boyutpedia Chapter 24 The Box of Ecstasy
Chapter 24 The Box of Ecstasy
A long corridor stretched endlessly, with countless rooms lining both sides.
What was inside the room was unknown, and the identical door was tightly closed.
Is this the interior space of the Box of Bliss?
It was quite different from what Mo Jingxian had imagined; even the lighting was a milky, warm color.
He abandoned his defensive stance and stood still, observing the situation alone.
He clearly remembered that the group of people who had been inhaled with him had also vanished without a trace.
There will always be danger; it might be right behind some door.
After waiting for a few minutes, the environment remained as quiet as ever, which even diminished the sense of time passing.
Mo Jingxian raised her right foot and took a step forward.
The moment his feet touched the ground, he was ready to respond to the attack.
Nothing happened.
Next is the left foot.
The space was so quiet that he could clearly hear his own breathing.
Mo Jingxian calmly explored, passing many doors without entering.
I kept walking, and after an unknown amount of time, the scene before me remained unchanged.
Same as when I first entered.
It felt like stepping into a street that was in an endless loop.
It seems the way out is hidden behind the door.
What's behind the door?
We'll have to check to find out, but there's definitely some danger involved.
Mo Jingxian took precautions and randomly pushed open a door.
The scene inside startled him; the attack he had imagined had not occurred. It was a standard residential room.
The house where Mo Jingxian lived for nine years, her former home.
He was very familiar with everything here.
His palms brushed over the tables, chairs, desks, and the flowers arranged on them.
It's true.
However, Mo Jingxian was quite certain that she had not been under a spell, as the chakra within her body remained sluggish and unresponsive.
The water element is active, and everything around me within my perception range is real.
He was somewhat confused.
I don't understand how the Box of Bliss managed to do that.
Is it that one has fallen into a very sophisticated illusion without realizing it?
still is……
Does this space have its own unique rules?
It's too early to draw conclusions, but we might as well give it a try.
Mo Jingxian is trapped in the Box of Bliss and must find a way out; some risks are inevitable.
As the water element flowed, the sealing runes remained unchanged in the space.
Next, he began to adjust the structure of the runes to present different logical effects.
When he used the "Convergence" rune, he sensed subtle changes in the room.
Ok?
it works!
If Mo Jingxian hadn't possessed such powerful perception, perhaps this subtle change would have been missed.
If I remember correctly—
When I first came in, there were three purple flowers in the flower basket.
Now one of the flowers has turned white, and he is quite certain that he has not misremembered.
Change is a good thing, let's continue.
The runes connect one by one to form the "aggregation" property, and then they are superimposed on each other.
When the third aggregation rune took effect, the room began to ripple like water.
Ripples spread across the space, disappearing from sight without being stopped by walls or wooden doors.
The runes kept stacking, and the six converging runes connected to form a six-pointed star.
The scene before my eyes shattered like glass, and pieces of space crumbled away.
When Mo Jingxian came to her senses, she reappeared in the original corridor.
It's a bit like experiencing the feeling of "Flying Thunder God".
It makes sense when you think about it; recalling the scene of the Box of Elysium devouring things must contain spatial rules.
It's still that same door.
Mo Jingxian exerted force with her palm, but this time the door did not budge.
Looks like I need to go to the next door.
He thought to himself as he walked forward, checking his own condition.
Chakra activity increased slightly.
Upon emerging, I sensed a special rule descending upon my body.
It's very faint, but it definitely exists.
Perhaps this is why the chakra became somewhat active again.
It's like a level-based game where you get a reward for each level you complete.
To test his idea, he pushed open another door.
Mo Jingxian returned to the sacrificial hall, where the five bronze torches were still burning brightly.
Is this another illusion?
He was already prepared and somewhat used to the sudden change of location.
only--
The corpse at my feet, I think its name is Wuwei.
Judging from his attire, which was the same as when they met before, Long Yunzhi addressed him in that way.
So, is he really dead? Or is he just part of a real illusion?
"You killed Lord Wuwei?"
A roar interrupted Mo Jingxian's thoughts.
Looking up, a Grass Ninja elite appeared not far ahead.
He wasn't sure if this person was part of the Real Illusion Trial, so he didn't speak.
"Lord Wuwei!"
The other party tried to wake the corpse lying on the ground, but to no avail.
Mo Jingxian observed silently; the sorrow and despair on the other person's face did not seem fake.
If this is also part of a real illusion, all he can say is... this is just too awesome.
"Go to hell!"
The grass ninja formed hand seals and immediately unleashed a ninjutsu.
"Water Release: Senbon Rain Kill!"
Then there is no more then.
Nothing happened; the grass ninja's hand seals were still in place, frozen in place.
Through observation, Mo Jingxian realized that the other person's expression did not seem fake.
The confusion and fear on his face were portrayed very well, and you could even see a little bit of embarrassment.
The grass ninja adjusted quickly, paused for a second, then drew his short sword and charged forward.
Fortunately, his physical skills were not affected.
The enemy's attack was swift; they truly lived up to their reputation as elite ninjas of the Grass Village.
