Chapter 558: Barcelona vs. Manchester City - A Champions League Battle
On September 17th, the fifth round of the Premier League kicked off.
Chelsea, who had just been held to a draw in the previous match, were defeated by Liverpool at home. After two winless games, they dropped to sixth place, overtaken by Liverpool.
Liverpool had been in good form recently. Since their surprise loss to Burnley in the second round, they were now unbeaten in three games. In t...
2025-02-12 22:29:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 549: A Perilous Environment
The towering trees of the primeval forest blocked even the sunlight. As soon as they stepped into the forest, the light dimmed instantly, and looking deeper into the forest, it became pitch dark.
Entering it, the scent of decaying vegetation grew stronger, aggressively invading the noses of those who ventured in. The pitch-black environment, coupled with the pervasive scent of decay, made this place seem like a land of death, fi...
2025-02-12 22:28:23 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 221: The Yellow Springs Demon Saint
"Brother Xiao Tian, please wait here for a moment while I handle some tribal affairs. I'll have a significant gift for you shortly," Yao Ming said, bowing to Xiao Tian before leaving with his Nine Serene Deep Ground Serpent tribe members.
Seeing this, Xiao Tian dove back into the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, swimming deeper until he reached its source. He stopped not because he couldn't go further but because the temperat...
2025-02-12 22:27:33 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 218: The War Council
In a room on the second floor of the Palais-Royal, with the doors and windows tightly shut, Madame Sanberan trembled in fear, her whole body shrinking.
Just ten minutes ago, she had been excited to receive an invitation from the Duke of Orléans, but now she was stammering in terror, "D-Duke, I didn't... It was the Duke of Chartres who came to me... And I really didn't know I had that disease."
Her skin was smooth, without any vi...
2025-02-12 22:26:53 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 548: The Barbaric Ancient Town
Xiao Ze, accompanied by Xiao Yi and Qing Lin, headed towards the northeastern region of Zhongzhou. Along the way, they encountered many people drawn by the allure of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
Xiao Yi, sensing the strength of these individuals, shook her head somewhat helplessly. "While the attraction of the Bodhi Ancient Tree to cultivators is understandable, one must also measure their abilities accordingly," she comment...
2025-02-11 22:51:33 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 221: The Yellow Springs Demon Saint
"Brother Xiao Tian, please wait here for a moment while I handle some tribal affairs. I'll have a significant gift for you shortly," Yao Ming said, bowing to Xiao Tian before leaving with his Nine Serene Deep Ground Serpent tribe members.
Seeing this, Xiao Tian dove back into the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, swimming deeper until he reached its source. He stopped not because he couldn't go further but because the temperat...
2025-02-11 22:50:53 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 557: Exposing Manchester United's True Colors, Spurs' Misfortune
"Looks like our Prince just doesn't accept Lord Ling!" "Isn't Ibrahimović 35 this year? How is he still in such great form?" "I thought he came to Manchester United to retire, but who knew he'd become their key player!" "With this goal, Ibrahimović has scored 4 goals in the first four matches. His scoring efficiency is on another level compared to other Manchester United strikers!"
Fans wer...
2025-02-10 23:32:43 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 547: A Helping Hand
After returning to the Dan Tower, Xiao Ze made sure Xiao Yi and Qing Lin were settled before summoning the Origin Tree Root. The room filled with a brilliant golden light as the Origin Tree Root grew into a massive Golden Tree. A crack brimming with spatial power opened on the trunk.
"I'll be back soon," Xiao Ze told Xiao Yi and Qing Lin before his figure disappeared through the portal.
In the bitterly cold depths of the Jiuyou Un...
2025-02-10 23:31:50 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 220: The Mighty Great Desolate Monument
Clang!
Xiao Tian broke the seal of the last chain and approached the frail Yao Ming, who was on the verge of collapsing. Yao Ming laughed with excitement, "I never thought I would see the day of my release. What is your name, young friend?"
"I am Xiao Tian."
"So, it is Xiao Tian. I, Yao Ming, will never forget your life-saving grace," Yao Ming said, looking at Xiao Tian. "But my strength hasn't r...
2025-02-10 23:30:40 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 217: Provinces and Colonies
The Tunisian Janissaries fled, leaving a field of corpses behind. On the orders of the French officers, the rebel army immediately launched a counterattack.
Seeing this, Jamil drew his scimitar and charged onto the battlefield, leading his soldiers in pursuit of the fleeing Ottomans. The over ten thousand rebels surged forward chaotically, lacking any formation or discipline, but the Janissaries, who had completely lost the will...
