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Chapter 294: It's better to be a broken jade than a complete tile


In that domineering state, Tang San had completely forgotten about the pain, only constantly condensing all his energy in the domineering, at this time, whether it was the energy of the Seagod's Light, the spiritual power, the internal force of the Xuantian Gong, the breath of the Eight Spider Spears, and the breath of the Haotian Hammer, they were all inseparable from each other and completely integrated.

Tang San clearly felt that all of his strength was a Haotian Hammer in his body, or a Haotian Hammer that used the Great Sumeru Hammer.

The energy of the three-headed Qianjun Ant Emperor finally reunited from the state of being scattered, but it no longer had the previous impact force, it was just condensed there, as if it was because of Tang San's monstrous domineering timidity, he didn't dare to attack again.

If you don't come, I'll come.

The ferocious energy rushed over again with an indomitable momentum under the control of Tang San's spiritual power, and the huge energy hammer smashed directly towards that mass of energy.

Boom boom, boom, a loud bang that the outside world couldn't hear from the outside world continued to explode in Tang San's body, and with each blow, the energy condensed by the soul ring of the three brothers of the Qianjun Ant Emperor would be compressed by the smashing by a few points, and the smashed energy would be directly swallowed by the Haotian Hammer that Tang San's entire energy had turned into, forcibly assimilated.

It wasn't even given the slightest chance to struggle.

Even Tang San himself didn't know how many hammers he had bombarded, and in the end, the little remaining soul ring energy actually took the initiative to meet it, and directly fused himself into Tang San's terrifying energy.

But Tang San still had a feeling that he was still unfinished.

Absorbing the soul ring in this way, Tang San didn't know if his father had tried it, but the feeling of being drenched was even more enjoyable than the martial soul adding the soul ring itself.

Without the target of the attack, the state of the tyrant gradually faded, and it was only at this time that Tang San noticed that the meridians in his body had become scattered and scattered, broken and broken, and the intense pain was coming, but he still gritted his teeth and held on, not letting himself pass out.

At this time, what came to his mind was his father's words.

Always straighten your back, even if it's death.

At this time, there were bits of pale gold everywhere around Tang San's body, it was the blood that spurted out from the impact in his body before, when he opened his eyes, he felt that there was a blur in front of him, it was difficult to see the surrounding scenery clearly, using his body as a battlefield caused him great damage.

If it weren't for the fact that his body had reached the realm of a demigod, I am afraid that he would have died at this time.

I vaguely saw the Seagod Trident inserted beside him, and when he attacked wildly before, with the vibration of his body, his hand holding the Seagod Trident had already loosened.

Tang San slowly raised his right arm, his arm was extremely heavy as if it had been filled with lead, but he still gritted his teeth to support it, and stretched out towards the Seagod Trident little by little, his willpower leaping again after the previous battle in his body.

It can be said that this battle in his body is much more dangerous than when he really faced the three-headed Qianjun Ant Emperor, and it was not even inferior to when he faced the Dark Demon God Tiger.

But he held on, as if he had crossed another chasm.

The right arm finally stretched out to the side of the Seagod Trident, the pale-skinned right hand violently grabbed the heavy halberd shaft of the Seagod Trident, the cold feeling spread throughout the body through the palm, the watery and milky breath made Tang San's spirits lifted, and with a fierce force, the severe pain seemed to be torn all over his body, but Tang San just relied on the strength of his right arm to forcibly pull his body up.

When he pulled himself to the side of the Poseidon Trident, the first action he made was to stop his back, and it was such a simple action that caused him to spurt out several mouthfuls of blood one after another.

But the body is much more comfortable.

Sit cross-legged, gritted his teeth, endured the severe pain everywhere, and forcibly maintained a little clarity on the spiritual platform and began to cultivate.

Without hesitation, Tang San injected all the remaining energy in his body into his right leg to trigger the repair ability of the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, at this time, he found that the six soul bones in his body had become extremely hot, and the hot feeling helped him alleviate some of the pain.

A trace of blue-gold brilliance climbed up from his right leg, quickly spreading to Tang San's whole body, as if his body was shrouded in a large blue-gold net, the powerful repair ability began to work, and the disordered meridians in Tang San's body, the broken meridians, were all recovering at an astonishing speed.

