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Chapter 272 Wang Ping Cheng Emperor!Kill the emperor!

"This is really an unexpected development. It was directly teleported to other worlds. Next, it's time to become an emperor."

Wang Ping looked at the content of the text simulation and thought to himself.

"However, imitating Wang Ping probably won't find a Taoist companion."

While Wang Ping was thinking silently, the text simulation continued.

【You were quite surprised by the empress' invitation, after thinking about it, you accepted her invitation.After all, you are powerful now, and you don't have to worry about being cheated by other monks.Now you, as long as you are not facing the Zhunxian, even if you are facing the Lord God, you have the confidence to escape. 】

[For this reason, it is also a good choice to accept the invitation and learn about the world with the help of the ancient books of its forces. 】

【Seeing that you have accepted the invitation, the empress is quite happy, and also told you her real name and emperor title, her name is Empress Qingyuan.In this regard, you also said your name, Emperor Tianyan, named Bai Baihong. 】

【Hearing your words, Empress Qingyuan was quite surprised. She thought that you dared to become emperor before you became emperor, and it was really surprising that you had such a domineering Taoist name.Of course, she also thought of your extraordinary strength, and felt that although you are the quasi-emperor, you do have the qualifications to call yourself the great emperor. 】

【Then, Empress Qingyuan didn't say much, she just gave up exploring the forbidden area, and took you to the Qingyuan Imperial Palace that she created.You are quite surprised that there are only female monks in Qingyuan Imperial Palace. 】

【Empress Qingyuan arranged a residence for you, and then discussed with you with strong curiosity.Soon, Empress Qingyuan was attracted by your way, and became more and more surprised at you. 】

[In the end, she felt that your combat power should be more than that simple on the surface, it can be said that she couldn't see through it. 】

[Shortly after, the two of you ended your discussion, and your relationship became a lot closer. You also learned through the process of the discussion that Empress Qingyuan is a great emperor who is worthy of being a friend of the Tao, and you feel more at ease about her. 】

[For this reason, you proposed to stay in Qingyuan Imperial Palace for a period of time and want to borrow the ancient books of Qingyuan Imperial Palace to read. 】

【In this regard, Empress Qingyuan is very enthusiastic and generous, saying that you can read the ancient books of Qingyuan Imperial Palace at will, and even her imperial scriptures can be practiced and used for reference. 】

[In this regard, you silently recorded this favor, and then began to read the ancient books of Qingyuan Emperor Palace to understand the situation of this world. 】

[Soon, you will know the situation of this world.The situation in this world is different from the original Upper Realm, and also different from the previously transmitted world. The scale of power in this world is somewhere in between. 】

[In this world, there are thirty great emperors at the same time, and there is even one emperor-level figure alive.However, in this world, there are no legends about immortals, and it seems that history has broken down. 】

[In this regard, although you feel that this world is very safe and can allow you to develop, but you are also quite worried about whether this world can become a fairy.If this world cannot become a fairy, then it is really troublesome. 】

[Of course, it is meaningless for you to worry about becoming an immortal now.Because the only thing this world has in common with the previous two worlds is that it also has the source of darkness. 】

[In this regard, you can only sigh in your heart, feeling that the source of darkness has really eroded many worlds.You all suspect that the fairyland may also be eroded by the source of darkness, and the situation is much more serious than the lower realm. 】

【Therefore, it is meaningless for you to worry about whether this world can become a fairy, because after 20 years, the source of darkness will riot, and even if you become a fairy, you may not be able to survive.After all, you can vividly remember the tens of thousands of emperor-level dark beings in the world you teleported before. 】

[Those dark creatures are not the emperor who fell into the source of darkness, but dark creatures created by the source of darkness.You all doubt whether those dark creatures were actively created by the source of darkness.If it wasn't created by the source of darkness, it would be too scary. 】

[Many thoughts flashed through your mind, you remembered the many secrets of this world, and after you pressed your worries about the future in your heart, you left the Sutra Pavilion, found Empress Qingyuan, and told Empress Qingyuan that you were leaving idea. 】

[Empress Qingyuan was quite surprised by this, and asked why you stayed for a while. 】

[In this regard, you smiled lightly, indicating that you want to prove the Tao and become an emperor, so you need to find a hidden place to retreat. 】

