Chapter 26: The Magic Furnace (1)

Sun Zhikuan is looking back on the past, the second tiger at that time was still a double master, not a murderous second tiger. Now, these two innocent young people who are looking for dreams have reached middle age, and the tricks of fate have made them two devils.

Sun Zhikuan's skin is printed with a skull pattern, and the skeleton's eyes emit a faint red light, which is breathtaking. It has a suction force, which can suck people's essence and spirit, so that people will be in a trance when they look at it. The five ordinary people in the room were shocked, shouted, trembled all over, and hid backwards one after another.

Even Xiong Huang couldn't help but lose his mind, he glanced at it, only to feel that his eyes were tingling, and he fell to the ground.

Seeing this skeleton, Beiguang was startled, quickly took the skin, covered the skull eyes, and everyone calmed down, Beiguang asked solemnly: "This is the brand of the Demon King of the West Pole." How did you get it? ”

Sun Zhikuan was surprised to see that Beiguang knew this brand, and hugged his fists and said: "This brand has been with me for many years, and I have consulted many masters, but no one knows what it is." I also ask my seniors to give advice. ”

Beiguang sighed and said, "The Demon King of the West Pole was sealed in the Demon Cave and has not appeared for a long time. If he had put this mark on you, you would have become a demon by now, and even cutting off your own skin would not work. So I think that this brand of yours was imprinted by a strong man who sat down under the Demon King. The branded demonic energy is exposed, and his ability is not yet at home. If it was hit by the Demon King of the West Pole himself, it would instead appear with a divine aura, which was an extremely pure demonic aura. Any breath, pure enough to a certain extent, will become sacred. For example, fire, when it is pure to the extreme, will become a holy fire, and it will exude a sacred aura. However, it is still fire, and its essence will never change. Human beings can only distinguish between the sacred and the evil, but they do not know that there is also evil in the sacred! That's why evil can be a big deal. Beiguang said: "This brand is called 'Demon Furnace', also known as 'Demon King Melting Pot'. It means: refine life, for my use! All those who are branded with this mark will eventually lose themselves and become servants of the Demon King of the West Pole. He became the devil of evil. ”

Sun Zhikuan sighed: "Our friendship ended because of this brand. ”

"At that time, we felt that the force was not weak, and everyone could be called a master, so our confidence swelled and we wanted to explore this group of demons. At the beginning, we met some little demons, they are not strong, they can kill a large area with three strikes and five divided by two. These demons are insignificant. ”

"The deeper we go, the stronger the demon becomes, but it can't hurt us. The more self-righteous we became, we became contemptuous, and felt that the land of demons was nothing more than that, and if we continued like this, we might be able to explore the demon caves. Legend has it that there are endless treasures in the Demon Cave, and if you have the courage, you can take out what you want. ”

Sun Zhikuan smiled bitterly and sighed: "It's still to blame us for being too ignorant, how can the Demon Cave be so easy to enter?" ”

"We heard that the entrance to the Demon Cave was in a valley, so we searched the valley of the Land of Demons. Two months later, a suspected entrance to the valley was finally found. At the entrance, there is a mountain of bones, and there is no grass, and there seems to be a life-devouring beast inside, which makes our souls feel peeled. The climate there is the polar opposite of the heat wave of the Land of the Demons, and the eerie cold wind blows from the entrance, which is terrifying. We were scared and wanted to go back, but ......"

Beiguang sighed: "Since ancient times, adventurers have tabooed here. This valley is known as the gate of the demon world, and the demons who come to this world from the demon world first come out of here, and then go to various strongholds. Therefore, if you enter from this mouth, you will not be able to come out of this mouth, you must find another exit, otherwise you will become a demon. That's where you came from, right? ”

Sun Zhikuan nodded and said, "We didn't know this would happen. They all blame us for being ignorant. If we had a mentor like you, we wouldn't have ended up like this. ”

"Why do you insist on going in when you are afraid?" Beiguang asked.

