A vast amount of illusory energy surrounded him.
Blades of light began to condense around him.
"Then let's begin, the Eerie Monsters of the illusion." Li Chen's lips curled slightly as he looked at the group of people who were dealing with those Eerie Monsters.
Jianping also noticed the commotion in Li Chen's direction and immediately retreated, not wanting to be accidentally injured.
Empty~
The sound of something cutting through the air rang out instantly.
The blade flashed like a phantom as it struck the Eerie Monsters. With a single blow, the Eerie Monsters's body was instantly split in two before vanishing.
The female voice in Jianping's mind seemed to be teasing him as well.
"Oh my, look at little Chenchen, how amazing she is."
"Take another look at what swordsmanship you're learning. Why don't you hand over control of your body to someone else, and I'll help you steal some of the limelight."
Jianping raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "Shut up."
He knew perfectly well that this guy was trying to tempt him to relinquish control of his body.
"Oh dear, you're so unkind."
Jianping ignored the woman's resentful voice and instead looked in Li Chen's direction, silently putting away his Demon Blade.
It seems this hurdle was over the moment Li Chen made his move, but just as Su Zhe said, it feels great to win without lifting a finger.
While Su Zhe was still dealing with the Eerie Monsters, a dangerous aura shot out from behind him, startling him.
"Hey, Chen-ge, could you remind me?!"
Su Zhe leaped backward, mimicking Li Chen's gesture with his finger, and the light blade instantly struck the Eerie Monsters in the direction he pointed.
Empty~
In an instant, the Eerie Monsters was cleaved into a cloud of Black Mist and vanished.
Su Zhe laughed loudly, hands on his hips.
"Haha, my Chen-ge is still the best!"
Not far away, Li Chen watched Su Zhe's expression and twitched his lips. He was really glib.
As for Luo Lin, Li Chen didn't need to help her because of Meng Xi's abilities.
The knights summoned by Meng Xi seemed to have been greatly strengthened due to the illusory environment.
These Eerie Monsters didn't last long before they were scattered.
"Linlin, isn't my knight amazing?!"
Meng Xi stood next to Luo Lin, her big eyes sparkling adorably.
"Amazing, amazing!!"
Luo Lin smiled. Her abilities were truly useless in this situation; Telekinesis might be very powerful if it required controlling physical objects.
But these are all illusory Eerie Monsters, and she has no way to attack them.
Even her Telekinesis couldn't grasp its physical form.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been watching Meng Xi's performance from the sidelines.
Telekinesis still has its limitations; perhaps it will only work when her strength reaches a point where she can shatter these Eerie Monsters with her mental power.
But I'm afraid I won't be here by then.
Soon, Li Chen and his companions cleared away the illusory Eerie Monsters until they completely disappeared.
"It's not over yet?"
Li Chen was somewhat puzzled. Since these Eerie Monsters could no longer harm them, then it should be over.
After all, they can't just stay here dealing with these Eerie Monsters forever, can they?
While Li Chen was still waiting.
An aged voice rang out, "The fourth wave of Eerie Monsters has entered!!"
Su Zhe, holding the hammer, was stunned and exclaimed, "Huh? A fourth wave? There's another one!"
"Is there going to be ten more waves of this illusion? Or even twenty?"
But just then, Li Chen heard a helpless voice in his ear.
"Keep moving forward, don't stop, you've passed this hurdle."
"Proceed to the third level and wait."
Hearing the helpless tone in those words, Li Chen smiled.
He knew perfectly well that it was Instructor Yu's voice; since he had spoken, they had passed this test.
After all, these Eerie Monsters no longer posed a threat to them. If they stayed here any longer, even Yu Qingnian couldn't guarantee that Li Chen wouldn't launch another surprise attack and blast another hole in the illusion.
"Let's go." Li Chen said, looking at the Black Mist beginning to swirl ahead.
"We're not fighting anymore?"
Su Zhe was a little confused, but he still followed Li Chen into the Black Mist.
At this moment, Jianping nudged him and said, "Just follow along, why are you asking so many questions!"
Su Zhe scratched his head, perhaps still thinking.
The Eerie Monsters that surged and emerged from the Black Mist were instantly slashed by Li Chen's blade.
They continued forward, and after a while, a portal emitting waves of light appeared.
Li Chen paused for a moment, glanced indifferently at the door, then pushed it open and went inside.
They returned once again to the steps where the torches had first illuminated the way.
But this time is different from before.
They could clearly see that there was a gap at the very top of the stairs, which seemed to be the place they would eventually reach.
"It seems this Heart-Questioning Road is coming to an end," Li Chen murmured.
Having reached this point, it means that countless teams have already been eliminated.
They might be able to easily deal with the Eerie Monsters born from those illusions, but it wouldn't be so easy for the other teams.
Even the oppressive force of the Calamity Realm in the first level had already eliminated some teams, let alone the fact that they had already expended so much energy there and still had to face those ethereal Eerie Monsters.
They faced a very difficult situation. If it weren't for Li Chen being such a bug, even Jianping Su Zhe might have been eliminated in the illusionary space just now.
Just as Li Chen was about to walk up, an invisible barrier blocked their path.
"Barrier?"
Su Zhe, who was standing to the side, looked at the finish line that was about to be reached above, and ignoring all the barriers, he directly picked up his hammer and smashed it down.
But it only created ripples.
Seeing that it had no effect, Su Zhe helplessly put down the hammer and muttered, "Turtle shell."
Suddenly, energy fluctuations began to flicker on the road beside them.
The door behind them opened.
Su Xian walked out, holding a magic book in her hand, her expression indifferent.
Several of his teammates also came out one after another.
"Oh? You guys actually came out too?" Su Xian hesitated at first, but quickly a faint smile appeared on her face.
He could easily guess that Li Chen and the others had also passed that hurdle.
After all, they are the same.
It was just that he was faster than him, which did make him a little puzzled.
But it's not that he can't accept it.
Su Xian, dressed in a magnificent magic robe, walked up to Li Chen, smiled at him, and extended her hand.
"Hello, my name is Su Xian."
Li Chen naturally recognized the man's name, but he still extended his hand and said, "Um... Li Chen."
He simply didn't know why Su Xian had come.
Su Xian simply smiled and slowly said, "Although we've never met in the Special Class, it's not too late to get to know each other now."
That's often how reality is; there's not that much deception and trickery involved.
No one wants to make an enemy.
Li Chen could tell that Su Xian had only come to be polite and take the opportunity to inquire about him.
"It's not too late indeed."
"But you must have come here for other reasons, right?"
Su Xian touched the magic book in her hand and said calmly, "It's really simple to communicate with smart people."
"I hope you can give us a hand so we can compete for first place."
Hearing his words, Li Chen was taken aback.
They clearly and directly stated their position and even pointed out what they wanted.
But it is precisely these kinds of words that fail to reveal Su Xian's true capabilities.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Li Chen spoke up.
"First?"