Chapter 618: Nightmare Mist
"Let's go and see the notorious Pure Lotus Demonic Flame," Xiao Ze said, and the many strong members of the Dan League turned into streaks of light, shooting towards the milky white circle of light. Xiao Ze glanced at Xun Er, Medusa, and the others, nodded to them, and then they all flew towards the milky white circle together.
The moment they entered the milky white circle, Xiao Ze felt a strange force envelop him, attempting to influence him. However, since his soul was housed in the Origin Tree, it was immune to all laws. Even a more realistic illusion than the Bodhi Tree could not affect him. Nevertheless, Xiao Ze thought it over and decided to let his body feel the effects of the illusion while keeping his soul untouched.
From the original story, the closer one was to the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame, the stronger its control over its fire minions became. In the story, Xiao Yan had to help Xiao Chen's ancestor resist the control of the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame by increasing their distance from it. Once close to the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame, all of Xiao Yan's methods disappeared, leaving Xiao Chen completely controlled by it. Thus, Xiao Ze couldn't just dispel the illusion right away; he needed to find Xiao Chen in the illusion and try to help him break free from the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame's control.
As the power of the illusion enveloped him, Xiao Ze saw his surroundings change. However, when the illusion tried to penetrate the Origin Space, it was blocked by a golden light shield. Not even the Origin Space was breached, much less his soul housed within the Origin Tree.
Assured that he could dispel the illusion's influence at any time, Xiao Ze relaxed. Looking around, all he could see were milky white flames, exuding a heat that stirred the blood. Nine Profound Golden Lightning appeared on the surface of his body, forming a golden shield that obscured Xiao Ze's form and insulated him from the heat of the surrounding milky white flames.
Xiao Ze blinked, and the green gold glow in his eyes slowly emerged, altering the scene before him. The surrounding milky white flames disappeared, replaced by a milky white mist covering an area of about thirty feet. In this mist, many people were standing still, while others began to shout madly, and soon their bodies started emitting milky white flames.
"The Pure Lotus Demonic Flame can use emotions as a trigger, originating in people's hearts. Once the demonic fire is born within the body, even the soul can be easily burned to nothing," Xiao Ze thought to himself.
The illusion created by the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame was a mix of truth and falsehood, capable of trapping one in multiple layers of illusions a feat even the Bodhi Tree's illusion struggled to achieve because it lacked true sentience. The Bodhi Tree could induce people into an illusion relying on its inherent ability of cycling through countless lifetimes.
Thus, in terms of illusions, the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame, having constructed its illusion for nearly a thousand years, mixed with truth in such a realistic manner, was slightly superior. In the illusion, countless fire minions were false, but Xiao Chen was real.
With a thought, Xiao Ze began searching for familiar faces and members of the Dan League in the milky white mist. He soon found several league members, none of whom had yet emitted milky white demonic flames, likely due to Xiao Ze's previous instructions.
In the Demonic Flame Space under the control of the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame, it was crucial to maintain inner calm at all times; otherwise, emotions could give the demonic flame an opportunity to invade. Xiao Ze flicked his fingers, and several gold colored lightning bolts imbued with soul power struck those people. The soul powered thunder resonated in their minds, causing them to shake violently.
Suddenly, they opened their eyes in shock, looking around in horror until they saw Xiao Ze. They then rushed over to him, relieved. "Thank you, Lord Xiao Ze, for your help. This illusion of the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame is so powerful that even we couldn't escape from it!" "Be cautious. This Demonic Flame Space is a dangerous place even for ordinary Dou Saints. Keep your inner peace, and don't let the demonic fire invade your body."
Xiao Ze nodded and then led them away from the milky white mist. As for the others still trapped in the illusion, Xiao Ze had no intention of reducing the number of his competitors.
After leaving the milky white mist, others saw a huge white platform where Xun Er and others were waiting. "Brother Xiao Ze, I'm glad you're okay. I didn't expect the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame to successfully cultivate the Pure Lotus Demonic Saint's famous technique, Nightmare Mist." "Lord Xiao Ze, we were about to enter the mist to rescue you, but you came out on your own," said Elder Gu Nanhai, who also bowed to Xiao Ze. "Indeed, Lord Xiao Ze is extraordinary. The Nightmare Mist is a signature skill of the Pure Lotus Demonic Saint, rumored to have once enveloped an entire city." "It made over a million people live hundreds of years in an illusion, only to realize upon awakening that their centuries of life were but a fleeting dream." "To break free so quickly truly shows your exceptional abilities."
The Dan League members who followed Xiao Ze out were all amazed and grateful. Without his help, facing the Pure Lotus Demonic Saint's famous technique, they would have had no chance of escape.
Xiao Ze was about to speak when the space around the huge platform twisted again. One after another, figures enveloped in milky white flames appeared. T
hese figures, with hollow eyes and devoid of emotion, wielding milky white flame spears, stared at the people on the platform.
"Be careful, Brother Xiao Ze! These are fire slaves, warriors refined by the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame, completely under its control, akin to a different kind of puppet,"
Xun Er warned just as tens of thousands of fire slaves roared and surged towards the huge platform. Medusa instantly moved to Xiao Ze's side, hand on her sword, ready to strike. Xiao Ze stopped her with a hand gesture, and in that moment's delay, a dazzling trail of golden light swept past, a spear streak that obliterated all the attacking fire slaves.
"Leave them to me," Zi Yan smiled at Xiao Ze and nodded, her dragon spear swinging fiercely again. Xiao Ze shook his head at Medusa, and seeing this, she let go of her sword hilt, standing beside Xiao Ze. With Elder Gu Nanhai and Zi Yan's intervention, any approaching fire slave was instantly torn to pieces.
Despite the weak strength of the fire slaves, their sheer numbers were imposing. Soon, the many strong individuals on the platform felt uneasy and turned their attention to a giant milky white door on the platform.
"This can't go on; it looks like we'll have to break through that giant milky white door!"
(End of Chapter)
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