plumnovel Chapter 105 The Order to Delete Boundaries
Chapter 105 The Order to Delete Boundaries
As soon as the golden decree was unfurled, the entire Flower and Fruit Mountain fell silent for a moment.
It's not that everyone stopped moving.
The wind has died down.
The sea eye's water column still hung in mid-air, the white dragon horse exhaled heavily from its nostrils, and its tail thrashed about. The Bull Demon King, carrying his axe, had just taken half a step forward when the rocks beneath his feet suddenly faded in color.
It was as if someone had taken a damp cloth and wiped the edge of the world.
First it was gray.
Then it's white.
That white light neither shone nor carried a chill, yet it sent shivers down one's spine. The surrounding woodland of Flower Fruit Mountain, stretching from east to west, gradually lost its color. The trees hadn't fallen, the grass hadn't withered, the mountain was still there, but everything looked like old ink on paper, forcibly faded.
A monkey soldier stood on the edge of the line, paused for a moment, and then took a step back.
Its foot, which was stepping on the white ground, disappeared first.
It didn't explode, it didn't shatter.
That's it.
It's like that foot never actually existed in this world.
The monkey soldier looked down, let out a howl, and fell to the ground, rolling around clutching the severed wound. The wound was clean and smooth, without any bone, only a whitish edge.
That shout woke everyone up.
"retreat!"
With a roar, the Bull Demon King swept his axe across the front row of monkey soldiers, sending them all flying back into the mountain gate.
Without a word, the white dragon horse opened its mouth and spat out a wall of water that stretched outwards. The seawater had barely touched the white ground when, with a hiss, a section of the water wall disappeared. The missing piece remained empty, as if it had never flowed there at all.
The white dragon horse's eyelids twitched violently, and its hind legs straightened.
"It's not about cutting, it's not about swallowing."
"It's gone."
The six-eared macaque stood in mid-air, laughing softly.
"You pronounced it quite accurately."
"The Deletion Order was issued, first the borders were deleted, then the mountains. After three flashes, Flower Fruit Mountain was wiped clean from the register of the Three Realms."
"By then, you'll have nowhere to cry."
Red Boy, holding the remnant soul of the Iron Fan, felt his anger rising rapidly.
I'll delete you first.
Just as flames appeared in his palm, Tang Sanzang suddenly raised his hand.
"Don't move."
These two words are very heavy.
Red Boy was taken aback and turned to look at him.
The scroll of scriptures in Tang Sanzang's hands rustled as it turned, the Buddhist text on the pages seeming to come alive, line by line emerging and then shrinking back. He stared at the pale ground, the veins on his forehead bulging.
"This is not a mountain closure."
"It's not suppression either."
"This was edited."
Chen Fan's gaze sharpened.
"Cut reality?"
"Yes." Tang Sanzang's voice was hoarse. "I saw the fragments in the Sutra Repository on Mount Ling. The old Buddhist sect used them to cleanse a small, out-of-control realm. Not to destroy it, but to cross it directly out of the ledger of heaven and earth. You remember the mountain, you remember the people, but heaven and earth no longer recognize you. Cause and effect cannot be connected, reincarnation cannot be stopped, and not even bones can be left behind."
The expressions of the people in the room changed completely after hearing this.
The Bull Demon King cursed and looked up at Six Ears.
"You're willing to sacrifice an entire mountain just to force the monkey out?"
Liu Er flicked the decree, his smile deepening.
"It's not forced."
"It's a notification."
"The Buddhist community has been patient enough."
Chen Fan looked up at the imperial edict, but his heart sank suddenly.
To alter reality.
The moment he heard that word, the first thing that popped into his mind wasn't Mount Ling or the Heavenly Court.
It is an annihilated star.
The most sinister thing about that thing in the dungeon is that wherever you touch it, that section of the rules is completely destroyed. It's not just simple destruction, it erases the whole thing. There's barely any trace left.
He previously thought that the battle outside was the battle outside, and the dungeon inside was the dungeon inside.
Looking at it now, it's just two lines of utter nonsense.
This is essentially the same thing.
Liu Er stared at Chen Fan, as if guessing what he was thinking, and grinned, revealing a set of white teeth.
"Have you figured it out?"
"The star in your hand is nothing but shards."
"The true Annihilation Star is guarded by Mount Guiling. The scraps you stole aren't even worth mentioning."
As soon as he said this, everyone in the room looked at Chen Fan.
Li Jing and Jianglong were desperately suppressing the mountain outside, but Lingshan suddenly issued a decree to delete the boundary.
The flavor changes instantly with that one snap.
Chen Fan narrowed his eyes.
"So that thing in the tower wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision."
"Of course not," Liu Er said slowly. "The Mountain-Slaying Pagoda and the Order of Salvation are just for show. What truly aims to destroy Flower Fruit Mountain is this."
"Don't you guys love hiding in caves digging up secrets?"
"Then dig!"
"Every moment you delay outside, an inch of land is lost outside the mountains. By the time you uncover the truth, those outside will have almost completely erased it."
That's a harsh statement.
What's even more ruthless is that after Liu Er finished speaking, he even clapped twice with a smile.
The heavenly soldiers and Buddhas who had been feeling intimidated by Red Boy and his group had all recovered and were now trembling again.
"Did you hear that? The Boundary Deletion Order has been issued!"
"Flower and Fruit Mountain is finished!"
"A mere demon mountain dares to challenge the sacred mountain?"
"Isn't Sun Wukong arrogant? Why doesn't he come out and face his death!"
The words were getting harsher and harsher with each remark.
The monkey soldiers in front of the mountain gate were all red-eyed, their teeth almost grinding to powder.
The Bull Demon King swung his axe and pointed it skyward.
"If you bark again, I'll chop you all to pieces!"
Liu Er completely ignored him and only looked at Tang Sanzang.
"Jin Chanzi, if you recognize this order, then you should understand it."
"Once the boundary is deleted, no one can make up for it."
"Kneel down now and chant a Buddhist prayer, and I might be able to find you a way to survive outside the official register."
Tang Sanzang raised his head, his eyes devoid of any warmth.
"I will remember your ancestors."
Liu Er's smile froze for a moment.
The Bull Demon King was stunned at first, then burst into laughter, his shoulders shaking with laughter.
"good!"
"Baldy, that sounds more like a human being!"
Just as the atmosphere was reaching a climax, the white dragon horse suddenly let out a low roar.
"It's expanded again!"
Everyone turned their heads and saw that the outer ring of white ground had already encroached upon the first monkey camp fence. The wooden stakes hit the white line without even a snapping sound, leaving a gap. The simple tents behind them also turned white, the tent cloths, stone pots, and weapons fading away one by one.
Several monkey soldiers were carrying the stone crossbow back when, halfway through, the rear wheel of the crossbow cart disappeared, and the entire crossbow crashed to the ground with a thud. The monkey soldiers were so frightened that they scrambled to their feet, sweat pouring down their backs.
