Chapter 569 Fall again and the Space-Time Ring (7000 monthly votes requested!)

Wang Sheng originally thought that the oath secret treasure in the Broken Star Holy Land only involved time, but he did not expect that it might actually be a treasure that matched time and space.

This kind of treasure is extremely suitable for him, so he cannot let it go easily.

So just when the Heavenly Sword Holy Emperor and the Broken Star Holy Land were at war with each other and were getting ready for a shocking battle, he suddenly appeared in the middle of the people on both sides.

"who?"

Both the Heavenly Sword Holy Emperor and the people from Broken Star Holy Land became nervous.

They don't think that the third party forces inserted at this time will come with good intentions.

Especially the people on the Broken Star Holy Land side.

They knew that the secret treasure had the ability to block space, so even if the Holy Master wanted to enter, it would be a little troublesome.

But now he was broken in casually, and he was definitely a strong man.

The Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor looked at the person who suddenly appeared, and soon found that the person's eyes were not on him. He knew that this person's target was not him.

On the other side, Yuan Hua can naturally detect it.

"You are here to see us, right? What's the matter?"

Yuanhua became more aware of Wang Sheng's difficulty.

Now they were hunting the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor, and he wouldn't have an inexplicable conflict unless it was absolutely necessary.

Wang Sheng did not hide his purpose and said directly: "It's very simple. I want your oath secret treasure, the one that seals the space and the other one that matches it."

After hearing the purpose, Yuan Hua's face darkened, and his voice was cold as he said, "Do you think we can't do anything, so you're here to take advantage of us?"

"Isn't it obvious what I did?" Wang Sheng pretended to be surprised. If he appeared at this time, wouldn't he just take advantage of the situation? Even if it was the secret treasure of the oath related to time, he would not show up. He was going to rob directly, so he wouldn't come out to negotiate.

Hearing Wang Sheng's provocation, before Yuan Hua could say anything, the other Holy Emperor of Broken Star Holy Land couldn't help it at first.

"Hmph, where do you get the courage to threaten Broken Star Holy Land?"

After saying that, he launched the attack without hesitation.

The Holy Emperor can destroy stars with one strike.

A terrifying power struck towards Wang Sheng.

Yuan Hua did not stop him. Although he sensed Wang Sheng's strength was terrifying, he could not verify it after all.

The Holy Emperor took action with his secret instructions.

Facing the terrifying attack, Wang Sheng's expression did not change and he punched out.

In just an instant, the Holy Emperor's attack in the Broken Star Holy Land was suppressed, and he was even beaten back.

"Pfft"

After receiving a punch from Wang Sheng, the Holy Emperor of Broken Star Holy Land spurted out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing this, other people in the Broken Star Holy Land felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

With one blow, the Holy Emperor was injured.

This level of strength is probably comparable to that of the Holy Lord.

After the blow, Wang Sheng looked at him and said, "If I didn't have the strength, would I come? Now, what is your choice?"

He is a threat, without any cover.

The Holy Emperors of Broken Star Holy Land were even more nervous.

This is different from Qionghua Holy Emperor and Tianjian Holy Emperor.

Not only is the Holy Emperor in perfect condition, his strength is comparable to that of the Holy Lord.

If they really had to fight, even if they could resolve it, most of them would probably perish.

Their plan will succeed soon, and they don't want to fall again.

The atmosphere was even more solemn than before.

The Broken Star Holy Lord Yuan Hua did not speak immediately, but fell into deep thought.

After a long while, he closed his eyes and slowly said, "I can give it to you."

After Wang Sheng heard this, he laughed and said, "This is the end of it!"

"But we have to wait until our matter is over." Yuanhua added.

"No problem, but I want to see the complete treasure. Don't trick me. I have a lot of research on this kind of secret treasure. There is definitely another half." Wang Sheng also made his request.

He needs to see the complete secret treasure of the oath.

Yuanhua did not hesitate this time, but said: "Good luck."

Wang Sheng raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that he was really in the hands of Hongyun.

Soon, Hongyun stood up and took out a ring.

Wang Sheng's unscrupulous induction.

