Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 304: Star's "Mysterious Reappearance"

The complaints of "Bai Zao" did not affect Star at all and he continued to experiment with the extraordinary effects produced by this "mysterious reproduction".

As everyone knows, "Mysterious Reappearance" is the most core extraordinary ability that a "Mystery Peeper" possesses after becoming a demigod "Mysticist" - it allows him to draw strength from the mystical knowledge he has mastered to create magic or witchcraft. The fewer people who know the corresponding mystical knowledge and the less it is spread, the more powerful this spell will be.

The opposite is also true. Once certain knowledge or legend becomes widely known and is no longer mysterious, the magic or witchcraft created by drawing on its power will become almost ineffective.

This is also one of the reasons why after Star reproduced the creation myth of the Creator in "Mysterious Reappearance: God said, let there be light!", the effect obtained could only be used for "lighting".

However, given the current situation, this "mysterious reappearance" is quite appropriate.

Of course, the definition of mystical knowledge must be facts that actually happened in history in order to draw strength from it - this can also be used to verify whether a legend is true.

With the ability of "idealism", which allows him to modify the "mysterious reproduction" he uses within a certain range as long as there is a connection - or even to forcibly create a connection.

“So that’s why you used this creation myth for lighting?”

"I don't believe that you don't have any extraordinary abilities related to fire."

"Bai Zao" couldn't help but complain.

You know, before he fell into the Chaos Sea, he was a clergyman, or a "Russian researcher" with faith - this is why he cosplayed the story of "God" as soon as he crawled out of the Chaos Sea.

When he became the "idol" he had worshipped before, "Bai Zao" plagiarized this famous saying without any hesitation - which eventually led to the awakening of "God", the "original creator" in his body.

What Star did was undoubtedly a euphemism for "bringing up" his "dark history" again. At this moment, "Bai Zao" suddenly suspected that Star was "deliberately and carelessly" trying to use this to put him on the spot.

After all, even if Star did not master the extraordinary abilities related to fire, he could still indirectly achieve the purpose of lighting through other extraordinary abilities.

"Yes, there are. Quite a few in fact."

Use the "Skill - Arson", use the power of "Idealism" to create sparks by rubbing yourself, or simply use "Fairy Tale Magic" to "buy matches" from a little girl... and so on. These methods can all achieve the lighting effect.

"But isn't it most interesting to illuminate this 'creation myth'?"

The reason was so good and powerful that it temporarily choked Bai Zao's words.

He kept silent - anyway, Star didn't know about his "dark history" unless he really deserved to know it.

However, what part of the mystery of "history" did Star use to create this magic of "mysterious reappearance"? Was it his authority?
Star is indeed not idle, and he insisted on using this creation myth of "God said, let there be light" to illuminate.

"So after exerting the power of 'idealism', I can also 'tamper' with these extraordinary things that involve the level of 'Creator' to a certain extent?"

In his heart, Star was secretly surprised at the good effect of the change in "idealism".

After all, the power of "Mysterious Reappearance" comes from the mystical knowledge that actually happened, which all involves the underlying rules of the world - in other words, its extraordinary effects have been partially fixed from the beginning.

Even if the underlying rules of this world are chaos, imbalance, and madness, when the power of the reproduction of this "mystical knowledge" involves a very high level, its extraordinary effects are generally unchangeable.

Even when Cattleya used the "fairy tale magic" of "Betrayal Banquet", she was still worried that it would attract the attention of the three gods "Feng, Bai, and Zhi", and thus die miserably for no apparent reason.

As you can imagine, if the "mysterious reappearance" used involves the level of "Creator", there are two possible outcomes:

First, the magic corresponding to this "mysterious reappearance" cannot be created directly. Even the user's extraordinary characteristics are derived from a part of the "Creator", which causes the corresponding mental imprint to revive and directly damages the mental state.

Secondly, the magic corresponding to this "mysterious reappearance" backfired on the user, causing him to lose control and transform into a monster.

Star had anticipated both of these consequences. He had the protection of "between reality and illusion". After using the "dice divination method" to confirm that he would not be in too much danger, he started the experiment.

There just so happens to be "Bai Zao" nearby, who can use the Chaos Sea to carry out the psychologist's "treatment" and "mental rehabilitation" just like Xiao Ke did, so there is no need to worry about anything.

He had already prepared for the magic of "mysterious reappearance" and was unable to create it, but he did not expect to succeed after just one try - could it be that the rules of this world have become so chaotic that even matters involving the level of the "Creator" can be interfered with?
"No, this is probably the power of 'between reality and illusion'... or 'idealism' at work."

"In fact, I should have thought of it earlier. When I took the potion through nine non-adjacent pathways and became a god, I had actually 'ignored' the most fundamental rules that extraordinary people must abide by, those laws about the sequential pathway."

"Even more, if I had swallowed the Beyonder Characteristics raw instead of taking the finished potion, wouldn't it just make my digestion more difficult? There is no risk of 'losing control' at all."

"Because 'Between Reality and Illusion' protects me."

"Is this the 'unreasonableness' of the 'idealism' school of extraordinary abilities? Is there not even the slightest limit?"

"Supermodel, really a supermodel..."

Star sighed inwardly at how horrible he was, and smiled at "Bai Zao":

"Besides, doesn't this work better?"

"Look, now that the magic created by this 'Mysterious Reappearance' has been unleashed, the entire passage is as bright as day."

The darkness of the entire underground ruins was dispelled at this moment, and it was no longer as deep and gloomy as before.

Instead, the full view of the underground ruins -

There are several wooden doors on both sides and at the end of the corridor. They show signs of decay but are still barely usable.

The ostentatious style of the door and the deep and heavy stone slabs do not match well, showing the distorted order imposed by the "Black Emperor" path mastered by Solomon in the Fourth Age.

