301: Chapter 300 Regaining the Bewitching Heart

"As expected, both of them are fakes!"

Chu Xuan's eyes narrowed.

Previously, when Chu Xuan used the Eye of Insight to investigate Lin Jie, his Talent information always showed up as "question marks."

But just now, the investigation result had changed to "Heavenly Secret."

It was precisely this anomaly, combined with the two "Lin Jies" arguing—seemingly seeking his opinion while actually stalling for time and interfering with his thoughts—that allowed him to confirm neither was the real body.

At this moment, the man in the hospital gown who had been sent flying by the Slashes undoubtedly confirmed his judgment.

Although most of the fifty Slashes missed, several still landed on the man in the hospital gown, and his shrill screams formed a sharp echo within this space.

"Die!"

Chu Xuan did not pause for a moment. The instant he saw the man in the hospital gown, a long saber materialized in his hand. It was covered in flames as he suddenly charged forward, delivering a powerful downward cleave.

*Rip!*

A bloodline instantly appeared on the man in the hospital gown, running from his forehead to his lower abdomen. However, he wasn't split in two; instead, it was as if a layer of skin had been ripped open.

[Your spirituality value +100]

"Ah..."

A muffled low growl sounded as two hands reached out from the tear in the human skin and forcefully pulled to both sides, accompanied by the sound of squelching mucus.

As if breaking through amniotic fluid, another person actually crawled out from within.

"Tan Ziming?" Chu Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Phew! I almost died. Boss Chu, thank goodness you're here, otherwise I'd really be finished!"

This Tan Ziming was soaking wet, leaning over and gasping for breath as he waved his hand repeatedly. "No time to explain. Let's get out of here first. Lin Jie is in danger now..."

As he spoke, a door materialized out of thin air not far away. Tan Ziming was panting heavily, looking utterly exhausted as he staggered toward it.

"Still acting?"

Chu Xuan wore a cold sneer and directly delivered a horizontal Slash, cleaving this Tan Ziming in half diagonally, after which he was instantly incinerated by the Fire of Nirvana.

[Your spirituality value +150]

Simultaneously, the surrounding scenery suddenly vanished, turning into a cramped pantry.

Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

No other rewards?

"Brother Chu Xuan, that Specter escaped."

Hearing the voice, Chu Xuan looked back to see Lin Jie shouting anxiously outside the door, "We need to leave quickly! This place is about to become a Forbidden Land. If we wait any longer, it'll be too late."

Chu Xuan's expression remained unchanged. He directly activated the Eye of Insight to check the other's information, ignoring everything else and locking onto the other's Talent.

[Talent: Heavenly Secret]

After seeing the other party's Talent, Chu Xuan couldn't help but sneer.

Almost at the same time, this Lin Jie seemed to sense something; his expression changed drastically, and he abruptly disappeared from sight.

Chu Xuan ignored this and still slashed toward the spot where the other had vanished. The originally vanished Lin Jie reappeared, was cleaved in two by the blade, and disappeared before his eyes as the Black Flame burned.

[Your spirituality value +150]

"This space... is it an Illusion Domain?"

Chu Xuan's eyes flashed.

"This Specter's spirit value shouldn't be much higher than mine. Otherwise, under such targeted conditions, it wouldn't be such a crude illusion, but would likely have completely disrupted all my perceptions.

However, it can still sense slight fluctuations in my consciousness and fabricate a corresponding illusion based on my subconscious, such as Lin Jie's Talent 'Heavenly Secret'..."

"It might be watching me from somewhere, but my sight and hearing are compromised. Combined with this Domain, I can't perceive its existence. In that case..."

Chu Xuan's mind raced. The image of the man in the hospital gown being sent flying by the Slashes flashed before his eyes again, and a cold sneer curled his lips.

*Hum!*

The long saber was once again covered in flames!

Chu Xuan launched an indiscriminate attack in this place.

While it lacked the terrifying power of fifty Slashes released simultaneously, with the support of 130 points in Strength and agility, it was even more fierce and violent.

