"Bzzz..." Just then, the green lotus actually rose into the air and shot toward Xiao Yan. Countless sharp teeth covered its petals, and as the lotus closed, it looked like a hunting beast chewing incessantly. The sight instinctively reminded Xiao Yan of a plant called the man-eating flower.
Xiao Yan immediately used Flame-Treading Sky-Soaring Step to evade the green lotus's pursuit. Yet the lotus seemed to have come alive. It floated in midair, countless vines spreading rapidly toward him. Xiao Yan immediately summoned the Xuan Heavy Ruler, sending fierce streaks of ruler light slashing out to sever every vine before him.
Although he had cut through the surrounding vines, little joy showed on Xiao Yan's face. His Dou Qi had fused with the nine nether illusion demon flame, so ordinary vines would have burned to ashes upon contact. But the vines extending from this green lotus were different. Xiao Yan could even sense faint fluctuations of scorching energy within them. In other words, they carried fire-attribute energy themselves.
Could this be another green lotus core flame? Xiao Yan dismissed the thought almost as soon as it surfaced. Apart from anything else, the green lotus core flame generally grew deep underground, within magma. The geographical conditions here simply did not meet the requirements for its birth. Besides, the green lotus core flame he had seen before had not looked like this.
Recalling the illusion from earlier, Xiao Yan suddenly thought of a possibility. He drew a deep breath, and purplish-black light gleamed in his eyes. Two beams of purplish-black flame then burst from them, striking the green lotus charging toward him. This was Xiao Yan's Annihilation Flame Eyes, but this time, he was using it not to attack, but to break through the illusion on its surface.
The next instant, ripples