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Chapter 1055 The Hungry Tiger Painting Returned Intact

"The Enchanting Empress!"

The bizarre events that happened to Zhou You shocked everyone present; it was truly astonishing.

The surrounding masters, who were already on high alert, were furious at the sight.

What a cruel method! Peeling off the entire back of a person's skin, the excruciating pain of tearing flesh apart could kill a person.

The atmosphere in the Arctic Lung Palace became tense!

"Wait, I didn't do it!"

"The great gentleman" said softly, then asked Zhou You, "Don't you think so?"

As the aggrieved party, Zhou Zhouyou truthfully replied, "It's not the Enchantress, it's..."

He had already guessed that the root of this sudden incident was the picture of the hungry tiger, and the human skin on its back was just an afterthought.

The old man who was suspected to be Han Yusou back then is now taking away the Hungry Tiger painting he left behind. He probably never expected that, by chance, Zhou You would integrate the Hungry Tiger painting into his body, achieving the effect of body tattooing by accident.

In this way, taking away the Hungry Tiger painting would also tear off large chunks of flesh, causing pain comparable to being slowly sliced ​​to death.

But why?

Something Zhou didn't understand happened elsewhere in Putuo Prefecture.

The image of the hungry tiger, attached to a master-level human skin, flew through the air and landed in front of the Western Palace Master.

"Hmm, this human skin is quite interesting!"

Chaluozha, hidden in the stag's chest, was about to be attacked by the hungry tiger image when he was unexpectedly intercepted by the Western Palace Master.

"Lord, it's an emergency! Help!"

The Western Palace Master apologized, "I was tempted by the sight of the prey. I'm sorry, but please let me watch for a few more moments. Hold on a little longer."

Chaluozha was on the verge of tears. Could this be solved by simply putting on airs?
To be fair, although Zhou You was at the peak of the Human Sect realm, he had improved from the Nine Cauldrons Golden Body and tempered his physical body to its limits with the Small Cauldron, so even the microscopic particles of his skin and flesh carried incredible potential.

This human skin, as the carrier of the hungry tiger painting, has transcended the essence and true meaning of the painting, and even plays a role in giving back to the source.

The Western Palace Master traced the strokes of the brush with his fingertips, marveling at the sight. Then, the voice of the Eastern Palace Master reached his ears, "If you don't let go, my Eastern Heavenly King will be dead!"

Looking at Chaluozha again, he was already on the verge of death, barely able to absorb the flesh and blood that was right next to him.

The Western Palace Master sighed and threw out the Hungry Tiger Painting. A thunderous roar suddenly erupted from the ground, and thick ink and blood-red aura outlined the skeleton, blood vessels, and fur.

A lifelike tiger leaps from the painting, plunging down and pouncing like a hungry tiger into the carcass of a stag.

The human skin stretched and unfurled in the air, forming a cylinder that wrapped around Chaluozha's remaining remains.

A moment later, Chaluozha's body was pieced together again, with several blood lines running across its surface.

The Western Palace Master watched with a smile, nodding to himself, thinking, "The Eastern Palace Master's methods are truly miraculous!"

"There's something strange about this flesh and blood!"

Chaluozha was feeling his limbs returning to normal. The experience of being cut into seven or eight pieces by the Enchantress from a distance was like a nightmare, and he never wanted to go through it again.

Suddenly, a powerful force surged into Ti's body, originating from the vessel of the Hungry Tiger Diagram—that human skin of unknown origin.

This layer of human skin was originally used to wrap the fragments and to shape them, but after it was integrated into the body, it was not digested. Instead, a more powerful potential surged into it.

Chaluozha suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a black hole that instantly took shape. This was the essence of the fist technique incorporated into the Hungry Tiger Diagram: the Hungry Tiger Devours the Sun.

Tea suddenly understood, and stood there with his arms crossed, forming a profound and complex hand seal.

This secret seal is called the 'Entering the Shaman Seal'.

