Chapter 376: Ranzhi's Defeat
But anyway, it seems to be safe.
Ran Zhi thought so while being caught in the dragon claws that came at night.
In the short moment when Ye Lai's slash fell, he directly condensed the chaotic clouds and mist within a radius of thousands of kilometers into a huge body of several thousand meters.
It was so huge that even the dragon claws seemed very empty. Ran Zhi felt like he was in a small house.
But... it's really scary.
It's not like he hasn't seen other myths take action, but the two in front of him seemed to be a little bit stronger than ordinary myths... The thousand-fold compression of such a large area of chaotic clouds was just an on-the-spot reaction. If Ye Lai and Feng attacked with all their strength, Ran Zhi couldn't imagine how big the scene would be.
You know, with the secret method of the Imaginary Palace, although he is only a super-level passerby, he will not be helpless in the face of the myth like he was just now. At least he can escape.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so desperate as to come alone to talk to them.
It is precisely because they are sure of escaping that they are so bold.
But now it seems that he had misjudged the strength of these two myths...
From their conversation, Ranzhi knew that they all had to obey the orders of a certain scholar, and it was that scholar who made Feng choose to endure the pursuit of the Imaginary Palace alone without hesitation.
Therefore, he couldn't even imagine how powerful that scholar was.
But, no matter how worried I am, as long as the scholar shows signs of communication, everything will be fine.
He really didn't want to see someone like Feng who would just start killing without saying a word.
He has existed in chaos for many years. To be honest, his current mental state is quite contradictory - although under the protection of the secret technique, he still has hope of continuing to live, but if he really can't survive... then he can't survive.
So just now, when facing Feng's sword, there was only resentment in his heart, and some subconscious fear of powerful strength, but his overall emotions were still very stable.
Now that he was safe, Ranzhi adjusted his mood very quickly and returned to normal almost immediately.
He raised his head and looked at Ye Lai: "Respected Shenhua, hello. May I ask... how do you plan to deal with me?"
Ye Lai did not lower his head. Hearing this, he simply said slowly, "The master of this body will judge your transgression."
"Hmm?" Ran Zhi's expression fluctuated slightly. "Can you tell me what kind of person that...that scholar is?"
"You'll know when you meet."
"Meet?" Ran Zhi was stunned. "But what about the present world and Chaos...Okay, I get it."
Looking at Ye Lai and Feng, an incredible thought emerged in Ranzhi's mind, and he immediately lowered his head.
The real world and Chaos cannot communicate directly. This is common knowledge known to all of Chaos. Only their king can achieve dialogue with the real world through great cost and mutual cooperation. Everyone else can only foolishly wait for the real world to call them back.
As for whether there are other methods... who knows, maybe there are, at least Ranzhi has never heard of it.
But he realized something else just now.
If Ye Lai and Feng were both summoned to the real world... then theoretically speaking, the two of them should only be able to exist in their bodies in the real world and would not be able to return to chaos for the time being, but the current situation is obviously not the case.
And it seems that they can keep in touch with that scholar...then the answer is obvious.
Yes, after all, he is the scholar who can open the door directly. It seems acceptable that he can do this?
Ranzhi couldn't help but feel some anticipation in his heart.
You can communicate in person... It's hard to imagine how knowledgeable the scholar who possesses such a secret method is.
I heard that the world is now infected by the wilderness, and there are not many worlds left. How can such a scholar be born under such circumstances? I am afraid that he is an ancient strong man who is wandering the starry sky while fighting against the wilderness.
It's really exciting.
…
Seeing that Ranzhi stopped talking, Ye Lai set off and slowly flew across the sea of clouds under the sky.
As he moved forward, his huge body dissipated and turned into chaotic clouds again.
When passing by Feng, Ye glanced at him.
At this time, Feng had fallen into silence, with his head lowered, not saying a word, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"I think you need time now," Ye Lai said. "I envy you for being able to see the scenery of your hometown again, even if it's just a blur of light and shadow. But don't dwell on it for too long. The master of this body is waiting for your explanation."
After saying this, he flew into the clouds with Ranzhi.
In this world, the more you recall memories, the deeper they become.
But in Chaos, it's the opposite... Memories will be worn away over and over again as you keep recalling them.
In the chaos, the more you miss the past, the more you cannot recall, and... you cannot forget your own name.
Ye Lai and Feng have been together for quite some time, so he naturally knows what kind of person Feng is.
The scene before him must have been sealed deep in his obsession for a long time. At this moment, when he summoned all his strength, this long-forgotten memory also emerged, responded to by the chaotic clouds around him, and finally materialized.
The city in the sky has become blurred after countless wear and tear, like a textured picture. After this time... no one knows what will be left in the depths of Feng's memory.
