"You are not her."
Lin Ce stared intently at Yu Jiu in front of him and murmured.
At the same time, he kept reminding himself that there was something wrong with Yu Jiu in front of him.
However, no matter how much he reminded himself, he soon had a vague feeling that he was about to gradually forget about it again.
"Cough cough..."
Yu Jiu, standing before him, coughed again.
Lin Ce felt a chill run down his spine.
He finally realized that he had not completely broken free from the illusion created by the other party, and that the other party was still using the "Mirage Sound".
They had already pulled themselves into another layer of illusion.
However, Yu Jiu's own "Sea Mirage Sound" is only at the third level (perfect), so how could it possibly pull himself, who has mastered the fourth level, into an illusion?
Taking advantage of a brief moment of lucidity, Lin Ce quickly kicked the ground, making some noise.
He also unleashed the fourth level of his "Sea Mirage Sound" technique once again.
For a time, the two illusions were locked in a tug-of-war.
Lin Ce looked at Yu Jiu in front of him, his feelings shifting between vigilance and relaxation.
Lin Ce thus understood that Yu Jiu's mastery of "Sea Mirage Sound" was at least on par with his own, and perhaps had already reached the fourth level.
"Did she just break through to the fourth level on her own, or is it the power of that 'Mountain Lord'?"
None of that mattered anymore. Lin Ce kept using "Sea Mirage Sound" to prevent himself from falling into an even worse situation.
"It would be great if we still had some skill points left at this point."
He couldn't help but feel this way.
If that's the case, I can immediately increase the level of "Sea Mirage Sound" and forcefully overpower the opponent in this aspect, breaking free from the tug-of-war.
But what's done is done, and thinking about it now won't help.
While maintaining the "Sea Mirage Sound", Lin Ce pondered the possibility of breaking the deadlock.
"Yu Jiu" used the illusion of "sea mirage" to suppress himself, which must have been for a purpose.
What will be the ultimate outcome of what the other party does?
As he was pondering, Lin Ce suddenly noticed that, in addition to "Yu Jiu" in front of him, another terrifying aura had descended upon him.
He glanced sideways and saw a middle-aged scholar dressed in white standing beside him, smiling slightly and extending his hand to him.
"This is... that mountain lord!"
For no reason at all, this thought arose in Lin Ce's mind.
"Since you are unwilling to give it to me, I will have to come and get it myself."
What to give, and what to take?
Such doubts arose in his mind, and the next moment, Lin Ce found that the pressure was even deeper. He had unknowingly fallen into some kind of illusion, as if he really shouldn't refuse the middle-aged scholar's request.
Clearly, in a short period of time, "Yu Jiu" has further improved his skills in "sea mirage sound".
Seeing Lin Ce's gaze gradually becoming unfocused, the white-clad figure smiled calmly and nodded in satisfaction.
“Indeed, the methods of the half-mermaids are quite interesting. They are surprisingly effective in controlling others, even surpassing the methods of the fox clan in some aspects. However, it is astonishing that this human youth also knows such methods.”
He shook his head and smiled.
"However, it's no use. Although I don't have much left from my past resources, I can still forcibly raise the level of this half-merman's skills within the scope of acquired abilities."
He muttered to himself, then suddenly frowned, sensing that something was amiss.
Right in front of him, Lin Ce's kicking sound became even louder, and his unfocused gaze refocused.
At this moment, he felt that controlling the half-mermaid girl was becoming more and more difficult, and a thought vaguely arose in his mind.
He vaguely felt that, as a former great demon, even though he was no longer the same as before and was in poor condition, there was no need for him to personally deal with two teenagers; that would be too disgraceful to his status.
"Status? You've already sunk to the point of barely surviving, what's the point of talking about status?"
The middle-aged scholar immediately came to his senses.
Looking at Lin Ce in front of him, he understood perfectly what had happened.
The other party has made rapid progress in creating illusions in a short period of time.
How is that possible?
A black wind howled, rushing from all parts of the mountains and forests to this place.
The middle-aged scholar then poured even more of his knowledge into the half-mermaid girl.
Yu Jiu's mastery of "sea mirage sounds" has once again reached new heights.
The middle-aged scholar, of course, was unaware that as he gritted his teeth and poured more of his inner strength into the task, Lin Ce was also experiencing a different kind of change in his mind.
【Sea Mirage Sound: Fifth Level (Minor Success)】
【Sea Mirage Sound: Fifth Layer (Mastery)】
【Sea Mirage Sound: Fifth Layer (Perfect)】
【Sea Mirage Sound: Sixth Level (New Training)】
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Just like before, when "Yu Jiu," a member of the escort agency, made a breakthrough, the system's feedback also gave him a corresponding improvement.
This is something that no one but Lin Ce himself can understand.
With a "sea mirage" that was in no way inferior to his opponent's, Lin Ce finally broke free from the illusion. The first thing he did after breaking free was to launch an attack on the middle-aged scholar.
His bones throbbed, his blood surged, and his entire body seemed to transform into a flying peak, hurtling swiftly towards his opponent.
It is the strongest offensive and killing move currently in our possession, "Mountain-Breaking Flying Rock".
"Aww~"
A fierce tiger roared, and the middle-aged scholar was struck squarely, his entire figure turning into fragments and exploding into pieces.
The moment his figure exploded, scattered black winds converged towards the center, suddenly enveloping Lin Ce's entire body.
The black wind enveloping his entire body was now vying with him for control of his body.
Clearly, the ultimate goal of using "Yu Jiu" to suppress Lin Ce with "Sea Mirage" was simply to seize his body.
I also heard some news from Tiger Two before. It seems that his body, which is trained in external martial arts, is very popular with Tiger Two and that Mountain Lord.
Lin Ce didn't know much about how the mountain lord had taken over his body.
But after defeating the middle-aged scholar and throwing several more punches at the surrounding black wind, Lin Ce discovered a startling fact.
Previously influenced by "Fish Nine", he moved forward all the way, thinking that he was about to leave the area shrouded by the black wind, but in fact, that was not the case.
Lin Ce realized that he had probably gone extremely deep into the lair of that mountain lord.
This is already the summit of Black Mountain, and the surrounding black winds are even thicker than ink.
Looking around, the ground was littered with scattered broken feet and limbs.
In addition, there were piles of white bones that had long since lost all flesh and blood.
It's not hard to imagine what happened in the lair of that mountain lord atop this mountain peak.
The black wind intensified, layer upon layer, like an unstoppable raging tide, sweeping towards Lin Ce.
"Give up. How long you can hold on depends on how much effort I'm willing to put in."
Amidst the black wind, the middle-aged scholar reappeared and began to advise Lin Ce.
"Offer up your body, and you will have a place under my command, and we will share eternal prosperity. This is something you cannot do even if you reach the Innate Realm."
Lin Ce remained silent.
He certainly wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die.
However, he had no experience in fighting for control of the body and didn't know how or how to deal with it.
All he could do was take advantage of the moment when the "Sea Mirage" could no longer affect him, hoist Yu Jiu onto his shoulder, and rush down the mountain.
The black wind kept trying to penetrate his body, and he believed that the most effective way was to first get away from the summit of Black Mountain where the black wind was the thickest.
As for Yu Jiu, once controlled by that mountain lord, the methods he can unleash are also excessively astonishing and bizarre.
We must never leave it to the other party.
"Boom boom boom boom~"
While enduring the excruciating pain of the Black Wind Drilling Through His Body, Lin Ce crashed down the mountain like a boulder rolling on the ground, completely disregarding how many trees he broke.
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