He changed Tiwat

"Dream on!"

Chapter 176 The Treasury of the True Dharma Eye, the Jewel of the Four Souls [4k5]

Ying made rapid progress; just one day later, she had already advanced to the "ultimate trial" stage.

Such great progress is certainly inseparable from the guidance of the divine child.

The "trick" that the divine child taught Ying is called "memorizing the board" in video games.

To put it simply, it's about memorizing the enemy's skills, attack timings, and corresponding countermeasures through extensive trial and error, which is essentially the same approach students use to memorize past exam questions during mock exams.

The lightning emitted by the simulation device is generally faster than human reaction time, and even Ying, with her reflexes, suffered greatly. To "complete the level without taking damage," one must "anticipate the enemy's moves" and find a safe zone in the fractions of a second before the next attack, taking cover in advance.

After enduring countless electric shocks, Ying finally memorized all the moves of the simulation device. Now, she could even dance inside it with her eyes closed without any problem.

If Han Fulai were here, he would probably say that this is like a bullet hell game called "Touhou".

Those bullet hell games fill the screen with all sorts of colorful bullets, making it dizzying and impossible to even see the player's position. Plus, you only have one life, with absolutely no room for error; a single hit from those densely packed bullets results in failure, making it virtually impossible for a first-time player to pass such a level.

However, those bullet patterns all have their own distribution rules, and there will be at least one safe path designed by the game developers. Once players memorize the rules for launching the bullets, they can pass through perfectly by relying on muscle memory.

The "no-damage clear" that the goddess demonstrated earlier is actually the same thing. She herself is the creator of this "bullet hell game", so she naturally knows the pre-set clear path.

Backboarding is something Ying isn't very good at, and it also doesn't suit her personality.

Normally, no matter what kind of enemy she faces, Ying always deals with things by improvising. With her strength, there are really not many enemies that can make her memorize a "move list" like she is preparing for an exam.

Moreover, the so-called "move list" is completely contrary to the principles of martial arts.

Real-world enemies don't attack in a fixed order like machines, so what's the point of memorizing a so-called "attack list"?

The "Anti-Lightning General Training" set up by the Divine Child doesn't allow blocking; you can only dodge. There's no other way out except to memorize the movesets. You really can't get past it without memorizing the simulation device's "move list."

Ying had, of course, asked the Divine Child if this kind of training was really meaningful. The Thunder General wasn't a simulator...

The divine child simply smiled and replied, "No one in this world knows General Thunder better than me. If I say it's useful, then it's definitely useful."

Okay, if Sister Shenzi says it's useful, then it's useful.

Ying could only believe this.

The divine child was not lying to her; this "Anti-Lightning General Training" was indeed useful.

As Lei's closest friend and family member, Shenzi can be said to be the person who understands Ying the most in the world.

She clearly understood Ying's current logic of action—

Before pursuing the "eternity" of this country, one must first touch upon "eternity" oneself.

The physical body will eventually return to dust, and the shadow will be replaced by a puppet.

Even the spirit cannot escape wear and tear, so Ying entrusts her consciousness to the "Dream Heart" left by her sister, using meditation to avoid all disturbances.

Shadow shut herself off in her "inner world" of "pure land of the heart," leaving all the external complexities to the puppet that only cared about rushing towards eternity...

In other words, the "general" outside is nothing more than a "simulation device" with hands and feet.

And such "simulation devices" are not limited to the "Raiden General" in the castle tower.

"Scattered Soldier" was originally created as a container for "Heart of God" and is the "Embodiment" of "General Raiden". "Scattered Soldier" also possesses the same martial arts skills as "General Raiden", as they are the same model's "factory settings".

This has nothing to do with the will of the "scattered soldiers," but rather with the "instinct" that Lei's films have etched into the bodies of the puppets.

Even though his power was sealed, his body still remembered.

When Raymond Cinema abandoned the "Scatter Soldier" Unit-01, the person who helped Raymond Cinema seal away the power of the "Scatter Soldier" was the God Child.

As the saying goes, "the one who tied the knot must untie it," she can certainly break the seal she set.

The Doctor modified the memories of the Scatter Soldier, causing him to forget many of the memories of being the vessel of the Heart of God. However, when the Divine Child used the "Destiny Connection" of the Five Divine Powers of the Heavenly Fox to help the Scatter Soldier awaken his memories from four hundred years ago, he also took out the sealed "factory settings" from his body.

Although the "skirmisher" usually fights in the mode of a "battle mage," the lightning elemental spells he releases are actually derived from the general's martial arts techniques, though he himself is unaware of it.

For example, the ultimate move "Moment of Life and Death" used by "Scattered Soldiers" is essentially a form of elemental force called "Unthinking Blade". Although its power is not as great as the "Unthinking Blade" of the Shadow that can tear through space, it can definitely blast a "Moment of Life and Death crater" as deep as "Unthinking Blade Crossing" on Hachiyū Island.

