Decaying World

Chapter 129, Anomaly 129 (Thanks to Alliance Leader Bori)

The effectiveness of the first spirit-sealing array somewhat shocked Lin Hui.

If it has been used for nine hundred years, then the accumulation time must have been very long.

Lin Hui's heart stirred slightly as he looked at the required conditions.

Required resources: Five years to build up physical strength, and five years to build up mental strength.

Time required: eleven years.

Only eleven years?!

He was surprised.

Such strong abilities, achieved in such a short time, made him even more suspicious of whether there were any drawbacks involved.

He let out a breath and continued reading.

'2 - Evil-Sealing Array'

This is no different from the previous description; it's a magic array to seal away evil energy, but the time limit has also changed to nine hundred years.

The third fire-sealing formation is similar, a formation to seal the flames. The timing is the same as above.

However, the final life-sealing formation
'4—Sealing Life Formation: The ultimate secret technique of the Heavenly Eagle Sect, capable of summoning mysterious power to forcibly seal all life forms, turning them into life orbs that follow the caster, but unable to seal consciousness. This technique requires very little energy and has a very short recovery period; it can be activated simply by touching the target within one meter.'

Sealing time: 10,000 years.

Note: This secret technique has virtually no recovery period, consuming only a small amount of internal energy and mental focus. It is extremely fast to activate. The only limitation is that the target must be someone defeated directly by the main body. However, all things must ultimately maintain balance. Why has the Tianjiu Sect, which possessed such a powerful secret technique, vanished without a trace in the endless universe? The more this technique is used, the stronger the mysterious power it attracts.
Required resources: One year to build up energy, and one year to build up mental strength.

Time required: Two years.

'Isn't this just an enhanced version of the sealing array?' Lin Hui immediately recognized the special nature of this fourth life-sealing array.

The sealing array was similar; it required fewer resources and time, and was more effective, but its shortcomings were also obvious.

The previous sealing array toxins had the drawback that it required contact and the sealing time was extremely short, only one second.

This one is slightly different; the side effect isn't the duration of the seal, but rather the potential to attract some kind of special, mysterious power.
'Even so, it's still an extremely powerful trump card that can be used at any time. It can seal something for ten thousand years with a single move. Ten thousand years is almost like eternity,' Lin Hui estimated in his mind.

He looked at the first spirit-sealing formation. The first one seemed much more normal. The fourth life-sealing formation was even stronger, but it required defeating the target head-on.

Both are forms of sealing, but sealing the spirit is safer, as the consciousness of the sealed life form will fall into a deep sleep.

However, sealing a life orb is different. After sealing the life orb, there is no mention that the sealed person will necessarily fall into a deep sleep or lose consciousness. Obviously, this method does not have this function.

This could lead to potential problems.

After all, many abilities might be activated purely through consciousness.

Lin Hui weighed the pros and cons of both options.

'Which one do I need now? Which one can enhance my current system and perfect my overall strength? How can I counter the priest's mental attacks?'

His gaze eventually fell on the spirit-sealing formation.

'The Spirit Sealing Array can seal consciousness. Although it may take a long time to accumulate power, once activated, it can completely eliminate any loopholes in the opponent's ability to activate their consciousness, even without the prerequisite of defeating them.'

He looked at the terms.

It will take eleven years in total, but with the support of the Illusionary Dragon Lotus, it should be able to complete the evolution soon.

After pausing for a moment, he no longer hesitated. In order to deal with the mental attacks of the priest in the later stages, this kind of preparation was essential.

The spirit-sealing array can be activated remotely, has a high safety factor, and is indeed a very powerful attack method.

'Wait, what I need most right now is the ability to defend against mental attacks.'

Just as Lin Hui was about to decide on the sealing formation, a thought flashed through his mind. He stopped moving again.

Defense and protection should evolve through certain defensive equipment, or defensive martial arts techniques and secret methods.

After designating the Spirit Sealing Array as a reserve evolution project, Lin Hui quickly sought out items that offered protection and influenced mental and emotional states.

