Immortal Palace Longevity

"No need to say more."

"What's wrong with fighting because you're trying to seize an opportunity?"

"You are not wrong in this matter, and neither is that person."

Looking at the horizon from a distance, the old monster from Chi Qiong looked serious and raised his hand to stop the disciple from continuing.

Looking at a few faint spots of light on the horizon, he paused and continued:

"It's no use talking more."

"The key to this matter is not who is right or wrong, let alone who can speak better."

"As long as we can stop Old Demon Qingyang, this matter will naturally end here."

"The other party is so aggressive. It's obvious that it's not just an attack."

"I'm afraid it's not that simple to settle this matter."

"I would like to see how much this 'Old Demon Qingyang' weighs, and whether it can really compete with the 'Demon Lord Red Lian'?!"

Seeing that the six rays of escape were approaching, the old monster of Red Qiong flew up and left the range of the formation, waiting quietly in the mid-air in front of the fairy city.

Facing the three great monks and the three junior and middle-level true kings, they could not withstand the Immortal City Battle by passively resisting them no matter what.

It just so happened that he was somewhat confident in his own strength, so he wanted to take the initiative to invite Old Demon Qingyang to fight.

As long as there is a draw, the crisis will naturally be resolved.

After some analysis, the old monster from Red Qiong was clear and pointed out the key issues.

It has to be said that this person is very experienced, and he has seen many dirty Nascent Soul peaks in the world of immortality.

The angle of looking at the problem is already different from ordinary people.

The masters all flew out. Zhenjun Qianqing and more than a dozen Jindan elders could only grit their teeth and follow them, waiting quietly in mid-air in front of the fairy city for the arrival.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths

The huge pressure on the spiritual level made Qianqing Zhenjun suffer a lot. Cold sweat continued to break out on his forehead, and he felt that every minute and second was extremely slow.

While this person was waiting in agony, the six light spots on the horizon expanded rapidly, and in the blink of an eye they were about thirty miles away.

"Whoosh"

The light dissipated, revealing the figures of four men and two women, Liu Yu, Mo Mei, Huang Mei, Kong Zhao, Zi Hong, and Zhou Yunlong.

For a time, the entire fairy city fell into silence.

Thousands of immortal city monks looked nervously at the six people in the distance.

They want to do something, but are powerless and can only passively accept the judgment of fate.

Including Old Monster Chi Qiong and Zhenjun Qianqing, all the monks in the Immortal City were prepared as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

On the other hand, Liu Yu and the others looked relaxed and natural, and seemed not to pay attention to the "thousands of troops" opposite them.

At this point, it is clear at a glance which one is better and which one is worse.

The show is about to begin!

This scene fell into the eyes of some monks who arrived in time.

They suddenly became energetic, widened their eyes and pricked up their ears, for fear of missing a wonderful scene.

"Looking at the situation at this time, senior Qingyangzi should have the upper hand."

"Senior Qingyangzi must be very confident that he has come all the way to investigate and investigate. It seems that Baiyu Fairy City is going to be in bad luck."

Looking at the situation on the field, a monk calmly analyzed it.

Liu Yu is quite famous in the world of immortal cultivation in Tiannan, but it is not a good reputation. When the monks mention it in private, they usually call him "Old Demon Qingyang".

But now in front of him, for the sake of his own life, he naturally cannot speak openly, so he is respectfully called "Senior Qingyangzi".

To the old monster Nascent Soul, a distance of dozens of miles is not far at all!

"I don't think so."

"The situation is at a disadvantage only because there are more Nascent Soul Lords on Senior Qingyangzi's side."

"Senior Chi Qiong cultivated to the peak of Yuanying three hundred years ago. In the last human-monster war, he personally killed the "Sky Bat Demon King"."

"If you go it alone, Senior Chi Qiong should be slightly better."

Another monk retorted.

"No, no, no."

"Old monster in the red dome, ears of dead bones in the grave."

"Although he has been famous for a long time, his realm is at the peak of Nascent Soul, and he has a record of killing the Great Demon King, but he doesn't even control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and his strength has long stagnated."

"On the other hand, Senior Qingyangzi's rise was rapid and unstoppable. He first killed "Nangong Tian" of Xuan Bing Palace, and then convinced the "Blood Leopard Demon King" with three moves."

