Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

"That rascal"

When they found out that Yao Xiaotian had slipped away at some point, everyone's faces were covered with a thick layer of gloom. Even Zi Yun, who was usually carefree, looked frustrated.

Damn it. I didn't even have time to move my hands, and this guy just escaped by relying on the self-destruction of his men?
"He is such an incredible guy. Not to mention his sinister methods, he was able to be so decisive in treating his own men as abandoned pawns to help him escape. This kind of decisiveness is unique."

Ancestor Huoyun came back to his senses and couldn't help but sigh.

They had just shown up, and Yao Chen had only said one sentence. Before he could even utter the second sentence, Yao Xiaotian actually threw his men out without hesitation to use as bombs. Without even a thought of struggling, he directly used his last resort.

I have to say that Yao Xiaotian is truly a talented person.

"But this should confirm that Xiao Yanzi and Yao Tianhuo were trapped in the illusion on purpose. It is probably because he has something that makes them immune to illusions."

Yao Chen's face was gloomy. Although he wanted to send troops to capture that guy, this ancient wilderness was not a small place. If the other party really wanted to hide, it would not be so easy to catch him. Moreover, there were ferocious beasts roaming here. It would be more dangerous to send troops to chase him. If things went wrong, they might even get their own people involved.

"Forget it, let's let him go for now." Yao Chen said, and turned his gaze to the open space where the dense forest disappeared before. "The most urgent task is to rescue Xiao Yanzi and Yao Tianhuo as soon as possible."

boom!
In the illusion, Xiao Yan held the Ruler of Inferno in hand and smashed the head of a high-level semi-saint puppet into pieces with one blow. However, Xiao Yan did not dare to be careless when seeing this. He turned his wrist and swung the Ruler of Inferno at his body again. The fierce fighting spirit covering the heavy ruler instantly cut the puppet's body in half.

However, the next moment, under Xiao Yan's solemn gaze, the puppet's wound began to wriggle, growing as rapidly as a tree, but it returned to its original posture in the blink of an eye. The head that grew again revealed a cold green light in its eyes, and the palm made of dead wood was covered with sharp fighting spirit, which stabbed straight into Xiao Yan's heart. Xiao Yan dodged it with a sweat on his forehead and clenched his teeth.

Damn it! It happens again! Are these guys immortal? Or is their very existence an illusion?
Xiao Yan was puzzled. This was not the first time this had happened. He had killed these puppets many times in the previous battle, but they returned to their original form in the blink of an eye, and their fighting power had not diminished at all. This was totally unreasonable.

But think about it, the ancient Bodhi tree itself is an existence that goes against common sense. If this illusion was created by the ancient Bodhi tree, then it is not surprising that it goes against common sense.

Rather, if this illusion was still implemented according to common sense, then the ancient Bodhi tree would not seem so special.

In a flash, a one-star late-stage Dou Sheng flashed to Xiao Yan's side, and in front of Xiao Yan's horrified gaze, he swung a hand knife covered with sharp Dou Qi at him, and with just one blow, he chopped off Xiao Yan's head before he could dodge!
But in the next second, Xiao Yan's head and headless body turned into flames and gradually dissipated. Then, Xiao Yan's body condensed again on the other side. With a backhand blow, he blasted the low-level semi-saint who attacked again into ashes. Without slowing down at all, he turned over and kicked another intermediate semi-saint to distance himself from the other party.

Xiao Yan's expression at this moment was extremely fierce, with a slight bitter smile in his eyes.

Sure enough, it's a bit difficult for one person to face so many people. I'm starting to feel overwhelmed.

Xiao Yan was certain that if it weren't for Huo Ben Wu Xiang, he would have died several times.

Even with the Eight Extremes Collapse, Xiao Yan only dared to open it to the sixth level. Maybe he could maintain it longer this way. If he went any higher, he would probably have collapsed by now.

This cannot be blamed on Xiao Yan. If the opponents were all normal warriors of equal strength, he might have killed several of them. However, the opponents had the skill of unlimited resurrection, which was a headache.

(There is no other way. Try to reduce the confrontation and conserve your energy.)
Xiao Yan thought so and dodged the sudden attack from another one-star mid-stage Dou Sheng behind him. He flipped backwards and stepped horizontally on the towering tree trunk. He put away the Infernal Inferno Ruler and looked down at the several puppets that were surrounding him.

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, with some lightning flashing in his pupils, and his body was gradually covered by thunder. The next moment, several illusory figures covered with thunder fighting spirit appeared.

Fenglei Pavilion, three thousand thunder phantoms!
The three thousand separated thunder phantom bodies were bursting with blue thunder and rushed towards the puppets one by one. Then Xiao Yan was surprised to find that those puppets seemed to be completely unaware that these were just clones, and fought with these clones just like they had just faced themselves. This gave Xiao Yan new information.

These puppets should only have the instinct to fight, and they have no consciousness or ability to distinguish, which is a good thing for Xiao Yan.

But after all, it is just a clone, and it is difficult to sustain it forever. We must think of a way to deal with it within this period of time. At least we have to find the weaknesses of these puppets. Otherwise, if they are killed and restored once, who can bear it?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan turned his gaze to the other side and saw Yao Tianhuo who was fighting with three two-star Douluo.

