"If you change 'ability' to 'Divine Will', you'll know whether I'm like a wild beast or not!" Li Changzhou was like a bullet ignited by flames, ready to explode at any moment.
Yang Qinglan didn't speak.
Seeing that she didn't agree, Li Changzhou tried hard to adjust his breathing, restraining his emotions.
"I accept your challenge." Yang Qinglan hooked her arms around his neck and bit her lower lip as she spoke.
Boom! Li Changzhou felt like his whole body exploded!
He wished he could devour Yang Qinglan at once, using the most violent means.
He breathed hard, desperately controlling the emotions that were threatening to spill out.
Yang Qinglan's breathing was also rapid and slightly anxious. The warm breath continuously blew into Li Changzhou's open mouth, moist as a drizzling mist.
Li Changzhou couldn't hold back anymore and leaned in to kiss her.
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Li Qianxia took out the "Snow Mountain Water Bottle" from her backpack and put it back, and Li Changzhou appeared beside her as if he had shattered space itself.
Around his body, there was a circle of transparent shield which disappeared after a second.
Li Changzhou looked around. It was still the place they had been last time—a long corridor with rooms on both sides, endless at a glance, dizzying and disorienting.
"Where's Qing Lan?" Li Qianxia asked.
"She couldn't be bothered to come." Li Changzhou replied.
Having been attacked by a wild beast, of course, she was healing and recovering from the shock.
"Long time no see." Li Changzhou proactively greeted Zheng Qing. His mood was extremely pleasant, and he couldn't wait to dive into the game instance and wreak havoc.
"Long time no see." Zheng Qing responded with a smile.
"You seem to be in a good mood." Turquoise Pool was very perceptive.
"Not bad." Li Changzhou said, "Did you tell Zheng Qing about the 'Nine Heavens Thunder Liquid'?"
"We did." Li Qianxia said, "With twenty bottles of 'Nine Heavens Thunder Liquid', we can choose two S-rank items or ten items below S-rank.
"We also got purchasing rights, allowing us to use Game Coins to buy equipment that only national teams can acquire. To give you more time to recover, I went shopping with Yao sister first. You don't have any money, so we didn't call you."
Li Changzhou ignored his sister's sarcasm.
Just twenty bottles of 'Nine Heavens Thunder Liquid' in exchange for two free S-rank items?
The 'Eye of Space Life' of the Ancient God was just an S-rank skill.
If it weren't for rushing through the Tribulation to gain an advantage, the Special Warfare Bureau would never make this deal!
"Just choose the S-rank items. Qian Xia, you pick one for yourself later, I'll pick one for Qing Lan." Li Changzhou told his sister.
"Doesn't Qing Lan already have the S-rank 'Jade Cauldron'? It's good for both offense and defense, and it can also perform Alchemy. Brother, don't you want to pick one for yourself?" Li Qianxia asked.
Li Changzhou did indeed have a bunch of S-rank skills but no S-rank equipment.
The Emerald Bee Sword could be upgraded by chopping off equipment, but even now, after so long, it remained only A-rank, far from S-rank—although it was just A-rank, its sharpness was probably already infinitely close to S-rank.
"Compared to weapons, I still prefer to beat people with my fists. You don't know how satisfying it is to punch Guanyin."
Li Changzhou had used AKs, wielded the Emerald Bee Sword, and even piloted Imperial Mecha. Equipment could greatly and quickly enhance a person's power, but in terms of personal preference, he liked physical combat—that's why he awakened 'Physical Enhancement'.
When you're weak, weapons are critical. Hitting the enemy with ten punches isn't as effective as cutting them with one sword strike.
Once you reach the Human Immortal Stage, the difference between a punch and a sword strike on an enemy is negligible.
Li Changzhou's 'Hou Yi's Sun Shooting Fist' was not less penetrating than the Emerald Bee Sword.
He didn't refrain from using weapons; after weighing his options, he would rather add another piece of equipment for Yang Qinglan.
Having the Emerald Bee Sword was enough for him; he'd just need to generate random A-rank items with special effects occasionally for fights. Swinging his fists in a fight would do.
Otherwise, wouldn't his 'Divine Body' be a waste?
Well, it used to be a waste, but not anymore. Now, he had a proper use for it.
He started to miss Yang Qinglan again.
Suddenly, Turquoise Pool's voice reached his ears.
—A beauty's body is tender as curd, her waist girded with a sword to cut down common men. Though heads do not fall before our sight, in the shadows she leaves your marrow dry.
Obviously, she had figured something out, or at least knew that Li Changzhou hadn't gone to heal wounds just now.
—And you think you're qualified to recite this poem? (Li Changzhou directly 'Teleported' his thoughts into her mind)
"Have you confirmed the choice of S-rank items?" Zheng Qing asked.
"Yes." Li Changzhou nodded.
"Then let's go."
The four of them walked along the long corridor. Since the corridor was identical backward and forward, with identical rooms on both sides, after a while, it felt as if they were walking in place.
"Can I buy S-rank items?" Turquoise Pool asked.
"No, you can't. S-rank is only allocated." Zheng Qing said, and suddenly twisted open a door on her right.
As she pushed the door open, Zheng Qing explained: "I'm not sure what S-rank items there are, you'll have to check for yourselves."
The room was empty except for a cylindrical platform in the center.
There were no physical items for them, only a booklet, obviously to prevent certain people from stealing the items and running away.
The corridor itself was powerful, but there is no absolutely foolproof item in the world. Moreover, those who could come here—like Li Changzhou and his group—are all very special players.
"This booklet is also an item, able to record information about other items. When you look at it, you can have an immersive experience, almost as if you were holding the actual item in your hand." Zheng Qing said.
"Are these all the S-rank items the Special Warfare Bureau has?" Turquoise Pool flipped through the booklet in her hands, which had only nine pages, "How many are you hiding?"