136: Chapter 136 Mutual Testing, Bewitching Hearts LV.3

Chu Xuan's expression remained unchanged as he spoke indifferently, "Because I have always abided by our agreement, provided you don't cause trouble."

"Of course, that is my wish as well, however..."

The Phantom Demon's tone shifted, its laughter gentle. "However, I am still quite curious about what your talent actually is... Is it really [Heavenly Secret]?"

Chu Xuan said calmly, "Of course. That is my talent."

"Not necessarily, right?"

"Then what do you think my talent should be?"

"Hmm... From the moment you woke up until now, your actions have made it seem as if you have everything under control."

The Phantom Demon mused, "When you first woke up, you didn't even hesitate or test the waters; you decisively killed that little delivery guy. Then, you accurately contacted your friend Tang Zheng through Qin Shaowu and met up with him near Guomao Mansion."

"Next, you killed someone you had never met before and obtained spirit money from them as if you already knew they had it. Moreover, you seemed to know in advance that the girl named Tao Jiajia would bring people to chase you, so you had Qin Shaowu buy Woven Bags beforehand just to collect their weapons..."

"After that, you acted even more like a prophet, eliminating hidden threats in advance. You used Tang Zheng to pin down the Great Buddha and had that little girl named Wang Ruozi put on the Flower Cotton Jacket to freeze her with the Copper Mirror before killing her... By the way, how did you know her name was Wang Ruozi? She didn't seem to have introduced herself."

The Phantom Demon's laughter suddenly became meaningful at that moment. "Could it be that you obtained the authority of Mind Reading without my knowledge?"

Without waiting for Chu Xuan's answer, the Phantom Demon continued:

"You had Qin Shaowu put the weapons in Woven Bags because you already knew that after the Great Buddha died, those villagers would reveal their true forms and hunt you down. So you went to the Mid-slope and used the terrain to shoot them all effortlessly."

The Phantom Demon's voice paused slightly, becoming deep and inscrutable. "You've done so much; is it all really the guidance of [Heavenly Secret]?"

Chu Xuan remained calm. "The Heavenly Secret is unpredictable. An otherworldly creature like you naturally wouldn't understand."

"As far as I know, the name of a talent represents the source of the power. In your world, [Heavenly Secret] can be interpreted as the mechanism of heaven and earth, referring to the secrets of heaven's will, fate, or the Heavenly Dao. Or, it could be said to be the guidance given to you by the world. However, your various performances are completely different from the name [Heavenly Secret]!"

At this moment, the Phantom Demon's voice became dreamlike and ethereal, like whispers from the bottom of an abyss, knocking directly at the depths of Chu Xuan's soul:

"All your changes began when you woke up in bed. Before that, you were desperate to sleep... Therefore, your talent should be related to sleeping!

"You activated your talent's ability during the process of sleeping, foreseeing events that would happen in the future... No, it's not just as simple as foresight!

"Your familiarity with every person, event, and object is as if you have experienced them beforehand. So, did you pre-experience what would happen in the future within a dreamscape?

"And as for your massive increase in strength, where did the spirituality value come from? It couldn't be... that the spirituality value you obtained in the dream was fed back into reality, right?"

"How terrifying! spirituality value isn't generated out of thin air. Is this... a gift given to you by the world?"

As the Phantom Demon's voice slowly echoed, Chu Xuan's eyes glazed over slightly, and everything he saw became blurred and misty.

"I can't feel any emotional fluctuations from you. Are you deliberately suppressing them? It seems my deduction is likely correct. Your talent should be rehearsing the future in your dreams, and the spirituality value and various attributes you gain in the dream can be fed back into reality... I'm right, aren't I?"

Everything before him seemed like glass covered in mist, no longer clear. Only the Phantom Demon's voice kept intersecting in Chu Xuan's ears.

It felt both illusory and real, sometimes far and sometimes near.

Crackle, crackle, crackle!

A corner of the large rock beneath Chu Xuan was snapped off by his hand and then crushed. Sharp stone grains rubbed against his palm, leaving faint bloody scratches.

Repeating this, a small pile of stone powder soon gathered at his feet.

Along with a slight stinging pain, everything before Chu Xuan's eyes returned to normal.

