This terrifying weapon is ten thousand times more powerful than the divine stone, and it could even overturn the entire world.
Li Yao simply chuckled in response.
Li Yao tried it, but this strangely shaped 'Heart of Bodhidharma' could not be replicated.
Therefore, this thing is not a treasure.
However, it is a rather important thing.
So, he first placed the 'Heart of Bodhidharma' into the space.
Leaving the blood-soaked house, Li Yao rode his fire-breathing unicorn and headed towards the camp with Nie Feng.
Halfway there, they saw a villager stumbling and running wildly ahead of them.
Furthermore, he cried out in panic, "Kuro-tomi is here! Kuro-tomi is here..."
"Black Eyes? What a strange name!"
Driven by curiosity, Nie Feng spurred his horse to catch up with the villager, called out to him, and asked, "Brother, what exactly is this 'black pupil' you speak of?"
The villager turned around, about to explain to Nie Feng, when he suddenly saw a tall, ferocious beast approaching. He screamed in terror, "My God!"
He was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he wanted to run away, but he couldn't muster the strength.
Nie Feng quickly reassured him, "Brother, don't be afraid. This is a Qilin; it won't hurt anyone."
"Oh oh oh..."
The villagers stared at the fire qilin with wary expressions.
Nie Feng asked again, "Brother, what exactly is this 'black pupil' you mentioned earlier?"
The villagers realized that the fire qilin seemed to have no ill intentions towards him, so they gradually came to their senses and explained, "Black Eyes is the death god that our village worships."
"grim Reaper?"
"Your village actually worships a 'Grim Reaper'?"
Nie Feng was quite surprised.
The villagers nodded and said, "Because this Grim Reaper brings death to those martial arts practitioners who are harmful to us villagers, every household worships a statue of the Grim Reaper and begs her to continue protecting us."
A statue of Death?
"Can you take us to see it?"
Nie Feng was very curious about what kind of Grim Reaper would protect the villagers.
Although this place is very close to the World Society, its remote location means that members of the World Society almost never venture here.
Therefore, Nie Feng only knew that the village existed, but he knew nothing about it.
The villager hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."
Nie Feng turned to Li Yao and asked, "City Lord, should we go take a look?"
Li Yao smiled slightly and said, "Since we have nothing else to do, there's no harm in taking a look."
So, led by the villager, Li Yao and Nie Feng arrived at the villager's home.
As Li Yao and his companion entered the villager's home, they were immediately drawn to a statue placed in the center of the main room.
It was an unusually strange female statue.
The statue is about three feet tall, pitch black, and the upper half of its face seems to be covered by a black metal mask, revealing a pair of shiny black eyes.
The lower half of her face appeared to be covered by a black veil.
The entire statue looks very mysterious and eerie.
At the foot of the statue, three sticks of incense were still burning.
Clearly, the villager worshipped the statue as if it were a deity.
Nie Feng asked curiously, "Big brother, can you tell us about the origin of these black eyes?"
"sure."
The villagers nodded.
Then, the villager recounted the origins of the black pupils in detail.
It turns out that this woman with black eyes was originally from this village, and she lived in the bloodstained house that Li Yao and Nie Feng had visited before.
More than fifty years ago, more than fifty members of Hei Tong's family, including all the servants, were brutally murdered by seven martial arts figures, the leader of whom was a burly man dressed in purple.
In the end, only a teenage girl remained, who later became known as Kurohime.
Just as the seven men were about to torture the girl to death, a faint, hoarse voice suddenly rang out:
"The masses of people are burdened with countless sins, and neither Buddha nor Heaven can save them; only I, the demon, can..."
This mysterious person claims to be a 'demon'.
Then, this demon used extremely ruthless methods to kill six of the martial arts practitioners.
However, the leader, a burly man in purple, escaped.
The girl was unwilling to accept defeat and wanted to kill the fleeing man in purple with her own hands.
So, the demon gave her a choice...
If she is willing to offer her soul and body to become an extremely evil human form, she will then have the ability to personally kill the purple-clad giant and avenge herself.
