Stage One: Mirror Flower, Water Moon

Ignoring Nurarihyon's shock, Fu Junlin pressed forward with overwhelming force.

The spear light came crashing down like an axe splitting Mount Hua.

Nurarihyon fought as he retreated.

More often than not, however, the spear light struck his blade and forced him back again and again.

Having unlocked nearly 15% of his Gene Lock, Fu Junlin's strength had long surpassed anything the basic power system could compare to.

Because he had already transcended the "human body."

Clang! Bang!

The deafening crash of blade and spear rang out incessantly. By now, Nurarihyon had retreated over a hundred meters.

Every tree along their path had been shoved aside completely.

When Nurarihyon was driven back once more, he seemed to realize that if he continued to clash head-on physically, it would be difficult for him to defeat Fu Junlin.

Yet Nurarihyon showed no sign of panic.

He held his long blade horizontally and shouted from his aged mouth.

Fu Junlin heard him clearly. He had shouted:

Mirror Flower, Water Moon!

Suddenly, the surrounding space trembled.

Fu Junlin felt as though his soul had been shaken in an instant. Then, the environment around him seemed to undergo subtle changes, though he could not tell where those changes lay.

And Nurarihyon before him had vanished!

"An illusion?"

Fu Junlin asked Big Black.

Big Black immediately activated Biological Vision.

No matter what kind of illusion it had been before, even if it could deceive Fu Junlin, it could not deceive Big Black, who could use Biological Vision.

Because Biological Vision did not perceive through sight, but through the essence of space itself, disregarding fluctuations in energy!

But after Biological Vision was activated, Big Black shook his head.

"No abnormalities found. This thing's illusion technique is extremely advanced! Be careful, I'm the worst at this sort of thing."