"Because we were still too arrogant at the time, we all came, and we said that we had to go in and explore, and it would be a pity to leave like this? I don't want to take out any treasures, I just want to go in and see the demons in the demon cave, and show my hands and feet. It's best to beat one or two to give yourself an acknowledgment of your efforts over the years. Adventure always requires courage. ”

"When we went in, we found that although there were not many demons inside, they were surprisingly strong, and they were not on the same level as the demons outside. With the strength of the three of us, we can barely beat a small demon who is not tall, but we don't have the ability to kill it. Eventually, it escaped. ”

"We guess it's going to be looking for help. One demon, we can barely deal with it, another one we will definitely die, fortunately we are not very far from the entrance. Then he was frightened and withdrew. I plan to train hard for a few years and come back. ”

"Who thinks!" Sun Zhikuan slammed his fist on the ground, his face tangled, showing a look of great remorse, and said, "Who would have thought that there is this magic furnace engraved at the entrance." When we enter, we are invisible. When we have to go out, we can see it glowing. ”

"We didn't know what it was, and we didn't care. It's going to glow, it's time to go out anyway, so I didn't care. Just taking it lightly and ruining our lives. If we had known that this was the case, we would rather venture into the cave and not get out of here even if we died, rather than live without being a ghost or a ghost. ”

"When we went out from the entrance, we felt like we had crossed a space like water. Seeing that we were about to leave this damn place, we were ecstatic and couldn't wait to get out. ”

"But I've just taken a step out of the hole. The three of us felt a burning sensation in our chests at the same time, and it was very painful, as if we had been burned with a soldering iron. When we took off our clothes, we saw that each of us had an extra magic furnace on their chests. Just as we were panicking and not knowing what to do, there was a sudden burst of laughter in the sky. ”

Sun Zhikuan looked frightened, trembling all over, and even his voice began to tremble.

He covered his ears and said bitterly: "I will never forget that voice for the rest of my life." ”

"At that time, I heard a voice, like thunder in the sky, and he probably said a spell: stupid humans, the great demon king will eventually rule the world. Yield, and give your wicked hearts to my king, and give your filthy blood to my king, and face your sinful souls to my king. Out of here are the people of my demon realm. Take your time and enjoy the thrill of branding! It will give you immense power, and His Majesty the Demon King will grant you all your wishes. At the price, only one of you can live. ”

"Every time he utters a word, it's like we've been hit with a hammer. By the end, we all vomited blood. Then, there was another burst of laughter. We were all stunned. ”

Sun Zhikuan wept: "Every word of this curse is like a brand into my heart, tormenting me every day and night, so I am most afraid of the dead of night." As soon as I close my eyes, the scene of that day lingers in front of me, and even if I cut off the skin, I can't forget it. That's why I was able to do penance day and night, because I didn't dare to close my eyes, I was afraid that the scene of that day would come again. Cold Evil and Ink Ghost Babies are the same, we have hardly slept in all these years. ”

"When I woke up, it was already dark, and I didn't know where the cold demon and the ink ghost baby had gone. I heard only a few shouts from them, and then I hurried over, and saw them fighting, thinking that they were fighting in peacetime. But they are extremely ruthless, and their moves are all aimed at each other's vital points, and they are not like the usual exchanges. When they saw me coming, they stopped and looked at me at the same time. ”

"I saw that their eyes were red and their faces were hideous. Especially the cold evil, he was originally handsome, but at that time he was as terrifying as a ghost. I was startled and rushed to see if they were hurt. When they saw me coming, their faces softened, and their eyes returned to their usual appearance. ”

"The cold evil was extremely excited, looking up to the sky and laughing wildly, his laughter was a little sharp, not at all like his usual laughter."

"Looking at him like this, I felt scared in my heart, and I asked him what was wrong?"

"He said: 'Hahaha, the bottleneck I haven't broken through for a long time has finally broken through today! Come on, little ghost, let's fight again. The simple battle we had just now actually made my sword qi sharper, and it seems that this time it was not in vain. I feel like I'm going to be able to surpass that bastard master of ours soon, and it's a feeling that I can't describe! My dream of martial arts is about to come true! He smiled sharply again. ”

"The appearance of the ink ghost baby doesn't look normal, except for the pipe and the mouth, the whole person's momentum looks eerie and terrifying."