"The battle in Kaguya Cave is famous far and wide. It is on par with the "Red Demon Lord" and is definitely not something that ordinary great monks can match."

"Compared to this, the old monster Red Qiong is far inferior!"

He rushed to the scene impatiently, and the Jindan master who had a grudge against Baiyu Immortal City couldn't help but make sharp comments after hearing this.

"Shut up, don't bother me watching the battle!!"

None of them could convince anyone, and the situation was about to get tense. In the end, a master of the late Jindan stage spoke up, temporarily restoring calm to the outside.

For a moment, everyone held their breath and looked at the fairy city without blinking.

…

"A few fellow Taoists have come all the way, what's the point of doing this?"

The old monster from Red Qiong spoke solemnly and asked knowingly.

As a senior expert with rich experience in cultivating immortals, he had a premonition that something was not good and had already sent a message to a good friend of Tianlei Palace.

In other words, if this matter is to be resolved perfectly, there are two ways to go.

The first is a head-on fight. As long as the fight is evenly matched, all crises will be easily resolved.

The second is to delay the time until the Heavenly Thunder Palace arrives. As the True Lord of the God Transformation Force, Old Demon Qingyang will probably not dare to take action in person.

Therefore, although he is not afraid, the old monster of Red Qiong does not mind delaying the time.

"What are you doing?"

Hearing this, Liu Yu smiled coldly.

The next moment, he glanced at everyone in Baiyu Immortal City with cold eyes.

He paused for a moment on the body of the True Lord Qianqing, and said slowly:

"Of course, I will bring an army to punish him!"

"Old Monster Chiqiong, your disciple, the True Lord Qianqing, dared to openly hunt down my disciple, and he has already chosen death."

"In the public eye, in the bright and clear world, he openly killed people, robbed treasures and harmed his fellow Taoists."

"Such behavior is simply full of evil and is hated by both humans and gods!!"

"Many fellow Taoists witnessed this unforgivable act that day, and you can no longer quibble."

"I have always believed in the way of tooth for tooth and blood for blood."

"Since your disciple wants to take my life, then one life for one life!"

Liu Yu's voice was calm and indifferent, but domineering and strong, with a meaning that could not be refused, and instantly spread to dozens of miles around.

In the name of "revenge", with the tone of bringing an army to punish, he firmly occupied the moral high ground.

That arrogant attitude and overbearing tone made some loyal fans of Baiyu Xiancheng grit their teeth and feel insulted.

They usually treat others like this, and never thought that one day there would be a cultivator who would talk to them like this.

One life for one life, it sounds fine, and it is also in line with the public prosecution customs of the cultivation world.

In this way, if they start fighting later and "accidentally" kill some cultivators, it will be reasonable even if they go to Tianlei Palace.

After all, once the fight begins, it is normal to be unable to stop, which can be explained as "carelessness for a while", and no one will embarrass a great cultivator for this.

Only one life for one life?

Isn't this in line with the style of the old demon?

Dozens of miles away, some cultivators who watched the battle were disappointed when they heard this.

If it was a righteous cultivator, such revenge would be normal.

But the title of "Qingyang Old Demon" is obviously unlikely to be a righteous cultivator.

At this moment, they even felt that the rumors were too exaggerated. It might be that the enemy deliberately threw dirty water, which caused "Qingyangzi" to become "Qingyang Old Demon".

After a pause of about half a breath, there was still a voice in the field, but the tone suddenly changed when the words were halfway through.

"Hand over the True Lord Qianqing. Before I take action, this matter can still end here."

Liu Yu calmly looked at the few people thirty miles away, and said coldly without changing his expression.

But in the next sentence, his tone suddenly changed:

"If not, I think this Baiyu Immortal City has no need to exist."

"Let all the cultivators in this city be buried with your mistakes!"

"All the cultivators in the Immortal City, don't think of leaving alive!"

At this point, Liu Yu's tone was grim, his eyes were cold and cruel, and the threat was evident in his words.

There was no doubt that he could do what he said.

The reputation of evil is always easier to spread than the reputation of goodness. You just need to be strong enough to make your opponents afraid.

Although he often talks about "justice", Liu Yu has never thought that he is a righteous cultivator.

