Ten minutes before the incident, in a destroyed forest, Mu Yubai was deep in thought while cultivating, completely unaware of the existence of the unconscious mortal. Several explosions could still be heard in the distance, due to the great battle still taking place outside the planet.
—"Who would have thought I could turn my misfortune into something I could use? I'd been stuck at the 3rd Core for over a hundred years, and thanks to the miraculous medicine Protector Shen gave me, I was able to easily break through the bottleneck, raising my cultivation to the 4th Core. When all this is over, I'll go into seclusion to stabilize my cultivation. After that, that bastard Deng Shen will have to answer to me." — Mu Yubai thought resolutely.
Meanwhile, Nathan slowly woke up, regaining consciousness and opening his heavy eyelids. He saw the old cultivator sitting with his eyes closed, completely unaware of his existence. A sharp pain quickly surged from his ears, making him want to scream at the top of his lungs, but he still remained paralyzed, preventing him from doing anything.
—"Damn! This hurts like hell, and besides, I can't hear anything. How is it possible that, on my first day in another world, so many misfortunes are happening to me?"
—"I have to get out of here, no matter what. There has to be some way to distract that old fart while I escape."
—"The first thing is to gather information. I have to know what I'm up against." Nathan imagined his eyes had the ability to display information about the people he saw.
He stared at the old cultivator, and in less than a second, a statistical chart appeared on his retina. He felt as if some of his mental power was draining away.
Name: Mu Yubai
Race: Human
Sex: Male
Age: 542
Cultivation: 4th Core (Unstable)
Status: Cultivating
Skills: Fist Technique – Exploding Plum / Sword Technique – Static Flower / Movement Technique – Light Feet – Levitation
— "I don't know how strong a 4th Core cultivator is, as I'm yet to learn the power levels of this world, but it will still serve as a test to see where my current strength is compared to this old man's."
Nathan would try to use his skills against Mu Yubai, he didn't know if it would work, but he had to take the risk, he wouldn't leave his fate to the will of other people, and an idea came to him, which he was eager to try.
A crow as dark as night suddenly appeared on a branch of a tree, which was close to the old farmer, the bird watched him with deep gray eyes and began to caw.
Mu Yubai frowned and immediately stood up from his seat, took out a sword from his storage bag, which he pointed at the bird.
— Who are you?! Show your true form, creature, or you'll regret it.
— .........….
The crow didn't reply, instead he climbed down from the tree and turned into a shadowy person, dressed in a black hood that hid his figure, his face was hidden with a simple white mask, only his ethereal grey eyes could be seen behind it.
— Creature, are you from the ?, you should know that I, Mu Yubai, have no grudge against your race, and if the great kingdoms find out that you broke the non-intervention pact, you will have to assume the consequences of the war that is coming.
— .........…..
There was no response again, as if he didn't want to or couldn't speak.
Mu Yubai, flustered, couldn't help but look into the creature's eyes, which shone brightly. Its pupils formed a strange shape, giving him a feeling of numbness. He quickly sent out his divine sense to assess the strange figure's cultivation level, but he didn't sense any Qi, which left him perplexed.
The hooded creature began to walk slowly toward him, alerting Mu Yubai, so he prepared to fight.
— Do you hear those explosions in the skies? Well, you should know that they are from the Immortal Shen who supports me. If you become my enemy, she will destroy your country with a single snap of her fingers.
— .........… - The creature continued walking mechanically towards the
— I warned you! Don't blame me for what will happen, you asked for it.
Mu Yubai slashed at the hooded creature with a powerful sword slash. Hundreds of trees were cut down along with it. The creature quickly burst into a dark mist, which turned into hundreds of crows that flew in different directions.
Immediately, Mu Yubai sent his divine sense out in all directions, but found nothing apart from the barbarian who remained frozen in place, which calmed him down a bit.
— "Ugh.., apparently he decided not to offend Protector Shen and escaped with his strange transformation technique, it would be better if I told her what happened, I think his objective was to take the barbarian with him." Mu Yubai let out a long sigh, but still remained alert.
