Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 953 - 661: Is She Really Her?

"It's nothing, just the dream of a little child."

Li Zheng shook his head, not elaborating further.

Everyone's Spiritual Realm is formed based on the most important aspects from the depths of their heart. The complexity of the Spiritual Realm dictates the level of pressure it exerts.

For instance, Mirel's Spiritual Realm is a scene of the Abyss, empty and barren, exerting almost no pressure on her.

Zhan Zhouzhou's Spiritual Realm is the Martial Arts Dojo at home, where she has practiced swordsmanship since childhood, an undoubtedly significant place for her.

Compared to Mirel's Abyss Realm, the Martial Arts Dojo is much more complex, especially with the fully replicated calligraphy of Grandfather Zhan, which places a significant strain on one's Spiritual Power.

However, Zhan Zhouzhou has practiced martial arts since she was young, so her Spiritual Power and Willpower are much stronger than most, allowing her to handle it with ease.

And as for Lu Li...

His Spiritual Realm is a stadium, highly complete and several degrees more complex than the Martial Arts Dojo.

But Lu Li himself is an ordinary person who has never practiced martial arts, and his Spiritual Realm most likely became fixed before the age of ten, causing his Spiritual Body to remain unchanged, retaining a childhood appearance.

It's not that he cannot grow; rather, the Spiritual Power he has generated over the years has been absorbed by the stadium to stabilize the Spiritual Realm.

Because his Spiritual Realm is overly complex and Lu Li's own Spiritual Power is unable to generate sufficient Spiritual Power in time to support the stability of the Spiritual Realm, his Spiritual Body sometimes enters an "Overclocking Mode" to unlock its potential, preventing the collapse of the Spiritual World.

It's often during these times that Lu Li falls ill.

"So, my illness is actually caused by my brother?" Lu Li's expression remained calm, revealing nothing of his thoughts.

After a while, he received the Elf Fruit from Li Zheng: "What method did you suggest? What do I need to do?"

"It's simple." Li Zheng pointed to the Elf Fruit in his hand: "First, eat this, and then I'll take you somewhere."

"Alright." Lu Li complied and ate the Elf Fruit in a few bites.

The effect of the Elf Fruit began to take hold, and Lu Li clearly felt a jolt of energy, his consciousness feeling clearer than before.

"And then?" he looked at Li Zheng and asked.

"Then simply close your eyes." Li Zheng grasped Lu Li's wrist. With a thought, Lu Li's entire body went limp and he once again lay on the ground.

When Lu Li regained his senses, he was startled to find himself in a boundless dark space, floating like a feather. Although his feet did not touch solid ground, he did not fall.

"Where is this place?"

"This is the Dark Realm." Li Zheng's Spiritual Power, residing in the Dark Realm, opened its eyes, approached Lu Li, and gently waved its hand. Like Instant Teleportation, several glowing objects in the distance swiftly approached the two of them.

Lu Li observed those glowing things, which turned out to be different human figures, standing silently amidst the void.

"What are these...?" He looked at a female figure, exuding a celestial aura yet whose face was blurred, feeling a striking familiarity: "Is that Zhan Zhouzhou? Also, why do I see myself at eleven years old when I look at you?"

"Don't rush, I'll address your questions one by one." Li Zheng looked at Lu Li, who appeared to be eleven or twelve, and smiled slightly, "First, this is a corresponding space to the world we live in, called the Dark Realm. Only ephemeral Spiritual Power can access this place, and I... I suppose I've inherited this space and am its temporary master."

"!!!" Lu Li's eyes widened in disbelief: "This is a bit too fantastical, isn't it?"

Spiritual Power... Dark Realm...

It all seemed like something straight out of a fantasy novel!

"This is fantastical?" Li Zheng shook his head with amusement, pointing at those figures, "There's more that's even more fantastical, don't blink."

In the next moment, under Lu Li's watchful eyes, the figures that had been standing still began to move slowly.

There was a bear-man whose mastery of skills was so acute that his thick palms seemed to create sonic booms.

There was a rat-man, whose movements were so swift that he disappeared from his spot, only to reappear not far away.

A figure with a long spear appeared, flicking out cold glimmers of starlight that sent chills down one's spine.

Another figure wielding a long sword raised it high and sliced, emitting a resplendent blade aura.

The most terrifying was the female figure resembling Zhan Zhouzhou, whose sword thrust caused the very space to collapse, and within the collapse, all matter perished.

"..." Lu Li stood dumbfounded, his mouth agape for a long time: "Gulp, are these things possible in the Real World?" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Compared to these figures, even his brother Lu Manjiang's set of martial arts looked no better than a child's play!

If...

If my brother back then had this kind of power...

How could he have lost?!

"Impressive, right?" Li Zheng raised his hand to stop the video: "Do you think you can win against any of them with a sniper rifle?"

