Miss Ning's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this!
She immediately followed with her analysis, "Humans have nostrils, which I can seal, and then they won't be able to breathe. Even if they open their mouths, those opened mouths will also be considered holes and can likewise be sealed."
After finishing, she turned excitedly to Chen Xin and asked, "Uncle Jian, what other vital openings are there on the human body? Sealing which can lead to control or even become a form of indirect attack... Uncle Jian, apart from nostrils, mouth, and ear holes, what else is there?"
Facing Sect Master's innocent yet foolishly adorable big eyes, Chen Xin felt embarrassed to speak and scratched his head.
The Sect Master really is... after becoming a little girl, she's still so oblivious to these things.
He hesitated and mumbled, "Everyone has... on their backside..."
Miss Ning was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but laugh with embarrassment.
Of course, there were others, but Chen Xin dared not say them aloud; he even knew the Sect Master now had one more than him... cough cough.
Listening to the dialogue on stage, the people below all had strange expressions, most of the men covered their mouths and snickered in tacit understanding, while many of the women blushed shyly, as if not wanting to continue the topic any further.
For example, in the Aquipeia Forest side, under the pressure from Gu Yuena, Di Tian didn't even dare to think about it in his heart.
Lin Yi went on to say, "As you just mentioned, using breath control is indeed a good way to evolve it into offensive or control abilities. However, controlling breathing doesn't mean your opponent will immediately die, as the breath-holding time of a powerful opponent could exceed your expectations. So be careful; they can still strike back at you while holding their breath."
Miss Ning listened to Lin Yi's instruction and nodded solemnly, "Got it, I'll remember that."
At this moment, Lin Yi suddenly thought of his Pore Filling Technique.
Whether the filler was long or short, whether it fit the cavity or not, whether it was wide or narrow, was entirely under his control... Hehe, he suddenly thought of an evil idea, cough cough, just thinking about it was fine; it wouldn't be good to say it out loud.
After Miss Ning finished her attack, only Chen Xin was left to act for the Tiandou side.
Lin Yi vaguely remembered that he was the last to attack yesterday.
After bowing simply to Lin Yi again, Chen Xin began to release his skill.
His attack mode this time coincidentally matched the mode he used just now when assisting the Sect Master in her attack.
Both were Martial Soul True Body + Second Soul Skill.
But the Sect Master had already stepped into the Gold Level Damage Grade, while Chen Xin was still striving to reach the Red Intermediate level.
He began releasing his Seven Kills Sword Martial Spirit; a sharp aura spread out around his body, layer upon layer, like invisible ripples, but in reality, it was Chen Xin's increasingly adept sword aura.
"Martial Soul True Body!"
He shouted lowly, and his body became illusory and transparent while the Seven Kills Sword Martial Spirit floated autonomously in mid-air, accumulating energy. The blade grew step by step, and the sharp sword aura was like the blizzards created by Emperor Xueye.
Their commonality was, standing within them felt like the air had turned into blades.
Chen Xin roared again, "Second Soul Skill, Spiritual Sword Guard!"
The phantasm of the Seven Kills True Body became more substantial, and after two intersecting blue shadows flashed, the entire blade suddenly swiveled in direction, pointing its sharp tip towards where Lin Yi was.
Once more, that sensation appeared on the field; the huge Seven Kills Sword, now magnified, was held by an equally enlarged Chen Xin in the attacking stance.
But in reality, it was a Man and Sword as One state, with Chen Xin controlling the Martial Soul within the sword.
As the sound of the sword reached its peak, the sharp aura surrounding him seemed to pause for a moment, then—it was on the verge of erupting!
The gargantuan Seven Kills Sword, like an arrow shot forth, its sharp blade tearing through space, descended upon Lin Yi, creating a gong-like humming sound.
The scene of the attack under the Martial Soul True Body had occurred three times, and each time the result was Chen Xin's real body being rebounded by the shockwave aftermath.
He held the sword hilt tightly, standing by for action.
The fluctuations around Lin Yi quickly converged, forming a mass that grew boundlessly.
A golden storm gathered upon him, thriving upwards, and in the next moment, as if targeting precisely, the Damage Rebound let out a "roar" and swooped down towards Chen Xin with both hands on his sword.
This time without the Sect Master's assistance, Chen Xin directly used the Lone Swordsman's Sword-Breaking Style. The white sword tip traced a nimble and graceful arc in midair; he flicked his wrist, and the sword tip rapidly straightened, exuding a fierce aura. The Sword Breaking Style burst forth, focusing on one point to shatter the Damage Rebound in an instant.
