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Chapter 696 - 696 368 Holy Mark (4000)_2

Chapter 696: 368 Holy Mark (4000)_2 Chapter 696: 368 Holy Mark (4000)_2 Judging from this monster’s head alone, its entire body was likely over 50 meters long. Despite the distance, Rose could feel the terror brought by this behemoth, as a sense of insignificance rose within her.

This bird of prey could swallow the whole room in a single gulp!

This thought involuntarily emerged in her mind.

What Rose didn’t know was, there was more than just one monster in the Illusion World. Due to her field of view, she couldn’t see the other two. If one were to look down from the sky, a hundred-meter radius had remarkably transformed into a stunning world of alternating red, black, and purple hues.

In the black fog, an enormous humanoid life form was slowly moving forward. Their footsteps landed on the ground, creating sounds akin to explosions. The occasionally revealed arm was covered in backthorns and scales.

It was indeed a ruthless machine best suited for physical combat.

In the midst of the purple fog, a huge python was coiling and winding itself around a high-rise building, its head clinging upwards.

The two ridges on its nostrils seemed like a pair of sharp knife tips.

Indeed, Qi could be utilized as a power source for Illusion Art. Even its effect can be surprisingly good.

Well, it was so good that Rose was close to being frightened out of her wits.

“Is this really Illusion Art!? How can it cover such a huge range? Is it possible to conjure up a monster with such a terrifying stature out of thin air?” Rose’s mind went blank; the situation before her was beyond her comprehension.

Who am I? Where am I? What should I do next?

Five minutes later, Casio passed the qualification audit. He also won an additional bottle of Holy Springs Water and successfully gained a junior admirer eager to become his apprentice.

Having sensed the terrifying range and aura of the Illusion Art.

Rose foresaw her own defeat. She believed that Casio was actually a highly concealed master of illusion techniques, and joined the Illusionist Exchange Meeting with an attitude more akin to seniority, eager to see what the younger generation of illusionists in the hunting group were capable of.

Occasionally offering advice to likable juniors and the like.

Rose believed she was one of those favored juniors.

After currying favor for a while, Rose left, leaving Casio alone in the ward. After the previous experimental phase, he had a general understanding of the effects of utilizing Qi to perform Illusion Art abilities.

To be honest, the skill was rough, but the power was dominant.

The crudeness referred to the fact that at this stage, Bai Kui was just a Primary Illusion Techniques artist, and the Illusion Space created was not very realistic and the structure was not clever. An astute enemy would see through it in a glance.

However, the power was quite straight-forward.

When Casio used Qi as the source of illusion, the power of Phantom Kui immediately surpassed that of a Primary Illusionist, skipping the Intermediate Illusionist rank. It reached, and even surpassed the level of a Senior Illusionist.

Because the illusions of a Senior Illusionist were also not real.

Regardless of whether they could kill an enemy in the Illusion Space, they were still intangible spiritual energies.

However, Qi was different. It could materialize! It is akin to a fifth limb for fighters, embodying the will of their boxing method.

The beak of the Blood Vulture under the South Dipper Red Vulture Fist is a prime example.

It possesses the dual attributes of spirit and physical damage.

If a Blood Vulture Bird swallowed you in the Illusion Space, it was a real swallow! A physical one at that.

Therefore, whether she knew it or not, Rose considered Casio an Illusionist master, which was well deserved.

In a ward on the second floor of the sanatorium.

Casio got up from the bed and stood by the window for a glance outside. This place wasn’t the Dark Hunt Organization Headquarters but a separate sanatorium for treating injured hunters.

This time, taking advantage of Bai Kui’s Illusion Art ability was an impromptu measure. The fifth time of retrospectively returning to the body of the antique owner did bring Qi, but for a short time, Casio still needed to use this frail body to carry out tasks.

Even though he had a powerful boxing combat experience, he was still handicapped. This level of combat efficiency would be quite low while acquiring Holy Springs Water at first, delaying the process severely.

