Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 1556: Chapter 1551: The Art of Escalation

Tearing apart the Xinjian Prison with bare hands?

In what should have been a realm with only the initiator and the victim, no other existence should have been there. Yet, Fu Qian burst in forcefully.

Even Ji Liushuang, who always had unwavering confidence in Professor Fu, seemed to sense the strangeness of the world.

The key issue is that with the addition of such a person, the Xinjian Prison remained remarkably stable after the initial turbulence.

After all, it was just an ability, and it’s not too rare for a High-level Extraordinary to violently crack it, especially with the outrageous combat power displayed by Professor Fu.

But maintaining the stability of the Sword Prison while invading is another matter altogether.

”Don’t forget, I am also a swordsman.”

Seemingly able to perceive her emotions, Fu Qian, who elegantly stood firm, explained with a cheerful smile.

Swordsman...

This sentence successfully evoked a certain poignant memory for Miss Liushuang, especially the scene of becoming one with the sword.

With a slight smile on the corner of her mouth, Ji Liushuang appeared much more relaxed and even stepped aside a bit.

Though she didn’t get an answer immediately, with Professor Fu breaking in, she clearly could now take it easy.

In contrast, Benji wasn’t so calm.

Though he still held the Finger Ball in his hand and followed the rule of not speaking without being asked, he was finally unable to maintain a Four Great Emptiness demeanor when facing the pure white void.

”How are you feeling now?”

Luckily, Fu Qian didn’t leave him to wander for too long, and soon walked forward with a smiling inquiry.

...

When Benji, relieved all of a sudden, attempted to speak, no sound came out.

”...Where is this place?”

And after a brief, statue-like pause, he instantly adopted the habit of responding to a question with a question, subconsciously looking at Ji Liushuang with an indescribable fleeting contortion on his face.

Unfortunately, although this development was unexpected, without leadership’s indication, it was evident that Miss Liushuang wouldn’t open her mouth.

Her facial expressions showed no changes that could provide any reference, truly flawless.

At the same time, it seemed she vaguely guessed the purpose of being asked to act just now.

In the Xinjian Prison, one could only speak the truth. Did Professor Fu suspect this guy would lie?

From the start, when he asked if she wanted to explore the unknown together, did Professor Fu intend to utilize her newly developed ability?

Leaving aside the question of how he was so certain, even with such preparation, not being able to lie didn’t necessarily mean one had to answer, right?

What if one remained silent or steered off-topic?

”A place where only the truth can be spoken.”

And as Ji Liushuang’s mind raced, Fu Qian, seemingly unmoved by Benji’s rude behavior, continued with a gentle explanation.

”You might have already experienced it just now, but it doesn’t matter; you can continue to experience it next.”

As a scholar, Professor Fu undoubtedly displayed a high level of decorum.

Not only did he patiently answer questions, but he truly acted upon his own words without imposing any further pressure.

”You guys are too reckless... I want to leave here!”

And after a not too long silence, the tester finally made a stern protest.

...

Sure enough, there’s a problem.

At the same time, observing Benji’s subtle changes more attentively than before, Ji Liushuang finally captured the discordant twist once again.

From then till now, Benji’s behavior seemed normal at first glance.

Faced with the sudden change in circumstances, he looked to understand the situation in panic.

No blind trust in Professor Fu’s response, but silently pondering and judging.

Such emotions accumulated momentarily, then erupted in the form of anger, expressing an unwillingness to continue as a volunteer.

All seemed reasonable... but adding the unsaid answers that he initially wanted to give, it becomes quite sinister upon closer thought.

The purpose of lying is nothing but to hide the truth.

And the various changes Benji has shown since then are very consistent with Professor Chang’s previous assessment.

This means it’s not the truth?

This ball did not bring more relief to his situation?

Ji Liushuang’s gaze fell on Benji’s hand.

Even though he expressed deep dissatisfaction with the test, he still hadn’t discarded the object; on the contrary, it was tightly clenched in his hands.

This peculiar detail once again made one feel the abnormality hidden beneath normalcy.

Even during the second interaction, the strangeness that wasn’t discovered before...

”Alright, please go ahead.”

In comparison, Professor Fu beside him seemed completely unfazed by the scene before him, his tone calm and amiable.

However, upon hearing such words, Benji, who was filled with righteous indignation a moment ago, suddenly fell silent.

...

”See, you didn’t even ask how to leave.”

After a brief silence, Fu Qian spoke again with a voice devoid of much emotion, yet the accompanying soul-searching power was formidable.

”As I said earlier, answer when you’re ready.”

After saying this, without paying attention to the response opposite, Fu Qian directly turned to glance at Ji Liushuang.

”Actually, there’s no need to overthink it. I mentioned the reason earlier.”

”...Too conservative on the parameters?”

This sentence, seemingly out of nowhere, granted instant enlightenment to the introspective Ji Liushuang.

On the way here, Professor Fu seemed to have mentioned that the testing scale was too small.

”Yes, certain things are very subtle when in small quantities and extremely easy to confuse.”

Fu Qian seemed completely unconcerned about the persons involved hearing, explaining earnestly.

”Even I wouldn’t claim to perceive everything.”

”But for this scenario, there’s a simple way to handle it, which is to amplify the scale.”

As he spoke, Fu Qian displayed a nebula-like blue in his hand.

It was, of course, the Clear Dream Ring.

What he did earlier was quite simple, after handing the Finger Ball to Benji, he activated the ring in passing, pulling Miss Liushuang in as well.

The dream core was naturally Benji, with the end condition set to answering several of his questions.

Over time, this would become an escalating impulse for Benji and perfectly pair with his unique form of ecstasy.

Deriving pleasure from self-restraint.

Having never truly been healed, after being forced to control this urge under his own command, what followed would be a limitless ascent pleasurable experience.

And when it came time for him to truly inquire, he clearly didn’t want to reveal that point, but within the Xinjian Prison, lying was impossible.

Miss Liushuang’s sword was tantamount to sealing off the only outlet for pressure release.

Next, under the collective forces, ecstasy would soar to the peak, consequently making the true effect of that sphere apparent.