Infernal Artist

There was a solitary peak painted on that card.

Beyond the lonely peak is an endless dark abyss.

——It seems that there is only such a lonely peak in the whole world, and there is nothing else.

The top of the entire solitary peak is surrounded by a wall.

Within the wall, all kinds of people were sitting, lying, walking or standing, with dull faces and dull expressions.

Their hands and feet were all wearing heavy shackles.

"What is this?" Liu Ping asked.

He looked at the small words burning in the void and understood in his heart.

This card can send you there for a period of time.

On that lonely peak, the flow of time was different from the current time.

A day over there is just as good as a minute here.

"——It is called the "Temporary Prison for the Useless". It is a prison used to imprison those professionals who have completely awakened from the dark drama." The lady said.

"Will they be trapped here forever?" Liu Ping asked.

"No, each of them must solve a difficult problem related to their profession. If they can do it, it will prove that they are valuable and will be released and form an employment relationship with the gods without becoming slaves - although it is not a big deal. The difference." the lady said.

"Are there many people going out?" Liu Ping asked.

"Almost no one can do it - because those problems are set very difficult, even if they are strong in various professions, they cannot solve problems of that level." The woman said.

On the cards, those people gradually began to stir.

They were shouting and gathering together, as if they were getting ready to do something.

Soon.

The two men came out, faced each other, and started fighting with their bare hands.

Others formed a circle and cheered loudly.

The lady said in a sarcastic tone: "Any extraordinary power is prohibited there, and you cannot continue to practice. You can only fight at most. For an extremely long time, these dead people did not eat or drink, and had nothing to do except think about that problem. , they can only pass the time by beating each other.”

"If you get over the wall—"

"Out there are endless cliffs, and they will fall forever."

"Okay, now that we know the situation, what do you want me to do?" Liu Ping asked.

"Among all of them, there is one person whose problem hides the secret I want to know. You have to find him and learn his problem." The woman said.

"Who is it?"

"have no idea."

"Any clues?"

"No."

"Not at all?"

"Yes, if you can't do it, you don't have to go. Let's just say goodbye."

"What if I know the puzzle?"

"——I will be your god of service."

"make a deal."

Liu Ping took the card and held it gently in his hand.

The card suddenly emitted a burst of light and enveloped him.

It was as if something pulled hard——

He felt like he was appearing in the endless darkness, flying rapidly towards a place.

The world is spinning!

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Bang——

Liu Ping fell heavily to the ground.

The sound of punches, roars, cheers, and applause suddenly rang in my ears.

He shook his head and got up from the ground.

I saw two people in the crowd not far away, beating each other until blood splattered.

Liu Jing stood quietly and watched from a distance.

Suddenly, a female voice sounded in my ears:

"How do you plan to proceed?"

"Madam? Are you following me?" Liu Ping said in surprise.

"Yes, you can't take what's going on here out. I have to be with you so that I can hear the secret when it is told." The female voice said.

"Okay, let's take a look first," Liu Ping said.

"The fight has nothing to do with your mission. I advise you to take advantage of this moment to seek information from those who are powerful here." The female voice said.

"Let's take a look first." Liu Ping smiled.

He looked towards the field and saw that the two men were fighting until the end. One of them fell to the ground and could not get up for a long time.

The crowd cheered louder.

The man who was still standing stepped forward and helped the man on the ground up.

The two laughed loudly and high-fived each other enthusiastically.

Others all said:

"Nice fight!"

"Second game! Second game!"

"Who wants to fight?"

"We still have plenty of time today, so we can play a few more games. It's exciting enough!"

"I'll go! Who will be my opponent?"

Liu Jing watched quietly for a while, with a look of confusion on his face.

The female voice sounded again: "You can only stay here for ten days. If it were replaced by where we were originally, it would be ten minutes."

"I know." Liu Ping said.

"Hurry up. I have sent people to investigate before. I can give you an overview of the several forces here." The female voice said.

"You said before that there were no clues." Liu Ping said.

"That's to see if you have the courage to come." The female voice said.

"Okay, leave the rest to me." Liu Ping said.

"Of course I'll leave it to you - wait, what are you doing?" the female voice said in surprise.

Liu Ping took off his shirt, revealing his well-proportioned muscles.

He walked into the crowd step by step.

The crowd looked towards him and burst into laughter when they saw a new face.

"Newcomer!"

"A newbie here."

"Haha, you look so young, you actually want to join the battle?"

"Give him a chance and beat him to tears!"

"Who's going to teach him a lesson?"

A strong man with tattoos on his body emerged from the crowd, waved to Liu Ping and said:

"I am a boxer in the world of ancient martial arts. Boy, what is your name?"

Liu Ping smiled and asked, "You want to fight me?"

"Newcomers must be taught the rules." The man smiled.

"What did you ask me just now?"

"your name."

"Oh, you don't deserve to know."

The crowd burst into laughter.

The boxer's brows twitched, and the expression on his face became ferocious.

