Upon hearing Lin Xu's words, Phantom's eyelids twitched again.
What happened?
Did this man see through her thoughts again?
Is she really that unintelligent, that she revealed her weakness so easily?
Or is this man really that smart?
Phantom looked at Lin Xu with some resentment.
She hates smart people, especially smart people who oppose her!
Phantom thought to herself, "I can't waste any more time with this man, or who knows what else he might see through!"
"Human, you are indeed very intelligent. However, no matter how intelligent you are, you are still inexperienced. Your foolish encounter with the third illusion is equivalent to drinking my soul potion. Now your soul has merged with mine. With just a little of my power, I can force your soul to submit and make you my complete slave!"
Phantom sensed that her soul had indeed begun to come into contact with a completely new, young soul, and knew that her plan had succeeded. At this moment, she spoke triumphantly.
"Soul fusion?"
Lin Xu frowned.
The use of soul power is indeed his weakness.
He never expected that there would be such a trap within that illusion; it was something he truly couldn't have foreseen.
The Phantom's expression grew even more smug:
"Human, you should feel lucky, because you have narrowly escaped three temptations, so your soul will not be completely corrupted. But even so, you are still destined to be a slave. From now on, you will serve me as my vessel for life! The fusion is almost complete, come here quickly, I will allow you to lick my feet!"
As she said this, Phantom stretched out her fair little foot and pointed her toes at Lin Xu, as if she were doing him a favor.
Lin Xu's lips twitched. Even if they were beautiful women, he would only lick their feet on special occasions.
He would never normally do such despicable things.
However, he was also a little confused. Phantom spoke with such confidence, but Lin Xu did not feel any impulse to complete Phantom's order.
"Are you mistaken about something when you talk about soul fusion?"
Lin Xu tentatively asked a question.
Phantom's face stiffened.
What happened?
In previous generations, once the souls of shadow creatures merged with those of humans, humans were absolutely unable to resist the fall and would quickly become slaves.
Even after the Shadow Creatures declined, this special talent bestowed upon them by the gods did not disappear.
Apart from elves, no creature can withstand shadow creatures after soul fusion.
Why hasn't this man changed at all?
Has the nature of humanity changed over the years?
Have humans truly become the darlings of the gods?
But with human greed, it would only make the gods more disgusted, so how could they possibly grant them special privileges?
The Phantom's worldview had been somewhat overturned, and it continued to issue several commands to Lin Xu, but they had no effect on Lin Xu at all.
Looking at Phantom's performance, Lin Xu could roughly guess Phantom's predicament.
The Phantom was likely using some kind of shadow creature's special ability, but that ability was currently ineffective against him.
There could be two reasons for this situation.
One possibility is that the nature of modern humans has changed. Perhaps the nobles did something or acquired some special authority, which gave humans a certain degree of resistance to shadow creatures.
But based on Lin Xu's understanding of the nobility, those people would definitely not use their power to do such a thing.
They might use their power to protect all the nobles, but they would rarely be so kind to commoners, allowing them to receive special protection as well.
Therefore, this possibility is very small.
Another possibility is that he is different in himself.
Lin Xu's soul didn't transmigrate to this world. In fact, when he transmigrated, his body inexplicably shrank to childhood, and then grew up again, becoming a young man once more.
Therefore, to be precise, he is not a person of this world at all.
The humans in this world are subtly different from him.
The abilities of shadow creatures are effective against other humans, but may not be effective against him.
Lin Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He's currently using his combat mindset to barely conceal his thoughts, but if he delays any longer, the Phantom will most likely be able to read his mind.
Although he was cautious along the way, he actually didn't have many opportunities to make his own choices since he entered the ruins. If Phantom's scheme worked, he would really be in a predicament.
But now, the situation is completely different.
Lin Xu looked at the phantom:
"Lady Phantom, it seems your abilities aren't working very well? Do you need me to cooperate and give you a performance to satisfy you?"
Phantom had some personality issues, but she wasn't oblivious to the sarcasm in Lin Xu's words, and immediately became angry and cried out:
"Damn human, don't be too smug! Although I don't know what you did, if soul fusion can't make you submit, I'll just beat you until you're mentally exhausted! I don't believe that when you lose consciousness and completely submit, my slave contract will still be ineffective against you!"
As he said this, the Phantom's figure suddenly changed drastically.
A massive goat-like creature emerged from her body.
This goat-like monster looked exactly like the black goat at the entrance of the ruins. Its entire body enveloped the phantom, obscuring the phantom's beautiful body.
Only a gap was visible below the ram's skull, revealing the phantom's face.
After being trapped inside the goat monster's body, Phantom's aura greatly increased, and as he looked at Lin Xu, his eyes glowed red.
"Human, I will beat you until you kneel on your knees begging for mercy, your mind breaks down, and you beg to be enslaved by me!"
As the phantom spoke, a massive skeletal scythe materialized in its hand. The scythe's handle was forged from white bone, but the blade was a deep blue, appearing profound and eerie, as if it could absorb souls.
Lin Xu frowned and took out his weapon.
However, the Phantom smiled dismissively:
"Human, I've seen through your trump card and your strength long ago! You can't defeat me!"
As he said this, two phantom figures suddenly appeared beside the phantom.
A phantom landed more than ten meters away from her, and it grew larger and larger until it turned into the statue that Lin Xu had seen in the Dark Orca Ruins.
The statue is extremely tall, with a giant orca mother at the bottom and a mysterious figure whose face is not visible above.
The Phantom also released another phantom.
The phantom fell to a more distant place, gradually coalescing into a golden sculpture.
These were the same golden soldiers that Lin Xu had seen in the Golden Ruins.
This soldier, like the statue from before, was extremely tall, and his equipment was even more elaborate and sturdy. He held a giant sword in his hand and was staring at Lin Xu.
Lin Xu was greatly shocked.
The Phantom actually has this kind of ability?
Even disregarding the strength of that golden soldier, he simply couldn't fathom how strong the figure possessing the Dark Orca Mother was.
If the Phantom can summon such figures to fight, what will he have to fight with!
Lin Xu felt a great deal of pressure.
But then he realized something was wrong.
Something's not right!
If the Phantom truly possessed such power, it could have been used from the very beginning.
This woman doesn't need to wait for his soul to merge with hers or for him to fall into her temptation. As long as she summons her phantom, he has absolutely no ability to resist...
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