Lord: Sequence Overlord

Chapter 155 The Master Tape of the Spirit Realm and the Actors' Immersion in Their Roles
Chapter 154

Rosen looked around the entire observation tower before heading to his reserved private cinema.

For extraordinary beings, the virtual world is actually not very popular.

Because ordinary people have weak perception, they can experience an enjoyment in the virtual world that is completely indistinguishable from reality.

However, for extraordinary beings, having too strong a spiritual perception is not always a good thing.

For example, the perception in the virtual world is so strong that there is no real experience at all, or one can easily perceive the pores and bacteria on an ordinary person's body.

The idea of ​​high-ranking individuals interacting with ordinary people only exists in novels and movies.

In reality, it's simply impossible.

Of course, Rosen hasn't reached that level yet; he can still have intimate relationships with ordinary noblewomen.

But once he becomes a demigod, the only ones who can accompany him will probably be extraordinary beings.

Rosen could certainly suppress and weaken his senses to obtain a realistic experience in the virtual world as much as possible.

However, he only wants to watch movies about natural wonders, and he needs to unleash his spiritual perception to the fullest extent in order to capture the essence of the natural wonders captured by the photographers in the movies.

While painters can certainly capture the mysterious power of natural wonders, even the finishing touch needs a starting point.

When Rosen arrived at the single-person theater, he discovered that the entire theater was a large aggregate of extraordinary artifacts.

As far as he knew, this was the work of scientists who, through various sophisticated technological marvels, could deceive the spiritual perception of extraordinary beings to the greatest extent possible, thereby giving the viewing experience the closest to reality.

After Rosen lay inside the instrument, his entire body was immediately covered by a spiritual magnetic field.

Rosen instantly felt his spiritual consciousness enter the world of the movie, instantly transporting him from the cold personal theater to a small boat with a sea breeze, where all he could see was blue sky, white clouds, and a vast, magnificent sea.

"Outside the human world?"

Since he didn't see the ashes covering the world, that was Rosen's first thought.

But then I thought about it again and rejected the idea. Photographers of lower or middle ranks are not qualified to leave the human world to take pictures, while photographers of higher ranks would do more than just take pictures. If they encountered natural wonders, they would definitely seal them away and turn them into films about spiritual realms.

The next moment, the sky suddenly turned dark without warning.

The blue sky and white clouds disappeared without a trace, and dark clouds that covered the sky for hundreds of miles appeared.

A torrential downpour began to fall from the dark clouds, and a giant waterspout, tens of miles in diameter, suddenly rose from the sea.

A moment later, the dark clouds seemed to have gathered enough lightning.

A bolt of blue lightning descended from the sky and struck the waterspout, turning it purple. The waterspout transformed into a rapidly spinning lightning tornado.

For the next five hours, the clouds continued to discharge electricity, but they also grew smaller and smaller.

Finally, the dark clouds and torrential rain completely disappeared, as if all the dark clouds within a radius of hundreds of miles had turned into lightning and rain, merging into a waterspout.

At this moment, the blue sky and white clouds reappeared, and all that remained in Rosen's eyes was a purple waterspout wreathed in countless bolts of lightning.

At that moment, the lightning and waterspout began to shrink, eventually becoming an egg with a diameter of 100 meters that was constantly flashing with electric arcs.

The moment the giant egg fell from the sky and hit the seawater, a crack appeared on the surface of the eggshell.

A bird's cry like thunder came from inside the eggshell. A creature whose internal organs appeared to be made of transparent water and whose feathers were woven from lightning tried its best to break out of the eggshell, but after half an hour, only its head emerged.

The newborn life let out its final lament, collapsing exhausted inside the eggshell and losing all signs of life.

The movie ends here; the final part is the photographer's narration.

After listening for a while, Rosen realized that this was a documentary film about a failed birth of a miracle life.

It involves both the miraculous life and the natural wonders formed by the process of this life's birth.

