Li Yao's brain trembled crazily. The whole world seemed to have become clear and aggressive all of a sudden. He could sense that at least six pieces of attack magical equipment that were similar to the main guns of starships were around him. They were either crystal cannons or destructive cannons. Not only had they locked onto him, they had also been activated!
Six super crystal cannons, six supersonic bullets where electric arcs and flames of spiritual energy were surging out, carrying dozens of techniques and destructive effects respectively, rushed close and blocked the space hundreds of square meters around him. It was a hundred times more dangerous than the assault he suffered in Fish Dragon City!
Also, 'Ling Xiaole', who was sitting in the front seat, and 'Long Yangjun', who was sitting next to him, lunged at him at the same time with the most hideous expressions on their faces!
Their killing intent immediately drowned the tiny shuttle like the seawater ten thousand meters deep!
Li Yao's natural reaction was to burst out his strongest counterattack.
However, from his suspicions about Professor Mo Xuan at the beginning to the discovery that he was still in a virtual world, Li Yao was still clear-headed because of all the suspicious points.
Why is Professor Mo Xuan doing this? What can he gain by attacking me in this place?
It's impossible. There is no reason to launch such an attack on such an insignificant person as' Captain Red Lotus' Lin Jiu. After all, so many agents of the Union Army and the Secret Sword Bureau are monitoring the situation!
If the government of the Federation is going to attack, say, if Speaker Cui Lingfeng regrets for some reason and tells the government of the Federation that he is from the 'Red Lotus Sector', there is no reason for them to attack in a virtual world. There are too many variables in such a place after all. They can totally attack them in reality. After all, this is the Federation's territory!
"The spies of the Imperium are even more ridiculous. My fake identity is not worth their trouble at all!"
For a moment, before 'Long Yangjun' and 'Ling Xiaole' lunged at him, Li Yao and the mental devil reached the correct conclusion at the same time.
It was a test.
He wanted to test his real strength and see if he was only at the beginning stage of the Nascent Soul Stage as he said on the surface.
Of course, under the barrage of six super crystal railguns, if he could reveal the unparalleled capability beyond the beginning level of the Nascent Soul Stage, or even perform a certain unknown technique, it would be easy to distinguish his real identity from the traces he left behind!
Even though this was a virtual world, if the intensity of his soul was increased by ten times or a hundred times, it would still be captured precisely.
Let's take a gamble!
Li Yao had loosened his guard and was about to tell Professor Mo Xuan his real identity, but he changed his mind again. He simply allowed the two virtual puppets made of runes and numbers to jump on him and turned a blind eye to the spiritual waves that were rushing at him as fast as lightning, which seemed to contain destructive power.
It was because he knew that it was just a special 'mental attack' and an illusion that the crystal processor sent to the depths of his brain.
Even if he lost the gamble, he could still manage to resist the illusion attacks of such a level.
Li Yao merely activated the spiritual shield of the beginning level of Yuanying and jumped to his feet, pretending that he was greatly surprised. "You —"
BOOM!
Six light balls that looked like the outbreak of a supernova surrounded the shuttle, as if they were going to melt Li Yao completely.
Li Yao controlled the activity of his soul precisely so that it would not exceed the level of the beginning level of Yuanying.
Suddenly, he felt that his body was lighter. The scorching, stinging, and tearing feelings were all gone, and the vivid world a moment ago was gone, too.
Li Yao fell into a silver world. There seemed to be flowers, grasses, mountains, and rivers, but everything was silver and glittering in cold colors. It was made of liquid metal!
In front of him, the liquid metal was wriggling slowly, spreading out ripples and gradually condensing into the shape of a silver human.
It was Professor Mo Xuan. He bowed at Li Yao to express his apology.
Li Yao wiped the cold sweat on his face and shouted angrily, "Professor, what's the meaning of this?"
"I'm very sorry, Representative Lin."
Professor Mo Xuan said calmly, "This is not my idea but the request of the Secret Sword Bureau. They want to run another safety test on you with the uniqueness of the 'Spiriters' Realm '. After all, you will be jumping to the Tian Yuan Realm very soon, where you will meet most of the leadership of the Xing Yao Federation and even the Speaker himself.
"The Secret Sword Bureau is not doubting the sincerity of our ally. However, the spies of the Imperium are too ubiquitous. Should they swap the real 'Team Red Lotus' in one of the procedures and sneak into our capital city and the Speaker's side, how much damage will be caused?
"I don't agree with them doing such a thing with the 'Spiriters' Realm ', but the Secret Sword Bureau uses' national security 'as an excuse. I really can't find a reason to turn them down.
"Therefore, forgive me, Representative Lin."
Thinking quickly, Li Yao considered whether or not Professor Mo Xuan was telling the truth. But on the surface, he sniffed and asked, "Then, what's the result of your 'test'?"
"That was not my job," Professor Mo Xuan said. "I merely built such a special 'Spiriters' Realm 'according to the Secret Sword Bureau's request. In fact, it is a virtual world that is riddled with loopholes and flaws. I believe that you must've noticed it a long time ago, Representative Lin.
