Chapter 45: The Tower of Nine Punishments (1)
With the help of the Wolf King, I passed the first floor of the Nine Punishment Towers. After saying goodbye to the Wolf King, he walked into the Nine Punishment Tower, and walked up the stairs from the first floor to the second floor.
The tower is very empty, and the structure of each floor looks the same, and there will be a stone platform in the center of each floor, which is carved like a charm, and the word 'two' is engraved in the center of the stone platform.
"I can't go straight to the top of the tower from the outside, so why don't I run up the stairs from the inside?" The moonlight from outside the tower window shone in, illuminating the dimly lit room.
I walked along the wall to the stairs in the opposite corner.
"What's the punishment on the second floor?" I thought about it and walked to the staircase on the second floor, "nothing?" I stood at the top of the stairs and looked around, "If not, then I'll go." ”
I went up the stairs and it was the same scene, and when I got to the top of the stairs, there was still nothing.
"What the hell is the Tower of Nine Punishments? Isn't it all empty except for something on the first floor?" I continued to climb up.
Layer by layer, layer by layer......
"Whew...... I'm tired to death, how many floors are here, haven't you reached the top yet?" I climbed so many floors, and the scene on each floor was the same, I felt that something was wrong, and walked to the stone platform to read the words on it.
"Or is it that I've been going around in circles?" I suddenly panicked, "What kind of punishment is this?"
"Those who are opportunistic will end up with nothing. A faint voice came.
I turned around and didn't notice where the sound was coming from. "Who are you, and what do you want me to do with this?"
The voice was gone again.
"I'm not opportunistic, you're coming! I can't be trapped on this level! My friend is still waiting for me to save his life!" I shouted into the air, and all I got was an echo of myself.
Not knowing what to do, I simply sat down on the stone platform, "I'm just sitting here, don't go, you say, what do you want me to do?" I shouted into the air.
The air was quiet for a few seconds......
"Bang-" The stone platform I was sitting on suddenly made a noise, and the symbols carved on the stone platform glowed purple.
"I'll go!" the sudden change made me stand up in fright, "What the hell." ”
The stone platform under my feet began to slowly turn and rise, and I jumped to the side from the stone platform and watched it slowly rise.
The stone platform rises about one and a half people high, and the stone platform is cylindrical under it, and several people are tied to it.
"Who is this?" I approached the stone platform, trying to see the faces of the men.
Suddenly, the men opened their eyes, and two eyes shot out of purple light, and two eyes shot out of white light.
"Liu Xi, you're late, you've hurt us. ”
I fixed my eyes and saw that the people tied to it were the Demon King, Zhang Yi, Master Tianzun and Wen Lin.
The Demon King, Master Tianzun, and Wen Lin were all covered in bruises, and blood kept dripping downward, while Zhang Yi's whole body was stiff and black, and even his lips were black and purple.
"You ...... What's wrong with you? Why are you here?" I was a little confused.
"It's all because of you that we became like this, we all died because of you, and you have to pay!" they said the same thing, blood streaming from their glowing eyes.
"If we die, you cannot live, but you will be our sacrifice and die with us. "They reached out and grabbed me, but they couldn't touch me because they were tied up.
"What you have to do can't be completed after all, the ghost world is so strong, and you are so weak, even if you are given another ninth life, you will not defeat the ghost world. ”
I looked at them and listened to what they had to say.
"No, no, it's not true, it's just an illusion, it's not real, it's not real, it's not real......" I repeated over and over again in my mind.
"We want you to die, you have to pay, we want you to die with us......" they cried out as they clawed in the air.
"You want me to die?" I suddenly felt like I had been enchanted, "Heh, you can't even break free from a single rope, and you want me to die?"
"If you want me to die, I'll let you die first!" With that, I waved the Spirit Carp Floating Feather Knife, and the air became quiet again, and the four of them instantly turned into ghosts.
"No!" my body was back in my control, and for a moment I let go of my hand, and the knife fell to the ground, and I fell to my knees, "No! what did I do!" Tears flowed unconsciously.
"That's just your demons, they're all illusions, not real. The mask's voice sounded in his ears, "I won't help you finish them off as soon as possible, you will be bewitched by them again." Zhang Yi is still waiting for you to go back to save your life, what do you have to do here?"
"I hurt them, I killed them, and if it weren't for me, they wouldn't be involved in this war. ”
"Without you, there will be people who will take your place, this war is doomed, and you will not fail their sacrifice until you win this war in the end. What's more, now that the war has not started, you have defeated yourself, are you worthy of them?" the mask roared in my ear, "I don't care about you, Zhang Yi is still waiting for you to go back to save your life, you can cry here." ”
The air was quiet again, and the four people in front of them hung their heads, and the blood was still slowly dripping down.
"Tick-tock-tock-" stabbed my heart like a needle.
"Bang-" The stone platform in front of me rattled, and I looked up, and the stone platform began to slowly rotate and descend, and the bodies of the four people returned to the ground, and the stone platform was restored to its original state.
"The second sentence is over, you can go to the third layer. The faint voice came again.
I knelt on the ground to calm down, wiped away my tears, slowly stood up, and put away the Spirit Carp Floating Feather Knife.
"Thank you, Mask. ”
"Fuck off. The mask whispered impatiently in my ear.
"I'll keep an eye out for that later. I said, walking towards the top of the stairs.
"Bang. The stone platform behind him seemed to have not been lowered, and there was a soft sound.
I looked back at the stone platform, "We're going to win, and I'm not going to let you down." I smiled at the dark stone platform and turned to the third floor.
Standing at the top of the staircase, I saw the bright candlelight on the third floor, and I slowly walked up, a low wooden table was placed in the center of the stone platform, and an old man in a white robe sat cross-legged in front of me with his back to me.
I walked up and stood at the top of the stairs for a moment not knowing what to do, "Excuse me......" I just spoke.
"Liu Xi, come and sit. The old man turned around, held a book in his hand, and smiled kindly at me.
I looked closely, and it turned out to be Master Tianzun.
"Are you trying to trick me again?" I said, skeptically.
"Sit down. The master closed the book and put it on the table, "Did you see me dead on the second floor?"
I was suddenly a little surprised to hear the master's words, "How do you know?" and I sat down across from the master.
"Wen Lin told you about this place, right? I've been to this place, how could I not know? ha. The master smiled at me, picked up the teapot and teacup on the table, poured me a glass of water and put it in front of me, "I'm a little tired after two floors, let's drink some water here and rest." ”
"There is a punishment on each floor of the Nine Punishment Tower, what is the punishment on this floor?" I asked vigilantly.
"This floor? No, I've already helped you through, just sit here and talk to me. The master poured himself a glass of water and drank it slowly.
"So, just ...... Speak?"
"Yes. The old man put down his teacup and looked at me with a smile......