Alienated Martial Arts

Tower of Mercury.

Although there is a tower in the name, there is no tower-like building.

It is located at the northernmost point of Winterfell Province.

Deep in the endless Dongling Mountain.

Pass through a narrow, dark crack that can only be accessed by people, go all the way to the end, and then continue along the underground river. After the twists and turns, it will suddenly become clear and you will come to a place that is like an ethereal fairyland.

And among the flowers and greenery, buildings of various sizes are scattered in an orderly manner. It is not known whether the shapes and styles are deliberately imitating the ancient times, or whether they were built by the ancients. After an unknown amount of time, they were found and excavated.

Mercury Tower Council Chamber.

The heavy wooden door was slowly pushed open.

The hall was silent, and everyone looked surprised and curious.

Outside the hall, the wind gradually began to blow, carrying a thick layer of water vapor.

It seems that a heavy rain is about to wash over the earth.

A gust of mountain wind blew, causing the paper on the table to rustle.

There seemed to be other sounds, mixed in with the sound of the wind.

The Sixth Golden Ring narrowed his eyes slightly, and with extremely keen insight, he could faintly feel the wisps of chill, which was rapidly penetrating and covering the entire room.

The temperature was also dropping quietly, and even breathing became a little less smooth.

call……

Another gust of mountain wind poured into the house.

Bringing more and more moisture.

The second golden ring and the sixth golden ring looked at each other, and then looked away.

The two of them determined almost at the same time that the usual mountain breeze seemed to be a little unusual at this moment.

More importantly, the entire Mercury Tower was a little too quiet.

It seemed that except for them, everyone else in the conference room had fallen asleep.

Could it be that something happened inside the Mercury Tower?

But how is this possible.

Let’s not mention the difficulty of finding this place.

To put it bluntly, even if someone really finds this place through all the obstacles, facing all the golden rings gathered together, if they still dare to cause trouble, they are simply asking for death.

The second Jin Huan was confused and turned his attention to the young man.

But still nothing wrong was found.

They are just ordinary people without the power of awakening.

However, something seemed wrong with Xiao Si.

Although she looked equally normal, she didn't look like she was being controlled and hijacked.

But if you taste it carefully, you can find that she seems to have got rid of that crazy state of mind, and her whole person actually has a peaceful and peaceful temperament.

"Xiaosi, who is this?"

Second Jinhuan spoke slowly, "You brought an ordinary person in rashly. Have you forgotten the rules set by Yihuan when he founded the organization?"

The fourth golden ring did not speak, as quiet as a puppet.

Instead, a gentle and calm man's voice sounded quietly from beside her.

"You are mistaken, she did not bring me in, but I sent her here."

"oh?"

Second Jinhuan raised his eyebrows slightly, "You, a young man, are quite courageous to be able to speak to me in such a tone in front of me. You can't compare to those ordinary people who can't even stand firmly."

"Then, please explain again who you are and why you are here with Xiao Si."

"The dark moon kills people on a night, and the wind blows high and sets people on fire."

"So, I asked her to find this place just to kill people and set fire to them."

The gentle voice sounded slowly, lingering clearly in everyone's ears.

The entire conference room suddenly became quiet.

From the second to the seventh ring, everyone was stunned at the same time.

They looked towards the door in silence, their eyes full of scrutiny and exploration, as well as inexplicable doubts and weirdness.

It seems that no one can imagine that in the headquarters of the Golden Circle, in the meeting hall of the Tower of Mercury, someone would actually say such a thing in front of almost everyone in the Golden Circle.

It was as if they were trying to stamp their faces on the ground and pee on them without any disguise.

"I was a little distracted just now and didn't hear clearly what you said."

The seventh golden ring closest to the door plucked his ears and flicked his fingers, "You are so careless about life and death, which makes me feel extremely outrageous. Are you sure you are not here to act funny?"

As soon as this statement came out, others immediately laughed knowingly.

They were watching a show and wanted to see how the fourth child would deal with this situation.

However, with her usual irritable character, today's meeting may not be held.

She discovered that her subordinates were so careless and lost her own people in front of other golden rings. It would take at least half a day just to clean the door and floor of the conference hall.

However, two people at the table did not smile.