2025-02-10 23:29:58 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 556: The Manchester Derby Returns, Ibrahimović's Challenge
It turned out that Liverpool's strength had indeed been overestimated.
After losing to Burnley in the second round, Liverpool were held to a draw by Tottenham in the third. After three matches, Liverpool had only one win, one draw, and one loss, sitting in 11th place with just 4 points.
This start was even worse than last year.
The two-match winless streak led to growing criticism, particularly...
2025-02-09 21:07:18 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 546: Rich Harvest
Deep within the desolate desert, Xiao Ze focused on refining the Catastrophic Poison, injecting it into the bodies of the three old demons from the Yunyu Sect. This unleashed extreme agony, their screams echoing through the area, shattering into a hoarse roar. The face of the human scorpion twisted grotesquely as he opened his mouth wide, but no sound came out.
The initial screams were so intense that nearby strong individuals halted, too...
2025-02-09 21:06:40 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 219: Yao Ming
The dark abyss next to him had no guards. This was naturally due to the continuous howling of the icy wind emanating from it. These gusts were so cold that even a Dou Zong could be frozen to death. Xiao Tian's figure flickered and he merged into space, flying towards the bottom of the abyss.
The descent was indeed deep; even at Xiao Tian's speed, it took nearly twenty minutes to reach the bottom. He gazed downward and saw a vast lake. The fre...
2025-02-09 21:05:18 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 216: The Siege
Three days after the Tunisian rebels surrounded Tunis from the north, west, and south, Jamil stood on a hill overlooking the grand city of Tunis. His expression was stern as he raised his hand and pointed toward the Janissary forces below. "Give the order," he commanded. "Launch the full attack!"
The sound of horns echoed for miles around, as several formations of the rebel army, under the guidance of their officers, silently began their slo...
2025-02-09 21:04:38 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 555: Chelsea's Quiet Rise
On August 13, 2016, the Premier League season for 2016-2017 officially kicked off.
In the opening match, last season's runner-up Leicester City was unexpectedly defeated by newly-promoted Hull City, causing a minor upset.
Leicester City's squad had not changed much. Under the strong insistence of head coach Claudio Ranieri, the club's higher-ups had refrained from short-sightedly selling their key players from the previous season....
2025-02-08 19:38:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 545: The Three Demons of Yunyu Sect
After Xiao Ze inspected the materials and found them to be in excellent condition with abundant medicinal power, he nodded in approval. With a wave of his sleeve, several bottles of pills appeared on the table. Baoshan Elder quickly moved forward to examine them, and the more he checked, the happier he seemed. The quality of these high-level pills was exceptional, surpassing any high-level pills he had encountered before. They...
2025-02-08 19:37:29 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 218: Little Symbol Sect, Fire Spirit of the Unique Fire
Through Xiao Tian's refinement, the essence flame seed of the Three Thousand Burning Flames was finally devoured by the Burning Formula. Utilizing the power of the Three Thousand Burning Flames, the Burning Formula evolved to a mid-level Heaven tier technique. The remaining energy elevated Xiao Tian's cultivation from the peak of mid-level Half-Saint to high-level Half-Saint.
Xi...
2025-02-08 19:36:57 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 215: A Change of Fate
With his plan set, Joseph immediately had Emond gather all of the Prince's personal attendants.
In no time, a group of painters, sculptors, pharmacists, and acrobats stood in two rows before him. Joseph couldn't help but marvel once again at his mother's wisdom in insisting that he bring these people to Tunisia. Without them, his plan would have been much harder to execute—finding such master-level craftsmen in Tunisia would be diff...
2025-02-08 19:36:08 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 554: Consecutive Losses – Is Manchester City's Dynasty Coming to an End?
As it turns out, Manchester City announcing Lin Quan's contract renewal immediately was the right move.
After hearing that Lin Quan had renewed his contract with the club, De Bruyne quickly signed his new contract as well, completing his renewal with City.
The news that both players had extended their contracts brought a sigh of relief to Manchester City fans.
With these two key ...
2025-02-07 22:30:11 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 544: Targeted?
As Xiao Ze and his companions were discussing, Baoshan Elder in the center of the ancient hall cheerfully spoke. "Every emergence of the Bodhi Ancient Tree triggers extraordinary phenomena in heaven and earth. Within this month, you should gradually sense its presence. Then, you can verify whether the information I've shared is true or false."
The people present agreed with Baoshan Elder's statement. The appearance of the Bodhi Ancient Tree ...
