Next comes the crucial part.
It's unrealistic to think that a simple Phenomenon Technique can fool the Burning Shadow outside.
"Although I could stay hidden inside the Source Disaster as the teacher said, and the other side wouldn't dare to come in, so there wouldn't be any major problems and my safety would be guaranteed, but... this isn't what I want."
Lin Hui recalled Seven Extinctions's attitude, that nonchalant and indifferent expression, clearly indicating that he too was a habitual offender who had been hunted down in various ways. "The biggest difference between me and my teacher is... I'll probably encounter these kinds of problems more and more often in the future. But my teacher will only encounter them occasionally, and they won't keep escalating... the difference in difficulty is enormous."
Lin Hui let out a sigh of relief.
Attention began to focus on the Phenomenon Technique, embarking on a new round of evolution.
"After this evolution, consuming some of its Existence Force and absorbing three Nether Seed, it broke through its energy level. Having made thorough preparations, it began to draw away the Burning Shadow, preparing for similar events in the future."
He was already mentally prepared to encounter similar situations more and more often in the future.
At this moment, the Blood Seal began to assess his newly created Phenomenon Technique from below his field of vision.
" Phenomenon Technique: Created by Lin Hui, the master of Clear Jade Mountain, for himself, it can change one's appearance, physique, and skin texture, making it a top-grade disguise technique. It has the special effect of freely altering muscle and skin texture."
Evolvable branch: 16.
so much?
Lin Hui was taken aback; this was the first time he had ever seen so many evolutionary branches.
"It seems this technique is too low-level. I can now provide enough power, so there are many possible branches for evolution."
He opened it and took a look. Sure enough, the first ten items were all minor evolutions, such as enhancing the speed of disguise, the degree of change in outline, the limits of change in body size, and so on.
However, starting from the eleventh item, a completely different direction emerges. The subsequent evolution, judging from the description alone, is no longer just about disguise and transformation. Rather, it involves a complete optimization and transformation at the levels of physique, cells, and soul.
Lin Hui's expression tightened slightly. He never expected that his attempt to evolve a technique to shake off the Burning Shadow would result in such bizarre things.
Looking at these subsequent evolutionary branches, you'll know something's wrong.
11. Myriad Flower Cells: These are bizarre cells originating from a mysterious region within the Black Domain. They possess the ability to infinitely alter themselves, capable of devouring and tasting the cells of any species, freely transforming themselves into the corresponding species. The type of transformation is limited to non-energy life forms.
Is this some kind of disguise technique?!
Lin Hui sensed something was wrong as soon as he read the description.
And then there's more.
"12-Four-Tiger Heavenly Demon Gene: This is a mysterious gene of unknown origin. After fusion, it grants the ability to freely transform one's physical body, imitating a designated target. The higher the degree of imitation, the closer the strength to the target's original form. As the saying goes, truth and falsehood lie in the mind." "13-Infinite Count Machine God Body: This is a mysterious piece of flesh that can be implanted into one's body. After implantation, it grants the ability to transform the fundamental structure of life, from a material life form to a virtual life form, gaining the ability to freely mimic any substance."
"14. The Eroder Life Blueprint: After completing the map construction and activating it, you will obtain a special Avatar called the All-Things Eroder. Covering your main body with this clone grants you perfect camouflage abilities."
"15. Infinite Painted Skin: Kill any target you wish to become, and use their blood to draw a similar image on yourself, thus permanently becoming the target. You will also acquire the target's memories, heritage, identity, and karmic connections. You cannot transform twice consecutively within a certain timeframe and must wait for a cooldown period."
"16. An Nameless Heart: Implanting this heart allows you to transform into any individual you desire through self-hypnosis, gaining everything they have, but at a certain irreversible cost. It can be used three times."
Lin Hui was amazed by the following six items.
It was clearly just a technique for disguise and changing one's aura, yet it has evolved to involve the essence of life itself.
"What I need is for the transformation to be as realistic as possible, and in addition, the fewer side effects the better. Transforming too much into another form will inevitably have a negative impact on myself."
Lin Hui carefully selected the items, his gaze quickly settling on the Eroder Life Blueprint. This one seemed the safest based on its description; the others either lacked sufficient imitation and disguise abilities or were too strong, potentially causing adverse effects on him.
Like the Heavenly Demon Gene, it requires the ability to mimic. The others also have many side effects and limitations.
Only this one...
Having made his judgment, before confirming it, Lin Hui, for some reason, couldn't help but glance at the last, Nameless Heart again.
If one can become the person they want to be simply through self-hypnosis, then... can one also become the person they imagine? This thought involuntarily flashed through his mind.
puff.
"Evolution of the Nameless Heart has begun. Current evolution time remaining: 720,000 years."
"!!!?" Lin Hui's eyes widened suddenly.
What did he do!? He clearly wanted to choose the Eroder Life Blueprint! How did he end up choosing the last option!?
His body tensed up immediately.
As he watched the lines of information automatically appear below his field of vision, marked by the Blood Seal, he felt an indescribable sense of dread.