There is no way to stop good luck.

Soon, Wang Sheng confirmed its authenticity.

From the ring in Hongyun's hand, he sensed the same aura that restricted Xingyuan's power.

Wang Sheng nodded.

Yuanhua said expressionlessly, "Can you get out of the way now?"

"Of course." Wang Sheng stepped aside and looked at the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor, "The Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor can't wait, right?"

The Heavenly Sword Holy Emperor already knew that Wang Sheng was a strong man at the same level as Yuan Hua, so he showed great respect to Wang Sheng: "You can't hide it from your senior."

He did not hide himself at all, but chose to wait just for this final battle.

After answering Wang Sheng's words, the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor looked at the people in Broken Star Holy Land and said, "Yuan Hua, do you dare to fight alone?"

Wang Sheng was a little surprised. He felt that the aura of the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor was rising.

The words contained the meaning of the sword.

If the Yuan Hua is not accepted, it may affect the future path of cultivation.

He can sense it, and so can Yuanhua.

"I underestimate you, Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor. If you sublimate yourself like this, you will die even without us taking action."

"But it is also possible to step into a new realm." The Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor didn't care about death at all. "I didn't have this opportunity originally, but I didn't expect that you would appear, but it gave me a glimmer of hope."

"I hope you won't break your sword." Yuanhua didn't think the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor could succeed.

He knew exactly how difficult it was to break through.

but--

"Since you want to fight, I will give you this opportunity. If you succeed, you can take revenge as you wish. If you fail, give me the body."

"Yes!" Even if the body could not be saved after death, the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor did not hesitate at all.

"Then let's fight!"

In an instant, two terrifying auras erupted.

It's like a huge beast that can easily tear apart stars.

A sword with peerless intent seems to be able to cut through everything and nothing can stop it.

Holy Lord Broken Star, Yuan Hua, is the most terrifying physical practitioner in the old land. His physical body is unparalleled and more terrifying than the stars.

The Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor, the most terrifying swordsman in the old land, has gone very far in the way of swordsmanship. He can be said to be the ancestor of the swordsmanship in the old land. Unfortunately, his cultivation is a little weaker and he has not reached the last step of the twelve realms. But now, he is giving everything he has , to the utmost sublimation, to forcibly increase his cultivation level, and to fight for the last time to verify his swordsmanship.

Victory, entering a new realm, defeat, no bones left.

Just the collision of momentum has surpassed the ordinary twelve realms.

Facing the final battle with a sword cultivator, Wang Sheng showed enough respect and did not interfere. He just watched the battle from the side.

A battle unprecedented in the entire starry sky is about to take place.

The collision of flesh and sword.

The Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor spreads his wings like an eagle, standing proudly in the void, with the strong wind roaring behind him, and his clothes rustling. He holds a three-foot long sword, and the sword body flashes with cold light, as if it contains endless power.

Just standing there, it seems that you can see the vertical and horizontal sword energy.

Every sword dance is like a clear song between heaven and earth. The cold sword intent cuts through the void, creating terrifying energy cracks. It seems to be the brightest light among the vast stars, and the sword intent rises behind you.

The Holy Emperor of Yuanhua did not use any weapons, he was bare-handed and his momentum was as strong as the abyss.

The skin glowed with a metallic sheen, looking like steel that had been tempered over thousands of times, exuding a powerful force that seemed capable of destroying everything.

Suddenly, the battle has begun.

The Heavenly Sword soared into the air instantly, spanning countless distances, and countless illusory sword shadows appeared behind him. He waved his long sword, and a dazzling sword light cut through the void with a strong sound of breaking through the air. This was the void being shattered. The sword light was as fast as lightning and as shocking as thunder.

But the Holy Emperor of Yuanhua would not retreat at all. He was not afraid at all. He flashed and rushed towards the Holy Emperor of Heavenly Sword at an astonishing speed. He punched out, as if it contained endless power, instantly shaking the void. Buzzing.

This punch was like a giant beast emerging from its cage, unstoppable and awe-inspiring.

With one punch, the sword light of the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor was shattered.

Then, he threw countless punches.