The Seagod Trident on his forehead lit up, and the Seagod Trident that was tightly held in Tang San's hand gradually lit up, the dazzling golden lines echoed with the blue-gold light on Tang San's body, and the energy belonging to the Seagod also entered Tang San's body, fusing with the repair ability of the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, further increasing the speed of Tang San's powerful body.

When the extreme pain faded bit by bit, it was actually a kind of comfort, and Tang San was feeling this pleasure at this time.

Especially when he looked inward with his mental power, he saw that the disordered meridians began to return to their original places, and the broken meridians grew rapidly.

Even some of the displaced internal organs are back in place, and that feeling is like being reborn.

Every meridian is unblocked, which will immediately cause the energy in his body to flow over on its own, instantly increasing several times, operating in the unblocked meridians, and the already quite powerful power is converging bit by bit.

With a little improvement in his strength, between Tang San's breaths, the mist of Xuantian Gong began to appear again, but this time, the mist changed color, from the original white to gold, which of course had the reason why the blue-gold light on his body and the light of the Seagod Trident were covered.

But the mist itself released from Tang San's body was no longer pure white, but exuded a little bit of pale gold.

At the same time, Tang San also found that when his meridians recovered, his soul power grew rapidly, and the golden color of his meridians, muscles, bones, and internal organs deepened a lot.

This was not only because Tang San had absorbed the effect of the three soul rings, but also because after he finally received the full approval of the Haotian Hammer, his fit with the martial soul caused his body to evolve again.

Although he hadn't yet accepted the Seagod's inheritance, the twin martial souls and the six soul bones had already brought him closer and closer to the god level, at least his physical strength was already developing in this direction.

However, Bibi Dong, who also had twin martial souls, did not have this situation, which was related to the two immortal grasses that Tang San had eaten back then, as well as the effect of the ice and fire alchemy body.

The foundation of the year has not been fully exerted until now, plus Tang San has obtained the artifact of the Seagod Trident, Tang San and Bibi Dong, who are also twin martial souls, have a big gap at the physical level.

Otherwise, how could Tang San compete with Bibi Dong The pale gold from the inside out gradually turned into pure gold, but it was only faintly visible, hovering between pale gold and gold, after all, Tang San's body had not really entered the god-level realm, and it was impossible to completely cultivate his body to the god-level.

If that's the case, it's a problem for him.

Because the realm and cultivation have not yet been reached, if the body reaches the god level first, it will hinder the ascension of those two.

Time passed minute by minute, Tang San's own aura released more and more massively, that kind of aura close to the god made everything around him ripple with a special feeling, this was the center of the Star Dou Great Forest, all the soul beasts knew that there were the most powerful soul beasts living here, and no one dared to come here easily.

At this time, the aura released from Tang San's body made all the soul beasts within a radius of a hundred miles feel trembling from the inside out, and they unconsciously migrated outward.

This was not the effect that Tang San had produced when he had fought with the Three-Headed Qianjun Ant Emperor before, but from the energy that he had begun to fuse with the three soul rings of the Tyrant in his body.

Even Tang San himself didn't know that when he attacked the fusion energy of the three soul rings in his body with all his might, every time he collided violently, a circle of golden qi waves would spread out from his body, the golden qi wave itself did not have any attack ability, it was just the release of the breath, but it was the release of the breath of an absolutely strong person, just ask, with Tang San's strength, coupled with his domineering state at that time, How many soul beasts can not be afraid of it, it is mixed with a trace of the eight spider spear god-level aura and the terrifying fluctuation of the true artifact aura of the Seagod Trident.

This was also an important reason why Tang San had not been able to come here to disturb him at all since he began to absorb the soul ring.

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Absorbing three soul rings at once may be unprecedented in the entire soul master world, let alone absorbing them at the same time.

What Tang San is doing now can be said to have created a precedent in the soul master world.

With the assistance of various conditions, he really succeeded.

The improvement of the body by the two martial souls and the seventeen soul rings made his strength evolve again.

When his body was gradually repaired under the effect of the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone wildfire and the spring breeze blowing and rebirth skills, Tang San was pleasantly surprised to find that his soul power had improved a lot, although he had not yet broken through the ninety-sixth level.

