Godslayer: I, the agent of the God of Drama, am here to begin the show.

"Hey, that's really weird."

Why is this happening?

"How come it's not even 50% yet?!"

After arriving on stage, Lin Ze did not rest for a moment and immediately sought out Ghost Face King to continue learning [Ghost Face Earth Observation].

However, regardless of how the Oni-Faced King uses [Oni-Faced Earth Observation].

Lin Ze's performance hasn't made any progress at all.

In the past, this would have reached 50% long ago.

Lin Ze was somewhat puzzled.

"Could it be... that someone doesn't want me to reach 50% performance level?"

Lin Ze looked up and saw what appeared to be a formless deity watching him.

At this moment, Lin Ze wondered if it was a limitation of the stage.

He doesn't want to reach 50% of the performance level?

However, Lin Ze quickly dismissed this conjecture.

If that's really the case, then why did the stage crew go to so much trouble to find him?

So that's it... Lin Ze's gaze fell on the Ghost-Faced King, who was standing at attention.

Lin Ze slowly drew a long sword from behind his back and placed it against the neck of the Ghost-Faced King.

"explain!"

"Did you deliberately slack off, which is why I haven't made any progress!"

The masked king was so threatened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

He knew that his life was at the mercy of the man in front of him!

The Masked King quickly explained, "No!"

"Brother Ze, you can trust me, I've always been loyal to you!" (Stage translation)

Seeing the Ghost-Faced King's nervous expression, Lin Ze slowly sheathed his long sword.

He never suspected Ghost King; he simply wanted to scare him.

After all, with the stage under his control, Ghost Face King would never treat him like one of the two.

"Okay, I'll trust you this once."

"continue."

"Today, the Ghost Face performance is less than 50% complete; nobody here is getting a break!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Kongcheng, who was still playing with the snake, paused slightly.

"What's it to me?!"

However, Lin Ze's words also showed Ghost Face King Lin Ze's determination.

A moment later, Lin Ze prepared to push for another 50% performance level.

As soon as Lin Ze had a thought, a huge ghost face appeared under his feet again.

This time, Lin Ze completely abandoned any attempt to protect himself on stage.

He believes that only through genuine experience can one take things a step further.

After the restriction on mental power was removed, the influence of the Demon King's [Demon Face Earth Observation] became extremely powerful.

In just a moment, Lin Ze felt that he had lost all connection with the outside world.

He felt as if he were in a void.

Who is Lin Ze?

What am I doing?

Forbidden Ruins... Forbidden Weakness?

It's so dark here...

Who is Lin Qiye?

Oh... Lin Qiye is the protagonist of his favorite book.

At that moment, Lin Ze's mind seemed to sink into a void.

His thoughts gradually came to a halt.

Just as his consciousness was fading, a voice suddenly awakened him from the depths of his heart.

"Is this... really the end?"

Driven by the deep-seated human instinct for survival, Lin Ze began frantically grasping at the air.

They wanted to find that one last straw.

The next moment, Lin Ze gradually regained consciousness.

I am Lin Ze, and Lin Ze is me.

I'm trying to break through the 50% performance level.

Forbidden Ruins is a special ability!

I remember now!

Upon regaining consciousness, Lin Ze suddenly realized that he had actually activated [Ghost Face Earth]!

Moreover, his own [Ghost Face Earth] is currently fighting against the Ghost Face King!

However, unlike Ghost Face King, Lin Ze's [Ghost Face Earth Observation] is applied to himself!

[Performance level of the "Ghost Face" performance: 50%]

[Halfway through the performance, the actor gained new insights, which will benefit your future performances.]

"We've broken through!"

Lin Ze was overjoyed when he saw the news.

We've finally broken through!

Moreover, his intuition told him that the gains this time would be far greater than he had imagined.

At this moment, Ghost Face King also noticed Lin Ze's change and quickly canceled the effect of [Ghost Face Earth Observation] on Lin Ze.

The Ghost-Faced King finally breathed a sigh of relief.

