After watching the match for a while and gathering most of the information, Yun Chuan seemed to lose interest in staying any longer. He greeted Dean Brand and quietly left without disturbing the others watching the match.
The rest of the Cupid Academy students were still engrossed in the match, and no one noticed Yun Chuan's departure. However, on the other side of the contestants' viewing platform, a pair of gloomy eyes remained fixed on Yun Chuan. When he disappeared from the viewing platform, that gloomy gaze vanished as well.
Yun Chuan, dressed in a blue robe, slowly walked out of the Heaven Dou Grand Arena. At this time, apart from some spectators who hadn't bought tickets and some scalpers, the area outside the Grand Arena was relatively quiet.
It was still morning, the sun was shining brightly, and the warm light gave people a pleasant feeling.
Yun Chuan walked slowly down the bustling street.
Feeling the chill that was constantly surging from all directions, a faint smile appeared on his lips. Actually, back in the Heaven Dou Grand Arena, he could sense someone watching him. The malice in that gaze, even without seeing the person, was as clear to him as someone shouting in his ear that they wanted to kill him.
So, he decided to play along. He left the Grand Arena, using himself as bait to lure the snake out!
Sure enough, he had barely stepped out of the Grand Arena when the person lurking in the shadows made their move.
"What a clumsy illusion… far inferior to Nana's illusions that silently manipulate the five senses. Too many flaws…" Yun Chuan muttered to himself as he walked forward.
Passersby bustled past him, making it seem as if he was still on a lively street, but Yun Chuan knew he was now far from the main street, in a secluded area.
As for how he saw through it, it was mainly because the environment the person in the shadows had created had too many flaws.
It was extremely rigid.
For example, this street seemed endless; restaurants that usually took only a few dozen steps to reach were now hundreds of steps away. While a person's stride length might vary, this difference was drastic—a clear flaw.
Furthermore, when he passed restaurants he usually frequented, the aroma of food wafting from them was completely absent today. Instead, the scent he detected was an increasingly strong, fresh aroma of mountains and forests. Clearly, he was heading away from human habitation to a desolate place.
After walking a considerable distance, Yun Chuan suddenly stopped. Although the surrounding streets were still bustling with people, his keen sense of smell detected a rich, fresh scent of trees and forests, indicating he had entered a remote, uninhabited forest. Such a
desolate place was perfect for murder and cover-ups. This
was true for the person in the shadows, and it was also true for Yun Chuan.
"Show yourself!"
Yun Chuan, clutching his sword, remained calm even in this illusion. Maintaining his aloof swordsman persona, he calmly said, "You think I didn't notice your illusion?" As
soon as he finished speaking,
the surroundings suddenly became silent; the sounds that should have been on the street vanished at the same moment. The scenery before him seemed to be veiled, everything becoming indistinct.
A faint figure gradually became clear ten meters away from Yun Chuan.
"As expected of the madman who dared to boast of single-handedly conquering the tournament, your vigilance is indeed strong. Unfortunately, you've already discovered it too late." It was an old man in white robes, none other than Shi Nian, the seventy-second-level Soul Saint and the team leader from Canghui Academy.
Upon seeing this person, Yun Chuan's face showed a look of realization, and he calmly said, "So you're a teacher from Canghui Academy. May I ask what brings you here, lured by illusion?"
Shi Nian's face was grim, and he said in a sarcastic tone, "Instructions are nothing, I just need you to disappear."
"I see, so you used illusion to lure me here to kill me, so your team would have one less powerful enemy." Even though he seemed to be facing mortal danger, the green-robed swordsman's expression remained calm. It was as if nothing in this world could move him.
Such disregard for life and death even impressed Shi Nian, who wanted to kill him. He exclaimed, "What composure! If you hadn't died today, I can't imagine how great your future achievements would have been. It's a pity you're not from my Canghui Academy… It's just that you're too outstanding. Cupid Academy only has you as its truly powerful member. Once you disappear from this world, our Canghui Academy will have one less formidable opponent on our journey through the competition!"
The green-robed swordsman calmly said, "Do you think killing me will allow your Canghui Academy to defeat the other academy teams?"
Shi Nian sneered, "Killing one isn't enough, I'll keep killing. Until I've killed enough."
"You're a brainless madman!" Yun Chuan shook his head, speechless. "If you do this too many times, the other teams will eventually find you by following the clues. Do you really think that with your mere Soul Saint status, you can really get away with it undetected?"
"Whether I can do it or not is none of your concern,"
Shi Nian laughed, his smile making the wrinkles on his face look like they could trap a fly, his sinister eyes flashing with cold light. "Since I've decided to take action, I've already made thorough preparations. Don't worry, I won't leave any evidence for them. Besides, look, is this still the street of Heaven Dou City?"
The hazy surrounding scenery suddenly became clear, and Yun Chuan found himself indeed standing in a desolate wilderness. Looking back, he could vaguely see the city walls of Heaven Dou City. He immediately judged that this must be a small grove of trees outside the city.
"Among your peers, you are undoubtedly very strong. I haven't even seen a more outstanding young Soul Master than you. Unfortunately, the gap between you and me cannot be bridged by the word 'genius' alone."
"Your sword spirit is almost flawless in terms of speed and attack power, but unfortunately, everything you see now, the location of your body, is within the remnant dream I created for you. Even the real scene I just showed you was an illusion. In my remnant dream, I am the master of everything. Don't think that just because you're only level forty-something, even a soul master of my level couldn't escape from my remnant dream." Shi Nian's smile was twisted, making him look like a mentally disturbed old pervert.
The green-robed swordsman's expression remained calm, seemingly unmoved by his words.
This annoyed Shi Nian.
His greatest pleasure in life was watching his opponents go mad in his remnant dream until they died!
But now he hadn't seen the look of terror he wanted on Yun Chuan's face. Naturally, he was extremely dissatisfied.
"Are you finished?"
Yun Chuan asked, his tone still calm.
"I must say, you're very unlucky."
"If this had happened before the battle against Elephant Armor Academy, I might have really suffered a major setback facing this illusion of yours." "
But unfortunately, I am not the same person I was before."
"You are now facing an enhanced version of Dugu Qiubai!"
An enhanced version of Dugu Qiubai? What does that mean?
Just as Shi Nian was puzzled by his words,
the swordsman in green suddenly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, a dazzling golden light shone out!
Fiery Eyes—Soul-Seizing!
In an instant, Shi Nian found that the scene around him had changed.
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