Chapter 456 Don’t Believe in Fate! (7k, 27 More Chapters)

The sound of water splashing up.

The golden thunder waves swept out from the tip of the golden war spear, crushing the void.

Wherever it passed, it left dense space cracks, as if the sky had collapsed, which was very scary.

Beside Hong Yuan, the bee beast poisonous insects and the phantom cloud dragons fell to the ground one after another, unable to resist.

At the moment of life and death, Hong Yuan calmed down, stretched his arms, and played the Tai Chi Cloud Hand.

As soon as he started, the roar of the avenue between heaven and earth, which was pulled up by Tang Tianlong, was instantly broken.

Streams of blue water rivers emerged out of thin air and swept around Hong Yuan, with all kinds of obscure phoenix patterns attached to them, containing the power of supreme treasures.

At this moment, Hong Yuan's black hair was like a waterfall, his white clothes were fluttering, and he was as graceful as a fairy.

The number of waterway patterns wrapped around his body was as high as more than 50,000!

The number of water path traces has surpassed that of an ordinary sixth-level saint.

It is even approaching the threshold of the eighth-level great saint, which is very terrifying and caused the saints watching to be stunned.

This change has not stopped yet, and the majestic water blue traces follow Hong Yuan's traction and cover up, forming the appearance of a phoenix god.

The phoenix god flapped its wings behind Hong Yuan and circled in the sky.

A pair of phoenix eyes stared at Tang Tianlong, and at this moment, it looked so solemn and cold.

At this moment.

Hong Yuan is like a water blue phoenix in the world, showing his divine power to the world and overwhelming the world.

This is the supreme magical power of Fengxi Sect - Fengxi Treasure Technique!

Rumble -

Hong Yuan pushed forward with both hands, and the water blue phoenix behind him flapped its wings in vain, and a strong wind blew wildly.

In an instant, the aquamarine Dao trace rolled up into a ball and swooped up like a huge wave, instantly extinguishing Tang Tianlong's golden thunder wave attack.

"Even if I, Hong Yuan, am not destined to be a great dreamer and need to support the Eastern Wasteland Sect, I can still be invincible in the world!"

Hong Yuan's eyes were like lightning, and he issued his own declaration to the people of the Eastern Wasteland.

His voice was mighty, like the sound of a god, spreading in all directions, making all the people of the Eastern Wasteland feel it.

They raised their heads in fear and looked at the magnificent aquamarine phoenix figure in awe.

The magnificent power of heaven is invincible!

On the battlefield.

With a "bang", Hong Yuan, after performing the Fengxi treasure technique, was like the Phoenix God King in the world.

He broke the thunder Dao domain that Tang Tianlong had carefully arranged in one blow.

The cold light of the golden divine spear flashed, and it was extremely sharp. When Tang Tianlong swung it, it had a huge force that could destroy everything. This was a terrifying blow that was enough to sink a state!

But Hong Yuan just clapped his hands lightly and blocked the golden spear with one hand.

Rejecting the holy weapon with one hand!

What a crazy move! !

"Impossible!"

"It must be fake, it's a holy weapon."

"Hiss~"

"Unbelievable, unbelievable. Is this the prelude to the great era? But Hong Yuan is not the seed of the Great Dream..."

All the saints in the blue sky straightened their backs and stared at Hong Yuan in amazement.

Not surprisingly, Hong Yuan's outrageous performance caused a commotion among the saints.

Because Hong Yuan's outstanding performance was too outrageous!

Do you think you are the resurrection of the ancient emperor? You are just a so-called first person in the world.

But Hong Yuan's performance next was even more shocking.

Because Hong Yuan was beating Tang Tianlong like a dog, the scene was extremely funny!

The appearance of the seed of the Great Dream was pulled down by Hong Yuan.

[Record +1000]

[Record +1000]

[……]

Hong Yuan constantly pushed Tang Tianlong into a desperate situation.

Everything was developing in a good direction, but Hong Yuan was not so "happy".

It was because every time Hong Yuan was about to kill Tang Tianlong, Tang Tianlong was always able to rely on his own dream Dao talent and magical power to survive the crisis.

In this case, Tang Tianlong's dream Dao secrets were almost completely exposed to Hong Yuan's eyes, allowing Hong Yuan to record silently.

At this moment.

