At this point, there was no need to hide anymore. The unicorn’s face gradually turned cold, and it revealed a strange smile, as if it was tearing at its flesh.
It felt like it was wearing a layer of skin. The fake mask could no longer be worn, and the real face was revealed. No one knew what kind of monster was under the skin.
“When did you find out?”
“Actually, I had my suspicions a long time ago. Moreover, when I stepped into this forbidden area, I could faintly sense that there was an unknown force trying to control my consciousness.”
It wasn’t that Lin Bai didn’t notice the faint black fog in his eyes earlier. It was just that he didn’t know what exactly this black fog was and who was controlling it, so he pretended to have fallen for it, so that the creature behind him would let down its guard.
The unicorn didn’t expect Lin Bai to be so sharp. One had to know that his puppet technique had always been successful. Even though it was sealed here and its strength wasn’t as powerful as before, it was more than enough to deal with a small cultivator like Lin Bai.
How could it know that Lin Bai had lived two lives and had a power transmission system in his body? How could he fall for it so easily.
“You suspected me just because of this?”
Lin Bai shook his head. “Of course not. But what you said next confirmed my guess. I didn’t say anything about being attacked by the shadow monster from the beginning. How could you know if you were locked in here?”
The unicorn thought that its acting skills were flawless, but it didn’t expect that Lin Bai would still find flaws of it, so he had long been on guard.
It secretly hated itself for being careless. Everyone who came here was deceived by its acting skills. Those people’s cultivation levels were only much higher than Lin Bai’s, but it did not expect that they would fail miserably at Lin Bai’s hands.
It eased its expression and tried to continue seducing Lin Bai.
“Since my true colors have been discovered by you, then I have nothing to say. As long as you pluck the fruit, the words I said earlier will still be effective. I will give you everything you want, regardless of whether it is glory, wealth, or profound cultivation techniques. I will let you rise to the top from now on.”
The unicorn was full of lies. Moreover, judging from its level of danger, it was undoubtedly dangerous to collaborate with it. Lin Bai would not do such a stupid thing.
When it was trapped here, it was unable to break the seal, but it was able to control such a terrifying shadow monster. If the seal was broken, who knew what it would do to it.
Lin Bai revealed a contemptuous smile. “You really think I’m as gullible as a three-year-old child. Don’t forget that you almost took my life before! The creature behind the door is you, right? You keep absorbing my spiritual energy.”
If Lin Bai did not have the system in hand and cleverly thought of a way, he would have been sucked dry by the unicorn in the end. How could he still have the life left to stand here.
Seeing that the bait was ineffective, the unicorn’s face gradually darkened. “Don’t refuse a toast only to be forced. If you know what’s good for you, then listen to me and pluck the fruit. Otherwise, I’ll let you know what regret is.”
It threatened with vicious words, but unexpectedly, Lin Bai still did not care. “I’d like to see how you’ll make me regret.”
“Refuse a toast only to be forced!”
“Roar!”
The unicorn shrieked, and waves of sound waves rapidly spread out with it as the center. The black fog that had been lurking for a long time rose from the ground, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, and surrounded the unicorn’s body.
The originally pure and holy light on its body became dimmer and dimmer. More accurately speaking, it was a transformation. It seemed to have shed its disguise and revealed an incomparably ferocious face.
The black fog enveloped the unicorn’s entire body, and its appearance could not be seen clearly. However, an extremely ominous aura spread rapidly. At the same time, the surrounding temperature had decreased by quite a bit. It was as if it was a creature that had crawled out of the abyss. It carried a terrifying pressure.
This black mist was of the same origin as the shadow monsters from before. It was thick and filled with evil.
The appearance of the little elves hanging on the tree were changing. Their bodies were rapidly elongating, and their scarlet eyes flickered with an unsettling luster. They had all sorts of strange appearances, but they all had one thing in common. All of them were ferocious.
They were like the fish in the deep sea, even more terrifying than those things.
The azure sky had long since darkened. It was so dark that it made people panic. The surrounding environment had also changed. It was as if Lin Bai had fallen into a bottomless pit, or as if he had returned to the narrow and deep place where he had been previously, it was as if he had returned to the esophagus of some unknown creature.
It turned out that all the previous dreamy scenes were illusions created by the unicorn. It had almost reached the point of making it look real. The purpose was to numb Lin Bai, but unfortunately, Lin Bai did not fall for it.
“Bang — Bang –”
There was a rhythmic beating sound above his head. When he heard the strange movement, Lin Bai looked towards the source of the sound. There was no more green fruit. It was actually a black heart that was still beating non-stop.
Countless chains wrapped around it heavily, restricting the black heart. However, many of the chains had already rusted and were covered in dark red stains. It looked like dried blood
Clearly, these chains no longer had the same power as before. They looked like they were on the verge of collapsing. As they hung there, the black heart beat faster and faster. Perhaps one day, these chains would no longer be able to restrain it.
As all the illusions retreated, Lin Bai saw that the bottom of the chains were covered in white bones that could almost be piled up into a small mountain. He finally knew where the people who had disappeared in the forbidden area had gone.
They must have been deceived by the unicorn to pick that fruit. Perhaps they had set off some sort of prohibition or some other spell formation and ended up like this.
The unicorn would use these people to weaken the power of the spell formation so that it could break the seal. If it succeeded this time, it would have been completely freed.
However, Lin Bai did not fall for it!
