Psychological Suggestion

In today's battle, Shen Siyang's Azure Dragon Heart was ridiculously weak, even weaker than that Izumo toad, whose "Plasma Grenade Cannon" could at least threaten Lu Li.

Compared to the Vermilion Bird of the Wan Qing Dynasty, it is even more pathetic and completely unworthy of the position of the head of the "Four Spirits".

Anyone with eyes could see this, and Li Yuanzhong felt something was amiss. He guessed that Shen Xing had used evil magic to seize the Azure Dragon's position, but since it wasn't innate, it was merely a facade.

Similar things have happened before in history, and this can also explain why Qinglong would collude with the People of Izumo to produce poison.

The more the old Daoist priest thought about it, the more convinced he became, so he asked with a cold face:

"Shen Xing, where is the real Azure Dragon? Tell me, and you might save your life."

Upon hearing this, Shen Siyang also looked at his father.

Shen Xing kept glancing towards Lu Li, afraid that the Evil Spirit would come over, so he simply said:

"Sion is indeed not the Azure Dragon, but I did not harm the Four Spirits either. Instead, I used the method of 'borrowing the false to cultivate the true'."

"When Siang was still a fetus, I told him every day, 'You are the Azure Dragon;'"

After his birth, his mother, servants, playmates, and all his relatives and friends insisted that he was a blue dragon.

Decades of consistent indoctrination have actually produced a dragon son! The human spirit... is truly wondrous."

Mentioning this, Shen Xing was quite proud of himself.

Shen Siyang, however, was completely distraught, opening his mouth as if to say something but unable to utter a single word.

Shen Xing disregarded his son's feelings and urged Li Yuanzhong:

"Master, can you let my son and me leave? Everything I've said is true; you should be able to sense it."

Cultivator possess powerful "Spiritual Sense," and can immediately detect when someone is lying.

Li Yuanzhong sensed that the other party was telling the truth, but there was still a problem—

Everyone spoke with perfect consistency, from top to bottom, even their expressions were flawless; this had been maintained for over a decade or two, and it had to be kept secret...

With all this trouble, where did Shen Xing get the confidence that he would definitely succeed?

Li Yuanzhong immediately asked, "How did you learn about this method of psychological suggestion?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xing's pupils contracted, but he feigned nonchalance and said:

"I was inspired by the Westerners' 'simulated executions.' For example, they would blindfold and tie someone up, drip water on their wrists, and pretend that they had cut their wrists. After a while, the person would really die."

The principle was the same, but Li Yuanzhong sensed a flicker in the person's brainwaves... He was lying!

Moreover, how could an ordinary person possibly go to such lengths and persist for decades based on just one inspiration?

Shen Xing realized he had been exposed, but just then, a tremendous, earth-shattering commotion suddenly resounded throughout the world—it was the Dragon Girl who had punched open an entrance to a spiritual realm.

A violent airflow swept across the land, truly a godsend opportunity.

Shen Xing clenched his heart and poured nearly half of his true energy into his son's body, forcibly activating all the cells in his body and restoring his mobility.

But that's not enough! To survive, you must—live as if facing death!

Shen Xing used his spear to lift his son up, then channeled nearly half of his Indestructible Will into them, and with a fierce shout, threw them out.

The spear, carrying Shen Siyang, crashed through a ring of white sound waves, bursting at three times the Mach, and shot like a cannonball toward... the entrance to the Spirit Realm!

Li Yuanzhong never expected the other party to run that way, and was just about to try to intercept them.

But Shen Xing shouted, "Siang was also someone I watched grow up! Spare me a way out!"

His earlier assessment was correct; Li Yuanzhong was indeed soft-hearted and indecisive.

Seeing the deep affection his old friend had for his child, he sighed and didn't move.

Shen Xing breathed a sigh of relief, then gave his son his final instructions through the spear:

Go to the Spirit Realm and find Prince Qing. Ask him to take you to see Izumo Emperor. The Emperor will take you in.

