newbobooks Chapter 175 The Sea of Illusions
Chapter 175 The Sea of Illusions
Chapter 175 The Illusory Sea (3 words)
The Illusory Ocean Plane.
Chen Yuan stood on the edge of a cliff, with a black wave tens of meters high crashing against the hard cliff face below.
He gazed into the distance and could vaguely make out the outlines of a series of islands on the turbulent sea.
There are 21 islands in total, arranged from near to far. Each island represents a layer of trial in the Illusionary Sea. The deeper one goes into an island, the more terrifying the power of the illusion becomes.
Until you reach the deepest one, which represents a cosmic venerable realm.
Chen Yuan's will has reached the peak of the King-level realm, and theoretically, he can pass through the first 20 layers of the illusion.
The reward system for the Illusionary Sea is similar to that of the Bridge to Heaven, where the first level awards 100 points, and the points double for each subsequent level.
This means that just by passing through the 20th floor, you can get an amazing reward of over 5,000 points!
The points from the first 20 floors combined can reach an astonishing 100 million points!
No wonder the Dark Lord and Senior Brother Youhou didn't give him resources directly. After all, the points he gained from venturing into the Illusionary Sea were enough for Chen Yuan to use for a long time.
"Let's set off and see for ourselves the true nature of these illusions."
With a thought, Chen Yuan's figure vanished from the edge of the cliff in an instant.
Above the first island, a white figure streaked across the sky like a shooting star.
An invisible force emanated from the island, attempting to invade Chen Yuan's consciousness, but it was completely shattered the moment it touched his body by his powerful mental strength.
Throughout the entire ordeal, Chen Yuan didn't even flinch, easily passing the test of the first island. In fact, with his current soul strength, anything below the tenth level of the Illusionary Sea couldn't even invade his mind.
Because there is an insurmountable gap between the Immortal level and the Realm Lord level, even the most ordinary Immortal has a soul strength that is more than a hundred times that of a peak Realm Lord.
Therefore, when passing the first ten islands of the Illusionary Sea, Chen Yuan's flight speed did not slow down at all, as if he was completely unaffected.
Meanwhile, at the edge of the 21st island in the deepest part of the Illusionary Sea, an old man covered in black scales and wearing a golden robe suddenly opened his eyes: "A mere first-tier universe-level brat has actually passed through seven islands—no, it's already the eighth—at such an astonishing speed."
"Something's not right, this speed is too abnormal."
The black-scaled old man frowned slightly, retrieved Chen Yuan's progress footage, and finally discovered the clue: "He's completely unaffected by the illusion!"
"How is this possible!"
A flicker of shock crossed the old man's black-scaled eyes, and in that very short time, Chen Yuan had already flown past the ninth island: "Could it be that he used some strange method?"
As the manager of the Illusionary Sea, the old man in black scales used his authority to access all the details of Chen Yuan's challenge.
Then he realized that it wasn't that any unusual methods had been used; it was simply that Chen Yuan's soul strength far exceeded the illusionary strength of the previous islands.
Even the illusion of the ninth island is only comparable to the illusion cast by a peak World Lord. How could it possibly affect an immortal soul?
"A mere Tier 1 member of the Universe level actually possesses an Immortal-level soul!"
Even the black-scaled elder, who had lived for countless years, had never seen anything like this before.
"Just who is this little guy?"
This unusual situation piqued his curiosity. "Check his records—hmm?"
The screen displayed only a few words: Chen Yuan, member of the Virtual Universe Apocalyptic Secret Realm, Universe-level Tier 1.
A disciple personally taught by the Lord of Youhou, who is at the sixth level of the Tongtian Bridge.
Apart from this, all other information about Chen Yuan is displayed as "insufficient permissions".
But even this information was enough to shock him.
"He's actually the personal disciple of Lord Youhou!"
The old man in black scales couldn't help but gasp. This was the personal disciple of the great cosmic master!
As a peak-level expert who had been granted the title of King, he knew what it meant to be the personal disciple of the Lord of the Universe—a noble status that even he could hardly attain.
"That's not surprising."
After a long while, the old man in black scales finally came to his senses and shook his head, saying, "After all, without extraordinary talent, how could one become the personal disciple of the great Lord Youhou?"
"Since I already have a master, there's no need for me to go through the trouble."
After this thought flashed through his mind, the old man in black scales stopped paying attention to Chen Yuan's progress and continued to close his eyes to comprehend the 21st level of the illusion in order to temper his will.
On the other side, Chen Yuan's speed finally began to slow down when he passed the tenth island, but he still maintained his momentum.
From the eleventh to the fourteenth island, although the flight speed gradually decreased, it never stopped.
It wasn't until Chen Yuan arrived at the fifteenth island that his figure finally paused, and he slowly landed on the island.
The illusion of the fifteenth island has reached the level of a Marquis, and it is a dual Marquis in terms of "consciousness" and "will".
Although Chen Yuan's will had reached the peak of the King-level, his consciousness was still at the level of an ordinary immortal, so he could not deal with it as easily as before.
Within the illusion, Chen Yuan, who had already ascended to the position of a Universe Venerable, did not indulge in the pleasure brought by this powerful force. Instead, he coldly shouted, "A mere illusion, you dare to deceive me? Break free!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire illusionary world trembled violently, peeling away layer by layer like a shattered mirror, finally revealing the island's true peaceful scene.
