Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 660: Illusion
After Chen Chuan let go of his hands, he felt a thick, dark sea water surrounding him. He was sinking in it, and the touch under his feet was soft, firm, and had some ups and downs. When he looked down, he saw that the surface there was also full of raised wrinkles.

He was now standing on the body of this thing.

This was a being whose entire appearance was almost invisible, with most of his body obscured by the dark sea water. Only the part where he was standing seemed to be emitting a faint light due to the contact between the two sides.

At this moment, I began to feel faint signs of invasion.

He was sure that all the attacks at this moment were borne by his second self, but he did not withdraw from this scene. This showed that this was not a simulated field like those in the academy, but a pure connection between spirits.

At this moment, he was only in contact with it through the lost objects.

This thing might be illusory, or it might be real. He couldn't understand it at the moment, but it certainly couldn't be measured by the standards and logic of reality.

Just as he was thinking this, suddenly a shadow approached him silently. Because it came from the dark sea, there was no sign at all. And here, his senses seemed to be completely dysfunctional. He didn't feel it until it got close, and it seemed to have hit him.

At this moment, the horizontal force in his body was instantly activated, and then a powerful force pushed him out horizontally. However, at the same moment, he sensed the approximate shape of the opponent and the subsequent force transmission path through contact with him.

His body slightly tilted to the side with the force, and he pushed up with his elbow. Then he swung the Snow King Knife in his other hand diagonally upwards. With a "swish" sound, it felt like the blade was cutting through a tough body, and there seemed to be a flash of light before his eyes.

He looked up and found that he was still in the posture of a sword-slashing warrior, but he was not immersed in the sticky sea water. Instead, he was standing safely inside the tent.

It seemed that that slash directly cut off the thing, so the spiritual connection was directly severed.

He thought about it and it didn't seem that difficult?
According to Tarrou, the difficulty would gradually increase according to the fighting ability he displayed.

But his purpose this time was not to exercise.

He stood up again and took the Xuejun Sword. At the moment when he slashed it just now, he did feel as if something was absorbed by the Xuejun Sword, but it was too weak. If he hadn't been paying attention, he would not have noticed it at all.

But as long as it is proven that this method is useful, it will be fine.

Then continue.

He swung his long knife, returned to the long bone, and put his hand on it again.

The situation he encountered in the second attempt was similar to the last time, but there were several of them at once. This did not stump him. Moreover, after the first contact, he had fully understood the attack method and characteristics of this thing, and had prepared in advance, so it was easier to deal with it than last time.

This time, after his spirit was disconnected from it, he could clearly feel that the Xuejun Sword seemed to have absorbed a little more than last time.

And this time, Xue Jun's sword vibrated slightly, which was a clear response to his conscious inquiry that he was longing for this thing.

In that case, he wasn't going to stop.

Over the next hour or so, he made a dozen attempts, and the things he initially saw grew from a handful to a group, and then to hundreds and thousands.

This is completely different from dealing with one, the difficulty is completely on a different level. He estimated that Tarrou should have retreated at this stage.

If you fight this thing for a long time, the gains you get should be huge. Not to mention the experience of fighting the enemy, you will definitely be able to hone your own strength and skills to perfection.

Here, the Xuejun Sword would absorb some things after each kill. As time went by, the spirit and alienated tissue within it became active.

However, after a few times, Chen Chuan discovered that another thing had appeared. If the one he saw before seemed to be a fish swimming in the sea, the one he saw later was some kind of unrecognizable monster with claws and feet. Not only was it fast in movement, but it could also cooperate with each other, making it much more difficult to deal with than the previous things.

But this was not his limit, and he was still able to deal with it calmly. He once again killed the target that attacked him, and his eyes narrowed slightly, because he saw many scattered scales on the ground of the tent.

It seemed that what I had just come into contact with was indeed something real, not just an internal communication of the mind.

He couldn't help but think of a possibility. If that was the case, if he was killed during spiritual communication, would he really die?

In fact, he had already felt it. Every time he exited and entered, the opposite side felt more and more real to him, as if he had really been there and had come into contact with those things. At the same time, he could vaguely sense a sense of danger.

Tarrou had not said any of this, because he had never reached this point before?
wrong.

