pjbooks Chapter 338 Illusion
Chapter 338 Illusion
Those two enormous, blood-moon-like eyes had just opened in the dark void.
An extremely viscous red light instantly traversed space, enveloping Chen Yifan without leaving any blind spots.
Before Chen Yifan could make any counterattack,
The surrounding scenery distorted and collapsed rapidly, like a shattered mirror.
When his vision cleared again, Chen Yifan found himself in an endless wasteland.
The sky was a despairing gray-black.
The enormous, suffocating entity of the World Engine was silently suspended in the sky.
Countless chains of rules, exuding an aura of destruction, descended from the bottom of the engine like giant pythons ready to devour their prey, plunging into the scorched earth.
Less than ten meters in front of him, Chen Xue, covered in blood, was pinned to the ground by three wrist-thick chains.
"elder brother……"
Chen Xue struggled to lift her head, her once beautiful face now covered in black bloodstains, her voice so weak it seemed as if a gust of wind would dissipate it.
"Help me..."
This scene looks so real.
It was so realistic that Chen Yifan could even smell the blood in the air and clearly feel the terrifying pressure of the [World Engine] that crushed all living things.
Seeing his sister's miserable state, Chen Yifan felt a surge of anger rise in his chest.
But it only lasted for a second.
Within his sea of consciousness, the newly formed Outer Path Heart Palace emitted a deep, resonant hum, like the morning bell in a temple, instantly shattering the trace of fluctuations forcibly stirred within his soul.
Fantasy?
Chen Yifan stood still.
They had absolutely no intention of going forward to help.
He lowered his head, looking at "Chen Xue" who was still struggling in pain, then raised his head and stared directly at the enormous machine in the sky.
"Your illusion is quite elaborate."
Chen Yifan put his hands in his pockets, his tone as indifferent as if he were watching a third-rate movie.
"You've identified the person I care about most, and then invoked the highest level of suppressive power in the world. According to your logic, I should be gripped by extreme fear and anger right now, and completely lose my mind, right?"
"Chen Xue," nailed to the ground, was in agony, screaming pitifully.
Chen Yifan scoffed lightly.
"I almost fell for your trick."
"Unfortunately, you overlooked one thing."
He spread his hands, and the speed of the external path's mental palace instantly increased to its limit. The vast spiritual power directly broke through the body's restraints, transforming into an invisible whirlwind that swept across the ruins.
"My soul doesn't even belong to this world. You think you can break my resolve with this local, rural drama?"
His spiritual body was not bound by the rules of this world at all, and he had no innate awe of the [World Engine]!
"Since you enjoy prying into other people's minds so much, don't blame me for being ruthless."
boom!
The illusory image of the white jade palace rose directly from behind Chen Yifan.
The raging power of the Heart Palace transformed into countless threads, flowing upstream against the current with extreme arrogance, following the veins constructed by the illusion.
In just three seconds, Chen Yifan locked onto the energy source hidden deep within the illusion.
"Secret investigation!"
Mental energy cut in like a scalpel, instantly analyzing the composition of this thing.
This is a core of an illusion formed by kneading together an extremely high concentration of heretical soul power.
"steal!"
An invisible hand of cause and effect suddenly reached out, directly traversing the spatial distance within the illusion, and grabbed the core!
At this moment, the illusory sky began to shake violently, and the phantom of the [World Engine] emitted a piercing wail as it began to peel away in large areas.
in reality.
Those giant, blood-red eyes, suspended in the dark void, were originally looking down at Chen Yifan from above.
At this moment, however, an extremely terrifying energy fluctuation suddenly erupted.
It sensed that its core, fundamental power was being forcibly pulled away by an extremely unreasonable force!
The giant eye tried to sever the connection, but the causal hand had already locked its lifeline like an iron clamp.
"Get over here!"
Chen Yifan suddenly exerted his strength in the illusion.
In reality, the two giant blood-red eyes emitted a shriek similar to a human roar, and a massive amount of spiritual energy was forcibly extracted, transforming into a red light as thick as a bucket, which was all poured into Chen Yifan's brow.
The bloodshot eyes instantly dried up, shattered, and turned into a sky full of dim dust, completely dissipating.
The illusion that had trapped Chen Yifan crumbled on its own.
Chen Yifan stood at the edge of the broken chessboard and took a deep breath.
Cool!
This energy from the core of the illusion is incredibly abundant.
It was several times purer than the mental storm it had absorbed before.
