Alienated Martial Arts

I don’t know when, the wind started to rise.

The whimpering was like a ghost crying, mixed with strange noises.

It was like someone was dragging a chain down the street, and the metal links kept bumping back and forth.

The room was dark.

I can't see my fingers.

The atmosphere is also a bit dull and depressing, giving people a strange cold feeling.

Wei Tao stood in front of the door, looking out through the gap.

But nothing could be seen, only the sound of rushing was heard, going away little by little, until it gradually faded away and disappeared.

"What the hell is this."

"Forget it, it has nothing to do with me anyway..."

Bang!

Suddenly a huge force came and hit the closed door hard.

Wei Tao narrowed his eyes suddenly, looked through the crack in the door, and silently looked at two rows of scarlet eyes that lit up without warning.

Wow!

Blah blah blah!

The sound of metal chains mopping the floor sounded again.

It sounded like it was outside in the courtyard, only a door away from him.

And it was a dilapidated, almost rotten wooden door.

"Ho ho..."

The scarlet eyes blinked rapidly.

There was also a dull and heavy breathing, which sounded at the same time.

"What the hell is this thing? It suddenly popped out without any warning. It really shocked me."

Wei Tao had no expression on his face and stretched out his hand to hold the door panel.

He was silent and waited quietly.

The gasping outside became heavier and heavier.

It's like the murmur of a demon in the abyss, or the deep roar of a beast.

It was as if it was tempting him to open the door, allowing communication and interconnection inside and outside the house without any obstacles.

However, even though there was only a layer of rotten door panels between them, which would break when touched or broken when pushed, it was like a copper wall that firmly blocked the unclear monster outside, and no one broke in from the beginning to the end.

Time passed little by little.

I don’t know how long it will take.

Two rows of scarlet eyes suddenly disappeared.

There was no sign as when he arrived, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

The rushing sound left quietly.

It was heard again that it was already outside the small courtyard.

Fading further and further along the long street, it soon disappeared completely.

"It comes in a hurry and goes in a hurry."

"It feels like a dream."

Wei Tao withdrew his gaze, turned and walked towards the wooden bed behind him.

Bang!

At this moment, there was another muffled sound.

Heavy breathing sounded again, and two rows of scarlet eyes clung to the crack of the door, looking inside.

Click!

Wei Tao stopped.

He turned around little by little and looked into the dense eyes silently.

Click!

The wooden door was thrown open.

A chaotic, evil, tangled, and constantly twisting shadow stood in front of the house.

It seemed that it didn't quite believe that the door was opened like this, and it was even slightly stunned.

The next moment, the dense red eyes all lit up with joy.

Tick!

Tick ​​tock!

The saliva flowed out from nowhere and fell to the ground.

The twisted shadow stretched its body and rushed into the house.

Click!

Suddenly, a cloud-patterned black scale possessed him, and its ferocious claws covered with sharp bone spurs suddenly popped out, grabbing two rows of scarlet eyes, and pulling the thing into the door like lightning.

As soon as it took a step forward, it felt like it was falling into clouds and fog. It entered the door ten times faster, and even pulled out an afterimage and disappeared into it like lightning.

"If I don't pay attention to you, it won't be over, right?"

"I also want to know what you look like and whether you can eat it."

"Well, even though it looks a little disgusting, like a wriggling large intestine covered with barbed flagella, it doesn't stop you from smelling delicious."

It struggled desperately, but still couldn't break free from the clutches of the sharp claws and snake's tail.

Immediately afterwards, the crunching sound of chewing sounded.

Accompanied by shrill howls of pain.

It was transmitted far away in the darkness of the night, and even from a long distance, it was heard extremely clearly.

"Screaming so loudly, some unlucky guy had a nervous breakdown and ran out of the room?"

"Or is it that a newcomer who doesn't know anything came here and didn't find a shelter before dark, so he turned himself into a source of happiness for those monsters?"

"This kind of painful wailing that spreads throughout the street, this brother is hopeless. Even if it suddenly dawns at this time, he can only slowly fall into despair in despair."

"Being eaten alive by those monsters makes my scalp numb just thinking about it. I don't know what kind of pain and torture I have to endure."

At this moment, there are several dilapidated courtyards nearby.

Everyone huddled in the room and shivered.

Although they were scared out of their wits by the various noises outside, they still raised their ears to catch the sounds coming from them, not daring to be distracted in the slightest.

