The blade slashed again, and although Lin Feng blocked it with his backhand, the assassin had already discovered Lin Feng's weak point.
Crude defense, crude attack, crude movements, and a false immersion—only the intimidating aura emanating from him could make one's heart tremble.
Steal a stab!
The assassin's arm left afterimages in the air, and the blade followed a strange trajectory, appearing directly in front of Lin Feng and stabbing towards his eyes that were glowing with yellow light.
In a world where mages and swordsmen are distinctly different, they can only hone their ordinary sword skills to a level comparable to magic through sheer hard work.
Elite, master, legend—legendary swordsmanship!
Lin Feng felt a stinging pain in his eyes. Before he could take the hit, he unleashed a surge of demonic power, transforming it into terrifying thorns of vengeance that forced the assassins back.
He had sensed the intent of the sword, which resonated with people's understanding of the Dao and the power of heaven and earth.
What this person seeks is a pure thorn, a thorn devoid of any human-imbued meaning, a thorn only sharp enough to pierce through the things before it.
The next second, the assassin appeared behind him, his blade aimed at his shoulder blade and thrusting out.
With a creak, Lin Feng endured the excruciating pain and quickly raised his left hand, holding up the Ominous Gauntlet to block in front of him.
The strange power collided with the gauntlet for less than an instant, and the blade inexplicably bypassed it and stabbed towards his neck.
This time, he felt the difference more clearly; the opponent's sword was piercing with a wonderful charm unique to the word "pierce"!
Demon's Thorn!!
Unable to defend himself immediately, Lin Feng chose to ignore the opponent's attack. The light in his eyes turned ruthless, and he fiercely unleashed demonic spikes from all over his body, attempting to exchange moves with his opponent.
The assassin was equally fearless, but just as his twin swords approached Lin Feng's neck, a pair of dragon claws appeared on either side of him.
"you?!"
Immediately afterwards, the Red-Clad Demon appeared from behind the assassin, its blade mercilessly plunging into the man's chest, tearing his soul apart.
The stalemate lasted less than a moment. Lin Feng unleashed demonic power from his hands once more, raising a demonic blade that pierced the opponent's chest, forcefully loosening the will that Hong Linggui was holding.
Just then, a low humming sound rang out.
"God of Wisdom..."
"I will selflessly dedicate everything I have!"
"I humbly beg you for your grace to slay the heretics!"
The whispers of faith resounded from the assassin's soul, and the dark red sea of will silently descended, extending countless illusory tentacles that grasped the assassin's body.
"Dip!"
The divine hymns corroded his body, and the metal mask that covered his eyes began to expand, with dark red tentacles emerging from the enlarged gaps.
The assassin pulled his twin swords from the dragon claws, and the flesh and bones of his arms fused rapidly with the hilts, extending eerily to the serrated blades and becoming one with them.
His body lengthened, his legs merged, and as his snake tail lashed out, a hand emerged from under his abdomen and pulled out a small sword from his waist.
"Immersion - Assassination Serpent Sting"
As Hong Linggui was sent flying, Lin Feng, standing in the darkness, couldn't help but feel a sense of solemnity.
This is even more terrifying than the Evil Yuan Path...
But just then, his foot stepped onto a red area, and the aura from the Sea of Thought enveloped his body, pulling him into this deep red area where two worlds intersected.
"cavity"
Divine praises reached his ears, and the womb in his arms stirred, responding strongly to the song and extending an olive branch to Lin Feng.
In an instant, the invisible temptation seemed to shake his heart, but soon, the demonic blade that pierced out overturned the earth, enveloping the assassin in a sea of demonic spikes.
The burning will was intense and scorching, silencing all the praises. The demonic blade relentlessly crushed the opponent's body, unleashing even more demonic power.
bass!
The assassin, his arms moving rapidly, ricocheted off the encirclement of demonic power, his twisting body propelling him through the air and closing in on Lin Feng in one fell swoop.
