Illusion World

In the Illusion World, the environment Luo Zhiyuan now found himself in was no longer a forest. It was a landscape of lava, with rivers of scorching magma all around.

Luo Zhiyuan kept himself floating fifty meters above the ground in case any monsters emerged from the lava to ambush him.

Just now, a Stellar Level Seven monster had lain in wait in a river of lava and hit Luo Zhiyuan with a Mental Shock. Although it hadn't affected him at all, Xingxing had still promptly strangled it.

At that moment, Luo Zhiyuan looked toward a charred valley several kilometers ahead. Five figures were stumbling around in a small area.

They were five Star Level humans who had come to take the test: one female Star Level Three Spirit Reader carrying a Tier 3 Telekinetic Weapon, and four male Star Level Nine Spirit Readers, all carrying Tier 2 weapons.

Judging by how uniform their clothes were, they were probably a team taking the test together. The four men were likely the woman's bodyguards; otherwise, no one would bring a Star Level Three weakling along to take the test.

With a Tier 3 Telekinetic Weapon and four Star Level Nine bodyguards, the woman clearly came from a family with considerable influence and resources.

But none of them had any awareness left. Whether they'd been attacked by a monster's Soul Secret Technique or deceived by the illusions of this Illusion World, they would never get out.

Looking at those five lost people, Luo Zhiyuan felt a little more wary.

No matter how much influence or resources you had, if you encountered an attack you couldn't withstand while adventuring in the universe, the outcome was the same—whether it was a dangerous environment or a terrifying enemy.

A lesson from those who came before!

Luo Zhiyuan kept watching the five-person team until space shifted. The environment changed again, and he found himself in a wilderness.

Fifteen days later, Luo Zhiyuan experienced another change of scenery. Before he could even look around, he heard a maniacal burst of laughter.

"Hahahaha! We finally found someone alive! Kid! Hand over your guide device right now, and we'll spare your life. Otherwise, we'll kill you!"

Turning toward the voice, Luo Zhiyuan took in his surroundings.

He was in the ruins of a vast city. Whatever disaster had struck, not a single building remained intact; only broken walls and rubble were left.

Within a shattered wall less than three kilometers from Luo Zhiyuan stood three Qingyu Planet natives, all Star Level Nine Martial Artists.

Their ragged bat wings and green scales, covered in wounds, showed that they had just been through a brutal battle.

Yet all three wore crazed expressions, their eyes gleaming with bloodlust. Two of them quickly rushed out from the ruins in opposite directions, surrounding Luo Zhiyuan in a triangle.

As the two closed in around him, Luo Zhiyuan's expression didn't change. He made no particular defensive moves, merely glanced to either side before fixing his gaze on the man in front, who had spoken earlier.

"What do you want my guide device for? Where are yours?"

The Qingyu Planet native in front looked impatient. His voice was hoarse as he said, "If we still had our guide devices, we'd have left this damned place long ago! We've been trapped here for over three years!"

"Enough talk! Put your guide device on the ground and get lost! While we can still control ourselves, do it now. Otherwise, don't complain when we kill you!"

They'd been trapped here for over three years? These three were no ordinary people!

If they'd survived three years in a place like this without losing their minds, they must have had Soul Defense techniques. They were probably the kind of qualified warriors of the universe Bulieni talked about.

Luo Zhiyuan's lips curled up, and a desire to fight appeared in his eyes.

Ever since arriving on Qingyu Planet, he'd been training alone. He'd never had a real, life-and-death fight against other humans. Hearing the man's words now stirred a powerful urge to fight in him.

"Heh. There's no way I'm handing it over. If you want it, beat me first!"

As he spoke, Luo Zhiyuan took out the Lightning Shuttle and stood on it, ready to fight the three men.

When Luo Zhiyuan didn't hand over the guide device, the man in front let out a piercing shriek. The Martial Artists on either side instantly drew their weapons and charged at him.

Three Light Shuttles separated from the Lightning Shuttle. Luo Zhiyuan sent them streaking off in three directions while he rode the Lightning Shuttle straight into the sky.

Three white streaks of light struck the Qingyu Planet natives, but they did no real damage. All three deflected the attacks.

Before the men could attack again, the three Light Shuttles came at their respective targets from different angles. The three Qingyu Planet Martial Artists wielded Tier 3 Force Weapons, repeatedly hacking at the dazzling white streaks of light.

Below Luo Zhiyuan, the three white streaks looked like glowing white orbs, each surrounding one of the Qingyu Planet natives.

