anovelconsole Chapter 83 Listening to the Rain at Night
Chapter 83 Listening to the Rain at Night
At the edge of the sea, the Beast Taming Sect.
Images of mythical beasts drawn on parchment hung quietly on the four walls.
A chilling aura slowly rose from the cracks in the floor tiles, mingling with the stench of old blood and the ferocity of strange beasts.
The fact that "listening to the rain at night is like walking out of the gates of hell" makes the truth all the more terrifying and chilling.
Gongsun Chang stood frozen in place, his eyes filled with extreme shock and disbelief.
I still haven't calmed down.
He lived for over a hundred years, deeply immersing himself in the Xuanwu Sect's inner workings, having heard countless secrets and strange tales, and knowing about the myriad perilous situations in the world.
But one thing is clear: the gates of hell are the final prison for all living beings.
From ancient times to the present.
Those who step into the gates of hell are utterly destroyed, their bodies and souls vanished, with no chance of ever surviving.
That was a death trap defined by the laws.
It is an endless purgatory between Yin and Yang, a forbidden territory that even the laws of heaven and earth are unwilling to touch!
Who is the Sect Master of the Reverse Sea?
A pinnacle of the Beast Taming Dao, he forged the bloodline of ten thousand beasts with his physical body, wielded the human skin of countless ferocious beasts, and took a half-step into the legendary realm.
Looking across the entire southern sea area, no one can rival it!
Yet this was such an unparalleled powerhouse.
After heading alone to the gates of hell, he completely disappeared without a trace, never to be heard from again.
Everyone tacitly agreed.
He had long since perished in the depths of purgatory, turning into hellish dust.
But what Green Ivy said today completely shattered everyone's preconceived notions.
A boy, seemingly out of nowhere, stepped out of the gates of hell, landed safely, and began to walk among humans.
This can no longer be described as mere innate talent.
This is utterly defying the natural order and touching upon the most forbidden and fundamental secrets of the world!
"Is it really... without a trace of falsehood?"
Gongsun Chang's Adam's apple bobbed as he suppressed the turmoil surging in his heart, his voice becoming slightly hoarse.
Green Ivy's fingertips gently brushed against a portrait of a strange beast covered in blood-red patterns on the wall.
Her expression remained calm and composed.
"This matter is recorded in the historical records of the Cape of the Sea, and was witnessed by the elders who guarded the border of the sea back then. Every word is true and there is absolutely no fabrication."
"In the third year since the disappearance of the Sect Master of the Reverse Sea, the barrier of the Gate of Hell briefly loosened, black mist surged, and yin energy covered the sky and sun, causing a world-destroying tsunami to rise over the entire ocean."
"All demons, evil spirits, and sea beasts lay dormant, as if in fear of some terrifying being about to be born."
"On that very day, the sea of clouds split open, a corner of the black mist dissipated, and a young man in white, stepping through the hellfire, walked out of that deathly place that everyone feared."
"His clothes were stained with blood, his breath was weak, and his whole body was shrouded in the unique deathly aura of hell, yet he was conscious and his body was intact."
Its soul was neither corrupted by the malevolent energy of purgatory, nor obliterated by the laws of hell.
Gongsun Chang gasped, his back already covered in a layer of cold sweat.
Stepping on the fire of industry.
Leave hell.
The physical body withstands the erosion of purgatory, while the soul resists the rules of annihilation.
Such methods have long surpassed the scope of ordinary cultivators and beast tamers!
"That night I listened to the rain... How old are you now? What is your level of cultivation? What is your background and origin? Have you found out?"
"Unable to find out."
Green Ivy slowly shook her head, a look of seriousness flashing in her eyes.
"Over the years, people from all corners of the world, including major sects and evil forces, have secretly sent people to investigate the background of Guoye Tingyu."
Yet he had no master, no clan, no past; it was as if he had been born out of thin air in this world.
"His cultivation level is shrouded in mystery."
"Although his level of skill seems ordinary, he can always unleash incredible power in desperate situations."
"Chiqiong is an ancient ferocious beast. Even a high-level beast tamer would need to spend several years to subdue and refine its flesh and blood, sealing its malevolent energy layer by layer."
"But by simply devouring the flesh and blood of the Crimson Origin, he was able to temper his physical body with the power of the ferocious beast and reach the pinnacle of the Great Dao of the Body."
"Such madness, such barbarity, only those who have returned from hell would dare to touch them, ordinary cultivators would not dare to."
The wind in the enclosed room was slightly chilly.
The images of mythical beasts hanging on the walls seemed to tremble slightly invisibly.
Gongsun Chang remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking:
"So, with his body wreaking havoc due to the Crimson Qi surging within him, his heart meridian sealed by the Frost Needles, and him on the verge of exploding, you plan to use the flesh and blood of the Earth Core Rat to heal him?"
"Yes."
Green Ivy nodded.
"Ground rats are gentle by nature, rooted in the earth, absorbing the energy of mountains and rivers, and transforming all kinds of fierce and violent energy. They are best at sorting out broken heart meridians and suppressing violent alien forces."
