Drawing a Tiger's Skin Is Easy, but Its Bones Are Hard; Knowing a Person's Face Is Easy, but Their Heart Is Not

"Painting a tiger's skin is easy, but its bones are hard to paint; knowing a person's face is easy, but their heart is not." Lu Yang said, "Since Demonic Arts remain within the Eight Absolutes War Soul's domain, the Eight Absolutes Elder must have had ties to the demonic path in life. We must be extremely careful from here on."

"Mm." Bai Qing nodded slightly, agreeing wholeheartedly.

After that, Lu Yang and Bai Qing continued toward the top of the ladder. The difference was that they never set foot on it again, flying all the way instead.

No one could guarantee what sort of Demonic Arts might silently seep into their bodies if they stepped onto the ladder again.

Fortunately, they had discovered the problem early. Lu Yang's lightning techniques were still enough to dispel it, and no serious trouble had arisen.

"If the other Light Gates contain the same kind of scene as the one before us, might someone else fall victim?" Lu Yang asked as he flew upward.

Bai Qing furrowed her brow, her voice tinged with worry. "We only noticed something was wrong by chance. Pupil Techniques are extremely rare, and the other groups may not be able to spot anything amiss. I don't know how Sister Qiu Chi and Zhixu are doing, either."

"Don't worry. Good people are blessed by heaven. Besides, doesn't Fairy Qiu Chi still have a trump card to get herself out of trouble?" Lu Yang said.

At the mention of that trump card, some of the worry in Bai Qing's eyes quietly faded.

No one who had made it this far was ordinary.

Everyone had their own unique strengths, and each held some means of protecting themselves.

The traps on the ladder were extremely well concealed, but that didn't mean others had