Chapter 19: The Bitter Curse
Cao Yin used his fingers to clip out the small thing that emitted red light from the Buddha's mouth, and the process went unexpectedly smoothly, without triggering any deadly traps.
An antique ring is lying quietly in the palm of Cao Yin's hand, its ring is a diamond-shaped red crystal, and the ring and shoulders are made of silver-gray metal material, which is carved with fine ancient patterns.
Due to long-term oxidation, the surface of the ring is no longer as bright as new, but the red spar on the ring is crystal clear, like a gemstone just set.
Cao Yin stared straight at the ring in his hand, and many questions appeared in his heart, such as why this ring was in the mouth of the Buddha statue, who hid it here, how long it was hidden, what is its special significance, and what is the value of the ring itself?
The most critical question is what will happen if he takes the ring himself, Cao Yin remembered that when the monk Yunzhan set himself on fire, he finally told himself not to forget to wipe the Buddha statue, as if he deliberately wanted the ring to be discovered.
After struggling for a long time, Cao Yin still didn't make up his mind, Fengming Temple was not abandoned, Chen Hongying, who had just become a monk halfway, was sitting in front of the Buddha statue, he can now be said to have inherited the mantle of Yunzhan monk, and he can be regarded as the host of this temple, and it is indeed inappropriate to take away the things in the temple in front of others.
"Do you want that ring, kid," Chen Hongying didn't raise his head, as if he had seen through everything, and said indifferently, "This ring is not a good thing, although it does have some unique uses." β
"Ah, Chief Chen, do you know this ring?" Cao Yin didn't expect Chen Hongying to look like he was in a trance, and his small movements on the Buddha statue were so clear.
"I also found it by accident, so I'll put it back, hehe," Cao Yin smiled awkwardly, "This ring should be quite valuable, right?" β
"This is not something that can be sold in the market, 'Suffering Ring', this is the name of this ring," Chen Hongying said, "You wear it on the middle finger of your left hand, and all the suffering and suffering you suffered at that time will be transferred to this ring." β
"Really? Is it so amazing? Cao Yin naturally felt incredible, he felt that this ring was at most an antique, "Since this ring can eliminate people's suffering, why do you still say that it is not a good thing?" β
"Because just transferring, it won't be eliminated," Chen Hongying said, "When you take off this ring, the pain will still return to your body and mind, and the longer you wear the ring, the more intense and unbearable the pain will become, and then you will rely on this ring very much to transfer the pain, and you will never be able to leave it." β
"Wouldn't it be okay to wear the ring all the time?"
"NaΓ―ve guy, human suffering is not a meaningless thing, whether it is physical or mental, pain is crucial to human survival," Chen Hongying said, "When you lose the perception of pain, you also lose the instinct to seek advantage and avoid disadvantage, and eventually you will only go to the road of destruction." β
"It's not so serious," Cao Yin smiled disappreciatively, "By the way, Chief Chen, do you still want this ring, can you give it to me if you don't mind?" β
"I don't need that kind of thing, if you want to take it, you can take it," Chen Hongying said, "This ring is an out-and-out evil object, whether it is its origin or the fate of the wearer......"
"Where did it come from?" Cao Yin's curiosity suddenly rose.
"This ring is a relic of an ancient warrior, his name is no longer known, he and I are the same kind, with an immortal body, in order to dominate the battlefield and wantonly slaughter the enemy, he once sacrificed the soul and flesh of his loved ones to the evil dragon of the Abyssal Lands, and in return, obtained the token of the evil dragon."
"Is this the Ring of Doom?"
"Yes," Chen Hongying said, "After obtaining the ring, he has indeed become the god of killing on the battlefield, and any kind of pain has nothing to do with him, so he enjoys the thrill of slaying the enemy to the fullest, and there are countless souls under the double wielding short knife until the tragic war comes to an end." β
"I've never seen such a powerful guy in a history book."
"Because almost all the people who know this story are dead," Chen Hongying said, "only this immortal warrior remains, in order to eliminate the karma of killing, he gave up his original name and identity, shaved his hair and became a monk, and lived in seclusion in the monastery, and the evil dragon token was also put into the mouth of the Buddha statue, chanting day and night in an attempt to dispel the evil and resentful qi it had accumulated." β
"Are you supposed to be referring to...... Master Yunzhan? β
"Although I heard it when I was a child, I believe this is his real experience," Chen Hongying said, "After living in seclusion, he took off the ring and kept suffering from the ring back to his body and mind, he felt that it was a kind of atonement, and the endless taste of pain meant endless atonement, and he found meaning for endless life." β
"Yun Zhan, this old monk turned out to be the immortal killing god of the battlefield!" Cao Yin secretly sighed, "Then this ring is really his relic!" β
"But time flies, and the pain that returned to his body and mind has finally subsided," Chen Hongying said, "This is probably the reason why Yun Zhan set himself on fire, that old guy is really tired of living, so he passed the seal to me, Cao Yin, did he entrust you with the 'Blood Gang Returning Heavenly Strength' before he died?" β
"Well, you know that, too?" Cao Yin looked at Chen Hongying in amazement, this guy is really not simple, he is obviously a desperate and decadent attitude, but none of the things that happened around him can escape his eyes.