But after devouring the energy of the human-faced demon spider before, and later devouring the three ninety-thousand-year-old level Qianjun Ant Emperors and their soul rings, his soul power has also made a qualitative leap, and the distance has broken through from level ninety-five to level ninety-six, leaving only a thin line of separation.

This is also the benefit brought by the twin martial souls, the general Title Douluo, after reaching the ninetieth level, can only rely on his own hard cultivation, how can he improve his soul power by absorbing the powerful soul beast soul ring like Tang San, this second martial soul Haotian Hammer's nine powerful soul ring opportunities have become a strong support to help Tang San improve his soul power.

The advantages of the twin martial souls were only truly reflected at this time, and Bibi Dong's ability to cultivate to level ninety-nine at such an age also had a lot to do with this.

The energy outside his body gradually converged and merged with himself, and the burning sensation that continued to come from the six soul bones gradually disappeared, and his whole body brought Tang San a feeling of complete access, and his spiritual power was able to accurately control the trend of every trace of soul power in his body.

Taking a deep breath, Tang San slowly opened his eyes, his mind moved, and the whole person had already floated up from the ground, he didn't use any soul power, it was just his mind that caused his body to change, as if he could now completely break away from the obstruction of gravity on the ground.

Standing firmly on the ground with his feet steady, at this moment, Tang San couldn't help but raise the Seagod Trident in his hand and roar to the sky.

Qing Yue's howling sound became more and more intense as the energy in his body rose, and the domineering spirit that shook the entire Star Dou Great Forest.

It was almost level ninety-six, and when facing the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, he would inevitably be more sure, feeling the fluctuations of the Seagod's energy that was more in line with his own Seagod Trident, the excitement on Tang San's face could hardly be concealed.

Since cultivating the Great Sumeru Hammer, his surname has changed slightly, and he has become a little more uninhibited in his previous calm and introverted.

If he was more like his mother Ah Yin in the past, then now he is changing in the direction of his father in his surname.

Calm and domineering.

"Have you absorbed it?"

Just as Tang San's howling gradually subsided, and the whole person was immersed in excitement and joy, without any warning, a faint voice sounded from the side like a scoop of ice water empowerment.

The clever spirit shuddered, Tang San's first reaction was that his body exploded back, and the Seagod Trident slashed horizontally, drawing a golden aura in the direction where the voice came from.

The shock brought to him by this sudden sound was too great, you know, even when he was fighting with the three energies in his body, he had been releasing his spiritual power, feeling everything around him, even if he was in the realm of tyrant, it was impossible not to care about the movements around him.

He wouldn't put himself in danger.

However, from beginning to end, he didn't feel that there was any powerful life other than himself and the three-headed Qianjun Ant Emperor.

However, this voice appeared so suddenly.

There is no doubt that the spiritual power of the master of this voice is above Tang San, and the gap will never be small, otherwise how can he calmly hide himself without being discovered in Tang San's comprehensive detection of spiritual power Among the strong people Tang San knows, even Bibi Dong does not have such an ability, his strength has reached this level, even if it is Seagod Douluo Bo Saixi or his grandfather here, Tang San is also sure that he can find the clues of their existence through spiritual power detection.

When faced with a crisis, Tang San's brain was often the most awake, he calmed himself down from his excitement and joy in an instant, and quickly analyzed the source of this voice.

Almost in the next moment, he made a list of three possible surnames in his mind that might not be detected by his spiritual power.

The first possibility is that the owner of this voice has a stealth skill similar to his Hanhai Talisman Shield, and this stealth skill also has the ability to be immune to psychic detection.

And the second possibility is that he met a Titled Douluo of the Pure Min Department, which is equivalent to the sharp-tailed swift martial soul of white agarwood cultivated to level ninety or above, and with his unparalleled speed, he also has the opportunity to escape from his own spiritual detection.

If it was the first two things, they would not be terrible for Tang San.

But what he fears most is the third possibility.

The owner of this voice can fully suppress himself in terms of mental power, so that he can naturally appear by his side calmly without being discovered by himself.

And such an enemy, that is definitely a mortal threat.

"Don't be nervous, if I wanted to kill you, you'd already be dead hundreds of times."