Of course, he is not a demon cultivator either.

Everything is based on interests. Whether it is the righteous path or the demon path, it is just a means to achieve the goal.

There are too many cultivators in a city. Although it is not difficult to kill them all, the impact is too bad, so in fact he is just intimidating.

However, "accidentally missed" and killed hundreds or thousands of them by mistake, which is still within the controllable range.

Threat.

Undisguised threat.

In front of thousands of cultivators, he treated the Chiqiong old monster at the peak of the Nascent Soul as nothing, naked malicious threat!

The threat of massacre at any time, without any concealment, made the area within dozens of miles of Baiyu Xiancheng suddenly silent.

At this moment, countless cultivators were speechless, and then disbelief appeared in their eyes.

"Madman!"

"Madman!!"

"These Yuanying old monsters are moody, they are all crazy!!!"

In the Immortal City, some cultivators who are not from Baiyu Immortal City and are a little fragile in their hearts heard the words of "massacre of the city", but they immediately collapsed and lost their composure.

Why do you have to hurt innocent people when you fight with your predecessors?

Massacre the city, I am not a cultivator from Baiyu Immortal City, at least let me leave the city first.

Some cultivators collapsed and lost their composure, and immediately wanted to leave the city regardless of everything after hearing the words, causing a large-scale riot in the Immortal City.

I haven't left yet!!

Over the Immortal City, feeling the other party's arrogant attitude, the appearance of not taking himself seriously at all, the old monster Chiqiong, even though he was cunning, couldn't help but rise a little anger in his heart.

Veins bulged on his forehead, and it took him a while to suppress them. He spoke stiffly, word by word:

"Fellow Daoist Qingyang, I am certainly at fault in this matter, but it is not entirely my fault."

"Since my disciple is fine, the matter is not irreversible, so why should you be so aggressive?"

"How about this, I will let my disciple admit his fault and apologize, and double the compensation for my disciple's losses until he is satisfied."

"What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

The old monster Chiqiong did not try to reason with him. He was furious but had not lost his mind.

He softened his attitude slightly and proposed a "compensation" plan to try to cover up the matter.

Hearing this, Liu Yu shook his head slightly and did not speak. Instead, he smiled and asked Zhou Yunlong:

"Yunlong, did you tell me my name at that time?"

Seeing him nodding in cooperation, his tone turned cold and suddenly became extremely cold:

"In other words, you told me your name, but you were still hunted down."

"Why is this?"

"Could it be that my reputation is no longer effective?!"

"Fellow Daoist Chiqiong, what do you think?!"

Liu Yu seemed to be talking to himself, or asking questions. He was very calm from beginning to end.

It was as if the calm before the storm made people feel chilly.

He was arrogant and stared at the old monster Chiqiong opposite.

Qianqing Zhenjun was standing next to him. He was a Yuanying Zhenjun, but now he looked like a minion.

Except for the beginning, Liu Yu and the other six did not even look at him.

It was as if this person was a fish on the chopping board, which could be slaughtered at will.

Facing the arrogant six people, the master was humble and stood like a minion. This made the always proud Qianqing Zhenjun roar in his heart:

"Damn it! Damn it!"

"I'm not a minion!!"

In just a few breaths, he cultivated to the early stage of Yuanying at a young age. He was proud and high-spirited, but he had lost his mind.

"It is generally acknowledged in the world of immortal cultivation that only those who are destined to have it can obtain the natural treasures."

"At that time, the "Fire Cloud Fairy Jade" was discovered at the same time, so everyone is qualified to compete for it."

"Besides, fellow Daoist Zhou Yunlong did not report the name of the senior at the first time."

Unable to bear the humiliation, the face of Qianqing Zhenjun turned red, and he could not help but whispered to defend himself.

But before he finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed.

"It seems that the old monster Chiqiong did not teach you etiquette and rules."

"Remember, when facing a strong man in the future, you must learn to kneel down and talk."

Not interested in listening to him finish, Liu Yu said lightly, and suddenly took action.

He stretched out his right hand and gently grabbed forward, and suddenly a green palm appeared in the air.

The infinite spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged, and under the traction of the powerful consciousness, it gathered towards the green palm, making its power and might continue to increase.

In less than one percent of a second, the power reached the fourth-grade upper level, and the size expanded to about three hundred feet.