Even after watching it to the end, Rosen still couldn't understand how this natural wonder came about.
Moreover, the process of its birth is so powerful that it can disperse the ashes that cover a vast area of ​​sea, spanning tens of thousands of miles.

The birth of miraculous lives and miraculous treasures originates from miracles while defying common sense.

Rosen replayed it a second time; this time, he did more than just watch it.

He also used the Hunter's Eye to film and replicate everything he saw in the movie in the virtual world. However, the effect of his second filming was much worse and was merely superficial. In the end, he still bought a copy of the first generation videotape.

Of all the films shot by a photographer, the original master tapes are undoubtedly the most precious and valuable.

Then came the copied first-generation videotapes, in which one could still faintly feel the charm of natural wonders.

By the time the second-generation videotapes were copied from the first generation, the essence of the spirit was basically lost.

Rosen sent the videotape directly into the virtual world, allowing the virtual world to assimilate the videotape using its photographic capabilities.

The natural wonders that were originally just superficially captured by the Demon Eye of the God Hunter began to generate natural wonders with faint divine charm in the virtual world.

It incorporates the virtual realm of the photographer's photographic space, and already possesses a function that is no less than that of a photographic space.

Rosen stretched out his finger, and wisps of electric arcs and water vapor appeared out of thin air at his fingertip.

He did not use his Nen ability, but instead used the power of the natural wonders currently appearing in the virtual world.

This is a unique ability of photographers, who can use all the abilities they have recorded in their films. Of course, the strength of these abilities varies greatly. What photographers are best at is directly bringing the target into the film to eliminate the opponent.

In the following days, Rosen watched dozens of natural wonder movies.

He purchased a first-generation VHS tape of all the films in the Thunder Empire's inventory, except for some privately collected films that were not publicly available. He then integrated the VHS tapes into the virtual world.

Rosen did not leave, but continued his search for documentary films about rare and extraordinary life forms.

After watching those kinds of movies, he continued to watch those individual hero movies.

This type of film initially requires the cooperation of the actors.

For example, an actor completely embodies a hunter character, and this hunter character starts as an ordinary person, goes through a spiritual awakening and becomes a Sequence 9, and then grows through various adventures from Sequence 9 in a biographical film.

In a sense, this kind of film is specifically made for actors and painters.

Actors imitate characters in movies, following the characters' growth and mimicking the extraordinary abilities they display.

The painter had a deep understanding of a hunter's growth experience and the skills he had acquired, enabling him to create a near-perfect portrait.

Rosen originally came here to relax, but before he knew it, he had started practicing again.

However, thanks to these movies, his virtual world was no longer a desolate place, but contained a series of illusory movie worlds and natural wonders. From then on, he carried a vast virtual world with him, which was convenient for him to collect scenery at any time.

When Lawson realized he couldn't watch all the movies, he decided to offer a large reward for acquiring a batch of first-generation videotapes.

In the last half month, he spent hundreds of millions of spiritual crystals.

Because he didn't have enough money, he had to exchange the remaining four thousand God Coins for Spirit Crystals.

Fortunately, because of the God's computer, there were no exchange fees, so he didn't have to worry about the cost.

That day, Lawson was having lunch at a restaurant owned by a gourmet.

The variety of delicious foods made Lawson feel that he would never be able to eat ordinary food again.

So much time has passed, I wonder when Li Shiqing will graduate from the virtual world of the movie "Manchu Han Imperial Feast".

After having a good meal, Lawson arrived at the golden beach of Mysterious Island, ready to enjoy a relaxing vacation.

However, as he lay on the beach chair enjoying the beautiful scenery, his view was suddenly blocked.

This is a middle-aged, impoverished nobleman, just an ordinary person without awakened spirituality.

Without awakening one's spirituality, even a hereditary title cannot make one a true nobleman.

The man was looking at a photograph and comparing it to Rosen's. After hesitating for a moment, he walked up to Rosen, took off his hat, and bowed.