Lu Li pondered seriously for a few seconds, then said: "If I have enough distance and a powerful weapon, I can beat everyone except for the Ratman and Wonder Woman. By the way, is that woman Zhan Zhouzhou? Why can't I see her face clearly?"

"You're quite confident." Li Zheng said speechlessly: "In the Outer City, true masters gradually abandon hot weapons, because the limitations of hot weapons are immense. Especially among those who enter the Sin Domain, none of them are hot weapons users."

Whether in the Fourth Sin Domain or the Anger Sin Domain, Li Zheng has seen some former Outer City residents, but he hasn't seen any trace of hot weapons among them.

At most, they use technological devices as aids, like flying devices.

"Sin Domains?" Lu Li asked bewildered: "What kind of place is that? Also, is that woman really Zhan Zhouzhou? Her figure really looks like hers!"

Li Zheng replied: "Sin Domains are special regions isolated on the Wilderness, where each season's players must resist the final catastrophe. Afterwards, the place is filled with twisted creatures, and these creatures contain crystals within their bodies. The energy in the crystals can be used to enhance Spiritual Power."

"Hmm... so does this mean hot weapons can't be used in the Sin Domain? Like some kind of rule that once you enter, a hot weapon turns into a firestick and can't shoot?" Lu Li pondered and asked: "Who is that woman, really?"

"There shouldn't be such a rule, because except for weapons, technological devices in the Sin Domain almost all operate. I speculate that the power of technological weapons is heavily restricted, or not easy to control, so they were implicitly banned." Li Zheng wasn't quite sure why Outer City residents don't use high-power technological weapons, but he guessed it might be related to the collections at the Terminal.

"By the way!" Li Zheng's mind lit up: "The things confiscated by the Terminal are almost all items with pure material damage of great power. Could it be that hot weapons only cause superficial damage to twisted creatures?"

If a knife causes more harm to oneself than to prey, does the knife still need to exist?

For some reason, Li Zheng suddenly thought of the denser-than-ever Black Mist in the Sin Domain: "Could these Black Mist have been caused by former Outer City residents using Black Weapons to fight?"

Though no one provided him an answer, he felt he might have guessed right.

Lu Li looked at the images, asking: "Are you telling me all this to make me shift my specialty and give up the sniper rifle? And seriously, is that woman Zhan Zhouzhou or not? They do look alike!"

"Sort of." Li Zheng recalled the scenes he saw in Lu Li's Spiritual Realm and nodded: "But it depends on your own decision. If you don't want to, no one will force you."

"Hmm, I'll think about it." Lu Li thought of something, with a reluctant expression, quickly adjusting: "You mentioned this place can compensate for my... Spiritual Power deficiencies, right? How do I do that? Also, are you actually going to answer me about whether that woman is Zhan Zhouzhou?"

"It's quite simple, turn around, then reach out and push forward." Li Zheng recalled a method used by Xu and passed it to Lu Li.

Laziness has been absorbed into the Dark Realm, hasn't started research yet, the previously Furious Treadmill was infused with Spiritual Power during Xu's training and then sent into Li Zheng's body, so currently only this basic training method can be used.

Lu Li turned around, curiously tried the method Li Zheng provided, realizing his hands couldn't stretch straight even though he touched nothing.

He tried another direction with no resistance, his arms acting as divine wallpaper.

"The Dark Realm lacks visible boundaries, but doesn't lack boundaries." Li Zheng explained: "Pushing the Dark Realm's edge is like doing push-ups, strengthening your Spiritual Body so it produces more Spiritual Power for your own use."

"This method is basic and not very noticeable. In the coming days, I'll research the laziness I got from you, trying to modify a piece of exercise equipment that works much better than this."

Lu Li propped up the boundary for a while, noting the angle seemed strange.

He withdrew his hands, took a mental note, lay down, propped himself with his hands, comparing angles with other Dark Realm objects, nodding: "This feels much more comfortable."

Li Zheng: "..."

Honestly, Lu Li never loses in divergent thinking.

Li Zheng never considered angle issues and followed Xu's instructions to push the Dark Realm's edge.

But now Lu Li, although appearing different from before, creates a sensation of doing push-ups, much better than wall pushing.

"This is truly broad-minded thinking..." Li Zheng shook his head, saying: "You keep practicing, I have things outside to attend to,"

He can multitask, leaving Lu Li alone, busying with other matters.

Only outside he needs constant physical contact with Lu Li, ensuring he stays in the Dark Realm, limiting specific tasks, just checking Mirel's progress in absorbing Magic Crystal Energy.

Returning to sit under the Bodhi Tree, continuing to benefit from Martial Arts Enlightenment BUFF, Li Zheng's main consciousness returned to his body.

Lu Li did a few sit-ups in the Dark Realm, suddenly realizing, looking at the blurry image: "So is she really Zhan Zhouzhou or not?"