Every time he punched, it was like a meteor streaking across the sky, integrating the power of heaven and earth into itself, like a miracle in the universe.

The Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor's expression remained unchanged as he swung his sword again.

Under the sublimation, every sword contains his hard work and ultimate belief.

The sword energy and physical strength competed with each other, shattering the stars and destroying the void.

Energy like ripples constantly shakes the void.

This is a battle of life and death, and neither side is holding back.

Swords flashed, fist shadows intertwined, and the entire universe seemed to tremble during their battle.

Every strike is enough to shake the stars, and every sword dance is like the heaven and earth wailing.

It's like performing a dance that transcends life and death.

"I have been practicing swordsmanship for thousands of years, and I have gathered all my faith just for this one day, Yuanhua. Regardless of whether I win or lose, I want to thank you!"

The Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor's attack became even more fierce, even vaguely overwhelming the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor.

But Wang Sheng knew that the balance of victory and defeat had gradually tilted towards Yuanhua.

After all, the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor relied on his hard work and faith to sublimate himself. He was very powerful, but every time he attacked, he actually weakened himself.

Although his swordsmanship is sharp, his sword energy is powerful, and his belief is terrifying, he gradually loses his advantage in the face of Yuanhua's pure power and terrifying resilience.

At first, he was beaten back again and again, and then he started to be beaten until he vomited blood.

"After all, it's still more than one step behind!" The Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor's eyes showed unwillingness.

He tried his best to sublimate himself, but he still failed.

"Swordsman, move forward indomitably. I would rather be broken into pieces than destroyed. Yuan Hua, this is my last blow."

The Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor held his natal sword horizontally in front of him.

Then he slowly slashed out a sword.

Seeing this, Yuan Hua also stopped: "Do you want to integrate all the swordsmanship... I respect you."

He mobilized all his strength and delivered a seemingly ordinary punch.

The two were far apart, more than ten thousand miles apart, but the sword and fist collided instantly.

The force that erupted after the collision surpassed all previous battles, followed by a deafening loud noise, and strong air waves rolled over, overturning everything around them, causing turmoil in the starry sky.

The space ring that had been supported for a long time could no longer hold it. It was dimmed by the collision of the two forces, and its energy was exhausted.

This is because Wang Sheng secretly took action to save it.

Otherwise, the origin may be damaged.

After a burst of intense brilliance, the body of the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor began to tremble, and was blown away by an invisible force. His body drew a parabola in the air, and finally landed on a star, shattering the star before stopping.

The aura on his body also declined extremely.

Everyone knows that the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor is only a thin line away from the fourth line.

Yuanhua came to him.

The Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor was lying on the ground, his eyes distracted.

"No wonder you don't care at all. You already knew that I can't enter your realm, right?"

Yuanhua shook his head: "That's what I thought at first, but after the battle, I found that you were indeed close to success, but unfortunately you fell short in the end."

"Really... But it doesn't matter. Failure is failure. Do you mind if I leave a legacy?"

"Yes!" Yuan Hua had no objection. He also admired the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor.

As long as the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor is at his peak, winning or losing may not be the same.

The difference between sublimation during the decline period and sublimation during the peak period is not small.

Obviously, the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor himself also realized this.

"I say I have no reservations, but in fact I am timid after all. If I burn at my peak, there may be a glimmer of hope..."

After saying that, he integrated a trace of his thoughts into the dim sword of Heavenly Sword.

After that, the sword flew out and fell into the starry sky.

"Just wait for the right person. My body belongs to you as promised!"

After the natal flying sword disappeared, the vitality that the Heavenly Sword Holy Emperor could still maintain declined rapidly, and he truly died in the blink of an eye.

The vision of the Holy Emperor's fall reappeared. The Heavenly Sword Holy Emperor could not represent the way of swordsmanship, but the swords in more than a dozen nearby star fields seemed to see him off.

In less than two months, there were two visions of the fall of the Holy Emperor.

Countless creatures are panicking.

Everyone knows that chaos is about to break out.

Without waiting for the vision to end, Yuan Hua collected the body of the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor.

In fact, with the disappearance of the space ring, all the powerful people who paid attention to the Heavenly Sword Emperor have already seen the scene of the space being cut off.