Chen Fan made a decisive decision.
"Contract all forces!"
"Abandon all outer camps, secure the main peak first!"
"White Dragon Horse, is your communication talisman still working?"
The white dragon horse immediately lowered its head and pulled a wet jade talisman from the crevices of its neck scales. It was a hidden talisman left by Chen Fan earlier, used to penetrate the array and transmit messages. The battle had been too chaotic earlier, and he hadn't had time to look at it.
He pressed his hoof heavily onto the jade talisman.
"Whether it works or not, we'll try and see!"
The seawater's spiritual energy surged in, causing the jade talisman to glow briefly, then dim, then bright again. On the third glow, the talisman finally stabilized, revealing a thin golden line that disappeared into the depths of the Water Curtain Cave.
Chen Fan's eyes lit up.
pass.
As long as you can get inside, there's still a chance to reconnect with yourself inside, or rather, with the setup that was left in advance.
Without hesitation, he quickly pressed the words into his mouth.
"The boundary deletion order has been implemented."
"The Annihilation Star and external methods share the same origin."
"We can only hold out for three days at most. Within three days, we must break through the tower's core or bring it out with us."
The jade talisman trembled slightly, but the gold thread did not break.
This is enough.
The Bull Demon King heard it clearly, and without saying a word, he slammed the handle of his axe on the ground.
"it is good."
"Three days, right?"
"Then for these three days, if anyone dares to take a single step forward, I'll risk my life."
Red Boy suddenly looked up.
"Father, I'll guard this place with you."
The Bull Demon King turned his head and glared at him.
"What are you guarding?"
"Your mother's remnant soul was just retrieved. Go back to the back mountain and keep an eye on it. If anything goes wrong again, I'll beat you to death."
He cursed fiercely, but with a flick of his hand, he pushed Red Boy back half a step.
It was a very light touch.
Red Boy paused, his throat bobbed, but he didn't reply.
Tang Sanzang closed the scripture and walked to the side of the Bull Demon King.
"I'll stay too."
The white dragon horse shook the water droplets off its tail and crushed a rock under its foot.
Count me in.
Liu Er looked at them lined up as if they were a bunch of fools who didn't know their own mortality.
"Wait three days?"
"You really treat the Boundary Deletion Order like an ordinary magic weapon?"
"The first time, only delete the edges."
"The second time, the camps were decimated."
"The third time..."
He paused deliberately, then smiled and raised the golden edict in his hand.
"Delete people".
The golden edict suddenly flashed as soon as he finished speaking.
It wasn't the overwhelming golden light we saw earlier.
It was just a light jump.
Like a spark igniting from a candle wick.
But with that jump, the entire area surrounding Flower Fruit Mountain shook.
The white line suddenly shot inward for dozens of feet.
No one reacted in time.
The outermost monkey soldier camp, along with the hundred or so monkey soldiers guarding it, turned white instantly.
The next moment, it was empty.
All that's left is a flat patch of mountain skin.
There were no camps.
There are no stone pots.
There is no flagpole.
Even the muddy footprints left by the feet are gone.
The mountain breeze then blew back, leaving the open space clean and tidy, as if no one had ever lived there.
The heavenly soldiers and Buddha generals who were cursing just a moment ago have all fallen silent.
The Bull Demon King's eyes shrank, and he even forgot to lift his axe.
The white dragon horse stared intently at that spot, the white breath it exhaled from its nostrils pausing for a moment.
Red Boy held the remnant soul of the Iron Fan, his Adam's apple bobbing violently.
An old monkey soldier who had just returned pounced on the ground and started grabbing wildly at the open space.
"Where's Amu?"
"Where's Er Mao?"
"It was just here, right here!"
He grabbed a handful of dirt, his hands trembling. Several monkey soldiers rushed up behind him, their eyes filled with confusion, calling out names repeatedly. As they called, their voices grew softer and softer.
Because no one answered.
They're not hiding, they're not dead.
It's really gone.
Tang Sanzang's face turned as white as paper, and his lips pressed into a straight line.
He just said that reality was being altered, but most people only understand about 70% of it.
In that instant, everyone understood.
This is not an illusion.
It's not covering your eyes.
It's not a transfer.
It's really been deleted.
Liu Er stood in mid-air, slowly suppressing his laughter, his voice falling like a knife.
"Now, do you believe me?"
"Hand over Sun Wukong before the next flash."
"Otherwise, I'll delete the main peak the third time."
Chen Fan stared at the empty space without saying a word.
The communication talisman in his sleeve suddenly felt slightly warm again.
Chapter 142 The Second Layer of the Mirror City
When the communication talisman in his sleeve heated up for the third time, Chen Fan was at the cracked well at the first level of the pass.
The heat wasn't intense, but it felt like a needle pricking him three times in a row.
This is the most urgent signal from Huaguo Mountain.
Chen Fan looked down and saw a line of broken blood characters appearing on the talisman.
—The main peak will be deleted; return quickly.
Zongwu, who was standing nearby, also saw it, and his face immediately darkened.
"Has something happened at Flower Fruit Mountain?"
"nonsense."
Chen Fan gripped the talisman tightly and looked up at the black door in front of him.
The two characters on the door were already lit up.
The second layer.
They were now trapped in the inner layer of the tower. The top was sealed off, and the bottom had collapsed. There was no way back. Even if Chen Fan wanted to tear a path back to Flower Fruit Mountain, he would have to break through this mirror barrier first.
Unfortunately, this godforsaken place is always the best at picking the right time.
Zongwu stared at him: "Should we demolish it by force?"
Chen Fan chuckled, but his laughter was cold.
"If I could dismantle it, why would I be wasting my breath talking to you?"
He had already tried the first level.
This tower doesn't trap you; it drags you down. The more anxious you are, the more it twists and turns your path. Trying to force your way through will only make you sink deeper.
Chen Fan tucked the communication talisman back into his sleeve, lowering his voice.
"Huaguo Mountain can still hold on."
"What we need to do now is not to be chaotic, but to be fast."
As soon as he finished speaking, the black door opened silently.
A gust of wind swept out.
It wasn't the mountain wind, nor the rusty smell often found in towers, but rather a very old, dusty smell. Like a street or alley that hadn't been inhabited for years; once you opened a door, the entire deserted city blew accumulated dust onto your face.
Chen Fan stepped inside.
Zongwu followed closely behind.
The next instant, the view suddenly opened up.
This is not the tower chamber.
It is a city.
The streets were straight and grid-like, lined with shops, their signs still up, and lanterns still hanging. But there was no sign of life. Behind every window stood a figure, and on every street, people walked; from afar it looked lively, but up close it was chilling.
Because all of them had the same expression.
Wood.
air.
Like faces that have just been printed.
Zongwu took two steps forward, kicked something, and looked down to see it was a half-broken domino. There were three characters written on it.