Chen Xin sheathed his sword, with the falling fragments of the Damage Rebound behind him. These energy fragments had already dissipated all their power at the moment of shattering.
Lin Yi looked at his panel.
[Health Loss: 309673]
[Remaining Health: 899886386798]
[Damage Grade: Red (Intermediate)]
[Random Reward: Pen of Fortune]
[Host Reward: Pen of Fortune (no backlash)]
That reward...
Forget it, let's just read the notes.
Lin Yi stared at the notes for a good while before lifting his gaze again.
He said, "Damage 309673, Red Intermediate, your reward is the Pen of Fortune."
Upon hearing this reward, Chen Xin first turned to look at Emperor Xueye; he remembered the Ma Liang's Brush that Emperor Xueye had obtained previously.
That brush could materialize anything drawn with it, provided the owner had a certain level of drawing skill.
But this one... judging by the name, wouldn't it be that only someone with good luck could use it?
Chen Xin's face fell immediately; he felt incredibly unlucky.
Lin Yi: "The Pen of Fortune is just a pen with an endless supply of ink. As long as you write something with it, reality will naturally unfold in the direction you've written, usually in the form of coincidences that wouldn't normally occur."
"However, be mindful that what you write needs to be somewhat coherent, natural, well-reasoned, and logical to potentially turn into a real occurrence."
Seeing Chen Xin looking utterly confused, Lin Yi continued to explain:
"For example, if you write, 'Today, the Sect Master fell in love with me.'"
As soon as Lin Yi finished speaking, Chen Xin suddenly tensed up in his breathing, while Miss Ning's face turned bright red instantly, her hands covering her cheeks.
"...I said, I'm giving an example, don't get excited," Lin Yi said with a forced smile, continuing, "Something like that definitely won't occur because it lacks buildup and logic. You'd need to add context, like writing it this way."
"Today, on a whim, the Sect Master styled her hair beautifully. I was the only one to compliment her; therefore, she felt warm inside, pondering my words all day long. She paid a lot of attention to me and gradually fell for me."
Lin Yi said this with a faint smile: "Like this, a logical story like the one I've described will unfold in reality and come true."
Chen Xin sucked in a breath of cool air when he heard this.
Isn't this just making up stories?
To concoct a story with a context, cohesive plot, and a relative sense of logic throughout?
Of course, the central idea of the story would be one's desired goal. Upon completing the story with this goal in mind, reality would proceed accordingly.
The story comes true!
Chen Xin revisited Lin Yi's introduction in his mind and a strong surge of joy welled up within him.
This reward is awesome!
Lin Yi picked up the red orb in his hand and said, "Of course, there's one more thing. Anything I write with this pen that directly or indirectly involves me will not come true."
After hearing this, the smile on Chen Xin's face collapsed in an instant.
He had wanted to write a story about their team heroically winning the Soul Master competition, and had even drafted an outline in his mind. Damn it!
However, this rule was clichéd, and after a moment of grumbling, Chen Xin could only choose to accept it.
Just as Lin Yi was about to hand over the reward, he suddenly remembered something, "Right, there's something I must warn you about."
Chen Xin gulped involuntarily, feeling a sudden surge of nervousness. Whenever Lin Yi said something like that, it was sure to be bad news.
"Your reward will backlash against its master," Lin Yi said.
"Huh?!" Chen Xin exclaimed.
The host's reward following Lin Yi's brutal strike was erased by the System, including the backlash.
Chen Xin asked tentatively, "What kind of backlash?"
"Every five hundred words you write, it will have the chance to write on its own, which is something you cannot stop. And whatever it writes will target you, focusing on the various misfortunes that might befall you. The severity of these unfortunate events can range from something as light as tripping to something as grave as death," explained Lin Yi.
Chen Xin's eyes widened, and he staggered backward a few steps, his body trembling faintly.
Could it really be that vicious?
Lin Yi forced out a comforting smile, "You don't need to worry too much. Most of the misfortunes will range between the mild and severe. I was just saying that there is a possibility for both the lightest and heaviest outcomes."
"There's another trick to not wasting words. If your goal is simple, the buildup can be relatively brief. But if your goal is difficult to achieve, then the buildup must be substantial. Otherwise, you might write something that won't come to pass, and those words will still count towards the five hundred, leading to punishment."
