Category: Nine Rings

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Nine Rings C106
by MarineTL — Chapter 106: Blowing up the Buddha The Soul-Suppressing Pagoda. I understood it as a stone tower meant for suppressing and performing the Transcendence Ritual for the souls of the dead. Lu A'yao told me that the incantations chiseled into the pagoda were actually the text of the Diamond Sutra. Logically, the chanting I heard was likely meant for lonely spirits. "What do you mean? Why can't any of you hear it, but I can?" I protested. I wondered if the Bodhisattva thought my soul was impure and wanted…
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Nine Rings C105
by MarineTL — Chapter 105: Inside the Pagoda 3 Mentioning this, we all fell into a collective silence. He Yu shot me several meaningful looks, and as we stared at each other, I knew we both had plenty of theories. However, since we had tacitly agreed that Tian Xiaoqi was an outsider, we could not voice those thoughts right now. Tian Xiaoqi spoke with such sincerity that I decided to believe her for the time being. As Tian Xiao's biological grandson, Tian Yuqing had been sent abroad by his grandfather before he…
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Nine Rings C104
by MarineTL — Chapter 104 Inside the Pagoda 2 Despite this, I still hoped He Yu would put the knife down, but he refused, saying he felt more at ease "interrogating" with the blade already in place. People in this line of work really love their weapons, and I couldn't talk him out of it at all. So, as soon as Tian Xiaoqi regained even a shred of consciousness, He Yu pinned her shoulder with one hand, the sharp blade of the combat knife resting against the fabric of her collar, a technique used to prevent…
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Nine Rings C103
by MarineTL — Chapter 103: Inside the Pagoda 1 The hook at the top of the pagoda kept making that hair-raising sound. After some thought, I decided to climb up and take a look, but these five flights of stairs were quite a challenge to navigate with only one good leg. Besides, ever since I had been bound by that mycelium, I felt as though I couldn't muster any strength in my body. I gripped the ladder and hauled myself upward. It was pitch black inside the stone pagoda. As I climbed, a faint sound of chanting…
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Nine Rings C102
by MarineTL — Chapter 102: Good News The whole thing was so strange that even now, looking back, I feel utterly perplexed. I had no prior history of sleepwalking, yet the texture of that stone pagoda felt no different from reality. If that Lu A'yao who appeared out of thin air hadn't been so different from the real person and given himself away, what would have happened to me next? A fit of coughing eventually jolted me awake. I choked up mouthfuls of white mycelium. I was still lying in the same spot, but in a…
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Nine Rings C101
by MarineTL — Chapter 101: The Buddha One Cannot Worship That sleep was incredibly restorative, and my exhaustion quickly faded. The sound of water reached my ears, followed by a sudden drop of water landing on my face. The icy liquid startled me so much that I sat up instantly. I wiped my face, only to find it covered in droplets. Water was still dripping from the cave ceiling, likely seeping through from deep within the rock. Tian Xiaoqi surprisingly hadn't woken me for my watch. She was lying beside me, her…
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Nine Rings C100
by MarineTL — Chapter 100: Xiao Qi's Suspicion Before I could react, I heard a sharp crack from my knee. It was clear the anesthesia had started to take effect, because I didn’t feel any pain. Still, the sound echoed in my ears and made my teeth ache just listening to it. Tian Xiaoqi clapped her hands and stood up, tossing me some bread from her bag. After taking a swig from her canteen, she said, “Take off the top of your wetsuit. I need to check the wound on your back.” I froze for a second, thinking how…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C99
by MarineTL — Chapter 99: Battle with the Infant Corpse A gust of cold wind brushed past my face, making me shiver inside the tunnel. Goosebumps broke out all over my body. The conclusion I’d just drawn felt ominous and unsettling. Whoever dug this tunnel through solid rock using nothing but their bare hands must have encountered something truly bizarre. With no other way out, they resorted to this desperate measure. I swallowed hard. Hunger was clouding my mind, making it difficult to think straight. So I…
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