Chapter 530

The silent forbidden zone became eerie as the singing came.

That ethereal voice brought coldness. Wherever it passed, frost formed on the ground, blades of grass condensed into frost thorns, and large trees became ice sculptures.

And this singing seemed to be a part of the black night itself, so its appearance did not break the silence of this place, but instead made the entire forbidden zone even more profound.

Xu Qing stood there, listening silently, waves rising in his heart, conjuring memories from seven years ago.

This was the second time he had heard the singing.

The singing in the forbidden zone was the source of fear for scavengers; those who heard it basically all died.

But for Xu Qing, now was different from back then.

Back then, he had no ability to protect himself and could only freeze everything in that cold, waiting for death to arrive.

And now, even though he was standing on this land that was not Fenghai County, he could still feel the gathering of Fenghai County's destiny.

Unless he encountered that kind of terrifyingly ranked anomaly, this kind of destiny blessing could not invade him in the slightest.

And the gathering process was not fast, as if carrying some unwillingness, but eventually, it slowly formed a pair of shoes.

The anomalous aura from the shadow itself also erupted at this moment, revealing cruelty, revealing hunger, and also revealing wariness.

"I... soul-seize... a god!"

There was also a powerful emotional fluctuation echoing in the vortex.

Thus, the only intimacy in that coldness immediately made it incomparably grateful to Duan Yan, not knowing how to repay it. So it twisted its body, performing various tricks, causing Qing Qin to emit laughter.

"Senior, are there any other figures?"

"Troubling the two seniors to wait for me for a few days, I intend to let one of my spirit pets evolve here."

The zither sound echoed with determination, and this Forbidden Zone Master spoke coldly.

After speaking, Qing Qin blinked at Duan Yan.

Seeming to have sensed Linger's gaze, the mist in the depths of the forbidden zone rolled, and Duan Yan flew out in high spirits, emitting a satisfied caw in the sky.

And the shadow's devouring had also reached saturation, unable to continue. It rolled back from all directions, returning to where Linger was sitting cross-legged, emitting fluctuations of an imminent breakthrough and joy.

Linger snorted coldly.

It was just... time passed bit by bit. Linger waited for a while, but eventually did not wait for the appearance of the seventh pair of shoes, which made his expression somewhat lonely, his mood full of depression, and he looked toward the Forbidden Zone Master.

"Lei Dui..."

What followed was the rejection from the entire forbidden zone.

The zither sound trembled, the mist rolled, and Xu Qing's figure disappeared into the mist.

"Senior Xu Qing."

Seeing this Forbidden Zone Master's figure continue to become clear, Linger spoke politely.

"I wonder if Senior could summon the figures of Master Bai and my parents? If a certain price is required, this junior can pay it."

The Forbidden Zone Master was silent.

Waiting for the figures that might appear next.

The shadow trembled, rising with emotional fluctuations of being moved. That kind of feeling, it had never had before; all previous perceptions came from Duan Yan's coldness.

The mist figure swept coldly across Duan Yan and ignored it, turning to walk into the mist. As it became clearer, the coldness around became thicker, and the lingering sound still echoed in heaven and earth, forming an even thicker expulsion.

"Is it in Eastern Wanggu?"

This scene made Linger somewhat moved.

These were all the living beings who had died here over countless years.

"Eyes... soul-seize... seal..."

After speaking, the hundred-foot range instantly became clear and spread rapidly toward the surroundings, moving away from Linger. In that forbidden zone, it covered patches of vegetation that had not been alienated by the Forbidden Zone Master.

Under his feet, the shadow had spread to a hundred-foot range, as if it had become a special forbidden zone. Within this hundred feet, all the vegetation turned into eyes, and all the large trees became coffins.

"—a scene of emptiness." Linger murmured, looking at the mist; he was still waiting.

Its form also changed rapidly,

gradually no longer a vortex, but becoming a thousand-foot-sized white screen. Under this sky, it was like a white spot in the firmament.

So Xu Qing's heart did not rise with fear due to the appearance of the singing; instead, his eyes revealed anticipation, gazing in the direction from which the footsteps came.

Daoist Daoist Sinan's words made the zither sound in the depths of the forbidden zone even sharper, and the skeletons around even emitted roars and growls.

Linger's gaze was cold, and that white-robed woman was just about to step into Linger's hundred-foot range, but her footsteps paused, and she suddenly raised her head to look at the sky, silent.

