From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 164: Real or Fake?
The instant Qi Tianjie was eliminated, the illusory image of the [Mirage] behind him immediately transformed into tens of thousands of mirror-like shards of light that scattered like butterflies flapping their wings, reflecting the myriad aspects of life and the world, a chaotic and unreal spectacle.

These fragments transformed into streaks of light, instantly disappearing into Youming's consciousness.

In an instant, You Ming's soul seemed to be plunged into an endless abyss of dreams.

Countless bizarre and fantastical scenes are constantly changing.

Qi Tianjie traveled extensively for decades in order to hone his illusionary skills. Only by witnessing the world firsthand could he construct illusion from reality and glimpse reality from illusion.

Now, all his insights into illusion techniques have been transformed into resources for Youming.

Although Youming himself does not practice illusion magic, it greatly complements his fantasy-themed version of "Minecraft".

After all, although the blocky world he constructed was real, each attribute was highly abstract, resulting in an extremely rudimentary world.

Only in this situation, where everyone can only use the [Shadow of the Great Dao], can such power be exerted.

If this were outside, it would be easy for someone to find a way to control you.

But by plundering Qi Tianjie's portion of the [Mirage], he greatly enriched this blocky world. It was like giving the rough world a layer of illusion, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion.

……

Above the clouds, the floating islands hovered high in the void.

After merging with Qi Tianjie's portion of the [Mirage] essence, the entire floating island underwent a dramatic change. Its shape closely resembled the majestic divine mountain that it had originally conjured, making it far more imposing than You Ming's initial floating island.

Its mountain peaks rise high, like an inverted celestial sword, seemingly poised to strike with thunder at any moment.

You Ming stood on the floating island and with a light tap in the air, a slender, willow-leaf-like, yet exquisitely sharp flying sword instantly appeared.

Then these flying swords seemed to replicate without limit, multiplying wildly.

hum!
Each flying sword emitted a faint sword hum, and its blade rippled with gaseous energy. In the next instant, it transformed into streaks of light that shot out, traversing hundreds of feet.

Just as the dozen or so cultivators were about to launch a combined attack using the [Shadow of the Great Dao], the flying swords suddenly accelerated several times over and instantly struck them.

Most people didn't even have a chance to react before being blasted into nothingness.

Only a small number managed to escape to distant places instantly by using their own Dao Shadow.

"This illusion is indeed a perfect match for the blocky world. It's one part real and nine parts fake, or two parts real and eight parts fake. It mixes reality and illusion together and is virtually invincible."

You Ming stood on the floating island, but in reality, his figure was an illusion.

His true form is hidden inside the floating island.

However, after he learned Qi Tianjie's illusion magic, he integrated it into the block world and became virtually invincible.

The flying swords were fake in appearance, but inside they still concealed a cube-shaped flying sword that could explode.

The speed of the flying swords is fake; you think they are still hovering in the sky, but in fact they are already in front of you.

The number of flying swords is also fake. You might think there are only a few thousand flying swords in the sky, but in reality there are tens of thousands.

The damage from the flying sword is even more deceptive. What you perceive as a cold, sharp flying sword actually produces explosive damage.

The truth and the falsehood are mixed together.

There's simply no way to tell the difference.

With the help of illusion magic, Youming's floating island became even more bizarre and unpredictable. No, it can no longer be described as bizarre and unpredictable; it was simply terrifying.

Among the crowd, only Lin Yunxiao's [Starfire Chess Player] could rival him.

However, Lin Yunxiao's Great Dao Shadow emphasizes control rather than attack. "Switch to artillery mode."

You Ming exhaled and spoke, his fingertips tracing patterns in the air as the modules reassembled.

In an instant, towering bronze cannons, each nine feet tall and exuding an awe-inspiring presence, appeared in the void.

Each cannon muzzle emitted a brilliant burst of spiritual light. Torrents of spiritual energy ripped through the sky, illuminating half of it, before striking the fleeing figures in the distance.

The crowd only managed a scream before being engulfed by artillery fire.

"Om."

After a barrage of attacks, suddenly, the floating island in the sky emitted a faint glow and then disappeared.

The floating island doesn't fly very fast, so if other cultivators are determined to escape, it will be difficult for it to catch up.

However, once he enters stealth mode, most people, except for a few [Shadows of the Great Dao] with special abilities, cannot see his whereabouts.

This powerful and elusive Great Dao Shadow was so disgusting to the other cultivators that they were almost driven to madness.

They attacked the floating island together, but the other side could recover in the blink of an eye. And when the other side attacked them, flying swords and cannons roared at the same time, making them dizzy and disoriented, which was almost like cheating.

Later on, everyone became afraid of You Ming.

They no longer clustered together in running groups, but scattered and ran around everywhere, and they would not rest in one place for more than fifteen minutes to avoid being bombarded by the floating islands.

The gods and immortals watching from all sides had different expressions.

Many gods laughed and clapped their hands, for they hadn't seen one person overpower a group of people in many years. Meanwhile, many cultivators remained expressionless, knowing that the tide had turned against them.

Given that carp's current form, no one on the entire battlefield can rival it.

"Hahaha, good, good, that's great, that's how we should do it."

"What did I say?"

"Five clouds, four heroes, and three outstanding figures are not as good as one famous figure from Bingzhou."

The Golden Boy God was also mischievous, insisting on teasing the immortals at this crucial moment.

Many immortals looked even uglier. Originally, the Twelve Immortals were twelve cultivators from heaven and earth whom they had supported by seizing the fortune of heaven and earth, who would become the protagonists of an era.

Originally, this was a sign of the prosperity of the immortal path. The Golden Boy God Lord mentioned this phrase again and again, which clearly meant that he wanted to intercept their immortal fortune and bestow it upon that carp alone.

……

As expected, the Great Dao Shadow Capture event has come to a close.

You Ming is undoubtedly number one, and by a huge margin.

The reason he was able to score ten times higher than the second-place finisher was not only because his Mirage was too powerful, but also because his relentless bombardment had dampened the competitive spirit within the Immortal Path.

Therefore, he was the first place winner, the second to fifth place winners were all gods, and the eighth place winner was a monster.

Lin Yunxiao's ranking has plummeted to almost 100th.

He was, after all, the figurehead promoted by the Immortal Path. With everyone united against You Ming's offensive, it was one thing if he couldn't lead everyone to victory, but he couldn't turn around and attack his own people.

So he killed a few lone gods and monsters, and then scored no more points.

(End of this chapter)