Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 1018 Real or Fake? (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

As Su Ping was pondering this, he suddenly saw Joanna waving at him from ahead.

The surrounding gray fog enveloped her again, seemingly about to engulf Joanna. Her face was somewhat blurred in the fog, but her eyes were clearly visible, exceptionally bright.

Upon seeing those eyes, Su Ping was suddenly taken aback.

This scene seems familiar.

Is it inside the store?

Su Ping suddenly realized something and withdrew his gaze. What he saw was an illusion. If he really followed the illusion to think, he would only get trapped in it. Instead of moving forward, he left in the opposite direction.

Behind him, Joanna stood silently, watching him walk away.

Soon, Joanna's figure was obscured by the thick fog. Su Ping continued forward, slowly extending his perception. Having just absorbed the owl demon spirit, Su Ping could sense movements within about ten meters in the fog. Previously, three meters would have been his limit.

Waaah!

Suddenly, a howling wind sounded above Su Ping's head. Su Ping looked up and saw a wisp of black hair flying past, and the howling wind seemed to be coming from that black hair.

"Is it a demon? An illusion?"

Su Ping stared intently at the stone, thought for a moment, then used his mind to condense a stone and suddenly launched it out.

The stone passed straight through the black hair without any obstruction. Su Ping breathed a sigh of relief, then saw the black hair seem to have been startled and turn towards him.

Su Ping dismissed it as an illusion and paid no attention. But as the black hair approached, a chilling aura suddenly surged up his back. Su Ping's pupils contracted, and he made a sudden move, a sharp sword appearing in his palm, which he slashed down instantly.

A piercing scream rang out as the black hair was cleaved open, revealing flesh and blood that writhed incessantly. At the same time, Su Ping noticed a dent in the spot where the black hair had just been struck, indicating that the stone he had conjured with his will had hit the demon spirit, but it seemed that the spirit had used an illusion to make him mistakenly believe that it had passed through.

"It's really impossible to guard against." Su Ping's gaze was solemn. This feeling was somewhat familiar to him. In some dangerous places in the cultivation world, he had also encountered all sorts of strange and bizarre creatures.

Having developed a keen sense of awareness in that environment, Su Ping had just narrowly avoided injury.

Su Ping swiftly drew his sword, shattering the demon spirit. Then, with a clench of his palm, a suction force pulled the demon spirit's corpse into his body.

The fragments of the demon spirit transformed into smoke-like energy, which quickly entered his body. Su Ping soon felt that his senses had become much sharper again, and his perception had increased by about one meter.

"This demon is not as terrifying as the previous owl, but its methods of bewitching are no less impressive." Su Ping became more cautious and slowly advanced. Although he knew that Consul Tan was right beside him and would help if he encountered danger, he would never place his hopes for survival on someone else.

As Su Ping continued forward through the thick fog, he occasionally heard chanting that seemed to hold a tempting allure. However, when he followed the sound, he saw nothing at all.

Occasionally, Su Ping would feel something brush against his arm. He could not perceive anything, but he felt as if something had touched him. When he checked his body, he found that it was just a hallucination.

"It's too realistic. It's hard to tell the real demons from the fake ones. The only way is to treat all the illusions as demons. Although this will consume a lot of energy, it is the safest approach."

After walking for a long time, a stunningly beautiful figure suddenly appeared again in the thick fog ahead; it was Joanna, whom they had met earlier.

She stood in the thick fog, her face shrouded in mist and somewhat blurred, but her eyes were clearer and brighter as she gazed at Su Ping and waved to him.

"This illusion is too fake."

Su Ping shook his head. He knew Joanna couldn't leave the shop, so there was no way she could be here.

If it were his parents, or his mischievous little sister who was always running around, he might have had a moment of doubt, but Joanna and Tang Ruyan, these people he knew, were all locked inside the store by the system and couldn't come out at all.

Ignoring him, Su Ping turned and left.

Every time the illusion appeared, it beckoned to him, seemingly trying to lure him over. Regardless of why Joanna's illusion appeared, it was best to stay away.

This time, Su Ping didn't go in the opposite direction, but instead turned and continued forward to the left.

Along the way, they encountered several more demons, which Su Ping killed with ease. His perception had increased to a range of sixteen meters.

At this moment, a hazy giant shadow appeared in front of him. As the thick fog gradually dissipated, Su Ping saw that it was a giant tree, and under the tree was an old man.