Lin Feng raised his arms to defend, fully mobilizing his demonic power. A giant demonic hand appeared beside him, meeting the opponent's attack head-on and breaking into the increasingly realistic red area surrounding the assassin.
Bang!
The sounds of impact echoed continuously in the heavy rain. The demonic power within the alley surged and churned, chasing after the slender figure dodging the red light, and knocking down several walls.
Boom... The Red Spirit appeared behind the demonic power, forcing the assassin to dodge. The small sword in the assassin's abdomen was fiercely grabbed by a hand covered in ominous spikes.
Seeing this, the assassin immediately raised his arms, but before he could swing his blade, a dragon claw suddenly pressed down and pinned him to the ground.
"God!"
The plea rose again, but this time, the dragon claws ruthlessly tore open his chest, pulled out his deformed soul, and ripped it into pieces.
A moment later, the red light dissipated, and Lin Feng walked out of the alley in the heavy rain, while the assassin completely disappeared into the darkness.
Nightmare Points +30
Hearing the faint sounds of commotion around him, Lin Feng walked around the houses and suddenly disappeared from the spot.
"How about it?"
Upon entering the Ghost Realm, Lin Feng shook off the water droplets on his body and looked at Gui Ke, who was questioning the soul of the assassin he had just encountered.
“Brother, this guy’s soul… is very strange. We need to wait a bit longer.” Gui Ke said with difficulty, “But he said that God gave him guidance and sent him here. Specifically, he only wanted to capture you after he discovered you.”
Lin Feng pondered for a moment and said, "First, ask about some information regarding immersion. It would be best to find out a complete method for becoming stronger, or related information."
Gui Ke confidently declared, "This is easy, leave it to me!"
A moment later, Lin Feng frowned slightly as he looked at what Ironclad 99 had recorded.
Simply put, the information he knew was the background setting of this world, but the people in this world's understanding of the world came entirely from faith, a transcendent cognitive faith.
Their faith in deities is primarily based on the deity's duties, rather than on the deity itself.
Just like Natlievo, the god of chaos, they believed in the meaning this god represented, rather than blindly believing in what he could give them.
If you believe the world is chaotic, then believe in it. Such faith will begin to strengthen their will from a cognitive perspective. Once the shared belief allows them to more realistically perceive the world as it has been transformed by faith, they can achieve divine sublimation, draw closer to the divine, and complete the immersion.
Ultimately, their humanity will be completely erased, and they will become what is called divinity.
"In this way, learning to immerse oneself means that divinity will inevitably suppress humanity, and the mind matrix may not be able to avoid this transformation, and may even make the mind matrix completely become the core of cognition."
Lin Feng's mood grew increasingly gloomy. The more he learned, the more questions arose in his mind. Was he really going to stick to the Spirit Official Technique all the way until he completed the mission?
He didn't feel embarrassed, but Wang Lingguan found it annoying.
In that case, instead of Wang Lingguan helping him, it would be more convenient to choose a deity that aligns with human nature.
"Brother, brother!"
At this moment, Gui Ke flew over and excitedly landed beside Lin Feng: "Look, this person's skills are very suitable for Hong Ling!"
Lin Feng's furrowed brows immediately relaxed as he saw that Hong Ling had replaced the blade in her hand with two swords, and she couldn't help but use swordsmanship similar to that of an assassin.
"A 'thrust' sword technique that is simple to the extreme..." Lin Feng became interested, and the information transmitted through the resonance of his two souls quickly stirred up related insights in his mind.
The next second, he caught the two swords that were thrown to him, tried to thrust them out a few times, and then threw them back.
Gui Ke asked curiously, "How was it?"
"A pure swordsmanship master skill." A notification from the Nightmare Space flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.
"The Unfinished Legendary Swordsmanship: Stealth Strike"
If we break it down further, there are basic sword techniques, intermediate sword techniques, and advanced sword techniques here, which are indeed quite good to use.
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