Like a curtain covering the sky, it seemed slow but actually fast and fiercely pressed towards the target.

"Swish"

"You"

The experienced old monster Chiqiong reacted to the sudden attack immediately.

He was about to attack, but suddenly found that he was locked by several qi.

If he attacked rashly at this time, he might attract a violent attack.

Following the old monster Chiqiong's gaze, he saw Mo Mei, Huang Mei and others, who had already taken out the real treasure in their hands and could launch an attack at any time.

"This attack is powerful, but the power is not enough to be fatal. It will only make Qianqing suffer a little."

"That's it."

Weighing the pros and cons, the old monster Chiqiong's face was gloomy, but he didn't attack after all.

There was no way, the situation was stronger than the person!

Seeing that the master was indifferent, the True Lord Qianqing could only retreat explosively.

In an instant, countless blue divine lights emerged from his body, transforming into giant swords, long knives and other weapons to resist the green giant palm that was coming like a shield.

"Bang bang bang"

But the power of this person's attack was obviously far behind the green giant palm.

No matter what means he used, he would be crushed to dust in an instant under that unpredictable power.

Even blocking it for a moment seemed to be a luxury.

"Whoosh"

The giant palm that covered the sky and the sun fell, bringing with it a burst of strong wind, and even the fingerprints on it were vivid.

Looking up, at this time, the eyes of the True Lord Qianqing were all occupied by the green giant palm, and every line could be clearly seen.

His spiritual sense was frantically warning, and he had no choice but to grit his teeth and hold up a magic shield.

"Boom!!"

The three-hundred-foot-long green palm, with the power that could not be controlled by Pei Mo, suppressed the True Lord Qianqing and continued to fall to the ground.

The next moment, a huge roar spread all over the field.

The ground was covered with smoke and dust, but there was no horrible power as expected, which made people feel a little strange.

When the smoke and dust dissipated slightly, the monks watching the battle from a distance could see the scene clearly.

A deep pit suddenly appeared on the ground, and the True Lord Qianqing was in the center of the deep pit.

He kept his hands and feet on the ground, in an extremely humiliating kneeling position, and was firmly suppressed by a green palm, and it was very difficult to move.

This scene was full of shock.

This person was like Sun Wukong, who was suppressed by the palm of the Buddha under the Five Elements Mountain, and he cried to the sky and the earth but no one answered.

"Ahhh!!!"

The True Lord Qianqing's eyes were red, and he roared hysterically.

But no matter how he exploded, even at the cost of burning his life, he still couldn't shake the green giant palm at all.

Shame!

Shame!

Seeing this scene, the monks watching the battle secretly thought that some people were gloating and some were sympathetic. There were all kinds of reactions from all kinds of monks.

However, after this attack, they already had a direct feeling of the strength of Senior "Qingyangzi".

Some monks who originally supported the old monster Chiqiong had their beliefs completely shaken and began to support Senior "Qingyangzi".

Seeing a scene that was more uncomfortable than killing his apprentice, the old monster Chiqiong's eyes were also bleeding, and his hands were even shaking slightly, which was obviously a sign of anger.

But before this person could speak, Liu Yu had already spoken first.

"One move."

"If you can take one move, I will only take Qianqing's life, and this matter will end here."

"If not, I will take the lives of both your master and apprentice."

"And Baiyu Immortal City will also disappear today."

"This is the price of hunting down my direct disciple."

At this time, his black robe fluttered in the wind, his hands were behind his back, his expression was indifferent, and his tone was cold and calm.

As if, he was talking about a trivial matter.

As soon as the voice fell, regardless of whether the other party agreed or not, Liu Yu suddenly slapped forward with both palms.

In an instant, a green spiritual light bloomed, shining on the old monster Chiqiong in an instant, reducing this person's strength from all aspects of spirit and energy.

Withered!

At the same time, a pair of ordinary green palms also emerged with the green light, just like the one that was suppressing the True Lord Qianqing.

After doing all this, Liu Yu took the spiritual tea in Mo Mei's hand without even looking at it, blew a breath and took a sip.

"Huhu"

In an instant, the wind and clouds changed color.

The endless spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged, causing the green palm, which was only the fourth-grade upper grade at the beginning, to rise steadily in power in the blink of an eye.