Therefore, what Ye Lai said just now was to give Feng some time to cherish this opportunity to reminisce.
"……Um."
Feng seemed to sigh. He raised his head slightly, and his eyes gradually softened when they met the brightly lit city in the sky.
…
Ye Lai took Ran Zhi somewhere.
Away from Feng, the crazy killer, Ran Zhi felt a lot more relaxed. He looked at Ye Lai and asked expectantly, "What do I need to do now? Is there any process?"
Ye Lai's body had returned to its normal size by this time. He lowered his eyes and asked, "Aren't you worried about dying?"
"In Chaos, everyone has died a few times." Ran Zhi shook his head. "The secret technique of the Imaginary Palace can protect my obsession and nurture my will, but it's been like this for countless years, and it's getting boring. I even suspect that my current emotions are all given by that secret technique, and not real."
Otherwise, why would he still feel fear when death is approaching even though he is almost indifferent to it?
In fact, he was not the only one who thought so. This was basically a consensus among the old men in the Imaginary Palace... However, although it was scary to think about it, all emotions were simulated by secret techniques, and they themselves were like walking corpses, but this was their own choice after all, so no one would say anything.
Those who were unwilling to accept the secret method later would naturally be killed by the king and replaced by new ones.
"So, whether I live or die doesn't matter. If I could talk with scholars in the real world again and listen to them talk about the real world... that would be great."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Ye Lai's face: "Just chatting, are you satisfied?"
"What else can I do?" Ran Zhiyi shrugged. "Did that scholar agree to help you rebuild your body? I'm different from you. With the secret technique in my body, I've lost the possibility of being summoned to the human world."
This is the price of eternal life, nothing to say.
Once you join the Imaginary Palace, you will have to stay in chaos from then on.
Ye Lai said: "It seems that you have accepted that you will die."
"There's no way—actually, at the beginning, I thought I had a chance to escape."
Ran Zhi's behavior cannot be said to be well thought out. It can only be said that he came up with it on the spur of the moment. In this case, there is nothing to say about being arrested on the spot.
"You don't have to be so pessimistic. The master of this body is not a person who kills indiscriminately."
"I'm not stupid." Ran Zhi clicked his tongue. "Judging from your attitude, it's clear that you still don't want to communicate with the Imaginary Palace. In this case, how could you possibly let me leave?"
He is protected by secret magic and cannot be enslaved or forced to sign any compulsory contract. If he is released, his location here will be exposed in a matter of minutes.
Ran Zhi thought that there was only one possibility for the scholar to want to see him.
That was to extract as much information as possible about the Imaginary Palace from him, and then kill him directly. And before the Imaginary Palace's follow-up investigation reached this point, prepare bodies for Feng and Ye Lai in the real world, allowing them to descend into the real world.
Without someone to summon it, Chaos would have a hard time interfering with the real world. Therefore, the scholar only needed to prohibit all Chaos-related activities in his world in the coming period to prevent the Imaginary Palace from pursuing him.
He didn't know whether Wang had any solution for this situation, but he would definitely be dead before that.
"Have you ever thought about another possibility?" Ye Lai looked at Ran Zhi.
"What?" Ran Zhi laughed. "Don't tell me you're planning on making me give up my real name and summoning me to the real world. This is common sense, it's impossible to do."
No matter how powerful that scholar is, he can never be a match for the Imaginary Palace that has existed for hundreds of millions of years in terms of secret techniques.
"Really?" Ye Lai remained silent.
He actually felt that the success rate was very low, but since the master of this body gave such an order... he chose to believe it.
When Ranzhi saw Ye Lai's expression, his eyes widened slightly.
No way, does he really think so?
This shouldn't be the case. How could a myth that has existed for so long not even know such common sense?
He was about to say something when he suddenly felt a call coming from the real world, faintly connected to him.
"Are you serious?" Ran Zhi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "I'm telling you, even if I accept the summons, you guys can't... Wait! What is this?!"
His tone suddenly changed, his expression quickly changing from watching amusement to amusement.
what happened!
He did respond to the call just now, but it was only to prove that their actions were in vain.
Who knew that the moment he responded to this call, it would turn into an almost irresistible force that would drag him into the world alive!
Although I don’t know what the scholar did, the secret technique on me has not yet lost its effect. So if this is the case...if I am forcibly summoned to the real world, who knows if I will be directly attacked by the secret technique!
Stop it! He's not ready yet! He just nodded casually, why are you reacting so strongly?
I agree ≠ I accept!
Soon, he couldn't even maintain this idea.
The scenery in front of him changed rapidly, real colors filled the surroundings like a tide, the touch of the air pressed against his skin, and every vibration was clearly audible in his ears.