"Have you been acquiring various first-generation videotapes lately?"

The impoverished nobleman asked cautiously.

"What, you have something good?"

Rosen said casually.

The fallen nobleman rubbed a copper ring on his finger and took out a videotape from his spatial ring.

Rosen casually took it and glanced at it, but his initial indifference immediately turned into seriousness.

This is actually a master tape, but I don't know what movie it contains.

Upon closer inspection, the sequence level of this master tape has reached sequence 6.

"what do you want?"

As Rosen spoke, he looked into the eyes of the fallen nobleman.

The canvas of the mind reflects the inner nature of the soul, and in an instant, the thoughts of the fallen nobleman are revealed.

It turns out that he was a fallen hereditary lord whose family's extraordinary bloodline had gone wrong, so for several generations no one had awakened their spirituality. Now, the son of the fallen nobleman has finally awakened his spirituality, but he lacks the resources to grow.

So I plan to sell him a master tape that has been passed down from my ancestors for a good price.

He's been quite high-profile on Mysterious Island lately, after all, he spent 400 million to buy a large number of first-generation videotapes.

"50 spiritual crystals."

The impoverished nobleman offered a rather low price.

Rosen casually took out 50 spiritual crystals, and the impoverished nobleman happily put away the spiritual crystals and left.

Looking at the unlabeled master tape in his hand, he felt a little heavy-hearted.

They say you can buy a horse's bones for a thousand pieces of gold. He bought so many first-generation videotapes, hoping from the beginning that someone would ask him to sell the master tapes. However, after so many days, he hadn't received a single master tape, but now someone suddenly delivered one to his door.

Mysterious Island is vast, with dozens of tourist cities within its borders.

Although Golden Beach is close to Lanyi City, it's not easy for him to find someone to ride a mechanical mount there.

If it were a coincidence, the down-on-his-luck nobleman just happened to know that he was collecting videotapes, happened to have a master tape to sell, and happened to meet him on the golden beach. So many coincidences gave him the feeling of encountering a playwright.

Furthermore, this master tape has no label, which means that its contents are unknown.

The films shot by photographers have more than just positive effects.

There are quite a few movies that involve death, horror, killing, and curses.

Rosen quietly activated the Eye of Time and saw the beginning of the movie as the videotape merged into the virtual world.

This is not an ordinary master tape, but a Sequence 6 Spirit Realm master tape.

Hidden within is a spiritual realm, containing spiritual crystals worth at least several hundred million.

Is it just good luck that he got a windfall?
It is indeed possible that, through the God Network, Rosen gained a deeper understanding of miracles.

Miraculous architecture, miraculous treasures, and miraculous life forms—possessing these kinds of miracles can permanently enhance a life's fortune. Rosen integrated the Spirit Realm master tape into the illusory world, constructing a stable passage within the illusory world for entering and exiting the inner Spirit Realm.

These kinds of spiritual realms created by extraordinary human beings are naturally subject to absolute control.

Rosen's self-portrait clone entered the Spirit Realm through the passage and immediately saw a burned-down castle within the Spirit Realm.

Corpses were everywhere inside and outside the castle, and a few survivors were nailed alive to the gate.

Moreover, his ears were pierced and he was deafened, his eyes were gouged out, and his tongue was cut off.

The castle and the people are not from a movie plot or movie characters, but real, living people.

"Is someone framing me?"

Rosen realized it instantly.

The people nailed to the door alive were all extraordinary beings, which is why they have not yet breathed their last.

These people must be very powerful; the perpetrators are trying to frame him.

As for why the impoverished nobleman didn't see the problem, it must be because his spirituality and memories had been altered.

However, those who wanted to frame him probably don't know that he has already discovered the truth.

Because he was a painter, not a photographer or a director, even if he obtained the master tape, normally he would need a projector of extraordinary quality to play it and discover the hidden spiritual realm and the tragedy within it.

If he really stayed out on the golden beach until night, when he got back to the hotel and played the master tape...