Looking at the scene of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting, all the creatures in the East Wasteland were stunned, staring blankly at Hong Yuan's figure that looked like a water blue phoenix.

Indistinctly, a stream of the luck of all living beings from all corners of the East Wasteland Divine Continent was transmitted to Hong Yuan's body.

Once Hong Yuan took on this majestic luck, his water body would inevitably undergo a more terrifying transformation.

Not to mention catching up with the destiny of the contemporary demon race, but it can definitely move towards the level of Qinglian Tianzun and Longyang Emperor.

"Kill the destiny and replace it with yourself!"

A very dreamy but awe-inspiring secret, which made many Tiangong masters think of it, all thanks to what happened at the moment, completely breaking their initial imagination.

Some were happy and some were worried, and the reactions of the Tiangong masters were different.

It is a good thing that Hong Yuan is strong, but on the other hand, the weakness of Tang Tianlong, the seed of the great dream, was beyond their expectations.

Such an existence, how can it take on the mission of the times to resist the destiny of the demon race, Xuanguang Bridge.

They also thought that when Tang Tianlong, the seed of the great dream, took action, Hong Yuan's position as the first person in the mortal world would retreat. At most, Hong Yuan could barely save his life and linger.

But the fact is that Tang Tianlong was defeated miserably! ! !

It must be said that what Hong Yuan did now really caused an uproar!

"Hongyuan has become a big trend. If he doesn't leave the Eastern Wilderness Continent, who can stop him?"

"It's time to ask him to leave. We can't let him ruin the battle for destiny and break the rules."

Someone whispered in the blue sky, Hong Yuan's unparalleled performance made them greatly worried.

This exceptional level of performance is tantamount to a strong suppression of other big dream seeds except Shang Yaoqin.

Once Hong Yuan goes crazy, how can these seeds of dreams that have not yet grown up resist and suppress them?

"Compared to the Azure Lotus Heavenly Lord, comparable to the Young Paradise Saint Buddha, and comparable to the Soul-killing Demon Emperor."

"This is a bright pearl. Once cultivated, it will be enough to illuminate the Nine Heavens and Five Continents. Perhaps, he can complete the Nine Heavens Ancient Road and achieve enlightenment in another way?"

A Tiangong power who upheld a neutral stance felt this. Looking at Hongyuan, she seemed to see the birth of a terrifying existence in the not-too-distant future, dominating the five divine continents and destroying the endless sea.

…

"Hong Yuan, if you take one step further, I will slaughter your entire Fengxi Sect!"

Tang Tianlong was furious and roared into the sky, and the divine light that burst out destroyed the surrounding clouds and mist.

Under Hong Yuan's suppression, Tang Tianlong was covered in blood, and the body of the sacred weapon was cracked, as if he had suffered some terrible evil and was forced into a dangerous situation.

But Tang Tianlong is confident that with the dignity and protection of the Dream Seed, Hong Yuan can't kill him, and he can't kill him either!

"How dare maggots in a manure pit claim destiny? Die!"

Hong Yuan's eyes were firm and his hands were ruthless.

Dao Zhi Jian, this blow almost imbued him with most of his strength, and contained his deep understanding of Feng Xi's magic.

Under the influence of Fengxi's magic, more than 50,000 waterway traces converged into one, sending out a shocking blow.

This is the unyielding resistance of all living beings in the Eastern Wilderness Continent to the battle for destiny!

The divine light from Tang Tianlong's body disappeared, and his flesh and blood broke apart inch by inch. The unparalleled body, which was as powerful as a holy weapon, could not withstand Hong Yuan's hateful blow, and the sky was stained with blood!

Most of the saints who were watching the battle felt their bodies getting cold, and they actually sensed a general trend of humanity in Hong Yuan.

This general trend of humanity is enough to pull them down from the clouds and into the mire, where they will never be able to escape.

But a shocking scene happened.

This blow was enough to wipe out the powerful offensive of the sixth-order saint, but it once again allowed Tang Tianlong to avoid it at the most critical moment.

"Hong Yuan!!!"

Tang Tianlong looked at the disintegration of the golden sacred weapon in his hand, and suddenly roared loudly, and every pore in his body burst out with thunderous light, and he fought back angrily.