The calm voice sounded again, this time Tang San recognized that it was a woman's voice, and with the voice, just behind a big tree only ten meters away from Tang San's side, a person walked out.

She was wearing a golden palace dress, the long skirt was one-piece, it seemed to be woven with gold silk, without too much pattern decoration, the style was simple and elegant, the golden standing collar protected her snow-white and slender neck, and her long golden hair was casually draped behind her and was not carefully combed.

It was in stark contrast to her neat palace dress.

The golden eyes were as calm as water, without half a cent of energy fluctuations, and she looked like an ordinary person, but in her golden eyes, Tang San was able to capture a trait, a trait that he couldn't describe.

And between the eyebrows of this person, there is a golden seraphim brand.

Although the imprint was very small, it could still be seen clearly with Tang San's eyesight.

Her skin is better than snow, her face is stunning, and she looks like she is only eighteen or nineteen years old.

Her appearance seemed natural, not as abrupt as her voice had been when it had been heard before.

As if she was there in the first place, she should have appeared at this time.

That feeling of harmony made Tang San feel very uncomfortable and weird.

What surprised Tang San the most was that she looked too ordinary.

There was not even a trace of soul power fluctuation in his whole body, just like an ordinary person.

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However, Tang San's careful observation immediately found that this woman's feet were not walking on the ground, but walking in the air, three inches from the ground, as if she was stepping on the blue silver grass on the ground.

If these were not enough to make Tang San feel a mortal threat, then when he saw this person, condensing all his vast spiritual power and wanting to lock on to the other party, he really felt fear in his heart.

Because he found that his spiritual power couldn't lock on to the other party at all, and he still didn't even feel her existence.

Even if she is just a soul, there should be soul energy fluctuations, but there is nothing.

There really is nothing.

This person Tang San knew, once, he and her had a big battle that decided the fate of the Heaven Dou Empire, and in that battle, Tang San was the final victor.

However, Tang San knew that in that battle, in fact, the woman in front of him had a chance to kill him.

If she was willing to join forces with the Title Douluo by her side at that time.

The outcome of that battle may have changed.

But she didn't.

She retains the dignity she deserves as a soul master.

Therefore, despite being an enemy, Tang San's ill feelings towards this person were not strong.

Although she had become much younger, looking at her eyes, Tang San could still be sure that he had not recognized the wrong person, but he could never have imagined that this woman who had pretended to be Xue Qinghe, the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, for more than ten years and had almost subverted the entire Heaven Dou Empire, could suddenly appear here.

He still remembers her name, which is called: Qianrenxue.

In surprise and a hint of fear, Tang San quickly calmed down.

Panic can never be the solution to the problem.

Only by calmly analyzing the problem and using our own advantages to face the problem as much as possible can it be solved.

"Have you been here for a long time" Tang San smiled slightly and asked indifferently.

Qian Ling Xue couldn't help but show a hint of appreciation in her beautiful eyes that Tang San was able to calm down so quickly.

Nodding gracefully, "Yes, I was here when you just faced those three ants and released the realm. ” Hearing this, the corners of Tang San's mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly, what did it mean when he released the Blue Silver Realm, it meant that even if she was within the scope of her own domain, she still didn't find out about her existence.

The last time he faced it, Qian Ling Xue was more than seventy levels, and Tang San was more than sixty levels, at that time, Tang San knew that Qian Ling Xue was also a genius, not inferior to his own genius.

She also has a powerful martial soul seraphim, and she is also the granddaughter of Qiandaoliu and the daughter of the previous generation of popes of the Wuhun Palace.

However, why can't I see through her now?

"Long time no see.

It looks like you've changed a lot.

The smile on Tang San's face did not decrease, as if he was chatting with an ordinary friend.

Qian Lingxue sighed, "Yes, it's really been a long time, and in this moment, six years have passed."

There are not many six years in the life of ordinary people.

I've changed a lot, aren't you the same, just now, I witnessed the most amazing scene in the history of the soul master world.

I'm afraid that even those powerhouses who have cultivated to the god level in the past have not had the same experience as you just now. ” "At the same time, in the face of three soul beasts whose cultivation has reached the level of 90,000 years, and they are almost simply surnames, they will be victorious.

And that's not all.

The most amazing thing is that you actually dared to absorb the soul rings of all three of them at the same time, and you succeeded.

