Jackie Chan Adventures: I, the Mirror God, Master of Fear

Chapter 233 Unable to Advance? (Part 2)

"what happened?"

"what is this?"

"It's incomprehensible, but based on the current big data, it seems to be some kind of force that turns fear into reality. I saw Ace turn into 'Dosa' (an alien arthropod), and he's most afraid of 'Dosa'!"

"Fear? Haven't we blocked all possibilities for the spread of emotions? How could this be?"

"Look! What's that?"

"Ahhhhh."

Beyond the stars, the massive fleet of warships instantly descended into chaos.

One by one, the once familiar crew members transformed into terrifying creatures: fire, ice, nuclear mutations, and giant octopuses with tentacles capable of devouring interstellar warships.

The moment that domain of fear enveloped the entire star system, the fleet's combat power plummeted, leaving it barely able to protect itself.

The senator's projection, suspended in the void, pointed at the experimental star, his eyes filled with disbelief.

They had never seen such power before.

The other members of parliament were also filled with shock.

In their eyes, a terrifying being dressed in a red imperial robe and wearing a crown, with 144 beads on the crown radiating energy comparable to that of a star, was constantly magnifying.

It seemed to happen in an instant, as an incomprehensible being stretched out a pair of enormous hands and grasped the experimental star within it.

On the experimental planet, the thousands of stellar armors made no noise, simply remaining shrouded in the enormous phantom before gradually losing contact.

hum~
Fear is spreading.

A being dressed in work clothes and an evil god dressed in fine silk and coarse linen wander freely beneath this enormous phantom.

The eerie, clattering laughter echoed through the universe, carrying with it a chilling sound of fear.

In an instant, the chaos erupted even more terrifyingly within the already rendered combat-ineffective fleet.

The alchemists' faces all turned extremely ugly.

They could clearly see that the emotional limiters they had set up were still working, but something they couldn't understand was ignoring their blockade.

The alchemical sages knew exactly what this was.
The rules they've been dreaming of!

Their hands began to tremble, and the force field enveloping the entire experimental star began to destabilize.

The alchemists began to hesitate.

hum~
As they were thinking, a wave that was both incredibly familiar and filled them with dread swept through them.

They saw it on the phantom of that planet.

Dressed in a red crown robe, he resembled a deity, as if bestowing some kind of title.

Beside Him, the Mediterranean demon wizard first became extremely weakened.

Then they saw it beneath that enormous phantom.

The Mediterranean evil god continued to expand, and the phantom depicted the situation of the goblin home planet. They could only look at it and wanted to look away, as if their souls were afraid of that figure.

Meanwhile, the fat man in brocade robes and the little old man in coarse linen clothes and straw hat beside the Mediterranean Sea were also growing wildly.

Instantly, a protective atmosphere formed in front of the person in the imperial robes.

They seemed to be performing some kind of ritual.

They did not intentionally attack them.

Despite this, more than half of the starship fleet that covered the interstellar space had been destroyed, and 50% of the starship crew had been transformed into monsters, rendering all defenses useless.

Even some alchemical instruments that use the soul as their control core have begun to exhibit emotions that should not exist.

That was fear!

The one before us seems to be the God of Fear!

The alchemists exchanged glances, their eyes filled with shock.

They hesitated, wondering whether to interrupt the ceremony.
This idea just came to me.

"Ahhhhh."

not far away.

The senator's projection, which was controlling the fleet of warships, suddenly underwent a strange change.

The goblin transformed into a giant, cockroach-like, crustacean insect, and in the final projection, he appeared to be reproducing asexually.

Countless insect eggs were crawling out of his abdominal cavity, his eyes staring hungryly at the surrounding councilors.

The sheer number of them, along with the creatures crawling out of their companions' abdominal cavities, instantly caused the councilors to erupt in terrified screams.

But it was also this fear.

The remaining twenty councilors instantly began to mutate, and all protection seemed to be ineffective.

Fear erodes everything.

Even before the evil god had fully unleashed his power, the two passive skills of the Fear Field and Fear Restriction Spread during his ascension had already caused the goblin civilization, which rarely had access to authority, to begin to crumble.

The shadow of an evil god looms over the hearts of the remaining decision-makers and rebels.

"We cannot."

An alchemical sage has yet to offer a solution.

Instantly, he felt his body being twisted by a force.

That was the distortion caused by the body he had modified, which had become deformed in the direction he feared most.

The alchemist's heart pounded wildly, and he abruptly turned his head.

Suddenly, they saw that the evil god had opened his arms.

He was protected by three subordinate gods who only reached his waist.

