Chapter 3117: [Head Rush].jpg! Tian Yan Venerable Was Too Harsh Back Then...

Wang Teng stood amidst the chaotic star sector, various forces circulating and unfolding within his body.

The movement of these forces could be described as incomparably complex, instantly imbuing his entire being with an elusive aura.

A black mist of the Sloth Demon diffused outward, even interspersed with a faint hint of blood mist.

Like a dream, like an illusion!

The two kinds of mist intertwined, rendering it impossible to grasp, yet possessing a sense of the eerie.

Then, with a shift of Wang Teng's form, he actually vanished into the mist, as though he had never appeared.

Without a single omen!

Exceedingly bizarre!

Yet soon enough, his figure reappeared.

Only it was not just a single figure that reemerged.

Instead, dense throngs of figures stood within that mist, looking like spectral phantoms.

These figures shared a single characteristic, which was that all of them exuded a dense power of sloth, capable of affecting anyone who drew near at any moment.

Wang Teng's true body stood among these identical figures, looking at the several divided forms he had manifested.

The corner of his mouth could not help but curl into a bizarre arc.

If anyone were present at this moment, a mere glance would likely make their skin crawl.

"This illusion power is actually quite useful."

Wang Teng knew very well that these were not real figures, but rather transformations of the illusion.

Of course, it was also mixed with a trace of the blood-system power, having condensed into clones using blood.

Therefore, to say they were solid entities was also perfectly fine.

This was the ability to be either illusory or real!

One had to admit, after multiple fusions, this battle technique already possessed a variety of characteristics, making it truly extraordinary.

Blood Illusion Sloth Wind Shadow Movement!

Such a long name was certainly not given for nothing.

Whish~

In the next instant, Wang Teng's form moved, and those ghostly shadows instantly turned into afterimages, moving at rapid speed.

The true appearance was virtually invisible, as if it had become formless within the mist.

This was the power of the wind system.

The wind powers of the two battle techniques stacked upon each other, creating the current effect.

Very nice!

Wang Teng came to a halt, the mist dissipated, the clones vanished, leaving only the true body standing there.

Two mid-tier Demon Venerable-level battle techniques had ultimately fused into a high-tier Demon Venerable-level one!

Powerful indeed!

And indeed very bizarre!

Wang Teng emerged from the chaotic star sector, absorbing the insights of the final battle technique.

The corresponding enlightenment appeared within his mind.

A light-and-shadow figure of the Sloth Mist Clan held a long spear, the Sloth Demon mist permeating around its body, practicing a spear battle technique within it.

Amidst the dense mist, black flashes of cold light thrust out, actually making it impossible to locate the direction.

At the same time, that utterly dense power of sloth followed like a shadow, thoroughly flooding into the spear glints.

With every spear thrust, it seemed as if numb and bizarre faces surfaced, inflicting awe and dread upon the enemy.

Wang Teng watched this scene, his heart shaken.

This spear technique actually possessed the effect of capturing souls and snatching spirits, faintly carrying the nuance of spiritual methods.

He comprehended it carefully, making himself thoroughly clear on the forms of power within the spear technique.

The runes contained therein, and even the routes of power circulation, were all analyzed and integrated into his memory.

"It really is!"

After a moment, Wang Teng muttered to himself.

This Heaven-Sloth Soul-Snatching Spear actually did contain spiritual methods, being a spear technique that combined origin force and spirit.

Not simple at all!

Among so many Dark Apparition battle techniques, he rarely encountered this kind of technique.

On the contrary, the Light Universe side seemed to have a bit more of them.

In reality.

As far as Wang Teng knew, except for some special dark races, most dark races were not very profound in their cultivation of the spirit.

It was just that the dark force they naturally contained could inflict an impact upon the spirit.

This was a natural advantage!

Their origin force, and even their roars, possessed an extremely strong power of pollution.

"A mid-tier Demon Venerable-level battle technique!"

Wang Teng took another look at the attribute panel, pleasant surprise in his heart.

It was actually another mid-tier Demon Venerable-level battle technique!

This Sloth Mist Clan had some good stuff after all.

Popping out two mid-tier Demon Venerable-level battle techniques all at once had completely thrilled him.

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And now, this battle technique had reached the proficient level, a tier lower than the previous Sloth Wind Shadowless Movement.

Wang Teng felt a slight regret in his heart.

The mastery level was naturally quite a bit better than the proficient level.

Fortunately, it wasn't the entry level; proficient wasn't bad either.

"It might be because this battle technique is a combination of spirit and origin force!"

Wang Teng guessed secretly.

Battle techniques containing spiritual methods were naturally a bit harder to cultivate, which was a universally acknowledged fact.

Fortunately, the attribute value had also reached 6000 points, just 4000 points away from a breakthrough.

"The battle techniques of the Sloth Mist Clan have been absorbed, next is..."

Wang Teng looked toward the battle techniques of the other dark races, finally locking his gaze upon the Phantom Mirage Clan.

Following the Indolent Fog Clan, it was the Phantom Mirage Clan's turn!

Wang Teng had not previously obtained many battle techniques from this particular race.