"Um?"

Su Ping frowned slightly when he saw the old man. This was the same old man he had seen under the tree in Luofu. He had been playing chess with a toad back then, but now he seemed to be playing chess alone.

"The other party is most likely a Celestial Emperor from Luofu. It's impossible for him to be here. Otherwise, if a Celestial Emperor were to descend, the entire Federation would have been alarmed long ago. This is a being that surpasses even the Supreme Being." Su Ping's eyes flashed, and he shook his head slightly, preparing to leave.

But just then, the old man opposite him suddenly stopped playing his piece and said to Su Ping, "She is the closest person to you, you should trust her."

"Um?"

Su Ping was taken aback and looked at him with surprise and doubt.

"You must be the chosen one. We've been waiting for you here for a long time..." The old man slowly stood up, smiling at Su Ping with kind eyes.

"What do you mean by 'chosen one'? You mean Joanna?" Su Ping raised an eyebrow.

"It operates under the guise of 'The System,' searching for a successor throughout the heavens. You are the successor it has found, and the most outstanding one among them." The old man gazed at Su Ping and said, "Your friend is helping you. She used to be your employee; you should know she wouldn't harm you. The place you are in now is extremely dangerous..."

"What?"

Su Ping was speechless for a moment.

The fact that even the system knows this means that the extension of this illusion originates from his own mind.

After all, it's impossible for that Immortal Emperor of Luofu to come here, and Joanna couldn't possibly be here either. Moreover, this old man knows about the system, which is the most deeply hidden part of his system and his biggest secret. This Immortal Emperor couldn't possibly know about it.

It wasn't that Su Ping was arrogant, but deep down he felt that with this Immortal Emperor's abilities, he wouldn't be able to detect the existence of the system. After all, according to the power division of the Primordial God Realm, the Immortal Emperor was above the Supreme, and in the Primordial God Realm, the God Emperor was also a figure of that caliber, and above the God Emperor were the Ancestral Gods!

The system didn't even take the Ancestral God seriously, so how could it be perceived by a mere Immortal Emperor?

"Consul Tan is right beside me, yet I can't sense him. This suggests that this place is most likely my inner world, or my conscious world, caused by the unique environment of the Sea of ​​Illusion. In other words, these illusions are extensions of my subconscious, including the words they speak..."

Su Ping glanced at the old man. The old man had helped him condense two immortal vortexes, transforming his physique into that of an immortal. He remembered this favor. Although he knew it was an illusion, he didn't slack off. He shook his head and left.

"This is Heaven..." The old man hurriedly spoke when he saw Su Ping about to leave, but as soon as he uttered the word "Heaven," his body suddenly trembled, his figure became much more ethereal, and he looked rather pale, but he still stared at Su Ping and said, "Why don't you try to trust your friend?"

"My friend is outside, not here," Su Ping replied, then turned and left.

"Outside……"

The old man muttered to himself as his figure was gradually obscured by the thick fog, eventually becoming part of it and disappearing along with the giant tree behind him.

Su Ping noticed this and shook his head. It was indeed an illusion, or a dream controlled by some demon spirit, with the purpose of luring him closer.

"If this is my world of consciousness, and these demons have infiltrated through the Sea of ​​Illusion, then I should be able to dominate my own world of consciousness."

Su Ping muttered to himself, trying to imagine a vast plain.

Soon, a vast plain appeared before his eyes, just as he had imagined.

"really……"

Su Ping's eyes lit up, and he walked towards the plain. But just as he was about to step onto it, a sudden chill ran down his spine. Su Ping's scalp tingled, and he instantly retreated. At the same time, he saw a figure rush past and into the plain. It seemed to be humanoid. Then, thick fog rose from the plain, and a roar came from within it.

The thick fog churned, and soon, a furious roar echoed from within it: "I have even slain the heavens, how could I fear your mere remnant spirit? Dissipate from me!!"

The fog churned violently, and then a figure flew out from within it. At the same time, a blood moon appeared in the thick fog. As the fog dissipated, it revealed a blood-red eye. This eye grew on an extremely ferocious and enormous head. This was a colossal creature, standing like a mountain, thousands of meters in size.

