to break free from Xiao Ran’s hand.

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nHowever, it was useless in front of Xiao Ran.

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n“If I swallow it, the Apotropaic Divine Lightning will advance another step.” Xiao Ran observed with a smile.

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nAs a suction force burst out from his palm, the lightning essence inside the pearl was devoured forcibly.

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