thefictionvixens Chapter 64: The Spirit Pagoda Version of Long Yeyue
Chapter 64: The Spirit Pagoda Version of Long Yeyue
Chapter 64: The Spirit Pagoda Version of Long Yeyue
The president of the Tianhai City Mecha Designers Association, not bad, virtual personality implantation.
The president of the Tianhai City Mecha Makers Association is also quite good, with a virtual personality implantation.
The position of captain in the East Naval Corps is a bit low, so I'll pass.
Lu Xingchen followed Mu Xi through the banquet hall, listening to the girl's enthusiastic introduction. Whenever he encountered a target that interested him, he would create a virtual personality and let it infiltrate the target's mental sea.
This process was repeated repeatedly in the banquet hall. These infiltrated virtual personalities were like pebbles thrown into a lake, creating only barely perceptible ripples, so much so that even the target person could not detect them.
But Lu Xingchen knew very well that these virtual personalities were like the most patient hunters, slowly growing in the mind of their target.
They read the target's memories, imitate the target's way of thinking, and gradually resonate with the main personality, just like vines entwining a tree, gradually penetrating and enveloping it, eventually achieving a subtle integration.
This is not a simple replacement.
The merged personality still possesses the original's complete memories, emotions, and behavioral logic, making it impossible for outsiders to distinguish between the real and fake. However, deep within its core lies Lu Xingchen's will.
This made Lu Xingchen think of the ancient Ship of Theseus paradox—if all the parts of a ship are replaced one by one, is it still the same ship?
What he did was to quietly replace the most crucial rudder and sails on the ship of the human spirit, allowing the ship to unknowingly sail towards the course he had set.
"Xingchen, Xiaoxi, you two come here for a moment."
A steady voice interrupted Lu Xingchen's thoughts. He looked up and saw Mu Chen waving at them. This Soul Douluo and Eight-Star Saint Craftsman had a gentle smile on his face.
Beside him stood two other people—one was Duan Xuan, whom Lu Xingchen knew well, and the other was an old woman with a hunched back.
Mu Xi immediately pulled Lu Xingchen over quickly, her face showing a hint of curiosity: "Dad, is something the matter?"
Mu Chen patted his daughter's head and smiled, "It is because a sage has heard that the association has produced a forging genius, so he wishes to meet him."
"Your Majesty?"
Mu Xi blinked in surprise, her delicate eyelashes fluttering slightly. "Daddy, which esteemed person is it?"
It should be noted that Mu Chen himself is already a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse and an eight-star Saint Craftsman, holding a pivotal position in the East China Sea region.
For him to address someone as "Your Majesty," the other party's strength must be at least at the Title Douluo level, or even possibly a Super Douluo.
"It's me, your mother-in-law."
The old woman took a step forward, her movements slightly slow, each step seeming as if she were bearing an invisible pressure.
Her appearance was truly hard to ignore: her skin was like dry tree bark, covered with deep wrinkles, and her sparse white hair clung to her scalp, with a few strands hanging limply.
Not only was her back hunched, but a bluish-black tumor protruded from her forehead, rising and falling slightly with her breathing.
What is most impressive about her are her eyes, which are as deep as a bottomless cold pool. Although she has the face of an old woman, her eyes have an indescribable sharpness and eeriness.
If you were to encounter such a face on the street late at night, it would be enough to terrify anyone, even scare them half to death.
"Ah~" Mu Xi subconsciously shrank back and tightly grabbed Lu Xingchen's sleeve.
"Cough cough."
Duan Xuan coughed lightly, breaking the brief silence, and turned to introduce Lu Xingchen and Mu Xi, "Xingchen, this is the tower master of the Spirit Pagoda in Tianhai City, the Witch Douluo, Her Majesty Li Mengjie."
"It really is Li Mengjie, the Witch Douluo."
Lu Xingchen understood, nodded slightly to Li Mengjie, and said, "Hello, Senior Li."
"Hehe~" Li Mengjie suddenly laughed, her lips parting into a slightly stiff smile, revealing a few yellowed teeth.
But unexpectedly, her voice was extremely pleasant, like that of a young woman, with a strange penetrating power: "You must be Lu Xingchen? I've seen your file before, and you are indeed an outstanding young man. But I never expected that you would be a blacksmith."
That's true. Although the Spirit Pagoda's intelligence network is vast, the Blacksmith Association's internal information is always kept strictly confidential, especially the data on its core geniuses, which is encrypted layer by layer.
Lu Xingchen's talent in forging was discovered by chance by a member of the Spirit Pagoda who was sent to watch the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, and then reported it to Li Mengjie.