"Blood-red eyes, boar's body, lion's claws..." Su Ping stared at the enormous, ferocious demon spirit before him, his pupils slightly contracting. "This is the Black Devouring Demon Spirit mentioned in the Loulan family's records! It's a demon spirit rated S-rank, only appearing during the Black Tide. How did it get here? I just entered; this should be the outer perimeter!"

Su Ping's scalp tingled. According to the Loulan family's records, even a God-Consecrating expert would have to flee at the mere sight of an S-rank demon spirit, as it was utterly unstoppable!

He preferred to believe that what he was seeing was an illusion!

It's either an illusion created by one's own fear, or an illusion created by some demon!

But the oppressive aura before him was so tangible that Su Ping felt his body stiffen, as if bound by an invisible force, making it difficult for him to move!

At the same time, deep in his mind, a scream seemed to ring out. Then, Su Ping saw a slender, blurry figure appear beside him. Judging from the outline, it was Consul Tan!

After the slender phantom appeared, it suddenly flew out and rushed towards the black-eyed demon spirit.

"Damn it, it's true!"

Su Ping's face was extremely pale. If he hadn't felt his life was threatened, the message that Consul Tan had sent him would not have appeared.

run!

Taking advantage of the time Consul Tan was buying for him, Su Ping turned and ran.

But just as he turned around, a scream rang out. The mental image of Consul Tan had just flown in front of the Black Devouring Demon when it was twisted and torn apart by the black vortex that appeared on its body, without even touching its body.

"They're not even in the same league. Even if a true god were to make a move, they'd probably be utterly crushed." Su Ping's face was somewhat pale as he experienced the feeling of impending death for the first time in a long time. Although he had died countless times in the nurturing world, he had become accustomed to being resurrected, and his fear of death had faded considerably. But this was the real world; if you died, you really died!

"Is someone from the Loulan family framing me, or has something happened in the Sea of ​​Illusion? I just entered and I've already encountered something like this. Wouldn't all those who entered before me have been wiped out by now? If that's the case, the Loulan family must have noticed it long ago..." Su Ping was in a state of confusion, and he just ran for his life.

The black-blooded demon roared and charged towards Su Ping, causing the surrounding space to tremble.

Just then, the figure that had been thrown into the thick fog flew out again, heading straight for the Black Devouring Demon Spirit.

"Run! I'll hold him off!"

"You worthless wretch, kneel before me!!"

The figure swept past Su Ping. The first sentence was addressed to Su Ping. The two figures crossed paths. Su Ping only saw a pair of eyes full of fighting spirit, sharp and bright like stars. The eyes seemed to be forever burning with passion and war, and they were fearless.

Su Ping was momentarily stunned. In the blink of an eye, the sounds of battle erupted behind him. The young voice that claimed to be the original owner was roaring, and the Black Devouring Demon Spirit was also howling.

Su Ping ran wildly all the way to a very far place before looking back.

All that could be seen was the churning of thick fog and the faint tremors.

"That person... wasn't an illusion?" Su Ping's mind was a bit confused. He felt like he had seen those eyes somewhere before, but he was certain that he hadn't encountered this guy even in the cultivation world. After all, those eyes were too special; once you saw them, no one would forget them!

"If this is my world of consciousness, then only these strange demonic spirits could infiltrate it. This person... could it be my imagination?"

"But can illusions fight demons? Unless everything I'm experiencing right now is an illusion, and from beginning to end I may have only encountered one demon, trapped in the illusion it created..."

"But this illusion is far too real. The enhancement I received from absorbing the Owl Demon Spirit was a real feeling. Could an illusion even deceive my senses...?"

Su Ping felt increasingly terrified as he thought about it, but he still had a question in his mind. He had always felt that his willpower was superior to others in the same realm. If everything in front of him was just an illusion, and even he could be deceived, wouldn't other Star Realm cultivators, or even Star Lords, also fall into the trap?

"This level of danger is abnormal. It can't be like this. In other words, everything I'm seeing isn't an illusion, I'm not being deceived, but something real. But who exactly is that person...?"

Su Ping's doubts grew. This Sea of ​​Illusion was a cosmic secret realm that even the Federation could not fully grasp. It was a special space that could not even be defined.

However, after countless explorations, some basic rules and information within the Sea of ​​Illusion remain relatively stable, but the situation Su Ping is currently facing seems to have broken the previous rules.

It's illogical that monsters of the Owl Demon Spirit level would appear on the outskirts, along with Black Devouring Demon Spirits.

(End of this chapter)