Worldly Affection

A sense of powerlessness gradually rose within Xiao Hongchen's heart.

He had already exerted two hundred percent of his effort, pouring out every ounce of strength he could muster without reservation.

Yet, he could not break this illusion.

He could not save his sister.

Just then, the scene before his eyes suddenly shuddered violently.

Following that, several cracks began to emerge in the surroundings.

Through the fissures, one could faintly see a young man in black not far away, swinging his blade incessantly.

With each strike of his blade, thick tentacles were forced to reveal their true forms.

Every time a new tentacle was exposed, the cracks would multiply and widen, allowing him to see more of the outside world.

Finally.

A figure, entirely snow-white and wreathed in dense icy mist, came into view.

"Meng!"

Xiao Hongchen recognized the figure immediately; it was the sister he worried about most.

Though he did not know how Ye Luochen had managed it, Xiao Hongchen realized at once that these cracks were the work of Ye Luochen.

Judging by the current situation, these fissures were significantly more damaging to the illusion than his own blind bombardment.

"There is still hope!"

Xiao Hongchen's spirits were instantly bolstered, and he forcibly drove his soul power once more.

A third leg regrew, and rows of Soul Guidance Cannons materialized, their muzzles beginning to flicker with dazzling red light.

"Ye Luochen, ignore the interference of those tentacles—leave them to me!"

After his loud shout, nearly a hundred Soul Guidance Cannons instantly unleashed a new round of attacks.

Passing through the cracks, the shots struck with precision against the tentacles that had been exposed and were constantly hindering Ye Luochen from finding new targets.

Struck by the bombardment, the tentacles that had been sweeping toward Ye Luochen recoiled instantly.

An angry roar echoed through the surroundings.

Meanwhile, feeling the pressure behind him lighten, Ye Luochen rallied his spirits once more.

He had discovered that this illusion was manifested and maintained by the tentacles of this Evil Eye Tyrant.

As long as he could root out all the tentacles, the illusion would naturally shatter.

Only then, upon returning to the real world, would they have a chance to call for help and a hope of survival.

Right now, Meng Hongchen was bearing the brunt of the Evil Eye Tyrant's pressure, while Xiao Hongchen was helping him deal with the interference of the remaining tentacles.

The task of breaking the illusion could only be done by him, and he had to hurry!

With soul power surging and his three soul rings shining, Ye Luochen stabbed down with his blade again and again, each strike accurately identifying a tentacle disguised as a tree.

With his previous experience, he could now judge with precision, no longer wasting his strength in vain, and his speed and efficiency had improved significantly.

Before long, as another blade struck home.

A roar of immense fury erupted.

The next moment, the entire space shattered like a broken mirror.

The illusion was broken!

Without the deception of the illusion, everything became clear and distinct in an instant.

Not far in front of Meng Hongchen, a massive Evil Eye with a diameter of at least two meters was floating.

Around its eyeball, more than a dozen silver-white tentacles were flailing, whipping toward Meng Hongchen.

Not only that, but beams of light were constantly erupting from its eye, slamming fiercely toward Meng Hongchen.

Watching this scene, Ye Luochen's expression grew increasingly grave.

Judging by its appearance and power, this Evil Eye Tyrant before them had likely reached the hundred-thousand-year level.

Fortunately, the creature was single-mindedly focused on reclaiming the crystal on Meng Hongchen.

The disc floating in front of Meng Hongchen was also powerful enough to hold out for so long against a hundred-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant.

Otherwise, even if he had ten lives, he would have been finished long ago.

However, although they had successfully escaped the illusion, the situation remained dire.

The Evil Eye Tyrant's patience seemed to have reached its limit.

"Damn humans!"

"You slaughtered my offspring and hid my clan's soul crystal; I will have you all buried with my child!"

With a furious roar from the Evil Eye Tyrant, an even more terrifying pressure erupted.

It had not unleashed its full power earlier only because it feared shattering the soul crystal in the process.

Yet, these few humans had dragged things out for so long that even if it reclaimed the crystal, it would be too late.

The residual soul power within the crystal had likely dissipated completely over such a long period.

Facing the sudden eruption of the Evil Eye Tyrant's might, Ye Luochen's expression shifted, and he tapped his feet to retreat violently.

If this level of pressure were to land on him, suffering a heavy injury would likely be the best-case scenario.

He was not like Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, who had ninth-level soul tools protecting their bodies.

Likewise, facing the Evil Eye Tyrant's assault, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen did not sit idly by.

Xiao Hongchen stomped his three legs hard, his entire body instantly soaring into the air.

Before the pressure could reach them, he landed steadily behind Meng Hongchen.

Then, he pressed his palms against her back.

With the addition of Xiao Hongchen's soul power, the disc that had been wobbling precariously floated up once more.

A faint light diffused from within it, steadily blocking the full-force offensive of the Evil Eye Tyrant.

Following that, pale golden energy emerged from Xiao Hongchen's body, instantly merging with the white energy on Meng Hongchen.

A dazzling light erupted outward.

Immediately after, a giant red toad with a body radiating crimson gold emerged from the light.

It had black eyes with red pupils and stood on three legs.

Within its mouth, a crimson-gold vortex was spinning violently.

The next moment, the vortex-shaped crimson-gold light transformed into a torrent and poured out; the surrounding air began to distort violently under the assault of this flood!

Boom!

Perhaps it had not expected these weak humans to dare initiate an attack, or for some other reason.

The Evil Eye Tyrant failed to dodge, nor did it have time to put up any defense.

It could only watch helplessly as the strike slammed heavily into its body.

Roar!

A hiss of pain erupted from the Evil Eye Tyrant's mouth.

Damned humans!

These few weak ants had actually caused it so much trouble!

With its experience, it naturally realized that the two before it must have used some kind of Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Under its perception, a toxin containing several different attributes was rapidly spreading through its body; if it dragged this out any longer, something might go wrong.

It was all that third human's fault!

The Evil Eye Tyrant moved; since the two in front of it were difficult to take down for the moment, it would deal with the other one first.

If not for that damned human severing the nodes it used to construct the illusion one by one.

These two humans would never have had the chance to meet, would not have had the chance to release a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and would not have had the chance to combine a defensive and an offensive dual ninth-level soul tool.

It had actually been forced into a passive position!