2025-02-07 22:29:30 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 217: The Three Thousand Burning Flames
"You know, back in the day, the ancestor of the Pill Tower opened up a space in the void and sealed the Three Thousand Burning Flames within it," Xuan Yi explained. "This space cannot completely block out the power of the stars. The full name of the Three Thousand Burning Flames is the Three Thousand Starry Burning Flames, as it can continuously absorb star power to enhance itself, and it has an almost immortal trait."
<...
2025-02-07 22:28:50 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 214: With a Gun in Hand, Follow Me!
As the scholars' gathering was winding down, the door suddenly swung open. A middle-aged man with deep, thoughtful eyes and an aura of scholarly wisdom entered, led by a servant. The crowd turned to look and immediately erupted in excited and surprised exclamations:
"Chelebi Hirada! What brings you here?"
"Chelebi, we were just reading your great work."
"You've written brilliantly! There are some parts we don...
2025-02-07 22:27:56 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 553: Team in Turmoil, Lin Quan Chooses to Renew Contract with Manchester City
After Kroos' transfer was completed, Real Madrid, full of ambition, continued to pursue another Manchester City midfielder.
On July 20th, Marca broke the news first: Real Madrid had made an offer of 60 million euros for De Bruyne.
This news immediately caught the attention of the entire football world.
"Is Real Madrid trying to empty Manchester City's midfield?"<...
2025-02-06 23:43:52 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 543: The Barbaric Ancient Realm
"The Bodhi Ancient Tree!?" Baoshan Elder's words fell like a massive stone into a lake, creating huge ripples and setting off a significant uproar within the ancient hall. Clearly familiar with the name of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, some people even stood up in shock, staring at Baoshan Elder.
If the treasures of the Dou Qi Continent were to be ranked, the Bodhi Ancient Tree would undoubtedly be among the top three! Known also ...
2025-02-06 23:43:19 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 216: Half-Saint Xiao Tian
Watching the dissipating black clouds in the sky, Yao Lao couldn't help but marvel, "Disciple, I didn't expect you to even swallow the Black Demon Lightning!"
It was known that Black Demon Lightning was equivalent to a full-strength strike from a Half-Saint. Xiao Tian didn't resist it but directly swallowed it, which was extremely dangerous. Even as a high-level Dou Sheng, Yao Lao wouldn't dare to directly swallow a bolt of Black ...
2025-02-06 23:42:39 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 542: News of the Ancient Bodhi Tree
As Baoshan Elder's voice faded, the hall didn't erupt with fervent bidding like at a typical auction. Instead, an eerie silence fell, with no one rushing to speak up. For Little Doctor Fairy and Qing Lin, attending the Space Trading Convention for the first time, this was quite surprising. Was the first item going to pass without a bid?
"The Space Trading Convention is different from ordinary auctions," Xiao Ze explained...
2025-02-05 22:56:56 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 215: Refining the Nine-Turn Pill
Ever since returning to the Star Pavilion, Xiao Tian and Yao Lao began an intensive period of alchemy. During these days, the skies above the Star Pavilion would occasionally flash with pill tribulation lightning, even colored lightning at times, attracting the attention of many disciples. However, these tribulation lightnings didn't cause any harm.
After a month of continuous efforts, the tribulation lightning finally ceas...
2025-02-05 22:56:10 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 213: Laying the Lines, Casting the Net
Ottoman Empire. Constantinople.
Sayyid walked dejectedly through a line of bowing guards on either side, glancing back at the Topkapi Palace behind him, feeling even more forlorn. Just moments ago, the Sultan had appointed him as a special envoy to "inspect" Tunis.
A few years ago, such a position would have been highly coveted—being the Sultan's envoy to a distant province like Tunis usually ...
2025-02-05 22:55:35 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 552: Kroos' Transfer Shocks the Football World
"Kompany is getting older, we need to buy a backup for him!"
On the beaches of Mallorca, Guardiola, who was on vacation, said this to Lin Quan.
"If Kompany's injury issues continue into the new season, I plan to pair Stones with Van Dijk."
Lin Quan nodded slightly, not rushing to give his opinion.
Kompany's attendance rate in recent seasons hadn't been high, especially in the last season.
Injuries ...
2025-02-05 22:54:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 551: Spain Wins the Title, and a Chinese Super League Club Makes a Huge Offer for Lin Quan?
"The match has ended! With two goals from Lin Quan, Spain defeated Portugal 2-0 to win the European Championship again, making them the first team in history to win three consecutive titles in the tournament!"
Lin Quan's goal at the end of the match completely crushed Portugal's morale. Even though the referee added seven minutes of injury time, Portugal couldn't mo...
2025-02-04 22:28:38 +0000 UTC
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