Originally, the Holy Emperor wanted to scold and stop him, but the Heavenly Sword Holy Emperor promised himself, and in the end, everyone remained silent.

Of course, they are more afraid of Yuanhua's power.

It can kill the Heavenly Sword Holy Emperor head-on, and it can also kill them.

When Yuanhua put away the body of the Heavenly Sword Holy Emperor, those watching the battle in secret thought that the people from the Broken Star Holy Land would leave.

But at this moment, they saw a figure appear in front of Yuan Hua.

At the same time, other Holy Emperors from Broken Star Holy Land also appeared, and the atmosphere became solemn once again.

"Is it possible that you want to get a bargain?"

"Maybe it's for the Heavenly Sword Holy Emperor..."

"That's the Holy Emperor of Yuanhua...doesn't he want to die?"

People who don't know Wang Sheng feel that Wang Sheng is looking for death.

They knew that even if the Yuanhua Holy Emperor had just experienced a battle, it was not something that ordinary Holy Emperors could provoke, let alone the other Holy Emperors in Broken Star Holy Land.

Wang Sheng doesn't care about other people's opinions. When the matter is over, he will naturally achieve his goal: "Yuanhua, it's time to fulfill your promise!"

A Holy Emperor from Broken Star Holy Land wanted to say something, but Yuan Hua beat him to it: "Give it to him."

The space ring is still floating in the void.

The oath ring is in the hands of Hongyun.

After Hongyun heard the order, although he was reluctant to give it up, he still took out the oath ring and threw it to Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng took it and said: "Since you have fulfilled your promise, I will not bother you. Thank you for the secret treasure. If there is any hostility in the future, I will spare your life."

He circled the remaining space with his hands and left directly.

Yuan Hua did not stop and left with the people from Broken Star Holy Land.

Both parties left, but the impact spread rapidly.

"The Holy Emperor of Yuanhua compromised... Isn't that mysterious man also one of the controllers of the five top forces, the Feixian Star Master?"

"The Feixian Star Master is a woman, and the mysterious person is obviously a male. It is impossible, but it is certain that this person's strength will not be worse than the Feixian Star Master..."

"Could it be from the Devouring Flow... It's impossible. If it's a strong Devouring Flow, it shouldn't be so peaceful."

"Perhaps it is a hidden strong man. At the time point of tens of millions of years, many old monsters have appeared and want to fight for the last time."

No matter which theory is used, everyone believes that the mysterious man is powerful, comparable to the masters of the five top forces.

Otherwise it would be impossible for Yuanhua to compromise.

This makes all practitioners feel urgent.

These powerful men emerge from behind the scenes.

It means that something really big is about to happen, and if they are not careful, they will all fall into the abyss.

What's more, there is still a force like the Broken Star Holy Land that hunts the Holy Emperor.

No one knows whether it will be their turn.

If it were to be his turn, the average Holy Emperor would not have much ability to resist.

Therefore, the atmosphere among practitioners from top to bottom is somewhat tense.

Especially the Holy Emperors, they are almost always vigilant.

But all this has nothing to do with Wang Sheng.

After leaving the battlefield, Wang Sheng did not go back immediately, but went to the place where the Heavenly Sword Emperor once lived.

The Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor has certain potential, and it is not impossible to reach the realm of Yuanhua and Haoyue.

So Wang Sheng tried to resurrect to see if he could get a powerful subordinate.

"This is it...the place where the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor stayed at his peak."

For the current Wang Sheng, resurrection is no longer limited to location, but if you want to resurrect the Holy Emperor in the Twelve Realms, you still need to be cautious.

Time... begins to flow.

Soon, Wang Sheng saw that in the long river of time, he found the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor at his peak.

But just when he wanted to bear the price and pull the Heavenly Sword Holy Emperor out of the river of time, he encountered resistance.

When time came, part of the memory of the Heavenly Sword Emperor had been corrected.

He knew he was dead.

He also faces his own mortality.

I don't want to be resurrected.

"Reluctant, but resigned to fate...it's really strange."

Wang Sheng was surprised, but he didn't force it.

