đź“– Chapter 942 - Heavenly Might Divine Dragon
“You can’t be counted as an ordinary person, you are a supreme expert!” Although he replied instantly, Wang Baole was actually stunned. His words earlier hadn’t been spoken out loud, but thought internally.
It might seem a bit shameless, but this was actually his unique way of cheering himself on that he’d developed when he was a child. By doing this, he could increase his self-confidence, and that self-confidence was transformed into motivation to work hard. In turn, that hard work would increase his self-confidence even more, forming a virtuous cycle that allowed him to surpass others.
Over the years, he had become very proficient in using this method and obtained many benefits thanks to it. His greatest success was using it to encourage himself to lose weight.
But now, his internal thoughts had actually been seen through by the paper human cutout, making Wang Baole a little suspicious. He quickly changed his expression and appeared even more respectful as he looked at the paper human cutout. There were no faults in his expression, and it wouldn’t even be too much of an exaggeration to describe it as a face of utter sincerity.
But internally, he gave a tentative sigh.
'I’m just trying to cheer myself on so that I won’t feel inferior when I face those Chosen… Sigh, is that so wrong?'
Almost at the same time that Wang Baole lamented internally, the paper human cutout at his side shot him a deep look. Although it didn’t say anything, its gaze carried a clear meaning that made Wang Baole’s pupils contract with a confirmation of his guess.
The paper human cutout didn’t continue speaking. After all, this Xie Dalu’s words about his own hard work or whatever really had nothing to do with it. In the paper human cutout’s opinion, none of that would change the foundation for their mutual cooperation, and their relationship had been perfectly fine so far. Thus, it decided to just leave it at that and proceed as usual.
Noticing that the paper human cutout disappeared again after taking a glance at him, although Wang Baole’s expression didn’t change, he couldn’t help but ponder. Although there was the possibility that the paper human cutout could really hear his inner thoughts, he felt that that was unlikely.
'Perhaps it’s some other method? Or there are some unknown conditions?' Wang Baole analyzed freely, not caring about whether or not his thoughts would be heard by the paper human cutout. Even if the paper human cutout was listening in, a normal person would definitely have these kinds of thoughts in this scenario.
If not, it would seem fake.
'I just don’t get it. Ah well, I don’t have any intention of harming the paper human cutout anyway, and I’m sincerely cooperating with it, so there’s no need to care too much about these little details.' In the end, Wang Baole seemed to put the matter aside, but in reality, his vigilance grew stronger. As time passed, more and more Illusion Crystals appeared one after another, and the limit of seven days gradually approached.
At the same time, after studying their Illusion Crystals all this time, those who had obtained one became increasingly suspicious. There was no longer any doubt in their minds; all of them could clearly feel the existence of a seal on the Illusion Crystals.
The seal gave them a bad feeling. There was no mention of any seals in their clans’ records. However, this trip to the Starfall Realm was indeed a little unusual, so it was hard for them to determine what was going on.
Their first instinct was naturally to wonder whether this was... also a trial?
A hidden trial that required them to break the seal on the Illusion Crystal!
After some discussion, this idea spread like wildfire. In any case, whether or not it was actually a hidden trial, everyone sought to break their seals anyway, because… after the last Illusion Crystal found an owner, snatched up by the little girl who had used the Underworld Law, a teleportation force faintly spread throughout the Illusion Planet.
This force was initially very weak, but everyone could sense that as time passed, it grew stronger and stronger. It wouldn’t take more than two hours for this teleportation force to reach its peak, and at that time, all those holding an Illusion Crystal would be teleported to the next trial by the natural laws of this place.
As for the others… they would be eliminated and lose their qualifications to compete for the great opportunity.
However, the Chosen holding Illusion Crystals discovered that the seals on the Illusion Crystals actually created an interference that blocked the teleportation force. Although this interference wasn’t too strong, they couldn’t afford to gamble. If they didn’t break the seals, they might fail the trial, and that was unacceptable.
But the seals were extremely peculiar. No matter what methods they used, nothing worked. Even the bell girl and the scholarly young man were at a loss in the face of these seals, completely unable to do anything about them.
Those two were unable to break the seals, and the others were even more unable to break the seals. Everyone, including the young man in black and the masked woman, could only wait helplessly as time passed. The teleportation force grew stronger and stronger, but the interference from the seals showed no signs of disappearing, making all the crystal owners more and more anxious.