He lifted up the Xue Jun Sword and took a look. There was still some difference here, because the ancestors of the single school probably did not have weapons like the Xue Jun Sword that could absorb something from there.

He guessed that it might be the absorption of Xuejun Sword that caused such consequences.

In this case, if you want to try it again, you must be more cautious.

However, Xuejundao seemed to have gained a lot of benefits from it. So let's try it first and see if it works.

He immediately closed his eyes and felt it for a moment, then he unfolded the blade and swung the sharp edge outward. Where the blade passed, a bright gap was torn in the empty space, and then a bright light emanated from it.

He swung the knife and stabbed it into the ground, then sat down upright, using his spirit to absorb the essence coming from the opposite side.

But this time, he had only sat there for about ten minutes when he felt as if something was coming and then flying out through the gap.

He took a look and saw that they were those strange insects he had seen before. His eyes flashed slightly, and then they fell from above one after another, landing on the ground with a plop.

He then reached into the bag and took out a landscape plant and placed it in front of him. This was an insect-proof plant produced by Green Source Ecology, which could effectively repel these insects.

This thing was given as a gift when ordering this tent. Because there are so many of these bugs in the central city now, almost everywhere, this kind of thing has become a necessity for travel.

He was not disturbed anymore and an hour passed quickly, but compared with the last time, the crack still existed and lasted for another twenty minutes before gradually closing.

Upon seeing this, Chen Chuan knew that in addition to the self-growth of Xuejundao, the things he absorbed today must also have played a role.

Since it worked, he decided to try it again next time. Although he felt a certain degree of danger, it was not necessarily something he could not handle.

After changing his mind, he sheathed the Xuejun Sword, put the insect corpses into a bag, came out, packed up the tent, put it in the car, and drove back to the city.

On the way, he was thinking that cracks were always sensitive. To be safe, it would be better to change the place every time he cut a crack. Maybe he could go to the sea next time?

However, this coastal area is either a testing ground for each company or is filled with combat creatures under the sea, so you have to go far enough. Going back and forth would be a waste of time.

He suddenly thought that there was a way that might avoid a lot of trouble, which would be more convenient and less likely to be discovered.

That's above the sky.

As long as you manage to rent a small airship and practice in the sky, you will be able to go far enough in a very short time, and the crack you create is unlikely to be discovered by others.

He remembered that Pan Xiaode's family ran an airship company, so maybe he could ask him about it.

After thinking about it, after the Gad car returned to the central city area, he contacted Pan Xiaode.

The connection was quickly established, and Pan Xiaode's high-spirited and full voice came from the other end, "Student Chen? No, I should call you Teacher Chen now! Teacher Chen, if you have any instructions, I will follow them!"

Chen Chuan smiled and said that he needed a small airship because he wanted to perform some special training in the sky.

Pan Xiaode didn't think there was anything strange about this. Many fighters have their own hobbies and specific training methods. Besides, he later learned about the knife that Chen Chuan used to fall from the sky and split the Ferris wheel that day. He admired him very much and thought that Chen Chuan was going to practice the same technique, so he seemed more excited than him.

"A small airship? Yes, yes, yes. Do you want to rent it? That's too much trouble. I have a ready-made one here. It originally belonged to my brother, and then he joined the army and left it to me. But I later ordered a new one, and the old one has been gathering dust here.

If you don't mind, you can take it and use it as long as you want. I have the manpower to fly the airship."

When Chen Chuan heard this, he thought it was a good idea and said, "Thank you."

"Why are you being polite to me? I'll prepare first, and I think I can finish it today. If you are free tomorrow, come to this place..." As he said that, Pan Xiaode sent an address.

Chen Chuan took a look and said, "Okay, I'll come over tomorrow."

After the appointment, he returned to Xuangong Building and looked at the information coming from various places. He found that there was nothing special and there were no messages from students in the academy. He browsed the marginal channels for a while and paid a little attention to the latest situation of the ring competition. After resting for a while, he went to the training ground to practice.

The next morning, he drove out in a Gard car and, according to the address given by Pan Xiaode, arrived at an airship factory located southwest outside the central city.

Pan Xiaode had been waiting here for a long time. After greeting him, he took him inside.

There is an airship hangar here, and outside is a docking tower. The area is very spacious. When he walked in, he saw at a glance that a small silver airship about thirty meters long was docked there.

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(End of this chapter)