But his cultivation level is too weak, only the fifth level of elementary level, and he has not explored deeply at all his innate dream power [Dreams Come True and Good Luck Arrives].

All in all, Tang Tianlong was born too early.

He shouldn't have thought about killing Hong Yuan to announce his return to the world.

Tang Tianlong's counterattack posed no threat to Hong Yuan at all.

"I don't believe you can always be so lucky!"

Once again being forced to survive by Tang Tianlong, Hong Yuan gritted his teeth with hatred and his eyes were on fire.

In the eyes of outsiders, Hong Yuan was angered by Tang Tianlong's stubborn resistance.

【Record +1000】

【Record +1000】

【……】

But what outsiders don't know is that every minute, Hong Yuan is collecting the secrets of dreams in Tang Tianlong.

Now, Hong Yuan is almost done collecting it.

And ever since the time when the sword body was searched by the Heavenly Palace, Hong Yuan had a thought in his mind.

That is, he no longer improves his Dream Dao attainments bit by bit, but decides to rush directly into the realm of [Dream Dao Master] at the last moment.

In other words, Hong Yuan is no longer like before. Whenever Shang Yaoqin or Hua Menghuang obtains a new secret of the dream path by defeating other big dream seeds, Hong Yuan rushes to comprehend it.

Of course, this may lead to someone other than the [Dream Dao Master] being given the final fate of the dream.

But Hong Yuan knew that he could fully afford the price of failure.

Moreover, as a qualified practitioner of longevity martial arts, you should have the concept that either you don't take action, or you take action and the outcome is completely settled!

"This world belongs to everyone in the world!!"

Hong Yuan shouted angrily, his tongue bursting with spring thunder.

The aqua phoenix behind him immediately spread its wings and roared, fully displaying its huge figure, which was hundreds of meters, thousands of meters, tens of thousands of meters long...

Blocking out the sun, the sky was suddenly covered in darkness.

The flood source was reflected as if a great evil from ancient times had returned to the world, shining brightly.

One after another, aqua-blue sword feathers enveloped him, which was a manifestation of the cultivation of Fengxi's treasured art to the most advanced level.

Facing the sharp-tongued Tang Tianlong, Hong Yuan's eyes were stern and his big blue hand slapped him down.

In an instant, the majestic waterway was entangled with traces, and his big hands turned into phoenix wings, carrying the forbidden aura of falling from the sky, which made Tang Tianlong breathless.

"Wow--"

Tang Tianlong screamed strangely, but after all, he was unable to withstand the slap of the big hand. His powerful body, which was as powerful as a holy weapon, shattered again, revealing the cold white bones inside.

However, just when his body was about to completely collapse and his soul was about to be destroyed, another black halo of light flashed around him.

After a while.

Tang Tianlong's figure fled thousands of miles, narrowly dodging the blow.

But Tang Tianlong looked horrified and stared at Hong Yuan with fear.

"Tang Tianlong, who has unlocked the magical power of Meng Dao, is the supreme genius who is most likely to usher in the destiny of the Daxuan Dynasty for hundreds of thousands of years. However, he was beaten by Hong Yuan without any resistance. force."

"Hong Yuan is so powerful. He has reached the pinnacle in terms of cultivation and Taoism, and he is worthy of being the number one mortal man. Tang Tianlong still underestimates the world's heroes!"

"If there had not been the existence of the Rebellious Holy Formation, Hong Yuan would not have been able to polish his foundation so powerfully. He might have become a saint long ago!!"

"Hmph, the Big Dream Seed is the Big Dream Seed. Hong Yuan only dominated for a while. It won't be long before Tianlong learns the lessons of this battle. He will definitely make great progress. Killing Hong Yuan will not be a problem!"

In the blue sky, one saint after another was once again shocked by Hong Yuan's unparalleled performance.

They looked at Hong Yuan with burning eyes, and no one's mind was not shaken and trembled by Hong Yuan.

Even the Martial Saints of the Daxuan Dynasty had to admit that Hong Yuan was indeed invincible!

"I don't believe in fate!!" Hong Yuan roared in the air.

He stepped hard with one foot, intending to completely crush Tang Tianlong to death.

The traces of the majestic waterway rose up and entangled again, and Hong Yuan's right leg transformed into a giant pillar reaching the sky, piercing the void and landing on Tang Tianlong's head.