"Senior Li, you flatter me. It's all thanks to my master's excellent teaching."
Lu Xingchen responded neither humbly nor arrogantly. His gaze met Li Mengjie's calmly, without the slightest fear or deliberate attempt to ingratiate himself.
"Hehe, what a modest little fellow."
Li Mengjie's gaze lingered on Lu Xingchen's face for a moment, a hint of undisguised admiration flashing in her eyes. But then, a barely perceptible trace of disgust swept across her, as quick as an illusion: "Your master is indeed powerful, but to achieve such success at such a young age is ultimately inseparable from your own talent. Speaking of which, this old woman regrets it a bit. I should have made my move earlier and recruited you into our Spirit Transmission Tower."
Lu Xingchen felt a slight stirring in his heart. After reaching the fourth level of the sequence, his mind-reading ability had reached its peak. As long as the other party's mental strength was not too much greater than his, he could understand their inner thoughts by capturing subtle mental fluctuations.
Although Li Mengjie is a Super Douluo, her spiritual power cultivation is only at the advanced level of the Spirit Abyss Realm, far inferior to Lu Xingchen's.
Therefore, her thoughts were as clear as if they were transparent to Lu Xingchen.
My admiration stems from his talent and his calm and composed attitude when facing a Super Douluo.
That slight disgust stemmed entirely from his appearance.
Lu Xingchen thought for a moment and instantly understood the reason.
Because of her ugly appearance, Li Mengjie was ostracized from a young age. After growing up, she fell in love with a handsome Soul Master, but was met with his merciless ridicule and rejection.
That blow completely distorted her mind.
From then on, Li Mengjie developed an inexplicable hatred for all people with outstanding appearances. This hatred was not directed at any one person, but rather a kind of almost pathological obsession that encompassed all handsome men and beautiful women.
Although Lu Xingchen is still young, he is exquisitely beautiful, with delicate features like a porcelain doll. Such outstanding appearance is undoubtedly an extremely glaring presence in Li Mengjie's eyes.
"What an outstanding child, it's just a pity she's too beautiful." Li Mengjie sighed inwardly, "If she were a little less attractive, she would be perfect."
That's right. The reason she didn't choose to take Lu Xingchen and the four children from the orphanage as her apprentices after reviewing their files was because their appearances were too outstanding.
Otherwise, who could refuse five children who become Soul Masters at the age of six?
But Li Mengjie still did it, simply because she was a councilor of the Spirit Pagoda. She had the resources and the right to do so. The title of Witch Douluo was not given arbitrarily.
"Senior Li is joking."
Lu Xingchen maintained a polite smile on his face, but inwardly he couldn't help but grumble to himself.
It's said that high-level Soul Masters in Douluo Continent are all a bit "eccentric," and seeing them today, I can confirm that the reputation is well-deserved.
In Douyi Middle School, there was a crazy old woman named Bibi Dong.
In the second part of the story, there is a crazy woman named Ye Xishui who borrows the seed of the God of War Orange.
In Douyu III, there are even more eccentric characters, with abstract figures appearing in several major factions.
Shrek Academy's "Twin Moons" are a typical example: Long Yeyue from the Inner Court and Cai Yue'er from the Outer Court. These two are just plain brain-dead.
Among them, Long Yeyue from the inner courtyard was the most abstract. He kept shouting "Shrek Glory," but when the god-killing soul-guided cannon came, he ran faster than anyone else.
Although Cai Yue'er from the outer courtyard has an eccentric temper and likes to shout "Shrek's glory is above all else," she is truly willing to block a god-killing soul-guided cannon.
There are many other abstract aspects to Long Yeyue's character. For example, when facing her ex-lover Chen Xinjie, she is incredibly arrogant and dares to swat him with a big shovel.
In the final battle in the abyss, facing the Demon Emperor who killed Chen Xinjie, Long Yeyue arrived at the battlefield and actually tilted her head to the side, choosing to commit suicide. If she had rushed up and fought the Demon Emperor, she would have shown some courage.
Chen Xinjie, the master of the Temple of War God, was originally a calm and wise strongman, but after meeting Long Yeyue, he completely turned into a sycophant and made many irrational moves.
Needless to say, the Tang Sect's Amorous Douluo and Ruthless Douluo are a gay couple.
There is also a Leng Yulai in the Holy Spirit Cult, who, out of love turned to hatred, wants to kill her own sister.
It now seems that even the Spirit Pagoda has not escaped this trend.
The Li Mengjie in front of me is the Spirit Pagoda version of "Long Yeyue" and "Cai Yue'er". She has an eccentric personality, is stubborn and willful, and acts entirely according to her own preferences. She is definitely a "madman".