The second golden ring was silent, his eyes fell on the fourth golden ring's face, still thinking about the reason why she seemed to become so quiet.

The other one who didn't smile was the sixth golden ring.

He was observing the "ordinary person" in front of the door from beginning to end, and instinctively felt that the other person was unusual. There was even a kind of terrifying pressure that made people tremble and throb, radiating from his body.

And within the fourth golden ring, there seems to be an aura that is homologous to this pressure. Although it is much weaker, it definitely exists, and even exists separately from the power of awakening.

What made the Sixth Golden Ring even more confused was that after this person appeared, the wind outside quietly started to rise, bringing with it an increasingly intense chill and the smell of blood that gradually dispersed.

It's like the wind is brought by this person and controlled by him at the same time.

He is still using it to kill people, and has killed many people.

This is an ordinary person. If he kills someone in the Mercury Tower, it means that more than one awakened person will die in his hands.

Ordinary people massacre the awakened ones?

Although it was unbelievable no matter how you thought about it, the Sixth Golden Ring felt more and more palpitated.

I even want to get up and leave immediately, run as far as I can, and never even come back.

The Seventh Golden Ring unbuttoned his collar and leaned back in his chair with a twisted smile on his face, "Come on, please start your performance so that I can judge whether you have acting talent."

"Ignorant and arrogant, and a pathetic person."

Wei Tao had no expression on his face and took one step forward, "In that case, I'll give you two drops."

boom!

The seventh golden ring's eyes flashed, and the long table, wooden chairs, and the entire conference room disappeared at this moment.

All his vision suddenly went dark.

Only one fist with a green and black metallic luster was left, wrapped in a scream of air, and it was already close in an instant.

"It's so scary..."

"Is everything he said true!?"

In an instant, the seventh golden ring had only one thought in his mind.

That is to say, this punch must be taken hard.

Don't even think about dodging.

Because it's impossible to avoid it.

As long as you try to hide, you will die.

And if you don't follow through, the only ending is death.

boom!

The wind pressure rolled over violently.

The bloody light suddenly appeared and then disappeared.

Bang!

A thunderous sound exploded from the door of the conference room.

A bloody figure rolled and twisted, flying backwards.

It smashed the long table, collapsed the wall, penetrated the corridor behind the hall, and finally broke a wooden beam, which was heavily embedded in the center of the rockery in the distance.

Wei Tao stood up straight, retracted his arms, and looked thoughtful.

"The life-saving ability he displayed is a bit interesting."

"It seems that two drops are not enough. I should give him three drops directly."

With a secret sigh, he looked at the other people in the conference room and said, "I never like to joke, so you all come together, I'm in a hurry."

Another cool breeze blew by.

The smoke and dust dispersed inside and outside the conference room, and it suddenly became deathly silent.

"We don't know where exactly I offended you, so that you kidnapped Xiao Si and came to our door, and then injured Lao Qi."

After a few breaths, the second golden ring slowly stood up, his face already gloomy and gloomy to the extreme.

"It doesn't make any sense to talk about this now."

Wei Tao had no expression on his face and casually tore off his broken sleeve.

"Maybe it's because I'm too kind and too tolerant that I let you act unscrupulously, throwing the peace that should have existed to the ground and trampling on it until the situation got out of control and slid into an unpredictable dark abyss.

The so-called retribution of injustice, killing everyone and bringing them down. When you first provoked me, you should have expected this kind of result. "

"Also, there is something wrong with this world, especially the scarlet blood light surrounding you. It also makes me want to cut it open and study it carefully to see what kind of secrets are hidden inside."

Boom! ! !

The heavy muffled sound rang out without any warning.

It's like a heavy drum beating in everyone's ears.

The shock made people's scalps feel numb.

The ground beneath my feet trembled slightly, as if there was electricity.

"This kind of sound, this kind of movement..."

"Could it be that my heart is beating!?"

The second golden ring's pupils suddenly shrank, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

But before he could react.

The next moment, the dull heartbeat had not stopped.

The high-pitched scream has arrived.

It sounded like a whistle blowing or a ghost wailing.

The figure standing by the door expanded rapidly at this moment.

In almost an instant, he grew from a frail ordinary person to a ferocious beast that was over five meters tall.