The "trials" that the divine child gave to Ying were truly the "move list" of the puppet general.

She combined the puppet general's "move list" with her own memories of the shadow's martial arts techniques, and almost perfectly recreated a "true question bank" of the puppet general.

Even if the puppet general himself appeared, the moves he used would only be combinations selected from this "real question bank".

If Ying can pass this trial, she will truly have a chance to defeat the Puppet General.

Of course, simply defeating the Puppet General is not enough; after the Puppet General is defeated, Shadow will inevitably appear.

The extent of Shadow's power, which has been self-imposed isolation in the "Pure Land of One Heart" for nearly five hundred years, is something even the Divine Child, who possesses the "Heavenly Eye," cannot fully predict.

She could only do her best to increase the chances of victory.

This "Anti-Lightning General Special Training" is part of accumulating possibilities.

The fact that the Divine Child was able to devise a plan that could potentially defeat the Rai movie is thanks to the two "Descendants" who recently arrived in Inazuma.

Since Ying secluded herself in the "Pure Land of One Heart," she has only revealed her will to others on two occasions—

On one occasion, during the "Hunting Eye Ceremony," she personally pulled Ying into the "Pure Land of One Heart."

"Ichishin no Pure Land," as the name suggests, is a space where only one mind can exist. To this day, no one has seen what it looks like inside, not even the divine child, a member of the family, has ever had the opportunity to enter "Ichishin no Pure Land."

This is probably because Shadow has enough interest in Fire, this "variable" that could affect "eternity"... She probably has never seen an individual that seems so "unstable" to eternity.

"Interest" is also a part of human nature.

The divine child was actually very pleased that the shadow still retained some of its humanity, rather than becoming a complete embodiment of "divinity".

As long as there is humanity, there is a possibility of redemption.

At the same time, this is also a flaw left by the shadow. After all, humans are not perfect beings, and gods with humanity are not perfect gods either.

The battle between Han Fulai and Ying in the previous day proved this flaw.

That was also the second time that Shadow revealed his will.

Although it was only for a brief moment when Ying Dong used "The Strike Without Thought," Tianhu's "Heavenly Eye" had already allowed the Divine Child to see a corner of the Pure Land and the Evil Radiance floating within it.

How fortunate that the shadow has not yet become completely captive of "it".

She still had time to save the shadow.

The way to save her is to defeat her.

"The Pure Land of One Mind" is a world where "nothing exists outside the mind." The current shadow is merely a consciousness residing in "One Mind of Dreams." Swords and elemental forces are all external forces, useless to the mind.

What she needs is someone who can directly change Lei Yingdian's mind.

The divine child needs someone who can enter the heart of the shadow.

Go and destroy her heart.

Han Fulai is the one the Divine Child found to destroy the heart of the person.

"Congratulations on successfully entering the 'Ultimate Trial', little guy. I knew you could do it. It's so great to have you here."

The divine child spared no praise for Ying.

Anyone who has spent time with Ying knows how to deal with her—this little one is the type who responds better to gentleness than force; as long as you praise her to the point of happiness, she'll even do requests that aren't given to Mora.

Look, this little guy is starting to put his hands on his hips and stick out his nose, so cute.

Ying and Paimon were both striking smug poses.

They completed the first three trials in just one day. Can others do that? No one can!

Only I am this powerful!

What is a genius? This is a genius!

Well, although Paimon was just watching Ying's trial, the cheerleaders supporting her from the sidelines were also very important, so Paimon was very proud.

The priestess chuckled softly and took out a necklace from the sleeve of her priestess robe.

Both Ying and Paimon were seeing this for the first time.

This necklace has a unique shape, consisting of four comma-shaped magatama, the same magatama found on the "Tomoe" emblem of the Raiden General. The four magatama are made of four different materials: gold, silver, copper, and iron, and have varying colors. They look like ritual implements used in Narukami Taisha Shrine.

The goddess placed the necklace on the simulation device.

“Alright, now we will prepare for the ‘Ultimate Trial,’ also known as the ‘Hidden Eye of the True Dharma,’” the Divine Child said.

"What does 'The Treasury of the True Dharma Eye' mean?" Paimon asked curiously.

She didn't understand the word, but it sounded very impressive.

Ying was equally puzzled.

Since coming to Inazuma, she has heard this kind of impressive-sounding term many times. The people of Inazuma seem to really like this Fischl-style way of speaking... Of course, Ying doesn't dislike this way of speaking. Anyway, the more impressive the name of the trial, the more impressive she will be if she passes the trial.