The resistance in Ranzhi's eyes suddenly turned into shock.
This is...real...
The resistance in his mind had been unconsciously discarded by him. Amid the false fear that was surging wildly in his heart, Ran Zhi let out an imperceptible sigh, and then fell into the embrace of the world without hesitation.
…
Buzz!
The colors gradually stabilized in his eyes, and when Ran Zhi came to his senses again, he had already appeared in a small house.
This is... the present world?? !!
Did that unknown scholar really summon him directly to the human world?
He hurriedly checked his body, but the familiar secret method was still there and had not been unlocked.
But the secret technique is now very quiet, and there is no sign of backlash at all.
How could it be...
rustle……
The sound of the pen tip scratching across the paper fell into his ears. He was startled and turned his head to see a young man sitting quietly at the table, writing something on the paper in front of him.
There were many papers stuck on the wall in front of him, with countless mysterious formulas on them. Ran Zhi couldn't understand them. He was no longer a scholar, but he could still tell that those notes were probably related to life itself.
The young man seemed unaware of Ran Zhi's arrival and continued writing.
Ranzhi seemed to understand something.
This young man is probably the scholar's apprentice or something like that.
Ran Zhi raised his hand, about to ask something, when suddenly, an unimaginable feeling of pleasure erupted from the depths of his heart, filling every inch of his soul like a tidal wave...
At this moment, his soul trembled and he could hardly control himself!
Bang!
But in just a moment, he lost control of the body he had just obtained, fell to the ground with a thud, and began to tremble!
Ran Zhi fell into a vortex of pleasure... It was not his fault, he had not felt the touch of the real world for nearly 100,000 years.
From the moment he joined the Imaginary Palace, chaos became his everything.
In chaos, the soul has no so-called touch, vision, etc. Everything it can see is first perceived by sensing what is in front of it, and then using imagination to color and fill it.
With such a rudimentary perception, all one sees is a patchwork of chaotic mist. Although someone can use the mist to build something, as time passes, their imagination of these things will gradually become distorted.
Ye Lai and Feng are not that old, and they can still come to the real world occasionally, but Ran Zhi cannot.
In this situation, he came directly to the real world without any preparation...what would happen?
For him now, even every time the air flows over his skin, it will produce a sense of superb pleasure that goes straight to his soul!
Not to mention sensing the flow of air, after his vision gradually adapted to the colors, just looking at those bright colors would make him feel like he was in a fantasy world, in ecstasy.
Fortunately, Ranzhi's body is essentially just a "soul card" now. It does not have so many messy functions and its sense of touch is not very sharp, so now he is just shaking uncontrollably on the ground, as if he was drugged, and there are no other strange phenomena.
Simply put, Ranzhi's body is only responsible for providing perception, not producing pleasure. Now it is Ranzhi's soul that is producing pleasure.
Yu Cang seemed to have expected this. He didn't even turn his head, but just quietly wrote something on the notebook in front of him.
He had anticipated Ran Zhi's loss of composure. After all, he had over-summoned spirits before, and while they weren't as exaggerated as Ran Zhi's, they had similar symptoms. It was reasonable to assume that Ran Zhi's symptoms were even more exaggerated.
So he just used some spirit particles to block out the sounds in the area of Ranzhi, and then focused on learning his own things.
By the way, the spirit particles used for shielding were borrowed from the princess, and they had the property of blinding.
Logically speaking, one cannot lend one's own spiritual particles to others casually. Even the spiritual particles that the princess lent to Zhong Qi for awakening in the Divine Capital can no longer play the role of "blinding".
However, as Yu Cang continued to develop his spiritual particles, he discovered that his spiritual particles had some special abilities.
When he first awakened the spirit particle, he found that he could directly "control" the spirit particle without the help of intuition. Later, after successfully awakening through intuition, he no longer had any abilities.
But now that his spirit particle has been cultivated to a certain scale, he discovered that he could actually borrow the spirit particles of other people perfectly without any "rejection".
Yu Cang was not surprised at this ability.
Probably, it’s because of the emperor’s heart.
Therefore, after discovering this characteristic, Yu Cang carried some of the princess's blinding spirit particles with him, which came in handy now.
rustle……
Without paying attention to the trembling Ran Zhi behind him, Yu Cang's gaze was still on the knowledge in front of him.
Now, he has arrived at the treatment bureau, and all the knowledge in front of him is naturally related to the banned cards.
To be honest, it was simpler than he thought.
Maybe it was because he had been exposed to too much advanced rhythm during this period, so now these basics seemed extremely simple to him. Even without external help, he learned them quite quickly.
As for relying on external forces...
