Chapter 205: Zhu Yan Illusion

After having a general idea, Lin Jing began to experiment.

His Divine Sense, besides observing the Small Zhu Yan that turned killing into an art, also began to sweep across the tragic hall.

“The appearance of the Zhu Yan is the form—this is the first layer of illusion.”

In almost no time, a Small Zhu Yan was simulated and born within his consciousness.

“The tragic scenes of war are the spirit—this is the second layer of illusion.”

“What I need to do is use the Die Huan Art to integrate the second layer of illusion into the first, turning it into the spirit of the Zhu Yan.”

During his one-year seclusion at Thousand Illusion Mountain, Lin Jing had already thoroughly mastered the Die Huan Art.

To create a Zhu Yan with spirit, he immediately thought of the Die Huan Art.

By integrating the Small Zhu Yan’s posture of war and slaughter into its form, he could give enemies a psychological suggestion.

“The reason ancient Cultivators feared the Zhu Yan was its desire for battle, its love for inciting war!”

“Anyone would be afraid of a madman who wants to start a war all day, fearing they would die in that war.”

“The essence of Aura is to make the enemy feel fear.”

“And the source of the fear the Zhu Yan inspires lies in its frenzied battle desire and battle will.”

“Yes, Battle Intent. The charm and Aura of the Zhu Yan illusion should be filled with Battle Intent.”

“In my previous life, there was PTSD; in this Immortal Cultivation World, Cultivators can also develop Heart Demons because of war. If I can perfectly fuse the Soldier Calamity Illusion with the Zhu Yan illusion, it should be the core of manifesting a Zhu Yan with true charm!”

“Using Battle Intent as a guide to make enemies fear fighting the Small Zhu Yan—this is the Zhu Yan’s charm!”

However…

As he completed it, he still felt something was missing.

Soon, a Small Zhu Yan with eyes revealing Battle Intent was born. In its eyes, a soaring battle Qi boiled, and its sharp Battle Intent seemed to pierce through bodies, causing onlookers to experience mental blocks as if they were encountering a tragic slaughter themselves. Through this suggestion, it made people foresee the miserable scenes of their own battle, thus losing their will to fight.

Looking inside himself at the Small Zhu Yan created from the dual illusions, Lin Jing had done his best. He was confident that by manifesting this Small Zhu Yan, even if it only had a Foundation Establishment Initial Stage cultivation on the surface, it could scare the wits out of a group of Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

But Lin Jing felt that this Zhu Yan was still not perfect.

Although the consumption to manifest this Small Zhu Yan was lower than manifesting a Golden Core Yao Beast and its practicality was higher, making it a good illusion Spell…

However, this current Small Zhu Yan was just an image manifested from observing the Small Zhu Yan in the ruins.

It was not the true Demon Ancestor Zhu Yan.

While this level might already be far ahead of other Thousand Illusion Mountain Disciples… did Lin Jing lack this power?

Not only did he not lack it, but Thousand Illusion Mountain likely didn’t either.

Because there wasn’t much technical difficulty in this. It might be difficult for these Foundation Establishment Stage Thousand Illusion Mountain Disciples or even Golden Core Stage Illusion Cultivators, but for those Nascent Soul experts, replicating it would be very easy.

What the experts of Thousand Illusion Mountain wanted probably wasn’t a Small Zhu Yan forcibly endowed with a war charm through the Die Huan Art. What they wanted was surely the Aura of the Battle Intent of a true Demon Ancestor-level Zhu Yan!

“But how could a group of Foundation Establishment Illusion Cultivators comprehend a Demon Ancestor-level war charm? Are the experts of Thousand Illusion Mountain hoping to just get lucky?”

Lin Jing shook his head, but suddenly, he remembered something.

“Most Yao Beast blood contains the Aura of the beast—”

“The Zhu Yan blood that just fused into our bodies was intended to strengthen our physiques and change our Bloodlines, so it didn’t display any beastly Aura.”

“But not displaying it doesn’t mean it’s not there.”