He didn't know that the Twelve Realm would begin to correct his memory on the way to resurrection, but it would also satisfy the Sky Sword Holy Emperor's wish.

"Then forget it!"

He waved away the power of time.

Time works again to restore everything to normal.

At this time, Wang Sheng had left, and nothing seemed to have happened.

As for the Holy Emperor Qionghua?

He didn't know what Saint Emperor Qionghua was like before his death, but he didn't see it and didn't want to bother to understand.

The Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor was only willing to give in if he had potential and had an appetite for him.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be better if he conquered a Holy Emperor directly?

There is no need to pay the price of reversing time.

The vision of the fall of the Heavenly Sword Saint Emperor lasted longer.

By the time the vision ended, Wang Sheng had returned to his seclusion.

He did not hesitate, opened the channel again, and sent the harvested space ring and oath ring to the hands of the main body.

At the same time, Broken Star Holy Land.

"Holy Lord, I have lost my sense of the Oath Ring." The Oath Ring was simply refined and was still being sensed. He thought that the mysterious person didn't notice it, but now it seems that he just ignored it before.

Yuanhua was not surprised by this result: "Don't worry about it. Although that thing has terrible functions, it is only an auxiliary thing after all. What's more, as long as the plan is successful, there will always be time to get it back."

His voice was cold.

Compromise is compromise, but it is also for the sake of planning.

Once the plan succeeds, everything must be paid back.

"Understood, Holy Lord." Hongyun knew that nothing was as important as the plan now, and everything could be compromised for the sake of the plan.

After all, it is the temptation of a higher realm.

"Continue to look for the next target, there is only one left..."

Hongyun nodded, and then slowly retreated.

At this time, Wang Sheng, who received the space ring and oath ring, directly erased the mark of fortune on them, and then started refining.

"Sure enough, the two secret treasures are the same as what I initially sensed. The two are actually one body, which can be called a space-time ring. It has the ability to control space and time, and its ability is extremely powerful. Even if it is placed in the entire old land, it is Top-notch treasures...Of course, ordinary people can't use them to their full potential."

If you don't practice time and space in the space-time ring, you can only use the most basic abilities.

The old land is not without these two powers of cultivation.

But the space-time ring fell into the hands of the top force Broken Star Holy Land, so they naturally had no chance.

In the end, it was cheaper for Wang Sheng.

"Even if it is of great help to me now, I'd better use the sacrifice to refine it and keep it."

He wanted the secret treasure of time and space in order to improve his cultivation.

However, in order to better understand, he usually destroys the secret treasure and refines it to its original state.

But he thought it would be better to keep a treasure like the space-time ring.

After making a decision, Wang Sheng covered the space-time ring with immortal power and used "Sacrifice Refining" to start refining.

While refining, understand the way of time and space.

Of course, the most important thing is the way of time.

After all, he is now far away from the Thirteenth Realm, and all he has left is the understanding of the way of time.

Time goes by, and more than ten years have passed.

Wang Sheng exited from the refining state.

"realm--

Refining God and Returning to Nothingness. Tianmen: 80%

Kung Fu——

Inner Alchemy (Refining Qi to Transform into God): Limit Break +8 (28%)

Baduanjin: Break Limit +8 (9%) - Inanimate Immortal Body: 8%

Five Elements Boxing: Limit Breaking +7 (62%) - Five Qi Chaoyuan: 99%

Inanimate Vacuum Induction Chapter: Limit Breaking +7 (86%) - Virtual World (Cause and Effect): 90%

True Spirit: Limit Break +5 (3%) - River of Souls: 78%"

Knowledge--

Qiankun: Break the limit +7 (90%) Years: Break the limit +7 (75%)...

Martial arts and supernatural powers——

Sacrificial Refining: Limit Breaking +7 (96%) God-Slaying Sword: Limit Breaking +7 (86%)

The Universe in the Sleeve: Limit Breaking +8 (10%)..."

More than a hundred years have passed since the progress of cultivation reached 65% and the qualitative transformation reached the twelfth realm.

During these times, Wang Sheng spent most of his time practicing the exercises.