Under his instructions, Ding Ning and several disciples worked together to quickly find a row of items and place them on the floor of the study.

After everyone left, Lin Hui looked at a row of things on the ground.

From left to right, the first category is calming and tranquilizing medicines, including pills and raw materials. There are about a dozen bottles and jars of various sizes, all carefully labeled with instructions by Ding Ning.

These are all medicines obtained through the Wang family and the Hundred Flowers Sect, and have been stored in the warehouse as backup drugs for a long time. They are mostly used by members of the sect to regulate their mood and relieve stress. Therefore, their effects are very weak.

The second category, right next to the tranquilizers, consisted of heavy black, silver, and white metal armor, helmets, leg guards, and arm guards.

The third category is incense and lamp oil. These have similar effects to the first category, but are less potent. They are generally used more in daily life, mainly for calming the nerves and relaxing the mind.

The fourth category consists of books that record various tips and methods for calming the mind and strengthening one's resolve, mostly excerpts from various martial arts manuals. This part was provided voluntarily by Tao Xuehai after hearing about it.

Lin Hui pondered for a moment, then reached out and touched each of the items.

After a swift screening using the blood seal, three items remained. These three items were the ones that truly possessed the ability to protect the mind and spirit, as determined by the blood seal.

A small jar of grayish-brown lamp oil, and two booklets.

The lamp oil has a label that reads: Divine Appearance Oil (Soothing Lamp Oil Used by the Shayue Cult).

The product from the Rain Palace of the Sayue Cult is indeed powerful. Among a pile of medicines and sesame oils, it's the only one with a genuine protective effect on the mind and spirit through blood seal identification.

The other two books are, one of which is the "False Alarm Technique," which originates from an internal martial arts style.

One is the Mingguang Method, which originates from a method of inspiration and cultivation.

The method of cultivating inspiration is a preliminary method for training potential inspirational beings. Its purpose is to train ordinary people so that they can gradually reach the basic conditions for awakening inspiration.

The fact that Tao Xuehai was able to obtain such a valuable item made Lin Hui even more cautious about his family background.

Clearly, the Tao family and the Wang family, families located near the outer city, are not on the same level.

'Mental protection, to keep myself unaffected. Add to that the spirit-sealing array, which will temporarily seal the target, rendering them unconscious and truly incapable of resistance. In this way, the priest should be fine.' He reached out and gently touched the lamp oil.

This thing called Divine Oil has only two evolutionary branches.

'1—Shenning Oil.'

'2—Enhanced version of Divine Oil.'

The latter is obvious; it enhances the calming effect of the Shenxiang Oil itself, and has little effect on Lin Hui's requirements.

The former, Shenning Oil, has an interesting description.

Shenning Oil: A disposable product. When lit, it will conjure a mysterious genie within the mind, protecting the mind's safety. It dissipates on its own after being consumed.

Hint: This genie from a mysterious world seems to grant a wish. After making a wish, it will dissipate on its own, but whether the wish will be granted, and how, should be carefully considered before making it.

The resources and time required for Shenning Oil are only one year, so it is clear that disposable products are cheap.

The disposable items from Amamiya, once evolved, are nothing more than more advanced disposable items, nothing more. Making wishes is obviously a trap.

Lin Hui still focused his attention on the latter two methods.

The methods of False Alarm and Clear Light.

These two methods are very simple. The former involves constantly visualizing and experiencing things that terrify you, then repeatedly recalling and overcoming these terrifying things to achieve a powerful mental state.

The Mingguang Law is about constantly hypnotizing yourself, reciting a self-praise mantra every day, and reading the introduction, such as "I am the strongest, I am the best, I am fearless, I am invincible, and I can do anything I want!"
This is simply a collection of self-hypnosis and self-suggestion from a past life.

After reading it, Lin Hui sighed that the principles are indeed interconnected; no matter where you are, things of the same kind are pretty much the same.

He ultimately decided on the False Prediction Method, which evolved from the False Prediction Method.