"B39".
"Numbered City?"
Chen Fan did not respond.
He saw a man carrying a knife turn his head at the street corner; his face was covered in cracks. That face wasn't naturally like that; it looked as if it had been smashed open and then forcibly put back in place.
The man's eyes flickered when he saw them.
The next moment, everyone on the street stopped.
Countless eyes turned to look at them.
Zong Wu felt a tightness in his back as his hand gripped the hilt of his sword.
"These guys, are they alive or dead?"
Chen Fan stared at it for a moment, then uttered two words.
"Copy".
"What?"
"Those who failed in the past didn't make it out; they left behind a mold. Tanah will continue to use them."
Zong Wu's eyelids twitched.
Just then, a woman's voice suddenly rang out from mid-air.
Her voice was sweet, with a hint of laughter at the end, like a female proprietress greeting customers in a restaurant.
"Welcome to the second layer of the Mirror City."
"The rules for this level have been updated."
"Whoever hands over the stone will be forgiven of his debts."
"Those who hand over the system will be spared death."
The moment the last six words were uttered, the entire city erupted in chaos.
The figures on the street came to life.
Windows were suddenly pushed open, and people poked their heads out from rooftops, alleyways, and behind stalls. Those eyes, which had been lifeless, were now bright, glowing green.
"The one who inquires about stones!"
"They have an air of unease about them!"
"There's also a system!"
"Catch them! Catching them means the debt can be settled!"
Zong Wu cursed, "What the hell kind of rules are these?"
Chen Fan's expression didn't change, but his mind had already gone through a process.
The one asking about the stone was referring to him.
He is most likely the one who created the system.
Having suffered a loss on the previous level, the tower spirit decided to stop hiding on this level and directly use all the city's replicas to hunt them down.
Debt forgiveness.
To be spared death.
If you throw those two baits down, everyone will go crazy.
An elderly man rushed out of the teahouse across the street, leaning on a cane, running faster than a young person, shouting, "Give it to me, give it to me! I owe you a debt of nine hundred and seventy years, and I only need to settle one debt!"
Behind him was a thin woman, half of whose face was missing, who was smiling so hard her gums gleamed.
"I want the system! I want to live! I don't want to grind anymore!"
The footsteps around them grew louder and louder.
Zongwu drew his sword, holding the blade horizontally in front of him.
"I'll clear the way, you charge."
"Where to?"
"Let's fight our way out first."
Chen Fan glanced at him: "If we fight our way out, do you think this city has any boundaries?"
Zongwu paused.
He noticed it too.
When I first came in, the city gate was right behind me. Now, looking back, the city gate is gone, leaving only a straight, long street with a black monument at the end. Behind the monument, there's still the street, seemingly endless.
Mirror City.
It's not a city, it's a cage.
The first batch of clones has already pounced on them.
Chen Fan flicked his sleeve, and three broken nails flew out, piercing the foreheads of the three men in front. The three men froze, then cracked open with a snap, scattering shards of glass across the ground.
It's not flesh and blood.
It really is a mirror.
Zong Wu slashed down two men with a single blow, the blade making a series of crisp sounds as it cut through the wall. Shards flew and hit the wall, from which two more figures immediately emerged, identical to the two who had been killed.
"It can be repaired?!"
"Therefore, we cannot fight head-on."
Chen Fan retreated while scanning his surroundings.
The broadcast made it very clear.
It's not just the tower spirit who wants to capture them; it's the entire city. To break this deadlock, we need to lure out the real person in charge.
Unfortunately, the law enforcement officers of Mirror City have yet to show up.
If they don't produce this, they'll have to keep wasting time.
Just as Chen Fan was thinking of this, Zong Wu suddenly spoke in a low voice.
"Use me as bait."
Chen Fan turned to look at him.
Zong Wu gripped the knife, his voice steady.
"They want those who ask about stones and those who understand systems. You have the highest value. You can't reveal your true worth first."
"I'm different. I'm a debtor who escaped from the tower. As long as I behave properly, the law enforcement will definitely come and collect."
This was the first time Zongwu had taken the initiative to propose setting up a scheme.
This guy used to only know how to hack and slash.
Chen Fan narrowed his eyes: "Have you thought this through?"
"I've thought it through."
Zongwu grinned, revealing a row of white teeth.
"I can't expect you to come up with all the ideas while I just take the beatings."
Before he could finish speaking, he slashed the Mirror Man who was rushing towards him with his sword, and then pushed Chen Fan back a step.
"Hurry up. If you're going to pretend, at least make it convincing."
Without further ado, Chen Fan flipped his hand and pulled out a fragment from the system repository.
Bad debt pages.
This is something he just dismantled in the previous checkpoint; he hasn't used it yet.
The fragment was blackened, with scorch marks curled at the edges. It was covered with dense, blood-written words, clearly stating who owed what, how many times they had run away, and how many rounds of debt collection they had endured.
When Zongwu saw that thing, his mouth twitched.
"What are you going to do with this piece of junk?"
"Let me give you an identification."
"Can it work?"
"If you can't do it, you'll be torn apart by the whole city."
As Chen Fan spoke, he flicked his finger and pressed the bad debt page directly into Zong Wu's chest.
The fragments melt upon contact with meat.
Zong Wu was jolted, and a string of black characters immediately appeared on his chest.
—He owes debts, has fled from debtors three times, and faked his death five times. Now he is demanding the return of his debts.
Immediately afterwards, fine black lines appeared on his neck, the back of his hands, and the corners of his eyes, as if someone had drawn them out one by one with a charcoal pencil.
Zong Wu looked down and almost cursed.
"I feel like I'm going to die young."
"That's right, it should look like it."
Chen Fan raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder twice more, pressing a strand of Questioning Stone Qi into his body.
That was even more brilliant.
Zongwu immediately exuded a mixed aura, like a debtor or a half-finished product that had just crawled out of Wenshi Road.
The mirror figures around them were dumbfounded.
"Debt collection marker?"
"Is it one of our own?"
"No, he still smells of stone!"
"Arrest them and hand them over first!"
Chen Fan lowered his voice: "Don't run too fast. Head towards the center of the street."
Zongwu nodded and turned to rush off.
The posture was deliberate; it wasn't a frantic escape, but a retreat while slashing, like a desperate fugitive with nowhere to run. Chen Fan deliberately lagged behind by half a step, hiding in the shadows by the street, his presence completely concealed.
In no time, the entire street was chasing after Zongwu.
"stop!"
"You debt-ridden dog, you dare to run away!"
"Taking him down could save half my life!"
Zongwu ran while cursing, "Come here, Grandpa's here."
He kicked over the stall, causing half of the wooden frame to collapse. A dozen or so mirror figures rushed at him, only to be dragged and shoved into the alleyway. The black markings on his body deepened, and even his breathing became heavier.
This is not as simple as a disguise.