The crimson imperial robes began to spread without restraint.

"Fuston!"

An alchemical sage has just revealed the name of the goblins' current core planet.

I was completely lost in a state of confusion.

He also felt that the alchemical transformation on his body suddenly began to paralyze in the direction he feared most.

Just for a moment.

The mere aura of promotion rendered an entire civilization utterly powerless to resist.

This is fear.

This is the fear that spreads when there are no equally powerful individuals or authorities to resist.

Even those mechanical life forms understood what fear was at this moment.

On the enormous planet of Fuston.

It was originally just an ordinary day.

But suddenly, for some unknown reason, the goblins among them felt a sense of unease, as if something terrible was about to happen.

Immediately afterwards, the sky turned crimson.

There appeared to be two suns above, but they were not scorching hot.

If you look closely, it doesn't seem to be the sun, but rather an eye!

The goblins' sense of foreboding grew stronger.

Then, a certain limit is reached.

Chaos began to erupt.

But apart from the alchemical sages and councilors on this planet, no power manifesting fear erupted.

People were simply afraid; nothing unusual happened.

A massive amount of fear energy was visibly converging outwards from the planet.

The crimson hue was made even more vivid by the light.

This civilization, so vast that it could easily crush the Earth, was plunged into the crisis of annihilation without any power to resist.

Their prized alchemical technology couldn't save them; their fervent pursuit of alchemical transformation became their Achilles' heel. If the evil god so desired, he could destroy the transformed bodies. Mortals are, after all, just mortals.

Only authority can deal with authority.

Beyond this balance, the rules appear weak, and the power unleashed by complete fear is unmatched!
With his eyes closed, Lin Luo could see the entire galaxy, every corner where any 'living beings' existed.

At this moment, in this galaxy, he is omnipotent.

The overwhelming goblin fear propelled his power to rise wildly, and the transformation of his divine status caused all the mottled patterns on his blood-red crown to disappear.

There are only a few simple black lines on it, which are slightly twisted. Any being who has not obtained permission and is not of a high enough status will have their inner fear amplified infinitely if they look directly at these lines, and will eventually become the very thing they fear, and become a slave to their fear.

Around the evil god, three powerful subordinate gods, their strength greatly increased, chuckled strangely and circled around him.

The Mediterranean monster even showed some traces of goblin traits.

But these traces then quickly disappeared.

The only difference was that the robe had been replaced by a green crown, and a crown resembling a Western royal crown had appeared on his head.

From this moment on, cattle and horses no longer represented the workers among the scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants.

Rather, he is the god of the goblin race, representing the entire vast race.

Beside them, two other evil gods were also changing their clothing.

The fat man's body turned purple, making him look even more luxurious. The blush on his face and the lipstick on his lips became increasingly striking, seemingly giving him a somewhat feminine appearance, but he looked more like a fat, illusory paper doll.

The old man next door had turned gray, but looked a bit stronger. He had a pipe in his hand, his straw hat had become a hair ornament, and his skin had become smoother, but he now had a full beard.

The two evil gods also began to advance, and they also broke away from the concepts of agriculture and commerce, splitting the human race in two.

In the instant when God transforms you for the better.

Lin Luo opened his eyes.

hum~
A colossal phantom, so massive that it was made up of planets, slowly lowered its head and looked at the dozens of planets at its side.

These planets are the planets where the goblins live.

Now all the goblins are gripped by fear, contributing to the ascension of the god of fear.

Lin Luo watched all of this in silence.

Not enough, something's missing.

Why is something missing from the transformation?
Is it impossible to advance outside of maintaining a balance?
The evil god placed one hand in front of him, and the enormous phantom held a planet in its grasp.

hum~
The overwhelming fear was instantly absorbed, and the creatures within felt waves of exhaustion, as if their energy had been drained.

But the fear in my heart was relieved, but I felt very, very tired.

It's not enough, it's still not enough; it's not a problem with fear energy.
Balance Balance
Lin Luo's crimson eyes looked toward the direction of balance.

All three subordinate gods successfully advanced in rank.

But that's because he is the god of fear who transcends human fear.

Furthermore, with power and status far exceeding theirs, they enabled them to successfully complete the coronation ceremony that elevated their status. However, their power did not increase; it required a great deal of fear to fill it, gradually growing stronger.

Lin Luo, on the other hand, seems to be transforming from a contender for the rules into a controller of them.

Everything was in place, but the rules weren't keeping up.

The rules aren't here.
No, there are rules here, but the rules cannot transcend the ordinary.
In other words, a world without balance must return to balance to be truly crowned.
A torrent of fear processed everything that was happening in Lin Luo's mind.

