Infernal Artist

The north wind howls.

The snow kept falling.

"Here we are."

Liu Ping took a breath and said tiredly.

After running for a day and a night, he had crossed the snowfield.

This is a cliff.

"As a level 9 knight, I am still holding you. If I force myself to climb down, I am worried that I will fall to death if I am not careful."

Liu Ping looked down the cliff.

With his eyesight, he could naturally see the extremely far-reaching bottom of the cliff.

That is the Kingdom of Ceylon sealed by ice.

However, the cliffs on both sides are covered with frost. You must be extremely careful when climbing, otherwise you will easily fall.

"When I came last time, I had a flying companion. This time, fortunately, there were three insects, two of which could fly - but I still dare not go down now."

"Do you know why?"

"As soon as I go in, the seal will open and time inside will start to flow."

"I have two friends who are in the middle of it. They are in danger, and I haven't thought of a way to save them at this time."

"——It seems I have to level up first."

"It is said that every 10 levels of a card master is a node and there will be a leap, but I have just obtained this qualification - will becoming a level 10 knight help the situation?"

"No."

"If you think about it with a shield, you won't be able to gain the power to defeat the prisoner all at once."

"Nothing is ever so good in the world, unless someone else lies to you."

"But give it a try, it's better than doing nothing."

Hua Qingkong listened to him quietly.

Liu Ping put her down, took off his coat and put it on her.

"This is my first time encountering a level 10 node. I have no experience. Speaking of which, I should ask Norton in advance."

"It's a pity that the situation was urgent and there was no time to ask in detail."

"so--"

"If during the upgrade, I fall into a certain state and can't continue talking, then it's over."

"We have to find a way... to make sure you listen to me carefully all the time."

"..."

"Let's look at the skill description again."

In the void, lines of burning small characters appeared quickly:

"Scene stealer."

"Explanation: When you say the line 'Stop! Listen to me!', this ability is activated immediately. You must continue to speak any lines, and the target you identify will always listen subconsciously and will not do anything. Anything else until you attack me or you stop talking for a long time.”

"-If a person is determined to steal the show, you can't get a word in."

"Also: You rejected the popular route and started as a group actor. Now you have perfectly upgraded your 'fish-catcher' to a 'scene-stealer'."

"Please continue to explore all the secrets of the world of purgatory and eternal night. When you get enough roles, your mysterious side abilities will continue to improve."

Liu Ping read it carefully.

——The ability of the performance department is so powerful that even prisoners cannot resist it.

It's a pity that this series of abilities has never had much offensive power.

Besides——

The secrets of the eternal night world are not so easy to explore.

"This ability... we have to figure it out again, otherwise we won't be able to do anything."

Liu Ping said while staring somewhere in the void.

That's exactly what "show stealer" is all about.

"After the ability is activated, you must continue to speak any lines..."

——How is the concept of ‘arbitrary lines’ defined?

Liu Ping thought for a while and said:

"Heroic Spirit Operation Interface, please show me my battle record."

Two lines of burning small words appeared in the void:

"On display."

"You continue to activate the 'scene stealer' and the prisoners are listening to your lines."

Liu Ping said: "Can lines only be words? I remember that there is also a 'subtext' in dramas? Maybe if I make some kind of action, the other party can keep watching?"

A line of burning small words appeared:

"This sequence can only help you upgrade your mysterious side abilities, but it cannot be omniscient and omnipotent. You must explore the boundaries of the 'show stealer' ability by yourself."

"All right."

Liu Ping closed his mouth and began to make various actions in front of Hua Qingkong.

The next moment.

A line of burning small words suddenly appeared:

“You’re stopping the performance of your lines and the other person will be out of listening mode.”

Hua Qingkong slowly raised his head, with a hint of crimson in his eyes.

Liu Ping's expression changed and he said, "That's not okay! I'd better keep talking."

Hua Qingkong was stunned, lowered her head again, and listened quietly.

A line of burning small characters jumped out:

"You kept performing your lines, and the other party entered a listening state again."

A cold wind blows.

Liu Ping felt a thin layer of cold sweat break out on his back.

——Actions cannot replace words!

What else can be done?

Snowflakes kept falling on him, but he seemed not to notice it and just kept walking back and forth on the cliff.

at some point.