"Using the flesh and blood of the Earth Rat as medicine, boil it into a Mind-Concentrating Yin Ointment, and then combine it with the Ancient Prison-Suppressing Pattern from the Cape of the Sea, it will be enough to completely dispel the remaining evil spirits of Chi Qiong."
"However, the Earth Rat is an ancient and rare species. There is only one left in my Sea Corner warehouse. It is a treasure beast passed down through generations. Once it is used, it will be difficult to find again."
Gongsun Chang frowned, his face showing reluctance:
"Is it too risky to waste our inherited rare species on a boy of unknown origin who is riddled with hidden dangers?"
"If we raise a tiger that will become a menace, and if Night Listening to Rain gets out of control, my Cape of the Sea may be brought to its own destruction."
"I understand what Your Excellency is worried about."
Green Ivy turned around and looked out at the surging sea of clouds outside the secret room, her gaze distant.
"But you must understand that the gates of hell never let people return without a reason."
"The four fundamental forces—body, soul, time, and space—were obsessively focused on the physical path, leading to the demise of the Reverse Sea Sect Master."
"It was no accident that Tingyu was able to survive that night's torrent."
"He likely holds the secrets of the Gates of Hell and clues to the four fundamental forces."
"It may even hold the key to reshaping the Xuanwu Gate and unifying the two split altars."
"In recent years, Tianzhiya has been pressing forward step by step, relying on the natural barrier of the sea, recruiting evil beasts, and colluding with sinister forces from outside the region. It has long harbored ambitions to swallow up Tianzhiya and dominate the orthodox lineage of Xuanwu Sect."
"If we hold the chess piece 'Night Listening to Rain,' it's like holding the key to turning the tide."
Gongsun Chang nodded in agreement.
In times of chaos and conflict, sects are often divided. There is never pure good or evil, only interests and bargaining chips.
Listening to the rain at night is troublesome and a hidden danger, but it is also an unparalleled bargaining chip.
"Since you have made up your mind, I will no longer try to dissuade you."
Gongsun Chang said in a deep voice.
"I will immediately issue the order to draw down the guards of the secret chamber, open the beast prison, take out the body of the Earth Rat, and hand it over to the alchemy elder to refine the Mind-Concentrating Yin Ointment."
"Remember to keep the news secret. Do not let Tianzhiya detect even the slightest hint of it, or something unexpected will surely happen."
"clear."
The green ivy responded softly.
The two said no more and walked out of the human skin chamber one after the other.
The heavy stone door slowly closed, sealing the walls full of eerie beast paintings and long-forgotten secrets in darkness.
The undercurrents at the edge of the sea are quietly surging, unknown to anyone.
A massive game of chess involving Hell, Xuanwu Gate, and the four fundamental forces has slowly begun to unfold.
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The forbidden area behind the mountain, a cold abyss prison.
This place is a forbidden zone at the edge of the sea, used to suppress evil spirits and imprison exotic species.
The place is perpetually shrouded in darkness, with howling winds and a palpable aura of malevolence. The ground is covered in demon-locking patterns, and a bone-chilling cold permeates the rock walls.
Ye Tingyu then sat cross-legged on the stone platform in the center of the prison.
A tattered white robe was stained with dark blood, the fabric torn by violent force, revealing pale skin covered in wounds.
Beneath the skin, crisscrossing crimson beast patterns slowly wriggled.
Like countless bloodthirsty venomous insects, they roam and gnaw within the meridians.
Each wriggling motion triggers a wave of excruciating pain.
He lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes concealing the crimson in his eyes.
He suppressed his aura to the extreme, his thin body trembling slightly, but he never uttered a single groan.
Patience was an instinct ingrained in his bones.
No one knew that ten years of hellish ups and downs had already worn away all his fragility and weakness.
People generally believe that the gates of hell are a cage, a dead end.
Only Ye Tingyu, who personally stepped into that infernal hell, truly understood.
That place is both a prison and a cage.
It is also a furnace.
Ten years ago, he accidentally entered a spatial rift and fell into the abyss of hell.
He witnessed firsthand the collapse of mountains and rivers across countless eras, the fall of souls, and the burning of all things by karmic fire.
The remnants of countless powerful souls wail eternally in the flames of karma, never to be reincarnated.
In purgatory, there are no rules, no good or evil, only endless slaughter and devouring.
To survive, he tore apart the demons with his bare hands, absorbed karmic fire to temper his body, and struggled alone in the endless darkness.
With a mortal body, he withstood the erosion of the laws of hell, and fought his way out of the bottom of the hell where corpses piled up like mountains.
It is also deep in hell.
He encountered the remnant soul of the fallen Reverse Sea Sect Master, inherited the master's lifelong legacy of Beast Taming, and witnessed the entire process of the master being devoured by the ferocious beast's malevolent energy and perished in karmic fire in his attempt to break through the limits of his physical body.
On his deathbed, the Sect Master of the Reverse Sea used his last bit of divine soul power to seal the fragments of the Beast Taming Origin and entrust them to Ye Tingyu, the only human in Hell.
Ye Tingyu was unwilling to accept this source of calamity.
But hellish despair is closing in step by step.
He had no choice but to break free from the shackles of purgatory and return to the human world.
