Lin Xu looked at the glamorous figure wearing only underwear and thought to himself that this female devil's figure was indeed explosive.

However, he remained indifferent to the question about the Phantom.

"I'm sorry, Lady Phantom, but the choices presented in that illusion were all too weak. I was completely dissatisfied and had no choice but to reject all of them."

The Phantom was instantly speechless with anger.

That's too weak!

Absolute authority!

Endless wealth!

Ultimate knowledge!

In her time, this was what everyone aspired to!

Even after two thousand years, she doesn't believe that people outside have changed their nature!

But this wretched little human man actually said he couldn't be satisfied. Is his ambition so great that even the whole world couldn't fill it?

This man must have figured out some method to resist her temptation.

However, the man managed to evade the mind-reading technique, making it impossible to discern his thoughts.

The Phantom has used mind-reading abilities to do many things, and has almost never failed.

But the predicament she was currently facing was driving her crazy.

"If this human man still doesn't take the bait, then I'll have to resort to the last resort and try to forcibly merge with his soul... Although that won't completely destroy the man's will, with his weak soul power, it will be very easy for me to control him."

Phantom realized she had to change her strategy, squinted at Lin Xu, and had various thoughts in her mind.

"But to do that, we need to increase our efforts in the final choice, using the device to directly peer into this man's mind... This is tantamount to completely destroying this illusion device. It's a legendary treasure, and it's just being wasted like this, how despicable..."

Phantom looked at Lin Xu, secretly resentful.

If this man hadn't insisted on resisting and refused to cooperate with her in making a choice, she wouldn't have had to pay such a heavy price.

Thinking this, Phantom decided to make the final, chosen phantom even more realistic.

If the man succumbs to temptation and makes the choice anyway, then her treasure should still be safe.

Moreover, she could completely possess the man's soul and body, without being forced to make a second choice.

Phantom had a plan in mind, and her demeanor subtly changed as she looked at Lin Xu:

"Adventurer, shall we continue our adventure?"

Lin Xu nodded slightly, but gave his subconscious another hint that when faced with the third choice, he must resist the illusionary world.

The atmosphere between the two was now subtly tense, a far cry from their previous friendly demeanor.

However, both of them had their own plans and didn't reveal the atmosphere, so they went down the stairs together.

The battle has begun again.

This time, Lin Xu encountered an enemy that was indeed much stronger than before.

The cave was filled with many humanoid enemies, such as tiger-men, leopard-men, and minotaur-men.

Furthermore, some female demons with bat wings on their backs, resembling phantoms, appeared in the ruins.

However, these female demons did not have goat horns, nor were they as elusive as phantoms.

Lin Xu used many methods to successfully eliminate these enemies.

He was even forced to use his Golden Spikes and Life Drain to barely withstand the attacks of these enemies.

After the difficulty of the ruins was increased, it was indeed not something that an ordinary island lord could handle.

Enemies of this caliber are so formidable that even many established island lords might struggle to defeat them, let alone beginner island lords.

After Lin Xu used his Life Absorption and Golden Ability, he clearly sensed a change in the aura of the shadowy figure in the shadows.

This woman must have realized she had these two trump cards and started to be on guard.

And that's exactly what the phantom hiding in the shadows was thinking.

She looked at Lin Xu, who possessed dual superpowers, and was secretly surprised.

"He's only just entered the beginner stage and already possesses dual 'supernatural powers.' Are all the newbie island masters this monstrous these days?"

"Luckily, I knew this guy's trump card beforehand, so I was prepared. These two moves shouldn't be able to hurt me."

Thinking of this, the Phantom revealed a smug smile:

"Human little man, so what if you're as cunning as a devil? I still managed to expose your trump card! When I use my methods to capture you, you'll find that your petty cleverness is no match for a top expert like me!"

The phantom laughed triumphantly, then concealed its presence and continued to communicate with Lin Xu from the shadows, trying to test whether Lin Xu had any other trump cards up his sleeve.

Lin Xu continued fighting the monsters in the ruins.

However, he wasn't stupid enough to just focus on fighting.

After some probing, he discovered that his thinking was noticeably different during battle than usual, which caused the Phantom's ability to read his mind to decrease.

He tried to recall some ideas in his mind, but the phantom did not react at all.

This woman's mind-reading ability will be less effective in battle.

With this understanding, Lin Xu took the opportunity to slow down his fighting pace and think about strategies to fight the female demon.

After this period of mutual scheming, he had concluded that this woman's motives were definitely impure, and even if he completed the ruins challenge according to her requirements, the result might not be what he wanted.

He must prepare for a possible battle.

His trump cards are generally his equipment, swordsmanship, and supernatural abilities.

But after the second illusion selection, he realized that his biggest trump card was his stacked talent.

This talent isn't just for island building.

Now, after Lin Xu has used it many times, especially as his status as the island lord becomes more and more secure, the scope of use of this talent is also increasing.

Therefore, this talent is not only effective during island construction, but also begins to take effect in some things that Lin Xu particularly values.

In other words, he can use stacked talents even in combat.

If used flexibly, this move can even become his greatest trump card, suppressing all threatening enemies.

However, he still needed to think about how to use the stacked talent skill and couldn't reveal it in advance.

After devising a battle plan in his mind, Lin Xu suppressed the idea into his subconscious and then stopped thinking about it, focusing all his efforts on using other methods to fight.

After a fierce battle, Lin Xu fought his way through layer after layer of monsters and was finally about to reach the final layer.

The phantom, who had been observing Lin Xu from the shadows, frowned slightly again.

"This human's physical strength is too strong, and his vitality is too vigorous. He is very good at protracted battles!"

“I wouldn’t have been afraid before, but I’ve been trapped in the ruins for too long, and my abilities are becoming increasingly limited. If I fight this man for too long, I might really be at a disadvantage… So, if the illusions can’t hold this man, I must finish this quickly and not give him a chance to turn the tables!”