Inside the Outer Path Heart Palace, a massive amount of red light was greedily swallowed up by the white jade hall.
The original hall, which was only a single-story structure, not only had its walls become completely solidified, but golden totems also faintly appeared on the roof beams and pillars inside the hall.
Chen Yifan felt his mind was incredibly clear, and his whole being exuded a sense of clarity from the inside out.
The progress bar for the next step, "divine soul transformation," was immediately filled by this large burst of energy.
At the spot where the bloodshot eyes exploded, a palm-sized piece of black metal shard spun slowly and drifted down onto the platform.
Chen Yifan stepped forward and picked up the fragment.
This thing is made of a very special material; it feels cold to the touch and still retains faint spiritual fluctuations.
On both sides of the fragment are two characters engraved in an ancient and complex script.
After a quick look, Chen Yifan recognized the two characters.
eternal life.
"The Immortal Society?"
Chen Yifan raised an eyebrow.
These lunatics are actually quite clever.
This suggests that the higher-ups of the Eternal Life Society, or their pioneers, had ventured deep into this ruin and even left their own mark on the core of this protective formation.
No wonder this blood-eyed creature's behavior has such an eerie feel to it.
He casually tossed the metal fragments into his storage space.
This thing might be useful for tracking down the headquarters of the Eternal Life Society in the future.
Just as he was about to continue walking forward, several extremely mournful gasps suddenly came from the edge of the collapsed abyss behind him.
Several hands, mangled and bloodied by sharp blades, gripped the remaining half of the square tightly.
Immediately afterwards, five or six figures, covered in blood and dressed in tattered clothes, climbed up in a very disheveled state.
The one leading the group was Lei Zhen's technically skilled deputy.
There were also several cyborgs from the Council of Order.
Most of their mechanical limbs were already broken, emitting acrid black smoke and electrical sparks.
In order to climb out of that collapsed abyss, the pursuers paid an extremely heavy price; of the dozens of men, only a few survived.
"He...he's there!"
The technical assistant spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs, trembling as he raised the severely deformed psionic gun in his hand and aimed it at Chen Yifan's back.
His eyes were bloodshot, filled with both fear and madness.
Chen Yifan turned halfway around and glanced at the few half-dead guys.
too weak.
It couldn't even withstand the broken array mechanism outside, and now that it's in such a crippled state, he really doesn't have the interest to finish it off.
Instead of wasting time on these people, go get the real substance inside.
Where the blood-red eye had just shattered, a simple stone gate, ten meters high, had appeared in the void.
Chen Yifan didn't say a word to these people. He withdrew his gaze and strode towards the stone gate.
"Stop right there! This is an official investigation... Don't even think about running!"
The technical assistant shouted at the top of his lungs and forcefully pulled the trigger.
boom!
A stray bullet flew out and hit a stone slab five meters away from Chen Yifan before bouncing off.
Chen Yifan didn't even turn his head.
When his palm touched the heavy stone door, the door opened automatically to both sides with a dull rumble.
He stepped inside.
The stone door slammed shut behind him with a bang, blocking out all the desperate curses and the cyborgs' panting.
Behind the door was an extremely spacious hall.
There are no glowing green stones here, nor any dark murals.
The dome of the main hall is extremely high and far-reaching, inlaid with countless shimmering points of light, just like a real and vast starry sky that has been moved directly to this deep underground.
In the very center of the main hall stands a solitary white jade platform.
On the high platform, there was no mechanical heart, nor any weapons.
There, a thick, ancient book, bound by some unknown material, floated silently.
The surface of the ancient book was shimmering with layers of starlight, emanating a spiritual energy that was ancient, profound, and extremely vast.
Although Chen Yifan did not recognize the four ancient characters on the cover.
But the moment he stepped into the main hall, the Heretical Heart Palace resonated with him extremely strongly.
A name naturally came to mind.
Starry Sky Bible.
This is the true supreme spiritual heritage within this ancient ruin.
In comparison, the upside-down mutilated body in the outer foyer, which is kept alive by replacing mechanical parts, is simply a joke.
Chen Yifan smiled and strode to the front of the platform.
With this, he no longer needs to figure out the path of spiritual power on his own.
He stretched out his right hand, ready to take the holy book.
Just as Chen Yifan's fingers were about to touch the starlight shield, a hoarse and extremely shrill voice suddenly rang out in a corner of the hall.
"Friend, if I were you, I wouldn't touch that book."