【These words surprised Empress Qingyuan.After all, proving the Tao and becoming an emperor is no small matter.And with the combat power you have shown, it is unimaginable to what level your combat power will soar if you become an emperor.At that time, I'm afraid she won't be able to easily defeat you. 】

[When Empress Qingyuan had many thoughts flashing through her mind, she also congratulated you on becoming an emperor, and then said that you don't need to bother to find it, as she can prepare the secret place for you to retreat. 】

[In this regard, you chose to refuse, and you did not want to trouble Empress Qingyuan.However, after repeated insistence from Empress Qingyuan, you finally chose to go to the secret retreat prepared by Empress Qingyuan. 】

[Soon, you will enter the state of retreat, and start to devour and destroy the emperor's body and origin with the three devouring emperor weapons, so as to quickly become emperor. 】

[In the blink of an eye, decades have passed.That is, when you retreated and attacked the emperor's realm, an accident happened. 】

[Qingyuan Imperial Palace has been attacked.The target of the attack this time was actually a top emperor and a strong man in the late stage of Yizhun emperor.The arrival of the two great emperors shook the world, and the ancestors of the Qingyuan Imperial Palace were even more terrified. 】

【And Empress Qingyuan's expression became gloomy.There were many killings on the way to becoming emperor, so naturally she had many enemies.She has always been relentless when dealing with enemies, she will kill them cleanly without leaving any future troubles.But sometimes, it's not that you can kill cleanly if you want to, and there are still enemies who escaped from hunting. 】

【It's just that that enemy, 10 years ago, was only at the late stage of the Great Emperor, but now he has broken through to the Great Perfection level of the Great Emperor, and his aura is not weaker than her.Now it is even more attacking with a strong late-stage emperor, obviously to kill her completely and destroy her Qingyuan Imperial Palace. 】

【For this reason, Empress Qingyuan felt a little anxious.Although she is powerful, it is still impossible to win one-on-two.Although there is a Taoist friend Wang Ping in the Qingyuan Imperial Palace now, but Wang Ping is attacking the emperor's realm, and it is impossible for her to disturb Wang Ping at this time. 】

[For this reason, Empress Qingyuan chose to fight alone, trying to delay the time as much as possible. 】

[At this point, the battle of the emperors broke out, and the battle of the three great emperors shook the world, and attracted the attention of many powerful monks.However, it was obvious that Empress Qingyuan was one against two, and she was not an opponent. She gradually fell into a disadvantage, and defeat was a matter of time. 】

【However, in this kind of battle, the emperor is not easy to kill. Empress Qingyuan can persist for a long time, and may counterattack when she dies, causing them to pay a serious price. 】

【Seeing this, the two great emperors sneered, and many monks appeared again, and rushed to Qingyuan Emperor Palace, intending to kill Qingyuan Emperor Palace completely, affecting Qingyuan Empress' will and distracting her. 】

[In the blink of an eye, a month has passed, Empress Qingyuan suffered serious trauma and became weak.It is also difficult for Qingyuan Emperor Palace to hold on. 】

[That is to say, when the monks in the upper realm thought that the Empress Qingyuan was finished, and the Qingyuan Imperial Palace would also be destroyed, a force of time and space suddenly appeared and killed the quasi-emperor and all the monks below who attacked the Qingyuan Imperial Palace . 】

【Then, a figure stepped on the starry sky and appeared on the battlefield.The person who came was Wang Ping. 】

[At this scene, all the monks who had to watch the battle showed surprise expressions, and the two emperors also frowned, thinking that you were very dangerous, but they didn't understand why you, a strange quasi-emperor, wanted to help Empress Qingyuan. 】

[As for Empress Qingyuan, she showed a guilty expression, which was very embarrassing.After all, she obviously found that your aura still seems to be at the quasi-emperor level, and it was she who disturbed your practice and affected you. 】

【At this moment, you don't care about Empress Qingyuan's apology.After all, when he leaves the customs at this time, he is also at the point where he can prove the Tao and become an emperor at any time, and then attract a catastrophe.Otherwise, he wouldn't be out at this time. 】

【You ignored the two great emperors and told them to roll over and die.These words are too overbearing, which shocked many monks, and the emperor also frowned, thinking that you are too crazy for not paying attention to the emperor. 】

