Mo Yadi looked towards the town with a hint of melancholy. "If everything had developed normally, the Sky Stone should have protected this town, and it did protect it for hundreds of years."
"Unfortunately, over two hundred years ago, a powerful monster appeared nearby. That monster triggered a catastrophic earthquake. Several nearby towns suffered heavy casualties, and one town was even swallowed by the cracked earth."
"Sky Stone Town was also affected by the earthquake and completely destroyed. But miraculously, no one died in the earthquake. Instead, after the earthquake ended, the Sky Stone collapsed, crushing several townsfolk who were sheltering nearby. The blood-stained stone was regarded by the townsfolk as a symbol of evil, and they believed the Sky Stone had caused the great earthquake."
"Later, the townsfolk chiseled away at the Sky Stone and rebuilt the town. I believe this is why the 'Sky Stone' wants to take revenge on this town. As for why it's only retaliating now, perhaps it's because it has only recently accumulated enough power..."
After listening to Mo Yadi's analysis, Wen Wen also felt a sense of regret. This stone, which gained power from human worship, had become a disaster for humanity due to their hatred. A power that should have protected the peace of a region had now become a target that must be eliminated.
However, since this Sky Stone chose to retaliate against the entire town, Wen Wen could not stand idly by. "Since everything started with the Sky Stone, as long as I find the 'Sky Stone's' true form and destroy it, this illusion will be dispelled, right?"
Mo Yadi gave a wry smile. "It's not that simple. The townsfolk two hundred years ago were too thorough, completely decomposing the Sky Stone to the point where fragments of the Sky Stone are everywhere in the town. It can be said that the entire town is the true form of the Sky Stone, the rocks that make up the houses, the pebbles by the roadside..."
"Originally, no matter how miraculous the Sky Stone was, it could only affect its immediate vicinity. But now that the entire town is its domain, even leveling the whole town wouldn't be enough to destroy the Sky Stone. And can you guarantee that people within the illusion won't die if you cause large-scale destruction to the town?"
Wen Wen frowned. "Then what should we do? In that case, we're helpless against this Sky Stone."
Mo Yadi sighed. "Since the Sky Stone has the intention of revenge, it means it has developed self-awareness. So, there's only one way now: enter the illusion, find that self-awareness filled with hatred, and erase it completely. Then the Sky Stone will just be some strange rocks."
Wen Wen said with a slight grimace, "But people who know about the illusion's existence cannot enter that illusion, let alone destroy its self-awareness."
"That's the problem..." Mo Yadi hesitated for a moment and said, "I have a way to let you enter the illusory town again, but once you do, you will encounter some additional dangers."
"What dangers?" Wen Wen raised his eyebrows and asked.
Mo Yadi said, "You have already been rejected by the town's illusion. I can use my ability to allow the illusion within the town to still affect you, so you can enter the illusory town."
"But once you do this, you can no longer treat things in the town as mere illusions. No matter how absurd something is created by illusions, it will be real to you."
"Is that so..." Wen Wen smiled and said, "Then what are we waiting for?"
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In the dim candlelight, Tao Qingqing flipped through an ancient diary. She was currently in the cellar of a centenarian in the town.
In Tao Qingqing's eyes, the old man's body was riddled with holes, and maggots would fall with any slight movement. He had likely been dead for a long time, but his children were patiently taking care of him, completely unaware.
Her investigation was ongoing, and she had already focused her target on the Sky Stone. Therefore, she had come to the old man's house and found a very historical notebook in the cellar, which recorded the legend of the 'Sky Stone'.
According to the legend, the Sky Stone was an extremely evil stone. Ever since the Sky Stone appeared near the town, the town had frequently encountered strange incidents. The townsfolk feared the evil stone, so they had continuously worshipped it, praying that it would not harm the people of the town. But later, the evil stone still caused a disaster in the town, and the townsfolk, unable to bear it any longer, fought back and chiseled the evil Sky Stone into pieces...
"It's like this again. Which legend is the true one..." Tao Qingqing sighed. She had seen similar descriptions elsewhere.
The information about the Sky Stone left in the town was often at two extremes. Records from two hundred years ago only praised the Sky Stone, but after the Sky Stone was shattered, its image began to quickly turn evil.
As Tao Qingqing flipped through the book, the light around her grew darker, and the flickering of the candlelight became more intense. A grotesque face in the flames changed its expression wildly, and the words in the book began to writhe and dance.
Tao Qingqing looked at Wen Wen, who was standing at the entrance of the cellar, and asked, "Did you not discover anything either?"
Wen Wen did not reply, but instead looked at Tao Qingqing with a gloomy expression, so dark it seemed like water was about to drip from it.
Suddenly, the candlelight erupted, transforming into a giant, man-high fiery鬼脸 (ghostly face) that lunged at Tao Qingqing.
Tao Qingqing did not confront it directly but transformed into countless bats to evade. Those bats flew out of the cellar and then re-aggregated in front of Wen Wen, turning their backs to Wen Wen and warily watching the strange fire monster.
The fiery ghost face, condensed from candlelight, had no trace of supernatural power, making it difficult for her to judge its strength.
But as Tao Qingqing was confronting the ghostly fire face, Wen Wen, who was standing behind Tao Qingqing, also made a move. He clasped his hands together to form a blade and struck down at Tao Qingqing.
This move was the Seven Shark Fighting Style: Shark Chop Palm!
The powerful force severed the ground along that line, causing the ends of the house to tilt upwards and the entire structure to lean inwards. The pursuing ghostly fire face was directly blown out by the palm wind, but it reformed a moment later.
Tao Qingqing clutched her shoulder and retreated to the other side of the house, warily watching this fake Wen Wen. Although she had been prepared, she still sustained some injuries.
"Strange... you actually dodged. With your strength, unless you were prepared beforehand, it would be impossible to dodge. I think my imitation should be perfect, and you shouldn't have seen through it." The fake Wen Wen stopped attacking and looked at Tao Qingqing curiously.
Tao Qingqing sneered and did not reply. Ever since she witnessed the little boy being burned by the sun, she had been suspicious of this Wen Wen.
However, she did not directly test the fake Wen Wen. Instead, she used a chain to report the situation to Wen Wen. Although the chain gave no verbal reply, it provided some feedback. But this Wen Wen here knew nothing, so he was definitely fake.
It was also because she had determined that this Wen Wen was fake that Tao Qingqing began to investigate the angel. The real Wen Wen disappeared after going to the Endless Staircase, and it was this fake Wen Wen who returned. And the church on the Endless Staircase was built from the Sky Stone.
The fake Wen Wen grinned sinisterly and said, "But it's useless even if you discovered it. The people who explored the Endless Staircase before were too weak. It was only with the arrival of this person that I gained the power of revenge. This power far surpasses your strength!"