"Jiang Yuan, do you remember what Boss said when we first met him?"
Wen Ding Cang Sheng grabbed Jiang Yuan, who was blinded by rage, and asked him in a low voice.
Jiang Yuan closed his eyes, thought carefully, and suddenly realized!
"I remember! He said welcome to his sword world! This is his sword world!"
Jiang Yuan slapped his thigh, snapping awake, and looked at Wen Ding Cang Sheng excitedly.
Wen Ding Cang Sheng's hint completely awakened Jiang Yuan. He immediately understood why he had been fighting for so long without dealing any damage, and why Ding Ye had turned into that grotesque form!
So it was all an illusion!
But even with Wen Ding Cang Sheng's timely reminder, making everyone realize that what they saw was an illusion, how were they supposed to break it?
"Ah! Yuanzi, it hurts so much!"
Ding Ye, now nothing but bones, spoke with terror in his voice, turning his bare skull back, his hollow eye sockets fixed on Jiang Yuan.
"Old Ding, this is all an illusion, don't be scared!"
Jiang Yuan first calmed Ding Ye down, while his mind raced to find a way out.
"Fire, come!"
Just then, Mo Li Qing spoke again, and countless fireballs the size of lanterns began to rain down from above the platform.
This flame was extremely eerie; once it stuck to skin, it clung like a bone-gnawing maggot. No matter how Jiang Yuan and the others slapped at it, the fire wouldn't go out!
"Ah!~~~"
Instantly, except for Ding Ye, who had already turned into a skeleton, everyone else screamed in unison!
Jiang Yuan's face twisted in agony, the pain like someone slowly slicing off pieces of his flesh with a knife!
Wen Ding Cang Sheng knelt on one knee, gritting his teeth against the burning pain, while the two girls, Hamster Pudding and Genesis Xiaoyun, were already writhing on the ground, tears streaming down their faces.
"Jiang... Yuan, I... I... it... hurts..."
Hamster Pudding cried out, her voice trembling violently from the pain. Jiang Yuan tried desperately to turn his head toward her, but halfway through, the excruciating pain made his legs give way, and he collapsed to his knees!
Fortunately, the flames Mo Li Qing summoned lasted only five seconds before gradually dying out. Jiang Yuan and Wen Ding Cang Sheng lay on the ground like dead dogs, gasping for breath, while the two girls in the team had already fainted from the pain.
"Huff! Huff!"
Jiang Yuan lay on his back, drenched in cold sweat, panting heavily. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the giant sword half-buried in the platform in the distance.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Jiang Yuan felt something explode in his mind. Countless fragments of memories flooded in, and voices echoed incessantly in his ears!
"Little ones, welcome to my sword world!"
"Enter my sword, and I am the master!"
"I remember! He said welcome to his sword world! This is his sword world!"
...
The moment he saw the health bar above the giant sword's hilt, Jiang Yuan understood everything!
"Blood covenant scroll, draw the power of the stars to manifest as Xuanwu, pledge to me!"
A beam of white light suddenly shot down into the dark cave. A deep, low voice echoed through the space, and a fiery Vermilion Bird slowly took shape!
"Vermilion Bird's Secret Art: Blood Flame Feathers!"
Enduring the lingering pain, Jiang Yuan cast a "Secret Mark" on the giant sword and mentally ordered the Vermilion Bird to attack it.
Instantly, blood-red flame feathers, wrapped in fire, shot toward the giant sword Mo Li Qing had embedded in the platform!
Ten million...
Twenty million...
Thirty...
When the Vermilion Bird's secret art dealt over fifty million damage, the bronze giant sword and the entire scene shattered into pieces!
A feeling of weightlessness hit him. As his vision cleared, Jiang Yuan suddenly found himself in an extremely spacious stone chamber!
His gaze fell on Ding Ye, who stood there dazed, completely unharmed, but as if possessed, not moving at all.
"Old Ding!"
Jiang Yuan was overjoyed. He rushed over and hugged his best friend tightly!
"You bastard, you scared me to death!"
Jiang Yuan held Ding Ye's body, crying tears of joy, mixing snot and tears all over Ding Ye's face!
"Damn it! What are you doing! Let me go!"
After a long while, Ding Ye finally snapped out of it. Seeing Jiang Yuan clinging to him, he was startled and shoved him away, looking disgusted.
"Haha! We're out, we escaped the illusion!"
Wen Ding Cang Sheng also woke up. Seeing the scene, he immediately understood, scrambled to his feet, and clapped his hands with laughter.
Then, Jiang Yuan and Ding Ye went over to wake Hamster Pudding and Genesis Xiaoyun. As soon as the two girls came to, they hugged them tightly and burst into tears!
"Jiang Yuan, I was so scared! Boohoo!"
Hamster Pudding clung to Jiang Yuan's neck, as if trying to embed herself into his body, her usual cool demeanor completely gone.
"It's okay, darling. It was all fake, don't be afraid!"
Jiang Yuan gently patted Hamster Pudding's back, soothing her softly.
It was just that the illusion Mo Li Qing created was too realistic, especially the real pain, which left everyone present still shaken!
"Little one, my illusion once fooled even the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect. I didn't expect you to break it so easily today. Not bad!"
Just then, Mo Li Qing's figure descended from the sky, reappearing before everyone, smiling slightly at Jiang Yuan.
"Using illusions to trick us, shameless bastard, pfft!"
Jiang Yuan, who despised Mo Li Qing for nearly scaring him and his teammates to death with the illusion, immediately cursed him out.
"This old geezer is wicked, turning me into a stick! Damn it! I'm gonna take him down!"
Remembering his experience in the illusion, Ding Ye grew angrier and angrier. He grabbed his blade and charged furiously at Mo Li Qing!
"Ding Ye's right! This old bastard dared to mess with us! Let's go, all together, take him down!"
Wen Ding Cang Sheng, also gnashing his teeth with hatred for Mo Li Qing, nodded immediately, said something in the team chat, and followed Ding Ye toward Mo Li Qing.
"Summon Sand River Turtle!"
"Summon beast evolution, Heaven-tier Sand River Turtle!"
"Summon Sacred Beast Xuanwu!"
"Summon Dragon Beard Tiger!"
"Summon Thunder Marsh Ox!"
"Summon Cangyuan Wolf!"
...
Beams of white light continuously fell on Wen Ding Cang Sheng, Ding Ye, and Jiang Yuan. Jiang Yuan didn't idle either, summoning every beast he could in one go!
Mo Li Qing had tricked Jiang Yuan too badly; Jiang Yuan had to teach him a harsh lesson!