Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 93 – The brilliance of human nature

Su Yun was looking through the books in the tower, comparing them with the abilities of Mr. Huabi on the wall, but saw Mr. Huabi's headless body swaying and falling to the ground.

"Damn it..." Su Yun closed the book and couldn't help but curse.

The sound of Mr. Huabi's body falling to the ground awakened everyone. A child from the Tong family shouted, "Mr. Huabi is dead, who will lead us out?"

Another child from the Tong family cried out, "We're all going to die here!"

The girl Wu Tong was furious and slapped him in the face, scolding him sternly, "Shut up! Don't cry and make trouble for me!"

The Tong family child stopped crying and covered his face, saying, "I have been taught by the senior."

He didn't know who the girl Wu Tong was, or who invited her, but he knew that she could be trusted. The others had the same impression of her, but no one knew what she looked like or whether she was male or female. They only knew that there was someone they could trust.

That was the terrifying thing about the human demon Wu Tong, she made you not even doubt her.

"The senior is right!"

Tong Qingluo, the great master, was also unknowingly confused by Wu Tong. He shouted loudly, calming the audience, and said, "You are all spirit masters and teachers who have studied the tower book! What Mr. Huabi knew, you all know! What Mr. Huabi could do, you can do! Now is not the time to cry, let's get our spirits up and break through this dusty sky!"

A spirit master trembled and said, "Mr. Huabi is dead..."

"Wait!"

A teacher from the Western Academy said loudly, "Have you noticed? The ceiling of this hall did not change after Mr. Huabi was killed, and the power of the Great Saint Spirit Soldier was not activated. This reminds me of something!"

Everyone quieted down and looked at him.

Tong Qingluo encouraged him, "Continue, Mr. Zong!"

Mr. Zong continued, "I thought of sacrifice. In ancient times, when people built new cities, they had to kill prisoners of war, slaves, or death row inmates, bury them under the city, and then build the city on their bodies. This is called sacrifice. The dusty sky of the Tower of Heaven is the Great Saint Spirit Soldier, and our skills are no match for Mr. Huabi, so it is naturally difficult to break the Great Saint Spirit Soldier. Therefore, the simplest way to get out of the dusty sky is to sacrifice!"

He looked grim and surveyed the crowd, "This is also the only way! Every time the dusty sky changes, we sacrifice one person, and use his blood to prevent the spiritual soldiers created by the dusty sky from exploding."

Tong Qingluo and the others' eyes gradually brightened.

Mr. Zong counted, "We have forty-six people now, which means we can withstand forty-five changes in the dusty sky. After forty-five changes, if the last person still cannot get out of the dusty sky, then the whole army will be wiped out."

Another Western Academy teacher said, "I just calculated that Mr. Huabi led us through twenty-three changes when we entered the wall. We only need to go back and sacrifice twenty-two people to get out of the dusty sky alive!"

Tong Qingluo's voice trembled, "What if we continue forward?"

Those teachers from the Western Academy shook their heads, "We don't know how many changes we will have to go through. It's possible that we can get out of the dusty sky with the next step, and it's also possible that we will be left with only one person and still not get out..."

Everyone fell silent, and no one spoke.

Going back and sacrificing twenty-two people.

Who are the twenty-two people to be sacrificed?

Who is willing to sacrifice themselves?

I'm afraid no one present is willing to sacrifice themselves!As for whether to go forward or backward, it's not that important.

Su Yun looked around and silently thought to himself, "Another case of burying the dragon tomb, with the mountains sealed by heavy snow, human nature fighting against each other, and demons growing in the darkness... But this time, the demons are right beside me, and I didn't even try to influence these people. Why did this happen?"

Suddenly, Tong Qingluo smiled and looked around, laughing, "We have the spiritualists of our Tong family here, as well as the teachers from the academy, and three seniors we invited."

His memory had been altered by the girl Wu Tong, and he only saw Su Yun and the others as the invited seniors.

"So let's base it on strength. The strongest and most useful people will be kept, while the weak and useless ones will be sacrificed first."

Tong Qingluo's smile grew even wider, almost like a blooming flower, and he said with a grin, "The teacher who teaches architecture is the most useful, so he must be kept. The three seniors are also useful and must be kept. Let's start with the spiritualists of our Tong family..."

The twenty-odd spiritualists of the Tong family were filled with grief and indignation. One of them shouted, "Second Young Master, we are a family! We should unite and use the blood of the teachers from the academy as sacrifice..."

Tong Qingluo reached out and grabbed his neck, his face turning blue with anger as he said coldly, "Shut up! You're making too much noise, so you'll be the first sacrifice!"

He threw the spiritualist to the ground, his words full of killing intent as he said, "Are the teachers from the academy useful to you? Can they break through the Dust Curtain Sky? If not, then shut up!"

Another spiritualist of the Tong family chimed in, "Second Young Master is right! Listen to him! You should be more worried about whether you'll be the last to be sacrificed!"

The other spiritualists of the Tong family immediately flattered Tong Qingluo, but they were full of hostility and distrust towards their own kind.

Wu Tong asked Su Yun, "Do you think Tong Qingluo is planning to go out or go in?"