Bad debts are eating him.
Chen Fan watched this unfold, his feet never stopping as he flew along the eaves, following closely behind.
Sure enough, just as Zongwu rushed to a crossroads, a metal bell suddenly rang above his head.
when--
The entire city came to a standstill.
In the next instant, all the mirror figures knelt down simultaneously.
Even those guys who were just yelling wildly had their heads slammed to the ground, their foreheads pressed against the gravel, and they dared not move.
The paving stones in the middle of the street began to flip.
A ring of black chains rose from the ground, and in the middle of the chains, a square platform slowly emerged.
There were three people standing on the stage.
No, to be precise, they were three people dressed in official robes.
He wore bronze mirrors all over his face.
The mirror on the left was cracked into four pieces, the middle one was the cleanest, and the mirror on the right was covered with handprints.
Zongwu stopped in his tracks, his chest heaving.
"The big one is coming."
The middle law enforcement officer raised his hand, and Zongwu's face was reflected in the mirror.
"Number missing".
"The ledger pages are damaged."
"Inquire about stone pollution."
"It can be collected, examined, and dismantled."
When it uttered its last word, all the kneeling figures around it showed expressions of envy, as if they had witnessed an immense blessing.
Zongwu tightened his grip on the knife.
Chen Fan hid behind a broken window on the second floor diagonally opposite, his gaze fixed on the waists of the three law enforcement officers.
Each person had a token hanging from their waist.
The sign says "收" (shōu, meaning "collect") on the front and "镜" (jìng, meaning "mirr
This is the key.
You need to get the token to enter the third level.
Just as Chen Fan was about to take action, the law enforcement officer on the platform suddenly spoke again.
"Those who are spying in the shadows, come out!"
Chen Fan didn't move.
The bronze mirror in the middle turned slightly, pointing directly at the window where he was hiding.
"This city does not accept two sets of false accounts."
"We also do not accept two inquiries about stones."
"How much longer are you going to hide?"
The moment the words were spoken, the entire building exploded.
The wooden beams broke, and dust flew everywhere.
Chen Fan lightly touched the ground with his feet and flashed to the center of the street, his clothes still adorned with half a piece of broken wood.
All the people around them looked up at the same time.
Zongwu was also taken aback: "Weren't you going to hide a little longer?"
"It can't be hidden anymore."
Chen Fan shook his sleeves and looked up at the platform.
"These broken mirrors are more sophisticated than I thought."
The three law enforcement officers turned their heads together.
The mirror in the middle slowly reflected Chen Fan.
The mirror surface suddenly shone.
The next moment, footsteps came from the end of the street.
It's very light.
The footsteps fell softly, silencing the entire long street.
All the mirror figures automatically moved to the sides, leaving a path in the middle.
Chen Fan looked up.
A person walked out from the end of the street.
Wearing a blue robe, black boots, and sleeves half-rolled up, even their walking habits were the same.
That face was exactly the same.
Zong Wu's eyes twitched violently.
"……you?"
Chen Fan remained silent.
The person opposite him walked ten feet away, stopped, looked up at him, and slowly raised the corners of his mouth.
"We've finally met."
"You've been lying to people for so long, it's enough already."
Jing Chenfan pointed at him, his tone frighteningly calm.
"You're the imposter."
Chapter 143 Mirror Chen Fan
"You're the imposter."
As soon as he said that, the entire Mirror Street seemed to freeze.
Zong Wu first looked at Chen Fan, then at the identical face opposite him, and swallowed the swear word that was about to be uttered.
The stone leaped out of his sleeve and hovered in mid-air, the crack on its surface gleaming softly.
Chen Fan stood still and only asked one question.
"Who do you think you are, daring to speak to me in my face?"
The person opposite him smiled, and even the angle at which he tilted his head when he smiled was exactly the same as Chen Fan's usual posture.
"Using your face?"
"Chen Fan, you've got it wrong."
"I am the one who walked the right path. You are just a crooked branch in the mirror."
He took a step forward.
All the people in the mirrors on the street lowered their heads, as if they were bowing to him.
"You wake up under the Five Finger Mountain, feed the monkeys, get the system, rewrite Journey to the West, and think you've broken the deadlock."
"I've been there too."
"Besides, I've already finished my journey."
Zong Wu's expression changed: "Bullshit!"
Jing Chenfan ignored him and only stared at Chen Fan.
"The journey to the West has long been completed. Buddhism has returned to its rightful place, Heaven has yielded, Flower Fruit Mountain has been sealed off, Tang Sanzang has become a Buddha, and Sun Wukong has retreated to the background."
"I'll be stationed in Mirror City to wrap up the real script."
"As for your branch, it should have been wiped out before the amoral system was activated."
Upon hearing this, Tang Sanzang's fingers paused slightly.
The white dragon horse exhaled a breath of hot air, its nostrils twitching.
The Bull Demon King held his axe, his eyes darkening.
Zongwu was the first to speak.
"Wait, you mean there's something wrong with Chen Fan's system?"
Jing Chenfan nodded, his tone as calm as if he were recounting an old grievance.
"There's no problem."
"It was originally designed as a countermeasure module."
"Its purpose has never been to help you get up there."
"Someone left a hidden valve because they were afraid the pilgrimage system would go out of control. It will only activate if the main plot deviates too far."
"According to the rules, it should be sealed after use. Not only has it woken up, but it's also growing bigger and bigger, which is making things worse."
Zong Wu opened his mouth, almost believing it.
After all, that broken system really didn't seem like a legitimate thing along the way.
All the work he did involved flipping tables.
The stone suddenly turned around, and the light on its surface flashed three times.
It made a crisp sound.
"Incomplete".
Zongwu immediately snapped out of his daze: "What do you mean?"
Wen Shi stared at Chen Fan in the mirror, his voice mechanical and shrill.
"He told the truth."
"He didn't finish."
"A crucial section is missing."
Chen Fan's lips twitched.
"I knew it."
"People who like to show off love to tell the truth in half."
The smile on Jing Chenfan's face faded slightly.
"Half is enough."
"At least they've started to suspect you."
"Chen Fan, your most troublesome thing isn't your fighting skills or your shrewdness, it's that you always manage to get one step ahead."
"Then I'll show you today what a truly successful path looks like."
He raised his hand and pressed his five fingers outwards.
The entire Mirror Street was suddenly shaken.
One by one, the windows of the houses on both sides lit up.
First, there was fog in the mirror, then a human figure appeared.
One by one, familiar faces emerged from the mirror.
At the very front is Sun Wukong.
He wore a phoenix-winged purple-gold crown and chainmail armor. With a flick of his golden cudgel, the wind from it whipped up shattered mirrors from the ground. After he stopped, he looked only at Chen Fan, his eyes icy cold.
Behind him was Tang Sanzang, his cassock clean, his face serene, with a steady halo of Buddha behind him pressing down on the street corner.