The ink-colored muscles twisted and surged, causing the airflow to rotate wildly.

The large tendons on the body are tangled and twisted, like the roots of an old tree, showing a strange sky-green color.

Such superposition of green and black, with clear layers, is like a tree rising from the ground, bursting out with powerful life energy from the inside out.

Boom!

Countless cyclones exploded violently.

The entire conference room suddenly turned into ruins.

Facing such a violent momentum, the minds of the second, third, fifth, and sixth golden rings were almost blank.

However, until this moment, they had not noticed the existence of any awakening power.

In other words, the person who gave them such huge oppression was really not the reincarnated awakened person, but just an ordinary person who was not taken seriously by them.

"Relax your mind and join forces to attack!"

The second Jin Huan struggled to stabilize his figure and suddenly shouted loudly.

Everyone took action at the same time, and all kinds of power auras instantly converged into one, slamming heavily into the whirlwind of sharp cries.

"The golden rings overlap and the reflections fold!"

It should have been a night sky with low clouds.

At this moment, something suddenly became different.

Under the pitch-black night, a faint red light suddenly penetrated the clouds and fell, giving people an inexplicable and weird feeling.

In Wei Tao's eyes, the strange thing was not the red light, but the changes that occurred after being illuminated by the light.

Change does not happen overnight, but is ongoing.

The one with the golden ring disappeared.

The shattered conference room is also out of sight.

Further away, the rolling mountains were no longer visible, and they all turned into a surging blood.

Wei Tao took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

At this moment, his thoughts were wandering inexplicably, recalling the experiences he had had.

For example, the alchemist Fanyu has a mysterious interior scene with a silver moon in the sky and a silver ground.

Another example is the misty lake and moonlight town in The Immortal's Corpse, which makes people immersed in it and even find it difficult to find flaws.

This scarlet-colored space seems to have some similarities.

It's just that whether it's the inner scene of the cave or the realm of immortals, they were all created by oneself.

But the "golden rings overlapping, reflecting and folding" in front of them were formed by those people who used themselves as a guide and then used their strength to attack together.

So, what kind of power did they borrow?

Or think further, whose power are they borrowing?

If this issue can be clarified, it will arouse Wei Tao's interest more than simply killing a few golden ring awakeners.

"The Fourth Golden Ring once said that if they reach the number of three or more and attack together at any cost, they can summon the reflection folding area known as the God's Domain. It seems that this is what is in front of you."

"After careful perception and analysis, it seems that some kind of high-level force is invading this world. It uses the spirit and body of the awakened person as the key to continuously open more gaps and unlock the shackles of bondage."

Wei Tao gathered his thoughts and did not make any attempt. He just observed silently and was on guard.

Time passed little by little.

Suddenly, he heard a faint buzzing sound.

It's like the flapping of wings, or like the strings being plucked in the void, quietly lingering in the heart.

And in the process, he felt disgusted.

There is also growing hostility, whether it is directed at him or at the "qi" he has introduced.

Wei Tao took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, feeling some enlightenment inexplicably.

Although it is not yet known what is behind the bloody light, they are eroding the world.

The so-called reflection and folding should be the overlapping points after the two parties come into contact.

Correspondingly, the power possessed by those who are reborn and awakened is actually equivalent to the descendants who carry their power.

And as time goes by, just like the fourth golden ring said, the frequency of reflection folding areas is getting higher and higher, and the number and area are getting larger and larger, reaching the point where it is difficult for the Federation to cover up.

Wei Tao couldn't help but think of a sentence.

The stronger the warriors in the Northern Wilderness are, the stronger the spiritual power of Brahma will be.

Vice versa has the same result.

Perhaps the relationship between the reborn awakened person and the bloody light is somewhat similar to that of the Brahma warrior.

So what is the situation like with the energy of heaven and earth caused by his existence?

Wei Tao recalled the process of practicing hard and breaking through and improving again and again.

Especially after going from viewing the mountain to entering the mountain, and then from entering the mountain to breaking through the mountain, every time the "qi" of heaven and earth is aroused, you can obviously feel more relaxed and contented, and even have a wonderful feeling of happiness to the soul.