【And the two emperors who were insulted by you were even more angry. Among them, the emperor who was in the later stage of the emperor shouted angrily, indicating that you are too arrogant and will kill you today. 】

【It's just that, just as he made a move, you snorted coldly, punched out, and your talent was liberated. Xiaocheng's chaotic body and ninety percent of his true meaning of the chaotic way of heaven were no longer hidden, and a terrifying force erupted, killing him with a single punch. 】

【Seeing this scene, all the monks gasped and showed expressions of disbelief.What did they see? A quasi-emperor killed a great emperor with a random punch, and he was not an ordinary emperor, but a late-stage emperor with a special physique. This level of combat power was too perverted and beyond common sense. 】

[For this reason, even a top emperor like Empress Qingyuan, and even the only emperor-level figure in this world, is shocked, even horrified.Your performance is beyond their cognition. 】

【At this moment, you don't care what everyone thinks, but look at the top emperor who is fighting with Empress Qingyuan, sneer, and tell him to come and die. 】

【There was a chill in the heart of this top emperor, and he was so terrified that he directly abandoned Empress Qingyuan and wanted to run away.A top-notch great emperor was scared out of his wits by a quasi-emperor like you. 】

[Seeing this scene, the great emperors fell silent again.However, they didn't think the behavior of this top emperor was shameful.After all, your performance is indeed too perverted, even the top emperors can't do things like you.If he doesn't run, he will surely die. 】

[In this regard, you showed a mocking expression, the magic power of time and space exploded, blocking its retreat, and the Chaos Emperor Fist blasted out again, intending to kill it completely. 】

【Seeing this, Empress Qingyuan also came back to her senses, and attacked this top emperor with you, intending to kill him completely. 】

[Facing the joint attack of the two of you, the top emperor roared angrily, and there was no way to escape.For this reason, he was also completely angry, and planned to drag Empress Qingyuan along with her. 】

[It was at this moment that another terrifying aura appeared, shocking the emperors.Because this is the only emperor in this world, the breath of the red lotus emperor. 】

【The appearance of the emperor did not help you and Empress Qingyuan to kill this top emperor, but chose to attack you and wanted to kill you.Obviously, this emperor has his eye on your chaotic body, thinking that if you are suppressed and refined, it will be of great benefit to him. 】

[When you see this, you snort coldly, you are very shameless about the behavior of Emperor Honglian.Then, you just hit it off. 】

[I have to say that the emperor-level figure is indeed powerful. Even you are not his opponent. A simple confrontation will blow your body apart and almost cause you to suffer serious injuries.After you regained your body, you mocked the red lotus emperor's sneak attack and mocked him as an emperor. 】

[In this regard, Emperor Honglian remained unmoved, with an indifferent expression, indicating that the road to enlightenment can be used by any means. Your appearance can make him take that step, and perhaps help him enter a higher realm.For this reason, no matter what method he uses, he will kill you and refine your origin. 】

[It is said that you have an extremely strong killing intent towards Emperor Honglian, and you have included him in the must-kill list.The other great emperors all sighed. They didn't expect the Red Lotus Emperor to do such a thing. At the same time, they also felt that you were too ostentatious. It is very normal to have this ending.After all, Muxiu must be destroyed by Lin Feng.If you can live until you become an emperor, I believe that the emperor will be able to suppress you. 】

[At that time, the world will be as big as it can be obtained, how can there be such a life-threatening situation. 】

【Empress Qingyuan's complexion changed drastically. She felt that she had caused you misfortune, and she felt more and more guilty. She sent a voice transmission to you secretly, saying that she would try to stop Emperor Honglian, and you should find the right opportunity to escape. 】

【As for the top emperor who was seriously injured by you and Empress Qingyuan, he sneered, thinking that you deserved it. 】

[That is to say, when all parties have many ideas, you first let the Qingyuan empress not to worry, and then you ignore the red lotus emperor, saying that you have become an emperor today, so you can celebrate with the emperor's blood. 】

【When the words fall, you will directly break through the bottleneck that has been suppressed for a long time, condense the Dao fruit of the Great Emperor, and prove the Dao to become an emperor. 】

[In an instant, an astonishing vision of becoming an emperor appeared in this world.At the same time, the terrifying catastrophe is brewing rapidly.This scene shocked everyone, and they doubted life. They never thought that you would become an emperor so easily.It is too outrageous to say that becoming an emperor is becoming an emperor, and there is no time for people to react at all. 】

