300: Chapter 299 Who's Real and Who's Fake

The brilliant colors of the world were torn apart; the sky and earth were enveloped in a hazy white, like a space of Chaos.

Not far ahead, above a small altar of flesh and blood, an illusory vertical pupil stood in the air, blinking gently from time to time.

Sounds, seemingly existent yet non-existent, echoed in all directions. They were clearly a language he had never encountered, yet the moment they fell into his ears, Chu Xuan understood their deep meaning.

The voices were fragmented, like countless people chanting in unison:

"My Father at the end of the divine light..."

"May Your kingdom come, grinding the realm of reality into dust; may Your will be done in this hypocritical world, as it is in the nightmares where ten thousand worlds intersect."

"We ask that You grant us the authority of illusion today, and offer our reality as a sacrifice to You; we ask that You relieve us of our obsession with existence..."

"Lead us not into the temptation of truth and falsehood..."

"May Your true name remain eternal..."

It was only for an instant, yet it felt as if a long time had passed; in that moment, the voices poured into his ears.

In that very instant, the night cloak became completely ineffective. Chu Xuan's expression was cold, and he was just about to raise his hand to launch a Slash.

But at that moment, the Lin Jie standing on the left suddenly grabbed his arm:

"Wait, you cannot destroy this altar yet. You must kill that Specter first, otherwise, we will be trapped here and unable to leave!"

Chu Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Ever since he first woke up in the dormitory and was subjected to Chen Qing's Mind Reading, he had been very wary of others touching him voluntarily and would intentionally avoid it.

But at this moment, he felt absolutely no guard against Lin Jie's action of grabbing him.

As they locked eyes, Lin Jie's expression was firm: "I sensed it; that Specter is nearby and will appear immediately."

"Do not believe him; he is fake!"

A clear voice suddenly rang out, and another palm grabbed his arm from the other side. On this right side, another Lin Jie had appeared, though he didn't know when.

He said with an anxious expression: "Kill him quickly, do not be distracted by him; he is stalling for time!"

Having said that, the Lin Jie on the right suddenly turned his gaze cold and sharp, gritting his teeth as he said: "Brother Chu Xuan, do you remember what I said before I came in? Kill everyone you can see! To be safe, kill me along with them!"

The Lin Jie on the left's expression changed abruptly, and he immediately said: "You cannot trust him! This is a choice; if you choose wrong, you will be dragged here and never be able to get out!"

Having said that, the Lin Jie on the left glared fiercely at the Lin Jie on the right, saying in a deep voice: "This Specter dares not confront you directly, which is why it uses such low-level tactics! But Brother Chu Xuan, think carefully. I have been by your side since we entered; have you forgotten?"

With the two Lin Jies going back and forth, Chu Xuan used Eye of Insight directly on the one on the left.

5 points of spirituality value were deducted directly.

[ Name: Lin Jie, Species: Human, Rank: 3, health points: 150/150, stamina: 15, Strength: 11, agility: 11, spirit: 25, spirituality value: 240, Talent: Heavenly Mystery, sequence: Thief, Transcendent Skill: Steal LV.1, Overall Strength Assessment: C ]

Lin Jie's information appeared before his eyes.

Just like before, after Chu Xuan gave the spirit orb and Lin Jie absorbed the spirituality value within, the only change was that the ability "Heavenly Mystery" had appeared in the Talent column.

Immediately after, Chu Xuan looked at the Lin Jie on the right; all the data was exactly the same, with not the slightest change.

"Eye of Insight has been interfered with... No, it is my cognition that has been affected, just like when I was influenced by the Phantom Demon during the first selection of mission rewards..."

Chu Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Chu Xuan was quite familiar with the Heart Bewitchment skill.

Depending on the target's spirit attribute, it could cause varying degrees of influence.

Chu Xuan's current spirit attribute was a full 130 points, which ordinary S-rank Specters could not compare to, yet this S-rank Specter was able to influence him, although to a very limited extent...

In an instant, Chu Xuan guessed the reason: "Is it the true spirit attribute? Or is it that the strength of the Heart Bewitchment skill has increased under different tiers? Or perhaps it has obtained True Authority?"

As various thoughts flashed by, only a few seconds passed, and by now, Chu Xuan had replenished the Slash within his body.

Meanwhile, the Lin Jies on both sides were still arguing endlessly.

Chu Xuan was vaguely irritable; he knew that some emotional fluctuations had been stirred up within him.

"Hmm? Not right!"

Chu Xuan suddenly had a thought and used Eye of Insight on the two Lin Jies again.

Left Lin Jie: "You cannot trust him! The choice is right before us; choosing wrong means eternal damnation! I can tell you all the details of our escape from St. Lianna Hospital to prove myself..."

Right Lin Jie: "Do not listen to his nonsense; this Specter itself followed us out from St. Lianna Hospital! Brother Chu Xuan, we cannot delay any longer! Kill me along with him so that it will be foolproof! I have only one request: help me torture this Specter to death to avenge me and those dead companions!"

Chu Xuan's eyes were cold as he stared at the right Lin Jie and asked eerily: "Since you suggest that I kill you, then why don't you choose to commit suicide?"

Hearing this, the right Lin Jie's face turned pale instantly: "I..."

The left Lin Jie immediately showed joy: "That's right, since you are begging for death, why not commit suicide? You are stalling for time; you have been exposed!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the right Lin Jie immediately let go of the hand gripping Chu Xuan's arm, his expression uncertain, backing away repeatedly while waving his hands: "Brother Chu Xuan, listen to my explanation..."

"He wants to run, kill him quickly..." the left Lin Jie roared, but then his voice stopped abruptly.

Chu Xuan turned his head abruptly and grabbed the left Lin Jie by the throat; Black Flame instantly ignited, and a shrill scream arose.

"Chu Xuan... Brother..." Fear appeared on the left Lin Jie's face.

"Actually, both of you are fake, right? No matter which one I believe, it is wrong!"

Chu Xuan's expression was stern; the Slash that had already formed within his body was suddenly released, causing waves of violent roaring within the narrow space.

The Lin Jie held by the throat by Chu Xuan bore the brunt, being dismembered in an instant and burned to ashes, but there was no feedback of any spirituality value.

And after the other Lin Jie was also torn apart by the Slash in an instant, there was likewise no feedback of spirituality value.

But there were more Slashes surging in all directions.

The altar of flesh and blood not far away was split directly into two, turning into fuel for the Fire of Nirvana, burning furiously.

[ Your spirituality value + 120 ]

Along with the appearance of the spirituality value reward, an even more shrill wail sounded, and a figure blasted out by the Black Flame Slash appeared out of thin air in the middle of the scene.

This was a middle-aged man wearing a hospital gown.

Only when he made a sound at this moment did Chu Xuan suddenly realize that this person seemed to have been here the whole time, but he had simply overlooked him.