MTLNOVEL Chapter 1158: New Idea
After his attempt to attack the dragon failed, Ling Yun decided to come out of the space and stand by Zhou Yu's side. However, the dragon did not attack them, leaving both of them confused. "How exactly did Huang Lingzhu create this illusionary dragon? I thought it wouldn't move if it didn't see me, but it turned out I was wrong, and it reacted immediately with all the techniques I used."
"I don't know how Huang Lingzhu created this dragon, but we will never be able to open the chest if we can't find the answer to this illusion." Zhou Yu then looked around the room. "I've checked the entire room, but I can't find anything here. However, I feel that there is one thing wrong with this dragon, and I feel that its strength is on par with yours."
"I still can't check the strength of this dragon, but the power of its previous attacks is definitely on par with mine." Ling Yun looked at the dragon with serious contemplation. "Let me try something."
Ling Yun immediately moved in front of the dragon and attacked it with low force. As he expected, the dragon retaliated against him with low force.
Ling Yun then attacked the dragon several times with varying levels of power, and it continued to retaliate in the same way.
Zhou Yu floated beside Ling Yun. "This dragon's power is indeed on par with yours, and it won't attack as long as you don't attack it. However, we can't go on like this, and we have to solve the mystery of this illusion as soon as possible, or we will continue to face a dead end."
"So what should we do?" Zhou Yu responded to Ling Yun with a shake of her head, especially since she also had not found a solution. He then used his heavenly eyes to see through the dragon's inner body, but he also did not find anything unusual about it. "I think this test is the toughest I've ever faced since I became a cultivator."
"Haha." Zhou Yu laughed at that. "Ever since you became a cultivator, you have barely faced any challenges, especially since Big Sis has been helping you solve your problems. Even after we arrived at the Sky Cloud Realm, the only significant problems you faced were Huang Zhuxian and her clan. Tang Chen got rid of those demons and the Earth Cloud Realm, and Wang Jinlong got rid of those evil mythical beasts, so you don't need to deal with them. Long Tianhuo helped you settle things with Zhu Ling and our spirit race, and the cultivators from the upper realms stopped You Ya and the others. All the beasts in this tower are indeed powerful, but they are nothing in front of your bloodline, and numerous people help you clean them up."
Zhou Yu's words made Ling Yun smile bitterly. It's true that I'm too lucky to have my bloodline, system, and you all. Without all of that, I would be no different from an ordinary cultivator, and I would have died from the moment I first became a cultivator. Back then, Shui Lan and her brother wanted to kill me, and Kate wanted to kill Aunt Mingzhu, but Ling Xi helped me solve them, as well as other things."
"You have become completely different cultivators now, but your changes are still not enough, especially when we go to the supreme realm later." Zhou Yu then waved his hand, and a Qi screen appeared in front of them, causing Ling Yun to frown after seeing the images inside. "As you can see, the supreme realm is not as vast as you may think, but rather a single realm that connects to numerous sub-realms, including the Thousand Beast Realm, the Ancient Devil Realm, and numerous others. Once you leave one of the sub-realms, you will immediately meet countless cultivators in the three immortal realms. Currently, you have six female beasts at that level by your side, but they won't be able to protect you forever, especially given the presence of many stronger cultivators. Therefore, you have to change even more, especially your mindset about killing."
"Do you want me to become a cold-blooded killer?" Ling Yun asked with a frown.
Zhou Yu shook her head. "How many cultivators have died in your hands? Your killing intent is truly powerful for cultivators at your level, and it is almost on par with Wang Tianshi's, but you can achieve it because you have killed countless beasts. However, your killing intent pales in comparison to cultivators who have killed numerous individuals, including myself."
"Hmm?" Ling Yun stared at Zhou Yu in shock, but the void spirit immediately unleashed her true killing intent, which suffocated him, and he broke out in cold sweat. "What the fuck? How can your killing intent be this strong? Why have you never shown it to me before?"
"Haha." Zhou Yu chuckled in response and retracted his killing intent. "The people who died in your hands didn't even exceed five hundred, remember? As Zhou Yu, I have never killed anyone. However, I've killed thousands or even tens of thousands of people as Jiange Xiuxi, and I can't remember the exact number. I'm not a cold-blooded killer, but I have to kill them to protect myself and the people important to me, like Ao Yangyu and the others."
"Hmm?"
Zhou then told Ling Yun something else. "Ao Yangyu is not a native of the Sky Cloud Realm; I brought her there after rescuing her from another realm. Back then, she was one of the little girls who was going to be sold as a slave along with hundreds of others, and I slaughtered more than a thousand slave traders in that realm. I was infuriated to witness numerous girls perish due to their mistreatment, with many suffering severe injuries that nearly led to death. I saved all of them and sent them back to their families, but that girl didn't have anyone because her parents died at the hands of those slave traders, so I took her with me. After that, I founded Sunset Valley, and I used the name Jiange Xiuxi to free other children like her, which made my victim count continue to grow."
"Then, why did you leave them in the end?"
"I'm the void spirit, remember?" Zhou Yu responded with a shake of her head. "I had a duty to take care of the void, and they were already able to protect themselves at that time, so I left them behind."
"I see." Ling Yun nodded in understanding. "No wonder many cultivators were frightened as soon as they heard the name Jiange Xiuxi; it turns out you are a terrible killer, and I thought only my master could match you."
"You are wrong." Zhou Yu denied that. "Meng Xianzi is far more terrifying than me, and her victims are much greater than mine. When you first met her, she had already retired from assassination, and she had never shown her killer nature to you even once. Since the clones of the two of you train together in the dream space, you can ask her to show her killing intent, and I'm sure you won't be able to stand once she uses it. Wang Tianshi earned the nickname the sword demoness, but she is still no match for your master."
Ling Yun let out a soft sigh as he looked at his hands. "What should I do?"
"Kill those you deserve to kill, and forgive those who deserve forgiveness." Ling Yun looked at Zhou Yu again. "We're going to the supreme realm soon, but we still have one last stop, right?"
"The Netherworld Realm." Ling Yun replied with a nod.
Zhou Yu then spoke to him again. I can tell you that over 80% of Netherworld demons are evil, so I think you should eliminate them to make these upper realms safer. Before that, Big Sis and I will move the non-evil demons out of there so you don't have to hold back from slaughtering them, and we will take care of some other things before we leave for the supreme realm. However, I want you to slaughter them without relying on your primordial chaos dragon. Instead, you must use the fighting skills you have honed in the dream space for an infinite amount of time. Only then can you increase your battle instinct and killing intent, and you will be a little ready to face those powerful and ruthless cultivators."
"Honestly, I've thought about it myself, and I want to use them as my sparring partners before we set off for the supreme realm." Ling Yun then looked at the dragon again. "We'll talk about that later, and we should focus on defeating this dragon first."
"Do you have any ideas for defeating this dragon?" Zhou Yu asked.
Ling Yun nodded and pointed his broadsword at the dragon's mouth. "Since I can't do anything to it from the outside, I'll try to do it from the inside. Moreover, it's just an illusion, so I'm sure I'll be fine."
"Hmm?" Zhou Yu looked at the dragon thoughtfully, but then she enveloped Ling Yun with her aura. "Let's try your idea, and I sincerely hope we can defeat it from the inside."
"Let's go." Zhou Yu brought Ling Yun flying towards the dragon, and he attacked it directly to force it to open its mouth. Before the dragon could initiate its attack, the void spirit swiftly increased her speed, directly entering its body.
- To Be Continued -