Everything was completed in an instant. By the time the old butler reacted, he and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger were already within the black hole's gravitational pull.
Mid-air, seeing that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had used this move, Lin Rong immediately activated the Green Leaf Mark he had left on the old butler and performed a Spatial Swap with him.
At the same time, his pale golden mental power condensed into a beam, shattering the black energy shield on the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's body under its astonished gaze.
Before being pulled into the black hole, Lin Rong looked back at the old butler and conveyed his thoughts into the butler's mind:
"Grandpa Yu, don't worry, I'll be fine."
The next moment, the black hole swallowed Lin Rong, along with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, which had lost its black energy shield protection.
Outside, after swallowing one person and one tiger, the black hole disappeared.
The old butler arrived at the spot where the black hole had vanished. Although he had heard the young master's words, he couldn't help but worry about his safety.
...
Black Hole World.
Lin Rong drifted within it, everything around him plunged into endless darkness, not a trace of light visible.
Sensing the changes within himself and knowing the true nature of this skill, Lin Rong showed no panic on his face, quietly waiting.
Before long, the surroundings suddenly lit up, and he felt solid ground beneath his feet.
"Is this the Death Arena?"
Lin Rong curiously observed his surroundings.
It was a massive circular arena, so large that its edges were beyond sight.
Looking up, the sky was devoid of clouds, sun, moon, or stars; only boundless darkness met his eyes.
The light here emanated from the arena itself, which, combined with the atmosphere, created an overwhelmingly oppressive feeling.
Lin Rong looked down at himself and found that he had indeed reverted to his six-year-old self.
The Soul Power and Martial Soul within him had vanished. Even his Divinity was only faintly sensed, locked away by some unfathomable power, rendering it unusable.
Lin Rong, who had long anticipated this, maintained his calm demeanor.
This was because the Marrow Cleansing Scripture ignored the power lockdown here. His realm in the Marrow Cleansing Scripture remained at the second major realm, Perfect Wisdom and Self-Awareness.
This meant that the Mind State and Mind Mirror abilities granted by the Marrow Cleansing Scripture were still intact.
Under the power of his Mind State and Mind Mirror, although a large portion of Lin Rong's mental power was also sealed by the forces here, a small part was still retained.
"Although the retained mental power isn't much, it should be enough to deal with a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with six years of cultivation."
Lin Rong walked forward while carefully sensing the total amount of mental power he could wield.
Thirty meters away, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, with only six years of cultivation, had lost its imposing aura from the outside.
Its signature Evil God Wings were gone, its long scorpion tail had become an ordinary tiger tail, and its massive Evil God Hook was now pitifully small, like a toy, posing no threat.
Its tiger body, originally eight meters long, was now only 1.5 meters.
Its pure black fur, devoid of any evil aura, looked smooth and soft. Combined with its current fluffy, small tiger head that looked adorably fierce, Lin Rong felt an uncontrollable urge to pet it.
At this moment, a strange voice echoed from all directions.
"Welcome to the Death Arena."
"One must die for this life-and-death battle to end and to escape this space."
"Countdown: Five, four, three, two, one. Begin."
Listening to the peculiar voice, Lin Rong felt disdain.
The notion that only one side's death would allow them to escape this space was just talk.
The Sky Azure Bull Python and the Tailong Great Ape, those fools, had fought the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger numerous times. Judging by their performance in the original story, they knew the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger possessed this skill, meaning they had undoubtedly been here before.
The result was that the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Tailong Great Ape were alive and well, not having died in the Death Arena. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger also hadn't died and had remained at large.
For this situation to occur, there could only be one explanation: the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, as the skill's initiator, could actively deactivate this skill, allowing the creatures within the Death Arena to leave together.
However, in the original story, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger did not do so during its battle with Tang San. This indicated that even as the initiator, it needed to spend a sufficient amount of time here before being able to deactivate the skill.
Tang San's cheating with Hidden Weapons prevented the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger from spending enough time before the death match concluded, ultimately leading to its demise.
Hidden Weapons, Hidden Weapons.
Thinking of this, Lin Rong felt a bit dejected.
