Zongman: All Heavens and Worlds Begin with the Devil's Curse

"My friend, would you be willing to cooperate with me, the great magician Lin Ni, in his performance?" Zhou Lan raised the corners of her mouth, looking at the spotlight descending from above her head.

"interesting!"

He raised the corners of his mouth and nodded slightly.

In an instant, all eyes were on him; people looked at this stranger, dressed in an unusual way.

Ignoring those stares, Zhou Lan calmly stepped onto the stage.

He was willing to play along with this young man.

"Let's welcome him with applause, this brave man!" Linni urged, "May I ask your name?" "Zhou Lan!"

“Very well, Mr. Zhou Lan, it seems you are not a native of Fontainebleau. As for why I call you the Brave One, that’s because…” “Clang clang!” His assistant, Linette, appeared at the right moment, pushing out a large disc with wheels from behind the curtain.

A rough human figure was outlined on the disc with six sunset fruits, and Lynette handed him six throwing knives and a black blindfold ribbon.

A gasp of surprise immediately erupted from the audience.

"Ta-da! Blindfolded knife throwing show—" Lynette recited the lines to the audience with a blank expression.

"I will blindfold myself and, in complete darkness, avoid Mr. Zhou Lan, then throw a flying knife to hit the sunset fruit on the disc behind him!"

Linni took the ribbon and looked at Zhou Lan: "Sir, I must say this is actually very dangerous. Are you prepared?" Instantly, all eyes were on Zhou Lan.

It must be said that, as a magician, the other party is indeed very good at creating atmosphere and emotions.

For example, right now, in her exclusive seat high up, the Water Goddess Funina's worried and expectant gaze is fixed on Zhou Lan.

The disc was quite a distance from where Linni would stand, situated on either side of the stage, at least twenty meters apart.

At this distance, even a master would have to think twice before attempting to accurately avoid hitting a person with a sunflower seed.

What's more, they were blindfolded.

The atmosphere below the stage immediately became tense, with everyone staring at Zhou Lan expectantly and curiously.

"Of course!"

Zhou Lan looked at Lin Ni and said meaningfully, "This was your debut, but now it seems to be mine too, young man!"

Linni scratched his head in confusion, not understanding the meaning behind Zhou Lan's words for a moment.

It was indeed his first performance at the Opiclie Opera.

"Mr. Zhou Lan, please stand in your rightful place!"

He pointed to the lines drawn on the floor in front of the disc.

Zhou Lan nodded slightly and stood on the lines.

"Wow, he looks so calm, is he really not a plant?" Paimon whispered in the traveler's ear.

Although her whisper was rather loud.

"If it were me, I'd be too scared to go up there!"

Paimon complained.

"Let's begin!" Seeing that the audience's emotions had been stirred up to the climax, Linni smiled with satisfaction, showed the black ribbon under the spotlight, and then put it on her glasses and tied it in place.

He reached out and touched it, then took the first throwing knife that Lynette handed him.

"It seems they really can't see!"

An audience member commented.

"Mr. Zhou Lan, are you ready?" Lin Ni asked loudly from the other side of the stage.

"let's start!"

Zhou Lan said calmly.

Linni looked serious and slowly raised his hand.

Two spotlights shone from the left and right, and the throwing knife reflected a faint arc of light under the beams, looking extremely dangerous.

All eyes were on the tip of the knife.

They were afraid it would appear on Zhou Lan's body at any moment.

The next second, Linni moved.

He quickly threw the throwing knife.

One second, two seconds, and suddenly the theater fell silent.

Immediately, a series of exclamations rang out, accompanied by the continuous sound of audience members rising from their seats.

"How is that possible!" Paimon exclaimed, covering his mouth in surprise.

In her reserved seat, Funina suddenly stood up, leaning forward as if she wanted to get a closer look, before quickly sitting back down.

She coughed lightly, slightly embarrassed, and continued to maintain her composure.

"Is it really that surprising?" Linni smiled, his eyes were covered by the ribbon, so he couldn't see.

Blindfolded knife throwing isn't actually difficult; in his hands, making a mistake is impossible.

But everyone's reaction seemed a bit too good. Had he just gotten into the mood too good? Just then, he suddenly heard the voice of his assistant, his sister Lynette.

"Brother, something's not right!"

Lynette whispered.

“Something’s not right?” Linni suddenly realized the problem; he hadn’t heard the sound of the throwing knife hitting the fruit and striking the wooden board.

He quickly whispered, "Where's the throwing knife?" Linnet paused for a moment before slowly saying, "The throwing knife... is right in front of you..." "What do you mean?" Linnet was taken aback.

Lynette hesitated, "Uh, let me think... it's just that... the throwing knife didn't fly out!"

