"Whoosh!"
The sharp wind and snow swept across the stage, and the ice blue sword blades fell in unison.
The Snow Emperor and the Puppet straightened up, the two Imperial Swords turning into wind and snow and dissipating. Everyone watched the two figures on the stage, unable to distinguish who was the real person and who was the Puppet.
At that moment, the Snow Emperor turned his head to the side, and the Puppet immediately dispersed into wind and snow, exiting the stage just as the Imperial Swords had done before.
The true Snow Emperor remained on stage, silently disengaging the low-temperature Domain, and Lin Yi was finally released from the blinding white surroundings.
[Blood loss: 694783]
[Remaining health: 883036322167]
[Damage Level: Gold (Junior)]
[Random Reward: Emotion Fabricator]
[Host Reward: Emotion Fabricator (No critical hit)]
The new reward, just from the name, seemed related to controlling emotions.
Lin Yi opened the description to watch, and as he did so, he suddenly felt that the introduction to the reward was eerily familiar.
"Damage 694783, Golden Junior, your reward is the Emotion Fabricator."
"This reward means you can create out of thin air emotions that didn't previously exist for them. Moreover, emotions have levels, and you can easily control the emotional scale from high to low, or low to high."
Lin Yi continued, "There are many kinds of emotions—anger, happiness, sadness, yearning, regret, remorse, and so on. Depending on the different emotional effect you want to achieve, you can even add memories of a scene that shouldn't exist in someone else's mind."
This was the part that Lin Yi found familiar, resembling a previous reward he had seen for memory implantation.
However, there was a difference.
The memory implantation was permanent, while these scene memories implanted because of emotions were only there to satisfy the current emotional need. After an hour, this part of the scene memories would also disappear from the other person's mind.
Snow Emperor: "What's the purpose of adding scene memories, and what exactly are they like? I don't quite understand."
Lin Yi: "To induce an emotion in someone, you need a reason. With that reason, the emotion can be fuller, the effect stronger. For example, if you want someone to feel sorrow, you could plant a memory of their father falling ill and passing away in their mind. You can adjust the intensity of the sorrow; the higher the intensity, the deeper their sorrow. The scene memory in their mind will then automatically be embellished with more sorrowful details—this doesn't require your involvement, you just need to provide the scenario."
The Snow Emperor shook his head as he listened, gradually grasping the meaning of the reward.
Wang Qiu'er: "Sounds a bit like my memory implantation reward."
Yes, this reward was indeed the one Wang Qiu'er had received!
Lin Yi remembered.
"The main purpose of memory implantation is still to serve memory, while this is entirely to serve emotion. Emotion can completely influence a person's will and ability to act. Right, this reward will ignore the target's power level; it will work on anyone, regardless of their strength."
After hearing Lin Yi's explanation, everyone's facial expressions became somewhat uncontrollable.
Ignores power level—this was rarely seen, a rarity among the rewards they had encountered.
Lin Yi immediately added, "Although this reward ignores the target's power level, it will still be affected by one thing—that is, willpower. The stronger a person's willpower, the less they will be influenced by the emotion."
Just then, another voice came from below the stage.
"But my father has been dead for decades. If you were to implant a memory of his death in me again, I don't think I'd be that sad. Decades have passed, and I've come to terms with it. I'm almost older now than he was when he died."
Chen Xin shrugged as he spoke.
Gu Rong, however, shook his head: "It doesn't have to be a memory of your father's death. What if I created a memory that you're not your father's biological child? Would you be upset then?"
"I'd be angry enough to tear you in half!"
Chen Xin immediately grabbed Gu Rong by the throat, but Gu Rong just stood there, letting Chen Xin exert his strength without showing any sign of redness or breathlessness.
Gu Rong, now a popular figure on social media and a recognized idol among the middle-aged and elderly, had countless fans, and his strength had received unprecedented enhancement. He was no longer someone that Chen Xin could shake easily.
Lin Yi: "Chen Xin, you can give it a try. Memory recall is completely in service of emotion, and that statement isn't without basis. Perhaps if you experience it yourself, you'll understand."
Oh no!
Why did I have to talk so much!
Chen Xin's eyes widened, now really wanting to give himself a couple of slaps across his own mouth.
Lin Yi flicked the golden light sphere toward Snow Emperor, and after the integration reward, Snow Emperor silently approached Chen Xin.
"Senior Snow Emperor, after all, we're on the same side. Please go easy on me."
Chen Xin said with a forced smile.
Snow Emperor had an innocent look on his face, "I'll do as Senior Lin Yi instructed. However he tells me to test, I will proceed with the test. No one should die, right?"
Lin Yi's retort was quick: "When an emotion reaches its climax, death isn't out of the question."
Chen Xin: "..."
Snow Emperor looked at Chen Xin with a tinge of sympathy before raising his right hand, a stream of golden light flowing from his palm into Chen Xin's mind.
Chen Xin's vision wasn't obstructed at all, so this reward didn't have an "illusion" effect. The so-called memory recall was merely a series of images flashing incessantly in his mind.
It was an image of an elderly man lying in a pool of blood.
Chen Xin had seen this scene before, and at that time had cried his heart out. But now that so many years had passed, he'd long since come to terms with it.
"Heh, this scene is somewhat sad, but it shouldn't affect me much."
Chen Xin shook his head and sighed.
But others didn't think so, for they could clearly see a golden dial floating above the palm of Snow Emperor's right hand, and at this moment, the needle pointed to the very bottom.
That was the lowest level of sadness.
The use of the reward was just beginning!
Soon, Snow Emperor moved the needle back one notch.
"Son!"
As Chen Xin remained unconcerned, a cry suddenly came from behind.
And in front of him, the corpse in the image had disappeared.
Chen Xin immediately turned around.
Behind him stood a young man, handsome with chiselled features, yet his complexion radiated gentleness.
The young man squatted down, opening his arms as a toddler unsteadily walked towards him.
"Heart is so amazing! You can walk now! Quick, come to daddy!"
Chen Xin instinctively took a step forward, and a tear uncontrollably rolled down from the corner of his eye.
"Father... No, wasn't I only supposed to see the scene of my father's death? You've broken your promise!"
Chen Xin shouted in grief.
Lin Yi expressionless: "These are the scenes conjured by your own mind. Of course, we don't know what you're seeing right now."
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"Reincarnated A Hundred Thousand Times, Chased by Every Douluo Goddess"
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