"Rookie, don't cry and beg for mercy later!"

He strode towards Liu Ping, and the crowd immediately made way for him on both sides.

Ten meters.

seven meters.

Three meters.

The boxer's body spun around and his legs hit Liu Ping's head like a steel whip.

I saw Liu Ping raising his hand to block——

"He's finished!" Immediately some onlookers shouted excitedly.

Someone even started whistling.

——When no one can use extraordinary power, the boxer's attack is already his trump card, with extremely powerful attack power.

Even if this kid blocks it, he will be beaten away.

Next, the boxer will immediately chase after him and burst out with a continuous blow. The rookie can only keep beating until he is knocked unconscious.

Everyone thought so.

really--

This fierce whip hit the rookie directly!

In the flash of lightning, the boy flew up——

He was not kicked out. Instead, he hugged the boxer's legs with both hands. Like a dexterous ape, his whole body danced with the opponent's kicks, as if he had become an extension of the opponent's body.

Click!

A clear sound of bone cracking was heard.

The boxer suddenly let out a scream, fell to the ground holding his legs, and quickly stood up again.

Liu Ping clenched his hand into a fist and punched the opponent's face.

A muffled sound!

The boxer was knocked to the ground.

Just as he was about to stand up, he found a foot growing in front of his eyes.

Boom!

Liu Ping stepped on his face.

The boxer continued to struggle, but saw him step down again!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Liu Ping stepped on his face with an indifferent expression, and then kicked hard——

Bang!

The boxer was kicked out and hit the crowd, knocking over a large number of professionals who were watching.

Liu Ping raised his leg, patted the dust on it, and said indifferently:

"Boring."

The crowd fell silent.

Liu Ping coughed lightly, spread his hands and said, "I'm sorry, I've always hated this kind of pure physical combat that doesn't rely on any extraordinary power."

"Why?"

Among the crowd, a burly man like an iron tower walked out and stared at Liu Ping.

He was nearly four meters tall. As soon as he made a sound, the crowd around him retreated consciously, while people in the distance stood up and looked towards this side.

The crowd fell silent.

Liu Ping looked at the strong man and said, "Two reasons."

"I want to hear it." The burly man said.

Liu Ping raised a finger: "If I have extraordinary power, it can also relieve my boredom. If I don't even have extraordinary power -"

"That's really boring. After all, you are no match for me."

He chuckled softly as he spoke.

The strong man's face was as dark as water, and he asked slowly: "Is there another reason?"

"Although you people have learned some of the three-legged cat's system abilities, you don't understand what fighting is all about, so I hate you." Liu Ping said.

The strong man twisted his neck and looked around.

The crowd erupted into an angry roar.

The strong man waited for a moment and waved his hand to signal everyone to quiet down.

He stared at Liu Ping and said with a smile: "Fighting is the most primitive behavior. It is the desire engraved in the deepest part of our body. It is the embodiment of natural selection. We find happiness by releasing it."

Liu Ping gave a thumbs up and praised: "Yes, all the beasts think so."

"You are really looking for death!" The strong man laughed loudly, dodged and rushed towards Liu Ping.

Liu Ping stood still——

It wasn't until the strong man's fist almost hit him that he struck out with lightning speed and slapped the opponent on the face.

Two crisp blows sounded.

fist!

Slap!

Two attacks with completely different meanings hit the target at the same time!

"Asshole!" the strong man roared.

"Come on." Liu Ping smiled.

The two stood there without retreating at all, waving their fists and hitting each other with all their strength!

There was a dense sound of blows.

No one defends——

Every second, they were bearing each other's fists like raindrops, and hitting each other with all their strength.

The whole prison fell silent.

One breath,

Two breaths,

Three breaths,

…

The time seemed extremely long, and it seemed like only a few minutes had passed.

The two people who were fighting turned into bloody men.

Blood mixed with sweat drops, and whenever they hit each other, they turned into a ball of blood mist and flew out.

A suffocating atmosphere quietly emerged.

All the professionals closed their mouths tightly, as if something was strangling their throats, so that no one made a sound.

Throughout the prison, the only sound that could be heard was the muffled sound of fists hitting flesh and blood.

Sudden--

Liu Ping burst out laughing wildly and said loudly: "Is this your fist? It's not even enough to tickle! It seems you are still just a beast!"

He was covered in blood, but there was a look of contempt in his eyes.

Boom——

Drenched with blood.

A figure was knocked away, then spun gently in mid-air and landed safely on the ground.

It’s Liu Ping!

He stood dozens of feet away, spat out a mouthful of blood, and grinned:

"Why are you beating me away? We can keep fighting. Is your animal instinct afraid?"

The strong man's eyes were complicated and he muttered: "Madman..."

His body shook a few times, and finally he couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground.

"madman?"

Liu Ping's eyes turned cold.

"Crazy - it's actually a high-level compliment. It proves that there is a huge cognitive gap between us, and you will almost never be able to catch up with me."

He slowly turned his head and glanced at all the professionals.

