Chapter 167 Flower Pear, I Allow You to Enter My Sea of Consciousness
The water mirror shone brightly in an instant!
The thicker black mist rippled across the mirror's surface like water.
Shen Yu groaned, veins bulging on his forehead, and he clenched his teeth, trying to circulate his golden core at high speed to resist the suction.
"All directions are exhausted, trapped!"
"Ksitigarbha Entanglement, emerge!"
Huali kept using cards, but no matter what she did, they all disappeared into thin air once they reached the top of the water mirror.
Ao Bai stretched his neck and inhaled from the Qiankun bag, "Host, I smell a familiar scent on this water mirror, just like the one I smelled with Ting Nu on Baiyun Mountain."
Ting Nu? Hua Li looked up and stared intently at the water mirror.
Among the teams in this Dream Realm expedition, there were more than a dozen that she had already seen in the ancient forbidden sword formation.
Tiangongfang, Hehuan Sect, Lingyin Sect, Yaowang Valley, Yushou Sect... If they truly possess any abnormalities, these will manifest when facing a raging fire at a critical moment of life and death.
The remaining groups are the Buddhist sect, the demon race, Sunset City, and the Myriad Talisman sect.
The Buddhist sect has always disliked vying for rankings and generally stays low; the demon race is warlike and never forms factions, always fighting alone; as for the demon race... she did see the half-demon fox separated from its owner before entering the secret realm...
Although she wasn't familiar with these people, she was familiar with their leader.
Given their cultivation levels, if any of their subordinates were to exhibit any unusual behavior, they could easily identify it within minutes.
Hearing Hua Li's thoughts, Ao Bai added, "Then that leaves the Myriad Talisman Sect. If they use talismans to control puppets..."
"No!" Ao Bai's words sparked a thought in her mind, and Hua Li suddenly remembered someone, "There are also rogue cultivators!"
They were attacked by puppets, and there just happened to be a puppeteer among the rogue cultivators.
Hua Li suddenly looked up, "Chen Yi!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a sneer suddenly came from outside the barrier, and a figure silently emerged from the shadows.
The newcomer wore a dark purple robe, surrounded by thick black mist. His face was covered by a skull mask, and his jaw joints opened and closed silently with his low laughter.
It was none other than Chen Yi, a rogue puppeteer.
"I've been planning this for twenty years, just waiting to lure you into the trap." Chen Yi looked at Shen Yu, who was pale and trying to resist inside the barrier, his eyes revealing a twisted light. "Little General, it's been so many years, do you still remember me?"
Hua Li was taken aback. Did this person know Shen Yu?
Before Shen Yu could answer, Chen Yi's malicious voice rang out, "During the trial for rogue cultivators, I had to restrain myself and endure a lot to avoid being discovered by you."
"Look at this, this is the genius that Canglan Prefecture has only seen once in a hundred years, the young general who formed the Golden Core at the age of nineteen. It sounds terrifying, but what's the result? Isn't he still trapped here like a drowning dog, unable to even protect his own spiritual power?"
What's up with this guy? He's already adding so much drama to his first appearance.
Huali opened her mouth to retort, but Shenyu beside her suddenly raised her head.
The loss of spiritual energy made the boy look somewhat weak, but his amber eyes exuded arrogance.
"Ha, I thought it was someone barking wildly, but it's just a stray dog."
"Hiding outside the barrier and spouting empty words, not daring to show your face, is that your greatest skill?"
Huali immediately felt relieved.
I almost forgot, young master's mouth is a controlled weapon; he'll never suffer any loss without it.
Huali draped the wooden clip over Shen Yu's back and asked openly, "Do you know this person?"
Shen Yu's lips curled into a cold smile. "Hiding his head and tail, exuding a ghostly aura, countless souls have perished under my sword. Who knows who he is?"
Good heavens! Just moments ago, Chen Yi was saying that he was too afraid of being recognized during the trial for rogue cultivators, and then he immediately received a response from the person in question—"Who are you? I don't remember you at all."
Anyone would break through that formidable defense!
