The Thousand-Faced Fox's abilities are too powerful, but precisely because of this, such beings rely too much on their abilities and are too trusting of what they see. If this is taken advantage of, one can find opportunities to win by exploiting the opponent's blind spots!
Outside the city gate, Wei Gongzhan, with Xiaoli by his side, looked at the gate, recalling Wei Gongcheng's instructions before he disappeared.
This was the first time he had ever taken on such a big responsibility.
He never imagined this day would come. After all, he had always been a nobody. Even in Jiangnan, a place full of opportunities, he could only watch people like the young master rise to prominence, while he was just an ordinary person who could live a slightly better life.
" Xiaoli is here!"
"Mmm," Xiaoli nodded, and her body shrank instantly, transforming into a small fox with golden-red fur!
Unlike the Thousand-Faced Fox's snow-white fur, the little guy's fur was exceptionally dazzling, shimmering with a light that even the sun couldn't dim.
100 meters, 300 meters, 500 meters, 1000 meters!
The area covered by the door gods has been exceeded!
Looking at Shen Qi being brought out, Wei Gongzhan a deep breath, hid Xiaoli in his arms, and quickly walked over.
He knew he only had one chance!
" Seventh Master Shen still alive?"
Elder Yun behind A Li and asked curiously.
"Does he really think he can use the Yin Devourer Thousand Eyes Spell just because he's not alive?" A Li chuckled. "That technique has been treasured in the Shen Family for thousands of years. Over the years, only two people have successfully inherited it: one is the second-generation patriarch of the Shen Family, and the second is him, Shen Yifeng!"
"What is that?" Hei Yun was taken aback. In her memory, wasn't it said that Shen Yifeng was dead on Great Azure Mountain?
"Back then?"
The Thousand-Faced Fox didn't say much, but instead recalled the scene from that time.
Several members of the Shen Family were outstanding figures of their time Shen Lao'er of the Shen family was ambitious and cunning, the Master Shen San was steady and far-sighted, and the Seventh Master Shen was a rare and intelligent man who found a way out for himself in such a desperate situation!
Just as Yin Devourer was about to devour him, that guy went berserk and suddenly activated a spell to freeze Yin Devourer, which was almost within reach. Then, he actually swallowed the other party whole!
The Soul Devouring Technique is a forbidden art, preserved by many aristocratic families, but virtually no sorcerer would practice it because it is utterly useless.
After a person dies, their spirit is instantly pulled to the Yin-Yang Road, rendering this technique useless. And if you do reach the Yin-Yang Road, you won't be able to devour those evil spirits.
Ziyue was stunned, staring at Seventh Master Shen had swallowed the Yin Devourer: " Seventh Master actually cultivated this technique?"
"Living too long, nothing to do?" Seventh Master Shen was quite calm at the time, looking at the powerful Ziyue, and even said with a smile, "I used to think that if I were to die one day and end up on the Yin-Yang Road, if I was lucky enough not to encounter a powerful evil spirit right away, maybe I would still have a chance, right? Find some easy targets to bully, devour some weak ghosts, and maybe I could just make a living on the Yin-Yang Road. Although I might be neither human nor ghost, at least I wouldn't become someone else's nourishment, right?"
" Seventh Master is quite a remarkable person," Ziyue said with a smile, looking at him.
"What do we do now?" Shen Qi looked at them. "You only have one Yin Devourer, right? It's dead. You can't use me to deceive Wei Gongcheng and the others, can you?"
"Then we'll have to make do with Seventh Master."
A Li stepped forward, her pupils turning pink, and stared intently into Shen Yifeng's eyes!
"Use me?" A slight smile appeared before Seventh Master Shen's bewildered expression. "Be careful not to overdo it."
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" Seventh Master, this way." Shen Yuan led Shen Qi nervously towards them.
He was incredibly nervous, because if he were discovered, he might be in trouble, and he might even implicate his mother.
He had mixed feelings about Shen Qi, an elder he frequently interacted with. The Shen Family of Jiangnan and the Shen Family of the capital had blood ties, and he could tell that Seventh Master Shen treated him like a junior relative, much more reliable than the other relatives in the clan.
This is also why he was willing to risk helping. He was a junior member of the Shen Family. Although they were a generation apart, as long as he could maintain his current grades at the academy, the Shen Family would not ignore him, their distant relative.
In Jiangnan, the Underworld of the Seven Continents is under the jurisdiction of the Shen Family.
With his own abilities and those of his relatives', he was certain he would have a place in Jiangnan in the future. He wouldn't allow anything to ruin this bright future, not even the legendary terrifying demons.
Seventh Master Shen was an extremely intelligent man; he stopped in his tracks as soon as he saw Wei Gongzhan approaching.
That position was precisely at the limit of the doorman's surveillance range.
For a moment, Shen Yuan's breath caught in his throat.
Wei Gongzhan, who was approaching from the opposite direction, also froze in his tracks.