Chen Xin admitted he had gotten excited too soon.
Sure enough, a wish-granting reward like this should be at the Gold Rank, and the reason it was only at the Red Level was because of the backlash!
Lin Yi flicked the red orb into Chen Xin's hands, and to his surprise, the orb transformed into the shape of a ballpoint pen.
Nani, did the System just magically modify a ballpoint pen from Blue Planet? So crude and simple?
Lin Yi had thought that the high-sounding "Pen of Fortune" would have been intricately designed by the System.
Chen Xin asked weakly, "Do I need special paper to write on?"
Lin Yi replied, "Anywhere you can write will do."
Chen Xin didn't really want to test the reward, since writing even a single extra word now would bring him a step closer to misfortune... but trying out a new reward first had almost become a tradition, and everyone was watching.
If he didn't use it, other attackers who had tried out their rewards would feel it was unfair.
"Give me a sheet of paper!"
Chen Xin shouted, actually quite curious how reality would play out according to the written content.
After receiving a white sheet of paper from the adorable Sect Master, Chen Xin knelt on the ground and wrote:
"Feeling a pebble in his shoe, Gu Rong took off his footwear, only to be bumped by Second Worshiper chasing after a butterfly, causing him to fall face-first to the ground, his shoe ending up in his mouth."
Chen Xin didn't dare to write about others present, fearing it would cause disputes, nor could he write about Emperor Xueye, because he was the emperor; he couldn't write about the Sect Master either, because the Sect Master was adorable. He could only use his good brother as the scapegoat.
After finishing, he counted the characters very carefully, one by one, to see how many there were.
Having done this, he observed the scene in silence.
He indeed wanted to see how reality would act out the text!
Just then, Chen Xin suddenly widened his eyes: "No way..."
From the tranquil blue silver grass at the roadside, a beautiful butterfly unexpectedly flew out... There had never been a butterfly here before because there were no flowers nearby.
The butterfly flitted through the crowd, quickly catching the eye of Little Golden Crocodile.
At the same time, Gu Rong suddenly frowned and looked at his right foot.
He stepped back, took off his shoe, and shook it upside down, emptying some pebbles onto the ground.
"Eh? What's that smell in my shoe?"
Gu Rong brought the shoe to his nose to sniff.
At that moment, Little Golden Crocodile was about to chase after the butterfly, but his shoulder was suddenly held back by Third Offeror: "Second bro, don't move, Chen Xin is trying out a reward, be careful you get written into it."
But Little Golden Crocodile's love for butterflies greatly exceeded Third Offeror's expectations. The little guy grabbed the hand of Third Offeror and executed a classic over-the-shoulder throw, slamming Third Offeror to the ground!
After that, he nimbly jumped over Third Offeror's body and pursued the butterfly.
Everyone's gaze was irresistibly drawn to this spectacle in utter astonishment.
Gu Rong looked up, and Little Golden Crocodile, who was rapidly chasing the butterfly, had somehow ended up behind him. With an "accidental" bump, Gu Rong's eyes widened as he toppled forward, his shoe tip fitting right into his mouth.
Chen Xin was dumbfounded.
What he had written truly played out...
Meanwhile, Little Golden Crocodile suddenly paused, not showing any particular reaction, and continued happily chasing after the butterfly.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!"
Gu Rong got up and immediately pulled the shoe out of his mouth. Glancing at Third Offeror who had been slammed to the ground, he looked puzzled, as if he thought of something, then he quickly turned to Chen Xin on the stage and asked in amazement, "Did you do this?"
Chen Xin quickly unfolded the paper: "First of all, let me clarify! The slamming of Third Offeror was not something I wrote!"
Gu Rong was shocked: "Did you really do this?! I was wondering, my boot clearly shouldn't have pebbles in it, and how coincidentally it ended up in my mouth! Damn!"
After scanning the content on the paper, everyone suddenly became enlightened, and they now understood the sudden appearance of the butterfly.
Lin Yi began to explain, "Third Offeror's intervention to stop Golden Crocodile from going out was an accidental event, since he knew Chen Xin was writing something; that's why he stopped him at this moment. But under normal circumstances, Chen Xin wouldn't write in front of you all, so faced with this unexpected intervention, Golden Crocodile's response was to execute the task violently."
So I just got slammed over the shoulder that violently... Third Offeror thought to himself, feeling wronged.
He was still perplexed; Second bro usually isn't that aggressive!