Without hesitation, the girl agreed to the demon's request.
Then, the girl became black-eyed.
Later, several strange things happened, all of which seemed to be related to this black-eyed person.
For example, when the girl's close maid's mother died and was buried, three strange black fragrant flowers flew in from nowhere and nailed to the coffin, seemingly to mourn the deceased's mother.
Furthermore, the girl's maid's second brother discovered a woman in black in the house. After chasing her inside, he found no one, but instead found a pile of gold leaves in the room.
Besides the girl's second brother, who was her personal maid, the other servants and family members who had been in the girl's household were also taken care of.
Moreover, whenever martial arts figures came to the village to bully the villagers, a woman dressed in black and veiled would kill all of them.
The villagers speculated that these things were done by the girl who had become Black Eyes.
What puzzled the villagers was that they had recently encountered Kuroko from afar, but Kuroko's figure appeared to be a young woman in her early twenties.
However, based on the timeline, this man with black pupils should be over sixty years old.
Could it be that Kuroko is an immortal death god?
...
This is the legend about black eyes.
Hearing this, Li Yao smiled slightly.
In other words, Black Eyes, like the Human-Faced Envoy and the Beast-Hearted Demon, are all subordinates of the Demon.
So, who exactly is this black-eyed person?
After hearing the story, Nie Feng couldn't help but sigh, "I never imagined that such bizarre things existed in this world. Who exactly is this Black Pupil? And who is the Demon?"
Li Yao said to Nie Feng, "We've heard the story, let's go."
After saying that, he got up and left.
Nie Feng remained curious about Hei Tong's and the Demon's identities.
After bidding farewell to the villagers, he hurriedly caught up with Li Yao and asked, "City Lord, do you think that girl with black eyes is the same girl from back then? If so, why does she still look like she's in her early twenties?"
Li Yao smiled mysteriously and said, "Don't worry, you'll know the truth soon enough."
Nie Feng was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what he meant and asked, "City Lord, do you know who Hei Tong is?"
Li Yao leaped onto the back of the fire unicorn and said, "You'll find out tomorrow that this person is someone you know."
"I'll know tomorrow?"
"Is Kuroko someone I know?"
Nie Feng frowned deeply.
Immediately, he mounted his horse and spurred it after them, shouting, "Lord of the City, who exactly is Hei Tong? Just tell me directly, or I won't be able to sleep tonight."
Everyone has a sense of curiosity.
Now, Nie Feng was itching to know Hei Tong's identity after Li Yao's half-spoken words.
However, Li Yao simply wouldn't tell Nie Feng, leaving Nie Feng scratching his head and ears, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
That night, Nie Feng tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
When they woke up the next day, they all had panda eyes.
Chapter 245 Three Branch Venues, Overlord (Revised)
The Tianshan Mountains, towering into the clouds, are the foremost of the mountains in the Tianyin City area.
The headquarters of the most powerful sect in the martial arts world, the World Alliance, is located atop Mount Tianshan.
The houses are built against the mountain, majestic and awe-inspiring.
Misty clouds and mist shroud the summit of Tianshan Mountain year-round, encircling the rugged and winding peaks. The snow on the mountaintops never melts, and the cold wind is biting and piercing.
The accumulated frost, the misty sea of clouds, and the howling winds were all perfect conditions for Xiong Ba to cultivate his three ultimate skills: Heavenly Frost Fist, Cloud Dispelling Palm, and Wind God Leg.
This is also why he chose to establish the headquarters of the World Society here.
At the highest point of the Tianshan Mountains, a magnificent three-story building rises abruptly from the mountain, a masterpiece of nature.
This is the residence of Xiong Ba: the Number One Building Under Heaven.
The No. 1 Building under Heaven soars into the sky, offering panoramic views of the vast mountains and sea of clouds.
Living in such a supreme place is the only way to constantly fuel one's ambition and aspirations.
At this moment, Xiong Ba is in seclusion at the World's Number One Tower, cultivating his skills.