Rumble——

This kick directly trampled Tang Tianlong to the ground, creating a huge pit that was thousands of miles long.

"Hong Yuan..." Tang Tianlong looked aggrieved and unwilling, but he could only fall to the ground dying, lingering for breath.

But fortunately, just now, Tang Tianlong once again avoided the main attack range of Hong Yuan's moves with the help of the [Dreams Come True and Good Luck Arrives] Meng Dao magical power.

Tang Tianlong cleverly avoided the fatal blow.

Even though Hong Yuan had a plan in his mind, but being avoided by Tang Tianlong one after another in such a rogue way, Hong Yuan still inevitably felt a little depressed in his heart.

That's outrageous!

This isn't even fatal, it's just like a joke.

Hong Yuan finally understood the horror of the Dream Seed again.

Hong Yuan took action again.

A phoenix roared.

His black hair was dancing wildly, his white clothes were flowing, and the void around him collapsed piece by piece.

At this moment, everyone really believed that the Phoenix had reappeared in the world from endless years, because the wisps of energy escaping from Hong Yuan's body made everyone feel suffocated!

Boom!

The aqua phoenix behind Hong Yuan flapped its wings and flew out, turning into the Milky Way in the sky, with big stars rotating one after another.

Afterwards, the big stars turned into phoenix sword feathers one after another, thousands of swords roared, and the sword feathers flew all over the sky, like a majestic heavy rain falling, the vast blue water.

this moment.

The saints of the Daxuan Dynasty were completely crazy and wanted to rescue Tang Tianlong, but the Rebellion Holy Formation blocked their whereabouts.

The other saints held their breaths and watched Tang Tianlong with all their attention, wanting to know how Tang Tianlong should respond.

You must know that no matter how strong the fortune of heaven and earth is, it has a limit.

In the past, with the blessing of the general trend of heaven and earth, Tang Tianlong frequently saved danger, making it impossible for Hong Yuan to kill Tang Tianlong cleanly.

Now, when Hong Yuan exerts his "full strength", Tang Tianlong will really be completely annihilated by Hong Yuan if he does not do well! !

…

The deepest part of the Heavenly Palace.

In the void of a star field, two majestic figures stood here.

One is Dongzhi Sheng, the son of Emperor Longyang, and the other is Hua Yingying, the daughter of Emperor Qinglian.

At this moment, a starlight water curtain appeared in front of them, showing the battle between Hong Yuan and Tang Tianlong.

Live broadcast!

"The world belongs to the people of the world... If you don't believe in fate... Haha, this boy Hong Yuan is quite good." Hua Yingying narrowed her eyes slightly, with a smile on her face.

Hua Yingying is the young daughter of the fourth emperor of the human race, Qinglian Tianzun, the Hua Dao God. She has inherited the legendary painting school.

She was highly praised by Qinglian Tianzun as: wise, wise and thoughtful, with good judgment.

It is precisely because of this that Dongzhisheng chose Hua Yingying to be born from the remaining seven emperors' sons and daughters, to protect the destiny of Dameng and grow into the Emperor of Dameng!

In terms of appearance, Hua Yingying has a slim figure and unparalleled elegance. Her hair is covered with dancing green hair, which makes her jade-like skin fairer and more delicate.

As he spoke, there was a light rain of flower petals flying down around him, and a sweet fragrance suddenly hit his face.

"Don't believe in fate?"

Hearing the words, the Saint from the East was silent for a moment, then suddenly burst into song and laughed: "What a young phoenix, what a young phoenix. What a young phoenix, what a clear cry. Back then, my father broke his fate and counterattacked Emperor Zheng during the encirclement and suppression of thousands of tribes. But now I am afraid. Sh*t, this is really a tiger father and son~"

Faced with Dong Zhisheng's self-mockery, Hua Yingying just smiled and didn't say much.

Because Dongzhi Sheng is already a dying person, there is no need to worry too much about anything. But she, Hua Yingying, had just recovered and could not act recklessly.

But in the end, Hua Yingying still felt that Hong Yuan was born at the wrong time.

Nowadays, Hong Yuan's future can only be to become the number one follower of Emperor Dameng, just like Bao Huangtian's pioneer Duobao Quasi-Emperor.

But if Hong Yuan is born in the next great era, he may not be able to achieve the throne of Taoism, although the hope is very slim.