With the two items [Orderly] and [Race: Consciousness] on his equipment that greatly enhance learning, Yu Cang's speed of learning knowledge has reached an incredible level.
After using this item's equipment function many times, Yu Cang discovered that the rare and common items he could equip were similar in effectiveness and both were very powerful. After equipping them, it was equivalent to having an extra talent that was one in a million.
As for what effect it will have if you equip equipment with epic attributes or above... I don't know.
For those who can't learn, learning is very painful. But for those who can easily understand all knowledge... learning is addictive.
Now, he was accelerating his understanding of the knowledge of forbidden cards and had no time to watch the old souls going crazy on the floor.
…
I don’t know how long it took.
Ran Zhi coughed lightly a few times, and then began to breathe heavily.
Some parts of my body are still shaking uncontrollably, but it’s much better now.
He slowly stood up, and Yu Cang just stopped writing at this moment.
Crash...
Yu Cang took the blinded spirit back into his own spirit, and he turned his chair to face Ran Zhi.
"Feeling okay?"
"...I'm fine." Ran Zhi let out a long breath.
After being out of control for a long time, he was finally able to look at the world in front of him with a slightly calmer mood.
"It's really... a feeling I haven't felt in a long time." Ran Zhi rubbed his head, "Sorry, I seem to have lost my composure a bit."
"That's understandable." Yu Cang smiled. "I heard from Ye that you really want to come to the real world - so now, what do you think of the Imaginary Palace?"
Ranzhi blinked.
What do you mean...that scholar won't come to see me?
Ah, that's right. After all, I was just a super-level heir. In the eyes of that scholar, I was probably not worth meeting in person, so I let the apprentice handle it casually.
He would never have imagined that the man in front of him, who looked too young in every way, was the powerful scholar who opened the Chaos Channel and bypassed the secret method of the palace.
At such a young age, it's impossible.
It can be seen from the notes in front of the young man that the notes are different from what he wrote himself. They should be given by the teacher to his students for him to learn.
However, having witnessed the power of that scholar, he did not dare to act rashly, so even when facing an apprentice, he showed due respect.
not to mention……
Ranzhi shifted his gaze slightly and saw a small black dragon lying on the table behind Yu Cang.
Although his body size had increased countless times, he still recognized him at a glance - wasn't that Ye Lai!
Presumably, the scholar's eyes are also watching here through the night, so we can't be negligent!
Ran Zhi straightened his clothes and said solemnly, "Greetings, respected scholar... That guy who calls himself the king has been using secret techniques to manipulate the entire Imaginary Palace. I've suffered from him for a long time, and now I'm able to escape, which is exactly what I want!
"What imaginary palace? From now on, I will never go back. Please allow me to join the master's school. I will do my best to shine!"
Imaginary Palace? Sorry, I'm not familiar with you. Don't contact me anymore. I'm afraid scholars might misunderstand me.
Cut it.
In the face of this wonderful world, eternal life is nothing!
"Oh?" Yu Cang sat on the chair, half smiling, "You betrayed your 'king' just like that, and you think I will accept you with peace of mind?"
"That's different!" Ran Zhi said sincerely, "I've done a lot for the palace over the years, and the king has long since repaid his debt of gratitude. If it weren't for the fact that once the secret technique begins, it can't be completed, and if it ends, I'll die, I would have left the palace long ago. But Master is different.
"Master, you have given me the grace of rebirth and rebirth that I can never repay. With this kindness in mind, even if I return to the Palace of Illusory Numbers, I will never betray you. That would be tantamount to betrayal, and I would only end up dead. It would be better for me to stay and repay you!"
Ranzhi's tone was sincere and his logic was convincing, making him look reliable.
In response, Yu Cang clicked his tongue and rubbed his chin.
After a moment, he suddenly said, "Ye Lai, what do you think?"
"The master of this body." Ye Lai nodded gently, "No matter how you deal with it, it's best not to put it back."
"Is that so?" Yu Cang nodded.
On the other side, Ran Zhi still maintained a sincere smile.
He was naturally doing this for the scholar who was watching here to see.
This was not a lie, at least he really thought so in his heart - things had come to this point, and returning to the palace would not only annoy him, but also the "king", so it would be better not to go back.
The present world is really addictive!
He was also somewhat confident in himself. As a former scholar, he knew that as long as he studied for a period of time, he would definitely become the scholar's most relied-on assistant!
Then... well, wait.
Just now, the giant dragon named Ye Lai...what did he call that young man?
Ran Zhi blinked, and the smile on his face gradually froze.
This... the master of this body? ? ! ! !
He suddenly looked at Yu Cang, his facial expression control failed immediately, and his two eyes and one mouth were opened to the limit.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