"As for the result of the test, you can ask the people of the Secret Sword Bureau directly after you return to reality."
Professor Mo Xuan's explanation was flawless. He bowed again and apologized. Then, he turned into a cluster of liquid metal that did not have a fixed shape and melted into the entire silver world.
Li Yao, on the other hand, was pushed out of the silver world by a gentle force again. He sat up in the bright red nerval interaction liquids that were as warm as amniotic fluid.
This place … seemed to be the hall where he first entered the virtual world. Hundreds of virtual cabins that looked like metal coffins were on the two sides, exactly the same as a moment ago.
Wei Qingqing, Long Yangjun, and Ling Xiaole were all staring at him.
Wiping his face, Li Yao jumped out of the virtual cabin. Before Wei Qingqing said anything, he dragged Long Yangjun to him and dragged her to a corner, not bothering about the astonishment on her face and the other people's faces.
"What's wrong with you?"
Long Yangjun blinked quickly and said in a low voice without moving her lips, "Don't do such a thing in public, alright?"
"Stop arguing and answer my question!"
Li Yao glared at Long Yangjun, as if he would attack her the moment she said something wrong. He said in secret, too, "Tell me my three nicknames, pseudonyms, or former names. Now!"
Frowning, Long Yangjun looked at Li Yao in confusion. "Monster Li, Master Spiritual Vulture, dominator of three Sectors … What's the meaning of this?"
"Go on. Tell me your last pseudonym and false identity!"
"Well, Wang Xi, a eunuch."
"Hu …"
Li Yao let out a sigh of relief. His tightened muscles finally relaxed.
Long Yangjun narrowed her eyes and said, "You must've had a terrible experience in the Spiriters' Realm to scare you so much."
"It's not scary, it's weird, it's openly weird!"
Li Yao said. "There are too many people here. I'll tell you about it on our way back."
"Excuse me."
Wei Qingqing walked to them and asked concernedly, "What's the matter?"
"Nothing."
Li Yao stared at Wei Qingqing thoughtfully. "Miss Wei, did we say 'goodbye' just now?"
Wei Qingqing was at a loss. "What do you mean? Weren't you in the virtual cabin the whole time? I was talking to Representative Long and explaining many details of the 'Tinder Plan' to her. Before that … I don't think we said 'goodbye', did we?"
Li Yao understood it now.
The Wei Qingqing who said goodbye to him just now was a fake, too. Or rather, the whole scene was fake. It was created by Professor Mo Xuan.
"Then, goodbye."
Li Yao said with mixed feelings.
"Hehe. It's going to be difficult for us to meet again. After all, I'm leaving for billions of years in the future tomorrow. But it's hard to say. The universe is so vast, and life is so wonderful. Maybe we will meet again one day?"
Wei Qingqing smiled brilliantly and waved at Li Yao.
Li Yao's heart slowly sank to a very, very deep place.
Wei Qingqing's reaction to the word 'goodbye' was similar to that of Professor Mo Xuan's virtual reality.
That was only natural.
Wei Qingqing was a member of the 'Tinder Base'. Professor Mo Xuan or other creators of the 'Spiriters' Realm 'had a lot of time to observe her in secret and analyze her behavior and mental state, thereby creating a' Wei Qingqing 'that was closer to the real one.
Li Yao did not like the feeling at all.
If life could be 'duplicated' to some extent, was it a creation of life, or was it a blasphemy?
In any case, Li Yao did not want to stay in the Tinder Base for one more second. He only wanted to get away from this place, the Hundred Flowers Space Zone, and the farther away from Professor Mo Xuan, the better!
On his way back, it was still the reverse time channel, where he turned from a human to a monkey, from a monkey to a reptile, and from a reptile to a fish.
Li Yao took out a scale that was particularly rough to the touch from his Cosmos Ring and touched it in secret.
It was the reverse scale of the 'Red Haired Dragon', a unique animal of the Ancient Sages Sector. The stripes on the reverse scale were unique and complicated, and they were quite delicate to the touch. Nothing similar could be found in the entire Federation.
The subtle touch reminded Li Yao that he was in the real world.
Li Yao asked Ling Xiaole to slow down and drive slowly. Then, he told her everything that happened to him in the Spiriters' Realm, including the 'second level of the Spiriters' Realm 'later, without leaving out a single word or detail.
He believed that, with Long Yangjun's keenness and wisdom, she might be able to figure out something that he had missed.
"I feel that there must be something wrong with Professor Mo Xuan, but I don't know what the problem is exactly."
Li Yao said, "On second thought, there is nothing suspicious at all. My professor has done everything openly. Also, he was only conducting the cutting-edge theoretical studies under the supervision of the major institutions and the government. Even the 'second level of the Spiriters' Realm 'in the end was created by the Secret Sword Bureau at the request of him. I've confirmed it through Ling Xiaole. The Secret Sword Bureau even apologized to me. Their explanation is exactly the same as my professor's.
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