Chapter 888: Chapter 888: Volunteering to Enter the Illusion Place
This Second Order Dreamy-colorful Pigeon was obviously much larger than the First Order one, and its feathers were even more resplendent and colorful. Its round, beady eyes swiftly moved back and forth.
Everyone glanced at it and quickly averted their gaze, fearing that they would get caught in the Illusion Place it created.
Teacher Yusha glanced at them nonchalantly and asked with a smile, "Is no one willing to give it a try?"
People exchanged looks. The Illusion Place of a First Order Demonic Beast had already given them enough trouble; a Second Order would only be more difficult to unravel. What if they couldn’t find their way out?
Qin Sisi thought for a moment and then stepped forward, saying softly, "Let me try."
Since she had started it, she might as well finish it; the worst-case scenario was just falling into an Illusion Place. With Teacher Yusha present, there shouldn’t be any danger.
Seeing Qin Sisi volunteer, Yusha’s eyes flickered slightly. She nodded slowly and handed the Second Order Dreamy-colorful Pigeon to Qin Sisi.
Qin Sisi took it, took a deep breath, slowly bowed her head, and looked into the eyes of the Dreamy-colorful Pigeon.
The surroundings seemed to ripple like in water, trembling slightly, and became blurred.
Qin Sisi blinked her eyes and found that her environment had changed; she was in a dense forest, surrounded by towering trees, the massive canopies blocking out the sunlight, casting deep shadows below.
Is this... the Holy Forest?
Qin Sisi suddenly remembered; she had been here on her last day off, met Ye You, and he had taken her to hunt Golden Pick Hedghogs, obtaining many gold attribute Magic Crystal Stones.
How could she have come here? Was Ye You still here?
Thinking of Ye You, Qin Sisi’s heart tightened, and she immediately started searching.
They had been to this area before, and just ahead was a den of Golden Pick Hedghogs.
Qin Sisi thought about it and walked in the opposite direction of the hedgehog den, which should be the way they had come from. Ye You’s cave was on that side.
Her mind focused solely on finding Ye You, she completely lost her caution.
As she walked under the dimly lit trees, Qin Sisi finally found the cave where Ye You lived. Her expression brightened, and she ran into it excitedly.
In the innermost part of the cave, a figure in black was indeed standing there quietly with his back to her.
"Ye You, is that you?" Qin Sisi asked softly, vaguely uneasy.
The figure in black slowly turned around; it was indeed the face she knew best, the Ye You she had missed day and night.
Tears welled up in Qin Sisi’s eyes as she ran to Ye You and threw herself into his arms.
"Is it really you? You didn’t leave?" Qin Sisi’s voice trembled slightly.
Ye You gently held her shoulders and spoke softly, "How could I leave? I will never leave you, and I will always stay by your side."
Qin Sisi paused, lifted her head to look into Ye You’s eyes. His tenderness and affection were somewhat... illogical, making her feel both alienated and familiar.
Suddenly, Qin Sisi remembered encountering Xue Ji, a female ghost skilled in illusion techniques, when they were collecting soul power.
She had entered a painting with Ye You to rescue someone, and had once fallen into an illusion place created by Xue Ji. The Ye You inside it was very similar to the present one, equally gentle and deeply affectionate.
Illusion Place?!
Qin Sisi suddenly realized that this was not the Holy Forest, and the person before her was not Ye You—she had fallen into an illusion place again.
How could she get out?
Then she remembered—Thunder magic.
Qin Sisi’s eyes darkened as she slowly released "Ye You" and stepped back. "Ye You" just quietly watched her, not moving or speaking.
A flicker of hesitation crossed Qin Sisi’s mind—what if it really was Ye You?
But she quickly let go of that thought. If it were really Ye You, why would he be scared of her magic skill?
Qin Sisi steeled her heart, raised her arm, began to gather the Thunder Attribute magic power, then formed seals, pushed her palms forward, and released.
A golden sphere of light shot upward, dark clouds filled the narrow cave, accompanied by the rumbling sound of explosions, and several bolts of lightning struck down, hitting "Ye You."
The "Ye You" struck by lightning disappeared, and the dark cave scene shattered like broken glass with a "crashing" sound, revealing the real scene back to Qin Sisi.
She suddenly stood up, looking around. Teacher Yu Sha and five students were all watching her with concern.
"I..." Qin Sisi was about to say something when Xiao Meng rushed up to her.
She said somewhat eagerly, "Sister Sisi, you finally made it out! Every one of us released Dingze Thunder once, but none could wake you."
Qin Sisi had figured everything out. She nodded at Xiao Meng and turned to Teacher Yu Sha, "Teacher Yu Sha, it seems when there is a one-level difference, others’ Thunder magic indeed has no effect."
Yu Sha nodded calmly and then loudly said to everyone, "Did you all hear that?"
"We heard it," the responses were rather subdued, filled with disappointment and awe.
This was Teacher Yu Sha’s real intention. They had serendipitously discovered a way to break the Illusion Technique and were inevitably proud, so she had to dampen their excitement to make them realize their own weaknesses and motivate them to strive harder.
Yu Sha continued, "This is the situation when there is a one-level difference. If the Illusion Technique caster is at the same level as you, it’s even more uncertain. The grade difference, the strength of the Illusion Attribute Spiritual Power, and the strength of the Thunder Attribute Spiritual Power will all affect the outcome. Thunder magic might work, or it might not."
After finishing her speech, Yu Sha turned to Qin Sisi, her tone calm, "Do you want to try again?"
Qin Sisi quickly responded, "No need. I haven’t even activated the Illusion Attribute; I definitely can’t escape from a Third Order Dreamy-colorful pigeon’s illusion place."
One must know their own limitations; it wasn’t a moment requiring desperate measures, and knowing it was impossible to win, there was no point in wasting time trying to show unnecessary bravery.
Yu Sha sighed and said, "Also, if you encounter an Illusion Technique caster of a higher magic level than yours, then you basically have no chance of getting out. So, stop worrying about those other things and focus on activating your Illusion Attribute."
"Yes." This time, everyone’s spirits were somewhat lifted.
Yu Sha waved her hand, and the First Order Dreamy-colorful pigeons flew to her as if summoned. She stored all these pigeons in her storage ring and then distributed a Second Order Dreamy-colorful pigeon to each of the six students.
"Now that you’ve discovered Thunder magic’s restrictive effect on Illusion Techniques, First Order Dreamy-colorful pigeons have become ineffective for you. Start practicing with the Second Order ones!" Yu Sha said in a low tone.
