Life and Death Crisis!

The same situation unfolded for all three of them simultaneously.

However, all three reacted very quickly.

Following that, they immediately began to contemplate countermeasures, attempting to break the illusion.

Ye Luochen's soul power surged within his body without reservation, his three soul rings flashing incessantly.

The Dark Iron Blade condensed in an instant, and he began to slash away repeatedly.

Yet, after a few strikes yielded no results, Ye Luochen put it away once more.

To be able to trap him in an illusion without his knowledge meant the caster's cultivation was undoubtedly formidable.

In such a situation, trying to break a mental illusion with his mere level-forty soul power was a complete waste of effort.

It would be better to conserve his soul power to deal with whatever might happen next.

Although the mastermind was highly likely a more powerful Evil Eye Tyrant brought by the escaped ten-thousand-year Evil Eye, Ye Luochen did not feel overly panicked after assessing the situation.

Because if the entity capable of casting such an illusion wanted to kill him, it would likely take nothing more than a single thought.

How could it have left him alive until now?

As for why this was the case, Ye Luochen had a few guesses.

It should still be because of the soul crystals from those few Evil Eyes earlier.

Being able to come seeking revenge meant this Evil Eye had a close relationship with the previous three.

Therefore, it would most likely find a way to locate the remaining two crystals.

After all, finding the crystals meant there was still hope for the Evil Eye clan to be resurrected.

Ye Luochen naturally knew the location of those two crystals; they were on Meng Hongchen.

And who was Meng Hongchen?

She was the granddaughter of Mingde Hall's master, Jing Hongchen, a genius who possessed soul king-level cultivation at the age of fifteen.

Ye Luochen would never believe that such a person lacked protective treasures left behind by Jing Hongchen.

In other words, before Meng Hongchen's hiding spot for the crystals was discovered, he was highly likely safe, and this process would inevitably take a long time due to Meng Hongchen's special status.

Taking everything into account, he should not be in any immediate mortal danger for the time being.

After roughly analyzing the situation, Ye Luochen took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

He had to seize this precious time to continue striving for a way to break the deadlock.

After adjusting his breathing, Ye Luochen focused his mental energy to the fullest.

Since it was an illusion, there had to be a flaw.

But the ideal was plump, while reality was skeletal.

Ye Luochen circled the area he was in and checked it carefully over ten times, until his mental energy was exhausted and his brain throbbed with sharp pain, yet he still could not find anything unusual.

"It seems the gap in mental power is still too great..."

Leaning against a tree, feeling somewhat exhausted, Ye Luochen spoke while adjusting his state.

"I cannot just sit and wait for death. If I can't find it in ten times, then I'll do it twenty times, a hundred times!"

"I, Ye Luochen, still have so many things left to accomplish; how could I fall here?"

After recovering slightly, Ye Luochen immediately began an even more meticulous search.

Meanwhile, in another part of the illusion.

At this moment, Meng Hongchen's appearance was vastly different from her usual self.

Her originally wine-red long hair had turned snow-white.

Not only that, but all her exposed skin, including her face and both palms, had turned snow-white, as pure as jade and crystal clear.

Only her eyes were blood-red, as if they were about to drip blood.

Her entire aura was indescribably cold.

In front of her, a silver-white disc was floating, constantly releasing brilliant light.

It steadily intercepted one silver beam after another that shot out from the surroundings.

She was facing the attacks of the Evil Eye Tyrant hidden behind the scenes head-on!

"Heh, so you want the two crystals I have."

Just like Ye Luochen, Meng Hongchen had naturally guessed the Evil Eye Tyrant's intentions.

Faint ice mist continuously radiated and expanded from her body.

"Then it depends on whether you have the ability to take them!"

The disc in front of her was a level-nine soul tool personally crafted by Jing Hongchen.

Although she could not fully activate it with her current strength and could only barely manage to protect herself, she, Meng Hongchen, was different from the others in the Sun Moon Empire.

First and foremost, she was a powerful soul master.

Furthermore, she was a powerful poison-attribute soul master.

What's more, she was not the only one among them carrying a Level 9 Soul Guidance Device.

"Damn it!"

"If Meng suffers even the slightest injury, I, Xiao Hongchen, will sooner or later raze this Evil Demon Forest to the ground!"

In the third area of the illusion, Xiao Hongchen's expression turned hideous and terrifying.

At this moment, his body was strangely supported by three legs, his back was slightly hunched, and his entire person radiated a soft golden halo.

Surrounding him, countless soul guidance cannons continuously materialized in the air, unleashing terrifying firepower in every direction.

Beyond that, in front of him stood a massive metal cannon barrel a full meter in diameter, condensing a streak of terrifying black light that seemed capable of devouring everything.

Level 9 Heavy Soul Guidance Cannon!

This was something Jing Hongchen had left for him; logically speaking, with his cultivation level, he was far from capable of activating such a terrifying heavy weapon.

However, just like Ye Luochen, he had guessed what the Evil Eye Tyrant that created this illusion was trying to do in a very short amount of time.

Upon realizing that Meng Hongchen would likely face the Evil Eye Tyrant head-on, Xiao Hongchen unleashed power he had never used in his life, turning the impossible into the possible by forcibly triggering this heavy weapon.

He would never allow anyone in this world to harm his younger sister!

"Go to hell!"

The next moment, the terrifying black light erupted instantly!

After another meticulous search yielded no results, Ye Luochen's expression gradually turned grim.

Is it truly impossible...

No sooner had the words left his lips—

BOOM!

A deafening roar suddenly exploded!

The entire world began to tremble violently.

Ye Luochen's eyes lit up instantly.

Because amidst this tremor, he had finally caught a glimpse of something!

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Luochen forcibly channeled his remaining spiritual power and gathered his soul power onto the edge of his Dark Iron Blade.

With a movement of his feet, he lunged toward an unremarkable tree not far away and stabbed it fiercely.

The expected sensation of impact did not come.

This full-force strike, concentrated with his spiritual and soul power, felt as if it had pierced into some kind of flesh.

The next moment, the entire tree was uprooted.

Accompanied by a faint, indistinct roar, it transformed into a massive, flailing tentacle.

However, upon the tentacle, there was a wound that was gushing blood.

"I've found the flaw!"

After discovering the key, Ye Luochen did not pause for a second. After a careful sensing, he plunged his blade heavily into another tree nearby.

Another tentacle was exposed.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Xiao Hongchen's expression turned extremely ugly.

Because, in the end, he had failed.

The shot he had barely managed to fire did not unleash much of the Level 9 Heavy Soul Guidance Cannon's true power.

Although it had caused the entire space to tremble for a long time, it still failed to break it.