[For example, when they become emperors, who doesn't find a very secret place to retreat and pass the customs very carefully, whoever will come out to fight when they are about to become emperors will only make themselves fail to pass the customs.Moreover, saying that becoming an emperor will become an emperor has never happened before.They can be said to have witnessed history again. 】

[Emperor Honglian's complexion fluctuates, and he really wants to attack you before you cross the catastrophe, but the quasi-emperor's catastrophe of becoming an emperor must be extremely terrifying. If he makes a move and is involved in it, he may also fall risk. 】

[For this reason, he could only look at you unwillingly, and chose to retreat, not wanting to be involved in the scope of the catastrophe. 】

"Finally becoming an emperor, it really has been a long time."

Wang Ping was also quite embarrassed when he saw the content of the text simulation.

It's really not easy to go from entering Chicun to today. Although it is said that about ten years have passed in the real world, in the time of life simulation, it has really passed too long and died too many times up.

"I don't know if I can beat the Red Lotus Emperor after becoming an emperor. In theory, becoming an emperor is a transformation, and the increase in combat power brought about by it is normal for the simulated Wang Ping to surpass the emperor."

Afterwards, Wang Ping began to speculate on his combat power after becoming emperor, full of anticipation.

While Wang Ping was looking forward to it, the text simulation continued.

[Next, your Chengdi Tribulation begins.Your Chengdi Tribulation has spread to an extremely wide range, and it is also extremely terrifying. Even you have suffered severe trauma several times.But you are still laughing, resisting the catastrophe head-on, dodging it completely, and dragging it until the catastrophe is over. 】

[In the end, under the shocking eyes of the emperors, you successfully survived the catastrophe and became a great emperor. This world also began to show your great emperor's Dao fruit, announcing the birth of a new great emperor in this world. 】

[That is, when you were in high spirits, the Red Lotus Emperor's eyes showed coldness, and he attacked you again.He knows that since he has done something to you before, it is already a situation of endless death.Before you became an emperor, you had the combat power to fight against the top emperors. Now that you have become an emperor, you may have the combat power to threaten him. 】

[For this reason, he must kill you before you make any further progress.Coincidentally, you chose to fight hard when you crossed the tribulation. Now that you are traumatized, you are not in your peak state, and it is the best time to kill you. 】

[That is, when the Red Lotus Emperor made a move, you snorted coldly, indicating that the Red Lotus Emperor wanted to die, so go to die.When you said this, you also erupted with terrifying combat power, and you shook head-on with the Red Lotus Emperor. 】

[The collision between you and the Red Lotus Emperor ended in a tie.Obviously, even if you don't use your talents, you now have a terrifying combat power that can rival the emperor. 】

【And this also made the Red Lotus Emperor's expression somber to the extreme, mobilized more powerful combat power, and no longer had the slightest reservation. 】

[In this regard, you sneered, and you no longer have the slightest reservation. The golden talent · multiplayer and the seven-color talent · blasting blade are directly activated, and the effect of suppressing the seven-color talent · instant death attack is no longer suppressed. 】

[With your combat power fully activated, the expression of the Red Lotus Emperor, who thought he would be able to take the advantage after fully utilizing his combat power, changed drastically. He didn't expect you to hide such a powerful hole card.For a moment, Emperor Honglian was wounded by you and fell into an absolute disadvantage. Defeat is a matter of time. 】

[Seeing this, the emperors were silent, no one thought that such a thing would happen, you just became an emperor, and you beat the Red Lotus Emperor violently, with the stance of killing him. 】

[And the top emperor who fought against Empress Qingyuan was even more frightened, and became more and more afraid of you, so he chose to escape. 】

【Empress Qingyuan shouted coldly, just about to chase after him, a pair of Chaos Emperor fists blasted at him, killing him directly.This scene made the emperors admire.You are really too powerful. You are clearly engaged in a battle with the Red Lotus Emperor, but you can still distract yourself and kill a top emperor. This combat power, this domineering, no one can match. 】

[Emperor Honglian's complexion is extremely ugly, not only because he feels aggrieved because he is at an absolute disadvantage, but also because you feel humiliated because you killed other emperors during the battle with him.After his debut, he has been going smoothly, suppressing all enemies, and after becoming an emperor, he has been invincible for so many years. He cannot bear such humiliation. 】