'The Illusionary Manifestation Technique: An enhanced version evolved from the Illusionary Fright Technique, it incorporates a training method from a mysterious Taoist sect. It can gather all the elements you fear and dread, forming a ethereal god of terror. Continuously defeating this god of terror will strengthen your mind, enhancing its resilience and defense.'

This method is the orthodox way of training, unlike the Mingguang method, which is simply self-hypnosis and self-deception.

Even if you deceive yourself to the extreme, you will definitely be very strong.

But Lin Hui didn't like this approach.

He prefers to be down-to-earth and take things one step at a time, making each step more solid.

The reinforcement objectives have been identified.

There are two in total: the Virtual Manifestation Technique and the Spirit Sealing Array. One is offensive and the other defensive, which is a perfect balance and completes the countermeasures against the priests and subsequent systems.

Immediately, Lin Hui took out the Illusionary Dragon Lotus and began to strengthen the False Alarm Technique. Only by defending against such attacks could he be unafraid of sneak attacks and increase his margin for error.

This method requires a lot of resources and time, but Lin Hui believes it is worthwhile.

After the evolution was confirmed, he continuously consumed and swallowed the Illusionary Dragon Lotuses one by one over time.

The False Alarm Technique was quickly completed, and the booklet transformed into a brand-new yellow square book with the three Chinese characters "False Alarm Technique" printed on its surface.

Lin Hui continued without stopping, working on the evolution of the spirit-sealing formation.

Judging from the introduction, he judged that the sealing spirit array, a secret technique that accumulates over time, might be more powerful than he expected. This was very suitable for his plan to hide and accumulate power for a long time, and then unleash it at a critical moment to turn the tide.

After all, what he wanted was a peaceful life; the kind of restless and noisy secret method of sustaining war through war was not suitable for him.

The Illusionary Dragon Lotuses were being consumed one after another. Before long, after the last Illusionary Dragon Lotus was completely devoured, the remaining time for evolution was still a little short.

The previous use of the Illusionary Dragon Lotus had consumed too much of the magic, resulting in insufficient energy to complete the Spirit Sealing Formation.

Fortunately, Lin Hui managed to take the remaining Black Emperor Pill and the aphrodisiac pill given to him by Tao Xuehai, which barely shortened the remaining time.

It was already past midnight.

Fog filled the air outside.

Lin Hui didn't even eat. He sat cross-legged on the floor of the study, a flash of red light passing through his eyes.

Looking at the virtual magic in front of him, and the spirit-sealing array that appeared below his field of vision.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

'Finally finished.'

As he stood up, Lin Hui suddenly felt weak and his head swayed.

He knew it was caused by taking too much medication.

Fortunately, once the internal energy circulated, the internal energy, which carried the aura of purgatory, seemed to have the effect of dissolving the toxins in the body. After circulating it for dozens of times, the dizziness in the head was finally suppressed.

'After the Purgatory Inner Force absorbed that goat, it strengthened my physique, but this only increased my drug tolerance limit; if I took too much, I still wouldn't be able to handle it.'

He had actually reached his target dosage earlier today, but after taking the Black Emperor Pill and the aphrodisiac given to him by Tao Xuehai, he reached his physical limit again.

'Perhaps, by removing the pollution from the fog-filled areas and turning some of the creatures into hellish beings, killing and devouring them to increase my physical limits, I can further increase the maximum amount of medicine I can take.'

A thought arose in Lin Hui's mind.

But right now, it's more important to try out the Spirit Sealing Array and the Virtual Manifestation Technique.

He was about to pick up the booklet on the method of virtual simulation.

Boom! !
A deafening roar erupted, like a thunderclap exploding in the low sky near the ground.

The entire house shook violently.

Everything in the house was shaken loose and fell off. Doors and windows rattled, and powder fell from the walls, ceiling, and beams.

A few breaths later, a painful, beast-like howl came from outside, seemingly drifting from the direction of the inner city.

(End of this chapter)