It is in quite sharp contrast to the gradual descent into madness of those who are awakened.

Thinking of this, Wei Tao felt the increasingly obvious malice and the pressure that was getting stronger, and he already had the intention of retreating.

Although according to his speculation, this battle will continue for a long time, and he does not know how long it will last before it enters the fierce later stage.

But for him personally, it cannot be calculated this way.

After all, he is just a passer-by. There is no need to let himself fall too deep and completely become a chess piece and knife in the hands of one party, thereby losing the true meaning of the void.

"Introduce the quenching body, condense the gas into liquid, explode twenty drops for me!"

boom! ! !

The strong wind suddenly rises, all of which are the energy of heaven and earth.

It turned into tornadoes and whirlwinds, cutting wildly and wantonly.

It also caused unusual movements outside the range of the bloody light. An unprecedented hurricane seemed to have blown deep in the Dongling Mountains. Starting from the mercury tower where the golden ring was stationed, it swept across all directions.

The surging crimson shattered and dissipated, and several figures struggled to stay motionless in the strong wind.

The sixth golden ring looked pale, and his mind had been taken away.

Click!

A violent crash sounded from the side.

He felt an almost incomparable force rushing past him.

Then a painful cry came.

But it only lasted for a moment, and the screams suddenly stopped.

next moment.

The sixth golden ring's body trembled, and his eyes suddenly turned black.

A huge claw fell silently, wrapped around his head, and then gently held it inwards.

puff!

The sound of watermelon exploding sounded.

The headless corpse fell limply to the ground, twitched a few times and then stopped moving.

A little further away, a bloody mist turned crazily, trying to escape from this terrifying death purgatory.

Until it collided with a green and black body like an iron tower, the blood mist exploded in an instant, revealing the soft and muddy third golden ring inside. It was obvious that it had reached the edge of life and death and was about to lose all life breath.

"You are really too weak."

"It's in vain that I did some serious psychological preparation before coming here."

A low voice sounded slowly, frightening the only surviving second golden ring.

But soon, he no longer had to worry.

Because the doom of death has come.

Can't get rid of it.

Even more unable to resist.

There was only a dull impact and a sudden explosion.

The battle broke out without warning and ended without any response.

Apart from the debris on the ground, only the fourth golden ring was left standing there blankly.

Her expression was calm and her eyes were gentle, as if she had no idea what was going on.

Wei Tao walked slowly among the mess and counted carefully with his fingers.

"I can confirm that I only saw six golden rings in total."

He frowned slightly and counted again, "So, where did the founder of the Tower of Mercury, His Excellency the First Golden Ring, go?"

"Xiaosi, tell me, where does Mr. Yihuan usually like to stay?"

"If I don't find him and beat him to death, I feel like the work is not really done."

The eyes of the fourth golden ring finally focused, "Yi Huan, who is Yi Huan?"

After a moment, she suddenly said, "I remembered that the First Ring is in the Tower of Mercury and rarely appears in front of other people."

"Inside the Mercury Tower?"

Wei Tao's eyes flashed, and a puzzled expression appeared on his brows.

"Aren't we in the Tower of Mercury now? Is there another Tower of Mercury?"

The fourth golden ring was pressed between the eyebrows, with painful eyes, "The Tower of Mercury is underground."

After a while, Wei Tao opened the stone slab and saw a door embedded in the ground.

There was a crunching sound.

A biting wind poured out from the door that opened a crack, and seemed to be mixed with a dull and terrifying roar.

Bang!

As Wei Tao entered along the steps, the heavy door was immediately closed, isolating the inside and outside into two worlds.

Not long after, he turned a corner and came to a platform with many compartments, and suddenly understood the origin of the name Mercury Tower.

It's really underground.

It was like a long sword piercing the mountain.

The further you go down, the closer you get to the top of the tower.

The strong smell of blood came from every compartment.

With Wei Tao's arrival, the locked metal door banged, and violent collisions occurred one after another.

He stood in front of the nearest cubicle and looked inward through the narrow vent.

Two dots of scarlet color come into view.

There was also a crazy roar coming from inside the door.

Wei Tao was silent for a moment, stretched out his hand to press on the door, and then suddenly exerted force.

There was a muffled sound.