Except for a very few specific Hidden Weapons, such as the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus, Peacock Plume, and Dragon Whisker Needles, he disdained all others.
Therefore, after entrusting the only Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus and Peacock Plume he had to Dugu Bo to deliver to Ma Hongjun, Lin Rong was left with only Dragon Whisker Needles among his Hidden Weapons.
However, the power of these Hidden Weapons depended on Soul Power strength.
And now, in the Death Arena, his condition was at a stage where his Martial Soul had not yet awakened. His power was limited to the internal energy of the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, equivalent to the Innate Full Soul Power level.
With this level of internal energy strength, the Dragon Whisker Needles would be unable to penetrate the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's defenses.
"Never mind. Anyway, from the very beginning, my true reliance in the Death Arena has always been the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, not the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons."
"After all, even with Hidden Weapons, without Tang San's agility and strength honed through years of training since childhood, even as a six-year-old, I wouldn't be able to defeat a six-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger."
Lin Rong walked forward leisurely. The thirty-meter distance was quickly halved.
"Roar!"
Seeing the human child so fearless, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's wariness surged, and it let out a roar to try and scare him away.
However, its current adorable appearance made the roar completely un-intimidating, and even the sound itself was cute, making Lin Rong want to pet the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger like a cat.
"Petting a cat, perhaps not," Lin Rong's current mind state was exceptionally high, his thoughts calm and discerning.
"Who knows how long it has to stay here before this skill is automatically removed. What if it escapes outside? That would be troublesome."
His mind state activated, covering the area, his mental power interfering with reality.
The Love God's Harp floated in the air, its pale golden mental power strumming a melody on the strings.
Pleasant musical notes flowed through the dark arena, reaching the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's heart.
One of the Love God's divine artifacts' effects: the influence of the harp's music.
The power contained within the music could mesmerize any creature that heard the melody, stripping away all emotions from their hearts, leaving only pure love.
With only love in its heart, it wouldn't have any desire to attack. Just like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger now, despite its desperate resistance, at only six years old, it was no match for the artifact's power.
Listening to the pleasant melody, the atmosphere of the life-and-death arena no longer felt oppressive.
The music contained magic, immersing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
Its scarlet eyes gradually softened and calmed under the influence of the music, its fluffy head gently swaying, perfectly embodying the phrase "a tiger cub with a tiger's head."
As time passed, the struggle in the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's eyes grew weaker. Just as the last trace of struggle was about to be overcome.
Outside.
A small, pure black scale appeared above the head of the human exuding the aura of evil divine power without any warning.
Invisible energy fluctuations emanated from the black scale, passing through the void to the life-and-death arena located somewhere unknown.
In the life-and-death arena, above the stage.
A rift tore open in space, and grey-black airflow continuously poured out from the spatial crack, quickly enveloping the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
Empowered by this surge of energy, the gentle and calm look in the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's eyes vanished instantly, returning to clarity.
The now-sober Dark Demon Evil God Tiger looked at Lin Rong, who was only six years old and several meters away. A flicker of very human-like fear flashed in its scarlet eyes.
"Roar~"
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger let out a furious roar.
As this tiger's roar echoed through the life-and-death arena, everything around began to distort, space shattered instantly, and endless darkness once again engulfed the area.
This sudden change surprised Lin Rong. He sensed the aura of evil divine power from the gray-black airflow that had suddenly appeared.
"Evil divine power? Could it be that person outside, suspected of inheriting the God of Evil's legacy, did this?"
"Whether you did it intentionally or not, since you dare to ruin my good deed, you'd better pray you don't fall into my hands, otherwise..."
With that thought, a cold killing intent flashed in Lin Rong's eyes.
Soon, the darkness dissipated, and Lin Rong felt solid ground beneath his feet again. Lin Rong and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had returned to the primeval forest.
Feeling the power of their return, Lin Rong was about to make a move on the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in front of him when it flapped its Evil God Wings and instantly vanished from its spot, leaving behind only residual spatial fluctuations.
"Grandpa Yu, eight o'clock direction, one hundred and fifteen meters, stop them!"
