Chapter 20: The Crimson Skull! First Update

  After the battle with Dugu Feng, Tang Lin clearly knew what kind of strength the top three people on the Star Platform had. Although they were all powerful warriors in the Star Pavilion, the gap between them was like a chasm. Someone like Dugu Feng could easily defeat over a hundred ordinary warriors!

  "Qī xīng wǔ guǎn, tiān cái yún jí, tiān dǐ xià jué fēi zhǐ yǒu wǒ yī rén cōng huì." Táng Lín xīn zhōng àn dào, tā yuán běn lián xù huò shèng de xīn, jiàn jiàn biàn dé jiāo ào, jīng cǐ yī zhàn, suī rán shī bài, dàn nèi xīn què fǎng fàng biàn dé chéng shú, jǐn shèn, qiān xún.

  Although he was only sixteen years old, Tang Lin's understanding and maturity were no less than those of some adults.

  "In ten more days, it will be the final battle for the last quota."

  Tang Lin furrowed his brow, just a short ten days, the time was too brief, yet as a lone and isolated wind, he already possessed such formidable strength, so what kind of realm was Nie Qing in?

  And what about that extraordinary Wind Master, just how frightening is he?

  "Sister, I'll go back first and reflect on the reasons for my failure." Tang Lin bid farewell to Tang Xiaofeng beside him.

  Tang Xiaofeng said with concern: "Don't overexert yourself, after all, you've only been in the martial arts school for three years and are still too young."

  Tang Lin nodded slightly.

  Farewell to Second Sister, Tang Lin returned to the Star Pavilion, reflecting on his own shortcomings in this battle, while thinking about Dugu Feng's words: "Any move is the same."

  Tang Lin always felt that this sentence was the truth of martial arts.

  ……

  Mystic realm.

  Three days have passed.

  Tang Lin is searching for powerful demons in the demon realm to fight and wants to surpass himself in extreme battles, breaking through his current limits.

  "Hmm?" Tang Lin sniffed the scent in the air. "This is the aura of a 'Dragon Wing Bird'." Tang Lin immediately followed the scent and chased after it.

  Before long, Tang Lin arrived at a green forest, surrounded by a faint aura of evil spirits. Just as he was about to continue on his way, suddenly, a soft cry came from behind him: "Master!"

  At the sound of this soft voice, Tang Lin was stunned for a moment. Turning his head back, he saw a beautiful woman with a snow-white fox fur coat. On her stunning face, she had an enchanting and charming expression, and to his surprise, it was actually Tang Lin's tamed little cat!

  "How is it you?"

  "Master! I miss you so much!" The little cat's eyes were brimming with tears as it gazed at Tang Lin, then pounced onto his body.

  Tang Lin was suddenly hugged into her arms, smelling the faint scent of the woman's perfume, his face turned red to the point of bleeding, and he stuttered: "Y-you get up first."

  Kitty pouted: "I don't want to, Master. I miss you so much! These days, I've been thinking of you every day!"

  Tang Lin's expression was awkward. He hastily helped it up and coughed lightly, saying: "Weren't you in the Red Star Tower's underground chamber? How did you end up here?"

  The kitten looked around and pulled Tang Lin's hand, saying: "Follow me, it's not safe here." She then led Tang Lin to a small hillside.

  "Master." The little cat said pitifully, "Since you left, I was caught by the people of Red Star Tower and thrown into the 'Nine Prisons Demon Jail'. I thought I would never see you again."

  "Nine Prisons Demon Jail?" Tang Lin was shocked.

  "The Nine Prisons of the You Prison is an ancient battlefield where the Qingxue Dynasty imprisons all the demons that invade the empire. The environment there is extremely harsh, even demons find it hard to survive. So they will kill each other, you know, I only have 3,000 years of cultivation, compared to the demons inside, I am basically food." The little cat said pitifully.

  Tang Lin was shocked in his heart and didn't expect that after he left, the kitten had gone through such an ordeal. He hastily asked: "Then how did you get out now?"

  The little cat's face was radiant with spirit, saying: "I'm lucky, when I entered the Nine Prisons Demon Jail, I was favored by 'Silver Wing Master', it is the strongest demon in the Nine Prisons Demon Jail. I surrendered under its seat and followed it, so I didn't become food."

  Later, Lord Silver Wing underwent a sudden transformation and broke through the demon prison, leading all the demons to escape. Everyone revered Lord Silver Wing as their leader!

  Upon hearing the kitten's words, Tang Lin was taken aback for a moment before his face suddenly changed color and he asked, "Then are you planning to attack the Empire?"

  These monsters once invaded the empire and are now captured, they must have a lot of resentment in their hearts. If they invade the empire again, I don't know how many innocent lives will be lost.

  The little cat shook its head and said softly, "Silver Wing-sama said that the defense of the Cang Snow Dynasty will be very strict recently, so it's not planning to invade. Moreover, it calculated that the Cang Snow Dynasty would have a great disaster soon, so it took all the monsters and left the empire, preparing to go to another neighboring empire."

  "We set out today." The little cat looked at Tang Lin with a reluctant gaze, saying: "Master, the Silver Wing saved my life, I promised it that I would follow it forever."

  Tang Lin was taken aback and said: "Are you here to bid me farewell?"

  "Mm." The kitten hugged Tang Lin's arm, reluctant to let go.

  Tang Lin felt a pang of reluctance in his heart as well. Although the little cat was a demon, seeing how much it relied on him still stirred up some emotions within him.