[For this reason, Emperor Honglian killed Red Eye, chose to burn the source directly, and cast a terrifying secret method, trying to reverse the disadvantage and kill you. 】

[In this regard, you sneered, saying that it is useless for Honglian to burn the source, no one can save him today. 】

[The words fell, you were very lucky to trigger the effect of ten times the critical strike, directly blasting the body of the Red Lotus Emperor.Although the Red Lotus Emperor quickly recovered his body, he was undoubtedly much weaker and frightened to the extreme. I didn't expect you to hide. 】

[For this reason, he gave up the idea of ​​fighting to the death with you, thinking that if this continues, he will definitely die, but the possibility of you falling is extremely low.Therefore, he plans to flee to the edge of the universe, hibernate, and wait until he breaks through the limit, takes that step, and becomes an existence above the realm of the emperor, and then come to seek revenge on you. 】

[At this point, the Red Lotus Emperor began to flee, which made the emperors sigh. They never thought that a generation of emperors would have such a miserable day.However, this is what he asked for.After all, it was he who took the initiative to trouble you, a pervert. 】

【You saw that Emperor Honglian was about to run away, and sneered at him for pretending to be an emperor.Then, you start the chase.In the process of chasing, you even directly used the talent of nullifying magical powers.Then, hit it hard again. 】

[This time, you finally triggered the joint effect of the golden talent · bottoming out and the seven-color talent · instant death attack.At this point, the Red Lotus Emperor died suddenly on the spot and fell directly. 】

【Seeing this scene, all the emperors fell silent. They didn't expect that a generation of emperors, who wanted to escape but failed to escape, were killed by you on the spot and became a laughing stock. 】

[Next, a great emperor sighed, indicating that the era of the Red Lotus Emperor is over, and now is the era of you, the new emperor.The emperors were silent and had to admit this. 】

[Facing the Red Lotus Emperor, they still have the capital to fight together, but if they face a pervert like you, it will be useless.Not to mention, with your growth rate, you will soon become an existence that even if they unite, they will not be able to compete.If you go together, you will be killed in seconds. 】

[For this reason, in their view, what follows is your era of rule, and possibly even your era of dictatorship. 】

[You ignored the thoughts of the emperors. After killing the Red Lotus Emperor, you imposed multiple seals and restrictions on his body, and then collected it into the inner world, and set up a large formation again to prevent any accidents. 】

【Next, you will step up to Empress Qingyuan, and after giving her a healing treasure, it means that you have just broken through, and if you want to continue to retreat, you will have to rely on her to deal with the follow-up matters. 】

[In this regard, Empress Qingyuan feels ashamed of you, but also has a growing fondness for you, saying that she is sorry for you, and she will naturally have to deal with the next trivial matters.At the same time, she also said that she remembered this great favor. 】

【You shook your head, didn't say much, just left here and retreated again. 】

[Shortly after, you became famous in this world completely, and you were called Emperor Tianyan, the first emperor of all ages, and the only monk who had so many terrifying titles just after becoming emperor. 】

【However, you still don't pay too much attention to it and continue to practice.After you have accumulated your cultivation and repaired your injuries, you start to think about your next plan, thinking about whether or not to let the three Devouring Emperor Artifacts devour the Immortal Source and become Immortal Artifacts to help you quickly improve your cultivation. 】

[Although it is said that there is no record in the ancient books that immortals exist in this world, and even the realm of immortals is unknown, you are still not too careless.After all, what kind of monsters lurk in the source of darkness is really unknown.Maybe, like the original Upper Realm, there are also quasi-immortals.In that case, you will be in a lot of trouble. 】

【After all, there is too much difference between the emperor-level combat power and the quasi-immortal.Do you think that even if your cultivation has reached the level of the Great Emperor Realm, whether you can fight Zhunxian is still a problem.Of course, all of this is your speculation. You can know who is strong and who is weak when you have not done anything. 】

[After thinking about it, you think it's better to be more stable first. You would rather have a late blooming fairy weapon and a slow progress in cultivation, and don't want to put yourself in danger.If there really is a sleeping quasi-immortal, the existence of the immortal artifact will definitely wake him up. 】

