"Defeat me and you will obtain the Demon Flame Source. Otherwise, you will remain here forever as my Fire Slave."
"We can start fighting, but first, dispel your illusion."
Just as everyone was secretly rubbing their hands together, preparing to make their move, Huo Xuan's deep voice quietly echoed on the altar, and the gentle smile on the handsome man's face gradually froze.
"Kid, what did you say?"
"Heh, Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, I must admit, the illusion you created is even more realistic than that of the Bodhi Ancient Tree. However, no matter how realistic an illusion is, it is still, after all, an illusion..."
The smile on the handsome face of the man in white robes slowly faded, replaced by an eerie chill. Although he did not speak, the surrounding space trembled violently, like ripples on water.
"An illusion?"
Everyone was shocked by what Huo Xuan said. Could it be that everything around them was fake?
"There is truth in falsehood, and falsehood in truth."
"We are all real..." Huo Xuan's gaze was fixed on the white-robed man, and she said softly, "He is an illusion. If we continue to follow the arrangements of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, we will only sink deeper and deeper until we become its Fire Slave. Even if we fight a great battle here and kill him, we will still remain in the illusion..."
"How do you know so much?" Huo Yao frowned, realizing that he might have underestimated this junior.
"Elder Huo Yao, I will explain to you later."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, then cautiously scanned their surroundings, but no matter how they investigated, they could not detect the slightest fluctuation of the illusion.
"This is the terrifying aspect of the Nightmare Mist. Back then, the Purifying Lotus Demon Saint was hailed as the peak expert closest to the Dou Di, but in the end, he was devoured by the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, leading to his demise... After his fall, the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame inherited his legacy, and the Nightmare Mist, this is the Purifying Lotus Demon Saint's signature move. When the Purifying Lotus Demon Saint used this move, he could make millions of people in a city live in an illusion for hundreds of years. The miraculous effect of such an illusion is something that ordinary people cannot foresee."
"The previous Purifying Lotus Demon Flame didn't have this ability..." Gu Nanhai said in a deep voice. No one had encountered such a troublesome situation after the previous appearances of the demon flame.
Huo Xuan's gaze was fixed on the increasingly cold-faced white-robed man. He said, "The demonic flame appears only once every thousand years. A thousand years is enough time to change many things, and it can also allow the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame to gradually learn all the methods of the Purifying Lotus Demon Saint..."
"Why do you know so much about Nightmare Mist?"
On the throne, the white-robed man's expression grew increasingly cold. After a moment, he finally spoke slowly in a somewhat sinister voice.
"No problem. Didn't you want to fight? I wonder if this illusion can be dispelled?"
It has to be said that this illusion was indeed terrifying. If it weren't for the guidance given by the Demon Saint Remnant Soul in his mind, Huo Xuan really wouldn't have been able to tell that it was an illusion.
"If you're so capable, break it open yourself!"
Upon hearing this, Huo Xuan's expression turned solemn. He stretched out his palm, and a stream of blood essence shot out from his fingertips. The blood essence quickly moved across his fingertips, forming a strange blood talisman.
"Nightmare Breaking Rune? How do you know how to use it?!"
Upon seeing the blood talisman, the white-robed man's face immediately darkened.
"Break!"
With a flick of his finger, the blood talisman shot out and finally slammed into the void in front of him.
"Boom boom boom!"
Suddenly, the entire space began to tremble violently, and cracks appeared one after another. Finally, with a loud bang, the entire space exploded!
At the moment of the spatial explosion, everyone suddenly felt a wave of dizziness deep in their minds. After a few moments, the dizziness gradually disappeared, and everyone hurriedly opened their eyes.
Opening his eyes, he was greeted by a Magma Sea. Occasionally, milky white flames would burst out from the lava. This milky white lava stretched all the way to the horizon, as if this space was entirely a sea of lava.
Above the Magma Sea, some enormous rocks floated, and everyone was atop these rocks. Not far behind them, a huge silver halo was slowly rotating...
"The illusion should be broken by now, right?"
Upon seeing this unfamiliar place, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, but recalling their previous encounter, they couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
A series of whooshing sounds rang out, and suddenly unfamiliar figures emerged from the floating rocks around them. They hovered in the sky, panting heavily, their faces filled with fear.
It seems that the shattering of the illusion caused a chain reaction, bringing the rest of the creatures out as well...
At this moment, in the Magma Sea not far away, the magma slowly bulged up, and a huge magma column about a hundred feet tall rose from the Magma Sea. Finally, when it reached the same level as everyone, it slowly stopped and began to churn. A handsome man dressed in white robes appeared in everyone's sight.
Looking at this real figure, everyone's expression became completely solemn. This was the real Purifying Lotus Demon Flame!
The space fell silent as people stared at the white-robed man who had suddenly appeared on the magma pillar. All eyes were fixed on him with greed and fervor. With the eyesight of those present, they could immediately tell that the man's true form was the real Purifying Lotus Demon Flame!
"Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, I never imagined that in just a thousand years you would have cultivated the Purifying Lotus Demon Saint's Nightmare Mist to such a level. It truly is remarkable!"
Hun Miesheng took the first step forward, raised his head, and stared at the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame with a slightly unpleasant expression.
"Huo Xuan, aren't you going to explain yourself?"
At this moment, Yao Tian stepped forward and asked in a deep voice.
"Why do you know so much about that Nightmare Mist? And what's this Nightmare Breaking Rune? How do you know how to use it?" The Yao Ling finally couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked, "Are you real or an illusion?"
"I believe it to be true. Read more ancient books; there are many descriptions of Nightmare Mist in them. As for the Nightmare- Nightmare Breaking Rune to break the Nightmare Mist, I obtained it by chance while traveling in the Central Plains. If you want to learn it, I can give you some pointers."
Huo Xuan's explanation was extremely far-fetched, and they would never believe it even if they were beaten to death.
"Let's put this matter aside for now. With a formidable enemy at hand, let's prepare to meet them."
"That makes sense. This Purifying Lotus Demon Flame is becoming increasingly bizarre. This time, we absolutely cannot let him escape any longer. If he gets away, the Central Plains will surely be plunged into chaos and devastation!"
At this moment, Yao Wangui stared at the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame with intense fervor, and greedy intent continued to spread from the depths of his heart.
In all his years of cultivation, he had never heard of any Strange Fire that could create such a bizarre illusion that even he could not perceive. His previous experience made him very aware of the terror of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, but it was precisely because of this that his greed multiplied!
"Foolish humans, don't think that just because you've broken through the Nightmare Mist, you can defeat me. In the end, the outcome will always be the same!"