I really want to congratulate you. ” Tang San smiled bitterly and said, "What is there to congratulate, can't you see that it was just an accident just now, do you think I am willing to absorb the soul rings of the three Qianjun Ant Emperors at the same time, you should say that I am looking for death." ” Qian Ling Xue smiled lightly, her smile seemed to have some special magic power, and Tang San couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when she saw it.

On all the surrounding trees, the leaves gently swayed and made a rustling sound.

Ever since Qianrenxue's voice sounded, Tang San's spiritual power had been unleashed with all his might, and at this moment, he was surprised to feel that within the range of his spiritual power, all the trees were making the same movements, and at the same time shaking their leaves, as if they were fascinated by Qianrenxue's smile.

Not only the trees, but all the plants express their pleasure in a variety of different forms, except for the blue silver grass that can feel their own breath and the blue silver grass that is near them.

"I've heard of a smile in the city, and then a smile in the country.

I didn't expect to see it today.

It's just that what is poured for you is this Star Dou Great Forest.

Tang San said with a sigh.

Qian Lingxue's smile was a little bigger, "I can understand, are you praising me?"

Tang San elegantly stroked the Seagod Trident in his hand, "Of course you can."

I'm just stating a fact. ” Qian Lingxue smiled: "But you were also arrogant just now."

Isn't it possible that when you take out three soul rings at the same time, it may be an accident.

But at that time, you are also fully capable of choosing not to absorb them.

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But you did it anyway, and you still took them into your body.

And to merge them with yourself in a way I have never heard of.

However, the way you just looked was really scary, and I couldn't resist wanting to help you a few times.

It's just that if I do that, I'm afraid it will affect the effect of your soul ring absorption, and it's not beautiful.

And you have indeed created a miracle in front of my eyes, ingesting three soul rings at the same time, and making them surrender with a dominant posture.

This makes me have to say the word admiration.

If I were you, I wouldn't have the courage to do that. ” looked deeply at the woman in front of him, but Tang San still found that no matter how he looked at her, he still couldn't see through her.

A wry smile appeared on her face, "Miss Qianrenxue, if I'm not mistaken, we should be enemies. ” Qian Lingxue sighed faintly, "In this world, there are no eternal friends, and there are no eternal enemies.

What's more, even if you and I are enemies, I want to be able to face you in a full state, instead of taking the opportunity to sneak attack.

Some enemies can be respected just as well, aren't they?"

Tang San nodded, "You are a true soul master.

If it weren't for the difference in positions, I really don't want to be hostile to you.

Unfortunately, I had to do that. ” This time, the person with a wry smile turned into Qian Lingxue, "Why do we have to be enemies Tang San, you are the most talented soul master I have ever seen."

I have already seen it just now, and now you are already a Title Douluo, and even your soul power is about to break through the ninety-sixth level.

However, how old are you this year, twenty-five, twenty-six, or twenty-seven, and you have already created too much history for the soul master world.

It can be said that if you are in our Martial Soul Hall and have the full support of the Martial Soul Palace, your achievements may be even greater.

Your future is something that no one can imagine.

I'm almost certain that in the near future, you will be able to break through the limits of humanity with your own efforts and truly step into the realm beyond level 100. ” Tang San smiled slightly, "Do you want to convince me, I have to admit that your voice is very infectious." ” Qian Lingxue said a little lonely: "This should be the second time I have tried to convince you."

Last time, you didn't hesitate to reject me and beat me.

Although I don't understand how you did it, how to defeat me who already has the true body of a martial soul with more than sixty levels of strength.

But I did lose, and I was convinced.

However, now you are no match for me.

Do you really have to beat you to listen to me?"

Tang San smiled, his smile was very casual, the elegance of the nobility plus a bit of uninhibitedness, although his smile could not make the Star Dou Great Forest fall for it like Qian Ling Xue.

But it made Qianyue look a little stunned.

I haven't seen her for six years, and the man in front of her has become more attractive.

"Miss Qianrenxue, haven't I been listening to you carefully?"

Qianyue's gaze gradually became solemn, and the previous feeling of relaxation was gradually disappearing.

