Martial God: Grinding from Mortal Flesh to Immortality

"Moreover... there are no signs of damage on this black box at all?"

Lu Sheng suddenly felt confused. He sensed that the world around him was starting to feel unfamiliar, even unreal.

"No, no!"

Lu Sheng abruptly raised his head, staring intently at the sky.

"The data on the black box doesn't match the current time. There are only two possibilities: one is that the Void Insect Race deliberately altered the time on the black box. Let's not mention that this is a bit of an overreaction; this would also mean the Immortal Slaying Alliance has already been discovered by the Void Insect Race."

"But that also doesn't explain why the Void Insect Race hasn't made a move if they have discovered the Immortal Slaying Alliance. Considering I am an Outer Realm Demon, they should have eliminated me immediately."

"Could it be a trap?"

"But I haven't sensed any presence of the Void Insect Race outside the base."

"So... the first possibility is eliminated, leaving only the final one..."

Lu Sheng kept talking to himself, an expression of contemplation appearing in his eyes.

"That is... the world I am in now is not the real world... but an illusionary one!!"

Rumble!!!

As soon as these words left Lu Sheng's mouth, he felt his mind shake as if a bomb had exploded in his brain, creating waves of realization.

"This world... is fake!"

Lu Sheng sat there in a daze. The members of the Immortal Slaying Alliance looked at him with confusion.

Ling'er looked at Lu Sheng with increased worry in her eyes.

"Senior brother, what's wrong with you?"

Ling'er held Lu Sheng's hand, asking with concern.

"Yes! Yes! This world is indeed fake!"

However, Lu Sheng seemed unaware of everyone's reactions, lost in his thoughts.

"That's right, it must be like this!"

"Otherwise, why has my system panel shown no progress in over a decade, and why haven't the fake pill secret techniques I learned here appeared? Why has the transmission of the Jade Scroll been interrupted for over ten years?"

"Why hasn't anyone from the federation discovered anything unusual or taken steps to break the Void Insect Race's blockade?"

"There can only be one reason!"

"The world is fake!"

"Everything is fake!"

"I must have been pulled into an illusionary realm the moment I entered the Three Thousand Worlds!"

"The passage of time in this illusion has been altered, but in reality, not much time has passed."

As he spoke, Lu Sheng's voice turned bitter.

He gradually stood up, looked around, and his eyes became increasingly complicated.

"So... everything I have been experiencing is just what this illusion is showing me!"

"A world that should have existed a thousand years ago!"

"It's all like a movie!"

"That explains why everything felt so strange and why everything went so smoothly..."

"And the person who created this environment... how powerful must they be?"

Lu Sheng's heart surged with tumultuous emotions.

"Creating an illusionary world that made me unaware of anything, with everyone seeming so real..."

"So..."

Lu Sheng slowly closed his eyes.

In his mind, the image of the Jade Scroll flashed with a red light.

He recalled Meng Haoran's words.

"When the red light on the Jade Scroll fully shines, don't hesitate, just crush the Jade Scroll!"

"So..."

"The creator of this environment, or the cosmic life form, is that the thing the human federation is searching for?"

Lu Sheng murmured.

At this moment, the missing piece of the puzzle finally fell into place.

A mirror holding the answer was placed completely before Lu Sheng.

"An illusion..."

Lu Sheng slowly reached out to touch the mirror that contained the answer, and as he touched it, the mirror quietly shattered.

Lu Sheng's consciousness returned to reality... no, it should be said, returned to the illusion once more.

At this moment, the members of the Immortal Slaying Alliance were all looking at him with concern, and Ling'er anxiously held his hand.

Despite knowing that this world was fake, seeing these people appear before him still stirred emotions in Lu Sheng's heart.

"Senior brother, what's wrong with you?"

Ling'er asked worriedly.

Lu Sheng took a deep breath and forced a smile, ruffling Ling'er's hair as he said, "Nothing, I just thought of some things after seeing the black box."

After speaking, Lu Sheng looked at Master Miesheng and said, "We need the members of the Immortal Slaying Alliance to continue gathering intelligence. I need... to find Master Shangshan!"

Although Master Miesheng was puzzled by Lu Sheng's earlier behavior, he agreed without hesitation to Lu Sheng's request.

"Don't worry, we will handle it!"

Master Miesheng patted his chest confidently, his eyes brimming with excitement, like a person who had been in darkness for too long finally seeing sunlight.

His heart was filled with... hope!

Lu Sheng, with Ling'er by his side, departed. Before leaving, he couldn't help but glance back at the members of the Immortal Slaying Alliance inside the base.

His eyes were filled with complexity.

"I really want to take you all to overthrow this world, but... you are people from a thousand years ago!"

Lu Sheng thought to himself.

In the end, he resisted his emotions and led Ling'er towards the direction of the Pure and Muddy Gate.

"The illusionary world... I should be able to find a way to break it from Master Shangshan."

"Even if it's not an illusion... I don't want to wait any longer!"