188: Chapter 188 The Forest Manager? Exploring New Directions

While others were fighting alien captives on the platform to improve themselves, Chen Xing headed to the peach forest alone.

The atmosphere suddenly became much quieter, and Chen Xing enjoyed this peaceful time. He leaned against a large tree, not choosing to Cultivate, and quietly watched the Universe Sea.

Suddenly, Chen Xing's body instinctively triggered a warning; he had been watching for too long, exceeding the safety threshold.

He felt as if he had slept for a long time, but it was a comfortable sleep, and he couldn't help but stretch.

"Plop—!"

Opposite him, a peach fell to the ground, and standing beside it was a man in white, holding a peach in one hand and gnawing on another.

Chen Xing looked closely; it was a youth with short black hair who looked somewhat delicate, and even a bit naive and shy.

"Who are you?" Chen Xing felt a sense of strangeness and couldn't help but ask.

At first glance, he associated him with Zhong Yang; the two had similarities, both possessing a calmness with a hint of playfulness.

If one had to describe it, it was a bit like someone who liked to find amusement, but there was a fundamental difference.

The feeling this guy gave off was one of unimaginable confidence and transcendence, completely unconcerned about the consequences of his actions.

Zhong Yang didn't have this, because Zhong Yang, unlike Hua Zizai, was not an invincible being; he had ultimately been defeated by his peers.

"Is this guy Hua Zizai?" This was Chen Xing's first thought, but he shook his head.

Hua Zizai's information and image had long been public; who wouldn't recognize a Genius? Even if he were ignorant, he would have seen it.

Unless the other party had changed their appearance, or it was a Clone, that would be another matter.

"Hello, do you want to eat some?" The youth in white smiled slightly, holding the fruit in his mouth, and reached back to take out an intact one to hand over.

"I'm not hungry, but trying something fresh isn't bad." Chen Xing stood up.

The peach was huge; he took a bite, and the tender flesh burst with juice in his mouth, making one want more.

Chen Xing looked around and found no one else, except for the youth in front of him.

"Buddy, aren't you going to fight the aliens with them?" He couldn't help but ask.

"It's boring, isn't it better to eat something?" The youth in white said happily while chewing the fruit flesh.

"Hmm... I have a presumptuous question." Chen Xing pondered for a moment, examining him with a strange look.

"Are you Zhong Yang, or a Clone of Hua Zizai? I can't quite see through you."

"My name is Yang Haochen."

"Oh... it seems I mistook you for someone else."

"Haha, your cultivation is not enough, so of course you can't see through others. When your Dao attainment is sufficient, naturally everything will be resolved," the youth in white said, looking completely unconcerned.

"Someone who can appear silently in such a place, yet whose name I haven't heard, must not be one of the Alliance's top hundred figures..." Chen Xing thought thoughtfully.

Thinking about it, he must be a Main God like those envoys.

Not long ago, he heard that every area has its own manager; it seems this person is the manager.

This is the strength of an Ability User; you cannot tell from appearance alone whether they are a youth or an old monster who has lived for countless years.

"Were you watching the starry sky just now? That thing is very dangerous for you right now, don't stare at it." Yang Haochen said.

"You call that thing outside the starry sky..." Chen Xing felt embarrassed.

If it weren't for the barrier protecting them and isolating the spacetime power in the Universe Sea, no one could survive.

That thing was too terrifying; a mere starry sky wasn't even worthy of being compared to it.

Yang Haochen ate his peach unhurriedly and said calmly: "Are you curious about why this phenomenon appears?"

Chen Xing paused slightly: "You know?"

Yang Haochen nodded: "The Universe is the sum of countless forces, carrying powerful rule power. You are too weak, yet you dare to stare directly at the terrifying rules; it will be seen as an act of provocation."

"Provocation... that really is giving us too much credit." Chen Xing's mouth twitched violently.

"However, it won't pay attention to bugs. The reason you get lost is because you are invisibly pulled into an illusion; that is the root problem." Yang Haochen said again.

"An illusion? You mean this power is essentially just an illusion?" Chen Xing was amazed.

"Doesn't that mean those who specialize in illusions can fear nothing from this?"

"They can't be fearless, but they can avoid it." Yang Haochen shook his head slightly.

"You might not understand, so let me use you as a demonstration." As he spoke, he raised a finger.

The next moment, Chen Xing felt an irresistible force, and then shackles were placed upon him.

But Yang Haochen left his hands free and displayed the keyhole in front of Chen Xing; as long as he opened it, he could gain freedom.

"The first layer of power is to make you lose consciousness, and then fall into it." Yang Haochen said.

"But if you specialize in illusions or the Dream Dao, and break the illusion, this shackle will still be waiting for you, trapping your conscious mind. If your power is insufficient, you still won't be able to get out."

Hearing this, Chen Xing suddenly realized.

If one were truly pulled away, their consciousness would blur and they would sink, but if they woke up, they would become a slave locked in a cage.

No wonder even though they knew illusions could be broken, the Alliance still didn't allow them to watch the Universe Sea excessively; these were all lessons paid for in blood.

Yang Haochen snapped his fingers, the peach disappeared, and the shackles vanished along with it.

"However, I suggest you Cultivate more Dream Dao Battle Techniques; this will be helpful for your Cultivation." He said.

"Dream Dao... to be honest, I don't like those illusion-based battles, because whenever I encounter an enemy with a firm Dao Heart, these are useless." Chen Xing shook his head slightly.

This was not his stereotype, but an indisputable fact.

Many illusion-type Ability Users, while Cultivating illusions, would also try to make up for the lack of damage by Cultivating other paths.

For example, Number Eight in the Flower God Guards—Li Yueran, her Ability is the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox, but she treats her innate illusion Ability as a support.

"Haha, I didn't say to rely on illusions to fight, but to Cultivate. The emphasis is on [Cultivation], do you understand?" Yang Haochen said with a smile.

"Oh?" Chen Xing thought thoughtfully.

"You already know the benefits of illusions just now; as long as your Dao attainment is deep enough, many mists will be dispelled." Yang Haochen said again.

"For example, problems in Cultivation will inevitably encounter some trouble and Bottlenecks. This is where the benefits of the Dream Dao appear; you can constantly deduce and change in your dreams."

Chen Xing couldn't help but fall into deep thought; the method the other party mentioned was truly astonishing, and it even made him think of the System.

Speaking of which, does the System's method count as a type of Dream Dao technique to some extent?

Thinking of this, Chen Xing felt a bit horrified, yet also felt very excited.

"It is indeed worth Cultivating. Perhaps I shouldn't have viewed it with stereotypes and colored glasses." Afterwards, Chen Xing nodded.