What, you mean the marrow of the divine source?

Haha, the more talented and talented the supreme genius is, the harder it is to seal it.

The Divine Source Essence on this side of the Heavenly Palace is only used to seal the sons and daughters of emperors.

…

The aqua blue phoenix god sumo strikes out.

Hong Yuan had no intention of continuing to tangle with Tang Tianlong.

As if a real phoenix appeared, the sky was trembling, the earth was cracking, and the void turned into darkness and nothingness.

Feeling this power, Tang Tianlong's throat moved slightly and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Thousands of thunderous rays of light erupted from his body, forming a halo and overlapping with the emperor's black robe to protect him.

A roar sounded, and a vision suddenly appeared.

Behind him, a vague silhouette appeared, like a humanoid figure standing at the end of the nine heavens, spanning the long river of time.

This humanoid figure is bathed in endless thunder. He is here and on the other side, and I don’t know where its root is. It is completely blank.

"Nine heavens respond to the sound of thunder and transform the Heavenly Lord!"

Tang Tianlong was pressed to the limit by Hong Yuan.

At the end of the crisis of life and death, Tang Tianlong turned the impossible into possible, squeezed out his potential, completed his transformation, and took a solid step on the path of spiritual practice!

Life and death battles have always been the best growth material for a warrior.

"Clang-"

The Phoenix pounced, but the Thunder Emperor resisted.

The dark wind howled between heaven and earth, and the majestic traces of the road surged.

It was as if two immortal war spirits from ancient times had returned and were fighting here again.

Tang Tianlong Emperor's robes shook, his teeth clenched, and all the true energy in his body was poured out.

Hong Yuan's white robe fluttered, his immortal energy fluttered, and he pressed "all" the traces of the majestic waterway without holding back at all.

The sky was instantly filled with murderous intent and the waves were turbulent, shocking all the saints to the point where they could not help but hold their breath, waiting for the final showdown.

Click-click-click!

However, with just one encounter, the Thunder Emperor form was easily destroyed by the Phoenix form.

The phoenix god continued to pounce on Tang Tianlong with deadly murderous intent.

"No!!"

Tang Tianlong's pupils shrank to the extreme in an instant, and he roared crazily in his heart.

He was trembling all over, regretting extremely why he couldn't wait until his cultivation level became stronger before fighting against Hong Yuan.

The phoenix god roared away, and the imperial robes on Tang Tianlong's body were torn apart.

In other words, his innate dream power [Dreams Come True and Good Luck Arrives] has reached its limit and it is difficult to withstand Hong Yuan's move.

Boom!

There was a shocking loud noise, and majestic waves of air rolled out.

The aftermath immediately overwhelmed all the sect alliance legions.

Even with the protection of the large formation, they were forced to retreat and fall to the ground.

Mid-air.

Hong Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, his white robe flying, letting the air waves hit his face.

But Tang Tianlong's eyes widened, and his aura suddenly shot straight into the sky, penetrating the heaven and earth, and the Thunder Emperor's divine form revived again, with an even more terrifying posture.

"Did Tang Tianlong counterattack?"

In the blue sky, the saints paid close attention, not daring to shift their gaze at all.

If the Dream Seed is really successfully killed by Hong Yuan, then the world will undergo great changes.

This shows that destiny is not irreversible, at least the general trend cannot be changed, but the small trend can be changed.

"Tianlong wins, otherwise he wouldn't have a terrifying and sublime aura!"

The martial saints of the Daxuan Dynasty exhaled a sigh of relief one after another, and they all held their heads high and their chests high.

The martial saints of the sect alliance looked worried and made sounds of regret. If Shang Yaoqin were here, the situation would definitely not be so changeable, but unfortunately his skills would be inferior.

boom--

Thunder breaks out from the ground.

Tang Tianlong took a big step back, opened his mouth and vomited out the heavy blood in his heart, and the Thunder Emperor's divine form collapsed.

boom--

The thunder started again.

Thunder light entangled, and endless domineering divine light exploded, flying in the sky, surrounding Tang Tianlong, submerging him, and burying him.

He is so majestic and majestic.

Just one after another divine thunder rays flew out from his body, his body gradually faded and disappeared, and his life was about to come to an end.

"Father, mother, I have failed. I have lost to my own pride and the glory of Daxuan. I can no longer rebuild it..."