Then, the White Dragon Horse transformed into a young man in white robes, the Bull Demon King donned armor, Red Boy rode on fiery wheels, and the Six-Eared Macaque stood in the shadows with his arms crossed, a mocking smile on his lips.
Even Li Jing, Jianglong, and Fuhu are there.
Not one was missing.
Zong Wu uttered a curse: "Damn it, this is wholesale?"
The Bull Demon King tightened his grip on the axe.
Red Boy stared at that "himself," flames leaping in his palm.
Tang Sanzang chanted a Buddhist prayer, but his expression was not good.
Because these things don't resemble phantoms.
The aura is so realistic.
Even the murderous intent was real.
Jing Chenfan spoke slowly.
"These are the people after the successful pilgrimage."
"I'll show you the ending you want to see."
"There was no deleting order, no pursuit, no Buddhist purge, and no Heavenly Court encirclement."
"As long as Chen Fan returns to where he belongs, everything will be back to normal."
"Huaguo Mountain can remain. You can all live too."
He deliberately slowed down his speech when he said the last sentence.
These words are more sinister than a knife.
He wasn't just talking to Chen Fan.
He was targeting everyone.
Especially those who have just witnessed the Boundary Deletion Order.
Sure enough, Zong Wu's face tightened, and he muttered under his breath, "That bastard really knows how to pick a place to cause trouble."
Suddenly, the "Monkey King" across the street raised his staff and pointed it at Chen Fan.
"You've hurt me once, and you want to hurt me a second time?"
"If it weren't for your instigation, Old Sun would have gotten rid of all this trouble long ago."
"Kneel down and admit your mistake, and I'll leave you a whole corpse."
The Bull Demon King's anger flared: "Bah! You dare call yourself a monkey?"
The mirrored version of the Bull Demon King sneered, "I saw it coming long ago. Following him will only lead to a faster death."
"Your son could have lived."
"And now?"
These words felt like a knife to the heart.
The real Bull Demon King's eyes immediately turned red, and he slammed his axe blade into the ground, causing the floor tiles to crack instantly.
Red Boy was even more direct, raising his fiery flaming tip: "Say another word to me and I'll burn your mouth off."
Jing Chenfan ignored them.
He kept his eyes fixed on Chen Fan.
It's like they're waiting.
Wait for Chen Fan to panic, wait for Chen Fan to explain, wait for the people around Chen Fan to waver.
But Chen Fan only looked around once, and then laughed.
"It looks quite similar."
"Your fake future must have come at a high cost."
Jing Chenfan frowned.
Chen Fan stretched his neck, and his joints made two soft cracking sounds.
"I've seen plenty of your type."
"Either act like a senior, or act like the final boss."
"It all boils down to one thing."
"Intimidate them first, then take your time to strike."
He held the black stick horizontally and pointed it at the ground.
Enough with the nonsense.
"Aren't you me?"
"Come on, let's have a go."
That was too fast.
Even Zongwu was stunned.
Just now, when Chen Fan put on that show of force, he thought Chen Fan would at least ask a few questions.
They didn't ask a single question.
Let's start fighting right away.
He was so excited he almost cried out.
"Yeah! Give him a good beating!"
Jing Chenfan's gaze finally darkened.
"You still have the same temper."
"Then I'll show you that everything you can do, I can do too."
The voice just fell.
Chen Fan had already rushed in front of him.
The black stick slammed straight down on his head; there were no fancy moves, just one word: ruthless.
Jing Chenfan also flipped his hand, and the stick slid out of his sleeve. The angle, speed, and even the trembling of his shoulder when he made the move were exactly the same.
clang!
A loud bang.
The blast wave knocked over a group of people standing in mirrors on the street.
Zongwu jumped backward to protect Wenshi, his feet going numb.
"Damn it, even their stick-walking techniques are the same?"
Chen Fan didn't stop.
One blow falls, the second strikes diagonally, the third sweeps down the waist, pressing down like a torrential rain.
Jing Chenfan caught it all.
Not only did he catch it, but he also changed direction in advance on the fourth move, circling the end of the stick and striking Chen Fan's ribs.
This was exactly the kind of underhanded trick Chen Fan often used.
Chen Fan blocked with his arm, used the momentum to flip over, and touched the opponent's stick with his toes. He then changed the black stick in his hand from a smash to a dagger, aiming straight for the throat.
Jing Chenfan curled his lips into a smile, tilted his head, and flicked out a black chain with his left hand.
Chen Fan's eyelids twitched as soon as the chain appeared.
No chain.
Even the patterns are the same.
Snapped!
The two black chains collided in mid-air and became entangled, like two vicious snakes tearing each other apart in the street.
This scene made Zong Wu's scalp tingle.
"This guy really looks just like you!"
Tang Sanzang stared intently at the battle circle, his voice low: "It's not just about growing taller."
"He's like... a fully ripened Chen Fan."
The Bull Demon King grew even more annoyed: "Stop talking nonsense, what's the solution?!"
Chen Fan himself realized it as well.
It's not a simple imitation.
The opponent knew exactly what he was doing, his attack patterns, and even when he would deliberately create openings.
This feeling is disgusting.
It's like cutting yourself with a knife.
If you're not careful, you might die on the path that's easiest for you.
Jing Chenfan suddenly leaned closer, bumping his shoulder against Chenfan's, and whispered, "Aren't we very familiar?"
"You've been scheming against others for too long, it's time to taste this flavor too."
Chen Fan didn't back down; he directly raised his knee and thrust it forward.
boom!
Both were hit at the same time and slid backward three steps simultaneously.
Even the sparks from their heels scraping together when they stopped were almost identical.
The phantoms that had surrounded Mirror Street also gathered around at this moment.
A mirror image of Sun Wukong slamming his staff down.
With the real Sun Wukong absent, the Bull Demon King could only roar and charge forward, slashing with his giant axe to deflect the blow.
Red Boy flung fire at his own reflection in the mirror.
Two balls of Samadhi True Fire collided in mid-air, instantly turning the street corner into a wall of fire.
The white dragon horse transformed into a white shadow and crashed headlong into the crowd of mirrored Li Jing.
Tang Sanzang raised his hand and pressed down, and the Buddha's light crashed down, forcing back the mirrored version of Subduing Dragon.
Everything is in chaos.
The entire Mirror Street was blown up.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Jing Chenfan flicked the black stick in his hand, and three short spikes suddenly popped out from the middle of the stick, aiming to stab at the moment when Chenfan's grip was weakest.
Chen Fan's eyes turned cold when he saw that.
He modified this move himself.
It's very cunning; it's usually used to trick experts.
Today, it's turned out to be my own bad luck.
"You've learned quite a lot."
"It's not about learning."
Jing Chenfan swept his staff across the room, saying, "You originally came from here."
Chen Fan did not answer.
He suddenly withdrew the stick, letting it sweep towards him.