[For this reason, you have made a choice, intending to go back to the old path, intending to spread the word to this world, and quickly improve your cultivation.This time, you plan to learn from Hongjun. 】

[Not long after, you created the Tianyan Emperor Realm with great magic power.Then, your voice resounded in this world, saying that you want to preach to the world, and those who have the heart of enlightenment, no matter if they are emperors or ordinary monks, can come to Tianyan Emperor Realm. 】

[As soon as these words came out, this world was a sensation. Countless monks were so excited that they went to the Tianyan Emperor Realm one after another, wanting to hear you, the first emperor of all ages, preach.This point, even the great emperor is no exception.Although they are great emperors, they are still far behind you. If they can listen to your preaching, they may also gain a lot. 】

【However, when they arrived at the Tianyan Emperor Realm, they discovered that the Tianyan Emperor Realm is not something anyone can enter if they want to, and there are also trials.These trials test talent, luck, and will.Sometimes, even the great saints can't pass, but the little monks with the divine realm pass. 】

【With more and more people in the Tianyan Emperor Realm, you are also full of emotion in your heart.You used to be the object of test and trial by various seniors.Now, you can be considered to have come to this position, and you have even done better than most of the seniors.Because at this moment you, the many monks in the world of the test, the emperor is also within the scope of your test.Although, the emperor can basically pass. 】

[Five years later, when there are enough people in the Tianyan Emperor Realm, you are satisfied and start preaching, saying that if you listen to your preaching, you need to become your disciples, and if you don’t want to, then leave. 】

[After hearing your words, it is naturally impossible for the monks under the emperor to leave, but the supreme and quasi-emperors of some forces are quite embarrassed and need to see the reaction of their own emperor.And these great emperors also fell silent. 】

【As great emperors, they are such arrogant people. Naturally, it is impossible to take others as teachers easily. Even if you are very strong, you are still in the same realm as them. Letting them learn from you, the new great emperor, is really embarrassing. 】

[As for Empress Qingyuan, she has a tangled expression, wondering if she should worship you as her teacher.After all, you guys are fellow daoists, are you going to become masters and apprentices now? 】

[Seeing that the emperor is silent, you smile slightly to show that you know the realm above the emperor. If they are interested, you can also explain it. 】

【Hearing this, the emperors were shocked. I didn't expect you to know the realm above the emperor.For a time, all the great emperors had a choice.face?What kind of bullshit is that, compared to the realm above the Great Emperor, it is nothing. 】

【Seeing that everyone has accepted this point, you nodded in satisfaction.Then, you start preaching.Soon, everyone was attracted by your sermon and listened fascinated. 】

[As your sermon progressed, some people even broke through on the spot, very happy.However, he quickly suppressed his emotions and continued to listen to your sermon, not wanting to miss any time for listening to the sermon. 】

[That is to say, in this situation, your cultivation base is also quietly and rapidly improving.As you preached more deeply, your cultivation directly improved from the early stage of the Great Emperor to the middle stage of the Great Emperor, and finally to the late stage of the Great Emperor. 】

[In the end, you talked about the realm of immortals, and told all the monks that the Great Emperor is an immortal, and immortals have endless longevity and will not die of old age.Hearing this, all the monks showed fanatic expressions, and the emperor also became excited, eager to become a fairy. 】

【Afterwards, the Great Emperor took the lead and bowed deeply to you. It is the greatest kindness to preach, receive karma and solve doubts. They are sincerely grateful to you and regard you as their master. 】

【That is, at this moment, your cultivation base has improved again, soaring directly to the level of the Great Perfection of the Great Emperor, and reached the end of the Great Emperor's realm.It has to be said that the seven-color talent · accepting apprentices will become stronger, and it is still very powerful.Your current way of preaching is also the correct way to open the seven-color talent and become stronger when you accept disciples. 】

"Blast killing the emperor, learning from Hongjun to preach, and directly soaring to the level of the Great Perfection, this is really exciting."

Looking at the content of the text simulation, Wang Ping was filled with emotion.

The imitation Wang Ping who left the original upper realm, without the calculations and death threats of so many old monsters, really has a feeling of jumping into the sea and the sky, has an invincible momentum, and has an unparalleled growth rate.

　At the beginning of July, Wang Ping finally became the emperor. Brothers, let's celebrate by smashing some monthly tickets!

QAQ~
　
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