[Siang, in your father's eyes you are a dragon, a divine dragon destined to soar to the heavens! It's just that you lack some luck; you'll have to walk your own path from now on.]

[Never again should we cross paths with that Lu fellow! He is a savior born from the Divine Continent... even the planet! He is far beyond our capabilities...]

The father seemed to have many more things to say, but Shen Siyang had already entered the entrance to the spiritual realm and could no longer hear him.

In the last instant, he caught a glimpse of a three-headed demonic shadow enveloping his father's figure out of the corner of his eye, and a sharp pain shot through his heart.

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Lu Li partially manifested his mental form, surrounding Shen Xing, and said indifferently:

"Colluded with Izumo to set up a drug manufacturing plant, death."

Before the words were even finished, two dragon heads suddenly snapped down.

"A dignified True Lord, yet he places himself among ants, playing the game of national righteousness—how laughable!"

While shouting, Shen Xing dodged the dragon's mouth twice in succession.

But the third dragon head anticipated his movements, and with its footing forward, it opened its mouth and spat out a dazzling, dark blue ball of light.

This was none other than the toad's divine Divine Ability — the Plasma Grenade Cannon!?

Shen Xing was shocked. "Your mind image also has the ability to devour!"

Lu Li ate the toad's heart and actually gained its Divine Ability!

"That three-headed Demon Dragon was already monstrous enough, how could it have such abilities? It's simply unreasonable!"

In the moment of crisis, Shen Xing simultaneously unleashed jets of true qi from the Tanzhong Acupoint on his chest and the Qihai Acupoint on his lower abdomen.

Like a "vector engine," the burst of reverse thrust caused him to suddenly retreat, dodging the "Plasma Grenade Cannon."

Blue plasma exploded, melting a large crater in the ground, and Shen Xing also felt waves of fatigue.

He was no match to begin with, and now he had lost half of his true energy, his Indestructible Will, and his weapon... He simply couldn't hold on any longer.

Shen Xing also had a premonition, and screamed desperately:

"Mortals are nothing but pigs and dogs! You, me, Izumo Emperor, Five Peaks Immortal Sect are the same kind! Your so-called justice is a joke! No one will remember your kindness!"

To kill someone, you must first break their spirit. Knowing he was doomed, the Governor wanted to demoralize Lu Li.

But Lu Li calmly replied, "Justice? Killing you is just my personal hobby."

With those words, three heads crashed down, two dragon claws slashed down from the sky, and the dragon tail lashed out as well.

Shen Xing could dodge the first day of the month but not the fifteenth. Although he wasn't bitten, he was blown away like a baseball by the dragon's tail.

It flew into the air and was then slammed into the ground with a loud bang, creating a large crater covered with radiating cracks.

Shen Xing lay in the center of the pit, his body covered with porcelain-like cracks.

He opened his mouth as if to say something more, but spat out a mouthful of thick blood and turned to look at Li Yuanzhong.

Li Yuanzhong raised his hand and pointed, Pine Pattern Sword shot out suddenly, piercing through his forehead.

This could be considered a quick death. Li Yuanzhong was just about to tell Lu Li to leave him with a complete corpse and not to devour him.

But Lu Li had no such intention at all.

He only devoured alien races, and having already consumed five powerful Izumo warriors, he had more than enough.

"Daoist Priest, I'm about to enter the Spirit Realm."

"Go ahead, be careful, I'll keep an eye on things outside."

After the old man and the young man exchanged greetings, Xia Weiyin also transmitted her voice, saying, "[Don't forget to help Old Master Nan find Eunuch Hua]."

"I've got it."

Lu Li replied and then flashed into the entrance of the Spirit Realm.

The crowd watching from near and far also stared at the dark crack, their expressions varied. Some wanted to try their luck inside, but others dared not.

But at that moment, a slender figure shot in without any hesitation—it was Su Qing!

"Let's see if I can help the donkey and make it remember me well."

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