Chapter 240 Inspiration from Heaven
Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better.
Fu Feng's expression changed noticeably.
"Why do you know the password to the mental restriction?" he asked.
I'm also very curious about this. Even if Asahaya's "misfortune" is able to bring clues related to strange events to her side, there should be a reason for it. Just as an event with a zero probability of occurrence cannot happen, Asahaya shouldn't have learned the password to the mental restriction out of thin air.
Could it be information extracted from the skull of a past monster creator? Or perhaps...?
Several possible answers had already formed in my mind, and she then stated them: "It was found by investigating inside Chenlong's arm."
“Chenlong should just be a combatant from the Humanitarian Division, so why would he know the password to the mental restriction?” I asked.
"Ying Lingyun seems to have great faith in his loyalty. He used to keep him by his side often and even said something that sounded like a mental restraint password to this senior researcher in front of him... Actually, I'm not really sure. When I reviewed that scene before, I only saw Ying Lingyun say one sentence, and then the senior researcher's attitude changed strangely. I didn't take it seriously at first..." Ma Zao said without much confidence.
"It's okay, give it a try," I encouraged. "Do you remember the password?"
"I've forgotten a bit... It's okay, I'll just watch it again and I'll know."
As she spoke, she grabbed at the air, and then a bloody, mangled, cratered, and charred severed arm appeared out of thin air—it was Chenlong's severed arm.
This is the severed arm I took from Chenlong after our first battle. It should have rotted by now, but it looks quite fresh, probably due to the preservation effect of the Rejuvenation Power. Also, this severed arm was originally supposed to be in Saltwater City; its presence here is clearly another example of the Rejuvenation Power's wondrous function.
Ma Zao closed his eyes and meditated for a moment. It seemed that he quickly retrieved the information he wanted from the severed arm. Then he came to the senior researcher and said the password for the mental restriction.
"I raise my cup to invite the bright moon, and with my shadow, we become three. But the moon does not understand drinking, and my shadow merely follows me."
What she recited was probably a classical Chinese poem.
Upon hearing this, the senior researcher's eyes blurred for a moment, and he said in a daze, "I... I remember everything..."
Fuyuya also carefully observed the other party, then looked surprised and turned to look at Asahi, saying, "The mental restriction has actually been lifted!"
Ma Zao nodded and tossed the severed arm aside. The severed arm vanished into thin air, seemingly returned to its original location.
The more I look at this power of return, the more numerous its functions seem. Being summoned to her side is considered a "return," and being sent back to its original place is also considered a "return," which seems to be equivalent to her possessing a personal space. Moreover, unlike my skill of turning my personal belongings into flames for storage, her restrictions on the size of the "storage objects" are quite lenient; the "capacity" seems to have no upper limit. And it seems that as long as an item has passed through her hands, she can likely summon it back anytime, anywhere.
This summoning isn't limited to inanimate objects; it can even summon living things. In fact, a long time ago, she forcibly dragged a living person the size of the Shadow Man from an unknown distance.
My fire abilities aren't exactly few in number now, but they pale in comparison to Asahi's. The only thing limiting Asahi right now is the amount of power she can generate.
Fu Feng seemed to be deep in thought, while Dong Che asked him, "Shouldn't we call the interrogators back next?"
There's no need for that.
As I spoke, I raised my left hand. A flash of light, and the black rope-locked heart ring appeared on my left middle finger.
Upon seeing this familiar scene, the senior researcher was speechless. He certainly never dreamed that even after escaping to this place at least a thousand kilometers away, I would still catch him and interrogate him with the black rope heart-locking ring.
Incidentally, although the black rope heart-locking ring was a gift from Lu Youxun, it didn't have a backdoor inside. Out of caution, during my two-day stay at the city hotel, I had it professionally tested by the Zhu family. Zhu Shi also thoroughly examined it inside and out with the "Buzhou Mountain" (a magical artifact), confirming it was safe. Furthermore, when Lu Youxun gave it to me, he was wholeheartedly trying to win me over; it's unlikely he would have included anything in the gift that could offend me.
My left hand materialized into a phantom, then pierced the senior researcher's chest, seizing his heart. As always, the black rope heart-locking ring provided clear feedback—he was now unable to remain silent or lie.
Why am I specifically emphasizing the feedback from the black rope heart-locking ring? Because it was this feedback that sparked an idea in my mind.
This inspiration came out of nowhere and had nothing to do with what was happening at the moment, yet it was extremely important to me.
I've been struggling with how to make Asa believe my truth, but the solution is both far away and right in front of me—the Black Rope Heart-Locking Ring is the answer! Although using the Black Rope Heart-Locking Ring to hold my own heart won't have any effect, if I put the ring on Asa and let her hold my heart herself, then from her perspective, wouldn't I be in a state where I'm absolutely unable to lie?
If I were to force myself to lie, my heart would explode. Even if I didn't die, the very question of whether my heart would explode would be enough to determine whether I was lying.
Of course, the effect of the Black Rope Heart-Locking Ring can be forcibly nullified by excessively powerful magic, or in other words, the effect of any spell or ability can, in principle, be resisted by excessively powerful forces. Lu Youxun explained this point when he gave me the ring. However, conversely, if I am willing to cooperate, or if all else fails, I can adjust the density of magic power in my heart area to make the Black Rope Heart-Locking Ring work on me.
The Black Rope Heart-Locking Ring can transform my left hand into a phantom form, which is also evidence that I can be affected by the Black Rope Heart-Locking Ring on a voluntary basis.
If one had to pinpoint a cost to this approach, it would be what Lu Youxun once emphasized: even if the target's magical power is too great and they cooperate willingly, the Black Rope Heart-Locking Ring will be rendered unusable afterward. However, compared to my goals, this level of cost is utterly insignificant.
This method seems to actually work!
(End of this chapter)
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