But in a split second, the power reached the peak level of the fourth stage, and the volume also increased to nearly 500 feet, and it was still rising rapidly.

It was not until it reached the limit of the fourth stage that the power climbed and showed a trend of slowing down.

This scene fell into the eyes of countless monks watching the battle. They had no doubt that this pair of green giant palms had the terrifying power to destroy mountains and break peaks.

Even, one blow could make the Yuanying Zhenjun fall!

"Mana, physical body, and spiritual consciousness, all aspects have been weakened a lot."

"It's the weird magical power of Qingyang Old Demon!"

The moment the magical power withered and took effect, Chiqiong Old Monster reacted, but he didn't find any traces of curses or any abnormal spiritual power when he scanned with his spiritual consciousness.

Suddenly, he felt cold in his heart and had a bad premonition.

"Sky Fire Ring"

"Quick!"

There was no time to investigate, and seeing the green giant palm approaching quickly, Chiqiong Old Monster opened his mouth and spit out a red ring, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of spells hit it.

"Buzz"

Inspired by the magic power, the red ring trembled and grew rapidly.

In less than one hundredth of a second, it changed to a size of a hundred feet, and its power was close to the peak level of the fourth order. The power also made Mo Mei and Huang Mei stand aside.

"Sky Fire Ring" is the life treasure of the old monster Chiqiong. It has been cultivated for nearly a thousand years, and its power exceeds 99% of the treasures in the world.

Under this person's control, the red ring burned orange-red flames, and it flashed through the air and blasted towards the green giant palm on the right.

"Swoosh"

Then, he opened his mouth again and spit out large pieces of golden and red spiritual light.

The golden and red spiritual light entangled with each other, and in just one hundredth of a second, it condensed into a golden long sword with a length of a hundred feet and burning flames, and slashed fiercely at the green giant palm on the left.

The power fluctuations emitted by the golden sword are truly at the peak level of the fourth order, enough to change the color of ordinary great monks.

The Fiery Golden Knife is the innate magical power of the old monster Chiqiong. Its power increases with the improvement of cultivation.

In the early stage of the Golden Core, it has the power of the third-level lower grade, and in the peak of the Nascent Soul, it is naturally the power of the fourth-level peak.

Because it is a natural magical power, it is not only very fast to activate, but also consumes very little mana, which can be said to be very practical.

With this ring and this knife, the old monster Chiqiong has been roaming the south of the sky for hundreds of years and created a huge foundation for the White Feather Fairy City.

"Bang!!!"

The Sky Fire Ring first met the blue giant palm, and bombarded the wide palm head-on, leaving a huge deep pit on it, but it did not break it after all.

Under the control of its owner, the red ring burning orange-red flames attacked as densely as raindrops, constantly bombarding the blue giant palm.

For a moment, the power of the Sky Fire Ring exploded, and it actually blocked the blue giant palm for a short time.

On the other side, the Fiery Golden Knife was fierce, leaving deep Taoist marks on the blue giant palm, and also blocked the blue giant palm for a short time.

But the good times didn't last long. Under the bombardment of the True Treasure's magical power, the green giant palm was somewhat damaged and its power was constantly consumed.

However, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was constantly replenished, turning into infinite spiritual power to repair the damage and increase its power.

On the other hand, the ring and the knife attacked dozens of times in one tenth of a second, and their power continued to decline as their mana was consumed.

After one tenth of a second, the power of the Sky Fire Ring was much less than before, and its power declined by more than one level.

The magical power "Flame Golden Knife" also gradually dimmed, and it seemed a little illusory.

With the decline of one, the two green giant palms knocked away the ring and the knife, and locked the old monster Chiqiong and pushed away after only a moment of delay.

With terrifying power, the two green giant palms, one on the left and one on the right, seemed to crush the target into dust.

With the replenishment of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, after the attack of the magical power and the True Treasure, their power was not weakened much at this time.

The reason why he was evaluated as "a withered bone in a tomb" was naturally due to the old monster Chiqiong.

Although he had cultivated to the peak of the Nascent Soul, he could not control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and his spiritual consciousness had not made much progress.

He was still far from reaching the basic qualification of impacting the bottleneck of the Spiritualization, and he had completely lost hope.

