Many fleshy buds sprouted rapidly from the severed area, thick and numerous, enough to make one's skin crawl.
They wriggled nonstop, stretching out, dancing around like crazed silken threads, as if they had a mind of their own, each growing in its own direction.
At this moment, Lin Daiyu had essentially transformed into a monster in the style of Cthulhu.
It seemed that Deadpool's super-strong regeneration ability had undergone its own magical modification, making the process more horrifying yet faster. Lin Yi made this assessment in his mind.
But for the characters of Douluo, this scene was truly hard to stomach, and even for Lin Yi, there was a sense of disconnection between dimensions.
Chrysanthemum Douluo, who was the closest, was so shocked that his mouth hung open, and he staggered backward.
Just moments ago, he thought Lin Daiyu looked somewhat frail but beautiful. Now, he didn't even dare to approach her anymore.
The process of flesh regeneration was shockingly overwhelming.
It didn't take long for Lin Daiyu's hands and feet to return to their original state, with her skin fair and delicate, showing no trace of any wounds.
She stood up from the ground once again, apparently finding it shameful to have her legs exposed, and she asked Chrysanthemum Douluo with a blush, "Could you lend me some clothes?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo quickly reached for his soul tool and took out a piece of outerwear. After Lin Daiyu received it, she tied it around her waist, creating a makeshift long skirt.
Chrysanthemum Douluo muttered to himself that despite this girl's strange abilities, she seemed incapable of providing much help in his attack on Senior Lin Yi. She didn't possess any explosive damaging powers...
All she offered was combat effectiveness that simply refused to die, along with an appearance that created a distracting sense of contrast.
After a brief assessment, Chrysanthemum Douluo returned her to his Sea of Spirit, resolving to discuss her specific abilities with her when there was time.
"Elder, I request to launch my second attack of the day."
Hehe, with Dragon Lady Senior's fire elements, the damage from my second attack today is definitely guaranteed.
And with the Mirror of Duplication, there's no need to worry about not achieving enough damage, since there are more powerhouses here than I can count... Chrysanthemum Douluo thought gleefully to himself.
This particularly made the Elders sitting below green with envy.
The seventh and ninth soul rings arose on Chrysanthemum Douluo's body, gold chrysanthemum petals swirling in the sky, while his body gradually became ethereal. Soon, the air grew warmer, with tiny red dots attaching to every floating chrysanthemum petal, turning all the gold petals a fiery red, like glowing metal.
Even Chrysanthemum Douluo was astonished by his own transformation, not to mention the Elders below who knew him well.
Only Gu Yuena was unimpressed, sneering at the theft of her skill. If it weren't for Lin Yi, she would not have let Chrysanthemum Douluo get off so easily.
Soon, Chrysanthemum Douluo's attack was over, yet the scorching air lingered on the stage for a long time, with white smoke still drifting in mid-air.
He removed his glasses and suavely gave the command.
Lin Yi looked at the panel.
[Blood Loss: 394657]
[Remaining Health: 899868816734]
[Damage Grade: Red (Intermediate)]
[Random Reward: Fixed Expression Camera]
[Host Reward: Fixed poss Expression Camera]
The second camera reward had appeared. Lin Yi vaguely remembered the first camera reward being called the "Lucky Camera", obtained by Ju Zi (Orange), which brought luck enhancements to people in the photographs, though it had a limit.
Opening the panel's notes, Lin Yi's expression turned odd—turns out, this camera also had another name known as the "Yellow Face Expression Camera"!
Yes, that one with a wealth of expressive emojis, constantly updated with new little yellow faces.
Lin Yi looked at Chrysanthemum Douluo and said, "Damage 394657, Red Intermediate Level, your reward is a facial expression camera, or rather, a crowd control camera. This is a Blue Planet item that has been magically modified."
"A camera? Is that the thing that goes click and draws a picture of someone?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo asked curiously. He remembered Ju Zi's camera; in fact, many people, looking to increase their Luck Value a bit, had asked Ju Zi to take their photo.
You actually understand it that way... Lin Yi nodded:
"Yes, it's that thing, but this camera has crowd control abilities. The moment the shutter is pressed, a yellow face expression will appear, and the person photographed must make an expression matching the yellow face within three seconds, with a similarity of at least sixty percent, otherwise their body will be fixed in place. The duration of this fixation is related to the strength of the subject, with a maximum of no more than one minute."
"As for the control range, it can affect up to fifty people at once, provided all fifty are within the camera's frame."
Lin Yi's description contained several terms that made Chrysanthemum Douluo feel unfamiliar. He stood there and pondered for a while, forming a basic understanding in his mind.
"Take your reward, you can experiment with it yourself."
After saying that, Lin Yi flicked the red luminescent orb towards Chrysanthemum Douluo.
The orb also turned into a camera, but it appeared slightly larger than Ju Zi's and was a different color.
Chrysanthemum Douluo still didn't understand what a "yellow face expression" was, and at this point looked toward several of his friends, smiling and beckoning them over.
The Elders exchanged glances and then walked up onto the stage. In their view, the worst outcome was just being frozen in place, which wouldn't have any major impact, so they were not resistant this time.
On the stage, Chrysanthemum Douluo fiddled with the camera for a bit before aiming the lens at the six Elders opposite him and pressing the shutter.
"Click!"
At the moment the shutter was pressed, a large yellow face expression suddenly ballooned up above the camera like an inflating balloon.
The Elders opposite him immediately frowned.
What is this thing?
Chrysanthemum Douluo was startled and quickly said, "Make the same expression as it!"
The Elders' faces instantly grew even weirder. We all understand the rule, but what the heck is the expression supposed to be!
Lin Yi looked over and saw that the expression was a smiling soybean, but the smile was a bit strange, and there was a drop of sweat on its forehead.
Sweating bean, interpretation: awkward smile.
Seeing this expression, Lin Yi thought... guys, really speechless~
Three seconds passed!
Five of the Elders immediately became stiff as statues in their spots, and what was surprising was that only Dragon Lance Douluo was unscathed.
Chrysanthemum Douluo looked at the photo that came out of the Polaroid Camera and found that Dragon Lance was smiling at the camera, but the smile was somewhat strained.
An awkward smile, after all, was indeed a forced smile.
"Is this for real? You can't move at all?!"
Dragon Lance looked astonished at the five people beside him, who were as still as sculptures. He even reached out and poked Porcupine Douluo's belly, but the other party was indeed motionless, even maintaining the position for a minute now.
This made everyone worry. For people with a naturally icy demeanor, who neither like nor are good at making expressions, wouldn't they get hit every time with this camera?
Chrysanthemum Douluo was also smart; he thought of this as well. In his view, the big shots on the scene were mostly cold-faced and definitely not adept at making slightly goofy expressions.
Moreover, these little yellow face expressions were incomprehensible at a glance, and three seconds was far too short a reaction time.