A hint of surprise flashed in Jing Chenfan's eyes.
The next instant, Chen Fan flipped his palm and grabbed the end of the stick. At the same time, the black chain wrapped around the stick and pulled it forward.
The distance between the two instantly closed.
I almost hit my forehead.
Chen Fan stared at him and grinned.
"Stop pretending to be your mother."
"If I were truly on the right path, my first words to you wouldn't be about rules."
After saying that, he slammed his other hand on Jing Chenfan's chest.
boom!
A muffled thud.
A large crack appeared on Chen Fan's chest as he was thrown backward, crashing into half of the Mirror Corridor.
Zongwu slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Great!"
But the next moment, before he could finish saying "okay," the figure in the ruins stood up again.
The crack on Chen Fan's chest twitched and closed up on its own.
He raised his hand to wipe away a drop of blood from the corner of his mouth, and his expression changed for the first time.
"As expected of me."
"It's so annoying."
Chen Fan shook his numb wrist.
That palm strike landed squarely.
But the other party recovered too quickly.
It is not a regular mirror.
It's more like some kind of core is supporting him.
Just then, a system notification suddenly popped up in Chen Fan's mind.
[Homogeneous core fluctuations detected]
[Target: To mirror Chen Fan]
[Determination: High-risk homologous individuals]
Almost at the same time.
Jing Chenfan was also visibly taken aback, as if he had also received something.
He suddenly looked up at Chen Fan, his eyes revealing genuine lust for the first time.
Chen Fan's heart sank.
The next instant, the system's second notification popped up.
[Target detectable for consumption]
[After being absorbed, core permissions can be completed]
[Should we try locking it?]
Chapter 144 Swallowing the Imposter
"Lock."
Chen Fan only uttered one word in his mind.
The next instant, the gray-white light pattern at the end of the street suddenly contracted and wrapped around Jing Chenfan's limbs.
Jing Chenfan was taken aback at first, then sneered.
"You received it too?"
"That's perfect, saves me the trouble of contacting you again."
He had barely finished speaking when he rushed over.
It moved so fast it was like a shadow skimming the ground.
Zong Wu's expression changed, and he raised his hand to block.
Jing Chenfan didn't even glance at him. He struck out with his palm, and a semi-transparent sheet of paper appeared in his palm. The paper trembled, and Zong Wu felt as if he had crashed into an iron wall. He groaned and staggered back seven steps.
"Don't interfere."
Jing Chenfan stared at Chen Fan, the greed in his eyes impossible to suppress.
"You and I are one."
"By swallowing you, I will be whole."
Chen Fan didn't respond to that.
He stared at the other person's chest.
There was a dark golden spot there, bobbing up and down, perfectly synchronized with the system fluctuations in my mind.
Homologous core.
It's not a guess anymore, it's the real deal.
The stone rolled out of his sleeve and landed in Zongwu's hand.
Zongwu reacted quickly, immediately lowering his head and growling, "I have a question for you: can modules from the same source be merged?"
The stone surface flashed, and lines of writing emerged.
【Can】
Higher-level privileges can absorb lower-level privileges.
[Capture the core]
Zong Wu felt a chill run down his spine and suddenly looked up: "We can devour it! Extract its core!"
Upon hearing this, Jing Chenfan's expression finally changed.
"Who gave you the question stone?"
Chen Fan smiled, but his smile was cold.
"You want to eat me, so why can't I take a bite first?"
Without further ado, Jing Chenfan split his hands apart, instantly splitting the entire street in two.
The mirrored towers on both sides flipped and spun around, like two rows of blades clamping down on Chen Fan.
The people in the mirror on the street stopped at the same time, turned their heads in unison, and muttered the same sentence.
"External accounts, clear them out."
"External accounts, clear them out."
"External accounts, clear them out."
The voices grew more and more unified and louder as they recited.
Zongwu's scalp was chapped.
"This godforsaken place is helping him!"
Chen Fan stomped his foot, and his golden cudgel swept out, first smashing the mirror wall that was rushing towards him from the left. The fragments flew everywhere, reflecting countless images of his face.
Every face is smiling.
It's annoying to look at.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jing Chenfan moved closer, his five fingers like hooks, grabbing straight at Chen Fan's brow.
"Give me!"
Chen Fan turned his head to dodge, flicked his golden cudgel, and slashed it past the other's wrist, sending sparks flying.
hard.
This imposter's body doesn't resemble a fleshy body; rather, it looks like layers upon layers of mirror shells.
The two collided more than a dozen times in a short period of time.
The shadows of sticks and palms tangled together in the middle of the street.
boom!
Chen Fan was hit on the shoulder and slid three zhang away, his back crashing into half of the stall.
Jing Chenfan didn't gain any advantage either; he had a deep gash on his chest, and what flowed from under his skin wasn't blood, but strands of glowing data light.
He glanced down, his eyes filled with even more murderous intent.
"You're more troublesome than I thought."
"nonsense."
Chen Fan wiped a bit of blood from the corner of his mouth and gave the order directly in his mind.
"Divine Blood Pact, activate."
"Bad debt pages, continue."
The system vibrated.
The next moment, a drop of dark red divine blood appeared in his palm. The divine blood landed on the bad page, and the entire page instantly burned brightly.
A line of black text crawled out on its own.
[Target: Jing Chenfan]
[Judgment under revision]
[Identity verification in progress]
Just as Jing Chenfan was about to pounce, he suddenly stopped.
He looked down and saw several black chains wrapped around his feet, starting from his ankles.
"What is it?"
Chen Fan raised his hand and pressed down, causing the bad debt pages to unfold with a bang.
"Didn't you say I was a fake?"
"Okay, then I'll change your identity first."
"Foreign debt, put on hold!"
The last two words were slammed down, and the black characters seemed to come alive, imprinting themselves directly onto Chen Fan's chest.
Foreign debt
[Priority Collection]
For the first time, the composure on Jing Chenfan's face shattered.
"You dare change my judgment?!"
He jerked violently, and the black chain beneath his feet tightened inch by inch, emitting a piercing grinding sound.
The whole street swayed.
As the mirror figures around him were about to approach, they all stopped and took a half step back when they saw the four characters on his chest.
Even Mirror City is stuck.
Zong Wu's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
"You can do that?"
Chen Fan didn't give the other party a chance to breathe.
Once the verdict was reached, he grabbed his stick and charged.
This time, the golden cudgel didn't strike the head or neck; it went straight for the dark golden spot on the chest.
Jing Chenfan panicked, crossed his arms, and seven layers of mirror shields instantly rose in front of him.
"You can't take it away!"
"Give it a try."
boom!
First layer explodes.
boom!
The second layer is broken.
The third, fourth, and fifth layers exploded one after another.
Jing Chenfan bit his tongue, spitting out a line of blood. The blood fell on the sixth layer of the mirror shield, and that layer of mirror instantly thickened.