He suddenly stopped, cleared his throat, and sang:

"I wish you longevity and happiness,"

"Happy birthday to you!"

"Every year has this day, every year has this day, congratulations, congratulations!"

Hua Qingkong remained motionless.

A line of small words appeared in the void:

"The following rules were found:"

"Songs are considered a type of line - even in some musicals, songs are lines."

Liu Ping snapped his fingers, pulled out a card, and shouted: "Go back quickly."

Bang!

A bug with six pairs of wings soared into the sky and soon disappeared.

"We don't have the ability to think about other things right now. We can only make sure that you won't do anything bad when I break through."

Liu Ping looked at Hua Qingkong and said.

Hua Qingkong is thoughtful.

It didn't take long.

Buzz——

There was a slight sound in the sky.

The insect flew through the wind and snow, landed in front of the willow plane, and threw a thick branch to him.

Liu Ping squatted down, looked at the branches carefully, and said:

"Perhaps you don't know that when I traveled to all the sects, there were so many music masters who wanted to fight for their heads just to hear my flute music."

"As the saying goes, it's hard to find a true friend at the end of the world. These past events have long since disappeared. Now I am struggling to survive in the eternal night with a disgraced face. I have lost that sentiment, so I don't want to mention it."

He took out the scalpel and chopped quickly on the branch.

Soon.

A wooden flute is ready.

"Sorry, it's a bit crude, just make do with it."

Liu Ping put the flute to his lips and blew gently.

The long flute sound penetrated the cold wind and snow and spread in the dead frost world.

Hua Qingkong kept listening.

A line of burning small words appeared in the void:

“The music you play is seen as the subtext of what you want to express, keeping the other person in a listening state.”

Actions don’t work, but music does!

Liu Ping put down the flute, took out the scalpel again, and quickly pierced and carved on the flute.

"If what I am going to do next is seen by those Taoist friends back then, they will definitely be laughed at."

"But there is no other way. Now we are trying to survive."

A moment.

He put away the knife and raised the flute.

The north wind howls.

The long wind passes through the flute and shuttles back and forth in every hole in the flute, making bursts of sound.

“One unpleasant thing about natural winds is that they come and go.”

"We can't pin our hopes on natural winds."

Liu Ping took out the card and threw it out.

Bang!

Another insect with six pairs of wings quietly appeared.

Liu Ping looked at the two flying insects, coughed lightly and said, "Lilith."

"I am here."

Lilith poked her head out of the hair next to his ear.

"You control the two bugs and keep fanning me."

"Okay." Lilith said.

Liu Ping nodded and put the flute to his lips.

"I'm coming!" Lilith said.

"Come!" Liu Ping said.

The two flying insects flapped their six pairs of wings with all their strength, blowing out gusts of wind.

Liu Ping put down the flute helplessly and said:

"Lilith, it doesn't have to be such a strong wind, I was almost blown out."

"Ah, sorry, I'm a little nervous."

"Come again."

"good."

The wind picked up again.

Liu Ping put the flute to his lips and breathed softly.

The flute suddenly made a messy sound, like a person who didn't know how to play the instrument was playing randomly.

Hua Qingkong remained motionless and kept listening.

Liu Ping slowly adjusted his breathing and looked into the void.

A line of small burning words stayed there:

“The music you play is seen as the subtext of what you want to express, keeping the other person in a listening state.”

Done!

Liu Ping's gaze moved to the two lines of small words in the corner of the void:

"Current experience value: 130%;"

"Do you want to start upgrading?"

Liu Ping kept moving and said silently in his heart: "Upgrade!"

The surroundings suddenly became dark.

A strong pulling force appeared from the void, violently pulling Liu Ping——

He suddenly floated up.

"Hua Qingkong!"

Liu Ping looked quickly.

I saw that I was still standing on the top of the cliff, holding a flute and playing music, while Hua Qingkong stood aside and listened silently.

Lines of burning small characters appeared in the void:

"You've reached level 10."

"Level 10 is the power node on the mysterious side. Please choose your development direction."

The fine print disappears.

The world turned into complete darkness.

Immediately afterwards, a huge pillar reaching the sky appeared in front of Liu Ping.

——Eternal Night Divine Pillar!