Su Yun replied without hesitation, "Naturally, he will go out. He can sacrifice twenty-two people to get out, and half of the survivors will remain. Going in means taking everyone's lives and risking everything!"

"You're wrong. He will go in."

Wu Tong smiled, her smile full of sarcasm, and said softly, "If he goes out, he will be burdened with the deaths of twenty-two spiritualists of the Tong family and will be ruined. But if he goes in and can reach the ancient palace and obtain the Great Saint Spirit Weapon of the Tower Saint, it will be worth sacrificing any number of people. After he goes out, others will still praise him for his wisdom and bravery."

Su Yun was stunned and asked, "What about the lives of these fellow clan members..."

Wu Tong suddenly asked in a loud voice, "Second Young Master, should we go out or in now?"

Tong Qingluo laughed, "Of course, we should go in."

Su Yun was shocked.

"Hehe, I saw the same scene 150 years ago in the Burying Dragon Tomb."

Wu Tong glanced at him and said softly, "How does this person's heart compare to that of a demon? Although I am a demon, I don't harm my own kind. When Jiao Shu'Ao was captured, I personally killed my way into the prison and saved him."

She didn't continue, but Su Yun understood her meaning.

Tong Qingluo's actions were worse than those of a demon!

The demon didn't harm his companions, but he wanted all his companions to die here, so that no one would know what he had done, and he could step on their corpses to gain the Great Saint Spirit Weapon and become famous!

Wu Tong's voice rang in his ears, soft and charming, "Little blind man, someday, you will be disappointed with this world and become a demon like me."Su Yun saw in his mind the Tianmen Town, the North Sea, the Water Pillar, the world beyond, and the Immortal Sword.

The girl Wu Tong, dressed in red like fire, covered half of the sky in Tianmen Town. She seemed like a demon occupying his heart, softly tempting him, "Your childhood was full of tragedy and suffering. Why do you still hold onto kindness? Why not fall with me? Falling may not be a bad thing for ascension."

"Because..."

Su Yun looked up at the girl in the sky, dressed in red like clouds, covering half of the sky. The country boy showed a bright smile, "Because someone pulled me out of the dark grave and taught me how to survive in the darkness. It's also because the fox spirits didn't discriminate against me for being human. Instead, they taught me how to read and write."

"It's also because the demons in the Heavenly Market Wall didn't bully me for being blind. Instead, I made many true friends and a classmate under a window. And it's because some people, even though they have already died and become ghosts, still protect me in secret."

"Most importantly, someone opened a window for me in the darkness and let the sunlight in!"

"I received so much care. Why should I become a demon like you?"

Su Yun's smile suddenly disappeared, and his expression turned cold. He shouted, "Wu Tong, get out of my sight!"

Wu Tong sneered, her red dress fluttering away from his eyes. Her voice echoed, "Well said! But you have already lost our six-month bet!"

Su Yun snorted, feeling somewhat uneasy.

No one knew what happened in his eyes. They had no idea how terrifying Wu Tong was.

Tong Qingluo and the other teachers had already started to attack. One of the teachers touched the dome of the hall with his spiritual power. The entire building shook and transformed rapidly!

The group rushed forward while the building was still changing. When the dust cleared, they saw a new spiritual weapon, like a tall tower.

They stood at the foot of the tower and saw the tower light up layer by layer. It was about to unleash its power and strike them!

"Second Young Master, blood sacrifice!" said the teacher.

Without hesitation, Tong Qingluo killed the spirit master from the Tong family who had just argued with him. The spirit master's blood was splattered on the tower!

The tower was nourished by the blood and gradually dimmed. The teacher was delighted and laughed, "It works! It works!"

Tong Qingluo was ecstatic and laughed, "It really works! My Tong family spirit master died for a good cause!"

A spirit master from the Tong family clapped and laughed, "Second Young Master is truly wise!"

Everyone cheered and laughed, but no one paid attention to the body on the ground.

Su Yun frowned and walked towards the tower. The moment he took a step, Tong Qingluo and the others noticed him and hurriedly said, "Senior, wait!"

The dragon on Su Yun's body turned into countless dust and flowed into his right palm, turning into a wooden box.

With a gentle push, the wooden box merged with the tower. In front of him, the wooden tower immediately changed, revealing a doorway.

He walked into the doorway, and the people behind him rushed forward, trying to enter the doorway. But they saw that the doorway had already closed.

Wu Tong felt a chill in her heart. "He seems to have merged with the dust curtain sky! That little wooden box earlier must have been the key to opening the dust curtain sky! This old beast is too cunning and unpredictable. He's scarier than the leader, Brother Xuege! I actually wanted to recruit him!"

(Note: This translation is a work of fiction and may not be entirely accurate.)She, as a demon, even felt a bit scared: "He always carried the key, always watching us step by step towards doom with a cold eye, while showing a sinister smile in the dark corner!"

"He is even more like a demon than me!"

She suddenly remembered the day when Tianmen Town changed dramatically, when the immortal sword attacked Tianmen Town, and couldn't help but shiver: "So many powerful beings like gods and ghosts died, with no physical body, why did he survive? Could it be that he was already dead, his soul attached to his own corpse, and he is also a demon?"

Lazy Pig: Feeling a bit like catching a cold, nose blocked, itchy, and is desperately drinking water.