“Even the most gently disguised predator will inevitably have a moment of showing its power. And to force it to show its ferocity…”

“…is very simple: just make it feel threatened.”

“If I make the Zhu Yan blood inside my body feel threatened, it might reveal its fierce Aura, the original Aura of the Zhu Yan. At that time, I’ll be able to experience the true Aura of the Demon Ancestor Zhu Yan.”

“Beast Control Body!”

“My Beast Control Body can suppress all beast blood in the world. Zhu Yan blood is also beast blood. As long as I use the Beast Control Body to suppress the Zhu Yan Bloodline, feeling the suppression, how could the Zhu Yan blood not resist? As the blood of a Demon Ancestor, it certainly won’t allow itself to be suppressed.”

“However, this approach is undoubtedly very dangerous; I cannot try it lightly—”

“I must have an expert protecting me before I can give it a brief try, no matter how thin the Zhu Yan blood in my body is—”

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“The Small Zhu Yan image simulated through the Die Huan Art should be enough to make Thousand Illusion Mountain value me, granting me the qualification to be promoted to a True Disciple and enter the Blessed Land to learn the Reverse Illusion Art—”

“After all, this Small Zhu Yan has low mana consumption but decent power. Aside from the high learning difficulty, it has almost no weaknesses. Although it’s useless against Advanced Cultivators, if low-level Cultivators can master it, its practical value would far exceed those Yao King illusions in the Divine Beast Hall—”

“Since the original purpose has been achieved, I’ll harvest some more Zhu Yan blood next to prepare for experiencing the true Aura of the Demon Ancestor Zhu Yan later.”

Lin Jing opened his eyes. The surroundings were still covered in a blood mist. Unknowingly, the Disciples of the Three Sects had already passed the second trial.

At this moment, everyone had already entered the hall of the third trial.

It was still a Foundation Establishment Initial Stage Small Zhu Yan.

But compared to the Small Zhu Yan with a weapon in the second trial, it appeared even more powerful!

Three Heads Six Arms!

Compared to the Small Zhu Yan in the first trial that only knew hand-to-hand combat and the one in the second trial that picked up a weapon, this Small Zhu Yan began to use Spells!

In the Three Heads Six Arms state, the Small Zhu Yan held six different weapons and continued to slaughter wantonly.

But similarly, its own Aura was nearly non-existent, and its power had not materialized. It didn’t seem like a living being, making it difficult for the Thousand Illusion Mountain Disciples to comprehend its power and charm.

In this state of not revealing even a hint of its own Aura, it even numbed the Three Sects’ Cultivators fighting it,

making it hard for people to associate this little monkey with the god of slaughter that had killed countless Yao Beasts and Cultivators.

Although there was wariness, dread, and fear, none had broken through the mental limit. The Sect’s mission and the rewards of the ruins occupied a higher priority in their minds.

“Take it down!!!”

“If we kill it, maybe we can inherit this Three Heads Six Arms Spell!”

Facing the Small Zhu Yan of the third trial, the Three Sects’ Cultivators became even more crazed. No one even attacked the second team of Thousand Illusion Mountain, who were currently comprehending the Zhu Yan’s charm.

After all, in the previous two ruin explorations, the Three Sects’ Cultivators had only reached the third trial and had not defeated this Three Heads Six Arms Small Zhu Yan.

Now, entering for the third time, the Three Sects’ Cultivators were well-prepared and determined to kill it and see what treasures could be obtained from the third trial.

“Three Heads Six Arms, huh—”

Lin Jing slowly stood up. His movement immediately caught Ning Shijie’s attention.

“Junior Brother Huang, what are you doing? Sit down and observe. Leave the fighting to the other Senior Brothers who are good at combat!”

“Senior Sister.” Lin Jing looked at her and said, “Relying only on those Senior Brothers, I’m afraid we won’t be able to snatch the final kill of this Three Heads Six Arms Small Zhu Yan from the Disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and the Flower Sect.”

“I have already initially mastered how to manifest a Zhu Yan with charm. Let me go and support the Senior Brothers…”

“What did you say?” Ning Shijie was stunned.