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'Is this the true face of Phantasm Body Movement Skill?' Sei Itō thought to himself as he drifted and created a series of afterimages to avoid Shi Zhixuan's attacks.
Based on the way Shi Zhixuan moved just now, Sei Itō noticed that this so-called Phantasm Body Movement Skill was very similar to the assassination footwork used by the assassins. It was a unique footwork that specifically used the blind spots of a human's vision to move. However, once it fused with the effects of true qi, it also had some illusory effects, which was why it made others feel that Shi Zhixuan's Phantasm Body Movement Skill was strange, unfathomable, and unfathomable.
But this time, Shi Zhixuan ran into Sei Itō, who was also skilled in this movement method. In fact, since he was the strongest disciple in history and had trained in one world before, he had also fused this footwork technique with the skills of the elites to hide their senses and improve it a second time. Hence, Shi Zhixuan's Phantasm Body Movement Skill, which had always been successful, immediately had its effects greatly reduced, and it became no different from a normal lightness skill footwork.
Just like that, the duo fought over each other's blind spots, and they entered a stalemate in the imperial study.
'But when it comes to illusory techniques, I'm much better at them.' Sei Itō chuckled in his heart as he moved repeatedly and changed his position to enter Shi Zhixuan's blind spots.
Then, his qi trembled, and an illusory aura that looked like a real person appeared in the imperial study. It moved along with Sei Itō's movements. But Sei Itō did not stop. Instead, while he was fighting over Shi Zhixuan's blind spots, he continued creating aura images to confuse Shi Zhixuan's Undying Seals and sense his aura.
Around a dozen aura images soon filled the entire imperial study and surrounded Shi Zhixuan, preventing him from running away because of his evil heart.
"Evil King, surrender yourself." Sei Itō used Echo Art to let his voice echo through the entire imperial study.
"Child's play." Shi Zhixuan, whose personality had completely deteriorated, snorted coldly. He answered. Then, his figure quickly flashed, and he also used his Zhen Qi to create several blurry images, attacking Sei Itō's aura images.
"Puff, puff, puff, puff …" In the blink of an eye, a series of light popping sounds were heard. The images of Sei Itō and Shi Zhixuan that were conjured up by the air popping sound all dispersed, and disappeared from the Imperial Study Room.
However, at this moment. Shi Zhixuan only felt that his vision changed, the imperial study room instantly became illusory, like a mirage, it disappeared before his eyes in the midst of the fluttering, and changed into a bamboo forest that should not have appeared here.
"Evil King, don't you think that this place is very familiar?" A voice whose origin could not be discerned echoed around Shi Zhixuan.
Shi Zhixuan did not answer, he only stood where he was with rapt attention, guarding against any possible sneak attack that might come at any time.
Only Shi Zhixuan himself did not move. But the surrounding bamboo forest started to move spontaneously. And then, a bamboo forest hut that Shi Zhixuan felt was very familiar, yet also seemed to be wrong, slowly appeared in front of his eyes. At the same time, a woman wearing dark green silk skirt, with a graceful figure, was standing by a small stream that just happened to flow past the front of the bamboo hut. A back that was very blurry under the sunlight that shone on her face was immediately reflected in Shi Zhixuan's eyes.
"Evil King, I'm taking Qingxuan away." Sei Itō suddenly appeared behind that back and extended his hand to capture her before he turned his head around to look at Shi Zhixuan with a strange smile on his face.
"You're asking for death!" Shi Qingxuan was Shi Zhixuan's only flaw. Hence, even if he understood that everything he saw at that moment was an illusion created by Sei Itō, Shi Zhixuan still could not suppress the anger in his heart, and he shouted. He executed Phantasm Body Movement Skill and rushed to where Sei Itō was.
"Since Evil King is in such a hurry, then I'll return Qingxuan to you." Itō Sei, whose figure was flying backward, swung his hand and threw the dummy whose face was blurred in his bosom toward Shi Zhixuan, who was rushing toward him, and said with a loud laugh. Then his figure vanished, just like he appeared, he suddenly disappeared from the bamboo forest in the illusion realm.
When he saw the figure that was thrown at him, Shi Zhixuan extended his palm while he was on guard. He used the Immortal Pressing Art's technique of borrowing force and turning force to remove the power it carried and caught the figure that seemed to be Shi Qingxuan.
Bang! However, at the instant Shi Qingxuan's body came into contact with Shi Zhixuan's extended arm, her face was blocked by black hair. Shi Qingxuan's face, which could not be seen clearly, suddenly turned into Sei Itō's face. She controlled her body to turn around in midair and delivered a punch to Shi Zhixuan's chest.
"Dragon-shaped Qigong Needle Forging Skill."
A single white spiral pillar of air that was as thick as an arm instantly shot out from Shi Zhixuan's back. It flew more than thirty feet away before it left behind a faint mark. It disappeared from the air.
