From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 162 The Real Illusion

"With my strength, I can only imprison him for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea."

In the void, a figure slowly emerged, its eyes like burning stars, and behind it seemed to be countless crisscrossing grids, with scattered stars falling like shooting stars, evolving into various killing formations.

Lin Yunxiao, the chess player who wields the spark.

He looked up in You Ming's direction and gently placed a piece.

In an instant, those intersecting grids appeared out of thin air above Youming's floating island.

"Heavenly Seal".

He spoke softly, uttering two words.

A chess piece enters the air, a black and white phantom appears, then disappears, instantly covering the grid.

Then the spiritual energy that the entire floating island was interacting with the outside world was directly stopped. It trembled violently and then fell heavily to the ground.

"Fifteen minutes is enough."

The void distorted slightly, and Qi Tianjie's figure appeared and disappeared. A phantom building appeared behind him, emanating heavy mist, which actually evolved into the surrounding void, allowing him to perfectly blend into this world.

He remained motionless, yet the entire sky seemed to be splashed with ink, the air wrinkled, the light distorted, and the overall outline of the floating island began to blur.

Qi Tianjie stretched out his hand and gently pinched his fingertips together.

The next second, another floating island appeared in the void.

Compared to Youming's floating island, this floating island is much larger and more majestic. Its mountain range seems to connect with the sky, surrounded by layers of clouds, vast and majestic, just like a real divine mountain in mythology.

In fact, this sacred mountain was originally created by Qi Tianjie after observing the sacred mountains of the celestial realm, such as Sumeru, Wujie, and Taizang.

It is by no means a rootless duckweed; every part of it looks exactly like the real thing.

In comparison, Youming's floating island appeared quite rudimentary. Although it was piled with layers of turrets, it was far inferior in size, imposing presence, and overwhelming aura.

"The most powerful illusion lies in deceiving with reality."

"Since I am real, how can you possibly see through me?"

Qi Tianjie stood suspended in the void, looking down at You Ming's now-silent floating island, and spoke coldly.

He wasn't really a person who liked to talk nonsense, but since You Ming had used strange methods to steal the Great Dao Shadow that should have belonged to him, he wanted to destroy the other party mentally as well.

Although You Ming's previous methods were a bit strange, they only caught everyone off guard.

He's still far from being a true master.

Back then, in order to cultivate illusionary arts, I went to investigate things and seek knowledge, traveling to many places in the immortal realm and witnessing many fantastical landscapes in the world.

Human imagination has its limitations, and only those who have truly witnessed the wonders of nature can conjure them up.

Although the things You Ming created using mirages were strange, they seemed too crude in the eyes of a master of illusion.

After all, it was just a carp from the lower realm, so naturally it hadn't seen anything good.

"Your flying sword is like a headless fly. I suppose you have done your best to imagine what a sword formation should look like."

"Then I'll truly show you just how powerful that immortal sword formation really is."

Qi Tianjie smiled softly. The summit of the suspended sacred mountain was as still as water, with clouds and mist swirling between the towering cliffs, as if the world had not yet awakened.

Suddenly, a faint sword cry emanated from the depths of the sacred mountain, seemingly there yet nowhere, like a dream. Immediately afterward, the earth trembled, the very fabric of the sacred mountain resonated, and the mountain itself, like a sleeping sword sheath, was awakened from the depths of time.

Suddenly, ten thousand swords emerged from the mountain.

A sword light, as bright as day, slashed diagonally upwards from the mountainside, tearing through the clouds.

Then came the second, the third... countless sword energies bursting through the rocks, the metallic clang converging like thunder, transforming into a sword tide, like a reversed Milky Way, covering the sky and the earth.

From between mountain peaks, beneath ancient pines, and through rock crevices and valleys, every dormant node of the sword formation is awakening. Tens of thousands of immortal swords emerge one after another from the mountain ridges, their blades pointing skyward, arranged in layers like flying dragons in the sky and silver snakes churning the sea, forming a celestial sword formation that spans the nine heavens and pierces the universe.

The winds and clouds shifted dramatically, lightning crackled, and the sword light illuminated the four corners of the earth, as if even your gaze was being shattered inch by inch by this magnificent sword power.

Anyone who saw the sky filled with flashing sword light felt a stinging pain in their eyes and couldn't help but want to shed tears.

As Qi Tianjie said, the most realistic illusion is, of course, reality itself.

In order to be able to conjure the power of the sword formation, he lived in the [Extreme Void Sword Sect] in the Heavenly Realm for several years. He not only practiced swordsmanship with the disciples of the sword sect, but also observed how the sword formation was activated.

Therefore, in his eyes, the messy sword formations that You Ming played with were simply a joke.

It even caused an explosion. Flying swords are known for their sharpness, so how could they explode upon contact with an enemy? Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?

Qi Tianjie looked at You Ming, trying hard to see some frustration on the other's face.

But You Ming just looked at him calmly, and even seemed to want to laugh.

This made Qi Tianjie's eyes grow even colder. They've already come to this point, are they still stubbornly holding on?
Fine, then I'll make sure you lose even more completely.

He extended a finger and pointed it in the air. The clouds that filled the mirage gathered and transformed into a bronze cannon that resembled a mountain.

The cannon body seems to have been cast at the beginning of chaos, engraved with countless runes and immortal characters, and its color is deep and dark.

The cannon's muzzle opened like a dragon's kiss, revealing a deep, dark starry sea within, where stars could be seen burning and dying.

In an instant, the front of the bronze cannon slowly rose, the runes lit up, and the thirty-six dragon-locking chains on it broke on their own, the laws wailing.

boom!
The moment the cannon fired, a torrent of pure divine energy burst forth from the cannon barrel, mixing with the five fundamental laws of thunder, fire, metal, wood, and water, condensing into a shock beam comparable to a raging sea of ​​divine thunder.

Wherever it passed, layers of void collapsed, as if time itself had briefly stopped amidst the cannon fire.

The artillery fire landed directly on Youming's floating island. In an instant, the ground cracked and the river stopped flowing.

The once orderly scenes are now in complete disarray, as if a typhoon had passed through.

The countless flying swords descended, weaving and raging across the entire floating island. Wherever the sword light danced, the entire floating island echoed with mournful cries.

A sharp edge can cut through anything. Compared to that, You Ming's flying swords and cannons not only seem rudimentary, but even somewhat laughable.

"It's over!"

The Golden Boy God, watching from the sidelines, felt a chill run down his spine upon witnessing this scene.

I told you to run! As long as you can survive to the end, or not be killed by Qi Tianjie, you have a chance to retain 30% of the true meaning of the Great Dao Shadow.

Now look what's happened; all your true intentions are about to be devoured by the other party, and you've done all the work for them.

(End of this chapter)