Truth and Lies, Breaking the Illusion
"He'er, what are you doing! Why did you suddenly hit me!" The illusory Qian Renxue actually took Su He's punch and asked Su He with a frown.
Su He completely ignored her; he had already basically figured out the essence of this first hurdle.
This Dense Fog Forest is a combination of a dangerous Soul Beast Forest and the influence of illusions, and those who attempt the trial in this Secret Realm will face a dual crisis of body and mind.
Su He didn't know if Yan, who suddenly appeared beside her, was real or fake, but this Qian Renxue was definitely a fake.
What kind of thing dares to impersonate his lover? It's utterly unforgivable.
Su He snorted coldly, just about to use her Soul Skill to quickly eliminate the illusion, when she suddenly heard footsteps coming from the thick fog on her left, followed by Xie Yue's voice.
"Su He, we've finally found you!" This time, there were three figures: Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena.
Wait, Yan?
Su He turned around in surprise and glanced at Yan beside her. She saw that the latter was also extremely surprised to see another version of himself, and looked at Su He and said.
"Su He, I am the real Yan. I don't know why Xie Yue and Nana are with him. We were separated the moment we passed through the portal." Yan, who arrived first, stammered as he nervously spoke to Su He.
Su He had a bit of a headache. He didn't have Tang San's Purple Demon Eye, which could see through illusions, so he couldn't tell who was the real one for the time being.
"Su He, Qian Renxue and Yan over there are just illusions created by the dense fog. Let's take them down together!" Xie Yue said to Su He.
The three members of the Golden Generation then launched a siege on the illusionary Qian Renxue. The latter, possessing the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, was able to fight the three Soul Ancestor to a standstill for a time.
Su He turned her gaze to Yan, but did not rush to make a move.
"Su He, it's really me, Yan." The first Yan, covered in sweat, explained to Su He.
Su He remained silent, observing the situation on both sides.
The illusory Qian Renxue was not the real Qian Renxue after all. Even though her Soul Skill and appearance were no different from the real Qian Renxue, she still fell into a disadvantageous position, so she decided to finish the battle quickly.
"Second Spirit Skill: Granite Rock! Third Spirit Skill: Hellfire!" Yan, one of the Golden Trio, activated his Second Spirit Skill, and solid, hard rocks instantly appeared within his flames. Then, his purple third Soul Ring lit up, and the high-temperature flames mixed with lava attacked Qian Renxue.
"Second Spirit Skill, Wings of Nothingness! Sixth Spirit Skill, Angel's Might!" Illusionary Qian Renxue first used Wings of Nothingness to evade Yan's attack, and then lit up her strongest Sixth Soul Ring.
"Watch out, this is a mental attack!" Hu Liena suddenly shouted, and the three members of the Golden Generation retreated to hide behind Hu Liena, who then activated her Fourth Spirit Skill to resist the Spiritual Power of the illusionary Qian Renxue.
The first phase of Angel's Might failed to harm any of the three, but the even more powerful second phase of the Soul Skill, Radiant Cannon, followed immediately.
"Fourth Spirit Skill, Magma Surge!"
"Fourth Spirit Skill, Crescent Moon Slash!"
Xie Yue and Yan immediately activated their Fourth Spirit Skill to block, but they were still hit head-on by the Radiant Cannon. Both of them were severely injured and lay on the ground unconscious.
"Brother, Yan!" Hu Liena, who was standing nearby, immediately went forward to check on the two men's injuries. She was relieved to find that they were breathing.
"Your turn, you Demonic Fox." Illusionary Qian Renxue gritted her teeth, seemingly harboring deep hatred for Hu Liena.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Sword of Divinity!"
"Su He, don't just stand there, come and help!" Hu Liena was also panicked and asked Su He for help.
Su He nodded silently, and the first and third Soul Ring on the Jedi Golden Lion Martial Soul lit up immediately.
The flowing Adamant Qi completely covered Su He's upper body, an achievement he had attained after a year of arduous cultivation to reach the Soul King level!
"The Bone Soul Bone Skill of the Dreadclaw Bear Left Arm Bone! Sky-Rending Dreadclaw!"
Su He uttered a low shout, his left arm glowing with a captivating earthy yellow light. With a claw strike as swift as light, the Sword of Divinity's attack collapsed instantly, and the illusory Qian Renxue was severely injured, rendered incapable of further combat.
"As expected of He'er, you truly satisfy me..."
The illusory Qian Renxue turned into particles and slowly disappeared, leaving behind a charming smile before her death, which made Su He sigh in her heart.
As expected of Xue'er, she's so beautiful even when she's not wearing a real one.
After dealing with Qian Renxue, Su He and Hu Liena turned their attention to Yan, who was standing to the side.
"Su He, it really is Yan!" Yan hurriedly waved his hands in a panic to explain.
"Let's take him down together!" Hu Liena said to Su He. "Brother and Yan are seriously injured and need treatment. Let's finish this quickly!"
"Mm." Su He nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Su He agreed, Hu Liena planned to activate her Soul Ring and launch an attack on Yan.
"First Spirit Skill, Fox... cough!" Hu Liena's First Soul Ring was only half lit up when she discovered that the Abyssal Golden Lion's claws had already pierced through her chest. She stared at Su He in disbelief.
"What are you standing there for? Make your move!" Su He glared at Yan, then glanced at the two imposters lying on the ground. Only then did the latter understand and step forward to finish them off.
Unexpectedly, the imposter Xie Yue Yan stood up unharmed and surrounded the real Yan from both sides.
"How did you find out?" Hu Liena's phantom asked somewhat unwillingly, having suffered a fatal wound. The three of them were clearly without any flaws on their bodies.
"Oh? I was about to ask you that too," Su He said with a half-smile.
"How did you know the effects of Angel's Might's Soul Skill? Can you explain it to me?"
Su He tore the illusion of Hu Liena in two with her lion claws, then turned to look at the imposters Xie Yue and Yan.
"Attack!" Seeing the situation was turning against them, the two decided to take action immediately.
"Hmph, daring to impersonate me, you're asking for trouble!" The real Yan finally let out the breath he had been holding back.
His entire body burst into terrifying flames, and his first, second, and fourth Soul Ring lit up simultaneously.
The powerful aura emanating from the Flame Lord surged into the sky, engulfing the imposters Xie Yue and Yan, and burning them both to ashes.
"Not bad, it doesn't disgrace Grandpa's reputation." Su He patted Yan on the shoulder and praised him.
With such strength, Yan can be considered a genius among geniuses. Moreover, with the meticulous guidance of Mighty Lion Douluo, it is a foregone conclusion that Yan will become Soul Emperor when the All-Continent Elite Spirit Master Academy Tournament begins.
"Hehe, but Su He, you're still the smartest." Yan scratched his head somewhat sheepishly. He didn't even know how to explain it just now, and it was Su He first figured out the truth.
Actually, seeing Yan's stuttering and clumsy manner, Su He was already 70% certain. Hu Liena's performance in the illusion, however, completely confirmed the truth for Su He.
Having broken through the illusion, the thick fog in the Dense Fog Forest suddenly parted, revealing a path about five meters in diameter in front of Su He and Yan.
The path was not obscured by thick fog and stretched as far as the eye could see.
Su He believes that this path, appearing at this moment, is likely the Secret Realm's certification of their successful breakthrough of the first level.
The path leads very clearly out of the forest.
The two exchanged a smile and then slowly walked in the direction indicated by the path.
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