"Uh-huh." Shi Zhixuan, who was hit directly by the Dragon-shaped Qigong Needle Forging Skill, immediately furrowed his brows and let out a muffled groan. However, Shi Zhixuan, who was well aware that he was in an illusion, was already prepared to be attacked when he was about to receive Shi Qingxuan's fake image. Therefore, in terms of the degree of injury, it was not too serious. It was not to the extent that he immediately lost his ability to fight. Instead, he took advantage of the moment when Sei Itō attacked and revealed his real body to fiercely strike Sei Itō's body with part of the Dragon-shaped Qigong Needle Forging Skill's power converted from the Immortal Pressing Art and his own power.
Puff! In an instant, a light sound rang out. Shi Qingxuan's body, which was heavily attacked, immediately turned into a small wooden stake and replaced the real figure of a person before it exploded under Shi Zhixuan's attack.
"As expected of the Evil King, you are indeed ruthless." The illusion of the bamboo forest gradually dissipated and returned to the appearance of the imperial study. Sei Itō, who revealed himself again, looked at Shi Zhixuan whose clothes and back exploded and sighed in admiration.
"You deserve to die." Shi Zhixuan's face was full of killing intent as he spoke coldly.
As mentioned before, Shi Qingxuan was Shi Zhixuan's only flaw. Hence, the instant Sei Itō used an illusion to use Shi Qingxuan to deceive him, Shi Zhixuan had basically given up on the idea of continuing the discussion with Sei Itō. He was prepared to completely kill Sei Itō to ensure Shi Qingxuan's safety and get rid of the hatred in his heart for deceiving him. Hence, the moment he finished speaking, Shi Zhixuan once again used the Illusion Body Movement Skill to rush in front of Sei Itō and tapped Sei Itō's body with a finger.
Sei Itō, who was attacked, faded away and slowly disappeared before Shi Zhixuan's eyes.
"An illusion?" Shi Zhixuan frowned and thought.
In an instant, dozens of Sei Itō's images that appeared in the imperial study one after another said at the same time, "Looks like if you want the Evil King to truly assist me, you must first treat your split personality."
Shi Zhixuan narrowed his eyes while standing where he was and did not move. Then, he slowly closed his eyes and increased his senses to the max. He searched for the real Sei Itō's location.
"Evil King, you've lost." There were no illusions and only Sei Itō and Shi Zhixuan existed in the imperial study. Happy used his spatial abilities to separate himself from the world of Tang Dynasty and arrived behind Shi Zhixuan through the crack in space. It was only when his palm was pressed against Shi Zhixuan's back and he launched an attack that he broke free from the crack in space and sent a powerful wave of energy into Shi Zhixuan's body, "Sei Itō said faintly.
"Urk!" Under this attack, Shi Zhixuan did not have the time to use the Immortal Seals to get rid of the energy that rushed into his body. He coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"An illusion?" Shi Zhixuan endured the injuries on his body and broke away from Sei Itō in a flash. He stared at Sei Itō, who stood where he was and did not move, with a dark expression.
"Yes, an illusion." Sei Itō calmly stared at Shi Zhixuan, who was on high alert, before he chuckled softly. "Then, Evil King, do you think you're in the real world right now? Or are you still in the illusion I created? "
"Multiple Illusions!" It was a fighting technique developed by Happy using the hypnotic attacks he learned from the Ministry of War's Jing Jie in the Absolute Pitiful World as the foundation, the illusions in Naruto World, and the hypnotic techniques of the main world's hypnotic masters. It was a powerful ability to pull the enemy into an illusion due to various factors such as the battle environment. Besides, since he had hypnotic abilities as the foundation, he also avoided the drawback of normal illusions being forced to break away from them due to pain from the attack. It had reached a level where only those who truly killed Sei Itō or those who had unique abilities in the mind could break free from it.
Of course, aside from this, the method of a third party interfering in the battle was still the only method to break illusions, and this was something that could not be changed. Unless Sei Itō used the Black Scroll Knot to forcefully release the calculations contained in his opponent's subconscious and rebuild his consciousness, he could only avoid it. However, this method was useless against elites who had already gathered their consciousness into martial arts will.
When he heard this, Shi Zhixuan's expression changed in a barely noticeable manner. Clearly, he could not be certain whether he was in the real world right now or whether it was the same as before, which was a realistic illusion that Sei Itō had deliberately created.
However, although he did not understand, Shi Zhixuan, who knew how to deal with it, was indeed not bad. He did not even say a word and launched the Hallucination Body Movement Skill, transforming into several phantoms to launch an attack at Ito Sei. Then, at the moment when the attack was about to hit Ito Sei … Suddenly, he flew to the side and escaped through the window of the Imperial Study.