From the very beginning, he was in a state of extreme tension.

Lin Ze wanted him to attack with all his might, but the force controlling him told him that he could neither harm Lin Ze nor disobey him.

Liao!

Isn't this bullying an honest person?!

After careful consideration, Ghost Face King decided to obey Lin Ze's orders.

After all, if someone on stage wants to kill you, they might go through some procedures, but if Lin Ze wants to kill you, he could just come over with a knife in the next second.

Fortunately, Lin Ze successfully broke through.

In fact, Ghost Face King's worries were completely unnecessary.

Even if Lin Ze cancels the stage's protection for him, there is still a life-saving mechanism.

We can't really put ourselves in a do-or-die situation and then try to survive, can we?

After sensing the changes in himself, Lin Ze took a deep breath to calm his excited emotions.

The improvement to [Ghost Face Earth] this time is really huge.

The biggest change is that it broke with conventional thinking.

Influence on mental energy can be applied not only to enemies, but also to oneself.

For example, in the scene just now, Lin Ze only managed to withstand the mental attack by releasing his power on himself.

But did you think it ended here?

No.

If it ended here, it would at most be adding another means of mental defense.

Lin Ze discovered that in the "Ghost Face Divination" method, he could actually deceive himself!

Affecting one's mental strength and the mental strength of others has a negative impact, while affecting oneself has a positive impact!

For example, my mental energy hasn't been depleted yet, I'm very strong!

My realm is not a realm of light; I even deceive myself by saying... I am a god!

Of course, this is just Lin Ze's conjecture.

With his current mental strength, he certainly couldn't fool himself into believing he was a god, but Lin Ze believed that as his mental strength improved and his performance with the "Ghost Face Earth Observation" technique became more refined, he would definitely be able to do it in the future!

At the current level, we can only deceive ourselves to a very small extent.

In addition, the area of ​​the Ghost Face's divination has changed from a fixed region to a domain that moves according to its own movement.

Another subtle change is that Lin Ze can change the ghost face after casting [Ghost Face Earth Observation] into a different shape.

He hasn't decided what he'll become yet, so he'll just use this demon mask for now.

"Control your strength to the level of the Zhan Realm and use [Ghost Face Earth] on me."

Lin Ze planned to test his ability to resist mental influence.

Ghost King did as instructed, and the next moment a ghost face appeared at Lin Ze's feet.

It didn't have any effect; it felt like motion sickness.

"Continue, Chi Jing."

This time the feeling was much stronger, but Lin Ze gritted his teeth and could still withstand it.

"Kawajing."

From the moment he entered the river region, Lin Ze felt that his own mental strength was no longer able to withstand the attack.

After using [Oni-Faced Earth] to resist, the feeling returned to the realm of the lamp.

Finally, Lin Ze gained a general understanding of his resistance to mental influence.

It can withstand the attack of the pool without relying on external forces.

It can only withstand the sea's defenses with external force, though only for less than a second.

But this was enough for Lin Ze, who was still in the Zhan Realm.

After figuring out all of this, Lin Ze returned to the real world.

Looking up at the ceiling, Lin Ze felt extremely sleepy.

After experiencing the snake demon incident all day, and then expending so much of my mental energy at night.

Lin Ze could no longer hold on.

But just then, it suddenly occurred to him, "Huh?"

Can I lie to myself and say that I'm not sleepy?

"Give it a try!"

Then, Lin Ze activated the Forbidden Ruins ability around himself.

"I'm not sleepy! I'm wide awake!"

Just as Lin Ze had guessed, he had indeed "deceived" himself.

The drowsiness vanished instantly, replaced by an incredibly clear mind!

"Holy crap...that actually works!"

"Looks like there's a good chance I'll become a god by deceiving myself in the future!"

........

At the same time, Lin Qiye returned to reality from the mental hospital with an excited expression.

"Very good!"

"Finally, I've extracted my first ability."

"I feel like I'm back to normal."

"Let's try contacting Lin Ze tomorrow!"

"Lin Ze, just you wait!"

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