Entering the Seal of Release is an upgraded version of the Formless Escape, allowing one to enter and exit the Three Thousand Worlds in a single thought, without hindrance from anything. If he had mastered the Three Thousand Seals just now, even if the Enchantress used the Samsara Blade to slash him from a distance, he could have easily dodged it, instead of being severely injured and on the verge of death while fleeing for his life.

Anyone with eyes can see that he has turned misfortune into blessing and greatly improved his strength.

The Western Palace Master looked in the direction of the Eastern Palace Master, "Now that things have come to this, how do you intend to clean up this mess?"

The pack of wild dogs that had been tearing at each other had long since dispersed. The Eastern Palace Master, his eyes vacant, gnawed at the dry biscuit, crumbs falling like raindrops.

He suddenly looked up, made up his mind, and sent his voice to Chaluozha's ears.

"Chaluozha, you owe someone a huge favor this time. You must repay it in full in the future, or you will not escape the consequences!"

The Buddhist religion possesses countless secret seals spanning ten directions and three thousand realms, but the supreme seals are few and far between. The 'Karma Seal' alone requires an immense favor—this is simply outrageous.

Chaluozha was no ordinary person after all. He lowered his head and pondered for a moment before asking in return, "Could this enormous favor be the 'Heaven' of the Heavenly Sect?"

He thought to himself that the source of this hungry tiger painting must be some powerful being at the Heavenly Sect level. Although he was still some distance away from that level, he believed that with hard work, the day of repayment would not be far off.

Hearing their conversation, the Western Palace Master thought to himself that it was an exaggeration. How big is the sky? What favor could be greater than the sky?

However, the next moment, the Eastern Palace Master's answer caught both of them off guard.

"...It is the heaven of the celestial beings!"

"impossible!"

Chaluozha exclaimed in surprise. The term "celestial being" is more accurately described as a being in heaven, a transcendent being that rises above the heavens.

So, "天大" doesn't mean "as big as the sky," but rather "bigger than the sky!"

"Palace Master, you're exaggerating too much. Could it be a celestial being's skin?"

Chaluozha thought to himself that no one in the world had such important value.

It's just a piece of human skin, not fatal at all; it can regenerate after expending some energy and blood...

"That's your own karma. I'm only offering advice, not forcing you. That's all I have to say. Take care of yourself!"

After finishing speaking, the Eastern Palace Master logged off, ignoring Chaluozha's follow-up questions.

A cold wind blew.

Chaluozha looked at the Western Palace Master with pleading eyes, "Palace Master, please help me!"

"this one?"

The Western Palace Master also felt a headache coming on. What kind of person had the Eastern Palace Master offended that even he himself admitted to having to do such a huge favor?

He thought to himself, "You are the Heavenly King of the East. Even your own temple master doesn't care about you. How can I care about you?"
"Ahem, no rush. He already said it's a favor at the Celestial level, so you can't repay it in a short time. Focus on improving your strength and wait for the right opportunity!"

The Western Temple Master made an unspeakable "speech-avoidance mudra," signaling Chaluozha to end the conversation there and not to ask any more questions.

Looking at Zhou You's side, flesh and blood grew wildly on his back, and the skin and flesh at the edge of the wound extended forward, quickly filling the area missing from the Hungry Tiger Diagram. The newly grown human skin was smooth and even.

That painting of a hungry tiger has indeed been uprooted and will never return.

The losses were heavy, and his nickname "Hungry Tiger" actually came from this painting of a hungry tiger.

The essence of Zhou You's boxing skills when he first started out was all derived from imitating the imposing presence of the hungry tiger in this painting. Although he no longer relies on it, the sudden disappearance of the hungry tiger painting makes him feel as if his roots have been severed.

The old man who presented the painting was no ordinary person; he probably had a hidden meaning in mind when he gave it to him.

With this realization, Zhou You's understanding of martial arts reached a new level. A seemingly insignificant incident from the past became a crucial influencing factor many years later.
This is the passage of time and the butterfly effect.

(End of this chapter)