Chapter 25: Cultivating the Book of the End, Fighting Against Oneself

  "Right, this is indeed the first volume of 'The Book of Lin'. I didn't expect you to find it so soon. Now you can really cultivate well." The woman's voice said excitedly.

  "Hey, weren't you just going to ask me a question? So go ahead and ask now." Meng Ling said calmly with a wave of her hand.

  "No need, since I've already obtained the 'Lin's Book', my questions are of no use to you now. Now, I'll tell you a great way to cultivate. You will be very excited, hehe." A burst of silvery laughter echoed from Meng Ling in all directions.

  "What's a great way of cultivating? What is it?" Upon hearing this, Meng Leng also started to get curious.

  "Now, first take the 'Rin no Sho' in your hand to the central 'Offering Tower', there will be a platform inside. Put the 'Rin no Sho' on it and you can start actual combat training on the first floor of the Offering Tower. There, you can choose the enemies you need for actual combat training. This is extremely beneficial for you." The woman said calmly.

  "Actual combat training? That's a great way to improve one's strength. I'll go now." Meng Ling said with a smile.

  "Oh, right, there's one more thing I need to tell you. In the offering tower in your spiritual world, time is different from the outside world. One day inside is only equivalent to one hour outside, it's a 1:24 ratio. You need to control it yourself." The female voice reminded her.

  "That's even better. If I can cultivate here for so long, my strength will definitely make a breakthrough. By the time the plot of Huoying begins, I'll be able to walk sideways in the world." Meng Ling clenched her small fist and said with shining eyes.

  "Alright, I won't bother you anymore. Go and have a real fight with the illusory enemy of your choice. Good luck to you. Farewell." The woman's words ended there, and she didn't speak to Meng again. She shrugged her shoulders, and Meng, holding the "Lin's Book" in his hand, quickly arrived at the front of the "Tower of Offerings".

  Just now, from a distance, it didn't seem like there was anything different about the place, but now that I'm close up, Meng Ling suddenly felt a strong sense of pressure. Looking up, I saw that the 'Worship Tower' is divided into nine layers, with an exterior shape similar to the 'Linglong Pagoda' of the Heavenly King's Tower. At the very top of the Worship Tower, there is a huge, radiant pearl emitting intense light. Meng Ling's eyes flickered slightly, and I discovered that except for the large gate on the first floor being open, all the gates on the upper eight floors were tightly closed.

  "Is it because my current strength is not enough to meet the qualifications for entering a higher level? Or is it because I only possess the 'Book of Lin'?" Meng Ling speculated about the reason why the upper layer's tower gate was closed.

  "Whatever, I'll just take it one step at a time." After being unable to think of a solution, Meng Ling simply stopped thinking about these things and directly entered the first floor of the Offering Tower.

  After entering the temple, Meng suddenly felt her body lighten and almost fell to the ground. Her heart was frightened, but she didn't know that this was the effect of time difference on herself. When a person switches from one space to another, it's normal to feel a little uncomfortable.

  After slowly getting used to this light and airy feeling, Meng Ling looked around and had to say that the interior of the worship tower was extremely large, enough to rival four large football fields. She walked to the platform in front of her on the first floor of the worship tower, where she found a hole in the center of the platform that matched the shape of the "Lin's Book". Meng Ling didn't think much and directly inserted the "Lin's Book" into the hole.

  "Kala..."

  As a mechanical sound faded away, Meng Ling just watched as the "Lin's Book" slowly disappeared into the hole and vanished without a trace.

  "This thing really does look like the key from that world." Meng Ling trailed off, her eyes fixed intently on everything unfolding before her.

  "Offering Tower Trial - First Layer, Begin!" It was that mysterious female voice again, only this time it seemed to be devoid of any emotion, and Meng Lin felt like he was being spoken to by a machine.

  "If we calculate carefully, there are still three hours until dawn outside, which is equivalent to three days here. Come out quickly, my first illusory enemy." Meng Ling said expectantly.

  "Ka-ching......" Another crisp sound, Meng Ling found that the platform inside the tower was slowly sinking, and in a moment, it disappeared into the ground. At this time, where the platform was originally located, there was a flash of light, and a figure appeared that Meng Ling was extremely familiar with.

  A figure with fiery red hair, wearing a black net-like ninja outfit, draped in a white bathrobe-style kimono, and clad in black ninja shoes, appeared before Meng Leng's eyes as an illusory enemy. Except for the lack of emotional fluctuations, it was exactly his three-year-old self. Seeing himself from another angle at the age of three, Meng Leng couldn't help but exclaim in surprise that even though the current illusion lacked emotions, his killing power at the age of three was already considerable, and he was completely a 'super loli' in the making.

