Swallowing the Stars: The Supreme Being of All Heavens

Chapter 148 [Absolute Self]

Chapter 148 [Absolute Self]

After the new pale gold text appeared, a mysterious message flooded into Suk's mind from the unknown. Upon receiving the message, he immediately understood the effect of this new 'talent ability'.

"Immune to all negative illusion effects that affect the soul?" Suk blinked.

Isn't this equivalent to races like the "Machine Race" and the "Demon Slayer Race"—races that have no "soul" but only a "life core"?

The only difference is that he has a soul, and he is immune not to everything, but to the 'negative'.

Suk fell into deep thought.

It sounds like it's specifically designed to counter soul illusions, but I wonder to what extent it can do?

If it ignores levels, that would be amazing.

For example, if he's an apprentice-level cultivator, but the illusions cast by Lord Hunyuan have no effect on him, then that's abnormal.

However, this does not mean that this talent is truly invincible.

Since there are many types of attacks targeting the soul and consciousness, such as direct soul impact, soul erosion, and soul destruction, rather than relying on illusions to influence consciousness, this ability may be of little use.

For example, Hu Yanbo, the master of the Meteorite Star, died because his soul was damaged.

In some respects, they are not as good as the "Mechanical Race," which is simply immune to all illusions and mental attacks. However, the "Mechanical Race" cannot perform soul attacks either. Therefore, races like the Mechanical Race cannot enslave others through soul magic, nor can they cultivate soul magic.

There's also the strength of consciousness (which can be understood as soul pressure). A contest of pure consciousness strength naturally doesn't fall under the scope of illusion. The strength of consciousness depends on mental power, brain capacity, and so on; the higher one's strength, the stronger their consciousness. For example, a realm lord could easily kill a planetary or celestial being by emanating his soul pressure, making it completely unnecessary for him to use illusion.

"But it's still quite impressive. If the other party doesn't know my abilities and tries to influence and enslave me with illusions, then they are destined to fail," Suk thought to himself.

If placed in a place like "Mount Demon Sound," it would be unstoppable.

Its value is derived from its upper limit; however, we still need to test it to see exactly how.

In the manor, at the training ground, Suk summoned all the best mentalists and illusionists around him.

"Try casting an illusion on me and see if you can affect me," Suk said to a blue-skinned, slender woman of cosmic caliber.

This is a cosmic-level eighth-tier illusionist.

The blue-skinned woman with a third eye between her eyebrows respectfully accepted the order and then looked at Suk.

"Whoosh!" The woman's invisible, ethereal mental power invaded Suk's consciousness.

Because it was afraid of hurting its owner, it did not attack directly upon contact, but rather spread out like a thin film, making contact slowly and gradually.

The soul is actually a collection of countless spiritual forces.

As that ethereal mental power touched the "soul," the person's consciousness naturally fell into a terrifying "mental illusion."

Suk could sense the whole process, but like someone who had lost their sense of taste drinking a beverage, he felt no taste at all, as if his entire consciousness and thinking were in another dimension, maintaining a special state of clarity.

Suk looked at the woman, "Use your strongest methods to cast illusions on me, as long as you don't hurt me." Simply casting illusions won't harm the target; it will only trap them in an illusion.

Suk had just entered the first level of the cosmic level, and his will was also at the cosmic level, but he still couldn't resist an eighth-level cosmic level illusionist; the gap was too great.

Upon hearing Suk's words, the slender, blue-skinned, three-eyed woman stopped holding back. Her third eye, located between her brows, emitted an eerie light, and an even more powerful, invisible mental force enveloped Suk.

Suk closed his eyes, seemingly trying to feel the process.

I still don't feel anything at all.

It was as if the other party's illusion was like "dancing for the blind" to him.

"It's ready," Suk said suddenly as he opened his eyes.

The blue-skinned woman and the other mentalists and illusionists around her were all taken aback; their master seemed to have resisted with ease.

"All of you, cast illusions on me together. Don't hold back, just go all out," Suk said, glancing at all the cosmic-level mentalists in the training ground.

A series of tests proved that his new ability could indeed resist illusions. Even an eighth-level cosmic-level illusion had no effect on him. The specific upper limit was still unknown.

However, if the way the subordinates use their telekinetic attacks changes and they are no longer simply illusions, then it will be the same as normal, and this "absolute self" will be useless.

Suk understood that this talent allowed him to maintain a clear sense of self at all times, but not all soul powers were ineffective against him.

"At least I'm not afraid of some of those terrifying illusions that specifically target consciousness," Suk thought to himself.

Then Su Ke had a sudden thought, remembering the black token he obtained on the Divine Flower Continent, which contained 36 layers of illusion.

Although it is just a simple illusion and will not harm people, even many realm lords cannot break through the illusion.

Over the years, Suk has been trying and his will has improved considerably, but he has only reached the 7th level at most.

"You may leave." Suk waved for the servants to leave, then returned to his cultivation chamber and took out the mysterious token from his spatial ring.

The token was a pure black, as if it could devour all the light around it; when your gaze fell upon it, you could feel your soul being drawn in.

"Try again." Suk began to probe his consciousness into the token.

With a whoosh, accompanied by a tremendous roar like an earthquake, an illusion instantly enveloped Suk, trying to make him succumb to it.

But Suk's eyes were very calm. He felt very strange, as if a three-dimensional person was looking at two-dimensional things. Those illusions seemed out of place to him.

No matter how ingenious or bizarre the illusion was, Suk's consciousness had already transcended it, so he was naturally not truly affected.

Suk easily broke through this illusion.

Then came the second illusion, which also aimed to influence Suk's mind and cause him to fall into depravity.

But it was no use. Suk seemed to have transformed into an emotionless machine, coldly breaking through this illusion.

More illusions followed, each more terrifying than the last.

Soon they reached the seventh illusion, which was where Suk had been trapped and unable to break free.

but now?

"I don't feel anything at all." Suk's eyes were filled with a clear calmness, and he even smiled.

The seventh and eighth illusions came one after another, but Su Ke's breakthrough speed only increased.

Compared to his own mentalists, this illusion was clearly far more terrifying and far superior. Even countless domain lords and world lords had perished, yet it still couldn't affect Suk, a cosmic-level being, at all.

Unstoppable momentum!

As Suk broke through the 36th illusion, a grand voice resounded in his consciousness.