Category: Nine Rings

Chapter
Nine Rings C108
by MarineTL — Chapter 108: The Underground Palace The second before I lost consciousness, in addition to the sight of Tian Xiaoqi moving as if in slow motion, there was an incredibly crisp sound. It was the noise of stone colliding with stone, accompanied by the heavy rumble of a mechanism being triggered. The entire mountain began to vibrate. A piece of rubble struck me squarely, and with a sharp pain in my shoulder, I quickly drifted into oblivion. However, I woke up soon after. Unlike previous times, I was…
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Nine Rings C109
by MarineTL — Chapter 109: The Wrong Path Fifteen minutes to memorize an entire map was no simple feat, especially since the structure was frustratingly complex. After Qiao Sangui finished speaking, I squeezed my eyes shut, forcing my brain to stay calm, then quickly looked down to start memorizing. When a person focuses intently on a single task, time always seems to slip away with inexplicable speed. After carefully examining every section of the map, I had essentially committed it to memory. As soon as the…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C110
by MarineTL — Chapter 110: The Lotus Statue The light of the fire-starter flickered in the stone passage. I stood alone before the stone wall. I didn't know the exact time, but it felt like a long while had passed. I had felt all around the seams of the stone wall, and there was no doubt it was a single, solid piece. Its surface was smooth, with no signs of mechanisms or grooves. Guangtou had picked up a stick from somewhere and was tapping it against the ground out of boredom. The contact between the stick and…
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Nine Rings C111
by MarineTL — Chapter 111: Guangtou's Frankness On both sides closest to the stone wall, there were several rows of scattered shrines. I had noticed early on that while some of the shrines held statues, others were empty. My previous experience jumping across the stone pillars with Chen Canghai had made me instinctively connect this to the Big Dipper. Across the fourteen shrines on both sides, the positions holding statues corresponded exactly to the seven stars of the Big Dipper. Based on my experience, before…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C101
by MarineTL — Chapter 101: The Buddha One Cannot Worship I slept comfortably, and my exhaustion quickly faded. The sound of water reached my ears, followed by a sudden drop landing on my face. The icy liquid startled me so much that I sat straight up from the ground. I wiped my face and found it wet with 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 night watch. She was lying beside me, her breathing…
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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 touch of that stone tower felt no different from reality. If that Lu Ayao who appeared out of thin air hadn't been so different from the real person and blown his cover, 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 very…
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Chapter
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 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 waving weapons around, 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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