It had to be said that this method was the best method to deal with an unfavorable situation. Not only could he shake off his enemy, he could also widen the distance between them to stop the illusion from being executed. This allowed him to be certain that his surroundings were real.
"Oh, Evil King, leaving without saying goodbye is not a good thing." But before Shi Zhixuan could rush out of the royal study for long, Sei Itō's voice suddenly rose by his ears, and he spoke in a mocking manner.
Then, before Shi Zhixuan could react, he pressed his palm against his back again and activated a diffusing, permeating impact to strike Shi Zhixuan to the ground. Once Shi Zhixuan landed on the ground, he curled up his body and rushed into the bushes by the side in a flash. He continued to forcefully circulate his qi to rush out.
"Evil King, surrender yourself. I've already left a mark on you. Even if you run to the ends of the earth, I can still capture you." This time, Sei Itō suddenly appeared beside Shi Zhixuan and delivered a horizontal kick to Shi Zhixuan's arms, which he had hastily put up.
"Bang!" Under the great explosive force, Shi Zhixuan's body shot out like a cannonball and crashed heavily into the wall of the palace by his side, creating a huge crack in it.
"Urgh!" Shi Zhixuan could no longer suppress the injuries in his body after he converted the two forces of impact from the front and back into his body. He opened his mouth and coughed up a large mouthful of blood.
"Evil King, sleep," Sei Itō said softly when he suddenly appeared in front of Shi Zhixuan.
Once he finished speaking, Shi Zhixuan felt dizzy. Then, under Sei Itō's attack, he fainted and fell limply on the ground.
When he saw Shi Zhixuan lying on the ground, Sei Itō had a thought appear in his mind, and he threw him into the Rubik's Cube world before he used Alaya to deal with him. Then, he turned around, and before the soldiers who rushed over to check because of the noise arrived, he used Instant Movement to return to the royal study. He brought out the square box with the Jade Annulus of He Clan and stuffed it back into the secret compartment before he set a seal on it. Then, he had a thought appear in his mind again and returned to the harem. He continued hugging his wife, Ya Ye, and fell asleep peacefully.
As for Monk Liao Kong, who was imprisoned by the dimensional pearl, he did the same thing as Shi Zhixuan and handed him to Alaya to deal with.
On the morning of the second day, Sei Itō ordered someone to summon Shi Feixuan and Fan Qinghui, who had rested for a night, to the royal study.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Shi Feixuan and Fan Qinghui greeted him with complete etiquette.
"By the looks of it, Zhai Master Fan, have you already thought it through?" Sei Itō asked while he leaned against the back of his chair and looked at Fan Qinghui, who stood below him in a calm and composed manner.
"Yes." Fan Qinghui lowered her head and answered without any change in her expression.
"Alright, sign this contract." Sei Itō nodded when he heard this. He flipped his hand, brought out a copy, and tossed it in front of Fan Qinghui.
Fan Qinghui extended her hand and took the strange scroll that flew to her. She brought it to her eyes and opened it to read. In an instant, lines of statements regarding Kind Boathouse and her, Fan Qinghui, requests, and obligations entered her eyes.
After a moment, Fan Qinghui finished reading all the terms and details, and she scowled. She looked as if she did not want to sign it.
"Zhai Master Fan." Sei Itō narrowed his eyes and called out in a cold voice.
Fan Qinghui's heart shook when she heard Sei Itō's voice. She instantly realized that she did not have any conditions to resist. She could only grit her teeth and follow the instructions given by the end of the scroll. She bit her finger and wrote her name in the blank space of the contract.
The moment she finished writing, a dim light bloomed from the scroll. It absorbed all of Fan Qinghui's blood on the scroll. Then, as Fan Qinghui's body froze for a moment, it turned into a beam of light and disappeared into Fan Qinghui's forehead.
"Master," Shi Feixuan called out with a concerned expression.
Sei Itō used teleportation to retrieve the scroll from Fan Qinghui's hand. "I'm sure you've already seen the punishment for violating the contract. I won't say anything more. I hope Zhai Master Fan knows what you're doing. Otherwise, I have no choice but to do as I wish."
Fan Qinghui's expression changed slightly. She then nodded sadly in response to Sei Itō's words.
"Feixuan, you'll officially enter the palace tomorrow." Sei Itō put away the scroll and looked at Shi Feixuan.
"Okay." Shi Feixuan's expression was calm as she replied, "If Your Majesty doesn't have any other orders, Feixuan and Master will take our leave."
"Okay." Sei Itō nodded indifferently.
Shi Feixuan and Fan Qinghui bowed to Sei Itō, then walked out of the imperial study with Fan Qinghui.
"Your Majesty, Miss Fan Qinghui requests an audience." Just as Shi Feixuan and Fan Qinghui were about to walk out of the imperial study, a palace maid walked in and reported to Sei Itō.
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