Infernal Artist

A sculpture of two coiled snakes stands in the square.

It symbolizes love and attachment, as well as torture and pain, and is a metaphor for the birth of all life.

Yang Wentian and his wife knelt in front of the statues of the two goddesses in the temple and begged devoutly.

A majestic female voice sounded from the statue:

"You have done many good deeds in the past years, which are beneficial to all living beings and have full merit. Now you will live in the temple for a period of time until new life is born."

Vibrant power rippled from the statue and fell on Yang Wentian and his wife.

The two kowtowed together and said, "Thank you to the goddess for this gift."

At this time, a divine attendant came forward and led the two of them to the room behind the temple to settle down.

everything's ready.

In the era of destruction, in this land of sleep and death, new life is coming.

Outside the temple.

Someone is saying goodbye.

"I thought you were the one sending me off, but now it seems I have to send everyone off first." Liu Ping said with a smile.

"You're right - I have to accumulate merit immediately, and then make money, so that I can ask you to create new skills for me, right?" Libertas said.

Everyone else nodded.

"You seem to be very motivated." Liu Ping said.

"Ever since I learned that all our abilities are set by nightmare monsters, I can't wait to jump out, have abilities they don't understand at all, and then beat the crap out of them." Norton said with a fist.

Everyone nodded again.

Liu Ping laughed and said: "Okay, I'm waiting for you - Yana, Maria, Changxue, Chanyi, you can also build this country. When you have gained enough merit, come back to me. I will Create new abilities for you.”

"I'll go first."

Li Changxue's figure flashed and disappeared from everyone's eyes.

Yana stepped forward and hugged him, and whispered: "I will be back as soon as possible."

"The tide of nightmares is coming soon, and I have to catch up with you as soon as possible." Zhao Chanyi said anxiously.

Yana is a goddess who presides over the affairs of the birth of life. She can obtain a lot of merit by herself, which is incomparable to her.

You have to find a way to catch up with her quickly!

Everyone laughed when they saw her eager expression.

A dog covered in flames got into the crowd and lay at Liu Ping's feet.

Fire Fang!

It wagged its tail happily, grinning with sharp teeth, as if it was trying to please Liu Ping.

"Are you also ready to accumulate merit?" Liu Ping asked.

"As a vicious flesh-and-blood hunting dog from hell, it is difficult for me to gain the trust of humans here. I might as well follow you, maybe I can accumulate merit faster." Huoyang said.

"What a fool." Libertas sighed.

"This is a way. As long as there is a chance, I will help you accumulate some merit - you can come with me later." Liu Ping said.

Fire Fang became happy and asked: "Where is master going?"

"The deepest place of eternal night."

"The deepest place? That's unusually dangerous."

"That's right."

"...Master, I suddenly remembered that there are many wild dogs in this country, and they may need my help."

"then you go."

Fire Fang got out of the crowd and ran to somewhere.

Except for it, everyone else is getting ready to leave.

Time is running out, and you need to quickly accumulate merit in exchange for new creative abilities.

"Remember, if there is a battle, we will be summoned back to the card book at any time, do you understand?" Yana warned.

"I know." Liu Ping said.

"Okay, then I'm leaving!" Yana said reluctantly.

"Go ahead, come on." Liu Ping said with a smile.

Yana flew into the sky and instantly turned into a stream of light and disappeared.

Not to be outdone, Zhao Chanyi dodged and flew in another direction.

One after another, figures disappeared from outside the temple.

at last.

Liu Ping was the only one left.

He opened the card book and looked down, only to see that all the card slots were empty.

Everyone went to work hard to accumulate merit.

Liu Ping smiled and said softly: "Actually, I also need to accumulate merit..."

He looked into space.

I saw lines of burning small characters floating there motionless:

"You have officially awakened your strange ability: Creation."

"From now on, please try not to use non-creative powers, otherwise nightmare monsters will look for you according to the settings."

"In addition, your companions will also reveal your whereabouts."

——It seems that the nightmare monster that was crushed to death by the giant armor is still very influential in the nightmare layer.

Otherwise, I would not be treated like this.

Only by breaking away from their settings can you not be found.

Liu Ping couldn't help but sigh.

That's why I asked everyone to accumulate merit and quickly obtain new moves.

And myself——

"Does performance ability belong to settings?" he asked.

"No, it belongs to 'deception', you can use it." Sequence said.

good.

There is also a little bit of life-saving stuff at the bottom of the box.

Now I have to find Andrea and accumulate merit. If I just rely on my acting skills, it may not be enough to survive in a place like Yongye...

Liu Ping closed his eyes and whispered: "I remember it is the original spirit of Yongye - it should not fall under the jurisdiction of nightmares."

"Then call it!"

…

A few hours later.

Under the dark sky.

Liu Ping rode a mechanical horse and galloped across the vast land.

