Chapter 135: Confrontation of Consciousness
Du Shen landed on the ground alone from the airship. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Info didn't see him make any moves, and the airship above his head rose higher and higher, heading west.
The moon shines brightly and Lake Tia sparkles. Du Shen stood on the shore and said in a low voice: "Your Highness Ayala, please lead the way." ā
Blood mist emerged from Du Shen's body, forming Ayala's figure. Ayala stepped slowly, and walked two or three meters in one step: "Follow me." ā
Du Shen followed closely. Ayala did not walk towards the meadows on either side of the lakeshore or towards the woods far to the south. He stepped onto the surface of the lake and walked directly to the center of the lake.
Du Shen's strength at this time has already touched the edge of the Sky Knight. Using the power of the elemental flame, Du Shen was able to perform an ability similar to the levitation technique, and tread water in a short period of time.
Fortunately, Ayala didn't go very far. He stopped and turned to face Du Shen: "The teleportation point is here! Next, I need to control your body in order to achieve teleportation and reach the underground base camp." Relax your body and don't reject my guidance. ā
Du Shen nodded. Ayala suddenly turned into a blood mist and burrowed into Du Shen's body. Faint dark red scales appeared on the surface of Du Shen's body, flickering with a faint red light.
didn't wait long, Du Shen felt his body fall, his eyes flowered, and the entire field of vision was filled with misty green shadows. In just a few breaths, Du Shen was slightly dizzy, and the scene in front of him became clear.
There was an archway in front of him, leading to the dimly lit hallway. All around, up and down, a patch of turquoise. It appears to be an excavated room, with the floor, walls and roof uneven. A large amount of green, like blood vessels, meridians, covers the four walls and up and down. The roof is hemispherical and very high. The side length of the room is close to 100 meters.
Ayala emerged from Du Shen's body and slowly walked towards the arch: "This is the teleportation room, follow me." ā
Du Shen followed Ayala and walked out of the long passage. Suddenly there was a clear opening in front of me, like a forest. The forest is full of huge fungi. These fungi are more than one person tall. Fungi are not umbrella-shaped, but generally drop-shaped, large at the top and small at the bottom. The mushrooms are so large that each one looks like a hut that can accommodate a single person to sit and lie down.
Ayala was pleasantly surprised by the dense fungus. He exclaimed, "Time is truly the greatest creator." Despite nutritional deficiencies, these berries continue to grow and ripen over thousands of years. ā
"Follow me. Ayala strode and was the first to burrow into the forest of mushrooms.
Du Shen followed behind, only to see that most of the berries released turquoise fluorescence, and a very few were blue. The outer walls of the berries are cloudy and translucent. Du Shen felt that there was a large amount of liquid inside the berries, and there was occasional flow.
Ayala introduced as she walked: "These mushrooms are the transformation tools that I invented together with several highnesses. Mortals enter it, and with the help of Bloodstone, they can be transformed into strong in a matter of days. The weaker the mortal, the more obvious the effect of the transformation. Although your strength is already good, you can still increase at least half of your strength after transformation. You come with me, let me find the Bloodstone, and help you transform it. ā
Even though Ayala had a brief explanation earlier, Du Shen was still excited: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness." When I finish my transformation, I will immediately find a good body for His Highness to hold. ā
Ayala smiled and nodded, "I'll equip you with men." You must find a body that is stronger than you. ā
Du Shen was grateful: "Your Highness, as the leader, must have a stronger physique than me. ā
Ayala burrowed deep into the forest as she explained to Du Shen the origin of these mushrooms.
Mushrooms were originally planted under the sun, irrigated with a variety of chemicals, and grown for months before they could ripen. The huge space here was originally just an ordinary barracks. It's just that back then, the passage between the two realms was closed, and the materials of the Otherworldly Alliance could not be replenished, and the situation was getting worse and worse. Eventually, the Atlas Coalition lost its stable ground on the surface and was unable to ensure the growth of the mushrooms.
In order to reverse the disadvantage, Ayala tried to ripen the mushrooms directly in the ground. He chose the camp as a testing ground. Unfortunately, sunlight is essential for the growth of mushrooms, and Ayala's experiment has never progressed. Later he gave up nurturing. Now, thousands of years later, the mushrooms here are basically ripe.
Du Shen listened to Ayala's introduction, and his heart was very calm. Thanks to the memories of his previous life, Du Shen knew that Ayala's introduction was not true. And Ayala's trip took Du Shen to transform, and she was absolutely uneasy and kind.
People who have undergone the transformation of the mushroom will also have their brains affected, and will bow down to the person who owns the mother stone. This effect is determined by the will of the person being transformed. Strong-willed people, after transformation, only have admiration for the leader, and will subconsciously obey most of the leader's orders. Weak-willed people are transformed like puppets, and will never refuse any orders from their leaders.
This kind of drawback, Ayala never mentioned a word to Du Shen from beginning to end.
Not only that, but people who are transformed by mushrooms will also have a lot of overdraft potential. So much so that many people can no longer strengthen themselves.
Earlier, on the airship, Ayala used words to envelop Du Shen in every way. He said that the reason why he brought Du Shen to renovate. It is hoped to enhance Du Shen's strength, so that Du Shen can find a stronger body for Ayala to cast a new body.
In fact, Du Shen estimates that Ayala still covets her body. He just wanted to use the mushroom to transform the impact on the brain when the human body was transformed, weakening Du Shen's will to resist, so as to defeat and wear out Du Shen's self-consciousness.
