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Chapter 122 - 42: Hypnosis Master

Chapter 122: Chapter 42: Hypnosis Master

Jiuyue always felt that this meal was incredibly unsatisfying, whenever there were Extraterrestrials lurking around, the atmosphere would plummet, these people were truly the spoiled seeds, yet they were omnipresent.

No matter where they were or what they were doing, it seemed as if there were eyes constantly watching them from behind.

Due to listening too intently, Jiuyue got a piece of chicken stuck in her teeth for the first time.

A small bone lodged deep between her teeth, and after trying for a long time with her fingers, she couldn’t get it out.

She remembered the admonition her father wrote in the "Auspicious Fox Cultivation Notes".

After growing up, she would sooner or later understand the reason they left, and she would know of the existence of the Extraterrestrials and the company.

But, don’t seek revenge against the Extraterrestrials.

As long as you stay in the mountains with your clan, you will be safe.

This was the agreement they reached with the Extraterrestrials.

Now, Jiuyue not only knew about the company and the Extraterrestrials but also about Ning Ruyue and the other heirs, although they were nominally the bloodline of the Prime Monarch, they were actually products of the company’s genetic science.

In Mr. Mingyuan’s words, they were born in the cold laboratories.

"I’ll deal with the Second Prince’s teacher,"

Jiuyue clenched her fists and said, "If a disciple is bullied, the master’s wife must certainly help her take back the stage."

"Hmm, gather your energy before that."

Duan Mingyuan patted his own leg, and Jiuyue understood, placing her empty lunchbox on the ground and lying on top of it, closing her eyes.

Mr. Mingyuan had said that Life Energy was closely related to the spirit of living beings, so before nightfall, she needed to mentally replenish herself.

However, a dissonant note shattered the fleeting tranquility in front of the wooden house.

"Great news, truly great news!"

Rolling black smoke spewed from the wooden house, all the light being sucked into it, and the Ghost Prison was once again plunged into pitch darkness.

This whole morning, Chen Chou had been devoted to researching the Blood Sacrifice Ritual, and just now, he had finally made a significant academic breakthrough.

He saw the position of full professor beckoning to him.

"There’s new progress in academic research!"

All thanks to the two postgraduate students assigned to him by Duan Mingyuan.

"Sit down and take your time."

At his words, the shadows in the sky receded to the ground, coalescing into human form, and Chen Chou also sat down mimicking Duan Mingyuan, the only thing amiss was the lack of a beautiful and captivating Fox Demon lying across his legs.

"We can talk, but can you get her to get up from your legs? This is a serious academic seminar!"

Jiuyue bared her teeth at Chen Chou with some dissatisfaction—she had just lain down, and Mr. Mingyuan’s thighs weren’t even warm yet—but considering she was also at a critical juncture in becoming a full professor, she reluctantly got up and straightened herself.

As the host of the academic conference, Chen Chou didn’t forget to set the rules, "During the upcoming academic conference, phrases like ’my wife...’ and ’my husband...’ are prohibited."

"Alright, alright, I got it."

Jiuyue said, "What did you find out?"

"The nature of the Blood Sacrifice Ritual, and the reason why the ritual requires the sacrifice of everyone, is to eliminate individual thought differences and maintain a high consistency in the original thought, which is the prerequisite for merging Life Energy,"

Chen Chou explained.

Duan Mingyuan had always been committed to finding how to perform the Blood Sacrifice Ritual without harming lives, which also became his research direction.

In Duan Mingyuan’s words, becoming a full professor required the recognition and votes of the masses; if all the masses were sacrificed, there would be no voting base.

Chen Chou had to admit that there was some truth to these words.

Whether it be becoming a full professor, an academy member or even planning a terrorist attack, one needed to have a solid mass base.

Unlike those high and mighty Extraterrestrials who compared themselves to "Heaven," they pursued a populist approach.

"After understanding this essence, just find a way to eliminate individual thought differences temporarily, maintain a high uniformity of thought, and the same effect as the Blood Sacrifice Ritual can be achieved."

Chen Chou was eager to share his discovery with the two of them, also hoping that Duan Mingyuan and Jiuyue might build upon his findings and offer some suggestions.

"Merged thinking..."

As the Evil Spirit Queen, Jiuyue pondered, "How about temporarily turning them into evil spirits? The most basic evil spirits are energy bodies without independent thinking, but how to merge them together?"

In the animations she had seen, there were indeed plots involving the collection of Vitality, but as she observed, most newly formed evil spirits follow their instincts.

During the conversation, their gazes inevitably met Duan Mingyuan’s.

No one on this Earth understood Life Energy better than Duan Mingyuan, not even the Extraterrestrials could easily transform life, objects, and Life Energy into one another.

"Mr. Mingyuan has inherited the Ogre’s Bloodline; perhaps he knows the mystery behind it."

This was a secret known only to the true Ogres.

Upon hearing this, Chen Chou also realized the same.

He had said Duan Mingyuan couldn’t possibly be a mere human, and being defeated by an Ogre was a bit more acceptable.

"We might try to maintain the same line of thinking in them before they become evil spirits."

Duan Mingyuan said with difficulty.

First of all, he had stressed many times that he had never eaten people.

The nickname Ogre Boxer was started by someone with ill intentions who set the rhythm in the group chat, and after a series of meticulous investigations later, he strongly suspected Jiuyue was the culprit.

But he had no evidence.

The fox, Jiuyue, was the one who joyously spread the glorious deeds of the Ogre Boxer.

Now, every Monster on Qing Chi Peak knew there was an Ogre on the mountain.

Jiuyue accepted the criticism and was more restrained during the spreading process, particularly emphasizing the "kind Ogre" trait.

"But what exactly should we do?"

Jiuyue asked again.

"Hypnosis, I remember there are records of such Mysterious Techniques in the academy’s library," Duan Mingyuan replied.

The narrow definition of evil spirits is closely related to Dreamland, and Wangxu has always dedicated himself to guiding the newly born evil spirits to quickly awaken their potential. Based on this theory, Duan Mingyuan also considered that if one could control Dreamland, perhaps they could control the process of evil spirits’ evolution.

But prior to arriving at the Cloud Sea Academy, he had no knowledge base related to Dreamland.

"Hypnosis, oh, I know about that, once someone is hypnotized they fall into a state where they do whatever others suggest," Jiuyue said.

Duan Mingyuan noticed the fleeting glint in Jiuyue’s eyes and emphasized, "The creator of this technique did so to maximize the use of sleep."

He felt that the author who wrote "Dreamland Odd Talk" could never have imagined that hundreds of years later, the word hypnosis would conjure such wild imaginations.

Clearly, Jiuyue was entertaining ideas that should not appear in a serious academic meeting.

To avoid getting another bizarre nickname like "Dream Tapir," Duan Mingyuan felt compelled to protect his reputation.

"That’s a great idea," Jiuyue said, nodding repeatedly, "Mr. Mingyuan, I think the nickname ’Ogre Boxer’ isn’t really fitting."

She had long wanted to point this out.

Boxer sounds more like a physically offensive profession, which clearly differed from the impression Mr. Mingyuan left on people.

"I think ’Ogre Mage’ suits you better," Jiuyue said.

In the works she had seen, only Mages could hypnotize others into doing various things.

Chen Chou also nodded in agreement, strongly supporting Jiuyue’s view.

"Jiuyue!"

"Here!"

"Stand up and listen at this meeting!"