After a few minutes, something fell furiously from the sky, which caused a great tremor throughout the forest, and immediately a powerful voice echoed.
— Brat Mu, bring the mortal before me. — It was Shen Liling who was calling him.
— "With my errand now complete, I hope I can win Protector Shen's favor and make a small profit, ha ha ha ha." Mu Yubai smiled, imagining his future earnings.
More than quickly, he threw the barbarian over his shoulder and headed in the direction from which the voice originated.
He never imagined that what he was carrying on his shoulder was nothing more than a log.
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Meanwhile, on the outskirts of the forest, a hooded person wearing a white mask moved at surprising speed, carrying Nathan on his shoulders, who remained motionless.
—"It worked! I can't believe it! This opens up a world of possibilities for me, ha ha ha ha," Nathan thought as he was carried.
—"Although it's a bit complicated to control, it's similar to moving a character in an MMORPG, so I'm familiar with it. The problem is that it's constantly draining my mental power, but I have to keep my creation active, otherwise I won't escape. Besides, I have a feeling the illusion won't last long."
The creation Nathan was talking about was the hooded person with a white mask. Since he couldn't move, he came up with the idea of creating something that would move at his will, to help him get out of the trouble he was in, as well as giving him some powers so he could defend himself.
Nathan suspected that his powers weren't limited to creating abilities, but that he could create anything he wanted, as long as he could imagine it and his mental power allowed it.
The plan was simple: if Mu Yubai looked into his creation's eyes, he would fall into a powerful illusion, which Nathan would control at will, showing him a distorted reality, and thus take advantage of his carelessness to escape.
—"The main thing will be to find a way to break the paralysis in my body and heal my ears, then find a city that has common people, to blend in with its population, so it will be harder for them to find me, after all, for them I am just another ordinary mortal, when the storm passes, I will gather information about the world I am in."
As Nathan made his plan of action, a strong earthquake shook the earth, giving him a bad feeling, so he ordered the hooded figure to use the space jump ability. Although he was reluctant to continue expending more mental power than he had used, the situation warranted it.
But not everything goes as planned. When they teleported to a distant mountain, a strange cube suddenly appeared out of nowhere and imprisoned them. Not far away, a pretty white-haired woman watched him; it was Shen Liling.
—Who are you? How dare you try to take the descendant of the knights from me? Answer!
— .........…..
Shen Liling performed a grappling technique, pulling the helpless hooded creature into her hand.
— "I don't have much mental strength left, but I'm willing to take a chance."-
The creature's eyes shone brightly, and they stared directly at Shen Liling.
The beautiful woman seemed to lose focus for a second, before quickly recovering.
— How dare you, lowly creature! You tried to hypnotize me. It seems you're seeking the worst death, but first I'll extort all your secrets.
She was furious that an uncultivated creature from a trash planet could have sent her into a trance for even a second. If her clan found out about this incident, she wouldn't know where to hide in shame.
Nathan couldn't hear what the woman was saying, but the illusion ability had failed, so there was no point in continuing to summon her creation. But if they wanted to trap him, there would be a price to pay.
The creature latched onto Shen Liling's arm tightly. Shen Liling frowned as it began to glow and swell rapidly.
— Do you think I'll let you kill yourself? Dream on!
But before she could act, several chains shot out from small portals from who knows where, immobilizing her for a split second, giving her enough time for the creature to detonate.
An explosion echoed around Shen Liling, who stood unharmed, her arm outstretched, grasping the air. The only change was that her beautiful flowery robes and underwear were completely melted by the corrosive acid soaking her beautiful skin.
She was completely naked, in front of Nathan, who was laughing inwardly.
— "Although it's a shame it didn't cause you any physical damage, it was completely worth it to expend my last bit of strength on that acid blast. After all, it's not so bad. If you had a little more chest and butt, you'd be perfect for me, ha ha ha ha."
A furious draconic roar erupted from Shen Liling's beautiful red lips, sending avalanches tumbling down several surrounding mountains.