Forcibly merging with the essence of beast taming, using hellfire to tame the ferocity of beasts, and using the laws of purgatory to suppress their bestial nature.
Day after day, year after year, he painstakingly integrated this malevolent power into his flesh and blood.
This power granted him unparalleled explosiveness and physical resilience, but it also became a shackle that haunted him for life.
Hellish air.
Ferocious beasts and menacing evil spirits.
The methods of cultivating Taoism in the human realm.
Three completely contradictory forces clashed within him day and night!
Normally, he can suppress that ferocity with great willpower.
But ever since he was captured by the people of Tianzhiya and used in countless experiments, he has shown signs of losing control.
Now, after eating slices of the ferocious beast Chiqiong's flesh, this feeling is even stronger.
now.
The seal on the Frost Needles is gradually crumbling.
Tiny cracks spread along the ice needles, and the biting cold gradually dissipated.
The previously suppressed ferocity of Chi Qiong, like a beast breaking free from its cage, began to surge, churn, and crash wildly.
"Well……"
A very soft groan escaped from Ye Tingyu's throat.
He clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms.
The excruciating pain barely kept him conscious.
The crimson beast-like markings spread faster and faster, crawling from his neck to his cheeks.
The dark red patterns intertwined and twisted, exuding a destructive ferocity.
Ye Tingyu's once clear and dark eyes were now bloodshot, and the pupils began to show the vertical pupils unique to ferocious beasts, cold, bloodthirsty, and indifferent to everything.
In my mind, countless chaotic roars echoed wildly.
That was the lingering resentment of Chi Qiong, the innate killing instinct of ancient evil spirits, and the resentment of countless souls lost in the karmic fires of hell.
Countless negative emotions intertwined, frantically tearing at his consciousness, trying to devour his soul and seize control of his physical body.
"No... I can't just leave it like this..."
Ye Tingyu gritted her teeth, pressed her tongue against her palate, and focused her mind amidst the excruciating pain, mobilizing the remaining hellish energy within her body in an attempt to suppress the rampaging power once again.
The pitch-black aura of death slowly rose from his body, colliding violently with the surging crimson ferocity.
The two forces, black and white, intertwined and tore apart outside his body, stirring up gusts of wind.
The surrounding rock walls, engraved with demon-locking patterns, cracked inch by inch, with rubble constantly falling off.
His body began to convulse violently, his veins bulging like writhing dragons, as if they would be torn apart by the violent force at any moment.
The icy needle that had been suspended between the heart meridians at the chest had its cracks spread throughout the body, and most of the cold energy suddenly dissipated.
The first seal has shattered.
boom--
In an instant, Chi Qiong's long-suppressed resentment erupted completely.
Black, malevolent energy mixed with dark red blood light shot into the sky, breaking through the restrictions of the Cold Abyss Prison and tearing apart the clouds behind the mountain.
The sky over the entire Cape of the Sea suddenly darkened, and a fierce wind swept through.
Vast swathes of vegetation withered instantly, and the seawater surged and flowed backward.
An ancient, ferocious aura, powerful enough to shake the four seas, spread out unchecked.
Inside the prison.
Ye Tingyu's figure trembled suddenly, and his white clothes were completely torn to shreds by the overwhelming killing intent.
He slowly raised his head, and the once gentle and refined features of the young man were completely covered by ferocity. Half of his face was covered with blood-red beast patterns, and his vertical pupils were cold and scarlet. There was no longer any humanity in his eyes, only pure killing and madness.
After suppressing its ferocious nature for months, it finally broke free from its restraints.
But in the final moment before consciousness completely succumbed, a wisp of Ye Tingyu's remnant soul still clung desperately to the deepest part of her being.
He still retains his last memories.
"No, I haven't found my sister yet..."
Before that happens, he cannot turn into a ferocious beast!
"Stay calm...you must stay calm..."
"Stay calm!"
Ye Tingyu's remaining rationality was like a candle flickering in the wind, teetering on the verge of collapse, yet not extinguished.
The body, out of control, begins to instinctively release its power.
At this moment, all he wanted was destruction! Destruction to his heart's content! To utterly destroy everything!
Chi Qiong wielded elemental power, and a violent, malevolent aura surged forth from Ye Tingyu, sweeping across all directions.
The sturdy Cold Abyss Stone bricks were crushed into powder, and the ancient Demon-Locking Pattern shattered inch by inch.
Even the array that imprisoned the alien species was as fragile as paper in the face of the power of the Crimson Origin.
The seals have all been broken!
moment!
The loud noise from the forbidden area in the back mountain echoed throughout the entire Cape of the Sea.
This is a signal requiring everyone to be on high alert!
Upon hearing this, the alchemy elder, who was preparing the medicinal herbs, suddenly changed his expression.
The disciples stationed on the mountain peak all looked horrified and were on edge.
"It's the Cold Abyss behind the mountain! That aura... it's the ancient, ferocious beast of Chi Qiong!"
"The seal is shattered! The ferocious beast power within that guy has completely gone berserk!"
"Quickly send a message to the Venerable One! The protective barrier on the back mountain has been broken!"
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