Chen Fan didn't stop walking. He flicked his golden cudgel, and a chain flew out from behind the head of the cudgel.
Stick chain.
Those were the binding chains he had taken from the tower, which Chen Fan hadn't been willing to use completely.
Now is the perfect time.
"Put it on!"
The moment the staff struck the sixth layer of the mirror shield, the chain suddenly shot out from the staff, like a venomous snake, and burrowed into the crack.
Jing Chenfan's pupils contracted sharply, and he turned to retreat.
late.
With a soft "pfft".
The entire chain pierced through his chest, with half of it protruding from his back.
The dark golden spot was firmly hooked, throbbing wildly inside his chest cavity.
When Jing Chenfan opened his mouth, his voice changed tone.
"Are you crazy! Forcing it will cause everything to collapse!"
Chen Fan stepped forward, grabbed the chain with one hand, and pulled it outwards with force.
"I'll shoot you, but not me."
Click.
A very faint cracking sound came from Jing Chenfan's chest.
The next second, half of a fist-sized dark gold core was dragged out.
It resembles a heart, wrapped in layers of gold patterns, with a thin stream of sutra light flowing inside.
The core node of the pilgrimage.
Zongwu was stunned.
"Such a thing really exists!"
Jing Chenfan's face was contorted in pain, his hands gripping the chains tightly, light gleaming from between his fingers.
"Let go!"
"Do you even know whose node you drew?!"
"If you take it, the entire Mirror City will be turned upside down!"
Chen Fan was too lazy to reply to him and increased the pressure on his hand.
Just then, a circle of silver-armored figures suddenly lit up at the four corners of the street.
Law enforcement officers in Mirror City.
Each of them held a long halberd, their faces expressionless.
The leader raised his hand and drank.
"Stop collection!"
"The core node belongs to the city's public property"
Chapter 145 Plot Usurpation
"Stop collection!"
The lead enforcer took a step forward, and his silver armor clashed with a loud crack.
"The core node is public property within the city; anyone who tampers with it will be detained."
Before he could finish uttering the word "take," Chen Fan had already raised his hand.
The newly extracted node core in his palm was still pulsating, like a tiny heart. Jing Chenfan hung in mid-air, his face contorted, his voice hoarse from shouting.
"If you dare touch it, the whole city will treat you like a thief!"
Chen Fan didn't even glance at him, only staring at the team of law enforcement officers.
The system panel flashed before my eyes.
[Core permissions completed 3%]
[Temporary feature unlocked: Story-driven usurpation]
[You can specify a segment of the current rule-based storyline and switch identities between the two players.]
[Restriction: Limited to the same field, the same rule line, and the same conflict node]
[Recommendation: Use immediately]
Chen Fan raised the corner of his mouth.
Just in time.
The lead enforcer opposite had already raised the tip of his halberd, his voice cold.
"Chen Fan, an outsider, has seized nodes and disrupted the order of Mirror City. Now—"
"Wait a minute."
Chen Fan interrupted him, pointed to himself, and then to the other person.
"Who did you just say was an outsider?"
The law enforcement officer frowned.
"Of course it's you."
Chen Fan smiled.
"Then I'll change it."
As soon as he finished speaking, he clasped his hands together.
The core node in his palm suddenly shrank, as if he had forcefully pressed it into the rules of this street.
The whole street was shaken.
The mirror walls on both sides emitted a sharp whistling sound.
Zongwu was taken aback at first, then jumped back.
"Not again? Would it kill you to give me a heads-up?!"
Chen Fan ignored him and locked onto the target in his mind.
"System, activate the plot-driven usurpation."
[Lock complete]
[Current Plot: Law enforcement officers apprehend illegal intruders]
[Exchange Partner: Chen Fan / Commander of Mirror City Law Enforcement]
[Execute or not?]
"implement."
hum-
The whole block felt like it had been hit hard by someone.
The mirror tiles beneath their feet simultaneously lit up with white light.
The lead enforcer's expression changed, and when he looked down, a line of mirror patterns suddenly appeared on his armor.
Unauthorized entry.
Not just him.
The chests of the dozen or so silver-armored men behind him all glowed.
They all looked like they had been branded with signs of guilt.
The leader was stunned at first, then shouted sharply.
"Rule misjudgment! Immediately halt operation for review!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the mirror walls on all sides cracked.
It's not broken.
It's time to open the door.
One after another, taller figures in black armor emerged from the mirror wall, their faces devoid of features, consisting only of a vertical white line.
This is the real cleaning service in Mirror City.
The street fell silent instantly.
The silver-armored enforcer, who had been so fierce just moments before, turned pale instantly.
Zong Wu's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"Did you turn the management team into illegal immigrants?"
"almost."
Chen Fan shook his hand, completely calm.
"They love to label people, so I'll give them a big one."
Without uttering a single word, the black-armored guard raised his hand and grabbed.
The lead enforcer panicked, sweeping his halberd horizontally in an attempt to break through. But the moment the halberd's tip touched a black-armored guard, the entire shaft shattered into glittering powder.
"How is that possible!"
He roared and turned to run away.
But the mirror bricks underfoot had already overturned.
The street seemed to come alive, with rings of mirror chains coiling around his waist and legs. The other silver-armored men fared even worse; just as they were about to form a formation, a layer of mirrored curtains descended from above, forcing them to their knees.
"Misunderstanding! We are from the city's law enforcement department!"
"Identity verification! Hurry up and verify!"
"Who changed the rules! Who is changing the rules!"
The louder they shouted, the more ruthless the Black Armor Guards became.
boom!
The shoulder armor of one of the silver-armored men exploded first, and he was shoved into the ground, with only his head sticking out.
The people standing around the street corner were completely dumbfounded.
"The enforcement team was arrested?"
"Aren't they here to arrest outsiders?"
"Mirror City ruled them guilty of illegal trespassing?"
"How was this investigated?"
"Could it be that management is up to something?"
These people who had endured a lot of oppression in their daily lives changed their expressions when they saw the law enforcement team in trouble. At first, they watched from a distance, then some people cheered quietly, and later some people even clapped their hands.
The lead enforcer turned green when he heard the commotion.
"Shut up! You bunch of low-level Mirror users, who gave you the guts—"
Before he could finish speaking, a black-armored hand shoved his mouth into the mirror brick.
A muffled thud.
The whole street is quiet now.
Jing Chenfan hung in mid-air, watching this scene, his eyelids twitching.
"You're crazy."
"Do you even know which line you've tampered with?"
"Mirror City is not a place for you to play!"
Chen Fan then looked up at him.
"You were quite vocal just now too."
"Why aren't you pretending anymore?"
Jing Chenfan stared intently at him, as if he wanted to devour him alive.
"You will kill everyone."
"Including the mountain outside."
Upon hearing this, Chen Fan's eyes turned cold.
The Flower and Fruit Mountain outside.
