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Chapter 290

Real? Illusion?

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Faced with the overwhelming barrage of stones from the gorillas, Song Shuhang had no choice but to unleash the full power of his "Gentleman Travels Ten Thousand Miles" movement technique, retreating swiftly to dodge the rain of stones.

"We can't delay any longer." Song Shuhang glanced at Gao Moumou, Tubo, and Mei Yi, who were tied up.

We must deal with these gorillas quickly; if we drag this out and things take a turn for the worse, even my roommate's safety cannot be guaranteed.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and quickly drew a 'Thunder Talisman' incantation on his right palm.

At this moment, the gorilla at the front roared and pounced on Song Shuhang, clutching a long knife in its hand. It was unclear where these gorillas had hidden their weapons beforehand, but they had suddenly produced them.

"It's a knife." Seizing the opportunity, Song Shuhang flashed and crashed into the gorilla's arms.

Then, he grabbed the gorilla's wrist with one hand and snatched the long knife from its hand. He uttered a soft shout, "Palm Thunder!"

The Thunder Talisman in his palm was activated.

Amidst the crackling of electric arcs, the Palm Thunder appeared in his right palm and was slammed hard onto the gorilla's chest by Song Shuhang!

"Waaaah!" The gorilla let out a miserable scream as a large hole was blasted in its chest, blood gushing from its mouth, and it flew backward.

After falling to the ground, the gorilla convulsed violently several times before collapsing.

Upon seeing this, the other gorillas roared in anger and pounced on Song Shuhang even more frantically.

"Flame Blade!" Song Shuhang flicked his wrist, activating the 'Flame Blade' skill on his Ancient Copper Ring.

Boom!

Flames roared up from the longsword as Song Shuhang dragged the flaming blade and charged towards the gorilla horde using the "Gentleman Travels Ten Thousand Miles" movement technique.

He was so fast that he flashed past the nine gorillas charging at the front.

The light from the Flame Blade left a trail of 'Z' marks.

As the flames on the blade died down, the nine gorillas who had charged into the second group collapsed to the ground, following closely in the footsteps of the first gorilla, and together they went to the Yellow Springs.

The remaining gorillas immediately stopped in their tracks, staring at Song Shuhang in terror.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Song Shuhang activated his mental power technique, 'Mental Pressure,' coldly sweeping his gaze over the gorillas and unleashing his pressure upon them.

The surviving gorillas let out a strange cry and scattered in all directions.

Song Shuhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and did not pursue the fleeing gorillas. It was best that they escaped; he didn't have that much killing intent anyway.

He gripped the long knife in his hand and walked towards his roommates, intending to cut the ropes binding them and wake them up.

But just as he took two steps, the long sword in his hand suddenly burst into flame-like light...

Then, the longsword suddenly transformed into particles of light, which fell like sand and landed on the ground.

Song Shuhang was taken aback. He immediately remembered what Gao Moumou had said to him on the plane.

The passengers who disappeared on the plane first burst into flame-like light, then vanished as particles of light! Just like this knife!

Song Shuhang immediately turned his head and looked at the gorillas he had killed.

As expected... the gorilla that died after being hit by a 'Palm Thunder' and the gorilla that was killed by the 'Flame Blade' both had flame-like light burning on their bodies before slowly disappearing into light particles.

"What's going on?" Song Shuhang frowned.

These gorillas are incredibly realistic, but the scene after their deaths gives it an unreal feel.

It is both incredibly illusory and incredibly real!

"Real Illusion?" Song Shuhang recalled the Venerable White's 'Passionate Desert' in his mind.

Could it be that the 'Mysterious Island' I'm currently on is a world constructed from a 'Real Illusion'?

Did the characters who died in the 'Real Illusion' vanish as light particles?

Song Shuhang had never seen the "Song Shuhang" who was constantly being killed by assassins in Venerable White's "New Real Illusion". Therefore, he did not know what the characters killed in the True Illusion would become.

Otherwise, he certainly wouldn't have immediately connected the scene before him with a 'Real Illusion'.

"No, the Mysterious Island isn't just a 'Real Illusion.' True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey and Senior Northern River from the group once brought out some treasures from the Mysterious Island. Although they were only low-level treasures, the Mysterious Island is definitely not just an 'illusion,'" Song Shuhang thought to himself.

Moreover, neither 'Real Illusion' should be taken lightly—because even in Real Illusion, if you die, you really die.

Because it is both an illusion and reality!

Thinking of this, Song Shuhang stepped forward and retrieved his backpack. Then, he used his Overlord Shatter Saber, to cut the ropes binding Gao Moumou, Tubo, and Mei Yi.

All three, including Gao Moumou, sustained injuries, but fortunately none of them were in life-threatening condition.

Song Shuhang touched the Ancient Copper Ring and activated the healing spell on it with his mental power.

