Chapter 483: The Illusion Array

Above the crimson sea, Li Luo and his companions traversed the water at extreme speed.

Li Luo stood at the very front of the formation, his gaze constantly sweeping the surroundings with vigilance, while phase force flowed through his body, ready to respond to any sudden situation.

The others were likewise in a state of alert.

Plop.

Occasionally, pillars of crimson fire would erupt from the sea surface; at such times, Li Luo and the others chose to dodge. Although the Heaven Spirit Dew could isolate them from the flames of the Dragon Blood Fire Domain, the water film formed by the Heaven Spirit Dew was continuously being melted away during this movement.

To slow this melting speed, they had to avoid facing these crimson flames directly as much as possible.

No one in the formation spoke; the atmosphere was slightly tense and oppressive.

Along the journey, they occasionally encountered other students from academies, but these people were almost always one or two individuals. Upon seeing the six of them moving in a group, they almost all turned pale and quickly moved away, clearly fearing Li Luo would attack them.

Thus, Li Luo's journey forward was quite smooth.

Unknowingly, they had entered the Dragon Blood Fire Domain for three shichen.

According to the information obtained earlier, they should have reached the central area of the Dragon Blood Fire Domain; calculating the time, in another five shichen, they might be able to exit the Dragon Blood Fire Domain and ascend Dragon Bone Island.

Estimating the time in his heart, Li Luo let out a slight sigh of relief.

At this moment, Lu Qing'er, who was at the rear, suddenly accelerated. Her graceful figure, carrying a fragrance, arrived beside Li Luo. Frowning slightly with her willow brows, she said, "Li Luo, something seems a bit abnormal."

Hearing this, Li Luo's heart instantly startled. He said in a deep voice, "What abnormality?"

Lu Qing'er looked down at the water film covering her delicate body, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I feel the speed at which the Heaven Spirit Dew water film melts has become a bit faster than before."

Li Luo was somewhat stunned and said, "You can detect even this?"

He certainly knew that walking in the Fire Domain, the water film on their bodies would melt slowly, but he had not paid excessive attention to the melting speed.

Lu Qing'er said seriously, "When we first entered the Fire Domain, every eighty breaths, the water film would undergo an extremely subtle melting. But just ten minutes ago, this melting speed became forty breaths, doubling the rate."

Li Luo's mouth opened slightly, and he said, "You even paid attention and calculated this?"

Lu Qing'er felt a bit embarrassed under Li Luo's shocked gaze. Her Bai Xi cheeks flushed slightly as she said, "I can't help much, so I can only pay more attention to these details. I just felt it was slightly strange; after all, there were no special changes around us, so why would the melting speed of the water film suddenly increase drastically?"

Li Luo nodded and immediately made a hand gesture.

The formation's advance stopped immediately. Qin Qin Zhulu and others looked over with puzzled eyes.

Li Luo did not respond immediately but lowered his head to stare at the Heaven Spirit Dew water film on his body, counting silently in his heart. When forty breaths quickly passed, he saw with slightly narrowed pupils that the water film rippled with a subtle wave, and a wisp of imperceptible water mist rose and dissipated.

Li Luo's heart trembled, and his expression gradually became cold and solemn.

"Li Luo, what's going on?" Bai Bai Doudou asked in surprise from the side.

Li Luo looked sharply at the surroundings and said, "Something is a bit off. The consumption speed of the Heaven Spirit Dew has intensified, but we haven't seen any strange phenomena around us. This is not normal; the Heaven Spirit Dew wouldn't increase its consumption for no reason."

Qin Qin Zhulu, Bai Bai Doudou, and others' expressions changed: "The Heaven Spirit Dew consumption has intensified?"

Afterwards, Lu Qing'er repeated her previous words. Qin Qin Zhulu and others quickly checked. Moments later, their expressions all became ugly, obviously, they had also discovered this situation.

"Could this be a normal phenomenon?" Wang Wang Hejiu asked hesitantly.

"We cannot rule out this possibility, but what if it isn't?" Li Luo said calmly.

Wang Wang Hejiu's expression also became solemn. If it wasn't a normal phenomenon, then there was something strange. Li Luo's caution was reasonable; after all, in such a dangerous environment, any change could eliminate all of them.

No one wanted all the hard work from before to end up failing here for no reason.

"But there truly are no abnormalities around us. The Heaven Spirit Dew isolates the Fire Domain's influence on us, but it also isolates much of our perception of the outside world," Bai Bai Doudou said, frowning tightly.

Yet they couldn't disperse the Heaven Spirit Dew water film; if they did, they would be eliminated immediately.

Qin Qin Zhulu said gloomily, "I also inexplicably feel a bit uneasy... Could it be that there is some danger we cannot see?"

Hearing this, Li Luo's heart trembled slightly.

"What is seen before the eyes is not necessarily the truth." A flash of inspiration crossed his mind, and he slowly spoke.

"You mean... Huan Jing?" Beside Yi Yi Lisha's eyes flashed as she asked.

Li Luo formed a hand seal. Water Phase power quickly gathered at his fingertips, finally forming a drop of deep blue liquid.

Li Luo dipped his finger in this liquid and quickly wiped it over his eyes.

"Water Phase Technique, Water Spirit Eyes!"

This was not a high-level Phase Technique, nor did it have other uses, but it could be used to peer into some illusions and realities.

A cold sensation spread from Li Luo's eyes. The world before him seemed to become transparent. Li Luo's gaze swept the surroundings, and this time, his expression suddenly changed drastically, his eyes dark and terrifying.

Bai Bai Doudou, Qin Qin Zhulu, and others nearby saw this, and their hearts instantly sank.

However, before they could ask, Li Luo flicked his finger, and several drops of deep blue liquid were flicked directly into everyone's eyes.

No one dodged; they let the drop of liquid fall into their eyes. Afterwards, the scene before them was seen clearly by all of them.

In that instant, their faces immediately turned pale.

Because the sea surface, which was ordinary in their original field of vision, was now having Xiong Xiong flames constantly rising from the seawater, truly turning this expanse of sea into a sea of fire.

Although protected by the Heaven Spirit Dew, the terrifying momentum radiating from such violent flames still made everyone feel their hearts tremble.

They clearly understood the power of these flames; if not for the protection of the Heaven Spirit Dew at this moment, they would have already turned to ash.

Moreover, they finally understood why the melting speed of the Heaven Spirit Dew water film had increased drastically. It turned out they had unknowingly walked into a sea of fire.

But how had they walked in?

Why did they feel nothing before?

Was it a Huan Jing?

Then who set up this Huan Jing?

And what was the purpose?

Everyone's eyes shifted violently, but Li Luo's expression calmed down at this moment. He said faintly, "This is no longer a Huan Jing, but a Huan Array... To master illusion techniques to this extent, entering directly without any prior sensation even I had, in this Academy-level Competition, I'm afraid only one person could achieve this."

Bai Bai Doudou gritted her teeth: "Lu Ming?"

That Lu Ming possessed the "Phantom Thunder" dual Phases; it was said she was most skilled at creating Huan Jing to confuse people's hearts.

Lu Qing'er frowned tightly with her willow brows and said, "Why would she attack us?"

Li Luo lifted his gaze, looking forward, his eyes filled with coldness: "Jing Jing Taixu, is this your method?"

Hearing his voice, Bai Bai Doudou, Lu Qing'er, and the others were all startled; they hurriedly raised their heads to look forward. Immediately, they saw the air there seem to twist, and then figures of people slowly walked out.

The one at the very front was none other than Jing Jing Taixu!