As for those who couldn’t get their hands on an Illusion Crystal, they quickly perked up from their frustration. Some of them even flew into the air and shouted that they were good at breaking seals.
There were quite a few people like this, but those who got the Illusion Crystals were all prideful Chosen. Naturally, they were unwilling to pay any attention to these people who could only boast. Unless they truly had no other choice, none of them wanted to let anyone else touch their Illusion Crystals.
Soon, there was only one hour left until the end of the trial. Fluctuations of teleportation rose up across the entire Illusion Planet, becoming stronger and stronger like a raging sea. The thirty Illusion Crystals should have been like mountains in this sea, shining with dazzling light. However, because of the seals on them, although they were still bright, there was the feeling of being obscured by a veil.
They were like trapped dragons unable to ascend to the heavens!
All this made the crystal-holders increasingly anxious. And it was at this moment that Wang Baole, who had been sitting cross-legged in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes.
“It’s about time…” Wang Baole’s eyes revealed excitement as he muttered. After taking a deep breath, he suppressed his excitement and took out his Illusion Crystal. Although there seemed to be nobody around, he still put on a performance, quickly forming hand seals according to the paper human cutout’s teachings and pointing at the Illusion Crystal in front of him.
With that, the Illusion Crystal immediately turned blurry. But a moment later, it became clear again, and the seal on it had disappeared, like dust being wiped off a pearl or a lampshade being taken off the lamp. With the removal of the seal, a dazzling light shot up into the sky. Lacking the interference of the seal, it immediately resonated with the fluctuations of teleportation.
None of this could be hidden, nor did Wang Baole want to keep it hidden. Like a torch in the dark night, the light spread in all directions in the blink of an eye. Everyone across the entire Illusion Planet immediately noticed, and a series of gazes from every direction all turned toward Wang Baole.
There were also many figures flying out and rushing straight toward him like arrows loosed from the bowstring. With the time limit closing in, even those who were far away exhausted all their methods to speed up, regardless of cost. However, the Illusion Planet was huge, and they couldn’t reach him that quickly. In the end, the first wave of people to reach Wang Baole numbered less than thirty!
Among them, there were four who held Illusion Crystals!
The masked woman was one of them, and there was also the little fatty. As for the other two… Wang Baole didn’t know them. They hadn’t paid to board the boat back then.
As soon as these four people arrived, a strange light appeared in their eyes. They stared at the Illusion Crystal in Wang Baole’s hand. It looked exactly like their own, but as dazzling light erupted from it and it resonated with the teleportation force, it seemed to shake the heavens!
“I… unlocked the seal?” Ignoring the new arrivals, Wang Baole’s face was filled with surprise. He stood up and spoke in disbelief, and then, staring at the Illusion Crystal in front of him, he looked extremely excited and started laughing out loud.
“Fellow Daoist Xie…” Seeing that the seal on Wang Baole’s Illusion Crystal had indeed been unlocked, everyone in the surroundings immediately jumped to speak.
“Fellow Daoist Xie, how did you break the seal? Please tell us!”
“Fellow Daoist, can you teach me the method? We’re from the same boat, we should help each other out!” The last sentence had been shouted by the little fatty.
They didn’t ask him for his help but directly asked for the method to break the seal, which was somewhat different from Wang Baole’s original plan. However, he still had a way to deal with it. A smile appeared on his face, and he sent out his divine will.
“Senior, please seal it up for me again.” After sending his divine will, Wang Baole pretended to be about to speak, but before he could say anything, the Illusion Crystal in his hand blurred again. The seal that had disappeared suddenly reappeared and blocked the teleportation force again.
“This seal is really powerful. I used my Heavenly-Might-Divine-Dragon-Great-Emperor-Essence to destabilize it, and only then could I unlock the seal. But looking at it now… it only took a moment before it reappeared. If I want to completely remove the seal, it seems that I’ll need some more essence.” Wang Baole froze for a moment and his eyes seemed to flicker with thought. Then he sighed softly and looked at the little fatty who had asked for the method.
“Fellow Daoist, it’s not that I don’t want to give you the method. The method that I used is… the Heavenly-Might-Divine-Dragon-Great-Emperor-Essence Art that is passed down in my clan. This method… cannot be spread to outsiders.”