After the two were evenly matched, they found a place to sit by the mountain.
“Our energy is almost depleted. Let’s combine the upcoming contest of mindset and intellect into one, which will save time,” Hades suggested.
Chang Le nodded: "Then let's settle this in one game."
Hades took out two cylindrical containers with a cluster of flames burning in the center, but those flames were not real flames, but rather a manifestation of spiritual energy.
"This is a little gadget made by the scholar; it can sense changes in a person's emotions and mood."
We connect a wisp of our spiritual energy to it; if either of us experiences a mental breakdown or is on the verge of one, this flame will be extinguished. The one whose flame goes out first loses.
"good."
The two connected their mental energy with it.
Hades then wondered, "Is Fu Jiu your second personality or another consciousness parasitizing you?"
He only knew that Fu Jiu and Chang Le were both "Jiu Le" he knew. He originally thought it was Chang Le's identity in disguise, but he found out in their last encounter that Fu Jiu and the Chang Le he had spied on several times were completely different.
With the help of the [Battle Axe] Lezer, the Black Bird, the [Mountain Guardian Beast] of Moon Island, and even the wolf cub at the Dragon Sect's Beast Taming Ground, Hades had already spied on Chang Le several times and confirmed that she was the Jiu Le he knew.
But Fu Jiu, who fought him last time, had a completely different aura and soul from Chang Le.
Hades then realized that it might be a different personality, or a parasitic consciousness, just like he and Ying Shaochuan.
Chang Le did not answer immediately, and Hades continued, "I am not curious about Fu Jiu's condition. I am just telling you that if he is your personality, I do not mind if you ask him for help in the competition."
Chang Le raised his eyes calmly: "The one who will compete against you is me."
The contest of mindset and intellect is subtle and ever-changing; it's not that those who are more detached from emotions, like Fu Jiu, are more likely to win. If, in this contest, you are so emotionally insensitive that you can't even understand your opponent's questions, you will still suffer a crushing defeat.
Whether it's Fu Jiu or Ye Buqi, the person who completely recorded and experienced all of her past moments is Chang Le.
"Mental energy communicates with each other, enters the inner world to build a small world of consciousness, asks each other questions, and the one whose mind wavers loses."
A hand formed from black mist stretched out, and Chang Le also extended a tentacle.
Tentacles possess their own psychic abilities, making them more suitable for communication and building miniature worlds of consciousness than vines.
Both of them closed their eyes at the same time.
The so-called microcosm of consciousness is similar to the house with many doors in Chang Le's consciousness. It is formed based on the brain and supported by spiritual power. A sentient being fills that microcosm with all its thoughts, consciousness, emotions, and experiences.
Now, the two need to rebuild a new, interactive microcosm of consciousness.
This is a contest where silence speaks louder than words, and the intangible speaks louder than the tangible.
As consciousness gradually cleared, the world's appearance became clearer with each passing thought.
The two of them, without prior agreement, chose to test each other, and then the picture became completely clear.
That's where the story begins.
Jingchen Mountain.
The mountains are clear and the waters are clean; all things live in peace and tranquility.
But when Chang Le stood on the familiar hillside, he did not see the familiar green vine-covered courtyard. Instead, when he looked into the distance, he saw the world outside the mountain, a scene of devastation and ruins.
The courtyard and the people in it did not appear as she remembered, but Chang Le did not experience any emotional fluctuation as a result.
She was acutely aware that those things were all in the past, and she also knew that this was Hades' first attack.
Chang Le also retaliated.
Pluto's mental interference prevented the important character who should have appeared in her memory from showing up as expected;
She used her mental power to interfere and saw the part of Hades' memories—a world full of ruins, collapsing and sinking once again, even more broken and devastated.
The world in Hades' memories is also experiencing its doomsday destruction.
Chang Le pondered: Is this the place where the [Shadow of Calamity] was born? What is the meaning of its existence in such a world?
Hades also saw Jingchen Mountain, which seemed like a paradise on earth.
So this is what Jingchen Mountain was like before. The creation of the Mystic Realm took Jingchen Mountain away, and he never saw its scenery.
Their eyes met.
They can interfere with each other's memories to put pressure on each other, but neither of them fully understands the other's experiences, so they cannot control the effect of the interference.
This uncontrollability and uncertainty makes the outcome of the competition unpredictable.
Time is passing by at an accelerated pace.
Suddenly, the small courtyard with green vines appeared on Jingchen Mountain, while a huge transparent vessel appeared in the center of the ruins of the outside world.
A loud baby's cry echoed from the courtyard, a golden light appeared in the center of a vessel, and countless shadows crawled out of the ruins, cheering.
Chang Le smiled faintly as she looked at the familiar little courtyard.
Hades looked at the golden light with a gentle expression; it was him.
Then, the two looked at each other.
...
"We are all expected to arrive."
The first attack ended in a draw.
...
Pluto intervened first once again.
Thunderclouds filled the sky above Jingchen Mountain. The terrifying lightning tribulation I had witnessed for the first time in my memory reappeared before my eyes, and it was even more terrifying than I remembered.
The Dragon Transformation Thunder Tribulation of the Samadhi Realm.
This was the first truly unforgettable fear in Chang Le's life.
After Pluto's interference, the lightning tribulation seemed to be about to destroy the world, an intensity that the young Chen Sanmei could never withstand.
Therefore, the young Shen Sanmei will die before Chang Le's very eyes.
Hades strikes, using psychological tactics.
Chang Le showed no mercy and attacked the moment he interfered.
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