Chapter 144

"An illusion?" Upon hearing these words, Cai Lin and Zhuyu both displayed looks of astonishment, frozen in place.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing looked at the two of them and explained slowly: "That's right. Aside from the three of us and the four-star Dou Sheng we just encountered, everything else is created by the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's illusion."

Although it is the same Nightmare Heavenly Mist, the version used by the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame is still far inferior to that of the Jinglian Yaosheng.

Therefore, as long as one's strength is a bit higher, one can easily break the illusion, though one cannot completely escape it.

In other words, they have not truly left the illusion yet.

And to completely leave the Nightmare Heavenly Mist, one requires an item.

That is the Nightmare-Breaking Talisman; only by using this talisman can the illusion be completely dissolved.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing stated all of this directly.

These things were not known to Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing from reading the original story, but were reminded to him by the light cluster that entered his mind when he burned the ancient map with his Exotic Fire.

The white-robed man on the throne had originally worn a look of indifference, but at this moment, he revealed a rare look of shock.

He widened his eyes, seemingly unable to believe the information he had just heard.

He had not expected that in this world, besides himself, there would actually be someone who knew the secret of the Nightmare Heavenly Mist and the Nightmare-Breaking Talisman.

His gaze instantly became sharp, and his murderous eyes stared fixedly at Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing, as if he wanted to pierce right through him.

Subsequently, he suddenly revealed a sinister smile.

He mocked: "So what if you know? Without the Nightmare-Breaking Talisman, you still cannot leave this illusion. In the end, you will still have to become my Fire Slaves!"

As he spoke, a wisp of milky-white flame appeared on his hand, appearing as though he was about to launch an attack on the three of them.

Seeing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's appearance of having victory in his grasp, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing laughed and said: "Oh? How are you so sure I don't have one?"

"Take a good look at what this is."

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing pointed with two fingers, and a stream of essence blood shot from his fingertips. The ejected essence blood traced patterns at his other fingertips, finally forming a strange blood talisman in front of Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing.

Seeing this scene, the white-robed man's eyes were filled with terror and disbelief.

He roared: "Nightmare-Breaking Talisman? How could you possibly know how to make it?"

"Break for me!"

But Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing ignored his roar. He tapped his finger lightly, and that strange blood talisman shot out violently.

Once the blood talisman made contact with the void in front, the entire illusion began to tremble violently.

Those figures and scenes that had originally appeared real began to gradually dissipate, as if swallowed by an invisible force.

And the white-robed man's complexion also turned somewhat ugly; he knew he had already lost control over this illusion.

"No! This is impossible!" He roared, but it was to no avail.

As the power of the Nightmare-Breaking Talisman gradually spread, the entire illusion began to collapse and disintegrate.

After a violent distortion and rupture of space, the altar scene that had once shrouded them vanished like a wiped-away painting, replaced by a world of magma as red as blood.

Magma churned, heat waves rolled, and even space itself was being distorted by the high temperature.

Sensing the drastic change in the surrounding environment, Cai Lin was slightly startled, then turned her head to look at Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing, her eyes carrying a hint of uncertainty: "We... are out?"

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing nodded and said: "Yes, we have walked out of the illusion."

Hearing Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing's confirmation, Cai Lin and Zhuyu both breathed a sigh of relief, their tense nerves relaxing slightly.

However, Cai Lin seemed to have thought of something else; her brows furrowed slightly, and she asked again: "Then the others... without the Nightmare-Breaking Talisman, won't they be trapped there forever?"

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing shook his head gently and explained: "No, what I tore apart just now was the spatial barrier of the entire illusion, so those who entered the illusion with us will also be released as the illusion collapses."

No sooner had he finished speaking than one figure after another suddenly darted out from the void; these were precisely the people who had entered this mysterious place along with the three of them.

Their expressions were completely different from the composure of the three of them at this moment; every person's face was filled with terror, clearly having been badly frightened by the scenes within the illusion.

Finally, amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, a scorching pillar of magma rose from the magma.

Standing quietly atop the magma pillar was a white-robed man.

At this time, everyone had also walked out from the phantom images of the illusion.

Their gazes focused in unison on this white-robed man who had brought them fear within the illusion.

While their expressions were grave, a hint of greed also arose in their hearts.

They all recognized that this white-robed man was the target they were pursuing—the third-ranked Exotic Fire on the Exotic Fire Ranking: the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

"Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, I never expected that you could actually practice the Nightmare Heavenly Mist to such a degree!" Yao Wangui looked at the white-robed man before him, his brows locked tight, his face revealing unprecedented gravity.

"Although the powerhouses of my clan had a clash with you a thousand years ago, we did not see you display this Nightmare Heavenly Mist at that time. Now, your methods have become increasingly bizarre and unpredictable; if you are allowed to escape, Zhongzhou will likely fall into a state of devastation once again." Yao Wangui said sternly, his voice revealing deep...

However, upon hearing this, the white-robed man curled his lips into a mocking arc.

He shook his head slightly, his eyes flashing with disdain: "You are truly hypocritical to the extreme. You speak of doing it for the sake of Zhongzhou, but in reality, you are merely coveting my origin, wanting to refine me and take me for your own use."

Although everyone knew this, being exposed so bluntly by the white-robed man caused Yao Wangui's complexion to turn gloomy instantly.

He pointed angrily at the white-robed man, his indignation evident, yet because he was too shocked and angry, he was actually rendered speechless for a moment: "You... you..."

The white-robed man sneered, glanced at Yao Wangui with disdain, and then ignored him, turning his gaze to lock onto Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing instead.

His expression instantly turned gloomy, oppressive and dangerous, and he said: "You, why do you know how to use the Nightmare-Breaking Talisman?" His voice was as cold as ice.

His original plan had been to trap everyone in the illusion by relying on this Nightmare Talisman.

If it hadn't been for Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing using the Nightmare-Breaking Talisman, he would have been fully confident in killing most of the people present, leaving only a handful, whom he could then easily handle.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing's appearance, however, had ruined all his plans.

Therefore, the white-robed man hated Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing to the core.

Facing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's interrogation, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing merely glanced at him indifferently, a mocking smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Why should I tell you?" He asked in return, his voice filled with provocation.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing knew full well about the mysterious light cluster in his mind; that was the key to his ability to break the Nightmare Heavenly Mist.

However, he did not want to tell anyone this secret, including the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame before him.

(End of chapter)