Compared with the three great true lords, he was even worse, and his life span was not much left.

He once again offered the "Sky Fire Ring" and "Fire Golden Knife", but only consumed a small part of the power and could not completely defeat the two green giant palms.

In desperation, the old monster Chiqiong could only offer a bronze cauldron and jump directly into the cauldron to save his life.

At the same time, he arranged a magic shield around him, and activated talismans and other means.

The next moment, the two green giant palms had already arrived, breaking through the numerous means like covering the sky and the sun, and slapped the bronze cauldron from the left and the right.

"Bang Bang!!"

Two dull loud noises sounded almost at the same time, and the power of the fourth level limit exploded.

The next moment, everyone saw the bronze tripod being knocked away and flying backwards like lightning.

Then, it landed on the shield of Baiyu Immortal City, causing a large hole in the shield.

The formation was about to be broken, leaving all the immortal city monks in shock.

"The power of a single blow is so great?!"

"The gap is so big, what should we do?!"

Seeing this scene, the immortal city monks felt their faith collapse, and their eyes were filled with disbelief.

Many monks lost their fighting spirit and even forgot to adjust the formation.

"Clang"

"Cough cough cough"

The bronze tripod fell to the ground, and the old monster Chi Lao slowly walked out of it.

Although he was bleeding from all seven orifices and looked a little miserable, he finally blocked this move.

He survived!

He was seriously injured, and his spiritual pressure dropped a little, but there was a slight flash of joy in his eyes.

When facing a life-and-death crisis, the so-called disciple who inherited the mantle had been forgotten. He only thought about saving his own life.

"Alas"

Sparse sighs of disappointment were heard from dozens of miles away. Some monks watching the battle always felt that something was missing.

Perhaps the old monster Chiqiong fought back and showed amazing magical powers to win.

Or he would die directly under a single blow, which was what they wanted to see most.

"Huh?"

In the sky, Liu Yu just took a sip of tea and looked back to see the old monster Chiqiong. He seemed to be happy even though his seven orifices were bleeding.

The next moment, without thinking, the pure mana in his body surged, and his empty right hand slapped again and again.

The spiritual consciousness attracted the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and in an instant, three more green giant palms took shape, pressing towards the target on the ground without hesitation.

What is the one-move agreement?

Liu Yu had no intention of complying with this agreement.

Just now, it was indeed just talk, and he didn't take it seriously at all.

He is not some pedantic righteous cultivator who still follows some rules when dealing with enemies.

He also has principles and bottom lines, saying "Ten Don'ts and Ten Musts".

Being kind to enemy cultivators is cruel to yourself!

Therefore, naturally, you must use all means to get rid of enemy cultivators as soon as possible!

Liu Yu's principles have always been more flexible.

When dealing with friends of the same path, the bottom line is generally higher, and he will not easily break his own rules.

For example, the "three-move agreement" with the Blood Leopard Demon King, the two parties had already completed the transaction in secret, and they were actually "friends".

At that time, let him leave the scene decently according to the agreement.

As for dealing with enemy cultivators, all principles may change at any time and be adjusted flexibly according to needs.

At this time, you have an absolute advantage and your strength is enough to crush the opponent. Is it necessary to abide by the rules that are unfavorable to yourself?

"This"

"The one-move agreement has passed, and you are still continuing to attack?"

"This is too"

The scene in the field fell into countless sights, and the monks watching the battle suddenly widened their eyes.

Previously, the cultivators who thought that Senior Qingyangzi was a person who was slandered by the hostile forces had completely changed their minds.

As everyone looked at each other, although they did not dare to speak, they already understood each other's meaning.

Qingyang Old Demon, he is worthy of his name!

"Senior Qingyangzi is probably not much worse than the three great masters now, right?"

This thought suddenly flashed through the minds of many cultivators.

Suppressing the True Lord Qianqing with one blow, making him completely lose the ability to resist.

To take his life, only one thought is needed, which is more difficult than killing him directly.

Although the old monster Chiqiong, who was seriously injured at the peak of the Nascent Soul, failed to kill him with one blow, he was obviously much better than ordinary great cultivators. This performance is already very close to the three great masters.

Only the peak True Lord can kill the peak of the Nascent Soul almost without injury!