Sure enough, a twisted look flashed in Chen Yi's eyes. "You don't even remember!" He suddenly ripped off the skull mask, revealing his face, which had been burned by fire and repeatedly cut, to Hua Li.
Huali grimaced and closed her eyes, instantly feeling a strong empathy for the way Zhang Dezhu had looked at her back then!
What goes around comes around; she is guilty!
"Have you come to your senses? Back in the Canglan Mangshan Valley, if it weren't for your womanly compassion..." Chen Yi took a deep breath, "then mortals would have simply died..."
"Stop, stop, stop!!"
Huali quickly waved her hand, "Don't talk about what happened back then, nobody here wants to hear it."
"Instead of wasting this time, why don't you call out the person behind you!" The girl raised her eyes, her gaze sharp.
"You might not know this if you haven't watched TV, but usually only those lowly henchmen who don't survive three episodes talk so much nonsense at the beginning. With this barrier and the water mirror, you couldn't complete it alone even if you worked yourself to death, so shut up." She flicked her earth-type card, and a rock dragon burst out of the ground, attacking Chen Yi directly.
Although she is confined within this barrier, the effectiveness of her cards remains unrestricted.
Chen Yi's face showed surprise, "Why wasn't your spiritual power absorbed?"
"Red Lotus Blaze, explode!"
Huali didn't even look at him; something was very wrong with this person.
If, as he claims, he meticulously planned this for many years, then it makes sense for him to suddenly reveal his identity after only a few words.
The mystery surrounding the big shot is gone; how can they still act cool now?
Forget everything else, let's beat him into submission first, and I bet the person behind him won't come forward.
Chen Yi hadn't expected that Hua Li's spiritual power wouldn't be controlled by the Spirit Absorption Mirror. While manipulating the puppet to quickly meet her, he continued talking non-stop, "Since the young general is so incredibly brave, I've heard an interesting story. I heard you had a priceless illusory lynx when you were little, named Xueying?"
Shen Yu, who had been expressionless the whole time, suddenly changed his expression.
"You can't even protect your beloved animal. You just watch it get skinned and have its tendons pulled out, screaming in agony. Just thinking about that scene makes your blood boil."
"You're courting death!" As killing intent flashed in Shen Yu's eyes, the water mirror above suddenly shone brightly.
A large portion of Shen Yu's spiritual energy was forcibly extracted, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.
An excited light appeared on Chen Yi's face. Just as he was about to continue speaking, the Crimson Lotus Flowing Fire suddenly swept towards him.
Before he could even activate the barrier, he was already sent flying, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Chen Yi was shocked. They were both at the Golden Core stage, so why was her spiritual power so strong?
Hua Li didn't even look at the other person. She reached out and pulled Shen Yu close, cupping his face tightly. "Young Master, calm down. This water mirror absorbs spiritual energy based on the cultivator's emotional fluctuations. The puppeteer is deliberately provoking you."
The girl's warm palm suddenly pressed against his face, and the sensation from the temperature difference felt like an electric current running through the two of them, instantly calming Shen Yu down.
He watched as spiritual energy flowed continuously from all directions of the secret realm. "The others are probably trapped in the same formation as well. We need to find a solution as soon as possible."
Karin looked at the card in her hand, "The Water Mirror can absorb spiritual energy, but it can't absorb the power of the card..."
Shen Yu instantly understood the girl's thoughts and replied, "The more intense a cultivator's emotions are, the stronger their absorption power becomes, encompassing not only spiritual energy but also the more fundamental soul power..."
Huali's eyes lit up, and she spoke faster and faster, "So instead of being passively absorbed, we should actively feed it cards as a 'bridge'."
Shen Yu nodded, "Compared to spiritual power, the essence of the soul is purer..."
Hua Li understood, "If the Water Mirror changes its function from absorbing spiritual energy to absorbing even more powerful emotional energy..."
The two exchanged a knowing glance.
In a flash, Shen Yu extended his well-defined hand, with unwavering resolve, and precisely grasped the girl's nape, pulling her forward.
The moment their foreheads touched, their hot breaths clashed dangerously between their lips and teeth.
The young general's voice was deep and fervent, "Huali, I grant you entry into my consciousness."
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