203: Chapter 203 From all directions, all escape routes were completely blocked in an instant.

Song Yiqing's voice rang out calmly.

When everyone present saw the scene unfolding before his eyes, they were all stunned.

"This... how can this be??"

Fatty exclaimed in surprise, his face full of disbelief, yet the truth was happening right before his eyes.

Those pale arms that had been clawing frantically like life-demanding wraiths just moments ago,

seemed to have met their nemesis in front of Song Yiqing, unable to stir even the slightest ripple.

They simply dissolved and disintegrated silently in the air, finally turning into wisps of green smoke and returning completely to nothingness.

Faced with Song Yiqing, the entire wall was like a venomous snake with its fangs pulled out, leaving only an empty husk.

Seeing this, Fatty summoned his courage and began to mutter frantically:

"One plus one equals two, two plus two equals four, I ate braised pork yesterday, Lin Tianyi owes me a drink..."

As he muttered, he cautiously reached out a finger and poked the fleshy wall that was still slightly writhing.

No arms reached out.

No fear surfaced.

There was only a cold, slimy sensation, as if touching a giant piece of lifeless, dead meat.

"Holy crap! It really works!"

Fatty jerked his hand back, his face filled with the ecstasy of surviving a disaster and an unspeakable shock.

The way he looked at Song Yiqing had completely changed.

If it was fear and reliance before, now it was mixed with an awe akin to looking up at a deity.

Lin Tianyi adjusted his glasses, his eyes behind the lenses flashing with intense light.

He wasn't as overt as Fatty, but the tsunami in his heart was even more turbulent.

"So that's how it is... so that's how it is..."

He murmured to himself.

"This is no longer within the scope of combat techniques; this is mastery over the 'heart'... absolute dominance over one's own mental dimension..."

He took a deep breath, his voice carrying a hint of bitterness and dejection.

"We and him... are simply not creatures on the same level."

Wang Shan clenched her fists, her knuckles turning white from the force.

She was a pure warrior, accustomed to solving problems with fists and weapons.

But in the crisis just now, her strength had no place to be used.

While Song Yiqing, with just a few words and a mysterious 'state,' had made this certain-death situation vanish into thin air.

"Monsters... can be killed like this?"

For the first time, she felt shaken about her own way of fighting.

On the other side, even Wang Xianzhi's perpetually icy face finally showed a hint of emotion.

She didn't understand mental control, but she could feel it.

That transcendent 'aura' on Song Yiqing,

that power as if nothing in heaven or earth could shake his original heart.

This kind of strength was even more fascinating than when he swung his sword.

"You... are becoming more and more interesting."

The sword in her hand emitted a slight hum; it was a shiver of excitement.

...

[Inside the Livestream]

After a brief dead silence, the bullet chat exploded like a volcanic eruption.

[Holy shit!!!!!!!!!!]

[It's over? Just like that? I freaking took my pants off and you show me this?!]

[God! This is a true god! GOAT! This isn't something a human can do, right?!]

[Did you guys get it? God Song's point is that as long as you aren't afraid, this wall is useless against you! It sounds simple, but in that environment, who the hell wouldn't be afraid!]

[This is the gap! Fatty and the others were still howling and shooting, while God Song has already started a philosophy class!]

[To the person above, don't be a hater. If you were there, you'd piss yourself faster than anyone.]

[But you have to admit, compared to God Song, Fatty and Lin Tianyi really... are like an adult leading three kindergarteners.]

[It's a total dimensional strike! This Phantom Pupil Wall met its match in God Song; the man doesn't even have 'fear' data for you to read!]

[I've realized it! The first step to becoming a powerhouse is that you first have to be an emotionless lunatic!]

[God Song: Knowledge is power. Everyone else: ???]

...

Meanwhile.

In another cave more than fifty kilometers away in a straight line from Song Yiqing and the others.

The members of the Dawn Squad were laboriously traversing a rugged landscape of black crystals.

Their screens were also playing the footage from Song Yiqing's livestream.

When they saw the Phantom Pupil Wall vanish into thin air, the entire team fell into silence.

"Old Wei..."

Liu Tao's Adam's apple bobbed as he spoke with difficulty,

"Is this the Phantom Pupil Wall that's listed as 'unsolvable' in your files?"

Wei Fengzhao's expression was solemn to the extreme.

He stared fixedly at the calm figure on the screen.

After a long time, he finally exhaled a slow breath of turbid air.

"Yes."

He paused and added,

"Our military special forces have conducted high-intensity mental resistance training specifically for this type of mental pollution-class Forbidden Zone creature.

That kind of training involves forcibly constructing a mental barrier on the brink of death to 'resist' the invasion of fear."

"But that is 'resistance,' building a high wall."

Wei Fengzhao's voice was filled with a sense of frustration.

"He... is 'emptying'."

It was cutting off the source.

"He directly turned his mental world into a void, leaving the anomaly with no place to take hold. This level... is unheard of."

At the back of the team, Yin Yan's beautiful eyes were now filled only with endless admiration and infatuation.