Suddenly, a hoarse roar rang out. The Qingyu Planet native on the left was enveloped in a cloud of red mist and actually knocked the Light Shuttle flying far away with a slash.

"Oh? A fire-element Domain. A Star Level fighter who's mastered a Domain is a genius. I can't believe I ran into one here." Before Luo Zhiyuan could finish speaking, something happening below caught his attention.

The other two Qingyu Planet natives had activated their Domains as well. One had a water-element Domain, while the one who'd spoken first had mastered the second level of a metal-element Domain.

"Oh? Luo, those three must be geniuses trained by the same organization. They've all mastered Domains!"

"Seems likely. Their ability to last three years here probably has a lot to do with all three of them being Domain Rank Martial Artists."

Seeing that the Lightning Shuttle's first combat form could no longer keep the three Domain Rank Martial Artists at bay, Luo Zhiyuan recalled all three Light Shuttles.

The three Qingyu Planet natives were breathing heavily. They knew they'd been unlucky this time and run into a formidable Spirit Reader. They closed ranks, drawing nearer to one another so they could watch each other's backs if anything happened.

Seeing that the three were standing close together, Luo Zhiyuan grinned again.

"You're pretty good. Let's see if you can take this move!"

He activated the Lightning Shuttle's second combat form. A vast expanse of white points of light, like a torrential downpour, swept toward the three men.

Seeing the rain of white light enveloping them, the three Qingyu Planet natives tensed. They turned to stand back-to-back, facing the oncoming attack, and raised their weapons.

A shield infused with all three of their Domains formed around them, protecting them.

"Would you look at that!" Bulieni exclaimed. "They can combine their Domains. Those three are something else."

"That's not something you can learn just by fighting together for a long time. If the three of them keep growing together, they might develop a combined combat technique of their own and greatly increase their fighting power."

"Too bad they picked a fight with you. They clearly weren't very perceptive. Haha."

Luo Zhiyuan didn't know what to say.

The light surrounded them. The crazed look in the three Qingyu Planet natives' eyes gradually faded, replaced by wariness. They swung their weapons with all their might, keeping the light at bay.

But when Luo Zhiyuan activated the Lightning Shuttle's second form again, it changed. The white points of light shifted from a torrential downpour into ****, their paths turning chaotic and unpredictable.

The sides of the three Qingyu Planet natives' foreheads bulged—signs that they were exerting themselves to the utmost. They all let out hoarse, furious roars, trying to break through the curtain of light, but to no avail. They simply couldn't break free.

Luo Zhiyuan suddenly turned his head. He saw a Universe Level One monster charging toward them from over a hundred kilometers away. He frowned, displeased that this troublesome monster had shown up.

He was just about to have Xingxing deal with it when the monster launched a Soul Secret Technique at them.

Luo Zhiyuan withstood the Soul Attack unharmed. Even the three mountains in his Consciousness Ocean hadn't trembled. But the three Qingyu Planet natives below were in trouble.

They'd been doing everything they could to fend off Luo Zhiyuan's attack, and were already at their limit. Now a Universe Level One monster had ambushed them. Although all three had Soul Defense techniques, they could no longer protect themselves.

Their movements stopped at once, and the light of awareness gradually faded from their eyes.

Luo Zhiyuan brought the Lightning Shuttle to a sudden halt and drew all the points of light back into its main body beneath his feet.

Turning around, he fixed his gaze on the Universe Level One monster. A furious Consciousness Pressure poured from him, shrouding the beast like a dark cloud. It was so overwhelmed that it dropped to the ground and crouched there.

Luo Zhiyuan said expressionlessly, "Xingxing, it's yours. Crush it."

A gigantic, dark-blue Vine Leaf shot out from behind Luo Zhiyuan. With a single strike, it coiled around the monster. When the Vine Leaf withdrew, a cloud of blood drifted from between its folds.

Luo Zhiyuan landed and walked over to the three Qingyu Planet natives. "You lasted three years, so I'll bury you. That way, the other monsters won't devour you."

With a wave of his hand, the Lightning Shuttle unfolded into its third form: a three-meter-long shuttle edged with a ring of white spikes. It crashed into the ground nearby, blasting out a deep pit.

Luo Zhiyuan was about to have Xingxing put the three Qingyu Planet natives into the pit when his vision blurred. The terrain changed once more.

P.S. Brothers, what's going on today? Am I not charming anymore? How come I've gotten so few votes and favorites today?

Don't hold back—give them all to me! I still want more! All right, back to writing.

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