Chapter 175

"Just luck."

Ye Lin smiled faintly, unwilling to say more.

Han Huizhen didn't press further; she was a little afraid that Ye Lin would suddenly start singing.

After scanning the five of them, Han Huizhen gave a stern warning.

"Before we enter the Weeping Soul Realm, I will give a brief self-introduction. My name is Han Huizhen, I am your senior in your second year, a Level 36 Wood-element Mage, and I am the safety officer responsible for your group's safety."

"Remember, if you encounter life-threatening trouble, you must ask me for help. I will intervene; you must not try to be a hero."

"As long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood. It's just an assessment; if you fail, you fail. Protecting yourselves is the most important thing. Do you understand?"

Hearing Han Huizhen's serious tone, the five of them nodded solemnly.

At this moment, the entrance to the Weeping Soul Realm was finally opened under Yan Lanbing's manipulation!

A massive, vortex-like portal appeared on the plaza, instantly capturing everyone's attention.

"Let's go!"

Han Huizhen led the group and stepped directly into the portal.

As the scene before them shattered and reassembled, the sound of dripping water echoed in their ears.

When everyone looked up, they saw endless underground karst caves. Apart from a few sinkholes in the ceiling that let in a bit of light, everything in sight was pitch black.

"It's so dark. Where are we supposed to find Soul-Devouring Beasts?" Ji Lingyu asked, looking at Han Huizhen.

"That's for you to figure out. Aside from your personal safety, you must discuss and solve everything else within your group."

As she spoke, Han Huizhen pointed to a miniature camera on her chest, signaling that everything at this moment was being recorded.

"Fine, fine."

Ji Lingyu drew his long sword.

"Boss, follow me. This place isn't easy to walk in; it's slippery, full of potholes, and there are many stalactites."

Ye Lin nodded, though he was secretly pondering how to break away from this group. After all, being with Ji Lingyu and the others meant he had to hold back.

At this point, Xu Yu volunteered to step forward.

"I'll take the lead. My defense is high; if we run into any danger, I can hold out for a while."

Everyone nodded, offering no objections.

The air was filled with a damp, decaying scent that was very unpleasant after a while.

And strangely, despite being in the Weeping Soul Realm for so long, they hadn't even seen a single monster.

At first, Xu Yu, who was walking in front, was very vigilant, but as they walked, he felt something was wrong.

"Why do I feel like... we've been walking in circles?" Xu Yu couldn't help but say.

"I have that feeling too." Ji Lingyu nodded as well.

"Should I go ahead and check? I'm fast." Lin Wenyu said in a low voice.

"Too dangerous. According to the principles of domestic horror movies, the one who wanders off gets killed." Ji Lingyu shook his head upon hearing this.

"It's possible that we've already fallen into the Soul-Devouring Beast's illusion." Ye Lin suddenly spoke up; he had long since noticed that something had been following them.

Hearing this, Han Huizhen couldn't help but glance at Ye Lin.

She had only just realized that a Soul-Devouring Beast was targeting them, and the fact that Ye Lin could react to it was truly beyond her expectations.

He was worthy of being the man who could survive a month under Professor Shen unscathed.

"What? Fallen into an illusion? Why didn't I notice anything?" Ji Lingyu asked in surprise.

"Impossible, right? We all got caught at the same time?" Xu Yu also found it hard to believe.

"We'll know if we verify it."

Duan Ling, who hadn't spoken until now, suddenly chimed in. She raised her hand and scattered a handful of powder, which drifted onto Ye Lin and the others.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

Knowing Duan Ling's profession, the others were startled and scrambled to dodge, but Duan Ling's move was too sudden, and some powder inevitably landed on them.

Duan Ling didn't speak, but stared straight at them. After watching for a while, she finally said.

"You show no signs of the poison taking effect, which means we are indeed in an illusion."

"No, sister! You're being too reckless! What if we weren't in an illusion? Wouldn't we have been poisoned to death by you?" Ji Lingyu asked angrily.

"It wouldn't kill you. That poison only causes full-body paralysis for a few dozen seconds." Duan Ling said indifferently.

"But you still can't just poison your teammates!" Ji Lingyu retorted.

"If I wanted to kill you, even with that Han woman here, the four of you wouldn't survive. If you don't believe me, you can try." Duan Ling gave Ji Lingyu a cold glance. Ji Lingyu suddenly felt a sense of extreme danger, as if he were being watched by a venomous snake.

At this moment, Ye Lin stepped directly in front of Ji Lingyu, smiled kindly, and asked.

"Then take a guess: before the poison takes effect, how many forbidden spells can I cast?"

Duan Ling narrowed her eyes, a cold glint flashing in their depths.

"We're all schoolmates; harmony is precious, harmony is precious! We're still trapped in this illusion, so let's think about how to break it first."

Seeing the atmosphere becoming tense and both sides ready to fight at any moment, Xu Yu hurriedly acted as a peacemaker.

Duan Ling turned away with a cold face, and Ji Lingyu cursed his bad luck. If he had known that Duan Ling was so adept at poisoning her teammates, he would never have invited her to join the team.

However, after calming down, the group began to worry about the illusion before them.

It would be fine if the Soul-Devouring Beast just appeared, but this creature was hiding in the shadows and refusing to come out, merely creating illusions to exhaust them, which was very troublesome.

Han Huizhen couldn't help but let a beautiful arc form at the corner of her mouth. She remembered that when she first entered the Weeping Soul Realm as a freshman, she had encountered this and was trapped for over half an hour before successfully escaping.

She wondered how long this group of freshmen would take?

"How about I lead the way?"

Just as Han Huizhen was curious, Ye Lin suddenly spoke up, pointing to his own empty eye sockets.

"This illusion that keeps us walking in circles is likely something like a 'ghost wall,' probably confusing us through our vision. As it happens, I don't have vision."

After hearing this, Ji Lingyu and the others felt it was feasible.

Thus, Xu Yu and Ye Lin swapped positions, and Ye Lin took the lead.

But after Ye Lin had only walked a few steps, Ji Lingyu and the others realized something was wrong.

"Boss! This isn't right! Why are you walking into the sky!"

The scene before them was extremely bizarre; Ye Lin was stepping through the air, walking higher and higher as if he were floating.

"Walking into the sky?"

Ye Lin was also a bit surprised, as he was walking in a straight line based entirely on his own senses; there was no such thing as walking into the sky.

Ye Lin quickly realized what was happening and warned them.

"Don't trust your eyes! Your damn eyes are lying to you!"