I Can Extract Divine Power-Chapter 136 - 100: Buddha Head, Another Deceitful Object
’The thing that shocks me most is Shengyun County?’
As Shen Bai was thinking this, he suddenly heard a footstep behind him.
Immediately after, Shen Bai felt the surrounding scenery change once again.
This time, Shengyun County began to blur, and replacing it were the sounds of car horns.
’Horns? No way.’
Shen Bai had heard this sound countless times in his past life.
Shen Bai was certain that the thing that shocked him most was indeed his past life experiences.
’But can this Illusion Array really conjure things from my past life?’
As Shen Bai thought this, the surrounding scenery gradually sharpened.
One after another, tall buildings slowly began to form.
Shen Bai watched all of this with great interest.
Just when he thought he was about to get a glimpse into his past life, everything around him changed again.
The skyscrapers began to crumble, and Shen Bai’s six senses started returning to normal.
The surrounding scenery, in particular, was constantly distorting as if it had been broken.
In just an instant, Shen Bai found that he was back at the staircase.
Shen Bai: "..."
’Well, I’ll be. Before I even had a chance to experience it, the Illusion Array broke.’
Connecting the dots, Shen Bai came to a conclusion.
Perhaps the things from his past life had exceeded the Illusion Array’s limits.
After all, it was dealing with things it had never seen before.
’In other words, I passed something that others have to rack their brains to get through?’ Shen Bai thought to himself.
It seemed ridiculously easy, but... Shen Bai felt it was a reliable conclusion.
In front of Shen Bai, a huge Treasure Chest suddenly fell from the sky, landing right before his eyes.
Seeing this, the corner of Shen Bai’s mouth twitched slightly.
’They give you a Treasure Chest just for passing one trial?’
He could feel a cold, sinister aura circulating inside the Treasure Chest.
Amber, nestled in his arms, made a sound, indicating that a Deceitful Object was inside.
Shen Bai rubbed his hands together in excitement and walked up to the Treasure Chest.
The Treasure Chest wasn’t locked. The cold, sinister aura grew more distinct as Shen Bai approached.
Shen Bai opened the Treasure Chest and found that it did indeed contain a Deceitful Object.
Before his eyes, the familiar smoke appeared, gradually coalescing into words in mid-air.
[Broken Golden Needle]
[Appraisal Progress: 0%]
[A wisp of Evil Qi can be used for rapid appraisal.]
’A Deceitful Object right off the bat. This gift is a bit too generous.’
Shen Bai chuckled and put away the Golden Needle.
He planned to continue forward.
After all, getting a Deceitful Object right away made him look forward to what came next even more.
But who would have known that as soon as Shen Bai put the Golden Needle away, everything before him changed.
The surrounding stairs were gone, replaced by something that looked like a thick layer of pixelation.
Once the scenery gradually became clear, Shen Bai found himself on a platform made of bluestone slabs.
The platform was extremely high up, so high that he could see clouds swirling around it.
Jianghu People were sitting on the platform, panting heavily.
The expression on everyone’s face was one of having survived a disaster.
Shen Bai’s arrival attracted everyone’s attention.
When their eyes fell upon Shen Bai, they all showed expressions of astonishment.
"How is he... acting like nothing happened?"
"That Illusion Realm was so real, and our six senses were amplified. How is he fine?"
"Could his strength really be that great?"
No one found it easy; everyone looked like they were on the verge of collapse.
The first trial, with the Illusion Array combined with amplified senses, was pure torture.
Even Wuhua was currently lying on the ground, completely exhausted.
Shen Bai walked over and asked strangely, "Was it really that hard?"
A bitter expression appeared on Wuhua’s face. "It was incredibly hard. The most terrifying things this humble monk has ever seen were all in that Illusion Realm. Look around you, half the people are gone."
Shen Bai glanced around and saw that it was just as Wuhua had said. At least half of the people who were there before were gone.
"Donor Shen, did you not encounter anything terrifying? A scene you most wanted to see, yet also most feared seeing, in this life?" Wuhua asked subconsciously.
When he asked this question, the others all leaned in to listen closely.
They noticed that Shen Bai hadn’t even broken a single drop of sweat and were all curious about what he had encountered.
Shen Bai thought for a moment, then said, "I did, but I also didn’t."
Wuhua asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"
"It broke," Shen Bai said concisely.
As soon as he said this, the scene fell deathly silent.
Some people even cleaned out their ears, wondering if they had misheard.
Wuhua gave a wry smile. "If anyone else had said that, I probably wouldn’t believe them. But since Donor Shen is the one saying it, I suppose it really must have broken."
"However..."
Shen Bai asked, "However what?"
Wuhua looked exasperated. "However, it wasn’t just the Illusion Array that broke—I did too!"
The others all had the same expression; they were about to have a breakdown.
We all came here together, but you, Shen Bai, are the only one who looks completely relaxed.
Are you here on vacation?
Even vacationers aren’t as outrageous as you, alright?
Shen Bai was about to offer a few words of comfort, but he realized that the more he tried to explain, the more they seemed to fall apart.
Just as everyone was feeling that comparisons are odious, a sudden noise was heard.
The platform where Shen Bai and the others were standing began to tremble violently.
"What’s happening?!"
The crowd, which had been resting, was instantly on alert. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
They had completed the first trial of the Illusion Realm and received good rewards; of course they didn’t want to be eliminated now.
Shen Bai also tightened his grip on the Longsword at his waist, staring at a point not far ahead.
The platform was already high in the sky. When the trembling began, the clouds started to shake violently, as if someone was parting them, scattering them completely.
And as the mist and clouds were scattered, their true form was revealed to everyone.
Behind the hazy mist, a giant, golden Buddha head slowly appeared.
Its eyes were tightly shut, and its golden Buddha’s Light was incomparably holy.
An aura of peace and solemnity flowed continuously across the entire platform.
Just then, the platform’s tremors gradually subsided.
The golden Buddha head actually opened its mouth, revealing a golden staircase inside.
It was impossible to see what was inside the staircase, but it was the only path forward.
Shen Bai narrowed his eyes, and just as he was about to get a closer look, something unexpected happened.