After all, in the City of Gloom, every time you master a little more information, you can gain more protection for your future survival.

In many cases, even the slightest difference is the distance between life and death.

Suddenly there was a soft squeaking sound.

The half-open courtyard door was pushed open again.

The sound of weeping cries sounded like the cold wind on a winter night, echoing endlessly in the small courtyard.

A white shadow slowly floated in.

At first, it was very fast and seemed a little impatient, rushing towards the house like it was grabbing food.

But after entering the courtyard gate, it suddenly slowed down.

Facing the room with the door wide open not far away, and seeing what was happening inside, it even wanted to turn around and leave.

Especially the monster possessed by black scales and bone spurs, with wings and twin tails surrounding its body, raised its head and revealed its blood-soaked face. It even made the spirits shiver, and without hesitation, it turned around and floated out of the hospital.

At this moment, there was a muffled sound.

Two ferocious snake heads penetrated the darkness and appeared in front of it without any warning.

The snake's mouth opened to its maximum, revealing layers of sharp fangs, and it bit down like lightning, one on the left and the other on the right.

The shrill howl sounded again.

The door that had just been opened was slammed shut.

Wei Tao's arms were covered with ferocious bone spurs and black scales, and his blade-like nails were stained with blood.

He swallowed the food in his mouth, took a long breath, and sat down on the mottled wooden chair.

As time passed, the black handprint on the left shoulder not only did not disappear, but became more clear and obvious.

What's more important is that the skin at the black mark has always had a cold feeling lingering in it, as if ice cubes were applied on it, and even occasionally there was a slight sting.

Wei Tao frowned slightly and his expression became serious.

He is now a Vajra Dharma Body that is above the limit, and the twenty-fifth level of Qi training is impregnable.

Coupled with the gradual growth of Xuanwu, the revival of Suzaku, and the gathering of snakes and ghost chariots, it can be said to be quite powerful in terms of pure physical defense.

In Wei Tao's eyes, it is no exaggeration to say that even if he stood there motionless and let a martial arts master attack with all his strength, he would not leave a single mark on his body.

However, just now when he felt almost nothing, a handprint was left on his left shoulder.

More importantly, this cold and tingling feeling seems to not only affect the physical body, but may even involve the true spirit and soul.

This makes people more and more curious about what kind of place this is and what kind of dangers are hidden in it.

However, being curious, Wei Tao had no intention of exploring the secrets.

There were no foreseeable opportunities, only the cold and gloomy darkness. He wanted to stay there only after he was full, which brought unpredictable dangers to himself.

The plan was decided, and Wei Tao immediately prepared to return to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Silently, faint ripples appeared in the darkness.

But just before leaving, he stopped without warning.

The ripples in the void quietly disappeared.

Wei Tao sat still on the wooden chair, lowered his head and stared at the mark on his shoulder, falling into silent thought.

"During the battle in the dark passage, no similar traces were found on Ling Zhenzi."

"But now I have it on me."

"The imprints may also serve as landmarks."

"If I don't do any investigation and go back to Dazhou without confirmation, I may bring danger back with me."

"What's more important is that I kept the door open, welcomed two guests, and had two meals. I'm already a little exhausted now, but I haven't eliminated this mark yet.

Therefore, they and this handprint are not the same person. I just waited and worked on it for half a night, but in fact I didn't touch the real source at all. "

Wei Tao took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and turned his head to look outside.

Suddenly, a feeling of depression and irritability arose in my heart, that if I could not steal the chicken, I would lose the rice.

There was a muffled sound.

The old wooden door was closed.

A figure came out of the courtyard, carrying deep resentment, and quietly disappeared into the depths of the night.

The dark wind blows, and the ghosts cry again and again.

The whole street was enveloped in darkness and silence.

Everything seems to be covered in ink.

Showing pure, substantial black.

There was no one outside, except for Wei Tao's footsteps that kept echoing.

Click!

He caught a little thing that was excited but fled in fear, and stuffed it into his mouth.

The dense and sharp teeth bit down, and a new round of eating began with a shrill wail.

Suddenly, an extremely suppressed gasp sounded, and it fell silent in an instant, as if the mouth and nose were directly sealed.

There was a soft squeaking sound.

Wei Tao pushed open the closed courtyard door on the roadside.

He soon came to a dark stone house.