"Old man Yunzhan is really generous," Chen Hongying smiled indifferently, "But this is not a skill that anyone can master, but a thousand tempering of natural ability, if you don't have the dirty means of stealing other people's natural abilities, you will definitely not be able to master it." β
"Thank you for the compliment, but this is Master Yunzhan's decision, not what I stole it." Cao Yin said.
"It doesn't matter, it has nothing to do with me anyway," Chen Hongying said, "That ring should have been deliberately discovered by Yun Zhan, although I don't know what his purpose is, but it belongs to you now, if you don't think it's evil, wear it now." β
Even though Chen Hongying intentionally or unintentionally told him about the ominous precept of calamity, Cao Yin still had no cowardice, he put the ring on the middle finger of his left hand, and then pinched the flesh of his thigh with his hand, as a result, no matter how hard he pinched, he couldn't feel the pain at all, as if he had been injected with a strong anesthetic.
But when he took off the ring, the uncontrollable pain soon came from the place where his thigh was pinched, which was clearly the feeling he should have when he pinched his thigh with his hand just now, but when he put the ring on again, the pain immediately disappeared again!
"As Chen Hongying said, this ring can temporarily transfer the pain suffered by the wearer," Cao Yin nodded with satisfaction, thinking to himself, "When the Red Butterfly is using the 'Blood of the Skeleton' to refine the ability memories of other awakened people, I can temporarily transfer the headache to the ring, and it will not be too late to return the headache after the ability refining is successful!" β
"You seem to be very proud, it seems that my warning has no effect," Chen Hongying said, "Be careful not to play with fire and set yourself on fire, the outside world will have many opportunities for you to want to rely on its abilities, and when you come to your senses, it will probably be too late." β
"Sir Chen, I misjudged you before, but I didn't expect you to be much more generous than I thought," Cao Yin took off his ring and said, "In the past, in order to get rid of your capture, I also attacked you and even cut off your legs, although you are immortal, but these things are enough to make you hate me." β
"Hmph, what a ridiculous guy," Chen Hongying sneered, "I'm a mercenary, since you are the object of my mission, you should deliver the goods intact, when I am bound by the seal, I can no longer perform the duties of a mercenary, then your existence is meaningless to me, killing you will only stain my territory." β
"Chen Yutu, they killed your teammates, and you never thought about revenge," Cao Yin asked, "If it were me, I would never let her go, but you gave up the great opportunity for revenge just now." β
Chen Hongying replied coldly: "You guy stole my talent and mastered it in such a short period of time, for me, this is an out-and-out humiliation, if you want to hold grudges, you should be ranked first, if I kill people for hatred, you will already be a corpse." β
Chen Hongying's eyes and words were full of real resentment, Cao Yin did feel the chill, even if he had the two combat abilities of "Blood Devouring Razor" and "Blood Gang Returning to Heaven", if the other party really wanted his life, I am afraid it would not take much effort, after all, the gap in physical fitness is also very large.
Fortunately, Lin Mo was by her side, her vigilant and focused gaze never left Chen Hongying, if she moved, Lin Mo would probably charge forward as soon as possible, her speed and strength were enough to make Chen Hongying afraid of three points, but Lin Mo's injuries had not yet fully healed, and if she made progress in fighting, she would inevitably fall into disadvantage.
"Cao Yin, you can leave after fulfilling your promise to Master Yunzhan, I won't do anything to you," Chen Hongying said indifferently, "I want to stay here alone, I don't want anyone to disturb me again." β
"The people who attacked you will still come to trouble you, they are the survivors of this city, armed with a lot of firepower," Cao Yin said, "Your immortal body has been exposed, you still have to find a way to get out of this temple." β
"I don't need you to worry about it, their guns and ammunition can't help me," Chen Hongying looked useless, "And the ban on Huanghuang Ember Flame is absolute, anyone who wants to violate the ban will be turned to ashes by flames, as an immortal, I don't need to worry at all, but those guys will taste death sooner or later." β
"Huang Huang Ember Flame, what is that?"
"A kind of existence beyond human cognition, with unfathomable energy and independent will," Chen Hongying said, "The meaning of its existence is to guard and destroy, any life that violates the prohibition will be burned by flames, if you want to define it, it is a guardian spirit." β
"It's really mysterious, and suddenly another guardian god appeared," Cao Yin muttered, "I'll leave quickly after wiping the Buddha statue, there are really a lot of things in this temple that are not simple......"
Cao Yin no longer chatted with Chen Hongying, he concentrated on wiping the huge Buddha statue to a spotless finish, and then left Fengming Temple with Lin Mo.
After the two left, Chen Hongying looked up at the Buddha statue with golden hair and muttered: "If that guy has this ring, if he takes you as a lesson from the past, it means that he will soon embark on the road of self-destruction, is this what you want to happen, bad old man?" β
Chen Hongying slowly raised his palms, and the palms of both palms were tattooed with a fire phoenix pattern with wings swirling, and the pattern shone with vermilion light at the rate of breathing.
"Or do you want to repeat the mistakes of the past and create another immortal god of killing?" Chen Hongying stared at the fire phoenix pattern and said to himself, "If it is in this absurd and nonsensical world, it really needs a few guys who can make waves to be interesting, if you can get out of this temple and witness it with your own eyes!" β