She covered her mouth, fearing she might cry out; her young heart had already been completely captured.

She leaned toward Wen Xiuya, her voice trembling with excitement.

"Miss Wen, did you see that? He... he's like... like an omnipotent deity! Nothing can stump him!"

Wen Xiuya's gaze remained calm as she gave a simple "mm" in response.

But her fingers, hidden under her combat suit, curled slightly.

Wei Chengjun's mind was racing.

'A bit of cleverness.'

'Exploiting loopholes in the rules is indeed his style. But this is ultimately just a side path; against absolute power, it's meaningless.'

'The real highlight is Wang Xianzhi... she seems to have developed an interest in Song Yiqing that exceeds expectations. This might accelerate the sharpening of the "Human Sword"...'

'Also, the Forbidden Zone's reaction is getting stranger. An anomaly of this level shouldn't have appeared so early. It's as if... it's in a hurry to screen something, or rather... in a hurry to kill something.'

"Everyone, check your equipment, prepare to move out!"

Wei Fengzhao's voice interrupted everyone's thoughts.

He put away the screen, his gaze becoming incredibly firm.

"Our goal remains unchanged: find Song Yiqing! No matter what, we cannot let him face the horrors in the deepest part of the Forbidden Zone alone!"

...

On the livestream screen.

The familiar system notification sounded in Song Yiqing's ear.

[Congratulations to the host for cracking the Phantom Pupil Wall. Mission complete. Reward obtained: SR-rank Burning Heaven Flame]

[Burning Heaven Flame: An extremely overbearing Yang-attribute Qi cultivation technique. It can convert one's own Qi into Yang-extreme flames, having a double suppression effect on evil and anomalous creatures.]

'Burning Heaven Flame... sounds powerful. I wonder if it's enough to deal with someone of the Blind Man's level.'

Song Yiqing pondered to himself.

'An SR-rank reward's power should far exceed previous skills. I'll find an opportunity to try it out next time.'

He reined in his thoughts and looked around.

After losing its vitality, the massive fleshy wall was rotting and decaying at a visible rate, emitting a stench that was almost suffocating.

At the end of the wall, a deeper, darker cave entrance was revealed.

"Let's go."

He said simply and took the lead in stepping inside.

Lin Tianyi and the others immediately put aside their shock and followed closely.

After passing through the narrow fleshy tunnel, the view suddenly opened up.

They had arrived at an even larger underground karst cave.

The scene here was eerie yet beautiful.

Countless dust-sized, glowing spores floated in the air like fireflies on a summer night.

Countless giant fungal plants emitting a faint blue fluorescence grew on the cave's ceiling and floor.

These fungi took various forms; some were like giant umbrellas with caps over three meters in diameter;

some were shaped like coral from the seabed, layered and complex in structure;

some even grew into the shape of twisted human hands with distinct fingers, as if trying to grab something.

The entire space was enveloped in this faint blue light, terrifyingly quiet.

The air was filled with a damp, earthy smell and a cloying sweetness from decaying plants, mixing into a strange fragrance that made one's head spin.

"Whoa... this place... is like Avatar."

Fatty lowered his voice, his face full of wonder.

He curiously sized up a giant mushroom closest to him, its cap covered in blue spots.

"You think... this thing is edible? It looks a bit like the 'Hand-touching Green' mushrooms from Yunnan."

"Don't touch anything!"

Lin Tianyi immediately shouted a warning.

But Fatty's hand had already mischievously reached out.

He didn't dare use his hand directly, instead using his gun barrel to gently poke the base of the mushroom.

No reaction.

He got bolder and used a finger to lightly poke the thick stalk.

Puff!

A slight sound, like an air sac bursting, rang out.

The giant fungus he touched shuddered violently, and a large cloud of dense blue spores sprayed out from under the cap.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Fatty was choked and retreated repeatedly. "What the hell..."

Before he could finish, a sudden change occurred!

Those scattered blue spores were like a lit fuse, landing on the other surrounding fungal plants.

Buzz— Buzz— Buzz—

In an instant, all the fungal plants in the entire cave seemed to be awakened from their slumber!

The faint blue light they emitted suddenly increased in brightness several times over, beginning to flash frantically at an eerie frequency!

"Not good!"

Song Yiqing's eyes sharpened.

Those previously static giant fungi began to grow and surge frantically at a visible rate!

Stalks shot up, caps expanded!

Each giant mushroom grew to over ten meters tall in just a few seconds, almost touching the cave's ceiling!

Even more terrifyingly, narrow slits opened up under their caps; within those slits, there were no gills, but rather rows of rotating, bloodshot eyeballs!

Densely packed, thousands upon thousands!

"Retreat, fast!"

Lin Tianyi roared.

But it was too late.

From the roots of those fungal plants, countless fine mycelia burst from the ground like awakened venomous snakes, instantly turning the soil of the entire floor into a writhing sea of mycelia, surging frantically toward them!

From all directions, all routes of retreat were completely sealed off in an instant!