When Bai Ling opened his eyes again, he was back in the real world.
The weight on his left hand was still reminding him what he had brought into his sea of consciousness just now.
Not long ago, Bering took some time to reach an agreement with King Ravana.
The content of the agreement is very simple, which is something like "I am your father, and whatever I do to you is right. If you are dissatisfied with anything, you must keep it to yourself."
As the first party to the agreement, Bering has the right to use his head to command the wind. At the same time, if Bering wants to ask it something, it can only choose to conceal it and cannot choose to deceive. Similarly, Bering can also use it as an alchemical prop at a critical moment.
As the second party to the agreement, what King Ravana could get was also very simple.
It was able to survive in Bering's hands and was promoted to the second non-human life form of "Bright Day".
Bai Ling felt that such an agreement was very considerate and humane.
However, even though it had been "considerate" to this extent, King Ravana still seemed somewhat dissatisfied.
That's not good.
So Bering let it experience a little of the joy of taking a bath.
When the light sea water was about to touch his beard, King Ravana finally "turned from darkness to light", no longer clinging to the long-rotten and withered past, and instead planned to embrace a better tomorrow.
This was a revolutionary step for it, but for Bering, it was just a small step.
It turned out that King Ravana was very sensible and knew when to bark like a dog and when to shut up.
In short, no matter what, both parties were happy to achieve a harmonious relationship between the dog and the owner in the end.
Unfortunately, the agreement is still just verbal at this point.
If he wants to enforce it, Bai Ling will probably have to ask Qi Guang for some props.
Therefore, before that, he had to carry this head with him at all times.
In a way, this seems a bit scary.
Once he thought of himself walking in the gray fog and holding a hideous head in his left hand, Bering felt that the picture seemed to have a touch of postmodernism.
...It doesn't seem to be appropriate? Stroking his chin with his free hand, Bai Ling glanced at King Ravana.
He whispered, "As the Philosopher's Stone, you should be able to change your form freely, right?"
After all, the essence of the Philosopher's Stone is "spirit", and spirit is the most unrestrained and full of endless plasticity.
Hearing these words, King Ravana's head trembled slightly.
After a moment, it reluctantly began to shrink.
Just like when Bering pulled out a round ball from Hanuman's claws before, this time King Ravana's facial features began to shrink into a ball again, as if they were kneaded into this smooth white ball.
Then the white ball began to shrink little by little.
It shrank until it was only the size of the black ring next to Bai Ling.
At this moment, the black ring symbolizing the "Nameless Mist" was still quietly worn on Bai Ling's finger, emitting a dark light.
But it is obvious that it will have a new neighbor now.
Although it is somewhat inappropriate to wear a person's head on a finger, at least this thing looks like a ring and feels like a ring, so according to the principle of Occam's razor, it is a ring.
At least that's how Bering hypnotized himself.
After thinking this way, he will feel less entangled...
Putting the white ring on tightly, Bai Ling looked at the black and white on his hands, a faint smile appeared on his face.
"With this, the 'wind' is considered to be over."
He glanced at the blue sky, thinking: "In the prediction of the superimposed future, when the wind of Yanxia Mountain appears, those traitors hiding in the dark will start to act completely."
'The wind is like a signal, and also a beginning. After the wind, blood and dust will appear one after another. And in the end, it will lead to death of ashes.'
Originally, Bering was a little curious about what those traitors wanted to do with the "wind".
But now, after realizing that the so-called "wind", that is, King Ravana's head, is actually spiritual matter, Bering feels that he roughly understands what those guys are thinking.
The concept of "blood" is the blood of the Piercer, symbolizing the blood of the noble. "Dust" is the spiritual dust that can disturb human will and is the manifestation of consciousness. When these things are catalyzed by the Philosopher's Stone, which symbolizes the essence of "spirit"...
It may become the purest "tonic".
Bering was not clear about the process of change, but he could roughly guess what the result would be.
Once all the elements are integrated into one, the entire Yanxia Mountain will probably become a complete... meat grinder.
The alien species that were originally used as prey will be strengthened, and the power that was previously deliberately controlled may be released. At that time, the monsters that students could originally deal with may turn around and kill the students.
And that’s not all.
In the Ocean of Consciousness, the Tyrant King (referring to King Ravana) mentioned this point very clearly.
"If you use me, the Philosopher's Stone, as the source of activation and add a ritual..."
The Tyrant King said with a serious face: "It is very likely that an artificial source of distortion will be formed!"
"To put it in simple terms, it means to combine blood, dust and spirit, with the spirit being the most important. All wills and thoughts will be twisted... By that time, the bones buried under this mountain, the monsters on the mountain, and even the humans on the mountain may become 'artificial aliens' like me!"
"It's not impossible," it said, "I am the only artificial alien in this world. Theoretically, I have the power of 'distortion'. If this power is amplified, then there is a certain probability that I can be used to create aliens."
"In other words, if I were to be snatched away by someone else, then those guys might use me to turn all the dead, living and human creatures on Yanxia Mountain into monsters!"
Hearing this, Bai Ling's expression was slightly startled.
The Tyrant King’s statement was clear.
As the only artificial alien, the guys at Hermes seem to have left some "twisted" abilities in it.
And this twisted ability is the origin of the birth of alien species.
Therefore, if they were allowed to snatch the Tyrant King away, then perhaps Bering and his men would have to face not only the traitors and the "prey" alien species that already existed on the mountain, but also... the invisible alien species that could erupt around them at any time! Although this might be something that the Tyrant King deliberately emphasized in order to increase his own safety, Bering had no way of guessing whether it was true.