His entire being turned into a black storm, sweeping through the surroundings in an instant. The pantry was immediately demolished and collapsed.

The surroundings turned into a vast expanse of white once again.

At the same time, a middle-aged woman in a cleaning uniform was hacked out. Accompanied by a shrill scream, Chu Xuan gained 80 spirituality value this time.

Immediately after, the cleaning lady was incinerated and disappeared.

Chu Xuan did not stop. Just two seconds later, another person was hacked out.

This was a doctor in a white coat.

This time, under the burning of the Fire of Nirvana, there was no spirituality value feedback, but the opponent no longer disappeared either. Instead, a new wound appeared on his body.

It was as if he had lost the source of power for his illusory Rebirth.

"Is this your original form?"

Chu Xuan's eyes were already cold. Through the Eye of Insight, he discovered that the opponent's stamina was actually a real attribute; no wonder he was so hard to kill.

Amidst shrill and unwilling roars, Chu Xuan slashed frantically with his saber. In less than ten seconds, he had brutally hacked the opponent into a pile of mangled flesh.

Immediately following that, under the incineration of the Fire of Nirvana, he completely vanished.

[You have slain Saint Liana Administrator · Physician. There were still 8,500 points of spiritual essence remaining in the flesh of this body; 3,400 points have been fed back to you.]

[Current spirituality value: 4980]

[You obtained rule fragment X1]

[Current rule fragments: 9]

Chu Xuan's eyes shone brightly.

This wave could be described as a massive profit. Not only had he recovered all the consumed spirituality value, but there was also a surplus, and his rule fragments had increased by one.

[Detected that you once possessed the homologous power of the Illusionist sequence. You may choose one of the following rewards:]

[1. Consume 800 spirituality value to obtain Transcendent Skill: Heart Bewitchment LV.MAX]

[2. Consume 100 spirituality value to upgrade Transcendent Skill: Myriad Forms to LV.2]

[3. Consume 10 spirituality value, your health points +100]

As the System's reward prompt appeared again, Chu Xuan's heart skipped a beat.

First, he ruled out the second option.

Although Myriad Forms was the next sequence skill after Heart Bewitchment and belonged to the True Authority category, Chu Xuan had already learned through the System that upgrading it to LV.2 would only cost 300 spirituality value in total.

In other words, the second reward was merely equivalent to spending 200 fewer spirituality value to upgrade the skill.

To the current Chu Xuan, 200 spirituality value was a small amount. Furthermore, he didn't have a use for the "Myriad Forms" skill for the time being.

The third reward was the safest, equivalent to a free 100 health points, which could steadily improve his survival rate.

But on second thought, Chu Xuan felt the first reward was more appropriate.

Even though Chu Xuan had given up on the Illusionist sequence, meaning he wouldn't go far with it even if he obtained the Heart Bewitchment skill.

And without the bonus of something like an Illusion Domain, Chu Xuan estimated he probably couldn't be like the "Physician," appearing and disappearing unpredictably and using illusions over a large area.

However, Chu Xuan considered that he was still in human society after all. This noob-slaying skill could still produce miraculous effects in certain aspects when used.

Moreover, to upgrade the Heart Bewitchment skill to max level, it would normally require a total of 1,500 spirituality value. Getting it now was essentially a half-off discount, which was quite a bargain.

[You consumed 800 spirituality value. You obtained Transcendent Skill: Heart Bewitchment LV.MAX]

At the same time, the surrounding scene shifted, returning to the appearance of the pantry. Outside, Lin Jie's cry of alarm rang out: "Brother Chu Xuan, save me..."

Chu Xuan turned his head abruptly.

Outside the pantry, a burly man in a Night Watcher uniform was covered in blood. Half of his body was mangled, and his only remaining intact hand was clutching Lin Jie's neck, lifting him high against the wall.

Lin Jie struggled with both hands to protect his neck, his face flushed bright red, clearly unable to hold on much longer.

"Seeking death!"

Killing intent erupted in Chu Xuan's eyes. Along with his thunderous roar, he instantly appeared beside the man, swinging his saber horizontally. A head went flying high into the air.