A vast expanse of white space.
A blinding white light filled his vision, and Huo Xuan stood bewildered in this world of light. There wasn't a single person around him, and for some reason, his memories were becoming vaguely disordered...
"An illusion?"
The Bodhi Ancient Tree is adept at creating illusions, which are so realistic that people cannot distinguish between reality and illusion. If one becomes deeply trapped in them, the final outcome will be the same as that of those Half-Saint Puppet.
"This is just an illusion, just an illusion..."
Huo Xuan frowned and muttered to himself. After a moment, he suddenly looked up. Not far from him, there was a circle of light. He hesitated for a moment before walking towards the circle of light and stepping inside.
The moment he stepped into the light circle, although it seemed to last only a moment, Huo Xuan felt as if decades or even centuries had passed. While he was still in a daze, his body suddenly trembled, and a familiar scene replaced the white world and appeared in his eyes.
"This is... the Yan World?"
Looking at the familiar scene before him, Huo Xuan said somewhat blankly.
"Chieftain!"
However, just as Huo Xuan was looking around, a slightly familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Huo Yun?"
Huo Yun, who came from afar, bowed respectfully to Huo Xuan.
"Chieftain, so you've been here all this time! We've been looking for you for ages."
"Huo Yun, what do you want with me?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Yun was slightly taken aback, and said, "Clan leader, of course we're here to attack the Gu Clan!"
"Attack the Gu Clan?"
"Yes, in that great war against the Hun Clan, you killed the Hun Tiandi. Now you are the only Dou Emperor on the Dou Qi Continent. Some time ago, you ordered the Gu Clan to submit to my Flame Clan, but that old man Gu Yuan refused. So you ordered an attack on the Gu Clan, making Gu Clan disappear from the continent completely!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding scenery changed once again, and he was transported from the Yan World to the Gu World.
"Kill!"
At this moment, earth-shattering roars of anger suddenly resounded throughout the surrounding world. Immediately afterward, Huo Xuan discovered that a large number of the Gu Clan, with blood-red eyes and vast Dou Qi erupting from their bodies, were attacking him like a pack of mad beasts!
Gazing at the crazed Gu Clan, Huo Xuan frowned slightly. Instinctively, he casually waved his hand, and an indescribably terrifying energy, like a destructive wave, spread from his palm. With the spread of this destructive wave, all the Gu Clan, regardless of their strength, were instantly reduced to ashes, leaving no trace of their bodies...
Seeing this, Huo Xuan was slightly stunned, then stared in astonishment at his palm. This power was indescribably strong, as if he could collapse the entire continent at his will if he so desired...
"This is... the power of Dou Di?"
Huo Xuan muttered to himself, and then a look of wild joy surged in his eyes. He had been pursuing the power of Dou Di for many years. Now, had he finally acquired it?
Suddenly, Huo Xuan spotted a familiar yet annoying figure hiding not far away.
"Gu Yuan!"
"You've come at the perfect time! Gu Yuan! Your Gu Clan will vanish completely from this day forward, and you will die along with those Gu Clan!"
Huo Xuan waved his hand again, and terrifying power appeared once more. At this moment, Gu Yuan's expression changed in the distance. He wanted to escape, but it was destined to be in vain. With a heavy roar, Gu Yuan was completely annihilated!
This power instills fear in people from the bottom of their hearts!
"Gu Clan! All of you, disappear!"
The Gu World, which was once like a paradise on earth, was now filled with cries of despair. One after another, low explosions rang out, and Gu Clan perished on the spot. The thick stench of blood permeated the entire Gu World.
The entire Gu World transformed from a paradise on earth into a living hell, a slaughterhouse for Huo Xuan alone. Wherever Huo Xuan went, there were corpses and rivers of blood...
The entire Gu Clan, including its million descendants, was utterly powerless against Huo Xuan. All they could do was weep, beg for mercy, and even try to escape...
Their futile actions only awakened the bloodlust hidden deep within Huo Xuan's heart. Now, the Gu Clan was so weak and incompetent. Looking at the helpless eyes of the Gu Clan members, Huo Xuan became more and more excited!
As the entire Gu World was stained with blood, a crimson hue gradually appeared in Huo Xuan's eyes. With each subsequent slaughter, that crimson hue grew increasingly intense...
"Gu Clan, all of you, disappear!"
Suddenly, amidst the endless carnage, Huo Xuan, whose eyes were already bloodshot, sensed that something was amiss...
"Buzz!"
A faint buzzing sound suddenly came from the Storage Ring, and a cool aura surged out from the Storage Ring, finally flowing down Huo Xuan's arm and into his brain.
As the cool aura rushed in, Huo Xuan's body trembled violently. The jumbled memories and inexplicable extraneous thoughts in his mind immediately vanished. As these things disappeared, the blood-red light filling Huo Xuan's eyes visibly faded away...
As the last trace of crimson faded from his eyes, Huo Xuan's expression turned utterly grim. He slowly raised his head, gazing at the void before him, and said, "As expected of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, it can actually create such a realistic illusion by relying on the deepest desires in people's hearts. Even though I was prepared, it still prevented those within it from noticing..."
"Here, my power, though formidable, is ultimately illusory."
Huo Xuan gently raised his palm and then opened it. A green bead lay quietly inside. It was the Bodhi Seed he had obtained before. If it hadn't helped him expel those hidden things from his mind, he probably would have remained immersed in this illusion.
Although he already knew about the existence of the illusion, he was still trapped in it and almost couldn't extricate himself. Now, he finally understands the power of the Bodhi Ancient Tree!
Huo Xuan raised the Bodhi Seed, and in an instant, the world around him distorted violently. Finally, like a shattered mirror, it exploded with a bang.
When this world exploded open, Huo Xuan's vision blurred, and when he came to his senses, he found himself in a space filled with emerald green. In this space, an ancient tree, about ten feet tall, stood there as if it had existed forever!
This ancient tree, entirely verdant, is like a piece of the finest jade, radiating an astonishing vitality!
This tree is exactly the same as the enormous Bodhi Ancient Tree outside, which is nearly a thousand feet tall, except that it looks countless times smaller!
Huo Xuan stared warily at the small Bodhi Ancient Tree in front of him. The illusion that had trapped him earlier must have been created by this thing!
Under Huo Xuan's gaze, the ancient Bodhi Ancient Tree, its entire body emerald green, suddenly trembled slightly. One by one, orbs of light floated out from its body, eventually hovering in front of Huo Xuan. The orbs of light shifted, emitting various images...
Those people were the same group who had entered the Bodhi Ancient Tree together earlier; clearly, they were all trapped in their own illusions at this moment.