In his original thinking, if the above conditions were met, fear would simply be a matter of merging from scattered fear into a single entity.

The rules are essentially all there within him; they're just being applied in a different way, so he should be able to succeed.

but now.
He was once again somewhat impressed by the alchemical civilization; aside from this balance, it was practically a bitterly cold land for extraordinary beings.

But they can terraform planets and control the power of stellar mechs, which are at the level of demon wizards.

Although their performance was lackluster because they didn't know what authority was, that doesn't mean they were bad.

If they have enough knowledge and know how to counter the rules, the civilization of alchemy will unleash a power that would make even demon wizards tremble, even in the coldest of places.

Of course, it is also due to a lack of knowledge that, now, in the realm of fear ascension, the entire alchemical civilization has become his battery.

He could also browse its treasure trove of knowledge; for example, he was currently invading the memories of those alchemical sages to learn about this alchemical civilization.

It was only in the Dharma-ending Age that Lin Luo dared to do this.

If in the Demon Age, any demon wizard who makes such a commotion during their ascension would be taught a lesson in no time.

The first step in the process of a demon wizard's ascension was to find a warp space, or create one, to avoid causing too much trouble and disaster.

He looked at the goblin king, who was still kneeling and trembling, but who did not instill much fear in him.

This goblin king has enormous ambitions, and he's still pretending even now.

However, Lin Luo was not averse to this ambition.

Ambition fuels motivation, and as long as he can demonstrate his value, Lin Luo will not hesitate to satisfy his ambition.

After a moment of silence, Lin Luo let out a long sigh.

The passage back to the city slowly opened. Under the immense fear and the almost qualitative change in power, the passage opened without much effort this time.

Lin Luo peered into the balance and looked at his subordinate god.

The three subordinate gods seemed to know the current situation as well, and they chuckled strangely. Zhang Gui and Tian Xin were attached to the ox and horse.

A copy of the spellbook appeared in front of the ox and horse, stopping at the page containing a super-large phenomenon concealing magic.

The cattle and horses entered the area, boarding their tickets back to the city.

Lin Luo needs to wait for an opportunity, the moment when the conflict on Earth fully erupts.

Only at that moment can the final step of this coronation ceremony be completed.
As for now
He lowered his eyes to look at the incredibly submissive goblin king.

"stand up."

A calm voice sounded.

The ancient goblin king trembled, his cloudy eyes filled with fear. He stood up unsteadily and replied with utmost respect, "My lord."

“You can call me Fear,” Lin Luo said silently.

Immediately, the Goblin King paused, bowed slightly, and said with the same fear as before, "Great Demon of Fear, congratulations on restoring your ancient glory. The goblins will bask in your glory and follow in your footsteps to become stronger."

Lin Luo was not surprised by his title. In ancient times, regardless of good or evil, or the wielder of any authority, even the light of angels and the life controller of elves.

They all share a common title: demon wizards!
Back then, demons didn't represent evil, but rather power.

This civilization, which emerged from the age of demons, still maintains this tradition.

"Now, we have three days. Let's begin."

The Goblin King shuddered and looked up. The strange phenomenon that had enveloped the entire galaxy had not been withdrawn, and the fleet of warships surrounding the planet remained in disarray.

The leaders of other factions have also all gone missing.

In this situation.

The Goblin King suppressed his barely concealed excitement, maintaining the utmost respect and humility towards the Fear Demon Wizard: "Your will is my direction. In three days, you will have an obedient goblin civilization."

"The goblin in the warship, do you still want it?"

The Goblin King's eyes were filled with surprise. These were all talented individuals. If they died, even a goblin civilization large enough to span galaxies would suffer some damage.

"If I had a choice, I believe they could also be your most loyal warriors."

Lin Luo nodded, his fear beginning to subside.

However, the entire alchemical civilization was in a state of intense exhaustion.

The goblin king also felt this exhaustion; he could clearly sense that fear was invading him.

But he showed no intention of resisting. Instead, he succumbed to his fear, letting himself become completely absorbed in the emotion. He took a few steps back and left the experimental planet with aged steps.

Lin Luo closed his eyes.

The enormous phenomenon began to freeze.

His preparations were thorough enough that even if an unexpected event occurred, such an event would have two sides.

The 144 fears have now reached a balance; they cannot completely merge, nor can they devour each other, because Lin Luo is precisely controlling all of them.

Now all that's left is the final coronation.
But this trip wasn't a complete waste.
Lin Luo glanced in the direction the old king had left. At least the goblins were obedient; this force was very strong!

(End of this chapter)