Having a rough idea in mind, Lin Jing started to try.
His Divine Sense, besides observing the Little Vermilion Bird that turned slaughter into art, also began to scan the tragic hall.
"The appearance of Zhu Yan as form... this is the first layer of the Illusion Technique."
It didn’t take long before his consciousness simulated the birth of a Little Vermilion Bird.
"The tragic scene of war as spirit... this is the second layer of the Illusion Technique."
"What I need to do is to use the Overlay Illusion Technique to merge the second layer into the first layer and transform it into the spirit of Zhu Yan."
After a year of seclusion at Thousand Illusions Mountain, Lin Jing had thoroughly understood the Overlay Illusion Technique.
To create a Zhu Yan with spirit, the first thing he thought of was the Overlay Illusion Technique.
Incorporating the war-like slaughter posture of the Little Vermilion Bird into its form, providing mental suggestions to the enemy.
"The ancient Cultivators feared Zhu Yan because of its desire for war, which aroused a combat craving!"
"A madman wants to wage war constantly, everyone fears that they may die in such a war."
"The essence of power is to make the enemy fear."
"And the root of Zhu Yan’s fear lies in its insane combat cravings and willingness to fight."
"Yes, the fighting spirit is the essence the Zhu Yan Illusion’s spirit momentum should be filled with."
"In the past, wars left traumatic scars, Cultivators in the Cultivation Realm would develop a Heart Demon due to the wars. If the disaster illusions and Zhu Yan illusions can be perfectly merged, it should be the core of embodying a Zhu Yan with spirit essence!"
"Using the fighting spirit as a guide, let the enemy fear and fight the Little Vermilion Bird, this is Zhu Yan’s spirit essence!"
As the great work was complete, he still felt that something was missing.
Soon, a Little Vermilion Bird with eye-provoking fighting spirit was born, its eyes surged with overwhelming combat energy, sharp fighting spirit that seemed to penetrate the body, causing mental disturbance in the observer...
As if one encountered tragic slaughter himself...
Through such hints, it lets one foresee the miserable picture after fighting, thus losing the will to fight.
Looking inwardly at the Little Vermilion Bird he created from the dual illusions, Lin Jing had tried his best. He was confident that even if this Little Vermilion Bird’s appearance only had an Early-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, it could scare a group of Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
But Lin Jing felt that this Zhu Yan was still imperfect.
Although the consumption of illusions for this Little Vermilion Bird is lower than that for Golden Core Demon Beast, it is more practical, being a decent Illusion Technique.
Yet currently, this Little Vermilion Bird is merely an image conjured from observing the ruins.
Not the true Demon Ancestor Zhu Yan.
Although such a level has already far surpassed other disciples in Thousand Illusions Mountain...
But... does Lin Jing lack such power?
Not only does he not lack it, but Thousand Illusions Mountain likely doesn’t either.
Because there’s no technical difficulty in it, perhaps challenging for these Foundation Establishment disciples of Thousand Illusions Mountain, or even Golden Core Illusion Cultivators, but extremely easy for those Nascent Soul Experts.
The experts of Thousand Illusions Mountain probably don’t want a Little Vermilion Bird forcibly endowed with war spirit using the Overlay Illusion Technique...
What they truly desire is the authentic war spirit momentum of the Demon Ancestor level Zhu Yan!
"But how can a group of Foundation Establishment Illusion Cultivators comprehend the war spirit of Demon Ancestor level? The experts in Thousand Illusions Mountain are looking to strike by luck?"
Lin Jing shook his head, but suddenly, he remembered something.
"Most Demon Beast’s blood contains the beast’s power..."
"The purpose of the Zhu Yan’s blood just incorporated into us is to strengthen our physique and alter our lineage, hence did not reveal any beast power."
"But not revealing doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist."
"Even the most gentle-looking beast will have moments of rage, and it’s simple to provoke it to show its ferocity, which is to let it feel threatened."
"If the Zhu Yan’s blood that entered the body can feel threatened, it might reveal its fierce power, showcase Zhu Yan’s original power, and then one could experience the true power of the Demon Ancestor Zhu Yan."
"My Beast Taming Body can suppress the blood of all beasts, and the Zhu Yan’s blood is also beast blood. As long as I suppress it with the Beast Taming Body, feeling suppressed, how can the Zhu Yan’s blood not resist? As the Demon Ancestor’s blood, it certainly wouldn’t allow itself to be suppressed."
"However, such an approach is exceedingly dangerous, I cannot try it lightly..."
"Must have a high expert protect the path beside me, then I can try lightly, no matter how thin the Zhu Yan’s blood is within."
"Currently, this Little Vermilion Bird simulated through the Overlay Illusion Technique should suffice to gain the attention of Thousand Illusions Mountain, qualify for promotion to True Inheritor, and enter the blessed land to learn Void Reversal Technique..."
"After all, this Little Vermilion Bird consumes low mana but is quite powerful. Though the learning difficulty is high, it has few shortcomings, being useless to advanced Cultivators. Yet if lower-level Cultivators comprehend it thoroughly, its practical value would far exceed those Demon King illusions in Divine Beast Hall..."
"Since the initial goal has been achieved, next, let’s gather some more Zhu Yan’s blood to prepare for experiencing the true power of the Demon Ancestor Zhu Yan later..."
Lin Jing opened his eyes, at this time, surrounded by a mist of blood, not knowing when the disciples of three sects had already passed the second hurdle.
At this moment, everyone had entered the third hall.
It’s still a Little Vermilion Bird in Early-Stage Foundation Establishment.
However, compared to the weapon-wielding Little Vermilion Bird in the second hurdle, it shows more fierceness!
Three heads and six arms!
This Little Vermilion Bird, compared to hand-to-hand combat in the first hurdle and weapon-wielding in the second, started using Magic!
In the state of three heads and six arms, the Little Vermilion Bird held six different weapons, slaughtering wildly as always.
But similarly, its own momentum was nearly non-existent, and the power was not reality-based, unlike life, making it difficult for the disciples of Thousand Illusions Mountain to comprehend its power essence.
In this state, where it didn’t reveal any of its aura, it even numbed the three sect’s Cultivators battling it, making it hard for people to associate this little monkey with the Killing God that slaughtered countless Demon Beasts and Cultivators.
Though there was wariness, fear, dread, none broke through the mental limits; the sect tasks, rewards from the ruins, all held a higher position.
"As long as we kill it, there might be a chance to inherit its Magic of three heads and six arms!"
Facing the Little Vermilion Bird of the third hurdle, the three sects Cultivators became even more frenzied, nobody attacking the second team from Thousand Illusions Mountain studying Zhu Yan’s essence.
After all, in the past two ruins explorations, the three sect sects only made it to the third hurdle and failed to defeat the Little Vermilion Bird with three heads and six arms.
Now, on the third entry, the three sects are thoroughly prepared, determined to kill it and see what treasure can be obtained from the third hurdle.
"Three heads and six arms..."
Lin Jing slowly stood up, his movements drew Senior Sister Ning’s attention instantaneously.
"Junior Brother Huang, what are you doing, sit down and observe, leave the fighting to other senior brothers adept at attacking!" Newest update provıded by novel~fire~net
"Senior Sister." Lin Jing looked at her and said, "Just relying on those senior brothers, I’m afraid they won’t grab the final kill of this Little Vermilion Bird with three heads and six arms amidst the disciples of Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and Flower Sect..."
"I have initially grasped how to conjure Zhu Yan with spirit essence, let me go support the senior brothers..."
"What did you say?" Senior Sister Ning was taken aback.