Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 432 - 403 and Zhu Shi get married?

Chapter 432: 403 and Zhu Shi get married?

Zhu Shi contacted Mr. Zhu to inform him of Changan’s awakening. It wasn’t long before Mr. Zhu arrived here.

Lu Chan also came over with some equipment, responsible for conducting a deep soul-level examination of Changan.

Changan obediently underwent the check-up like a primary school student visiting the hospital.

How long has it been since I last saw such a normal Changan? Realizing this, a feeling of emotion arose in my heart.

"I have summoned the ’self specialized in soul exploration and repair’ into my body." Lu Chan explained his actions.

"You really are quite omnipotent..." Zhu Shi marveled.

"I have fewer things I can’t do now compared to things I can."

Perhaps wanting to show off in front of "the boss," Lu Chan added, "Given time, I should be able to enter the Great Success Rank and achieve even more."

I asked further, "How long is this ’given time’ exactly?"

"Since it involves breaking through the limits of a demon hunter, I can’t give a specific timeline. It might be achievable soon, or it could take a long time," Lu Chan said, "However... Actually, I can already summon the ’self of the Great Success Rank.’"

Zhu Shi was shocked: "No way... how did you also start to experience power inflation!"

"What do you mean by ’power inflation’? Zhu Shi, you may have forgotten, but I’ve frequently summoned the ’self of the Great Success Rank’ in the past." Lu Chan said calmly, "It’s just that back then I needed Chen Long’s reinforcement beside me, but after experiencing life’s ups and downs, I’ve gained a deeper understanding of my own potential, so now I can do it solo... but the summoning duration can’t be as long as when I had Chen Long’s support."

"Lu Chan and Chen Long used to be a renowned duo across Luo Mountain, and even those at the Great Success Rank dared not underestimate them, treating them as equals to that arrogant Divine Spear." Mr. Zhu helped Lu Chan out with a remark.

In the past, Lu Youxun hardly ever demonstrated combat power in front of me, so even though I knew Lu Chan was a formidable demon hunter, it was hard to naturally see him as a strong figure.

Considering that Ming Zhuo doesn’t care at all about the casualties of his achieved level demon hunters but treated Lu Yu, who was in a downturn, as a confidant—perhaps even without the "potential split" making Lu Chan versatile, he inherently possesses extremely formidable capabilities.

Lu Chan then asked Changan to use his mana; Changan complied, transforming into different appearances using illusion techniques on the spot, even mimicking Zhu Shi and me. Probably due to the stern Mr. Zhu beside him, Changan didn’t joke around by turning into Yinyue this time.

Even though I was aware of Changan’s complicated background, in my heart, Changan himself still had a strong image of an ordinary person, and now seeing him chatting with those around him while manipulating illusion powers was quite incredible to me. It made me feel as if the barriers that had subtly existed between us had vanished.

Previously, because I was worried about the implications of Mazao’s Broom Star Physique, I wanted to practically sever ties with Changan. If he gained enough strength to protect himself, perhaps there would be no need to do such a thing.

Lu Chan concluded all examinations on Changan and then reported: "Everything is normal."

"Changan, to what extent can your illusion technique go?" I asked, "Can you transform illusions into reality like Yinyue?"

"Let me try."

Changan said, extending his right hand and opening it, then a fist-sized stone appeared out of thin air in his palm.

No matter how you look at it, this was a real stone, even my senses agreed. It wasn’t summoned from somewhere else; it genuinely appeared there out of nowhere. Zhu Shi and I both tried to touch it, and the texture felt completely normal. It seemed like Changan indeed used powers to transform an illusion into reality to create this stone.

Before long, the stone dissolved like sugar in hot water and vanished before us.

"...Nope." Changan exhaled wearily, "I can’t let my fantasies permanently exist in the real world like Yinyue, only temporarily, and the created objects seem unable to move far from me...

The scale and precision are also small. If it’s Yinyue, she can twist the time flow and spatial state of an entire mountain with her power, or manipulate atoms and molecules at a microscopic level; whereas at present, I can only influence the substances and energies within the scope of this room and merely on a macroscopic level.

In the end, I feel Yinyue’s power isn’t supposed to affect reality; it should essentially be about ’manipulating illusionary power’..."

It seems that while Changan can affect reality using illusion powers, this is likely because he inherently is like Yinyue, yet he cannot truly change reality freely like Yinyue does. This is probably due to the different core mentalities he and Yinyue possess.

Viewing reality as dreams and illusions, then influencing them, is indeed a powerful strength, yet it’s also a sorrowful one. At its core, it’s exclusive to dark souls—rejecting, ignoring reality, not believing in anything existing in reality.