The skills have basically improved.

Especially the true spirit method, because it is related to reincarnation and the immortality of the true spirit. Therefore, in addition to inner alchemy, Wang Sheng spent the most time on the true spirit method.

The results are naturally very gratifying.

The progress has directly reached the limit of five times, and will soon break the limit of six times.

As usual, new entries will appear.

And breaking the limit six times is never easy, and the River of Souls itself is about to advance and be enhanced.

It may bring surprises then.

In addition, it is Five Elements Boxing.

The progress of the Five Qi Chaoyuan is about to be completed.

The movement of five qi towards the origin has always been an important node in inner alchemy. In all systems, it also involves immortality.

Even if his progress towards the Yuan Dynasty of Five Qi cannot achieve the path of immortality, it will bring huge changes to him.

Then there is the most important cultivation progress.

For more than a hundred years, he cultivated himself, refined treasures, understood the great path, and continuously improved his progress.

In the end, the progress increased by about 15%.

It may not seem like much, but for Wang Sheng, it is also a great enhancement.

The universe and the years have improved a lot, and the magical power of Qiankun in the sleeve has broken the limit of the world eight times.

His cultivation speed in this realm is even much faster than that of Qingfeng and Mingyue's two apprentices in the realm of refining qi and transforming into gods.

He is closer to the next realm.

Moreover, he still has the space-time ring in his hand, because he did not destroy it, and the space-time ring itself is extremely amazing.

The speed of understanding the time and space avenue in the time and space ring is not fast.

More than ten years are not enough for him to fully understand the avenues.

But even if he didn't fully comprehend it, it still improved his cultivation progress by about 2%.

If not for this, his total cultivation progress should still be around 78%.

Wang Sheng estimated that if one could fully understand the way of time in the space-time ring, a lot of cultivation could be improved.

Maybe it can reach 85%.

This is no ordinary surprise.

It can be seen that the secret treasure of the space-time ring is amazing.

At the same time, the more he understood it, the more glad Wang Sheng was that he did not destroy it.

The effect of the space-time ring is greater than he imagined.

"With full force, you can directly isolate a place independent of the starry sky. The time and space there will disappear due to the space-time ring, but the essence still exists... Isn't this the best place to establish reincarnation..."

Originally, Wang Sheng wanted to carve out a place and build an underworld.

It's just that all conditions are not yet complete, so no action is taken.

But now thanks to the space-time ring, he has a better choice.

“Wouldn’t it be better to build somewhere that doesn’t exist…?”

As long as he fully understands the time and space ring, he can open up a period of time and space like this.

"It does not exist in observable space, nor does it exist on observable timelines. It matches the legend of reincarnation."

Wang Sheng felt that the foundation of reincarnation was already there.

At least the place has been identified.

"And after I have integrated the space-time ring into the gold of the starry sky, it can be further advanced in conjunction with my magical power of sacrifice. It will be used to suppress reincarnation in the future or be used by myself. It is very good..."

The stronger your cultivation level, the more you understand the preciousness of gold in the starry sky.

In particular, he also has the magical power of sacrificial refining, which integrates his own abilities into secret treasures.

Although even without sacrificial refining, the upper limit of starry sky gold is extremely high. If there is a steady stream of new materials, it can be infinitely improved, but it is still not as good as cooperating with sacrificial refining.

For example, Wang Sheng's flying sword and destruction gun are refined with starry sky gold and can absorb metals and other improvements. Now that Yuan Xing's sphere of influence is so large, most of the metals have been absorbed and have been absorbed to the upper limit.

If it weren't for the existence of sacrifice, the flying sword and the destroying gun might have stopped growing.

The combination of Star Gold and Sacrifice directly resulted in a qualitative change.

Theoretically speaking, as long as the treasures of Starry Sky Gold are integrated, truly unlimited improvement can be achieved.

Of course, if there is no starry sky gold, even if he has the magical power of sacrifice, it will be useless.

The time and space ring merges with the gold of the starry sky, directly increasing the upper limit.

"The next step is to slowly comprehend, and then the Xuanyuan Star Territory. The timing now should be very good..."

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