Those behind the scenes who framed him must have already led the relatives of those people on the city gate to come and cause him trouble.

Who could be trying to frame him, simply for money or with some other ulterior motive?
Rosen lay calmly on the beach chair, pondering how to resolve the matter and find the mastermind behind it all.

He just wanted to take a vacation, but some people are so blind as to cause him trouble.

It seems that the hereditary dukedom and wealth are not enough for him to gain a foothold in the Thunder Empire.

They still need to demonstrate their strength in order to establish themselves in the Thunder Empire.

To be able to use a Sequence 6 Spirit Realm Master Belt as a tool to frame someone, to be able to infiltrate the Spirit Realm Master Belt inside a Spirit Realm controlled by a certain faction, and then cause a tragedy in the castle, requires at least a Sequence 5 to do this.

While admiring the spring scenery on the beach, Rosen also kept an eye on everyone around him.

There might be someone secretly watching his movements inside.

A moment later, Rosen spotted a suspicious object.

It was a pineapple on a pineapple tree by the roadside, and his extraordinary sense of smell detected the human scent.

The pineapple doesn't taste like a pineapple; it's clearly an extraordinary creature disguised as one.

The silent canvas of the mind is projected, instantly penetrating the hidden human spirituality within this pineapple.

Rosen quickly recognized the person through the canvas of his mind.

The followers of Bert van der Vaart, the director of Sequence 5 of Mysterious Island, are tasked with monitoring his every move.

This is a Sequence 7 assassin who has selected stealth in all abilities.

Let alone a Sequence 7 painter, most Sequence 6 players wouldn't be able to detect this assassin's disguise.

Although this assassin's skills are good, Rosen feels that his sequence level is a bit low.

If they could use a Sequence 6 Spirit Realm master tape as a tool to frame someone, how could they not send out a Sequence 6 for something as important as monitoring him?

Rosen seemed to be deep in thought; the mastermind behind the scenes might be taking a more overt approach.

He didn't realize the tragedy inside the Spirit Realm master tapes would lead him into the mastermind's trap.

He discovered that the mastermind had another trap waiting for him.

If he were to actually investigate this Sequence 7 assassin in reverse, he might fall into another trap.

No matter how the mastermind tries to frame someone, it's all in vain without evidence.

Rosen instantly detached his left eye, and the Angelic Beast quietly healed and regenerated a new eyeball.

Then he casually opened the mysterious study and stored his left eye and the illusory world within it.

Now he wanted to see how the mastermind behind it all would frame him.

Rosen enjoyed sunbathing on the golden beach for a while, then suddenly sat up from the sand.

Because a young woman in a swimsuit suddenly appeared not far in front of him.

“Delia…”

Rosen instantly understood why someone had framed him.

The Delia before me is probably not the same person anymore.

Delia's adoptive father and his backers released the Demon God, killed it with the help of the World Government, and infused the Demon God's blood into Delia's body. In the end, they attempted to use Delia to receive the Demon God's divinity and divine power after its death.

As a result, he fused with the Nightmare Slime bloodline, unexpectedly usurping the divinity and divine authority of the Demon God.

Rosen had long known that he would be confronted sooner or later.

The trump card he traded for the two golden apples was ultimately not used in the Spirit Realm of the Fire God Kingdom protected by the Howard family, but he didn't regret it at all, because he could still use the trump card to deal with this force.

"Darling, I miss you so much..."

Delia opened her arms and rushed towards Rosen.

Rosen's expression at this moment was as unpredictable as someone running a dye shop.

From initial wariness, caution, and rejection, it has quickly transformed into tenderness and doting.

Rosen embraced Delia as she pounced on him, then looked up and kissed her passionately on the beach.

If it weren't for the large crowds at Golden Beach, things might have already escalated to a point where a fight might have broken out.

Rosen looked at Delia with doting eyes, liking her no matter how he looked at her.

Delia looked at Rosen with admiration, and many people nearby felt envious and jealous of this loving couple.

