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The sound of communication appeared in the huge space, and it was at this time that Wei Shan discovered where the surroundings were.
Underground palace.
Underground palace.
It was not dark here. A light coming from nowhere illuminated the place, allowing him to see the whole picture clearly.
This is a huge space, its height may even be as high as the city wall of the Great Fortress. In between, you can see pillars standing there, which seem to be the pillars supporting the entire space.
No...that's not a pillar, it's more like a toy.
Under the shining light, the huge outline that was constantly entwined on the pillar was reflected. Its posture was like a giant black snake with horns and sharp claws. Its body was so long that its head could not be seen, and its golden pupils revealed the aura of dominating the world.
goodong...
Wei Shan swallowed unconsciously.
That is--
dragon! ! !
Chapter 700 Who!
"Ninjutsu: Fire Mage."
Flames spewed out of its mouth and landed on the fishman, engulfing him. In an instant, his body was burned to charcoal.
If we judge by the previous scenery, then there is no doubt that this is a paradise on earth, with lush trees and countless flowers in full bloom. The flowers are so beautiful.
But that's it, now this place has become a living hell.
The limbs of an unknown monster fell randomly on the ground. In the distance were countless debris, among which were corpses that had been burned into charcoal by flames.
“The last one.”
Sakichi held the Japanese sword in both hands, and blood was dripping on the tip of the sword.
Right next to her, there was also a fish-man monster. Compared to the monster that turned into charcoal, this monster obviously had more physical features. It could be seen that the fish-man monster had several pairs of arms, but each pair of arms had two hands clasped together with Buddhist beads hanging on them. It was like a monster that had been enlightened by Buddhism.
"Thrush Pills."
"I know, I know. You want to tie your hands, right?"
The white-haired ninja raised his hands and said helplessly, then he skillfully took out a rope and prepared to tie his hands.
It sounds simple, just tie your own hands. But it is difficult to do it, of course, it is a basic skill for ninjas. If you don't have a third hand, you can just use your mouth instead.
Zuo Qie said: "No need, Huameiwan, this is not what I'm talking about..."
For a moment, she felt mixed emotions. She had previously insisted on having Huameiwan tie her hands. So when she met Qisheng, she was accused of being conservative. In fact, this was true.
Sakiri, the only daughter of the current head of the Yamada family, is currently ranked twelfth in the Yamada Asaemon-style swordsmanship. She is also an extremely rare woman in this executioner family.
In previous missions, they were often assigned to go to a certain place, probably a certain city, and then behead the prisoner on time. The reason why the Yamada Asaemon family honed their sword skills so well was to prevent the prisoner from dying in pain when they were beheaded.
Zuo Qie had never experienced such an exploration mission as today. In fact, there was no flexibility. Then he was scolded by the saint he met.
——The saint of the period, Yamada Asaemon tried itto-ryu, eleventh place. Just one place higher than Sakiri, and the two are also close in age.
After being told by the other party, Zuo Qie thought about it for a while before accepting the other party's proposal.
The important thing in this mission is not the death row prisoner, but the elixir of life. That is the general's goal.
In other words, although the Yamada Asaemon family came to the island as supervisors, this time they were more like samurai carrying out a mission than executioners.
"What are you thinking about?" Huameimaru appeared in front of Zuoqi and said.
"Nothing." A trace of confusion flashed in Zuo Qi's eyes.
Where will I go next? What will I encounter?
Huameiwan was quite relaxed. He said, "Then let's continue to move deeper. Oh. By the way, when facing those tall monsters, should we still choose to avoid them?"
"Ah."
The huge monster was taller than the trees in the forest. If you paid more attention, you could observe its movements and then dodge it.
Huameiwan nodded, and the next second, his expression became dangerous.
"who!"
Zuo Qie took advantage of the situation and remained alert again.
However, the person who triggered Huameiwan's perception was not a monster. It was a human. It was a group of three people, one female and two males. Zuoqi happened to know two of the males.
"Senior Sentai, Senior Genji, it's you guys."
"Long time no see, Zuo Qie. It seems that you have solved the trouble?" The gentle fat man with glasses waved his hand.
Sentai, the fifth of the Yamada Asaemon Shiitō-ryū. He is a man of great knowledge, and his fame is not limited to the Yamada Asaemon family, but even spreads far beyond.
Sakiri: "That's right. Um... Where are the prisoners that Genji-senpai is used to seeing?"
"Dead." Genji said.
He is the eighth-ranked guy in the Yamada Asaemon Shiitō-ryū school. Just by looking at his appearance, you can tell that he is a force of will.
"How did he die?" Zouche asked.