In an instant, the entire door fell apart, revealing the gloomy and dark scene inside.

A bright red monster that seemed to have been skinned squatted on the ground. It was unclear whether it was threatening or out of fear, and it was whining deep in its throat.

"Awakened ones who have gone completely crazy?"

"Judging from her appearance, she must have been treated as a research subject by the First Ring and imprisoned here for a long time."

Click!

Wei Tao broke her neck, allowing both of them to achieve true purity.

Then he stopped and went down the steps.

Quickly pass the second level, enter the third level, and then the fourth level.

The further down it went, the darker and quieter it became. There were no more collisions and roars, and only the echoing sound of his footsteps remained.

Not long after, Wei Tao stood at the entrance to the seventh floor, looking down at the large mass of flesh and blood piled below.

"No one has been down here in a long time."

"Contrary to my expectation, the person who came here this time turned out to be a new face."

A gentle and gentle female voice sounded slowly, and the surging flesh and blood parted on both sides, revealing the steps that continued to go down.

"It's not convenient for me to go out to greet you now, please forgive me."

Wei Tao stood there motionless, "Your Excellency First Jinhuan is beyond my expectation. I always thought you were a very old gentleman, but I didn't expect your voice to be that of a gentle woman."

"Whether it's a man or a woman, it means nothing to me now."

The First Golden Ring sighed lowly, "At least until I find the true source of awakening power and lift the curse, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave here."

With her voice, the large mass of flesh and blood began to surge again.

Wei Tao frowned slightly, and countless scarlet tentacles were reflected in his eyes. One end was submerged deep into the flesh, and the other end was connected to the graceful body that was just revealed.

If you put aside the rotten flesh and scarlet tentacles, this is a woman who is almost perfect in every aspect.

Just putting everything together gives people only a weird and terrifying feeling.

"The seven-story tower of mercury corresponds to the seven golden rings."

When Wei Tao said this, a gentle smile appeared on his face, "It's a pity that only the First Ring Master himself is left, which makes people feel a little sad."

"Are they all dead?"

The voice of the First Golden Ring was still calm, "Just find another batch after they die. It's just a little troublesome to me, but it's not a big deal.

Moreover, the Mercury Tower does not only have seven floors, but with my ability, I can only occupy the seventh floor now. "

Wei Tao's eyes never left the first golden ring, with a slightly doubtful look in his eyes.

He thought slowly and said, "The face-to-face interaction with Mr. First Ring reminded me of two people."

"Oh? Who do you think of?"

The First Golden Ring's voice also sounded a little more curious.

"Their names, one is Gui Shufang and the other is Luo Qingjun, seem to be somewhat similar to the situation of Your Excellency Yihuan."

"I do not quite understand you."

"Your Excellency Yihuan must be working very hard."

Wei Tao was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice suddenly dropped, "This feeling of having your body invaded and not being able to truly control yourself is hard to think about."

"You can actually discover the situation I'm facing."

The first golden ring slowly opened his eyes. The left eye was black and white, but the right eye was scarlet.

Her expression changed one after another, and she had an indescribable strange feeling.

Until a few breaths later.

A faint sigh suddenly sounded, "But you shouldn't have said it."

"If you don't say it, it doesn't know yet."

"But what you said attracted its attention."

Wei Tao nodded, "It doesn't matter. In fact, I also want to take a look and see what it is."

"Also, has Sir Yihuan seen or heard of the existence of Ximu?"

"Xi Mu, I haven't heard of it, and I guess she hasn't heard of it either."

"Could it be that the so-called Ximu is also a void walker like you?"

The First Golden Ring was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed.

The voice is no longer as warm and watery as before, but has a lot more charming and coquettish flavor.

Suddenly there was a soft snap.

A scarlet tentacle disconnected.

Then there was a series of snapping sounds.

All the tentacles left the first golden ring.

She stepped on the squirming flesh and came closer step by step, "I am very interested in you, and if I can offer you up, I will definitely receive a great reward.

So I hope you will obey my arrangements and stop thinking about resistance, because resistance is of no use and will only add unnecessary troubles. "

Wei Tao remained motionless, staring into those soul-stirring eyes, as if he saw a sea of ​​surging blood.