Daoist Daoist Sinan under the sky and these Sword-Holders from the County Capital also looked sideways.

As for those scavengers, the shadow thought for a while and did not dare to swallow them. It was not sure of Linger's attitude, so it continued to swallow the strange beasts and anomalous substances here.

Linger's expression remained polite, and he spoke softly.

But the next instant, Xu Qing's whole body flashed with purple-red light, his head revealing arrogance and respect. With a flick, a bright red feather appeared in his mouth.

Whether it was vegetation or large trees, they seemed to be the shadow's food.

Xu Qing roared, the Great Wing spread its power, and the Forbidden Net shone.

He still wanted to see his parents.

Linger was expressionless and spoke indifferently.

It was just that Master Bai's soul made Linger somewhat confused.

"Thank... Master..."

That was the feather of the Flame Phoenix.

It was as if the entire forbidden zone had been covered by a veil before; now the veil was lifted, revealing its true face. Many of the plants here were formed by evil souls, and many of the large trees were piled up from corpses.

But in every eye, what was revealed was not cruelty, but obedience.

"Break through as soon as possible." Linger snorted coldly.

Regarding not seeing his parents' figures, he actually already had a premonition in his heart. The Shi Wushuang City of that year had been sacrificed to the god's remnant face.

Linger pondered, then cupped his fists toward Daoist Daoist Sinan and Xu Qing.

Qing Qin poked her head out from Linger's sleeve, looked at this large tree, and spoke crisply.

"Just this?" Linger's gaze was slightly cold.

His expression revealed gratification, carrying emotion.

"I... am... powerful."

And in an instant, this golden light appeared over the Nanhuang Continent, appearing in the firmament of the scavenger forbidden zone, turning into a golden net, covering the forbidden zone, and emitting a terrifying power of suppression.

After experiencing the forbidden zone matter, he intended to inquire whether there was anything unusual before Master Bai's death.

Not to mention under the firmament, the Great Wing was vaguely visible, and higher up, Qing Qin was gazing.

Linger acquiesced.

This Forbidden Zone Master's eyes shone with light, and his whole body emitted monstrous ferocity. Vaguely, in the depths of this forbidden zone, a sharp zither sound also came.

Vaguely, one could see a pair of grass shoes stained red with blood at the edge of the mist.

"I... am... powerful!"

Inside the red eyes, one could see countless wandering souls, and inside the white eyeballs, there were endless skeletons.

Thus, it looked even more eerie.

Back then, when I went to the Purple Earth, I only focused on the revenge after Master Bai's death and neglected his life before death.

These were the shoes the Lei Dui wore before they died.

Linger was somewhat confused and swept his gaze across the forbidden zone. Here, the mist gathered rapidly, and nothing could be seen.

Afterward, all of this turned into a white vortex, from which struggling roars were emitted. The shadow's eighth-stage state was forming.

In mid-air, Daoist Daoist Sinan's figure walked out from the Great Wing, looked at this Forbidden Zone Master, and spoke to Linger.

That laughter made the shadow emit joyful emotional fluctuations, but the next instant, seeing Linger's expressionless face, it still shivered and dared not express it too much.

That zither sound spread throughout the entire forbidden zone. As it swirled, the forbidden zone trembled, skeletons walked out from the trees, and evil souls drilled out from the vegetation.

"This forbidden zone is not powerful; it has only alienated halfway. When the alienation here reaches ten percent, it will be a forbidden zone at its peak. At this time, it is not something we can suppress,

requiring more manpower."

These stars were indeed eyes. They themselves emitted brilliant light, and as they blinked, they formed a sense of flickering.

Linger ignored the shadow, stood up, flickered, and headed straight for the Great Wing. The moment he stepped on it, Daoist Daoist Sinan looked at Linger with deep meaning, and those comrades of his all smiled.

"There are two human souls that were sacrificed to the Father God. I have the right to summon them."

"Great Wing!"

Marquis Yao, who was handling official business in the County Governor's Mansion, sensed it, raised his head to look, smiled, and did not pay attention.

"Taboo!"

Those shoes existed in Duan Yan's memory; I had not seen them.

The next instant, the hundred-foot tree changed its form, turning into a huge coffin, also covered in eyes. Its aura was stronger, and there was a sense of death spreading in all directions.

"Today, it is the second time I have heard the singing."

But it was very strange. This time, no matter how the Forbidden Zone Master gathered, the eight figures still could not form.

"Get back."

"It seems that regarding the details of Master Bai's death, after going this time, I must ask Chen Chen Feiyuan and Ting Yu."

That voice turned into rejection and expulsion, rising from within the forbidden zone.

As Linger murmured, a roaring sound came from within this white vortex. Its range expanded suddenly, turning from a hundred feet to a thousand feet, floating in mid-air.

That mist seemed to be transformed from its origin; now that it had separated, I was clearly a bit clearer.

Linger was expressionless, his left hand raised and pointed at the firmament.

It was as if it was using this method to swallow the authority of that forbidden zone.

And the strange beasts here were also like that. Wails echoed in the forbidden zone, and the scavengers who entered here, after feeling all this, all trembled and chose to flee at the first opportunity.

The shadow's emotional fluctuations quickly informed Linger of its own abilities.

Linger's eyes were slightly red.

Countless eyes opened in unison at this moment, surrounding Linger and gazing along with him.

Infinite anomalous substances gathered from all directions, pouring into the shadow. The sound of chewing spread in all directions.

Here was the last stop of Linger's trip.

The robe was large, as if covering the forbidden zone behind it, and with his arrival, the vegetation around bowed, the large trees twisted, as if they were also worshipping him.

At this moment, if one looked at the forbidden zone from high altitude, one could see it filled with thick mist, except for the hundred feet where Linger was, which was the only clear place.

For Duan Yan Yun, the Flame Phoenix was not only the Emperor of the Phoenix Forbidden but also the Emperor of the entire continent, and even more so the Emperor of all forbidden zones in this continent.

However, Xu Qing was ultimately unharmed, so Linger did not think too much about this matter. Soon, the Great Wing whistled and headed straight for the Purple Earth.

The mist rolled, gradually about to drown the man's figure, and the repulsive force also became more intense at that moment, vaguely carrying kindness, as if looking for an opportunity.

A hoarse voice came from his mouth, from the mist, from the vegetation, and from the entire forbidden zone, echoing continuously, forming lingering sounds.

"Then today, take this place as the boundary. Do not go to the depths of the forbidden zone, and do not go to the temple group. In other places, you may spread as you please."

The forbidden zone shook, the mist rolled intensely. The figure about to leave paused. When it turned, it emitted a safe aura, staring at Linger, its expression somewhat ferocious.

This Forbidden Zone Master's expression changed for the first time. He raised his head suddenly, staring fixedly at the golden net above, mist rolling behind him; clearly, huge waves rose in his heart.

And the singing in the mist was gradually becoming clear, and the footsteps were getting closer.

As soon as Linger's words came out, the shadow under his feet instantly spread a hundred feet. Countless eyes opened within, and when looking at Linger, they transmitted emotional fluctuations.

The shadow shivered even more and spoke loudly.

The mist figure turned a deaf ear.

"Food!"

Linger was silent.

"I sealed him here back then."

The shadow here

also expressed emotional fluctuations of longing toward Linger.

Since the legend of the forbidden zone was that after hearing the singing for the second time, one could see the figures one wanted to see, Linger felt that besides the Lei Dui, he also wanted to see Master Bai and Eighth Elder.

"Please reveal the figures I want to see; this is the rule of this forbidden zone."

"Swallowed ten percent, and only then barely broke through; somewhat useless."

Linger frowned. This time, the shadow's advancement, besides the process and appearance being somewhat eerie, did not seem so prominent in ability.

Duan Yan's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he stood up, looking at the thousand-foot firmament.

Eighth Elder's expression was first somewhat bewildered, then thoughtful, and finally, he cast his gaze on Linger.

Clearly, it had little interest in this Forbidden Zone Master.

And his eyes were even more unusual, one red and one white.

The Forbidden Zone Master's eyes narrowed, staring fixedly at Linger.

Bursts of white rain fell from this vortex onto the earth, and if one looked carefully, one could see that it was not rain, but pieces of shadows.

But his politeness was ignored by the Forbidden Zone Master. The dignity from the forbidden zone made the zither sound rise again, incomparably sharp. This Forbidden Zone Master's expression was extremely cold, and the cold voice echoed.

About ten percent of the forbidden zone emitted the shadow's aura, changing its appearance.

