Chapter 351: The Poorly Attributed Canglan Ring

Ye Lin fell silent.

I say that it is painful for a whale to defecate, and you ask me what to do if a creature takes the opportunity to crawl inside?

Is that how one chats?

"Do you know how many human skins like the one just now are in this Millennium City?" Ye Lin decided to fish for some useful information from this woman's mouth.

"I don't know... I only know... if those skins find out you are a human, you are dead."

Xia Qinglan shook her head and continued.

"There are about three hundred thousand people in Millennium City. It is said that the true humans... are less than one-tenth of that."

Ye Lin's scalp went numb.

Three hundred thousand people, one-tenth human? Wouldn't that mean there are, damn it, two hundred and seventy thousand skin-corpses?

What is the point of playing this? Ye Lin could not even imagine how terrifying the resentment of two hundred and seventy thousand skin-corpses would be; even if the Evil Sword Immortal came, he would burst from overeating.

"Farewell!"

Ye Lin stood up to leave. Why even look for the Skin-Corpse King? With his current strength, he couldn't find it at all. He would wait until he reached level eighty or above. At this moment, Xia Qinglan hurriedly opened her arms to block his path.

"Wait a moment! After the human ancestors died in battle, they were skinned by the demons and filled with resentment, and then invaded by demonic energy, losing their sanity, which is why they turned into those weird, man-eating human skins."

"If you can find the Human Emperor Flag, you will definitely be able to awaken the remaining sanity of those human ancestors!"

Ye Lin was stunned for a moment, then asked in return.

"Human Emperor Flag? The kind that emits black smoke?"

"Ah? The Human Emperor Flag was the battle flag used by the human ancestors when they marched into the Demon Realm; how could it emit black smoke?" This time it was Xia Qinglan's turn to be stunned.

"Oh, then never mind." Ye Lin was somewhat disappointed. "You mean, finding that Human Emperor Flag can make the skin-corpses regain the sanity they had when they were human?"

"Yes!" Xia Qinglan nodded. "The Human Emperor Flag was the battle flag of the Human Emperor when he personally led the expedition to the Demon Realm. It is a nine-star divine artifact! As long as the Human Emperor Flag can reappear in the world, it will definitely be able to make all the skins regain their sanity!"

A look of pity appeared on Xia Qinglan's face.

"Those skins are actually also suffering all the time. If they had a choice, would they be willing to be a skin-corpse in this Demon Realm?"

"Where can I find the Human Emperor Flag?" Ye Lin asked.

"Come with me!"

Xia Qinglan took Ye Lin's hand and walked outside. The two walked on the street, brushing shoulders with the coming and going crowds.

Thinking that these people who looked no different from ordinary people were likely just skeletons draped in a layer of skin, Ye Lin could not help but get goosebumps all over.

Xia Qinglan brought Ye Lin into a small room and then quickly closed the door.

After confirming that no one was following them, Xia Qinglan squatted down, pried up the floor tiles of the room, and used a shovel to dig a few times.

Soon the shovel made a crisp clicking sound. Xia Qinglan threw the shovel aside, dug the soil with her bare hands, and soon took out a black box from underneath.

"Here! By the way, I haven't asked what your name is?" Xia Qinglan asked.

"Xie Hong."

Ye Lin, who never changed his name when walking or sitting, decisively reported someone else's name. He took the box and slowly opened it.

The moment the box opened, it was as if a tunnel through time had been opened, and an ancient, vicissitudinous aura rushed toward him.

The solemn sound of war drums rang in Ye Lin's ears. A huge battle flag fluttered in the wind, with flying dragon patterns embroidered on the flag surface, emitting a faint golden light, carrying the glory and tragedy of the human ancestors.

Even knowing that what was before him was just a scene from who knows how many years ago, a strong fighting spirit still surged uncontrollably from the bottom of Ye Lin's heart.

"Hoo!"

Ye Lin let out a long breath. Only then did he see clearly that what was inside the box was not a complete Human Emperor Flag, but only half of the flagpole.

The flagpole was wrapped in delicate patterns and had countless traces of sword slashes and axe chops, as if recording a tragic history.

"This is one-third of the Human Emperor Flag. As long as we find the remaining half of the flagpole and the flag surface, we will definitely be able to awaken the sanity of the skin-corpses from when they were alive. Once the ancestors' lingering thoughts are awakened, the resentment of the skins will collapse on its own, and they will naturally be easy to deal with!" Xia Qinglan said.

"Have you tried it? You dare to be so sure?" Ye Lin looked at Xia Qinglan with some suspicion.

"I am sure!" Xia Qinglan's gaze was firm. "I heard from my elders that those skins only started to mutate after the Human Emperor Flag was destroyed!"

"Is that so..."

Ye Lin held the half-flagpole in his hand and tossed it lightly, pondering the feasibility of this plan.

But Xia Qinglan mistakenly thought that Ye Lin was unwilling to agree. She bit her red lips, ducked into the room, and brought out a heavy iron box.

Under Ye Lin's puzzled gaze, the lock of the iron box was opened by Xia Qinglan, and a heavy sound of metal friction echoed in the quiet little room.

Inside the box were some gold, silver, and jewelry. Xia Qinglan rummaged through it for a while and finally pulled out a ring covered in dust.

Xia Qinglan carefully blew the dust off the surface of the ring, revealing its original warm luster, and then she handed it to Ye Lin as if offering a treasure, her fingertips trembling slightly.

"It's called... the Canglan Ring. You take it."

Ye Lin took the ring and felt a warm force reach his heart along his fingertips.

【Canglan Ring】

【Grade: God-level】

【Attribute: Mental Power increased by 200%】 (Can be refined)

【Skill 1: Endless Canglan】

【Endless Canglan: The wearer of the Canglan Ring can open a portable different-dimensional space.】

【Skill 2: Burning the Boats】

【Burning the Boats: When the wearer enters a heavily injured state, the mental attribute provided by the Canglan Ring doubles.】

【Skill 3: Survival in Desperation】

【Survival in Desperation: When the wearer enters a near-death state, the mental attribute provided by the Canglan Ring doubles again.】

After reading the attributes of the Canglan Ring, Ye Lin was dumbfounded on the spot. If he stabbed himself once, he could get a 400% mental power bonus, and if he stabbed a vital point again, he could get an 800% mental power bonus? Was there such a good thing as a pie falling from the sky in the world?

Seeing Ye Lin silent, Xia Qinglan's face was full of nervousness, her eyes slightly red, and she spoke cautiously.

"My father was eaten by the skins. This ring is the only thing he left me. I know... the attributes provided by the Canglan Ring are very poor; it only works when heavily injured or near death, and it doesn't even compare to some legendary equipment with high refinement star levels, but this is really the best thing I can take out. Please, help me... I... I can promise you anything."

Ye Lin immediately swapped out his Great Sumeru Ring and put on the Canglan Ring, and a sense of righteous awe appeared on his face.

"Big Socks, don't worry. As a member of the human race, letting those suffering human ancestors escape the sea of misery is our bounden duty!"

"Tell me, how do we find the remaining two-thirds of the Human Emperor Flag? I Ye... oh no, I, Xie Hong, will definitely be the first to charge!"