When Pretend Becomes Real

"Boom"

With a deafening roar, Xiao Yan was engulfed by the milky-white pillar of fire.

A scorching heatwave swept across all directions.

Although Xiao Yan had just said that it was all fake, Xun'er, Yao Lao, and the others still couldn't help but show worried expressions.

"Whoa~"

As everyone waited, a dazzling six-colored radiance suddenly burst forth from the milky-white waves of fire.

Immediately after the six-colored light appeared, the milky-white flames also receded.

"Buzz~"

With a flash of six-colored light, Xiao Yan's figure reappeared before Xun'er and Yao Lao.

Then, unlike his confident expression just now, Xiao Yan's face darkened completely.

Moreover, upon closer inspection, a charred patch can be seen on his abdomen.

Clearly, that was when Xiao Yan was initially caught off guard and injured by the "Purifying Lotus Demon Flame".

Yes, upon sensing something was wrong, Xiao Yan immediately activated his defenses.

However, even so, he still suffered some minor injuries.

Upon seeing this, the smile on "Purifying Lotus Demon Flame's " face deepened.

"How was it? Was my attack fake?"

The tone of "Purifying Lotus Demon Flame" was full of provocation!

Xiao Yan: "..."

However, this time, it was Xiao Yan's turn to remain silent.

Not only that, Xiao Yan was also frantically searching for that ball of light in his own consciousness space.

However, to Xiao Yan's great surprise, the ball of light was actually pretending to be dead!

This left Xiao Yan speechless.

How can someone cheat someone and then pretend to be dead?

If the earlier hints from the ball of light hadn't been true, Xiao Yan would have suspected that the ball of light was in league with the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.

You said it was fake?

Fortunately, he immediately used his Heavenly Flames to defend himself when he sensed something was wrong.

Otherwise, he wouldn't just have a small charred spot on his abdomen.

"Brother Xiao Yan, are you... injured?"

At the same time, Xun'er naturally noticed the charred marks on Xiao Yan's abdomen caused by the flames, so she immediately asked.

"Xiao Yan, what's going on? Didn't you say that the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame in front of us was fake?"

Xiao Yan, who was already in an awkward situation, was now faced with another blow from his own teacher.

Awkward.

Xiao Yan is in an extremely awkward situation!

He was faking it just now.

However, the result was that he got injured.

This is incredibly embarrassing!

If he could, Xiao Yan would want to dig a hole and crawl inside right now.

This is so damn embarrassing!

"Ahem~, Xun'er, teacher, I was wrong... I was wrong! I'm so sorry for making you worry..."

Facing the questioning gazes of the crowd, Xiao Yan coughed twice and then deliberately put on a stern face.

Therefore, Xiao Yan emphasized twice that his "judgment was wrong".

"Xiao Yan, so this isn't an illusion?"

Zi Yan then spoke up and asked.

After all, Xiao Yan was injured, and he had said that his judgment was wrong, so Zi Yan naturally believed it.

Leaving aside Zi Yan, everyone else understood it the same way at this moment.

However, Xiao Yan still shook his head at this moment.

Seeing this, everyone became even more puzzled.

They say her judgment was wrong, and that she was injured; does that mean Zi Yan was wrong?

"Hey, Xiao Yan, what exactly do you mean? Can't you just say it all at once?"

Watching Xiao Yan speak in riddles, Zi Yan almost wanted to punch him!

Seeing that everyone wore the same expression, Xiao Yan spoke again, "No, this is still an illusionary space, there's absolutely no mistake about that, but the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame we see before us is not an illusion, in fact, whether it is even the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame at all is another matter..."

Having said that, Xiao Yan stared intently at the ever-smiling "Purifying Lotus Demon Flame."

"Hmm~, Xiao Yan, we're getting more and more confused by what you're saying. What do you mean by saying the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame isn't an illusion? And you're even questioning whether the other party actually possesses the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame?"

Old Monster Lin recognized every single word Xiao Yan spoke, but when put together, he couldn't understand it...

As for the others, they all wore similarly confused expressions.

They were clearly a bit confused by Xiao Yan's words.

"It means exactly what it says. We are still in the illusionary space created by the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, but as I said before, this illusionary space is a mixture of reality and illusion, with some parts real and some parts fake."

I misjudged that the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame in front of me was also fake, which is why I suffered a loss.

Now I'm certain that the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame we're facing right now is real, but it's not the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame itself; it's someone else in disguise!

You should understand what I'm saying, right?

With another reminder from the Remnant Soul of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint in the consciousness space, Xiao Yan finally understood the situation.

"What? Someone impersonated the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame? How, how is it possible for someone to do that?"

Even the Old Ancestor Huoyun wore an expression of utter astonishment.

This is insane for him!

At the same time, after hearing Xiao Yan's explanation, everyone else also showed surprise.

"Slap, slap, slap"

Just then, a round of applause suddenly rang out.

When everyone looked in the direction of the sound, they discovered that it was none other than the "Purifying Lotus Demon Flame" clapping!

"Impressive! Xiao Yan, as expected of you! You actually saw through that! But... if I'm not mistaken, someone must have given you a hint, right?"

Although it was a rhetorical question, "Purifying Lotus Demon Flame" spoke with great certainty.

At this moment, if Ji Li didn't know that Xiao Yan had already collected all the Demonic Flame Remnant Map and that his journey here was all thanks to the guidance of the Remnant Soul of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint, then he would have wasted all these years.

Who exactly are you?

Xiao Yan did not return to the question about the "Purifying Lotus Demon Flame," but instead asked a different question.

However, his question was tantamount to a tacit admission.

"Who am I? Sorry, I can't tell you right now."

Because they were in an illusory space, Ji Li was unable to tell Xiao Yan her plans.

Otherwise, the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame would find out immediately.

Then everything he did would have been meaningless.

Now, he must put himself in the shoes of an ally of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.

Therefore, he wanted to really fight Xiao Yan and the others in order to buy more time so that the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame could kill more members of the Hun Clan, or even leave all the members of the Hun Clan here!

"Boom"

And so, in Xiao Yan's and the others' eyes, a terrifying surge of Dou Qi suddenly erupted from the "Purifying Lotus Demon Flame".

Amidst this terrifying fluctuation of Dou Qi, everyone except Zi Yan and Xiao Chen wore solemn expressions.

After all, Ji Li's strength is a genuine Early-Stage Five-Star Dou Sheng!

Apart from Zi Yan and Xiao Chen, no one on the scene could rival him!