Tang San suddenly felt as if the air between heaven and earth was also changing with her expression, and all the plants that had been shaking before immediately entered a relatively static realm.

"Tang San, join the Martial Spirit Empire.

What the Heaven Dou Empire can give you, the Martial Spirit Empire can also do. ” Tang San didn't seem to be affected by the solemn atmosphere around him, and said with a smile: "The new emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, Avalanche, worships me as a teacher, worships me as the emperor's teacher, sits on an equal footing with him, and canonizes King Lan Hao."

I'm afraid you don't know that. ” What Tang San didn't expect was that after hearing his words, Qian Lingxue said without hesitation: "Except for not being able to recognize you as an emperor, I can give you the rest." ” Tang San was stunned, although he knew that Qian Ling Xue valued him, but he didn't expect this value to reach such a level, and he couldn't help but say in surprise: "Miss Qian Ling Xue, the Empress of the Martial Spirit Empire is now Bibi Dong, it doesn't seem to be you."

Bibi Dong hates me to the core, even if you are the daughter of the previous pope, I'm afraid she won't listen to you. ” Hearing Bibi Dong's three words, Qian Lingxue's face suddenly sank, and there was an extra layer of coldness on her delicate face, "That was before."

From the moment I walked out of the Hall of Elders, the future Martial Spirit Empire could only obey my orders. ” Tang San nodded, "Yes, you do have this strength.

Although Bibi Dong is very strong, she is not a god yet. ” The chill on Qian Lingxue's face receded, and she smiled slightly, "You can already see it" Tang San said helplessly: "You have already appeared in this way, if I can't see anything, then how can I afford your previous praise Although my soul power is not very high, my spiritual power is not below Bibi Dong."

Even I can't detect the breath of your presence, so the answer is revealed.

I can detect the power of the soul, but the power of the gods is beyond my reach.

I'm right, Miss Qianrenxue, the god of angels. ” Qian Ling Xue looked at Tang San and didn't speak for a long time, although her gaze was calm and soft, it still brought Tang San a special pressure, directly from the depths of her soul.

After a while, Qian Lingxue sighed faintly: "It seems that I still know too little about you.

I didn't expect you to be able to see so many things.

It seems that you should also have a certain understanding of the realm of God. ” Tang San smiled, "I should say that I was surprised, I never imagined that in just a few years, you have already completed all the dreams of Title Douluo, and it should also be the dream of your grandfather's Qiandaoliu predecessors, to become a god at the hundred levels."

I originally thought that the most promising thing for the Wuhun Empire to do this should be Bibi Dong. ” "Is she also worthy of being a god" Qian Lingxue sneered, "A woman with a dark heart is also worthy of being a god Tang San, I can see that you are also moving towards this road, and this weapon in your hand that I can't see through proves this, this should be a real artifact."

My foundation is behind you, and I have been able to get to this point with the full help of my grandfather for six years.

But you were able to break through the Title Douluo realm, and you reached such a point, which already makes me admire it very much.

Now that you know that I have become the God of Angels, then we don't have to go around in circles anymore.

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All the Heaven Dou Empire can give you is King Lan Hao of the Heaven Dou Empire.

If you are willing to join the Martial Spirit Empire, the moment I unify the continent, you will be the king of Lan Hao of the entire continent, the king on an equal footing with me. ” Tang San looked at Qian Ling Xue and said quietly, "I don't understand, why do you value me so much.

Don't you just fancy my potential, and when one day I become a god, I will judge the Martial Spirit Empire."

Qian Lingxue smiled and said: "Are you a person who will break your promise, if you are, then it can only prove that I am looking at the wrong person."

As for why I like you so much, I will only tell you after you choose to join the Martial Spirit Empire.

Now, tell me the answer.

I believe that with the combined efforts of you and me, no one on the mainland will be able to contend with each other. ” "Then let's fight."

Tang San said lightly.

Qian Ling Xue was stunned for a moment, looked at Tang San incredulously and said, "You obviously know that I have become a god, and you still choose to fight with me."

"What about people, and how about God, don't you know that there are some things in this world that cannot be changed, there is a sentence you may not have heard, I will teach you now."

"What is it" Qian Renxue's face had already begun to turn ugly.

Tang San was categorical, and said word by word: "It's better to be broken than broken." ” To be continued: