Chapter 241: Illusion within an Illusion, Endless Fire Slaves!

"The mist here is somewhat strange; we had better leave this area first."

Watching Gu Nanhai's lingering fear, Gu Fei also gave a bitter smile; even he had almost fallen for the illusion just moments ago.

However, fortunately, Gu Fei possessed an Exotic Fire of considerable power within his body, and the Emotion Value System was able to determine that the appearing Cai'er and the three Soul Clan members were imposters, because they showed absolutely no emotions and provided no emotion prompts.

"What about the others?"

Gu Nanhai frowned.

This Demon Fire Space was too bizarre.

It was filled with deadly crises everywhere.

Even for a Dou Sheng expert, entering this place was fraught with danger.

"This must be a scheme of the Demon Fire!"

"Many people were separated after entering! But it is not a complete separation!"

"Let's go."

Gu Fei waved his hand.

His gaze swept over the other fellows trapped in the illusions, and then he swiftly darted toward the outside of the mist.

He did not recognize most of these people, nor did he have any friendship with them, so naturally, he would not be a bleeding heart and rescue them one by one; in here, most people had come for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

Knowing the danger and still coming here meant they had to pay the price for their own greed.

Next, Gu Fei and Gu Nanhai flew rapidly, rushing out of the range covered by the mist.

"Brother Gu Fei!"

"Young Master Gu Fei, I knew you would definitely be able to break free from those illusions..."

Just as the two of them rushed out of the mist, the voices of Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi came from ahead.

Hearing this, Gu Fei looked up.

He saw that not far ahead, a massive platform was suspended in mid-air.

At the end of the platform was a giant white gate, and standing on the platform at this moment were the three members of the Yan Clan who had come here; they possessed Exotic Fires and had also broken free from that illusion.

【Ding, Huo Xuan produces a feeling of joy, Emotion Value plus...】

【Ding, Huo Zhi produces a feeling of joy, Emotion Value plus...】

Through the Emotion Value feedback, Gu Fei was immediately able to judge that these three were not illusions.

Gu Fei and Gu Nanhai flew over.

These three had a friendship with Gu Fei, and seeing him escape just now, the joy in their hearts was genuine, so Gu Fei naturally treated them with courtesy.

"I didn't expect this Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to be able to release the Nightmare Heavenly Mist; it seems its strength has greatly improved within this millennium!"

Elder Huo Yao of the Yan Clan sighed with emotion.

Nightmare Heavenly Mist.

This was originally the unique skill of Jinglian Yaosheng, and people from the Ancient Races had all heard of it.

It is said that back then, Jinglian Yaosheng once used this move to cover an entire city.

It made the people in the city feel as if they had lived there for hundreds of years, and after the mist dissipated, they only then realized in a daze that those hundred years of experience were merely a dream.

"The current Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame is likely even stronger than it was a thousand years ago!"

Gu Nanhai nodded in response.

"According to the seniors in the clan, the last time, it also appeared like this; following the path behind the giant gate, one will naturally be able to see the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame... We must break through!"

Huo Yao pointed to the gate behind him and issued an invitation to Gu Fei and the other.

"Mm, this is the territory of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame; even for us, before we see its true form, we must abide by its rules." Gu Nanhai nodded and smiled faintly.

Just as he was about to say something more, the surrounding space suddenly fluctuated violently.

A terrifying temperature slowly permeated from all around.

"Everyone, be careful!"

Seeing this scene, Gu Fei frowned; for now, the backup plan left behind by Jinglian Yaosheng had not yet reacted significantly.

Therefore, he could only temporarily follow the rules here until the Demon Fire appeared.

"Boom— boom!"

As the space became increasingly distorted, cracks suddenly appeared, and from these cracks, waves of milky-white flames like giant surges swept out.

Immediately following, figures covered in milky-white flames surged out from the numerous cracks like a tide.

These figures were wreathed in flames, tightly gripping flame spears in their hands, their emotionless eyes staring at Gu Fei and the others.

"Fire Slaves!"

Regarding these things, everyone was from the Ancient Races, so they were no strangers to them.

These were all experts who had once been refined by the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, equivalent to puppets.

"Roar!"

The next moment, those thousands of flame figures let out a violent roar, and then they all moved in unison, rushing toward Gu Fei and the others in an overwhelming manner, the momentum extremely vast.

However, everyone present was a Saint, and there were even three top-tier experts at the Four-Star Dou Sheng level: Gu Fei, Gu Nanhai, and Huo Yao.

As they struck, these Fire Slaves were killed in large swathes, seemingly without the power to fight back.

Yet, no matter how fierce the attacks of Gu Fei and the others were, there was still an endless stream of Fire Slaves pouring out from those cracks.

Killing them was inexhaustible! "Killing like this is useless, we must go in!" Gu Nanhai shouted in a deep voice.

The others also nodded slightly.

Next, the group charged through the crowd of flames like a hot knife through butter, and finally, each of them struck a palm, slamming it heavily onto the giant gate.

"Bang!"

Under the combined force of everyone, the giant gate directly exploded and shattered.

"According to the predecessors of the clan, the end of this Demon Fire Palace is where the main body of the Demon Fire is located!" Gu Nanhai shouted.

Gu Fei did not stop him either; for the time being, perhaps only by seeing the final illusion of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame in the palace would the remnant soul of Jinglian Yaosheng between his eyebrows be able to react.

Upon breaking into the next palace, milky-white flames filled their eyes; in this nearly several-thousand-zhang-wide palace plaza, dense crowds of flame figures stood straight.

They did not make a single sound, yet an extremely terrifying aura permeated this space; that aura seemed to have merged together, transforming into a giant flame dragon coiling above the heads of these flame figures, filled with murderous intent.

Gu Fei and his party had already consecutively broken through three palaces that were almost identical to this one.

However, the further they broke inside, the stronger the Fire Slaves appearing in the palaces became! Sensing carefully, every single Fire Slave likely possessed the strength of the Dou Zun rank.

A single Dou Zun might not be worth mentioning in front of them, but when the number becomes ten thousand, even a Dou Sheng must deal with it seriously.

Moreover, the heaven and earth energy in the space here was all mixed with traces of the Demon Fire, and no one dared to absorb it easily.

With such a deficit where they only expend and do not absorb, their Dou Qi would sooner or later be exhausted, and even a Dou Sheng expert would be unable to persist indefinitely.

"This won't do, if we continue like this, we will all be worn to death here!"

Huo Xuan said, panting for breath.

Such high-intensity combat made him and Huo Zhi, who only had Half-Saint strength, feel immense pressure, and their Dou Qi consumption was enormous.

(End of this chapter)