"They fought again, so where is the fight? It's clearly playing with your life! The Cold Evil stabbed the Ink Ghost Baby, and the Ink Ghost Baby also injured the Cold Demon, which had never happened before. They didn't seem to be in pain, and the more they fought, the more excited they became. I'm afraid they'll get too excited and die of exhaustion. But the fight lasted for a long time, and their physical strength increased instead of decreasing. ”

"I saw the markings on their chests glowing red like blood, and in a few moments the skeletons began to grow red muscles. Slowly, the skull turned into a skinned face. ”

"I yelled at them to stop, but they didn't listen to me. Each reveled in the joy of the rapid growth of strength. I had no choice but to separate them with weapons. ”

"But, just after I got my hands on them, I found that their power had grown to the point where I couldn't compete with them. Just a day ago, even though I couldn't beat them, I was able to fight for thirty or forty rounds. But this time, I can't even resist the fist style of the ink ghost baby. It would have been a lot of effort to get within five steps of them. ”

"As I was fighting, I felt my chest wet, and when I looked down, I saw blood coming from nowhere. I wasn't hurt either, I wiped it, and the blood didn't disperse, it was still intact on the skull, like it had been stabbed. ”

"It turned out that it was all this skull who was making trouble, and I knew that this brand was very evil, so I didn't hesitate to cut off the skin on my chest. After cutting off the skin, I spit out a puff of black smoke in my mouth, and although it hurts, I feel relieved and reborn. In this way, I was not corrupted by the magic furnace. But the two of them are no longer saved, their imprint has begun to take shape, and they have become demons who only know how to kill. I tried to stop them, but they were getting faster and faster, and I couldn't keep up. In this way, I left them behind, and I did not know their whereabouts for a long time. ”

"Later, I came to the Fire Mansion to recuperate from my wounds. At that time, although Huofu was located in a remote area, it was also relatively prosperous. After all, there is no war here, and even if there is a city lord appointed by the state, the city lord is just an ornament and is respected. The people here are self-governing in the Fire House, which is also quite good. The lord of the city can also relax and do what he likes, and the city is full of thriving scenes. ”

"Suddenly, one day, the two of them came here! They took over the city. Since they were already half demons, they couldn't get too far from the land of demons without the Demon King's leadership, so they came back. And since they are still half human, they still have to live like humans, and they can also get out of the land of demons. So he chose Huofu City, which is closest to the land of demons. ”

"You know the rest of the story. In order to observe them, I lurked in the city and went to investigate at night. ”

"It took me a year to figure it out. The more they fought, the stronger they became, but they also knew that one of them would die eventually. If the fight continues like this, the day will come soon. But they can't stop fighting, and if they stop, they will suffer even more. With only the last bit of their own consciousness, they agreed that they would only fight once a month. ”

"I heard them crying at night more than once, and I knew that they were fighting the devil and that none of them wanted to die. Later, gradually, they wanted each other to die. ”

"This is the most vicious part of this brand, it does not simply erode the human mind, but turns him into a selfish person who loses his true face."

"Later, they became more and more bloodthirsty and became more and more alien to me. I made up my mind that I must surpass them, and only in this way can I stop them. ”

"I have been training hard day and night, and my strength has improved by leaps and bounds. Then one day, I was accidentally exposed, and I happened to encounter a cold evil. I had a duel with him, and I noticed that his strength seemed to have weakened. My guess is that this brand also has a weakness, and at some point, it will make the host weaker. But what exactly this weakness is, no one knows except the host. Today's seniors said that this is not the handprint of the demon king himself, and it is not the most perfect magic furnace. I am even more convinced that there is a weakness in it. ”

'I drew with him that day, he wounded me and I hurt him, but he recovered quickly. I watched as his wounds healed. I was scared and turned and ran, but he didn't chase me. ”

"I know he's fighting demons. That's really him, fighting demons all the time. If one day, his nature is completely killed by demons, he will become a demon completely. And that day is probably not far off. Judging from these few duels, their progress is getting slower and slower, and I am afraid that they have all reached the limit. Perhaps, once or twice, they will be separated from life and death. ”

"When the time comes, as long as one person dies, the other will definitely become a real demon."

Beiguang shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. ”

"Senior, what do you mean by that?" Sun Zhikuan asked.

"Turning into a demon is inevitable. But do you know what kind of demon he will turn into? Beiguang asked rhetorically.

Sun Zhikuan shook his head blankly.