This made Star sigh invisibly:

This kind of "Black Emperor" is too cruel. He seeks asymmetry for the sake of asymmetry. This is simply driving people with obsessive-compulsive disorder to death!
Of course, aesthetics that go against nature are ultimately against human nature. In this regard, the "Black Emperors" of the Fourth Age should really learn from the "Black Emperors" of the Fifth Age.

At least their transformation was not so outrageous. Star strolled through it, slowly moving forward in an atmosphere that was as bright as day and totally incompatible with the style of the underground ruins - this was a kind of compliance and resistance to the style here to some extent.

But the remains of the "Solomon Empire" deserved this...

Holding his cane, he walked through the open door and saw the slightly empty scene inside. He saw a bench and table that was quite consistent with the style of the door. Then he continued forward without stopping until he came to the black double stone doors at the end.

Although he was mentally prepared, Sta stopped here.

It's not that a stone door weighing only a few hundred pounds can stop him. Not to mention that his physical strength is enough to smash it after the "transformation". Just by knocking on the door that is not closed in an "idealistic" way, Star believes that it will automatically "give him face" and open.

But there are snakes inside.

Those snakes that scared Klein so much.

Of course, this was due to a psychological trauma Klein had from watching a snake disaster movie.

When Star knocked politely on the door, he heard the door creak open, only to find:

In fact, Klein's fear was justified.

The crack in the stone door expanded rapidly, and one after another black and slippery creatures suddenly fell from above.

They were long snakes with triangular heads and red patterns!
It was late at night, the time when these cold-blooded animals rested. Perhaps for this reason, it straightened its upper body, spit out its core, and looked at Star with its cold brown eyes.

Snap, snap, snap, one snake after another fell from the door and piled up at the entrance.

Beyond them, in the center of the hall, there were countless snakes of various colors wriggling and huddling together, forming an exaggerated snake nest that was about ten meters long and wide. The slippery and disgusting feeling hit me in the face.

It was no wonder that Klein was so frightened that his scalp went numb. In this kind of head-on impact, any normal person would be so frightened that they would take a step back or even dare not look directly at it, and would just want to get rid of these little things as soon as possible.

Even though Star was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but take a breath:

A scene like this where countless snakes of various colors huddled together and wriggling in a group really tests one's willpower.

But it happened that Star's "willpower" value was marked with a question mark, and his brain circuit was slightly different from others. At the same time, he knew something about this greasy little thing.

"Hey, little snake is pretty unique."

He smiled and at the same time constructed a magic of "Mysterious Reappearance".

Along with a very distinctive tall tower appearing on the illusory lake, a giant white snake slowly rises from the sparkling water, and its soft and powerful body begins to circle around the tower. After wrapping around the tower for several circles, it uses its scaly body to move on the tower until it climbs to the top of the tower and remains motionless despite the storm and thunder.

The entire scene, which looked like an ink painting, disappeared after a moment.

Suddenly, the surrounding snakes seemed to be attracted by the magical scene, and they made pleasant and cheerful hissing sounds, as if they were happy about Star's arrival.

Suddenly, the whole hall was filled with a magical atmosphere.

"Mysterious Reappearance: Origin of White Snake"!
This was a "little magic" that Star had prepared specifically to tame these unruly little guys. Now it seemed that the effect was unexpectedly good:
To put it in the language of gaming, at this moment he has greatly increased the favorability of these snake creatures, and even tamed this group of snakes that has grown to a large scale!

And if this "mysterious reappearance" is not successful, Star still has a backup option, the "mysterious reappearance" related to the existence named Nuwa in ancient legends.

Of course, this backup plan is no longer necessary now.

Because these snakes were happily scrambling to "swim towards" Star, and none of them had any bad intentions - just kidding, what bad intentions could these little guys have.

"Hiss~", "hiss~"...

Countless creatures of various colors, which would delight modern snake lovers, came impatiently to Star, and at Star's signal, they climbed up his arm with an icy but unexpected touch.

At the same time, one snake after another gathered under Star's legs, as if staring at Star with their tinkling eyes, staring at his legs, and wanting to climb up and have a friendly hug with Star.

Its enthusiasm was not at all what a cold-blooded creature like this should be like at this time of year. Instead, it became as active as if spring had arrived...

"Is this also 'Mysterious Reappearance'?"

"Bai Zao" was obviously amazed by this "mysterious reappearance" with positive effects, and was somewhat curious about what kind of mystical knowledge could lead to this "mysterious reappearance" effect that did not seem to "manipulate" the reason of these snakes, but could drive them to serve themselves.

Even if Star's extraordinary ability can correct the original effect of his "mysterious reappearance", this part must be included in his original intention. It can't be "created out of nothing", right?

"Bai Zao" pondered for a while with doubts and the curiosity unique to researchers. He searched through those famous folk legends in his mind, and finally suddenly determined a goal.

Not knowing Star's style very well, he asked back in an uncertain voice:
"Is this a 'mysterious reappearance' created using knowledge related to a certain 'snake handler'?"

Star looked at the group of slender, soft snakes with colorful scales that were crawling freely on his hands, clinging to his skin with their cool and smooth hands.

Enjoying the "massage" service brought by the snakes, Star shook his head and smiled:

"You know what, he really is a snake manipulator."

"Besides, even this 'mysterious reappearance' is quite consistent with the style of the painting in India."

It's just that there is a slight deviation from the "Snake Handler" that "Bai Zao" thought of...

His eyes turned to the group of snakes that gathered around him, and seemed to be expressing their closeness to Star with their eyes like two deep gems by spinning silk. Star couldn't help but think of the little-known fact that he had accidentally seen a long time ago:

I heard that snakes don't have a swallowing reflex...

(End of this chapter)