  "Hey, is this spiritual world really mine? How come the things inside are so messed up? I'm hitting myself, what's going on? Even if it's an illusion, there's no need to make it exactly like me now." Dreaming muttered.

  "Phantom Enemy Code 1 - Three-year-old period's Shen Ruyue Mengling, abilities - Elemental Fruit Ability, Triple Body Technique." The mechanical female voice sounded again, and Mengling also understood the purpose of this offering tower. "Conquer yourself." This easy-to-say but difficult-to-do thing is actually the best way to hone oneself. Although the one standing in front of her now was only at her two-year-ago level, Mengling knew that defeating the phantom enemy in front of her wouldn't be an easy task.

  "Challenge the Illusory Enemy No. 1, limited to one day in the Offering Tower, start!" The female voice sounded again, and at this time, the expressionless Dream Lian immediately launched an attack.

  "Body of Fire - Flame Fist!" Huanxiang Mengling muttered, her right hand immediately burning bright red, a punch swung out, instantly enveloping the real Mengling within.

  "Ah, it's scorching hot!" Meng Ling let out a miserable cry, her body reflexively retreating, instantly rushing out of the range engulfed by the fierce flames.

  "Note: Although the illusory attack won't cause actual harm to the main body, the Offering Tower will simulate a situation where the main body is injured, and the pain felt is twice that of normal injury." The woman said coldly.

  "It seems that this trial is more difficult than I imagined, it seems that I can only take it seriously." Meng Ling let out a cold hum, looked at her own face which had been 'simulated' to be burnt, and couldn't help but feel some anger burning inside, thinking, "Don't think that just because you look like me when I was young, you can be arrogant. Now, let's make you reflect on your mistakes."

  "Body of Fire - Fire Fist!" Meng Ling followed suit, swinging her small fist heavily, and a burst of flames instantly engulfed the illusory Meng Ling.

  "How's this move?" Meng Ling clapped her hands and sneered.

  "Icy Constitution - Glacier Moment." Just as Mu Leng was feeling proud, a voice devoid of emotion came from the midst of the flames. As the voice disappeared, the flames that Mu Leng had punched out suddenly emitted a hissing sound of steam evaporating, and in an instant, the flames vanished before Mu Leng's eyes.

  "My own abilities are quite troublesome, I suppose. In that case, let's just use the ultimate technique - Great Flame Ring." Meng Ling said helplessly. Instantly, flames erupted around her in circles, followed by a massive blaze that shot up into the sky.

  "Flame Emperor." Meng Lingjiao shouted, her right hand grasping the Flame Emperor fireball that was like a sun, and fiercely smashed it towards the illusory Meng Ling.

  "Magma attribute - Great Eruption." Just as the illusion spoke calmly, a huge fist made of molten lava suddenly appeared under her feet, blocking Dreaming's large flame ring.

  "Magma? A flame system substance that surpasses the flames of a high mountain by one level, it seems my use of elemental fruits is still not up to par, and I've already been suppressed. " Meng Ling smiled wryly, his body instantly flashing to the side, opening up some distance between him and Illusory Meng Ling.

  "Great Eruption" coincided with Meng Ling's retreat, blocking the illusory attack of Meng Ling Yan Emperor. Meng Ling let out a loud cry, and instantly dozens of molten fists began to launch a fierce assault on Meng Ling.

  "If only I could learn the intimidating aura of One Piece." Meng Ling thought to herself as she dodged and weaved around the illusory attacks, thinking of a way to continue fighting.

  "Boom...... Boom...... Boom."

  The interior of the first floor of the Tower of Worship was not emitting a loud rumbling sound, at this time Meng Ling and his own illusion were fighting to the most intense moment, but from the beginning to now, Meng Ling had only been inside the first floor of the Tower of Worship for less than an hour.

  "Ka-chunk - boom." Before long, the first floor gate of the tower burst open and Meng Ling's small body flew out from inside. She heavily crashed onto the ground.

  "You're doing great, you can last this long in your first battle with yourself, it seems your talent is still that high." The female voice came out again from the sky as she saw Meng Ling with a disheveled face but a very clean body.

  "Ugh, I finally know why everyone says the Three Admirals of One Piece are incredibly awesome characters. Just one Magu Magu no Mi and I'm already at a loss for what to do, let alone it being my own elemental fruit." Mèng Líng said with annoyance.

  "In fact, all things in the world are interdependent and mutually restrictive. It's just that you haven't found the right way to counterattack yet. Keep working hard, let's stop here for today, and don't rush through the subsequent training. You can return to your original world first, and remember to summarize your experience from this battle." The woman instructed.

  "Alright, I know." Upon hearing this, Slowing also felt that she should take a good rest, so she didn't refute and directly closed her eyes on the spot. In an instant, the scene around her changed completely, and she herself returned to the small hut in Konoha Village...