They're not much worse than Konoha's elite Chunin.
The two exchanged blows several times, the sounds of their blows echoing through the empty hall.
Mo Jingxian seized an opening in her opponent's defenses, and her "Watery Mangrove Technique" proved effective once again.
Kusanagi's expression became even more varied, adding a look of bewilderment to everything mentioned above.
Mo Jingxian had no obligation to explain. She picked up the short sword that the grass ninja had dropped and pierced the enemy's heart.
The greatest act of goodwill he could show was to minimize the suffering of his enemies.
The moment the knife pierced the grass ninja's body, the scene began to collapse.
[Reputation points from Kusagakure's Kurenai Shinobu Ichiro +50]
This is good news; the Box of Elysium cannot shield the rules of the Scales of Fate.
It must have been a collision between two regular planes.
Chakra became active again, and proportionally, about one-third of the seal had been broken.
As the scenery changed, he returned to the familiar corridor, and that faint sense of order returned to him.
Mo Jingxian didn't rush to find the next room, but instead sat down.
After carefully examining himself, he found no hidden danger.
So far, it seems the rules haven't harmed them; on the contrary... they've even brought them benefits.
But he didn't think the Box of Bliss would be so kind.
Unfortunately, once the rules enter the body, they disappear without a trace, leaving no mark whatsoever.
Put aside for now any issues for which no results can be found.
Mo Jingxian compared the two incidents in her mind.
The similarities are that spatial rules do exist, restrictions apply to all those who enter, and the rules themselves are the same.
The difference is that the grass ninja released their ninjutsu immediately, clearly unaware that their chakra had been restricted.
Everyone entered the box together, and since they had already completed the task for one room, the Grass Ninja had ample opportunity to discover the anomaly during this time.
The other party acted as if they had just arrived and hadn't had time to get to know anything about the place.
Then, there's only one possibility left.
The flow of time is different for everyone.
He felt his head was spinning; there was too much unknown information.
I glanced up and saw that there were too many rooms I hadn't entered.
Mo Jingxian stood up and suddenly punched the wall.
No sound was made; the quiet corridor seemed to have existed forever.
If this happened outdoors, this punch would shatter even a stone.
But when placed here, it can't even make a sound.
The walls remained as good as new, having absorbed all the attacks from before.
Mo Jingxian was unwilling to give up.
They switched to ninjutsu experiments.
As expected, it did not cause any damage to the area.
"Sigh, it seems my strength isn't enough to break the rules here."
He muttered something to himself and pushed open the next door.
In the third room, there was a reflection of himself standing inside, which launched an attack as soon as he entered.
The mirror image possessed strength approaching that of a Jonin. Mo Jingxian expended considerable effort before finally managing to launch a surprise attack using a sealing technique.
The mirror image disappeared, revealing a mysterious rule, just like the previous two rooms.
During this battle, he discovered that the mirror image was unaffected by illusions, which significantly weakened his own abilities.
Inside the fourth door lies a sealing technique called "Fire Release: Heavenly Prison".
Mo Jingxian does not possess fire-attribute chakra, so theoretically she shouldn't be able to learn this sealing technique.
However, he was proficient in water element and the principles of sealing techniques, and after spending some time, he was able to decipher and understand this sealing technique.
In fact, the spell used to seal the handcuffs is a simplified version of this spell.
Of course, since he changed the underlying code of the sealing technique, the logic of the runes would also change accordingly.
After a long period of thought and experimentation, he actually managed to develop a new ninjutsu.
Water Release: Fire Seal
The purpose of this ninjutsu is to restrict the flow of fire-style chakra and to restore or destroy fire-style ninjutsu after it has been released.
The effect depends on one's understanding of the sealing technique and the amount of chakra input.
"Fire Release: Heavenly Prison" is a fire-type sealing technique that seals all chakra.
Because of the short time available, Mo Jingxian was unable to develop an equivalent ninjutsu.
He took a different approach, using the principle of water and fire counteracting each other to express the underlying runes of the Fire Escape Heavenly Prison in reverse logic.
"Water" replaces "fire," and "dispersion" replaces "aggregation."
With her own understanding, Mo Jingxian created her own ninjutsu in this room.
The moment the ninjutsu was completed, a familiar feeling descended.
He's gotten through this hurdle.
Once a person becomes familiar with an environment, they will unconsciously relax.
After resting, Mo Jingxian skillfully pushed open the door to the fifth room.
This time, the opponent is a half-human, half-beast monster.
It has human legs and a human body.
Its arms are covered in feathers, like a pair of large wings.
The claws gleamed coldly; their appearance alone suggested their extreme sharpness.
Its head was completely unrecognizable as human, with its face covered in bird feathers that grew backwards.
"What is this?"
The moment she saw it, Mo Jingxian was startled and quickly retreated.
Only when his back was pressed against the wall did he cautiously look at the other person.
Having a ninja sword in hand gave him some courage to confront the enemy.
At this moment, he felt as if he had encountered his nemesis, but a thought of fighting to the death arose in his heart.
Just as he was about to make his move, the monster suddenly spoke in human language.
"I will be devoured..."