Chapter 247: Illusion? Reality?
Franklin, standing at the very center of the vortex, felt the endless pressure pressing down from above, his face filled with helplessness.
At this moment, he was completely at the mercy of forces beyond his control. The vortex formed by the violent Yin–Yang Five Elements tribulation lightning around him was entirely outside his command.
Now, even the slightest disturbance to his Nascent Soul would mean instant annihilation. Everything was beginning to develop toward an unknown outcome.
He calmed his breathing and focused his mind, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Spirit Transformation tribulation. It was just that afterward, how was he supposed to use the Inner Demon Needle? His physical body was already gone—how was he supposed to stab it into his heart…
Franklin's heart was filled with helplessness, but the tribulation lightning cared nothing for such things. Pure white, semi-transparent tribulation lightning descended in an instant, its target being the fusion of Franklin's Nascent Soul and divine soul.
Violent lightning ravaged the Nascent Soul, while the divine soul endured the baptism of the supremely yang and supremely rigid heavenly tribulation. A feeling of being on the verge of dissipating into heaven and earth lingered in Franklin's mind.
Yet in the depths of the unknown, there was also an indescribable force tightly binding him within the Nascent Soul. The tribulation lightning continued to fall, and at this moment the Nascent Soul became covered in cracks.
Threads of divine soul drifted toward heaven and earth, yet an unclear and indescribable barrier protected everything.
Franklin continued to endure, until the seventh bolt, the eighth bolt, and the ninth bolt of tribulation lightning crashed down in succession.
At this moment, the crack-filled Nascent Soul and divine soul both shattered into pure soul energy, scattering outward, yet once again were tightly bound within that spherical, unknown barrier.
At this time, both the Five Elements tribulation and the Spirit Transformation tribulation had fully ended. Specks of white energy overflowed, and the soul power that should have dissipated instead began to gather again.
Eventually, it condensed into something the size of a pill. Franklin's soul, which should have vanished, reassembled. Though filled with cracks, at least it was still alive.
The dark clouds above continued to disperse, until finally a streak of seven-colored radiance descended.
The Yin–Yang Five Elements tribulation storm mixed with bone ash instantly extinguished and fused together, ultimately enveloping Franklin's shattered Nascent Soul and divine soul.
The seven-colored power slowly descended. The terrifying energies it contained dissolved into nothingness. Yang lightning and yin water vanished without a trace.
A physical body gradually took shape, and the divine soul rapidly healed in the process. A familiar light chuckle echoed within his consciousness. Franklin's expression changed drastically, and his vision grew darker and darker.
His reaction was extremely fast. He directly summoned the finger containing the Inner Demon Needle and, swift as the wind, stabbed it straight into his heart.
At that very instant, Franklin completely lost contact with the real world. Fortunately, in that moment, the Inner Demon Needle also produced its intended effect.
Four scenes appeared before his eyes: To Love-Ru Blue Star, a pitch-black space, the Naruto world, and the Date A Live world.
For a moment, Franklin hesitated, unsure which one to choose. After a brief pause, he immediately used the method of elimination.
The pitch-black space offered complete loss of control over time. If he truly stayed there for ten or a hundred years, he would definitely go insane.
The Naruto world had no true powerhouses, but it also had no rule restrictions. The room for manipulation was too great.
The Date A Live world contained too many rule-based forces, and altering the timeline was practically routine.
The best choice was only To Love-Ru Blue Star. He had already experienced a heart demon tribulation there once. Going through it again meant he had some experience, and he had not returned to that world in a long time. Even if it was an illusion, it would still be good to see it again.
Having made up his mind, Franklin did not hesitate at all and directly chose the To Love-Ru Blue Star world. At that instant, he completely lost consciousness.
"Not bad luck. With so many coincidences mixed together, his new body has now become unimaginably powerful. A body formed from tribulation lightning.
"A body balanced using the yin–yang forces of tribulation lightning and the Five Elements as its foundation. With a bit of development, its potential will far exceed imagination.
"Now it all depends on the heart demon tribulation. The stronger the physical body, the stronger the heart demon. You Wange, the junior you favor is truly in danger this time."
Faced with the teasing from the unknown consciousness occupying Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's body, You Wange offered no response. She merely watched quietly as Franklin's body outside, seated cross-legged, continued to develop.
As Franklin's vision recovered once more, what entered his eyes was a completely bewildered-looking Momo.
"Mr. Franklin? Didn't you just leave? Why are you back so soon? And your aura… it feels even more unfathomable than before…"
Faced with Momo's questions, Franklin had no interest in answering for the moment. He instinctively observed his surroundings. Seeing the familiar environment around him, he was stunned for a moment.
Wasn't he undergoing a heart demon tribulation? Why had he appeared at the moment he had just left?
The door opened, and a familiar black silhouette walked in with a smile on its face, standing directly before Franklin.
"You really are strong. You've already begun your Spirit Transformation heart demon tribulation so quickly. This time, the location of the illusion was chosen by you, and it's indeed a pretty good choice.
"After all, you've already experienced the destruction of Sainan City once. Going through it again probably won't affect you much.
"But there's one thing you absolutely misjudged. That is, the stronger you've become, the more my abilities have increased as well.
"Do you think Illusory World Genesis has the ability to turn everything in this illusion into reality?"
Hearing the heart demon's words, Franklin's brows knitted tightly together as he stared fixedly at the black-shadowed Franklin before him.
"That's absolutely impossible. The scale of the scene is far too large, and the spiritual energy consumption would be bottomless. With your abilities, it's something you could never achieve."
Seeing the confidence on Franklin's face, the heart demon Franklin laughed.
"You're right—I can't do it. But there's something you've definitely seen before and heard of, and it's also an item that exists in this world."
As he spoke, the heart demon Franklin casually waved his hand, and an old-fashioned red phone booth appeared directly inside the bedroom.
Seeing this, Franklin was just about to make a move, but the heart demon Franklin immediately stopped him.
"Don't rush to attack. Aren't you curious what this thing is? Don't you want to return to the To Love-Ru world as soon as possible?"
Hearing the heart demon's words, Franklin originally intended to strike, but in the end he stopped.
"What exactly are you trying to do?"
The heart demon Franklin smiled, gently opened the phone booth, and walked inside. Then he picked up the receiver and looked at Franklin with a playful expression.
"I wish Frieza has already arrived in the real Blue Star world. His goal is to capture Deviluke King's three daughters while the king is away, lure him into a dead-end situation, and execute him there.
"I wish the illusion world we're currently in is the real world that the original Franklin lived in for fifteen years."
In an instant, the dialing keys flashed rapidly, and the phone booth began to ring. Space itself trembled violently.
The heart demon Franklin stepped out of the phone booth, smiling as he looked at Franklin.
"I imagine you're both familiar with and unfamiliar with this item.
"This tool is Doraemon's If Phone Booth. As long as you state your wish, it will help you realize it. Illusory World Genesis truly cannot turn a massive illusion into reality.
"But it can create certain pseudo rule-level items. I believe this is something you've never considered—or perhaps never dared to consider."
"Now I've helped you test it. The results are quite good."