The old butler watched his young master reappear before him safe and sound. The worry on his old face had just faded when this voice echoed in his mind.
Without a second thought, in the next moment.
Lin Rong and the old butler disappeared from their positions in perfect sync, turning into afterimages in the air as they rushed towards the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and the two suspected divine inheritors.
A hundred meters away, space rippled, and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, having recovered its full strength, appeared.
"Roar!"
It let out an anxious roar. The breeze carried the two humans on its broad back, and it flapped its Evil God Wings, preparing to leave.
"You think you can run? It's not that easy!"
In the time that had been lost, Lin Rong and the old butler had caught up.
At the same time, Lin Rong's sixth Spirit Ring flashed, and his sixth Spirit Skill, the Vine Dragon Prison Heaven Array, was activated.
As more than half of his Soul Power was instantly consumed, the trees in the primeval forest instantly transformed into banyan trees.
A boundless banyan forest formed a massive confinement array, sealing the area tightly.
However, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger seemed to know that this Spirit Skill had a very strong enemy-trapping ability. The light in its scarlet eyes flashed.
The black scale temporarily merged into the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's body, and the evil aura emanating from it instantly surged.
From its Evil God Wings, colorless temporal power radiated.
In the next moment, time rewound, returning to a few seconds prior.
Lin Rong and the old butler both returned to their positions from a few seconds ago, and their memories of what had just happened also vanished.
However, Lin Rong still sensed a strange yet extremely familiar elemental power through his fluctuating mind state.
"This feeling is... the power of time!"
Meanwhile, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, having returned to a few seconds prior, didn't hesitate at all. It immediately whipped up a gale, scooped up the two divine inheritors, and soared into the sky, leaving the primitive forest behind.
"What a guy!" Lin Rong exclaimed as he watched the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in the air.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's reaction allowed Lin Rong to confirm in his heart that it must have used the Vine Dragon Prison Heaven Array just now, and then it had used the power of time to reverse time.
"Hmph! You think you're safe just because you escaped into the sky?"
"Today, I will keep you here no matter what!"
A dragon's roar echoed, and the Nine Bend Vine Dragon, carrying Lin Rong and the old butler, burst out of the forest, relentlessly pursuing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
With no obstacles in the high sky, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger also used its charge skill, which was comparable to teleportation in speed.
A black streak of light flashed past, covering over a thousand meters in an instant.
Lin Rong was not to be outdone, activating all his attribute amplification spirit skills.
With the Dragon Soul Clone providing a double amplification to his first, third, and fourth spirit skills, along with the full attribute amplification from his innate domain, the Nine Bend Vine Dragon's speed increased by more than sixfold. Its speed was even slightly faster than the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's.
The distance between them was two to three hundred meters, and this gap was gradually closing as time passed.
However, Lin Rong, fueled by his anger, had forgotten one crucial point.
The sky was not the forest; there were no countless trees to provide life energy for his Soul Power recovery.
Using so many spirit skills simultaneously, Lin Rong's Soul Power was depleting at an astonishing rate.
Even though Lin Rong's own Soul Power recovery speed was already exceptionally fast, in the face of this terrifying rate of consumption, he could only do his best to delay the inevitable exhaustion of his Soul Power.
Several minutes passed.
The distance between them had shrunk from two to three hundred meters to less than a hundred meters.
But by this time, Lin Rong's Soul Power was almost completely depleted.
"Can't catch up anymore?" Sensing his nearly empty Soul Power, Lin Rong sighed.
"Fine, if I can't keep the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, I'll at least keep those two divine inheritors!"
If before, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's devouring of these two humans, along with the contrasting divine power emanating from them, had led Lin Rong to suspect they were inheritors of the God of Goodness and the God of Evil, then now, with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger not forgetting to protect these two humans even in a life-or-death situation, its actions made Lin Rong absolutely certain that these two humans were indeed the inheritors of the God of Goodness and the God of Evil.
Although Lin Rong found it a bit perplexing why the divine position inheritance, which was typically passed down through marriage, would appear in two women, he acknowledged that the world was vast and full of wonders, making anything possible.
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