"It seems that the illusion of entering the Marquis level at the beginning can indeed affect me, but its strength is limited."
Chen Yuan shook his head slightly: "Let's continue with the challenges."
Then his figure soared into the air again, speeding towards the next island.
The sixteenth and seventeenth islands featured increasingly stronger illusions, but although they managed to hold Chen Yuan back for over ten minutes...
But nothing could stop him.
By the time Chen Yuan reached the eighteenth level, the intensity of the illusion had reached the level of a King-level Immortal!
In an instant, the terrifying consciousness of a King-level being, along with its horrifying pressure, enveloped Chen Yuan, as if a mountain had crashed down upon his consciousness.
boom!
As if the sky had collapsed and the earth had caved in, the sheer intensity of this pure consciousness crushed Chen Yuan's mind, causing it to become blurred.
Along with it came a dreamlike realm belonging to the King-level!
"Oh no, Chen Yuan, Earth's secret has been discovered! Humanity is doomed!"
In the illusion, Luo Feng's anxious face appeared on the communication screen: "Because you broke through the 20th layer of the Illusionary Sea, you directly alarmed the high-ranking members of the human race. A great being has descended to Earth and discovered Earth's secrets."
"Chen Yuan, what should we do?!"
Seeing Luo Feng's panic, Chen Yuan keenly sensed something amiss and sneered, "Is this all the level of the eighteenth level of illusion?"
"The heart is like a sword, cutting through all illusions!"
With a loud shout, a bluish-green longsword appeared in Chen Yuan's hand. This was the "Sword of the Heart," a manifestation of his pure will.
"cut!"
As the sword light flashed, the entire illusion trembled violently, and a pitch-black crack appeared in the void.
Chen Yuan sneered repeatedly, and in the blink of an eye, he unleashed over a thousand sword lights.
Boom!
With a deafening roar, the entire illusion collapsed, revealing the island's true, beautiful scenery once more.
The 18th level of the Illusionary Sea has been cleared!
"The level of consciousness at this level has reached the King level, which is more than a hundred times stronger than my consciousness."
Chen Yuan calmly analyzed: "In this kind of pure consciousness confrontation, no soul defense technique will be of any use; it's a head-on collision."
"If you can withstand the pressure of consciousness, you can pass directly; if you can't, you'll have to accept the test of the illusion."
"Of course, if the difference in consciousness is too great, and I get knocked unconscious, then there's no point in even using the illusion; it's an immediate failure!"
At this point, Chen Yuan had fully understood the operating mechanism of the Illusionary Sea.
"Therefore, in the next level, I must make sure that my mind is not instantly overwhelmed."
"This way, even if you enter an illusion, you can still find a breakthrough by relying on the willpower of a peak-level king."
Having made up his mind, Chen Yuan immediately set off and entered the territory of the nineteenth island.
boom!
The powerful pressure of consciousness arrived as expected. The intensity of consciousness at this level had reached the advanced level of the King-level, hundreds of times stronger than Chen Yuan's consciousness.
Chen Yuan remained calm and composed; he had been prepared for this.
Although his mental strength was not as high as his opponent's, his willpower was superior.
"Willpower, unite! Sword of the heart, draw your sheath!"
That's right, Chen Yuan chose to confront them head-on using the Sword of the Heart.
Based on the experience from the previous level, although the pressure of consciousness from the Illusionary Sea was powerful, it was not refined enough, while his consciousness, though weak, had a purer will.
If consciousness is likened to soldiers, then will is the commander!
With his powerful willpower, Chen Yuan unified all his consciousness, and the 'Sword of the Heart' he condensed was sharp and pointed, piercing straight into the overwhelming pressure of consciousness.
boom!
The collision of the two seemed to produce a deafening roar. Chen Yuan's Heart Sword was unstoppable, piercing through the consciousness pressure of the Illusionary Sea in one fell swoop. He then pressed his advantage and annihilated the remaining consciousness fluctuations.
A moment later, the oppressive aura of consciousness from the nineteenth island completely dissipated, and the subsequent illusionary trials could not proceed. Chen Yuan successfully passed the nineteenth level.
"But the next island will be the real battle."
Chen Yuan was fully aware of this.
The 20th island represents the peak of a king's consciousness and willpower, possessing willpower on par with one's own.
Its intensity of consciousness is a thousand times greater than its own.
Given this absolute disadvantage, his actual chances of passing are extremely slim.
Senior Brother Youhou said that he could theoretically pass through the 20th level of the Illusionary Sea, but that was only "theoretically." In reality, Youhou did not believe that Chen Yuan could achieve this feat at the cosmic level.
Anyway, having passed through 19 floors, Chen Yuan had accumulated 5242 million points, which was more than enough to support his current cultivation.
But since we're already here, we should naturally see the true difficulty of the 20th floor—if we succeed, we can get more than 50 million points.
More importantly, Chen Yuan also holds a trump card that Youhou is unaware of, making his actual probability of passing the 20th floor much higher than Youhou anticipated.
So Chen Yuan didn't hesitate and went straight to the twentieth island.