And its existence did not last long; it was only a few breaths before it disappeared back into the vortex. At the same time, a Nascent Soul fluctuation was emitted from the vortex.

The zither sound stopped abruptly.

Clearly, this outing was extremely unpleasant for it, so at this moment, after saying everything, it chose to close itself off.

Linger frowned, recalled Master Bai's death before, and finally looked in the direction of the Purple Earth.

Linger's expression sank, his gaze turned cold, he put away his politeness, and spoke slowly.

"The dignity of the forbidden zone cannot be offended!" After speaking, he raised his hand, and the entire forbidden zone began to revive. Rejection and expulsion erupted comprehensively.

I am waiting, waiting for the figures to appear here.

"Leave!"

At this moment, dawn was not far away. At the moment of daybreak, Linger arrived at the place where he had fought the Lei Dui and the White-Scaled Wolves back then.

Even though the forbidden treasure net in the sky and the pressure of Xu Qing and Daoist Daoist Sinan erupted at this moment, the violent intent of this place still rose.

"Master... I hide... shield... teleport..."

Gradually, Eighth Elder's figure appeared in the mist.

After a while, the voice rose again.

"Do not wait. Even if you wait until the end, it is ultimately just a scene of emptiness..."

"This forbidden zone will provide gifts to those who hear the singing for the second time, allowing people to see the figures they most want to see."

This scene made Linger's gaze narrow, looking at the Forbidden Zone Master.

"My request is not unreasonable."

After speaking, that Forbidden Zone Master retreated suddenly, merging into the mist in an instant, and the thick mist here retreated rapidly, gathering from all directions in the deepest part of the forbidden zone, forming a sealing force that isolated the outside world and also isolated itself.

"What will the eighth stage become?"

Gradually, within a thousand-foot range, it was pitch black, as if this area had been isolated.

There were also anomalous vegetation and large trees, occupying about seventy percent, and eighty percent of the forbidden zone was filled with skeletons.

He remembered a sentence the Lei Dui had said back then.

Linger's expression was as usual. He cupped his fists and bowed to this Forbidden Zone Master, speaking intensely.

The moment that feather appeared, the forbidden zone shook. This white-robed Forbidden Zone Master was stunned for a moment, his expression struggling, and finally, he lowered his head, and the zither sound in the depths turned into a sigh.

These shoes also gradually retreated until they disappeared into the mist.

"Forbidden Zone... Master..."

A forbidden zone can be suppressed and sealed, but its dignity cannot be offended.

Immediately after, before Duan Yan could inquire, the shadow that had turned into

a white firmament immediately displayed its new ability. Only then did one see many stars appear in the thousand-foot firmament.

As soon as the words came out, the firmament roared. The thousand-foot Great Wing descended in an instant, emitting terrifying pressure from within, and Daoist Daoist Sinan and these thousand Sword-Holders spread their auras, suppressing the forbidden zone.

That tree was thick, its canopy like an umbrella. While its momentum was astonishing, it also emitted bursts of unusual aura. There were no leaves on it, but it was covered in bright red eyes.

My last stop on this trip to the Nanhuang Continent was naturally to go to the Purple Earth to pay respects to Master Bai and visit my childhood partners.

Linger spoke politely.

After a while, amidst Duan Yan's caw, this Forbidden Zone Master's hoarse voice echoed low.

Emotional fluctuations from the shadow quickly entered Linger's mind.

As for what would happen outside, Duan Yan could not judge, but no matter the outcome, Xu Qing, who possessed the Flame Phoenix feather, would not suffer.

The figures of Linger's parents only showed a silhouette before dissipating directly, and although Master Bai's silhouette formed, it could never gather, eventually having to dissipate.

"The Flame Phoenix has ordered: the Nanhuang forbidden zone shall not invade the outside, but those who invade the Nanhuang forbidden zone shall be suppressed by the Phoenix Forbidden!"

Looking at Eighth Elder, sadness rose in Linger's heart, and he cupped his fists and bowed heavily.

Linger also smiled, thanked them, and turned to look into the depths of the forbidden zone.

At this moment, those eyes were gazing at Linger, and also gazing at Linger's shadow.

"Go for it!"

My words clearly gave the shadow encouragement, making the shadow incomparably excited. As the trunk shook violently, bursts of earth-shattering roars came from within its body.

Eighth Elder returned the salute with a smile, his figure slowly blurring until he disappeared into the mist.