I was still too anxious.
We should wait until Seventh Master leaves the area before coming out.
The two stood about two zhang apart, looking at each other.
Seventh Master Shen didn't make a move, and the other two didn't dare to act either.
A chill ran through them; under the bright sunlight, cold sweat poured down their backs, soaking their clothes in just a few breaths.
Perhaps because the sweat had soaked through her clothes, the Xiaoli hidden in her arms became unhappy and suddenly broke free.
Its golden-red fur shone brightly in the sunlight, instantly attracting the attention of many passersby.
But the two of them were extremely nervous at first.
If it weren't for the immense pressure Shen Yifeng exerted, preventing them from making any rash moves, they might have already run away by now.
"I see."
Just as the two were extremely tense, Shen Yifeng took the initiative to step out of that distance.
Wei Gongzhan instinctively took a step back while holding Xiaoli.
" Seventh Master," Shen Yuan couldn't help but call out.
Shen Yifeng didn't turn around, but smiled at the little guy, "So that's how it is, my memories have been altered, haven't they?"
Wei Gongzhan: "!!!"
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"Father, do you think Seventh Master Shen will realize that his memories have been altered?"
On the ship, the Ghost Child, who was waiting for news, was extremely bored and eventually chose to disturb Chen Qing's exploration of the terrain surrounding the Dragon Palace.
Chen Qing stopped what she was doing, looking at the bored Ghost Child: "Can't sleep?"
"Look at what Father is saying. Look at those big eyes. Who could sleep in an environment like this?"
"That's true," Chen Qing laughed immediately.
Although those ten thousand dragons couldn't emerge, the terrifying pressure was still there. How could anyone sleep soundly while being watched by creatures of that level?
With a sigh, Chen Qing also felt tired. She sat down on the ground and took advantage of the break to answer the Ghost Child's questions.
" The Thousand-Faced Fox's ability is very strong, but it's not entirely unsolvable," Chen Qing said with a smile. "Altering memories can reshape someone's life. For example, she can make Chen Ying believe that it was the Thousand-Faced Fox, not me, who helped her in Jiangnan. She can also use similar schemes with Seventh Master Shen."
"But Seventh Master Shen is different from a young girl like Chen Ying. Seventh Master Shen is two hundred years old and has a wealth of life experience, so making changes is very troublesome. If it's just a simple and crude modification, Seventh Master Shen himself will easily notice that it's unreasonable."
"For example, Shen Yifeng is a guy who loves to go to Great Azure Mountain to cool off. To avoid him running into Great Azure Mountain Xiaoli there, Thousand-Faced Fox has to be extra careful in modifying his memories in this regard. Of course, it can't be a simple and crude rule that he can't go to Great Azure Mountain. That would make a smart guy like Seventh Master Shen think about it constantly. Why? The more you do that, the more likely it is to cause problems. A more subtle approach is to add an emotion to the memory. For example, why does Seventh Master Shen dislike Great Azure Mountain, so he generally avoids going there if he can. That would be much gentler."
"But once someone invites Seventh Master Shen to Great Azure Mountain, the situation changes."
Chen Qing laughed and said, "Given Shen Qi's personality, he definitely wouldn't refuse immediately. Instead, he would become suspicious. For example, he might think, 'This person is very familiar with me, and he clearly knows that I dislike Great Azure Mountain, so why would he invite me?'"
"He would keep this suspicion to himself, but the moment he saw Xiaoli outside the city, he would realize that his memories had been altered."
"So the Thousand-Faced Fox's ability isn't invincible," Chen Qing laughed. "Give top-tier intelligence some time, and they'll quickly realize this. Some people who are used to the Thousand-Faced Fox will Thousand-Faced Fox figure out its memory-altering habits and then determine which parts of their memories are real and which are fake!"
"Really? There are people that powerful?" The Ghost Child was stunned.
Upon hearing this, Chen Qing sighed and said, "The differences between people in this world are vast. Some people's intelligence far exceeds your imagination!"
He recalled that when he played the Thousand-Faced Fox scenario, players had to figure out all of Thousand-Faced Fox's designs in an environment of confusing information, which tormented many people who then engaged in online bullying on forums.
However, some people did manage to complete the game back then.
Chen Qing remembered that two players had completed the game, and their identities were later revealed by netizens. They were said to be promising students in Tsinghua Yao Class, geniuses who had already made significant contributions to artificial intelligence technology while still in school, and monsters who had never lost a point in math since the fourth grade of elementary school.
For someone like that, no matter how difficult the game, they can solve it instantly, like solving a Rubik's Mofang.
What kind of person is Shen Yifeng?
A guy who can master 80-90% of the Heaven Academy's array techniques simply by chatting with students like Shen Yuan is the most talented of the second generation of the Shen Family!
This highly intelligent monster thinks he can completely manipulate others by playing with their memories?
It can only be said that both Ziyue and Thousand-Faced Fox underestimated them.