This is the biggest, worst possibility. Although he knew that the stakes were extremely high, Du Shen still decided to take the plan into account. After all, it would be too time-consuming to figure out how to use the conveyor system and how to grow the berries through Ayala's mouth.
Now, Ayala wants to snatch Du Shen's body through consciousness confrontation. Du Shen, in turn, wanted to devour Ayala's soul through consciousness confrontation, so as to obtain the information he wanted.
Du Shen has plenty of confidence. Not to mention, he is reincarnated as a human being, and the experience of his previous life is probably not inferior to Ayala. Just talk about Nai He Zhu. Du Shen's soul is closely related to it, and it can be said to be tied together.
If Araya wants to wear down Du Shen's soul, she must also crack the protection of Nai He Zhu. However, the pearl has not yet been completely transformed by Du Shen, and there are not only the protective measures set up by the evil god Tan Lan on it, but also the spiritual connection between Du Shen and the two lives. With this as a barrier, Du Shen protects himself.
Araya thought that the difficulty of devouring Du Shen's soul was one, and the real difficulty was at least three, or even five.
Du Shen speculated that Ayala had bad intentions. Ayala also speculated that Du Shen was aware of his intentions. It's just that Ayala has a lot of trust in the transformation ability of the mushroom, as well as her own ability. So he didn't care much about Du Shen's thoughts.
Du Shen followed Ayala out of the mushroom forest and into another passage. The passage is long, and there are plenty of empty rooms on both sides. Ayala led Du Shen to the storeroom at the end of the passage.
The warehouse area is not small, but it does not rely on natural space to store materials. In the storeroom, there is a row of bags like pods. The bag is long and narrow, bulging, and the opening above is long and slightly open.
Du Shen waited on the sidelines. Ayala inspected the contents of the pods one after the other. Soon, Ayala took out a flat stone the size of a palm from a storage bag.
"Let's go," Ayala said, holding the blood-red stone, as she walked back into the passageway, "since there are ripe mushrooms in the barracks, we don't need to go to the ground and re-cultivate them. ā
The two walked back to the Mushroom Forest and searched carefully. While selecting, Ayala explained to Du Shen: "The larger the volume of the mushroom, the better the transformation effect. However, if the berry has turned blue, it means that it has reached its growth limit and there is no need to continue cultivating. In fact, the green-glowing berries have been able to be used. ā
Soon, Ayala chooses a blue berry that is more than two people tall. He handed the bloodstone in his hand to Du Shen: "You take the bloodstone and burrow into the mushroom." Just stay for a while and the transformation will begin. After that, the outer walls of the berries will become very hard. You can't come out until the renovation is complete and the outer walls are soft. Remember, don't force the berries out of the mushroom. ā
Du Shen nodded, took the bloodstone, and drilled into the mushroomberry in front of him. Mushrooms are soft and extremely elastic. Du Shen easily drilled into the middle. The outer wall of the mushroom behind him automatically snapped together and blended.
Du Shen was trapped in the center of the mushroom, feeling soaked in water and able to breathe normally. Du Shen secretly felt to himself, and did not feel the existence of xenogeneous energy in his body. He secretly wondered, "Didn't Ayala come in? He really just planned to let me help him find a stronger body?"
It didn't take long for the bloodstone in Du Shen's hand to begin to melt. The liquid around Du Shen boiled.
Du Shen felt his eyelids heavy, and his consciousness gradually blurred.
I don't know how long it has been, but his consciousness has gradually become clear, and Du Shen opened his eyes. Thin clouds shade the sun, stretching in the distance, and the surrounding vegetation is dense. Du Shen felt like he was lying in the middle of the grass. He folded himself and looked down. Du Shen was surprised: "What's the matter? How did I become a little black snake?"
As soon as Du Shen recalled, he remembered that he should be being transformed in the mushroom. Du Shen observed, felt, and felt that the environment he was in now was very real.
Du Shen boldly speculated: "Could it be that the mushroom affects the human brain and reshapes the human consciousness through illusions? Then how did I become a snake? Could it be that the controller of the mother stone is a snake?"
Du Shen thought about it for a while, and gradually felt hungry: "Maybe I should find something to eat first." ā
As soon as the thought moved, Du Shen's body moved involuntarily. Du Shen crawled along the grass, occasionally spitting out letters and gathering information about his surroundings. Du Shen was overjoyed, he noticed the pheasant's information. Du Shen crawled along the scent and soon found a chicken coop. There are several gray eggs inside.
Du Shen crawled to the egg and opened his mouth to swallow it. He suddenly realized, "Something is wrong! If I continue like this, won't I really become a snake?"
Du Shen's mind moved, and he called out Nai He Zhu. Nai He Zhu jumped out of Du Shen's shoulder, and Du Shen felt a flower in front of him. He found himself inside the mushroom, and the liquid around him was flowing slowly and blurred.
Du Shen felt in his body, and sure enough, he found a large amount of xenogeneous energy. Before he could be forced with elemental flames, Ayala took the initiative to jump out: "This bead of yours is really magical. It's not in vain that I took the initiative to molt and take you as the target of the seizure. Now that you're trapped in the berries, become one with me!"
Du Shen tried to move, only to find that his body was stiff and uncomfortable to control. Du Shen shook his head calmly: "Your Highness Ayala, you have no chance of succeeding! At most, I wasted my time in vain." And you're tired to death!"
"Hmph," Ayala began to burrow back into Du Shen's body, "then take a look." Wait for you to slowly experience my long life. Let's see if you're a human or a snake!"
"It's a long time," Du Shen secretly lost his mind, "can it be as long as my past life? That's more than eight thousand three hundred years." ā