There is also an invisible huge shadow, huddled in the depths of the sea of ​​​​blood, like a huge submerged mountain.

He let her stick to his body, stretched out a white and delicate hand, and gently touched his face.

"Do you know what it feels like to have a hundred drops explode?"

Wei Tao lowered his head to look down, looked into those breathtaking eyes, and asked in a serious tone.

"Hundred drops, all explosion?"

"Do you have a hundred drops at a time?"

She was startled slightly, a smile just appeared on her face, but at this moment she suddenly froze.

boom! ! !

The fourth golden ring guarding the entrance to the Mercury Tower suddenly opened her eyes. The ground beneath her feet was shaking slightly, making her feel unprecedented fear, as if something extremely terrifying was about to break out of the ground.

She instinctively wanted to leave.

However, the order from him restrained her and left her motionless on the increasingly turbulent ground.

The next moment, cracks began to appear on the rocky ground.

The fourth golden ring could no longer stay where it was and had to start retreating.

boom!

The moment she left, a large bloody wave suddenly broke through the ground and erupted violently into the air.

There were strong winds roaring again, forming a tornado.

All scarlet was cut and broken, and the two sides fought fiercely.

Time passed little by little.

All the visions finally subsided.

The entire Mercury Tower no longer exists, everything collapsed and buried.

The fourth golden ring stood on the top of a cliff, and his eyes were blank again.

Suddenly, a bloody arm grabbed the stone wall and pulled up the more broken body below.

"I didn't expect that she would be so difficult to deal with. I was so exhausted just by destroying her and being distracted."

"If I had known this, I wouldn't have teased the first golden ring, and I wouldn't have released her."

Wei Tao gasped for breath and sat down on the ground.

He waved, and the fourth golden ring quickly came closer.

"I'm afraid I can't hold on any longer and will have to leave soon."

"I originally wanted to go back and take a look, but now it seems that I can't do it."

"However, after this battle, the invasion of that thing has been delayed to a great extent. In addition, the golden ring has disappeared, so they should be able to live peacefully."

He tried to calm his breathing, and his tone became serious, "I give you a task. After I leave, you must recite it devoutly every day and make offerings sincerely. Do you understand?"

Her eyes were pure, like a blank sheet of paper, and she nodded slowly.

Wei Tao smiled and began to explain in detail.

Suddenly, he frowned slightly and looked down the cliff.

A mass of corroded and writhing flesh was pouring out from the cracks in the rocks, exuding a strong fishy-sweet smell.

"The First Golden Ring is out of control and will soon self-destruct."

Wei Tao sighed secretly and drove the Fourth Golden Ring to leave quickly.

Watching her disappear from sight, he gathered all his thoughts and took one last look at the crazily swollen mass of flesh and blood. The whole person began to dissipate silently.

It seemed like endless darkness.

Wei Tao felt something in his heart and sensed it backwards.

All he saw was a mass of surging flesh and blood, surrounded by dense scarlet tentacles, emerging from the faint light that was rapidly moving away from behind, and rushing towards his distraction.

"What kind of hatred or resentment is it? I just destroyed a distraction, but it turned out that I directly crossed the void regardless of the cost and consumption."

Uh-huh!

Ximu's lair, deep in the stone palace.

Wei Tao slowly opened his eyes, and an inexplicable light flashed in his eyes.

With his movements, the spider web leading to the golden ring world quietly opened, revealing the passage into the lair.

swish swish...

Light footsteps sounded.

A ball of twisted flesh and blood gradually transformed into a slender human form, crossing the passage step by step and arriving at the entrance of the dark stone palace.

"Do you think you can escape from my hands?"

"Even if it costs a lot, I will find your lair and kill you..."

She spoke lightly, and her voice dropped unconsciously.

The cold smile on his face also solidified.

The pupils that shrank little by little reflected a ferocious body covered in cloud-patterned black scales, covered with sharp bone spurs, and surrounded by two wings and two tails. He was looking down at her.

There were also more huge and terrifying shadows that suddenly descended, completely covering her first.

"Xuanwu Suzaku, Ghost Chariot Snake..."

She murmured to herself, watching the mouth full of sharp fangs slowly open, dripping burning saliva onto the ground.