Judging from her past experiences of acting recklessly and causing trouble in the world of Soul Masters when she was young, she is definitely not a kind person.
"Keeping someone like that around will ultimately be a hidden danger," Lu Xingchen thought to himself.
Who knows when she might suddenly have a bad mood and turn on you or someone close to you out of momentary dislike? Rather than being on guard, it's better to strike first.
With this in mind, Lu Xingchen's smile remained gentle, and his conversation with Li Mengjie became increasingly relaxed. However, in secret, he had already begun to take action.
The abilities of the audience are always sinister and unpredictable. Even in seemingly peaceful conversations, they can launch deadly mental attacks that are difficult to detect.
Two virtual personalities quietly emerged, like two invisible shadows, silently infiltrating Li Mengjie's mental sea following her mental fluctuations.
These two virtual personalities are not ordinary fragments of consciousness, but rather carry half of Lu Xingchen's original spiritual power.
Half of 46,000 points of mental power is 23,000 points, which is equivalent to the consciousness strength of two Limit Douluos.
Moreover, her personality also carries a trace of divine suppression from Sequence Four, which is enough to suppress Li Mengjie's main consciousness at critical moments.
Li Mengjie remained completely oblivious, continuing to chat and laugh with Lu Xingchen, occasionally asking him a few questions related to forging.
She only felt that Lu Xingchen's voice was becoming more and more gentle, which gradually made her lower her guard. Little did she know that two deadly "seeds" had already taken root in her spiritual sea.
These two virtual personalities are like the most patient gardeners. They will not rush things, but will slowly absorb Li Mengjie's mental energy, become familiar with her consciousness fluctuations, and imitate her thought patterns.
They will carry Lu Xingchen's will and gradually influence Li Mengjie's main consciousness, like repairing the Ship of Theseus, gradually replacing her spiritual core.
One day, Li Mengjie's memories will remain intact, and her identity will still be that of a branch tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, a councilor of the Spirit Pagoda, and a witch Douluo. However, the one who will dominate this body and consciousness will be Lu Xingchen's will.
"Little guy, your forging philosophy is very interesting."
Li Mengjie seemed to be getting along quite well with the conversation, her eyes showing more appreciation while her dislike was forcibly suppressed. "You can come and sit at the Spirit Pagoda when you have time. I also have a few manuscripts from the Holy Craftsmen that might be helpful to you."
"Thank you for your kindness, senior. I will definitely pay you a visit another day."
Lu Xingchen bowed slightly, already having made his decision. Taking down Li Mengjie would be equivalent to controlling the core power of the Tianhai City Spirit Pagoda, which would be crucial to his future plans.
Duan Xuan watched the two chatting happily, a gratified smile appearing on his face. Gaining the favor of Her Majesty Li Mengjie would be of immense benefit to Lu Xingchen's future, and might even influence the status of the entire Blacksmith Association.
Mu Chen stood to the side, a complex light flashing in his eyes.
He always felt that Lu Xingchen was too composed. His calm demeanor when facing the Super Douluo was not like that of a seven-year-old child, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.
"That's all for today."
Li Mengjie smiled slightly and said slowly, "Xingchen, if you are interested in joining the Spirit Pagoda, you can come to me anytime. The Spirit Pagoda will provide you with the best resources to help you grow faster."
"Thank you for your kind words, senior. I will consider it carefully." Lu Xingchen bowed respectfully.
"Hmm." Li Mengjie nodded in satisfaction, turned around and exchanged a few pleasantries with Mu Chen and Duan Xuan, then slowly left the banquet hall with an invisible pressure.
Watching her departing figure, Mu Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Lu Xingchen, "This Senior Li is really terrifying, and her aura is so strong that I didn't dare to speak loudly just now."
Lu Xingchen smiled slightly: "Don't worry, she won't scare you anymore."
Mu Xi blinked in confusion, not understanding what he meant.
Lu Xingchen didn't explain, but instead turned his gaze back to the distinguished guests in the banquet hall. These people would be his future base.
He didn't target Mu Chen and Duan Xuan, firstly because both of them were only Soul Douluo level cultivators, so it wouldn't have much of an impact.
Secondly, these two are also his supporters. As long as Lu Xingchen's forging talent is outstanding, they will definitely support him wholeheartedly.
Only unstable factors like Li Mengjie, and other members of large families who control resources in the East China Sea region, are Lu Xingchen's targets for this trip.
Once he turns these people into "his own people," Lu Xingchen can gradually gain control of the resources of the entire East China Sea region and use this as a starting point to advance towards the rest of the mainland.