His gaze remained as calm as a lake as he chuckled softly, "So, what does that have to do with you? You keep testing me; could it be that you still want to occupy my body?"

Chu Xuan did not panic. He had long realized that there was a high probability his talent could not be hidden from the Phantom Demon.

In this world, the Phantom Demon could be said to be the person who understood him best. Since leaving the dormitory, all his experiences and changes had been closely watched by the Phantom Demon.

However, what Chu Xuan truly wanted to hide from the Phantom Demon was not the ability to rehearse the future in dreams, but his communication with [Future Tang Zheng] and the [Purifier] sequence.

In the dreamscape, the Phantom Demon only chose to fight to the death, even at the cost of mutual destruction, at the very last moment when [Future Tang Zheng] gave a hint about the method to become a [Purifier].

Since the Phantom Demon thought it had discovered the truth, Chu Xuan naturally had to make an appropriate response.

[You have used 2 attribute points.]

[Your Charm +1]

[Current Charm: 12]

"You... you lowly insect, you've broken the agreement again!!" The Phantom Demon let out a shrill scream. "I will make you pay the price!"

Fear swept in like a tide. A massive shadow seemed to loom behind him, and the already gloomy mountain forest in his sight turned pitch black.

The Phantom Demon's voice became incredibly violent: "Now, I want you to sink into oblivion completely!"

Chu Xuan sneered, "Clearly, it's you who didn't keep the agreement, repeatedly trying to influence me through your abilities! You've always been coveting my body. Since that's the case, don't blame me..."

Chu Xuan knew very well that his massive increase in strength this time had put pressure on the Phantom Demon. The other party wanted to use this method to test whether he had discovered any clues through the dream and whether he would still add points to his Charm attribute.

If he didn't increase his Charm under such continuous pressure, it would only arouse the other party's suspicion, leading to irreparable consequences.

The simplest logic was that if the Phantom Demon wanted to cause trouble, it only needed to exert pressure by continuously releasing its aura, and he wouldn't be able to fall asleep.

Chu Xuan already had a plan for this.

[You have used 2 attribute points.]

[Your Charm +1]

[Current Charm: 13]

Chu Xuan continued to add points. Consequently, the fear receded, and his vision was restored once more.

The Phantom Demon's screams became even more shrill: "Do you really think you can control me like this? How could I possibly be threatened by you? Even if I completely dissipate now, I won't let you have it easy!"

Even stronger fear and darkness rose.

Chu Xuan understood that the other party's real intention was for him to continue increasing his Charm, ideally putting all his current attribute points into Charm.

"Then bring it on! I have so many attribute points and spirituality value now. If I put them all into the Charm attribute in an instant, it should at least reach 23, just like my other four attributes!"

Chu Xuan also put on an air of being ready to fight to the death. "Unless you aren't afraid of the Charm attribute bonus at all, I don't believe I can't finish you off this way!"

While speaking, Chu Xuan spent another 2 attribute points, bringing his Charm to 14.

Under normal circumstances, being pressured like this by the Phantom Demon, Chu Xuan knew he should add more attribute points to Charm, or at least not add them one by one.

But if he did that, he would be playing right into the Phantom Demon's hands, which would be extremely disadvantageous for him.

So at the same time, Chu Xuan began to think about those incomprehensible questions that had no answers for the time being, allowing doubts, hesitations, and wariness to arise in his heart.

He used this to feign that he was starting to doubt whether the Charm attribute could truly suppress the other party. Otherwise, why would the other party repeatedly break the agreement and influence him with abilities?

Only this could explain why he was adding points one by one!

Since the Phantom Demon could test me, why couldn't I pretend to test the Phantom Demon?

Since the other party could feel his emotions, he might as well use that to his advantage. Adding the Charm attribute points one by one was the beginning of his test!

He wanted the Phantom Demon to guess his thoughts: 'It doesn't seem to be afraid. Could it be that the Charm attribute is useless?'

Just as various complex emotions arose in Chu Xuan's heart, the Phantom Demon's slightly panicked voice rang out: "No, don't! Don't add any more!"

Right at that moment, a System notification appeared.

[Your Transcendent Skill, Heart Bewitchment, has been enhanced by a power of the same origin. Its Rank has increased to LV.3.]