Chapter 102 Fucaros, come out and see me.

Linni was stunned.

He didn't quite understand what his sister meant by "not flying out".

But the performance couldn't be stopped, so he gritted his teeth and continued to hold the second throwing knife.

As planned, he threw a second knife.

There was another gasp of surprise.

Linni could only suppress his curiosity and throw the remaining four throwing knives in succession.

it is finally over.

For some reason, he felt very tired.

His expression remained unchanged as he calmly removed the blindfold ribbon, his first reaction being to look at the disc and Zhou Lan.

Across from him, Zhou Lan was smiling and looking at him.

Linni breathed a sigh of relief and came to her senses.

In that instant, he suddenly found himself surrounded by throwing knives.

The six throwing knives hovered quietly and eerily around him.

It floats silently without any physical support.

However, he did not detect even the slightest trace of elemental power.

Indeed, this is a world where people also possess superpowers.

Those with the Eye of God can create magical effects that are almost identical to magic, but only if they use elemental power.

Before them, six throwing knives hovered quietly to the side, with no fluctuations of elemental power in the air.

Linni suddenly fell silent.

At that very moment, Navelette, sitting in the audience, shared the same thought as him.

He also did not sense any elemental energy.

Could it really be magic? Was this unfamiliar figure actually a plant that Linni had invited onto the stage? Linni finally couldn't hold back anymore, and the surprise in her eyes was clearly reflected under the spotlight.

However, his performance was seen as part of a magic trick, and cheers immediately erupted from the audience.

Across from her, Zhou Lan lightly tapped her finger.

Suddenly, all six throwing knives began to spin simultaneously at incredible speed.

Linni was startled and quickly took a step back.

But the throwing knives only spun in the air, one after another forming a line, before falling steadily to the ground.

"Fantastic!" Cheers erupted from below.

“That’s right, that’s it! Let’s applaud the magician’s performance!” Linni took off his top hat and bowed.

"Thank you all so much for coming to watch my performance. Today's show has come to an end. I look forward to seeing you all again next time!"

As the audience chatted amongst themselves, the stage curtain slowly fell, and the theater gradually emptied.

behind the scenes.

"Mr. Zhou Lan, may I ask what kind of power that you just used?" Lin Ni asked, bowing deeply to Zhou Lan.

He understood, of course, that was the other party's tactic.

"Magic, isn't it amazing!"

Zhou Lan smiled.

He slowly walked out from behind the curtain. The theater had already closed, and the place suddenly became empty.

The Opicclay Opera House, as mentioned earlier, performs two functions.

Firstly, there was the performance just now; this is the most glorious stage in all of Fontainebleau.

Secondly, there is the trial.

In Fontaine, trials are performed like an opera, with a final verdict delivered by a special instrument called the Cardinal of Decree.

Zhou Lan slowly floated towards the high position that originally belonged to the water goddess Funina, his gaze seemingly piercing through the very essence of the opera house.

The decree directly addresses the cardinals and issues a ruling.

The Opiclie Opera House, which was already deserted, was deathly silent. All the audience members had left their seats, but Zhou Lan remained quietly there.

As he previously stated, he was not interested in magic performances and only accepted Linnie's invitation to go on stage to make an appearance.

His true purpose is about to be revealed.

Slender knuckles tapped lightly on the seat, the short echoes spreading throughout the theater.

He suddenly cried out, "Fukaros, the water god, come out and see me!"

His voice carried an undeniable urgency as he looked at the Cardinal of Decree and addressed him by name.

Still quiet.

Zhou Lan snorted softly, and the purplish-black demonic energy rushed towards the Cardinal of the Proclamation and Judgment, seeping into him. Instantly, a slight tremor came from the theater.

It was as if a consciousness had awakened.

A blurry figure suddenly appeared in the center of the stage.

Zhou Lan nodded in satisfaction. As he tapped his knuckles, a spotlight shone down and shone on the figure.

She looked almost identical to the water goddess Funina from before, the only difference being her temperament and a certain essence.

At this moment, the other person still looked somewhat bewildered.

Zhou Lan spoke slowly, enunciating each word clearly: "Fukaros, five hundred years ago, separated her divinity from her humanity. Her human side, Funina, played the role of the water goddess in the outside world, while her divine side hid in the Cardinal of Prophecy and Judgment, awaiting prophecy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the figure in the center of the stage, who had been somewhat bewildered, suddenly became visibly panicked.

She is Fucarus, the divine aspect of the water god.

At this very moment, a plan that had been conceived for five hundred years to counter the prophecy was suddenly revealed by an unexpected being.

She felt like the sky was about to fall.

"Who are you?" she asked in a trembling voice.