On the Ancient Copper Ring, the Second-Grade Flame Blade skill can be activated three times a day, and the Healing Spell can be used even more times, up to eight times a day, but it can only be used on a single target and only has a Second-Grade- grade healing effect. The Spirit-Gathering Formation, however, is permanent.

After each of the three men Gao Moumou companions, was given a healing spell, they woke up shortly afterward.

"Huh? Shuhang? Where am I?" Gao Moumou rubbed his temples hard, feeling like his mind was a complete mess.

"On that floating island we saw from the plane," Song Shuhang replied.

At the same time, he couldn't help but think to himself: If this is Mysterious Island, will I lose my memory when I leave?

Wait a minute!

Those who left the Mysterious Island mentioned that the memories of the Mysterious Island were all created by the cultivators themselves through a 'Memory Seal' technique.

So... how do ordinary people seal their memories when they don't have Blood Qi, true qi, or spiritual power within their bodies?

Song Shuhang rubbed his temples.

Never mind, let's talk about those things later—the most important thing right now is to figure out a way to leave the Mysterious Island.

As for how to leave the Mysterious Island, he immediately recalled the aerial view of the Mysterious Island he had seen in his 'dream'.

Grasslands, jungles, Crescent Lake, and that enormous Ancient City.

Let's go check out that 'Ancient City' first; perhaps we can find clues to leaving the Mysterious Island there.

We can't stay in the wild for too long. There are demonic beasts on this island that can hunt down even a 'Fifth-Grade Golden Core Spirit Emperor'!

"Floating Island..." Gao Moumou chuckled bitterly, "Am I dreaming?"

Song Shuhang: "I also wish I were dreaming."

"Where is the others?" Tubo looked around and realized that there were only four of them.

"I guess they got separated from us. We were in the cockpit, and everyone else was in the back. So, the few of us will probably stay together," Song Shuhang.

Mei Yi nestled in Gao Moumou's arms and asked, "What are we going to do next?"

"Let's find the other passengers first. Lu Fei and her sister, as well as Zhuge Yue, Zhuge Zhongyang, and Joseph are still in the back of the cabin. They might be with the other passengers," Song Shuhang pondered.

On this Mysterious Island fraught with danger, Song Shuhang's strength seemed so insignificant on his own. He hoped he could safely bring his friends to the Ancient City...

There are other passengers as well, and as long as no one intends to cause trouble, Song Shuhang will naturally bring them to the Ancient City as well.

"That's right, we need to find Lu Fei and the others first." Gao Moumou instinctively reached for his glasses, but they had been lost during the plane crash.

Gao Moumou could only rub his nose and ask, "Can we see any plane wreckage? If it crashed, we should be able to see thick smoke or something, right?"

"Let's find a high place and look down from there. Hopefully, we can find them easily," Song Shuhang.

He was somewhat worried— the Mysterious Island was fraught with danger, and in moments of extreme despair, some psychologically disturbed individuals could also become a source of crisis.

Hopefully, we won't encounter any dark, grotesque characters that should be banned for 18+ content!

Song Shuhang's worries were destined to be unnecessary—because the surviving passengers were united in their fight against the group of gorillas who could do radio calisthenics.

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At this moment, in the Nine Provinces Number One Group.

Recently, due to amnesia, the 'True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey' has been less online. "Northern River, is your fitness equipment manufacturing company still around? The training equipment used by my disciples in the temple is almost completely destroyed again..."

With the development of the times and technology, cultivation sects have also introduced fitness equipment for their beginner disciples at the First-Grade Realm to exercise, and the results have been quite good.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator replied, "I did not invest in a fitness equipment company... Originally, one of my subordinates was just working with a fitness equipment manufacturer, and we would order a batch of high-intensity fitness equipment from them. However, three or four years ago, that manufacturer ventured into real estate, and unfortunately, it went bankrupt after losing money."

True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey: "..."

"Let's wait for True Lord Yellow Mountain to come online. I remember that you have many machinery production bases under your command," Northern River's Loose Cultivator replied.

"Alright, that's the only way. If it really doesn't work, I'll just buy a fitness equipment manufacturer myself," replied True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey.

Just as the two seniors were chatting, Venerable White came online.

"Gu Hu, Fellow Northern River, it's good that you two are online. I need to talk to you." Venerable White sent a smiley face.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator: "Senior White, please feel free to give your orders."

Venerable White: "You two help me summarize all the information about 'Mysterious Island,' and add some of your own guesses!"

True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey asked in confusion, "Senior White, are you interested in the Mysterious Island?"

"Yes, I've always been interested in it," Venerable White replied. "Also, Song Shuhang just boarded a plane and plunged into the Mysterious Island ... I need to find out more about the Mysterious Island and see if we can get him out safely."

Has little Shuhang entered the Mysterious Island?

He's as daring as ever! Several senior members in the group immediately had this thought in their minds.

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