"For example, a pure eye can see all things in the universe, and can take from them inexhaustibly and use them without end, hence it is called the Treasury. Right and wrong are mixed together, and it is difficult to distinguish between them. In fact, wrong can take over right, and right can become wrong. Just as a spring is blocked and mud and sand block it, if the Dharma eye is not correct, wrong views will emerge one after another. By removing the mud and sand, the spring can be cleared. By eliminating wrong views, the Dharma eye can be corrected. This is called the 'Treasury of the True Dharma Eye'."

When the priestess said this, she really had the air of a "priest".

Unfortunately, Ying and Paimon both heard it but didn't understand it.

The divine child smiled and explained to the two of them: "The eye that illuminates the universe is called the eye, and the treasure that encompasses all things is called the treasure. Opening the Dharma eye allows one to distinguish right from wrong. To put it simply, this is a test of 'eyesight'."

She clapped her hands and activated the simulation device.

Four bolts of lightning suddenly burst forth from the four magatama on the necklace, transforming into human figures and standing at the four corners of the training ground—these were none other than the four "Lightning Generals"!

These four "Thunder Generals" are all incarnations of the thunder element, their bodies wrapped in a layer of purple electric light, making them indistinct and difficult to see clearly.

"Hey! What's this?" Paimon was startled.

Ying watched the four lightning generals with great vigilance.

The divine child said this was a test of "eyesight," and that one should "open the Dharma eye to distinguish right from wrong," so Ying immediately "opened the Dharma eye"—activating her elemental vision.

However, the phantom images of those four lightning generals were all composed of lightning elements, and even with elemental vision activated, they looked exactly the same...

"Okay, let me demonstrate it for you..."

Before the divine child could finish speaking, the four phantom figures of the Thunder Generals simultaneously drew their naginatas—the very same naginata that had struck Ying on the head in the "Pure Land of One Heart".

Then, four beams of light shot out simultaneously from the four corners of the east, west, south, and north, attacking the divine son who was in the center.

The goddess's smile remained unchanged, and with a single glance, she took in the actions of the four generals.

Then she suddenly moved, flashing four blades in the blink of an eye, and rushed towards the Thunder General in the east.

Then she stretched out her slender hand and touched the forehead of the lightning general's phantom—the moment her finger touched the lightning general's phantom, all four lightning generals disappeared.

Ying immediately understood: "...I get it. Of these four Thunder Generals, only one is the real one, right? This trial is to make me find the real Thunder General?"

“That’s right.” The Divine Child smiled. “This is one of the Thunder General’s signature techniques, called ‘One Spirit, Four Souls.’ The General can create four spirits to attack the enemy simultaneously. You’ve seen Kobayashi Yuzu from ‘Final Fantasy,’ right? Her ninjutsu ‘Shadow Clone’ is actually a technique passed down from the General…”

"The only way to break the 'one spirit and four souls' is to find the general's true form."

“I think… if we break those magatama, these clones will disappear…” Ying said softly.

Although her elemental vision couldn't distinguish which one was the general's true form, she did see the connection between the magatama and those phantoms.

The divine child gave her a smirking glare: "Don't even think about getting your hands on the magatama, okay? These are the 'Shikon Jewels' used to simulate the division of the Shogun's spirit; they're very expensive."

—Actually, the "Shikon Jewel" is more than just "very expensive".

These magatama were once worn by the General during the Demon God War. They contain the divine power of the Thunder God and are regarded as a symbol of the "Eternal God." If placed outside, both humans and demons who wish to touch eternity would fight tooth and nail for this treasure...

The previous acting priest of Narukami Taisha Shrine, the renowned high priestess Furuta, traveled the archipelago and went to great lengths to retrieve and reassemble this item from various demons.

But the divine child casually took out this national treasure as a training tool.

Although Ying didn't know exactly how expensive this thing was, judging from the tone of the goddess... it was probably something she couldn't afford to pay for.

"Little one, don't even think about skipping class, this is a very important trial."

The priest's voice became serious.

"The supremacy of thunder and lightning lies in its majesty, which is manifested through courage and fury."

"The spirit has four souls, the immortal fox has three horses, and the famous sword has two; but the majestic appearance of Lord Mitakenami, the chief of the gods, will only appear as a line of nothingness under the light of a meteor."

"The four souls are the 'wild soul' of courage, the 'harmony soul' of kindness, the 'strange soul' of wisdom, and the 'fortunate soul' of loyalty. As the Great Shogun, I represent the 'wild soul' that symbolizes bravery, which is also the true form of the general."

“Wrath stems from the love in one’s heart, and courage is the manifestation of wrath. In the end, whoever dares to block the gaze toward eternity will become her enemy.”

"—Ying, use your eyes to observe and find the 'Wild Soul' among the four generals. This will be the key to your final victory over her."

"Defeating General Raiden is the only way for Inazuma to get back on track before he falls into the 'eternal darkness'."