"Captain Zhang Chen, once we pass through this passage, we should reach the next maze area. There's a scorching presence inside; even the moisture exists in gaseous form. The next area is probably a lava region."
Standing at the maze's fork in the road with nearly half her body merged into clear water, Chen Ximan reported the situation to Zhang Chen.
"Mm. Hopefully, we'll run into the other teams this time."
As Zhang Chen led the remaining team members onward, an unusual fluctuation came from the side. Immediately afterward, the coral walls visible to the naked eye rapidly transformed into the architectural style of nineteenth-century Huaxia Country. Even the ground beneath their feet changed along with it.
"This is... Dujiang City in the nineties?"
The moment Zhang Chen's gaze fell upon Wangren Tower at the center, he immediately confirmed it. Of all the people connected to Dujiang City, only one figure appeared in his mind—the clown.
"Is this a physical illusion? That clown really did come after all..."
Looking at the bustling city district filled with traffic and crowds around him, Zhang Chen found it difficult to associate it with the Quicksand Maze. Its realism exceeded imagination, revealing just how powerful the clown's eye technique had become. He had actually covered the Quicksand Maze directly.
"No, Bodhi Patriarch's true body had enhancements placed upon the Quicksand Maze. Let alone the clown's sand puppet incarnation, even his true body would probably find it difficult to alter this place. The clown using illusions here means Bodhi permitted it in secret. Could they have discussed all this long ago? If so, then Yu Ming returning so late on the night before the previous finals was because he had gone to discuss this matter with Bodhi?"
Zhang Chen linked together everything that had happened