"How about letting me answer this question?" The only woman stood up and said, "After Mao Long Mu Ya was seduced by me, he was tricked into death. But I also got a lot of information."
Zuo Qi knew this woman, the female ninja "Love of the City", if it was her, it would be easy to do this kind of thing...
Just as he was distracted, Zuo Qi saw Gang running to Huamei Wan and seducing her. The plump figure pressed against Huamei Wan, which made Zuo Qi look sideways. But Huamei Wan was unmoved and even took the initiative to push him away.
"Wu Xin Hua Mei Wan, it turns out that there is no wrong nickname." Gang: "Should we unite?"
After pulling away, the female ninja just stood there. She was just standing there normally, but her graceful figure was enough to attract people's attention.
Huameiwan replied: "There is only one qualification."
Qualification refers to the qualification to be pardoned by the shogunate. This operation to the island was promoted by the shogun, in order to make these unruly death row prisoners his own. The shogun issued an order to pardon all crimes, but the restriction was that only the one who brought back the elixir of immortality could be pardoned.
Yes, one.
This means that criminals not only have to seek elixirs on the island, but also have to kill other competitors.
"Wouldn't it be better to fight after obtaining the magic medicine? You can see that this island is not that simple. Don't you think so, Lord Xiantai?" Gang tilted his head and said to Xiantai.
This gentle fat man seemed aggressive when he talked about academic knowledge. He started with religion and saw many broken Buddha statues on the island. Those statues were trapped by vines, as if a lot of time had passed.
"However, the above information is not important. What is important is that all the statues have their heads fallen off, and the wounds are smooth and complete, as if someone cut them intentionally." Xian Tai said.
"Sentai-senpai... We don't really understand religious issues. Um, can you just give us your conclusion?"
"In short, this island must be man-made. Many of the sculptures are of Arhats who subdue demons... This does not conform to common logic."
The most worshipped bodhisattvas are Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth, and the ones that are closely related to life. Wherever the Arhat appears, he is mostly there to subdue demons and eliminate evil. In other words…
A terrible guess emerged in Xiantai's mind.
But others don't quite understand religious speculation.
"Just as you thought, there is a demon suppressed here."
A calm male voice appeared beside her ears. It was a strange voice, not Genji's, nor anyone from Huameiwan.
Xiantai: “Who!”
Chapter 701 Acting
The voice spread out, and the next second everyone looked around. But they didn't see anyone else, so they all looked at Xiantai.
"Senior Xiantai, have you discovered anything?" asked Zuoqie.
Xiantai didn't speak at first, but looked around and saw the boy standing behind Huameimaru.
The man was wearing monk-like clothes, with a bald head, full of Buddhist elements. His facial features were ordinary, but his eyes looked particularly special... It was an indescribable feeling. Of course, the most noteworthy thing was that he had a tail behind him.
"Huameiwan, there is someone standing behind you."
"!"
Huameiwan moved quickly. He jumped up and turned in the air to increase the distance. However, when he looked, there was nothing.
Zoche's action is similar, but he cannot complete advanced operations such as aerial turns. It is just an ordinary quick turn.
But when she looked there, she saw nothing.
"Senior Xiantai... are you hallucinating?" Zuo Qie relaxed his guard and asked in confusion.
And Xiantai shook his head: "He talked to me!"
"He can't see me." The monk said, "My current state is special. Ordinary people can't see me at all. Only those who have touched the truth and perceived the possibility of reality can see me. Other than that... if you can control the Qi, you can see me. Don't you agree, the little girl over there?"
When everyone was confused, another person besides Xiantai could vaguely sense the presence of someone there.
"Lord of the City", Gang stared at that place. In the original book, it was the concept of Qi that she proposed, and she also mastered certain skills. Therefore, she could vaguely see the human figure. At first, she didn't pay attention to it. After Xiantai said the exact location and stared at it, she saw a vague human figure.
But now it was different from before, the figure was becoming more and more complete, making it clear that it was a monk.
"Indeed, there is a monk there."
Gang only heard the conversation between the other party and himself.
Xiantai: "What is Qi? What is the real possibility?"
"Chi is energy. It's what flows and is inside the body. It's the power that the monks dig within. It's the union of life and spirit," the monk began.
"What does Taoism say?"
"Of course."
The monk said, "The real possibility is that the statues you saw were beheaded, just as you thought."
"Beheaded? Beheaded by what?"
"magic."
The monk said: "Penglai used to be the residence of immortals, but there was a great demon suppressed there. And this is related to the past."
Someone acting as a monk read the script and wondered why the background story was so long? So much information was thrown out at the beginning. Was it really good to be so impatient? Wouldn't the opponent be suspicious?
Forget it, just follow the script. It's not your fault if you fail.