He remembered clearly that he had just chosen the life chart, but what he ended up with was something else entirely.
"Self-hypnosis... This Nameless Heart seems to be related to hypnosis... Perhaps even I have been influenced by it." No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't understand how he had chosen the last one.
But that's exactly what happened.
He recalled carefully and realized that he had been thinking of choosing the Life Chart, but when answering the Blood Seal's question, he had said he would choose the last option, " Nameless Heart wins." Feeling slightly more at ease, Lin Hui took out the Suppression Stele and Blood Smoke and began to absorb a large amount of Existence Force. "Now that I've made my choice, let's evolve it and see what happens."
Lin Hui had initially believed that the evolution of the Blood Seal would not have any dangerous side effects, so his considerations had remained simple. But now, he clearly understood that while the evolution of the Blood Seal initially only brought benefits, the subsequent causal relationships were extremely complex, leading to a series of troubles. This time, the fact that the heart could affect him even through the Blood Seal showed that its essence was definitely the strongest of all the options.
Lin Hui felt a mixture of anticipation and trepidation about this.
As the stored Existence Force was largely absorbed and consumed, the remaining evolution time of the Nameless Heart within the Blood Seal rapidly shortened. After most of the stored Existence Force was consumed, a line of small text suddenly appeared below the Blood Seal's field of vision.
"Evolution is complete."
"Congratulations, you have obtained the Nameless Heart. The organ has been automatically implanted into your soul."
"What!?" Lin Hui was stunned. This heart was actually a soul organ! He thought it was just a physical organ!
This thing was so strange that it wasn't mentioned at all before the evolution that it was a key part of the soul organ. It was only revealed after the evolution was complete. In that instant, Lin Hui felt his blood suddenly cool down and freeze.
The entire world around us began to rapidly turn black and white.
Even though he was currently in the Heart Source Demon Palace, which is the Mind Sea, he was still significantly affected.
Thump.
Lin Hui suddenly clutched his chest and looked down.
Just then, I noticed that my chest cavity had become semi-transparent, and inside was a Mingxin, as if made of crystal, beating rhythmically, disguising itself as a real, normal heart.
The surrounding colors returned rapidly. Lin Hui's expression turned solemn, and he quickly used his Blood Seal to examine the heart.
" Nameless Heart: This is a mysterious heart that was lost in the Forgotten Belt by someone unknown. Its owner did not want to die, but everything had already forgotten him."
Note: You have received Nameless Heart implantation and gained three instances of self-hypnotic properties.
Note: Self-hypnosis is limited only by the limits of your imagination. Everything you have ever seen, everything that exists in the world, can be imitated by him. But he can only imitate three times in total. After using it up, the Nameless Heart will reveal its true name. Something will also slowly revive from forgotten history... I knew it! Lin Hui had previously guessed that his various behaviors might lead some important figures to use him to specifically dredge up important figures who had long since disappeared from history.
The naming of this Nameless Heart reveals absolutely no information.
After using up the three opportunities built up later, the true name of the heart is revealed.
"Fine. Since you want to use me as a stepping stone, don't blame me for getting tougher later!"
Lin Hui hardened his heart. Sensing that the Burning Shadow of the Black Domain were still present outside, he quickly stood up, his figure flashing as he rushed out of the window into the purple mist. In the dense fog, he wanted to test the true limits of this heart's capabilities—what did it mean to be able to mimic anything imaginable?
"Anything that exists is acceptable, right...?" He pondered for a moment, then his figure flew upwards at top speed once more.
He flew for an unknown distance, believing he was completely far from the Heart Source Demon Palace, before finally stopping.
He pressed his hand to his chest.
One by one, the top experts he had ever met flashed through his mind.
Ordinary top-tier experts simply couldn't keep up with his current combat intensity. But a very small number of top-tier experts might be able to.
Instantly, the image of an incredibly powerful top-tier expert locked into his mind.
Lin Hui closed his eyes and began to quickly hypnotize himself.
hiss.
The next moment, his entire body began to change rapidly, dissolving like mud.
After it completely dissolved into a pool of red mud, he began to reshape it again.
Like sculpting a clay figure, starting from scratch, he molded a somewhat strange white-robed man.
The man's eyes were bloodshot, his face was covered in red markings, and his feet were not human flesh but a kind of blood-red burning flame.
His face was filled with intense anger and hatred, as if he indiscriminately hated everything around him.
"I... I actually succeeded!?" The moment his form took shape, Lin Hui trembled violently as a massive amount of related information flooded into his mind, including his current power, abilities, and even his cultivation level.
However, the only limitation is that this body can only be used for one minute at a time.
"Not bad, considering that a powerhouse of this level will inevitably have limitations. So, now it depends on whether they can truly unleash their full potential." " Karmic Fire!!!" Just then, a deafening and terrifying roar suddenly came from the purple mist outside.
"You're still alive!! You really are still alive!!! Kill!! Kill you!!!!! Hahahaha!!!" The violent, terrifying power instantly tore apart the space of the Mind Sea.
A massive black shadow hurtled straight toward Lin Hui.
It's the Burning Shadow!!