Before an Enlightenment Tree in the Tian Yuan Holy Palace, Jiang Zhiyu opened his eyes, looking somewhat dazed.
Both had lost and been forced to leave the Enlightenment Arena, yet Jiang Zhiyu still could not understand where he had lost just now.
Had he not already seen Xiao Mu's true position? Why had he been defeated the instant he attacked with all his strength? When had he been attacked?
"Enlightenment Tree, how did I lose?" Jiang Zhiyu could not help looking up at the Enlightenment Tree before him.
"You attacked yourself, and thus you were defeated," the Enlightenment Tree Spirit appeared and explained softly.
"I attacked myself again? Didn't I discover where Xiao Mu's true body was? How could I have attacked myself!" Jiang Zhiyu retorted instinctively.
Burning his Divine Soul with a secret art had damaged his foundation, but it had also pushed Jiang Zhiyu's perception to its limit. There was no reason for him to be affected by an illusion again.
The Enlightenment Tree Spirit offered no further explanation. A phantom image appeared before Jiang Zhiyu, showing the earlier battle in the Enlightenment Arena.
Jiang Zhiyu turned to look. Within the Enlightenment Arena, Xiao Mu stood with his hands behind his back, while Jiang Zhiyu wore a grave expression and continuously formed seals with both hands to control his arrays.
From the scene alone, one could see the difference in how seriously the two sides regarded the match.
Within the phantom image, Jiang Zhiyu successfully formed a defensive array, then continued forming three offensive arrays before sending them at himself.
Before the Enlightenment Tree, the corner of Jiang Zhiyu's eye twitched slightly. He knew this was from the first round of attacks, when he had been affected by the illusion and ended up attacking himself.
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