Tang Tianlong's stooped figure looked at the Zhongzhou area in the distance, his eyes filled with reluctance.

He turned into thunder and light rain, gradually dissipated, and entered death.

It was at this moment that a blazing dreamy light soared out of Tang Tianlong and rushed toward Hong Yuan.

But after a while, this blazing dreamy light stopped in mid-air and returned to Tang Tianlong's body.

Crash--

Visible to the naked eye, Tang Tianlong's body was reshaped and he came back to life.

Hong Yuan frowned, and the phoenix behind him charged towards Tang Tianlong again with endless edge!

Dead, alive, dead, alive...

Tang Tianlong fell repeatedly in life and death, and between life and death, his momentum became more terrifying.

The most obvious thing is that Tang Tianlong's cultivation level directly entered the fifth level from the elementary level to the fifth level intermediate level! !

Tang Tianlong watched his changes in astonishment, but before he could think about it, his flesh and blood disintegrated again, and the Tianling Cap was overturned.

But the next moment, he came to life again.

"How is this going?"

"Haha, the Big Dream Seed can only be fought by the Big Dream Seed. Otherwise, why is it called the Big Dream Battle!"

"Hong Yuan is not from the demon clan, and he is not a Dream Seed. Without the suppression of human luck, the most he can do is suppress Tang Tianlong, not kill him."

"..."

Unlike ordinary saints who expressed confusion, the powerful Tiangong masters who were familiar with various secrets quickly learned how to solve this situation.

Hong Yuan's eyes turned cold and he didn't say any words.

Maybe on the surface, Hong Yuan is just a more outstanding martial arts genius in Fengxi Sect, but secretly, he has multiple identities.

The Great Dream Seed Master! The destiny of the contemporary demon race...

Any of the identities in the dark can tell Hong Yuan how he should kill Tang Tianlong.

In fact, it is a very simple thing, that is, once he completely unlocks the strength of his water body, he can definitely break Tang Tianlong's human destiny with all his strength.

Really kill Tang Tianlong!

But it is not worth it.

Because it will seriously expose that Hong Yuan has a problem with his foundation!

Hong Yuan, who has not yet fully grown up, can't be said to be alone against the huge force of Tiangong that has dominated the martial arts world for millions of years.

"Wow, Hong Yuan, you can't kill me!" Tang Tianlong was almost crazy and roared.

Tang Tianlong had originally prepared for death, but he never expected that the Great Dream Seed would help him counterattack.

His confidence, which was shattered by the blow, was reshaped with a more dazzling light!

"What can't kill me will make me stronger, I..."

Dong--

Hong Yuan slapped Tang Tianlong with a slap, directly knocking his teeth away and making him bloody.

"You..." Tang Tianlong wanted to shout again.

Dong--

Another big slap, Hong Yuan slapped Tang Tianlong to the ground.

"You want to kill me with your appearance?"

Hong Yuan sneered, and he beat Tang Tianlong in a father-slapping-son manner, making him lose face.

Tang Tianlong's cheeks were completely red, and everyone couldn't believe it.

A great dream seed was actually humiliated like this! ?

"Just because I can't kill you doesn't mean Yao Qin can't kill you."

Hong Yuan's eyes were deep, and he smiled indifferently.

Afterwards, Hong Yuan pressed back with his backhand, his five fingers were like a prison, and the water-blue phoenix behind him was also crying at the same time, turning into a layer of water-blue sky, and rushing towards Tang Tianlong in a mighty manner.

Tang Tianlong's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly used his speed to escape.

Yes, Hong Yuan couldn't kill him, Tang Tianlong, but he could seal him, and then ask Shang Yaoqin to harvest him!

A thunderstorm suddenly arose, and Tang Tianlong escaped half a state in the blink of an eye.

But Tang Tianlong found that he seemed to be struggling more and more. He looked up and his face turned pale as paper.

I saw a heavy chain tightly wrapped around Tang Tianlong, tying him up. It made him unable to use a trace of true energy, and his magical power was also ineffective.

Under the attention of the crowd.

Tang Tianlong was like a dog, being led by Hong Yuan.

This scene was very shocking, and everyone looked at each other in silence.

Fengxi Hong Yuan, the first person in the world.

Invincible!!!