243: No emotions, everything is just an illusion!

“It is said that Blood Axe Xiao Chen’s talent was quite astonishing back then. He was even Clan Chief Xiao Xuan’s cousin. However, he disliked being restrained and was prone to unpredictable moods. Before he made a name for himself, countless strong individuals met their end by his axe!”

“But later, Xiao Chen disappeared without a trace. No one could find him… I didn’t expect him to appear here.”

“By that reckoning, Xiao Chen also managed to escape a great calamity for the Xiao Clan…”

When discussing Xiao Chen, everyone’s faces showed a hint of lament and emotion.

Xiao Chen escaped the great calamity of the Xiao Clan back then.

To ordinary people, it might seem like luck.

However, given Xiao Chen’s personality,

He would absolutely not wish to live a life of ignominy.

He would rather die fighting for his clan than live on like a walking corpse.

In the arena, Xiao Chen’s face showed a struggling expression, as if he was resisting something.

Faint, milky-white Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame also gradually seeped out from the pores of his body.

“Let me help you!”

From within Gu Fei’s glabella, the light cluster left by Pure Lotus Demon Saint gave him a hint.

The next moment, he flashed.

He quickly arrived beside Xiao Chen and swiftly placed his hand on Xiao Chen’s shoulder.

Xiao Chen’s trembling body stopped.

The milky-white Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame that was about to burst out of his body also slowly dissipated.

“Hoo…”

Xiao Chen gasped a few times.

“Thank you for saving me, Young Master!”

Calming down, Xiao Chen spoke with great gratitude.

“This is the Demon Flame Space. If you want to thank us, then lead us to where the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame is, so we can defeat the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame…”

Gu Fei waved his hand and said softly.

“Purification Lotus Demon Flame… With your strength, you are far from being its opponent…”

Hearing this, Xiao Chen shook his head.

“Staying here also offers no way out. Has the Blood Axe Xiao Chen of yesteryear become so dispirited, lacking the courage to fight?”

Gu Fei shook his head.

“Follow me…”

Xiao Chen was certainly not someone who feared death. After Gu Fei finished speaking, he made a decision and turned to walk towards the great hall’s entrance.

“Creak!”

The group silently followed behind Xiao Chen, watching him slowly push open the massive door. Beyond the door, a huge altar stone platform was vaguely visible.

Looking at the altar stone platform at the end, Gu Fei smiled faintly and was the first to step onto the stone stairs.

Approaching the altar, one could see a massive throne standing silently upon it.

On the throne, a figure in white robes sat quietly in a cross-legged position. Wisps of milky-white Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame swirled around him, constantly transforming into various shapes.

“Defeat me, and you will obtain the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s Origin. Otherwise, you will remain here forever and become my Fire Slave.”

The white-robed man’s voice was gentle and benevolent, but after his voice spread, it seemed even this space trembled.

Gu Nanhai, Huo Yao, and the others looked solemn, because this person before them actually gave them an unbeatable feeling!

“Purification Lotus Demon Flame, I have to admit, the illusion you created is even more realistic than that of the Bodhi Ancient Tree. However, no matter how realistic an illusion is, in the end, it is still an illusion…”

Gu Fei’s gaze showed no fear.

As Gu Fei’s words fell,

The gentle smile on the handsome man’s face on the throne also gradually solidified.

Gu Fei did not receive an emotional value notification.

Therefore, he was even more certain that the Purification Lotus Demon Flame before him was merely an illusion.

“An illusion?”

“Young Clan Leader, are you saying we are still in an illusion?”

“That shouldn’t be. I should be truly real!”

Everyone else was surprised, and Huo Xuan even reached out to touch himself.

“We are all real!”

Gu Fei explained, “These illusions are not targeted at a single person, but rather a large-scale illusion…”

“Why do you know so much about the Nightmare Sky Mist?”

On the throne, the white-robed man finally spoke slowly, his voice somewhat chilling.

“Want to know? Once you are refined by me, you will naturally know!”

Gu Fei replied with a faint smile.

With the emotional value System, there was basically no illusion in this world that could deceive him.

“Presumptuous…”

The white-robed man roared, his gaze cold and merciless as he stared at Gu Fei.

Wisps of milky-white Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame slowly spread out from within his body.

Immediately, a destructive high temperature gradually enveloped this space.

Seeing the white-robed man’s imposing manner, Gu Nanhai and Huo Yao both looked solemn.

“Everyone, here, his strength depends on what we think in our hearts!”

“As long as we believe he doesn’t exist, he cannot cause us any harm!”

Gu Fei said in a low voice.

“Seeking death!”

As Gu Fei’s words fell, the handsome face of the white-robed man finally changed drastically.

He clenched his palm, and the milky-white Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame transformed into a massive flaming spear.

The spear carried a destructive aura and fiercely shot towards Gu Fei.

Facing such an attack, Gu Fei had no defensive measures whatsoever.

“The Young Clan Leader would not put himself in danger!”

“I trust Young Master Gu Fei’s judgment!”

During the previous challenges, everyone had come to regard Gu Fei as their backbone. Therefore, even when facing such immense pressure, they did not use any Dou Qi for defense.

“Bang!”

The massive flaming spear descended from the sky, finally carrying a destructive force, and fiercely struck everyone’s bodies. However, just when they thought their bodies would be severely injured, the flaming spear suddenly vanished!

“It really worked!”

Huo Zhi’s pretty face showed surprise.

Her gaze towards Gu Fei was filled with admiration and affection.

As Prodigies, the difference between them and Gu Fei was not just a little bit.

“Bastard!”

In the sky, a look of extreme rage appeared on the white-robed man’s handsome face.

His body even appeared somewhat illusory at this moment.

“Nightmare Illusion, break!”

Gu Fei pointed with two fingers, and a drop of essence blood shot out from his fingertip. The essence blood quickly moved across his fingertip, forming a strange blood talisman.

“Talisman of Breaking Nightmares?”

“How could you possibly know it?”

Seeing the blood talisman, Purification Lotus Demon Flame’s expression immediately darkened.

“Go!”

Gu Fei completely ignored him, lightly pointing his finger. The blood talisman shot out and fiercely affixed itself to the Void Realm in front.

This space instantly exploded.

After the illusion shattered, everyone found that their surroundings had turned into a sea of lava.

Above the sea of lava, some extremely large rocks floated.

And Gu Fei and the others were upon these rocks. Not far behind them, a huge silver halo slowly rotated.

“We’re finally out!”

At this moment, everyone’s faces showed a sense of having survived a great calamity.