The crowd avoided his gaze.

He opened his arms and shouted: "From now on, none of you are allowed to fight again, otherwise I will beat him until he dies."

No more fighting!

The crowd finally got excited again.

Someone shouted: "Let's go together and kill this arrogant boy!"

Liu Ping walked back without looking back.

He jumped onto the wall, glanced at the endless dark abyss behind him, and said with a smile:

"If you don't accept it, come up and fight me."

"Come, you can come together."

All the noise stopped.

The dark abyss is an endless place of falling. Once you fall, there is no hope anymore. You will fall forever and never reach land.

This is the deepest despair!

crazy!

He is really a madman!

people are thinking.

A figure rushed towards the wall, its speed slowed down halfway, and finally stopped in place.

But he is a young man.

Liu Ping took one look, grinned and said, "Come on, come up."

The young man gritted his teeth and was about to jump up when suddenly a voice came from behind:

"Don't do anything stupid. You can't defeat him. Do you want to fall into eternal fall?"

The young man's face turned pale, his feet softened, and he almost fell to the ground.

Only then did the bloody courage fade from his body.

Liu Ping sighed regretfully and looked at the person who spoke.

The strong man was covered in blood and struggled to get up from the ground, looking exhausted.

He said unwillingly:

"You madman! Even if you are the strongest person in physical combat, you just want to be the boss here. Why do you want to deprive us of our only fun? Why are we all beasts?"

Liu Ping sat down on the wall.

He stretched out his bloody finger, pointed at the other person and asked, "What's your name?"

"Qin Bing'an." The strong man said.

"Profession?"

"Blood Warrior."

"What will you become if you reach the top of your profession?"

"...Blood War Saint, why do you ask this?"

Liu Ping seemed a little interested and asked: "Where is the man I defeated just now? What will he become if his strength continues to improve?"

"Wu Tianwang."

Liu Ping pointed at the crowd and asked, "What about you? If you can continue to improve, what will you become in the end?"

One person was pointed at by him and subconsciously said: "Venerable Arcana."

Liu Ping clapped his hands, jumped off the wall, and walked into the crowd.

He walked around everyone, took a look at everyone, and finally stood opposite the strong man.

"I am a practitioner."

He faced everyone and continued:

"If nothing unexpected happens, I will continue to ascend and eventually become a true immortal."

"As for you, if there are no accidents, you will continue to move forward on your own path and become the Blood War Saint, the Martial King, the Arcane Master, or the supreme being of some other profession."

"Maybe one day we will meet in the void, talk to each other, drink together, and count our achievements in life."

"Yeah, we thought we were going to be like that, we thought this was our life, and we were prepared for it, but in the end—"

“We didn’t become that person.”

The whole place was silent.

The wind is silent.

The professionals looked at him silently with sadness written all over their faces.

Liu Ping took a few steps, looked around and said: "In this era, we are the playthings of fate and the slaves of the gods. Even if we are lucky enough to see through it all, it will not help. We can only be trapped where we are. This is the truth of life. .”

"What does this have to do with fighting?" Qin Bing'an asked.

"You are all professionals, but you are here fighting for fun. In the past, I would have killed you if I encountered such a situation." Liu Ping said.

"Where did we go wrong?" Qin Bing'an asked puzzled.

Liu Ping said: "In my opinion, only animals fight for fun. Animals use fighting to vent their bloody desires, but we are professionals, people trapped here by the gods. The reason why we need to fight is not because of our The body needs it, but our hearts need it, and our hearts have reasons to fight——"

"Because we are angry."

He took a breath and suddenly roared loudly:

"——It's anger! You idiots!!!"

The crowd stirred slightly.

It was as if there was an invisible force shaking their bodies.

Qin Bing'an said in a deep voice: "If I can leave here and return to the world, the anger deep in my heart will naturally wake up - unfortunately we have been trapped for too long, and there is almost no way to solve the problems that the gods have given us. open."

Liu Ping looked around and saw everyone making low voices in agreement.

There was a faint fire in their eyes, and they met Liu Ping's inspection without flinching, as if they already had their ambitions in mind.

these people.

These people have been set on fire.

They originally had a strong heart, but they were trapped here by the times.

If you let them all out——

Maybe one day, the fire will finally start a prairie fire.

And as a card master, I will also need such a group of strong people in the future.

it's time.

Liu Ping pointed at the crowd, then patted his chest and said, "Everyone, this is why I am here."

"What?" Qin Bing'an asked confused.

Liu Ping walked up to him, stared at him and said, "All the problems are related to the method you practice, right?"

"Yes." Qin Bing'an said.

Liu Ping said: "Tell me your method, and then tell me the problem, and I will solve it."

"This is impossible! You are obviously a cultivator, and you are not the same power system as me at all." Qin Bing'an lost her voice.

Liu Ping smiled silently and lowered his voice:

"Listen, if there is a cultivation problem in heaven and on earth that even I can't solve, there is only one reason -"

"Wrong question."

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