Because Bai Kui’s physique was so weak that Casio couldn’t even use the Qi in his body to a certain degree. Any attempt to engage his body would lead to its collapse.

However, Illusion Art could act as an intermediary. The overwhelming Qi could be released in another form for high efficiency.

Casio’s combat potency has been indirectly enhanced. He has evolved from a physically weak combat expert to a master illusionist.

This will provide him with a stronger starting point, enabling him to take on high-level tasks and collect plenty of spring water in no time.

His physical strength will be readjusted to outperform the standard fighter.

Thereby, his combat strength can be completely unleashed in a short time.

It’s important to note that illusion arts are simply an assistive tool for Casio. The illusion constructs an illusory realm by manipulating Qi, yet it doesn’t pose as much potent power as the secret martial arts and secret techniques which use the physical body to drive Qi.

This is a workaround used in the early phase of retrospection.

With a clatter, the window was half-closed. Sunlight peeked in through the other half, maintaining brightness inside the ward.

A silhouette was half-lying on the bed, holding three transparent glass bottles, each filled with one unit of Holy Spring Water.

The liquid shone like flowing sand with a faint golden glow, effusing an indescribable booming life force. It was definitely a great stuff.

Casio didn’t hesitate and decided to give it a try.

Opening up one of the bottles, he drank it all in one go.

A warm sensation traveled from his mouth down his esophagus, slid into his stomach, dispersed around, and was absorbed by his body almost instantly.

All of his pores opened and closed, giving him a sense of transparency.

White steam emerged from Casio’s body, appearing rather conspicuous under the sunlight. If you looked closely, you could see impurities mixed within the steam, with occasional grey streaks fleeting across the white steam.

Then, black and red steam slowly surfaced.

It was the blood stasis and damaged tissue and organs, which have all turned into minute powdery substance, being expelled from the body through the pores.

The spring water was incredibly effective, comparable to life’s vibration energy. It didn’t take long for Bai Kui’s wounded body to be healed.

The remaining half unit of the Holy Spring was at work, starting to fundamentally strengthen this rather weak body.

Casio didn’t waste any time and uncapped the remaining two bottles right away. He poured them into his mouth, using up all the water.

Immediately, a heat surged through his body, as if he was soaked in a hot spring, cleansing and restless with the water.

It was as if both his body and spirit were being cleansed.

Gradually, as time passed, a faint trace emerged on the back of Casio’s right hand.

It was pale gold in color, slightly thicker than a hair strand, and perfectly straight.

Lowering his head, he murmured to himself.

“Is this the so-called Holy Mark?”

After a certain level of consumption of Holy Spring Water, the body will reach the first stage of saturation, resulting in a miraculous effect called the Holy Mark. It acts like an amplifier, selectively amplifying and evolving one of the user’s abilities.

Now Casio’s condition is of initial saturation, leading to the formation of the first Holy Mark. Further consumption of spring water, leading to another saturation, would induce the formation of the second Holy Mark, then the third one, and so on….

Bai Kui was not sure about the limit.

Lying in the patient bed, he looked at the golden Holy Mark on the back of his hand. Casio sensed that the Phantom Kui’s ability seemed to be automatically amplified.

He could construct more sophisticated illusions over a larger scope.

“Phantom Kui is an ability, so could secret martial arts also be considered an ability?” Casio rubbed his chin, pondering.

“Peel off the Holy Mark, transfer it to the Southern Dipper Boxing Method…”

With a flicker of his mind, a flash of light on the back of his hand, his body was jolted with the explosion of purple and red Qi. Casio’s attitude instantly changed from casual to serious, as he sat up straight.

Because at that split second, the Qi of the South Dipper Red Vulture Fist and South Dipper Sonic Serpent Fist seemed to have signs of merging!

“I need to unlock the acupuncture points and check the condition of the Dead Fang Mirror and the Echo Mirror.”