After searching for more than a dozen abandoned courtyards, he finally made a gratifying discovery here.

The door was closed tightly, as if it was blocked by something.

Wei Tao pushed it but did not open it.

He held his breath and listened.

Then he started banging on the door.

Send the thumping sound far away.

"I know you're in there."

"You'd better take the initiative to open the door, otherwise if it gets smashed later, don't blame me."

"You, what are you..."

A moment later, a trembling voice filled with fear sounded from behind the door.

"Don't worry, of course I'm human."

"Just ordinary people who want to communicate with similar people."

Wei Tao smiled, spitting out a blazing white flame from his mouth and nose, and the two snake tails behind him tapped the ground.

In a dark room.

The heavily armed woman looked gloomy.

With the white flames that suddenly lit up, she glanced through the crack in the door. She fell softly to the ground and passed out without saying a word.

Click!

The door was finally knocked down.

Wei Tao squeezed in through the narrow doorway, looked down at the motionless woman at his feet, and couldn't help but frown slightly.

Even after she was woken up, she had a sluggish expression. Not to mention whether she could communicate normally, she couldn't even speak a complete word.

"After searching for a long time, I only found a fool."

Wei Tao turned around and left, took a few steps and struck out like lightning, grabbing a monster and stuffing it into his mouth.

Soon after, he found a second occupied house.

As soon as I got closer, the people inside started crying.

The sound was extremely miserable, as if a demon was standing outside and would rush in and torture him to death.

"It's better to be a crybaby coward than an idiot who can't even speak."

Wei Tao pushed open the door and said, "Don't cry. I have a few questions that I need you to answer. As long as you cooperate well, nothing will happen. If you don't cooperate..."

Having said this, he took out the half-eaten monster corpse and took a bite.

"If you don't cooperate, this is what will happen to you."

Half a quarter of an hour later, Wei Tao had a bronze mirror engraved with magnificent patterns in his hand and walked quickly out of the stone room.

Following the guidance of the middle-aged man just now, he quickly found a dilapidated small building in the corner.

This seems to be an abandoned restaurant.

It was dark and decayed inside, with cobwebs and dust everywhere, but the ground was a dark red color, as if there was a carpet that hadn't been cleaned for an unknown amount of time.

But there was a man sitting in the corner, pouring and drinking to himself without knowing what he was talking about.

Wei Tao was silent for a moment and slowly entered the building.

It was sticky and slippery underfoot, making a sizzling sound when stepped on.

When he looked down, he realized that what he thought was a red carpet was actually fine minced meat that had been broken and stirred.

There is also a wine jar on the counter not far away, which is basically a dried head.

He didn't care at all about this, walked straight inward, and slowly sat down opposite the man.

"Hello."

Wei Tao's voice was low and he said slowly, "Is there anything you want to say to me about this strange place?"

"This is not the place you should come."

The man raised his head, revealing a smooth, flat face.

The eyes, ears, mouth and nose look like they were painted on, and they look quite strange.

He picked up the empty wine glass, took a slow sip of air, and even showed a satisfied expression.

"Why do you say that?"

Wei Tao rubbed his fingers and claws and produced a dazzling spark.

"Today's night comes earlier than usual."

The faceless man sighed and slowly picked up the wine glass again.

Bang! ! !

The wine glass was broken.

Together with the hand and the table that seemed to be smeared with blood, they all shattered on the ground at this moment and merged into the squirming minced meat below.

"speak English."

Wei Tao gently exhaled a mouthful of blazing white flames, "Although I'm already a little exhausted, and I feel you're a little nauseous, there's still no problem in enduring another meal."

The faceless man lowered his head and stared at his broken right hand.

"Since I have memories, there has never been an immortal in the City of Gloom."

"So, your appearance may cause chaos and break the peace that has lasted for countless years here."

"oh?"

Wei Tao shook his head, "Even if I don't come, the effect will be the same after Ling Zhenzi returns."

"You're talking about Lingzhen, right?"

"I know that he, a man who looks ordinary and has nothing out of the ordinary, came to the City of Gloom to avoid the eyes of his enemies."

The faceless man was silent for a moment, "But, from what you said, he is actually also an immortal?"

"He just became an immortal yesterday."

"Lingzhen, he actually did it!?"

"It's really incredible, he even deceived my eyes."