Linger opened his eyes and looked coldly.

As for what it did here, outsiders did not know.

Just like that, time passed, and eight days went by.

Above the grass shoes, mist rolled, gradually forming a figure. This was also a familiar person; one could see it was a woman wearing a white robe.

Gradually, its aura became stronger and stronger, and the vegetation and large trees it swallowed did not truly disappear but changed their appearance. The vegetation grew eyes, and the large trees became coffins.

The mist returned, continuing to wriggle, continuing to gather.

The originally proud shadow shivered upon hearing this and hurriedly transmitted emotions.

"Did you forget some things?"

It was as if that thousand-foot area was not a white spot, but had become a starry sky.

"Future..." All the eyes on the firmament blinked once.

"Brother Linger, Little Shadow has worked very hard."

The skeletons around all roared.

The Lei Dui smiled, nodded at Duan Yan, then looked around, sighed lightly, and moved forward slowly until it turned back into mist and dissipated.

The eyes of the shadow within the hundred-foot range revealed ghostly light. While locking onto this woman, the sense of wariness was also incomparably intense.

"There is one more soul, it is in Eastern Wanggu."

Until a hundred feet away, the singing continued, but the footsteps paused.

In the firmament, a piercing caw, as if it had waited for a long time and finally waited for Linger's summons, echoed in all directions with excitement. Even more, heavenly wind fell like an invisible giant hand, slapping the forbidden zone.

The shadow's role had miraculous effects at certain times, so after realizing the terrifying suppression of the purple crystal, I hoped the shadow would become stronger.

This face was natural. At this moment, it was clearly roaring, but what came out was the sound of thunder, as if his voice had been plundered of cognition and endowed with the concept of thunder.

"Let you see to what extent I can grow."

Seeing that a great battle was imminent.

Instantly, that emotional fluctuation emitted terror and changed its meaning.

Xu Qing's body descended.

"Sorry for the disturbance."

The earth shook, the mist collapsed on a large scale, and the intensity of the rolling reached the extreme.

The skeletons and evil souls occupying the entire forbidden zone's eight

percent area also paused.

Linger gazed at this white vortex, anticipation rising in his heart.

And the appearance of this place also changed greatly under that zither sound.

The thousand-foot firmament landed instantly and returned behind Linger in a flash. As it shivered, Qing Qin chuckled.

In the County Capital city, which was extremely far from here, the forbidden treasure shook violently, golden light flashed in the firmament, and it headed toward Duan Yan Yun's direction in an instant.

Even more anomalous substances spread out, merging into the mist, making the mist roll even more, forming pressure and covering all directions.

Sensing Linger's dissatisfaction, the thousand-foot firmament shivered, and the shadow hurriedly transmitted emotional fluctuations again.

Just at this moment, thunder echoed from within the vortex, and a huge face actually protruded from the vortex.

After a while, the Forbidden Zone Master withdrew his gaze, was silent for a moment, and with a wave of his hand, a piece of red mist separated from his body and gathered on the side.

But the pressure from the firmament clearly made it wary, so it did not turn that kindness into action.

But Linger ignored those. After bowing to Daoist Daoist Sinan, he looked at this Forbidden Zone Master and had already spoken.

Revealing a smile.

Not standing upright, but spreading out, like a white cloud, covering the thousand-foot firmament.

Linger looked at the eyes of this Forbidden Zone Master and spoke slowly.

Daoist Daoist Sinan looked at the shadow under Linger's feet, nodded slightly, and took people away. As for Xu Qing, he cawed, then flapped his wings and flew straight toward the mist-isolated area in the depths of the forbidden zone.

Waves rose in Duan Yan's heart. At this moment, the mist twisted, slowly conjuring the Lei Dui's figure, looking at each other across the mist with Linger.

"Continue... slowly... stronger..."

Here, Linger sat cross-legged and spoke indifferently.

So Linger did not pay attention and turned to walk toward the home he had in the forbidden zone back then.

"And now, I can try to seal it."

The shadow shivered and hurriedly expanded. Soon, a huge tree a hundred feet tall appeared in front of Duan Yan.

As for the strange beasts, it was the same; those swallowed by the shadow would grow a large number of eyes and then be resurrected.

And the Forbidden Zone Master's words gave Linger a feeling that this matter was probably full of hidden mysteries.

The mist began to return.

Erupting with killing intent toward Linger.