Apart from anything else, the name of the Tyrant King, an "artificial alien", is loud enough.
If someone really took it away, and then someone else created another one, wouldn’t that be very troublesome? So Bering finally added a clause to the previous agreement to protect the tyrant king’s life and prevent it from being taken away by “bad guys”.
You should know that this item didn’t exist before.
However, although this brought him trouble, it did not mean that the Tyrant King was of no value to Bering.
In fact, it is quite capable.
As an artificial alien and the embodiment of the spirit, the Tyrant King can strengthen Bering's own consciousness and protect his dive in the sea of consciousness.
With the support of the Tyrant King, Bering could originally only dive to a depth of ten minutes, but now he can dive to a depth of twenty minutes.
This is the best good news for him.
The ability to predict the future is the foundation of his livelihood. The longer the prediction, the more Bering can gain.
Of course, in addition to this, the Tyrant King has another ability.
Looking at the ring on his hand, Bai Ling's consciousness moved slightly.
He glanced at the nightingale next to him, pondered for a moment, and then raised his finger slightly towards her.
"Sit down," he said.
Nightingale looked at him somewhat bewilderedly.
But soon, she felt an inexplicable force exerted on her.
This power had no source, it was as if the wind around her was supporting her, or as if something was directly controlling her mind, causing her to squat down in a daze, and then sit on the dirty ground without hesitation.
"ah?!"
Five seconds later, Nightingale finally woke up from his dream, hurriedly got up from the ground, patted his pants, and looked at Bering with lingering fear.
Bai Ling was stroking the ring on his hand, with an unpredictable smile on his face.
I have to say, although many things in this ring are useless, at least it still gave Er Bailing a little surprise.
This is the Tyrant King’s second ability – “The Wind of Power”.
As a product of the spirit, the Philosopher's Stone can naturally have an impact on the spirits of others.
Hypnosis, common sense change, memory modification...all behaviors that belong to the "spiritual" will, it has room to intervene.
And the soul is somehow equivalent to the spirit.
Because the Philosopher's Stone is the purest spiritual element, manipulating the mind is not a difficult task for it.
This gave Bering a lot of inspiration.
Although the pistol is the key to attacking the soul, sometimes this means of attack is not completely effective. For example, when dealing with a guy like El God, this pistol can only seriously injure him, but it is difficult to kill him.
And now, with this ring, his means of attacking the soul are even stronger.
After all, the output efficiency of the Tyrant King is definitely higher than that of a pistol.
"But then again, Hermes is indeed the best at playing with souls," Bering thought as he looked at the Tyrant King Ring on his hand, "Not only the pistol, but even this ring has the ability to attack the soul."
To what extent have those guys reached the level of manipulation of souls and consciousness?
A pistol could make the former God of Creation look askance, so what could this ring do now? Bai Ling was not sure.
He only knew that each of those guys was a monster that he had to be wary of.
After a long time, no one knew how far those alchemists who once dared to create artificial aliens had pushed this crazy technology during this period of time.
Bering even suspected that among them, there might be some Hermetic people who combined their bodies with alien species to become a new type of "monster".
Now, the only thing that can be called a "good thing" is perhaps that this Tyrant King's Ring, which looks very precious, has fallen into his hands.
Bai Ling's thoughts flashed as he pressed his finger on the ring: 'The traitor wants to use this ring to turn the entire Yanxia Mountain into a hunting ground for humans, but now, the Tyrant King has only released the wind. This wind can only be regarded as strengthening the strength of the alien species on the mountain, and it is of no great use other than that.'
'Now that the ring is in my hands, it is impossible for anyone to snatch it away, rebuild the barrier, and then artificially create alien species. In this case, the people on the mountain only need to deal with the enhanced alien species and the blood and dust that are being promoted.'
Although it is troublesome, it is much better than the original plan.
This is also the reason why Bai Ling ignored everything else and came specifically to find the Tyrant King's Ring.
This thing is so important that its presence or absence can be said to have laid the foundation for the two completely different structures of Yanxia Mountain.
Qi Guang, who originally planned the future, was unable to cope with all the overwhelming things he had to deal with. He even had to personally deal with his own people who had turned into aliens, which led to the collapse of his faith.
Now that the ring is in Bai Ling's hand, Qi Guang doesn't need to deal with his companions, which undoubtedly reduces the burden on this powerful deputy director.
However, that doesn't mean Qi Guang is completely invincible.
In fact, there are still some pretty good guys on this mountain.
After taking a look at the sky in the distance, Bai Ling's eyes were slightly stunned.
The next second, he pressed the ring on his hand and re-immersed his consciousness into the boundless ocean.
Before the ring could even open its mouth, its entire head was submerged by the tidal current, and in an instant it fell below the dark, foaming sea surface! With the help of this ring, Bering's diving speed suddenly increased! He didn't slow down until he was ten minutes into the ocean. He put one hand on the ring and stared at the future that the sea presented to him.
The tide is like a clean mirror, with water drops falling on it. Through this dark and deep ocean, you can see the future of others, as if it were a delicacy served to you for your tasting.
However, this is obviously not an area that the tyrant king can reach.
Even though it was brought down by Bai Ling, it could only feel loneliness, darkness and panic.
So cold, so dark, so scary...
This was the only thought left in its mind.
Probably less than a second passed.
Above it, Bai Ling spoke: "Ding Yan opened the box."
Under the darkness that the Tyrant King could see, Bai Ling's face seemed to be covered with a layer of shadow: "It seems that guy has set his sights on him."
Perhaps it was the Tyrant King's illusion, but he always felt that Bai Ling seemed to be smiling...
However, there was no smile in his eyes.