They truly could not understand it. They had clearly discovered that this was an illusion, so why could they not escape?
Shi Kang swept his gaze over the crowd. After Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's previous wave of attacks, practically none of those who had survived were below Five-turn Dou Venerate.
He knew that the only way to break this illusion was the Nightmare Breaking Talisman that the Demon Fire Mark had given him back then.
If he did not use it, then just as Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had said, they would remain trapped here forever, eventually becoming Flame Slaves or being controlled by the Demon Flame like Xiao Chen.
Naturally, Shi Kang did not want to end up that way. He nodded slightly and slowly raised his hand.
It was about time. Time to end this illusion.
A drop of essence blood appeared at Shi Kang's fingertips. It was scarlet and crystalline, and the moment it left his finger, it emitted a faint golden glow.
His fingers moved rapidly, leaving afterimages as the essence blood streaked through the air. In mere moments, a palm-sized blood-red talisman floated above his palm. Its patterns twisted and coiled like blazing flames, yet carried an eerie power capable of suppressing fire.
"How could you possibly have the Nightmare Breaking Talisman?" Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame immediately lost its composure, its face instantly twisting into a vicious expression.
It stared fixedly at the talisman in Shi Kang's palm, its eyes filled with fury and confusion—the Nightmare Breaking Talisman had been created by Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint to counter this illusion. Apart from the Demon Saint and itself, there could not possibly be a third person in the world who understood it!
Shi Kang could not be bothered to explain. He raised his hand and tossed