Above the high-tier Demon Emperor level, there had been only a single technique: the Realm of the Phantom Mirage.

Reflecting carefully, it seemed he had rarely engaged in battle with the Phantom Mirage Clan before.

Otherwise, he ought to have secured a few more of their combat skills.

Of course, techniques of the Phantom Mirage Clan seemed naturally scarce anyway, almost comparable to the rarity found within the Indolent Fog Clan.

Both were utterly exasperating!

"I hope this time won't disappoint me!"

Wang Teng hurriedly began to absorb the insights of the Phantom Mirage Clan's battle techniques.

...

Realm of the Phantom Mirage (High-tier Demon Emperor Level): 2800/15000 (Mastery);

Ghost Slash of the Phantom Mirage (High-tier Demon Emperor Level): 3500/15000 (Mastery);

Instant Kill Sword of the Phantom Mirage (Peak High-tier Demon Emperor Level): 6700/12000 (Well-versed);

Thousand-fold Archery of the Phantom Mirage (Low-tier Demon Venerable Level): 7000/15000 (Proficient);

...

"..."

Staring at those few meager battle techniques, Wang Teng fell into silence.

Just this?

Did it really have to be so pitifully scant!

His previously apprehensive mood now grew entirely tranquil.

It was like a pool of stagnant water!

It truly was too little!

There were a mere four techniques, and one of them was something he had already acquired before.

He had never anticipated that the battle techniques of the Phantom Mirage Clan would be so genuinely rare, fewer even than those of the Dark Apparitions he had encountered previously.

But regardless, these insights still had to be absorbed.

He was merely a little unwilling to accept it; why was it so much less than what the other dark races possessed?

This just wasn't right!

With a sigh in his heart, he began to assimilate the insights of the first battle technique.

A phantom image of a member of the Phantom Mirage Clan manifested within his mind, and immediately following, black light erupted from its form, permeating the void.

A massive expanse of territory instantly turned pitch black, and the void warped in its wake.

Countless runes seemed to flicker within it, yet they remained impossible to perceive clearly, as though shrouded by space itself.

In the blink of an eye, that region had already transformed into a peculiar, distinct space, isolated from the outside world.

All manner of sudden enlightenments arose within Wang Teng's heart, and his degree of mastery over this battle technique surged at a rapid pace.

That advancement was a leap that directly vaulted across an entire tier!

It was no mere, simple increase in attribute values!

"As my mastery deepens, this technique's utilization of spatial power becomes far more profound as well."

Wang Teng muttered to himself.

This Realm of the Phantom Mirage technique was originally designed to conjure illusions while simultaneously influencing space.

Thereby, it allowed the two distinct forces to fuse in a unique manner, shaping an entire region.

Blended into it were the Phantom Mirage Domain and the power of the world, causing this stretch of space to exist independently for a time in a bizarre fashion.

"It has reached the Mastery level!"

Emerging from the insight, Wang Teng also understood the tier this battle technique had attained.

Previously it had only been at the Well-versed level, but now it had leapt straight to Mastery, and the attribute values gained were truly substantial.

More importantly, this technique could also incorporate spiritual power.

If one were dragged into its domain, they would inevitably suffer the influence of the illusion, finding it fiercely difficult to break free.

When he first encountered this technique, Wang Teng had experienced its might firsthand, so he naturally understood it better than anyone.

It was just that the Dark Apparition of the Phantom Mirage Clan back then had not attained such a high level of mastery over the technique.

Even so, Wang Teng had nearly failed to extricate himself.

Had he not possessed a spatial talent and sufficiently powerful spiritual energy, the consequences would have been truly unthinkable.

Now that the Realm of the Phantom Mirage had been elevated to the Mastery level.

Wang Teng felt it could likely trap even existences at the Demon Venerable and Immortal levels.

This was undoubtedly incredible!

A high-tier Demon Emperor level technique, executed by someone who was merely at the peak of the Cosmos Realm, yet capable of ensnaring Demon Venerables and Immortals.

If word of this spread, few would dare believe it.

Of course, those powerhouses who had witnessed Wang Teng's true strength and methods might actually believe it.

After all, Wang Teng was far too monstrous!

He had created miracles time and again; such an occurrence was not entirely impossible.

Next, the insights for the second Phantom Mirage Clan technique surfaced in Wang Teng's mind.

The silhouette of a Phantom Mirage being held a short blade war-sword, executing streak after streak of sword light that brimmed with a hallucinatory sensation, seeming to exist yet seeming not to, like a deceitful ghost.

Wang Teng had rarely encountered a battle technique that evoked this sort of feeling.

Nonetheless, he discerned with a single glance that this technique must have integrated the power of illusions, which was precisely why it could produce such a unique, deceptive aura.

"Slightly interesting!"

"This must be the technique dropped by that Phantom Mirage Louse!"

Wang Teng narrowed his eyes slightly, instantly recalling the Phantom Mirage Clan Demon Venerable that had pursued and tried to kill him during the earlier battle.

The opponent had ultimately been lured into a trap and killed by him!