Rosen and Delia spent the entire day at Golden Beach until the evening. After the bonfire party on the beach ended, they returned to the hotel together. From that night until the next morning, they left traces of their love in every corner of the hotel room.

Even though the sun was almost directly overhead, Rosen was still holding Delia and sleeping soundly in each other's arms.

Rosen suddenly opened his eyes and looked coldly at Delia, who was fast asleep beside him.

He was just a hair's breadth away from being in danger this time.

If it weren't for his golden divinity and the Dragon King's blessing, he would have been in real danger this time.

The Golden Divinity originates from the Golden Apple; a Sequence 7 cannot fully digest a Sequence 2 Golden Apple.

Therefore, the power of the Golden Apple still lurks within him.

The golden apple can dispel negative energy within the body, and the Dragon King's blessing can also resist negative damage.

The combination of these two factors is what made him regain consciousness in such a short time.

The moment he saw Delia yesterday, she had already unleashed the full power of the actor sequence.

It is said that actors can easily develop genuine feelings for their characters, and actors can bring this power to its fullest potential.

Delia, as an actress, played his wife, and then instantly assimilated his spirit, causing him to instinctively regard Delia as his wife as well. This is the terrifying thing about actors: they can perfectly disguise and fabricate identities.

He never expected that Delia would actually go all out and do it for real.

That makes sense; the more immersed an actor is in a role, the more realistic their performance becomes.

Delia probably took her acting so seriously that she genuinely believed she was his wife, which is why their resonance was so strong and could influence his spirituality in an instant. However, this also means that Delia is not very strong right now.

The power of the actor sequence she possesses is absolutely insufficient to reach the level of a demigod.

Otherwise, there would be no need for such a huge sacrifice; it would be enough to easily change his perception of her.

Delia is now too immersed in the role, while Rosen, due to his golden divinity, has already regained his senses.

This gave him the upper hand. Delia was too immersed in the role, and before she came to her senses, he was able to use her false feelings for him to dig out the secrets he wanted to know from her.

Over the next few months, Rosen and Delia traveled together across the entire Mysterious Island.

Their feelings for each other did not weaken; on the contrary, they grew stronger.

However, in the past few days, Delia has occasionally been lost in thought.

This made Rosen realize that Delia was about to successfully wake up and break out of character.

The time left for him is also running out.

Rosen held a magic pen in his hand, and on the easel was a pure white canvas made from branches of a golden apple tree.

The painting depicts Delia, so lifelike it seems to be a completely real Delia.

For the past few months, Rosen has been multitasking every day.

His true self stayed with Delia, while his self-portrait clone remained in the Void Gallery's studio, using the five-fold time acceleration of the Time Tower to cherish every second and complete the portrait with his painting skills.

A level 4 drawing skill is capable of creating spiritual paintings that perfectly imitate and replicate the essence of the target.

The quality of a painting depends on specially made pigments.

Rosen not only mixed Delia's blood into the paint, but also incorporated all of Delia's love for him as she acted into the paint, thus successfully creating this portrait of a character deeply entangled with Delia.

Even before she got into character, Delia, who was not in the painting, had already used a passive skill that gradually awakened her own self.

Once they regain their senses, it's time for the actors to shine.

However, the Delia in the painting embodies Delia's unreserved love for him, which she fully embraced while immersed in the role.

He could completely extract the spirit of Delia from outside the painting and integrate it into Delia in the painting.

Of course, doing so will deplete the power of the spiritual painting, and Delia will eventually regain her senses over time.

After making the final stroke, Rosen put away his magic brush, took the drawing paper from the paper in front of him, and framed it.

"I'm taking you to a nice place today."

Rosen took Delia's hand and led her from reality into the virtual gallery and into the studio.

The moment Delia saw her portrait on the wall, she fainted and collapsed.

Her spirituality has been captured by Rosen through his mental prison abilities of drawing.

(End of this chapter)