Boundary deletion order.
Liu Er is still waiting.
He didn't have time to waste words with this imposter, so he raised his hand and pulled Jing Chenfan down by half.
"Where is the main mirror?"
Jing Chenfan shut up.
Chen Fan simply retaliated with a punch to his ribs.
The blow wasn't heavy, but it managed to shatter the little bit of mirror energy within him.
Jing Chenfan twitched, and drool dripped from the corner of his mouth.
"Ask one more time."
"Where is the main mirror?"
Jing Chenfan took a couple of breaths, then suddenly grinned.
"You really want to go?"
"Go ahead."
"Aren't you the best at changing the plot?"
"The entire city's old secrets are buried in the master mirror. Whoever touches them dies."
Chen Fan threw another punch.
"lead the way."
Jing Chenfan couldn't hold back any longer and finally raised his chin, pointing to the tall tower behind the street.
The tower can be seen when you enter from the second floor.
Standing in the heart of the city, the entire tower is made of mirrors, so nothing is reflected in it normally, making it look like an empty pillar.
It's different now.
After the enforcement team was purged, a vertical crack appeared on the tower.
It's like an eyelid that's been opened a little bit.
Chen Fan put away the node core, picked up the mirror, and left.
Upon seeing this, Zongwu immediately followed.
He had only taken two steps when a glance out of the corner of his eye revealed a silver plaque on the ground.
It was dropped by one of the law enforcement officers just now.
He picked it up and looked at it; there were three characters engraved on the sign.
Pass seal.
Zong Wu chuckled, glanced around, and spotted two more pieces.
A piece was stuck under the broken halberd shaft.
A piece is embedded in the seam of the mirror brick.
He was immediately delighted and rushed over to collect them all.
"This is good stuff."
"Those bastards were trying to arrest us just now, but now they've gotten away with it all."
Tang Sanzang isn't here, so no one cares about his rambling.
He tucked the three travel stamps into his pocket, and his steps became lighter.
"Brother Chen, we found some! Three!"
Chen Fan didn't turn his head back.
"Keep it safe and don't touch it."
"clear."
Zong Wu verbally agreed, but he was already making plans in his mind.
This city pass can open many blocked gates. If we encounter a warehouse again, he'll have to be the first one there.
The group headed straight for the tower.
People on the street quickly made way for him.
Some people were looking at Chen Fan differently now, as if he were someone who had just pinned the head of the urban management officers to the ground and slapped him.
That's awesome, so awesome!
Upon reaching the tower, Jing Chenfan's steps became noticeably stiff.
"Once inside, the rules don't recognize your outer identity."
"Even your plan to usurp the throne might not be effective."
Chen Fan didn't bother listening and simply pushed him through the crack in the door.
The mirror flickered, and the group of people simultaneously disappeared into it.
The next moment, everything went black.
When it got bright again, I was standing in a spacious mirrored palace.
There is no door.
There are no pillars.
There was only one giant mirror hanging directly in front of him.
The mirror was much larger than the mirror walls on the street, seemingly filling half the entire hall. It didn't reflect people, only the outside world.
Chen Fan looked up and paused for a moment.
What is reflected in the mirror is Flower and Fruit Mountain.
The golden light surrounding the outer layer of the mountain has advanced considerably.
A slanted peak had just been grazed by the edge of the light, and a section of the entire mountain rock was silently hollowed out. The monkey soldiers ran wildly behind, while the Bull Demon King blocked the cliff mouth with his axe. Red Boy breathed fire to counter it, but the fire collided with the Boundary Deletion Token, only managing to create a red edge before being crushed in the next second.
The six-eared macaque stands in the sky.
The scroll of imperial edict in his hand was already half-unrolled.
She even had a smile on her face.
It's like waiting for someone to come back.
Chen Fan's eyes darkened, and his fingers slowly tightened.
When Zongwu saw this scene, his throat went dry.
"Did they really delete it that quickly?"
"If we delay any longer, the main peak will really be gone."
Jing Chenfan spoke in a low voice from the side.
"The main camera is always connected to the outside world."
"You think Mirror City is just a place to hide things?"
"It's still keeping accounts."
"For every piece of land deleted outside, another debt is incurred here."
Chen Fan suddenly turned his head.
"To whom should the debt be credited?"
Jing Chenfan's lips twitched.
"Of course, I'll give the credit to the person who can change the plot."
As soon as he finished speaking, the system jumped again.
[High-level core fragments detected]
[Location: Deep layers of the main endoscopic view]
[Identification: One of the True Core Fragments of the Annihilation Star]
[Value: Extremely High]
[Recommendation: Get it now]
Chen Fan's eyes narrowed.
Sure enough, there was something deep inside the main mirror.
He took a step forward and looked more closely.
Behind the image of Flower and Fruit Mountain in the deepest layer of the mirror, there is a tiny, extremely dark light. It is only the size of a fingernail, yet it seems to be nailed into the mirror.
These are not ordinary fragments.
The system became more anxious than usual when that thing appeared.
Zongwu saw it too, and kept his voice very low.
"That black dot... is it a treasure?"
Chen Fan hummed in agreement.
"Very big."
How big is it?
"Taking this will keep many people awake at night."
Zongwu's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's pry it out!"
Jing Chenfan's expression changed, and he almost blurted it out.
"Don't touch it!"
"That's not something you can take right now!"
"The master mirror is pressing down on the principal debtor's accounts; whoever touches it takes over the debt!"
Upon hearing the words "principal debtor," Chen Fan recalled the system notifications he had received previously, and his gaze grew even colder.
This place really does hold the key to the main event.
This is exactly what he wanted.
Chen Fan raised his hand, and the core node in his palm lit up again.
The plot twist I just learned hasn't ended yet.
He pressed that authority directly into the edge of the main mirror, preparing to forcibly pry open a crack.
The mirror surface immediately rippled with waves.
The image of Huaguo Mountain flickered.
The black fragment finally revealed a small part of itself.
The system was flashing wildly.
[Available for payment]
[Available for payment]
[Please do it as soon as possible, host—]
Chen Fan grabbed it with his five fingers, about to pull it out.
next second.
In the master mirror, Liu Er's reflection suddenly shattered.
The Bull Demon King's figure shattered.
The entire scene of Flower and Fruit Mountain went black instantly, as if someone had turned it off.
In the center of the mirror, only one eye remains.
The eyes opened very slowly.
It was as if someone had finally glanced this way through countless mirrors.
Jing Chenfan knelt down with a thud, all the color draining from his face.
Zong Wu felt a tingling sensation in his back and instinctively took half a step back.
Chen Fan did not back down.
His hand was still gripping the edge of that fragment.
The eye in the mirror stared at him, its depths like a stagnant pool. Then, a voice came from the mirror, not loud, but clearly penetrating everyone's ears.
"Take it."
"Now it's your turn to be the creditor."