This place has left the majestic city of mankind and is located on the endless land of eternal night.

A ball of white light floated in the air, flying behind the horse in a leisurely manner.

It was a snow-white rabbit.

It seemed to be very happy, flying on the horse's head, and said continuously:

"Liu Ping, am I the only one who is a native spirit in the eternal night and is not affected by the settings of nightmare monsters?"

"Yes, according to my memory, they will not be able to obtain your abilities before they capture the Eternal Night Pillar." Liu Ping said.

"I see, I asked you why the spirits on the Eternal Night Pillar have been so polite to me recently." Rabbit murmured.

"Most of the spirits are the spirits that escaped after the destruction of other divine pillars. They are temporarily stored on the Eternal Night Divine Pillar - you are different. You are even a part of the Eternal Night Divine Pillar, so at this critical moment, they Naturally, I have to rely on you." Liu Ping explained.

"Wow, that feels so good."

The rabbit whistled, rushed into the sky, and began to travel through the night sky.

High in the sky, a strange eternal night bird exuding a terrifying aura almost hit it.

The strange bird was about to get angry, but when he saw it was the rabbit, he immediately backed away.

The rabbit roared: "You don't have any damn eyes? Do you even dare to hit me?"

The strange bird chirped lowly and flew away in a hurry.

Rabbit held his position and waited for the strange bird to leave. Then he laughed and said repeatedly: "It feels so good! It feels so good! No one dares to mess with me."

Liu Ping waved to it.

It immediately flew down and landed next to Liu Ping.

"What's the matter?"

"Although you are the master and other spirits are guests, the nightmare monster wants to destroy the entire Eternal Night Divine Pillar. When the time comes, the other spirits can run away, but you will be in trouble. After all, your body is part of the Divine Pillar - so still Be polite to others, don't offend others everywhere, and be careful that others will add insult to injury in the future." Liu Ping said.

Rabbit suddenly became nervous.

It suddenly rushed high into the sky and shouted in the direction where the strange bird disappeared:

"Hey, buddy! I'm sorry just now. I was careless too. Don't take it personally!"

Its roar spread far into the night.

Liu Ping shook his head helplessly.

I don't know whether it's right or wrong to call this rabbit for help. Forget it, don't care, let's go on our way first.

He continued on his horse.

suddenly.

The surrounding light and shadow dispersed.

A completely different world appeared in front of Liu Ping.

He found himself standing at the door of an old castle. In the old castle, a feast had just begun.

Two waiters stood at the door and saluted him:

"Welcome, Your Excellency."

"This is the phase realm of heroic spirits, right? What do you want from me?" Liu Ping asked while sitting on the mechanical horse.

"Our master invites you to take a seat." The waiter said politely.

The rabbit landed on his shoulder and whispered: "I know this guy. He is a very powerful spirit. It is best to meet him."

"Is it the original spirit on the Eternal Night Pillar?" Liu Ping asked.

"No, it's from another divine pillar. He is strong enough to compete with me." Rabbit said quickly.

Liu Ping got off his horse and walked into the castle.

The candlelight illuminated the exquisite tableware on the long table and the packed crowd.

Liu Ping looked around one by one and saw that these beings transformed into human forms were all spirits on the Eternal Night Pillar.

Now that he has awakened his past memories, he is no longer confused by the body, and can see the other person's true origins at a glance.

At the end of the long table sat a man wearing a red armor.

"Welcome - let us welcome the spirit master and its contractors." The man said, raising his wine glass high.

Everyone raised their glasses in turn.

Liu Ping stood there motionless, and someone had already brought a wine glass next to him.

Liu Ping picked up the wine glass and said with a smile, "Is this a treat for dinner?"

"Of course, we are having a banquet. We just talked about the Lord Spiritual Master and his contractors. I happened to sense that you are in the eternal night, so I invite you to come and have a chat." The man also smiled.

"Sorry," Liu Ping put the wine glass on the table, "We still have business to do. Please inform us in advance next time you treat us. I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you when you suddenly call us."

He turned and walked toward the door.

Seeing that he was leaving, the rabbit immediately followed him, landed on his shoulder, and asked hurriedly:

"What's going on? What's going on? He is a very powerful guy, and he even invited us to dinner - if you want to force a fight, tell me in advance."

Liu Ping sent a message: "Rabbit, you may rarely participate in their affairs."

"Yes, I usually just sleep and then play according to my own pleasure." Rabbit said.

"If he really wanted to invite us to dinner, why did these people call us over when they were already at the table and half-drinking the wine?" Liu Ping asked.

Rabbit was stunned.

"He is not inviting us to dinner, but dragging us directly into this banquet as objects of entertainment, do you understand?" Liu Ping said.

He led the rabbit towards the door.

At this moment, the man's voice came from far away from the banquet:

"Wait a minute, it seems I didn't allow you to leave."