"And in this chaotic and confusing time, he can break the barrier and transform into an immortal. This person is definitely worthy of the evaluation of great perseverance, great wisdom, and great opportunity."

The faceless man sighed inexplicably, "I don't know what kind of loose immortal Lingzhen is, a real corpse ghost. If there is a chance to meet again..."

"No chance, he's already dead."

"Well……"

"Dead, dead?"

The faceless man was suddenly stunned, "I just transformed into an immortal yesterday, and I'm already dead today?"

"He didn't die today, but he died yesterday."

"About half an hour after he became an immortal, he was directly beaten to death, with no possibility of survival."

When Wei Tao said this, his tone was already a little impatient, "The cycle of life and death, formation, residence and destruction of space are all normal things, and they are not worth making such a fuss about.

What we are talking about now is the City of Darkness, so don’t change the topic casually. "

The faceless man fell silent again.

The person who just changed the topic to Lingzhen seemed to be the one sitting opposite.

It has nothing to do with him.

But now that the situation is stronger than the people, he has no choice but to accept this groundless accusation.

"The harmony of spirit and flesh is the earthly immortal."

"And the city of gloom is the remains of an earthly immortal who is about to ascend to heaven."

"The remains of the Earth Immortal?"

Wei Tao frowned slightly, thoughtfully.

The spirit god has a damaged physical body and is divided into thousands with only a little bit of true spirit.

The City of Gloom is the remains of the Earthly Immortal, so where did its true soul go? Does it still exist in the world like the Spiritual God?

Facing Wei Tao's question, the faceless man said slowly, "I don't know the real name of the Earth Immortal. I only know that his true spirit and soul no longer exist, and only a small piece of physical remains remains, which is You An." The origin of the city.”

"The people living in the city have all wandered here from different worlds, and then they will go to other worlds every once in a while. Some will come back, and some will never come back.

They would call themselves Void Walkers, or wandering merchants, and would often bring strange things from other places to exchange them with the City of Gloom to enhance their own strength level, just like the previously unknown Lingzhen. Same. "

"I don't know why the monsters wandering in the city are born. I only know that they only appear after dark and disappear without any sign at dawn.

I am actually the same. I started to have memories inexplicably, and then I was imprisoned here all the time. I have never seen the scenery outside the City of Darkness. "

"As for the people you mentioned who collect rent, they may just be some outsiders who form a gang.

According to your statement, the so-called bustling world is all for benefit, and the bustling world is all for benefit. Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. "

When Wei Tao heard this, he suddenly laughed, "Although you are not a human being, your conversation and communication are more interesting than many people."

He stood up slowly and walked outside, "Your fun has saved your life. I hope we can have another chance to meet again in the future."

After walking a few steps, Wei Tao suddenly stopped again.

Spider silk surged silently, exposing the left shoulder.

"I almost forgot something very important."

"Do you know what this delicate and small handprint is?"

"Just when it got dark, it appeared on my shoulder. Until now, its source has not been found."

Exquisite and compact, a fingerprint?

The faceless man slowly turned around and glanced at the mark.

He was stunned immediately, as if the facial features painted on his face were squeezed into a ball, and even his body was trembling uncontrollably.

The faceless man opened his mouth with difficulty, and his two lip lines kept moving.

It seemed that he wanted to say something, but he couldn't even say a word.

He raised his left hand with difficulty and pointed upward.

Bang! ! !

Without any warning, the Faceless Man split open.

It was as if his body had turned into a bomb, turning the entire dilapidated restaurant upside down.

Various minced minced meats were scattered in all directions, covering a large area of ​​the ground in front and behind.

Wei Tao took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. His mood, which had just eased, became irritable again with the loud noise.

There is no bright moon or stars in the dark night.

After dawn, the sun does not shine.

The sky, the ground, the haphazard piles of dilapidated buildings, everything was foggy, as if an invisible hand had taken away the black curtain covering the City of Gloom, and replaced it with a layer of white gauze.

Time passed little by little.

I don’t know how long it will take.

A figure walked out of the house where he lived, carefully opened the courtyard door, and peered into what was going on outside.

Then the second, and the third.

Familiar people gathered together and talked about the new terrifying monsters that appeared at night, as well as the fierce internal fighting between those monsters. It is unknown how many of the same kind were affected and lost their lives.

Each of them looked pale, and they were still frightened until now, and they had not gotten rid of the fear of last night.