  "By the way, how did you get in?" Tang Lin suddenly thought of a question.

  The little cat smiled and said, "This is all thanks to the Silver Wing's credit. After its transformation, it can shuttle through the void, and it was the one who brought me in. The people of the Seven Stars Martial Hall were unable to detect anything."

  Tang Lin suddenly came back to his senses.

  "Really formidable." Tang Lin secretly thought: "Void piercing shuttle, such strength, I'm afraid even the saints don't possess it?"

  "Master, I still have some armor here, I'll give it all to you." The little cat took out a spatial ring and handed it over to Tang Lin.

  Tang Lin shook his head and said, "I don't need any of these, you can keep them."

  The little cat said weakly: "Then you take care of yourself, and be sure to stay safe until I come back. Lord Silver Wing has promised that when my cultivation is strong enough to be independent, he will allow me to return and find you."

  Tang Lin nodded, and suddenly, he had an idea, so he hastily said: "Xiao Mao, I don't know if you can help me with something."

  "What's wrong?" the kitten asked in confusion.

  Tang Lin hesitated and said, "I want to get the fresh blood of eighty-nine high-ranking demons. The higher their bloodline, the better. This time you and the other demons are leaving, I don't know if you can get these fresh blood for me among them."

  The kitten was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly said: "Oh yeah. Master, you're cultivating that evil skill, and you need the blood of a demon as a medium. I get it, this shouldn't be difficult. Silver Wing is very fond of me, so he should agree. I'll go find him now."

  Tang Lin let out a sigh of relief in his heart and looked at the little cat with gratitude. He said, "If it's really not possible, don't force it."

  "Uh-huh." The little cat nodded obediently, then waved at Tang Lin and said, "Well, I'll be off for now. Tomorrow at this time, I'll come again." It reached out to touch its forehead. A mark of light appeared on its forehead, and then its body gradually faded away.

  Tang Lin watched as the kitten's shadow disappeared, feeling a little reluctant in his heart.

  After a long while, Tang Lin finally withdrew his gaze, memorized this place, and then turned around and left directly.

  "If the kitten can get me eighty-nine portions of demon essence, my 'Dragon Blood Classic' will be greatly accomplished!" Tang Lin thought to himself: "Xiao Hui said that when ninety-nine dragon marks are formed, a dragon mark array will be established, with power far surpassing that of a Martial God."

  Tang Lin immediately returned to Xing Ge.

  Thinking of Xiaomiao. Tang Lin's heart was unable to calm down for a long time, and he couldn't enter the peaceful state of practicing martial arts. He furrowed his brow and could only return to his room to gaze at the emotionless paintings.

  The beautiful woman on this painting is stroking an ancient zither, but its strings are no longer visible.

  Tang Lin stared blankly.

  Slowly, he suddenly discovered that the beautiful woman on this ruthless painting seemed to be smiling, and this touching smile lingered in Tang Lin's mind.

  Perhaps the defeat at Dugu Feng's hands was still affecting him. Perhaps it was the sigh he let out after seeing the kitten, but Tang Lin's mood had a hint of desolation as he gazed at the beautiful woman in the emotionless painting. The more he looked, the more he felt that this beauty was full of mystery and beauty, her body seeming to appear and disappear like a ghost in the white mist, her pale skin almost translucent, gradually fading away until it seemed to vanish.

  "Even the greatest martial artist will eventually meet defeat."

  "No matter how talented you are, there will always be a moment of confusion."

  In Tang Lin's heart, it was as if there was a voice telling himself, the two "you"s in this sentence naturally referred to Tang Lin himself.

  "You may turn the world upside down, but after death, it's just a cup of yellow earth."

  "However beautiful you are, after aging, you will be nothing but a red-powdered skull."

  Tang Lin gazed at the ruthless painting, and the voice in his heart seemed to be mocking the woman on the painting. This mockery carried a sense of desolation, as if it was a kind of weariness that had seen through the vicissitudes of life.

  Under the influence of this voice, Tang Lin's heart was filled with sorrow.

  "Delicate flowers all have withered moments, the tides rise and fall, life is nothing but this, in a world full of beautiful flowers, how much filth is invisible?"

  Tang Lin's eyes welled up with tears.

  His mind was completely captivated by the artistic conception in the ruthless painting, and his heart was filled with a sense of sadness. At this moment, in his eyes, the beautiful woman in the ruthless painting had disappeared, leaving only a red-powdered skull under the tree playing the zither, her black hair withered and lost its luster, and the white skull was full of eerie atmosphere.

  Buzz~

  Tang Lin's mind buzzed with a loud humming noise.

  Suddenly, Tang Lin's mind cleared up from a blank state, and when he felt the tears in his eyes, he was somewhat dazed.

  "Just now, what's going on?" Tang Lin looked at his body and found that his vision had become exceptionally clear, as if he could see through his skin to the skeleton inside.

  Tang Lin was startled and jumped up.

  "My eyes, how did they become like this." Tang Lin looked at his palm, and with a stir in his heart, his gaze directly penetrated through his palm, seeing the blood vessels, bones, and flesh inside.

  "The cave is like a furnace." Tang Lin was shocked and said, "Could it be that my soul has reached such a state?" When he looked up at the ruthless painting scroll, the woman on the scroll had become a red-powdered skull.

  Tang Lin thought of Hei Mo's words.

  "The ruthless painting scroll is a refinement of the soul, divided into three realms. The second realm is 'red powder skull'." Tang Lin suddenly said: "When I understand the third level, I will be able to leave my soul out."

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