Chapter 850

"What's a Shapeshifter?" It was Gu Ding's first time hearing the term, and he looked at Neptune curiously.

It was also Biggie and Mikko's first time hearing about such a thing, and they looked at Neptune as well.

"Depending on the attribute of cultivation, the state that appears after death will be different," Neptune explained slowly. "For example, physical cultivators will usually turn into ghouls, and those whose bodies are not strong enough will turn into skeletons. As for soul cultivators, after their bodies are destroyed, they will usually turn into spirit bodies. For example, vengeful spirits born from resentment, fiends born from killing intent, or ordinary ghosts. Shapeshifters are actually a type of spirit body. However, they are special spirit bodies formed by the fusion of their illusion and spirit bodies after the death of a powerful illusionist. "

"Shapeshifters generally retain part of their illusion abilities when they were alive. In addition, after they become a shapeshifter, they will also have some special abilities due to the fusion. That method just now is one of them — the ability to alternate between the real and the illusory. "

Neptune's explanation was very detailed, and it gave Gu Ding and the others a little understanding of the shapeshifters.

"What should we do now?" Biggie was at his wit's end against such an opponent.

"It's really tricky. Not only because of the shapeshifter's ability to alternate between the real and the illusory, it's difficult for our attacks to cause any effective damage. The illusions it creates will also unknowingly trap us, and when we're trapped to a certain extent, we won't be able to distinguish between reality and illusion. "Neptune was also desperately thinking of a countermeasure.

"Our biggest mistake is that we shouldn't have taken the initiative to step into the illusion he set up … His soul is much stronger than ours, and we can't force our way through the illusion," Melissa added.

"This hall is an illusion set up by him?" Only then did Gu Ding realize this.

"It's not difficult to verify whether this is an illusion or not …"

Before Neptune could finish speaking, Melissa's longsword was already out of its sheath, and the tip of her sword was pointing at the door behind them.

The tip of the sword directly pierced through the door, creating a huge gap.

Without thinking, Melissa was the first to jump out of the gap.

Gu Ding and the others followed suit.

However, the environment in front of them flashed, and they appeared in their previous position. He was still in the main hall, and the door that was destroyed by Melissa did not have any traces of damage.

"It's really an illusion …" Seeing this scene, Gu Ding immediately knew that what Melissa said was true.

"If we destroy this illusion again and again, the Shapeshifter's soul power will be greatly consumed, right? Wouldn't we be able to leave when he's exhausted to the point where he can no longer support the illusion? "Biggie voiced out his speculation. He had sparred with Liliath before. Usually, Lilliath's illusion would only need to be destroyed seven or eight times before Lilliath would be unable to perform the illusion due to the excessive consumption of her Soul Power.

"The destruction of the illusory realm will indeed cause a great deal of damage to the creator of the illusory realm, but that's before the illusory realm fuses with the small world. After the Illusory Realm fused with the Small World, the Small World was called the Illusory Realm. If the illusions in the Illusory World were destroyed, they could be rebuilt with very little effort. According to my estimation, we need to destroy this illusion tens of thousands of times before we can cause enough damage to his soul power, "Neptune explained.

"Biggie, you're right. It's just that this guy is different from Lilliath. Lilliath doesn't have the Illusory Realm yet, so this method is feasible to deal with her. "Neptune also guessed the reason behind Biggie's suggestion.

"No matter what kind of illusion it is, there should be a corresponding way to break it, right?" Gu Ding frowned slightly as he looked at Neptune, waiting for his answer.

"There are many ways to break the illusion." It was not Neptune who answered the question, but Miko.

"The first method is called brute force, which is to directly destroy the entire illusion. This kind of destruction is very different from the destruction that Biggie mentioned. It essentially destroys everything in the illusion, including the framework that makes up the illusion. It annihilates the particles in the illusion and collapses space-time. However, those who can do this are usually much stronger than the person who cast the illusion. "

"The second method is to break the base point. The so-called base point is the starting point of the illusion. It's like the foundation of a house or the source of water … As long as you find the base point and destroy it, the entire illusion will automatically collapse. "

"These two are the most common methods to break the illusion. Of course, other than that, there are some unconventional methods. "

"For example, you can disrupt the internal rules of the illusion and make the illusion collapse on its own. This method is usually used to construct more complex illusions. The more complex the structure, the more loopholes in the rules that may appear. "

"Also, you can directly tear the weakest point of the illusion and escape from it without destroying the illusion. This method can usually only be done by an illusionist. But to be able to do this, their attainments in illusions are usually not weaker than the person who created the illusions. "

"Also …"

Miko's explanation was very detailed. Gu Ding and the others instantly understood things that were difficult to understand when they heard it from Miko's mouth.

"There are so many ways to break the illusion. Which one should we use in this situation?" Gu Ding could not help but ask.

"We'll use the second method, breaking the base point!" This time it was Neptune who answered the question.

"Do you know where the base point is?!" Biggie quickly asked.

"There's nothing special in this area. It's most likely hidden in there," Neptune said as he pointed to the coffin that Gu Ding had attacked earlier.

"In the coffin?!"

"However, don't get too worked up yet. I need to add to what Miko just said about breaking the base point. "Neptune nodded.

"The base point of the illusion is indeed the starting point of the illusion. It's like the source of water. Once it's destroyed, the illusion will collapse on its own. That's right. However, Miko missed one point. It's not recorded in many of the materials. Once the base point of the illusion is attacked, a powerful guardian will appear. "

"I suspect that the base point is in this coffin. I also suspect that the guardian is in this coffin …" Neptune gave his guess.

"Regardless of what's in this coffin, let's open it first!" Gu Ding made a decision very decisively. "The longer we're trapped in this illusion, the more dangerous it will be. If there's really a guardian, let's all attack together and get rid of it as soon as possible. "

Gu Ding's character in the past would always be the first to rush up and fight one-on-one when he encountered a strong opponent. However, in this situation, he chose to focus on the big picture and gave up the opportunity to fight one-on-one.

"Ultimate King Finger, fifth pole!" Gu Ding roared and a hurricane-shaped finger quickly formed in the void …