But he had not forgotten the combat techniques that the being had deployed; one could even say they were fresh in his memory.

Such bizarre techniques were indeed uncommon.

Now that he had obtained this technique, Wang Teng could be considered to know its principles, and his heart was quite pleased.

Still wanting to hunt him down—look at it now, even the battle technique was delivered to him for free.

If that Phantom Mirage Louse knew it would end like this, it would probably crawl right out of its coffin.

Oh, right, it had been utterly annihilated, body and soul, leaving not even a coffin behind.

Truly a pitiful sight!

At this moment, Wang Teng absorbed the insights into the battle technique, his heart filled with wonder.

He had never imagined that an illusionary realm could be directly integrated into a sword technique.

That Phantasmagoria Louse must have infused the domain power and source law power of illusions into the sword radiance, causing the radiance itself to become part of the illusion.

Thus, the sword radiance fluctuated between reality and illusion, making it elusive and impossible to grasp.

"The sword radiance displayed by this battle technique can either turn into substance or transform into an illusion, so how is one supposed to defend against it?"

Wang Teng felt a surge of shock in his heart, but his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

What a fine battle technique!

Truly an excellent battle technique!

Yet another battle technique that could be used to catch people off guard.

"This battle technique is also at the high-rank Devil Emperor level, and it has likewise reached the mastery tier!"

Wang Teng glanced at his attribute panel, thoroughly satisfied.

Having just obtained it, he had reached perfection in a single step; that Phantasmagoria Louse was really so damn considerate.

He must express his proper gratitude to it.

It died a worthy death!

It was just that it died a bit too early, leaving no chance to fleece more battle technique attributes from it.

Venerable Tian Yan had struck far too quickly back then.

Wang Teng shook his head secretly, feeling as though he had suffered a great loss.

That Phantasmagoria Louse was a Devil Venerable level existence, after all; it shouldn't have possessed only this single high-rank Devil Emperor level battle technique.

Alas, the opponent had not even been given the chance to display its skills.

Subsequently, the insights into the third battle technique arrived as well, which was similarly a light-and-shadow manifestation of a Phantasmagoria race member holding a war sword and practicing a sword technique.

Wang Teng was somewhat surprised.

He had not expected to obtain two sword-type battle techniques at once.

Regrettably, however, this new sword technique was only at the peak high-rank Devil Emperor level, not the Devil Venerable level.

Even a low-rank Devil Venerable level would have been nice!

"Two sword battle techniques of the Phantasmagoria race appearing at once is a bit redundant."

Wang Teng curled his lips, feeling slightly displeased in his heart.

Why couldn't it have changed to a battle technique for a different type of weapon?

These dark apparitions of the Phantasmagoria race truly lacked any sense of innovation; they were not even as good as those big fellows of the Troll and Demon Rock races.

Ptooey~

Wang Teng expressed deep disdain.

Nevertheless, the insights that needed to be absorbed still had to be absorbed; since they were already in his hands, it would be a waste not to take them.

At the very least, it was a peak high-rank Devil Emperor level battle technique.

Perhaps it could compare to a low-rank Devil Venerable level technique?

What if!

Harboring a sliver of hope, Wang Teng focused on fully absorbing the insights of this new battle technique, and then he could not help but let out a soft exclamation of surprise.

This new battle technique seemed to be quite different.

Although both were sword-type battle techniques.

Although both contained the intent of the Phantasmagoria.

But...

Yes, there had to be a "but" here.

This new battle technique took a completely different path compared to the previous Phantasmagoria Phantom Slash.

The Phantasmagoria Phantom Slash focused primarily on making the real and unreal difficult to distinguish, leaving people bewildered.

This new battle technique, however, was different.

Its main feature was catching the opponent off guard, delivering a fatal blow in a single strike!

To put it bluntly, it was speed!

Using the illusion as a cover, it would then erupt with extreme speed to achieve an instantaneous kill.

Therefore, this battle technique was named the Phantasmagoria Instant Kill Sword!

"Good! Good! Good!"

"In the end, my own vision was too limited; I never expected the dark apparitions of the Phantasmagoria race to play with sword techniques to such an intricate degree."

Wang Teng called out "good" three times in succession, undoubtedly extremely satisfied with this Phantasmagoria Instant Kill Sword.

A battle technique capable of erupting the speed of a sword to its absolute limit was indeed rare to see.

Among the battle techniques he currently mastered, he feared only a select few could achieve this, dominated especially by those with special attributes like the Space, Time, Wind, and Lightning systems.

Battle techniques of other attributes rarely produced the kind that could unleash such extreme speed.

Comparatively speaking, for the Phantasmagoria race to be able to unleash the speed of a sword technique to such an extent was indeed remarkable.

And this sword technique did not disappoint Wang Teng either; it truly could rival a battle technique of the low-rank Devil Venerable level.

"The mastery level is not high, only reaching the proficient tier, with an attribute value of 6,700 points!"

Wang Teng glanced at the attribute panel, feeling a slight tinge of regret.

Only proficient... and "only" at that?

Was this even human speech?

If outsiders were to hear this, they would probably drown Wang Teng with their spit.