Chapter 796 - 542: No. 2, Fusion!
Since the last failure in telepathy, Li Pu hadn’t attempted a second time.
He kept saying he wanted to practice, but it was always put off.
The crux of it was that the experience of connecting with Number 2 was really unpleasant.
On the contrary, it was with his partner that he had multiple connections.
The main purpose was to use it for hypnosis to fall asleep faster, even more effective than reading books.
Nowadays, spending more time together, their relationship had deepened, and combined with the improvement in his and Number 2’s strength—specifically in spiritual power—he felt he could try again.
So he called Number 2 over and placed his hand on the creature’s large head.
"Next, I will engage in a deeper telepathic exchange with you."
Given the serious situation, he uncharacteristically instructed seriously, "Take care of yourself."
[Wretched Summoner, don’t even think about it!]
Number 2 obediently relaxed its mental defenses.
Li Pu easily entered Number 2’s inner world.
He was quite familiar with this step.
But next, the challenge came.
Number 2’s voice began echoing repeatedly in his mind.
[Get out! Get out!]
[Welcome!]
[Welcome!]
[Get out! Get out!]
[Welcome!]
[Get out! Get out!]
If the inner world of Number 2 was all lies or sarcasm, it would be easier to adapt.
The problem was it was sometimes true and sometimes false, alternating repeatedly, causing a huge mental shock.
It left Li Pu dizzy, unable to delve deeper.
At such times, he wished his spiritual self was deaf.
"I don’t believe it."
But this time, he seemed determined.
Even if he couldn’t delve deeper into Number 2’s mind for now, he wouldn’t retreat.
He decided to linger in this layer, in a standoff with it.
[Give up, Summoner!]
[Give up, Summoner!]
[Come on, hold on!]
[Give up, Summoner!]
A new wave of chaotic mental assaults quickly came.
Li Pu, with closed eyes and fully concentrated, didn’t realize that a small amount of blue liquid was starting to ooze from his nose.
"Whoa! I can’t take it anymore!"
Finally, his eyes opened, and like someone who had just come up for air, he panted heavily.
"This time feels different from the last."
"It feels like I’m just a tiny step away."
Recalling his persistence just now, he still felt a bit optimistic.
He felt that if he held on a bit longer, he could gradually get accustomed to the chaotic mental assaults, then slowly approach the resonance area needed for successful [possession].
"How exactly can I achieve resonance with it?"
Scrutinizing Number 2, Li Pu knew what he lacked.
What he lacked was resonance; as long as he could create even a partial resonance with Number 2, his spiritual power would be strong enough to thrust his mind deep enough for [possession].
"The first step is to enhance my spiritual power."
With this in mind, he let Number 2 split open on the spot.
Under the effect of [nurturing], a hexagonal inscription slowly emerged from one of its internal devices.
Li Pu reached out, and the inscription reverted to its brick form.
The [Stone of Human Demon] could enhance physical and spiritual power, exactly what he needed now.
He had tested it before; even if it was temporarily removed, it wouldn’t cancel the previous nurturing progress.
With a thought, he merged the brick into his body.
"Indeed, I feel stronger."
The 39% nurturing degree was clearly noticeable with him.
It brought a greater enhancement compared to before.
Having completed this step, the next thing to ponder was how to achieve resonance with Number 2.
The challenge of achieving resonance with Number 2 lay in the fact that Li Pu couldn’t lie.
More accurately, he didn’t know when to lie.
Joining in lies when Number 2 lied, and being honest when Number 2 was honest, that was the ideal state of resonance.
But this creature’s mind seemed completely random, making it impossible for him to keep up.
So he began to ponder over the little details of everyday life in hopes of figuring out some pattern in this creature’s deceit.
"I wonder if this method might work."
Suddenly, Li Pu got some inspiration.
Since he couldn’t detect a pattern, perhaps he could create one himself.
Starting from things that had already happened, induce Number 2 to recall them deceitfully once more. He wondered if this could work.
Thinking of this, Li Pu decided to give it a try.
Thus, he once again entered Number 2’s mental world.
[Get out! Get out!]
[Welcome!]
[Welcome!]
[Get out! Get out!]
As soon as he entered, he was greeted immediately by Number 2.
But this time, Li Pu decided not to passively endure Number 2’s repeated mental assaults but to be proactive in gaining some control.
So he immediately sent a telepathic message.
"Reincarnation transformation is a very wonderful thing."
Both their minds echoed with the voice, even Li Pu could hear it himself.
[That’s right, it’s really wonderful!]
"So wonderful."
As expected, Number 2 lied, and having predicted this, he quickly joined in with a lie at almost the same time.
Both parties lied, achieving a small resonance.
The level of mental exchange seemed to delve a bit deeper.