Compared to Xiao Yan's battle, Yao Tianhuo seemed more simple and brutal. The Lihuo Blade and Lihuo Prison Robe kept burning the three two-star Dou Sheng into ashes. The three two-star Dou Sheng also grew and recovered from the ashes again and again, which made Yao Tianhuo very annoyed.

"I can't kill them all, and I can't burn them all. It's really endless."

Yao Tianhuo cursed under her breath. It was true that she liked fighting, but this kind of battle with no end in sight was another matter. Dealing with these puppets in front of her that could not be killed no matter what, there was no sense of accomplishment even if she burned them to death countless times.

(It seems that there is no need to worry about Senior Tianhuo for the time being.)
Xiao Yan frowned. Although these puppets were very powerful, they did not have the consciousness they had in their previous lives and only had the fighting instinct, so they were much easier to deal with.

This is the situation where you have ability but no experience.

When the difference in strength is too great, experience is indeed useless, but when the difference in strength is not much, experience becomes extremely valuable. This is why Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo have been able to hold on until now.

But perhaps in order to make up for this, these puppets possessed seemingly endless energy and life, but Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo's physical strength and fighting spirit were indeed being consumed bit by bit. No matter how abundant the fighting spirit was, there would be a moment when it was exhausted, and at that time the two could only let these puppets slaughter them.

Why, it feels a little wrong?
Xiao Yan stroked his chin lightly, looking at the puppets below that were fighting with his clones.

The crisis just now caused Xiao Yan not to think too much. This time when he calmed down, he realized that since entering the ancient wilderness, the heart-pounding resentment and panic had never subsided, but after entering this illusion, he no longer experienced that feeling.

If the resentment that fills the ancient wild domain is really emanating from the ancient Bodhi tree, why can't this illusion created by the ancient Bodhi tree feel it?
Something is wrong, very wrong.

Xiao Yan's brows were furrowed.

It feels like I've forgotten something.

Xiao Yan crouched horizontally on the tree trunk, pinching his nose with one hand as he pondered, while his other hand unconsciously touched the tree trunk. The next second, Xiao Yan's expression suddenly froze, and his eyes instantly looked at the tree trunk under his feet.

By the way, these puppets seem to come out of the tree trunks. Shouldn't this be an illusion? Wouldn't it be better if they just appeared directly? Why did they choose this way to appear?

The same goes for those tree trunks. Although these puppets will be resurrected even if they are reduced to ashes, they still have to go through a process of turning into ashes. However, in the case of Xiao Yan setting fire to the trees before, these tree trunks did not even go through the process of turning into ashes.

Maybe Xiao Yan was overthinking it, but given the current situation, Xiao Yan also felt that he did need to think more.

Xiao Yan frowned, rolled over and stepped on the void, turned to face the tree trunk, ignited the Infinite Dark Heart Flame in his hands and stabbed it into the tree trunk in front of him, forcibly pulling the trunk apart.

Then Xiao Yan saw a dark space of deep purple, with a whirlpool spinning inside. Xiao Yan also saw a strong resentment that was several times stronger than what he had felt outside before! So that's why, the resentment didn't disappear, but was all sealed inside the tree trunk!

What should I do? Should I go in?

Xiao Yan's brows kept twitching, with hesitation revealed in his eyes. He looked back at the puppet fighting with his clone below, and could clearly feel that his clone was almost unable to hold on.

The same thing happened with Yao Tianhuo. Although he was still crushing those two-star Dousheng puppets, it was obvious that he was no longer as easy as at the beginning.

At this point, Xiao Yan made up his mind.

No matter! If I just waste time here, I will be exhausted to death sooner or later, so I might as well take a gamble!
"Senior Skyfire! Come in here!"

"what?"

Yao Tianhuo chopped another two-star Dou Sheng in half with one strike. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw Xiao Yan squatting in front of a tree trunk, and the thick trunk had been pulled open by Xiao Yan, revealing a very strange and ominous purple vortex.

Then Xiao Yan dived straight in, shocking Yao Tianhuo so much that his eyebrows twitched.

"Hey, hey, hey! You know where that is and you just jumped in?!"

Yao Tianhuo said this in surprise, but when he looked at the two-star Dou Sheng puppet in front of him that was beginning to revive, the other two two-star Dou Sheng puppets also surrounded him, causing Yao Tianhuo to grit his teeth.

Jump, jump! You will die if you continue to waste time here!

Then Yao Tianhuo didn't think any more, put away the Lihuo Blade and Lihuo Prison Robe, flashed to the tree trunk, and jumped into the strange vortex.

Following a dizzying moment, Yao Tianhuo felt nauseous and wanted to vomit for the first time because of the agitation of her soul, although she couldn't vomit even if she wanted to in her current soul form.

I don't know how long it took, but Yao Tianhuo finally got through this disgusting moment. He felt his body relaxed a little, and then he began to calm his soul. The blurry vision in front of his eyes gradually became clear, and he saw an endless expanse of green grassland, which looked so pleasing to the eyes under the sunlight. In the distance there was a blue stream flowing, and the breeze contained very fresh air, which was refreshing.

"By the way! Where is Xiao Yan?"

Just when Yao Tianhuo was about to be lost in this beautiful scenery, he suddenly reacted, looked around, and saw Xiao Yan lying on the grass in the distance. He quickly came to Xiao Yan's side and squatted down, stretched out his hand to hold his shoulder and shook it lightly.

"Hey! Xiao Yan, wake up!"

“Hmm.” Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes and saw Yao Tianhuo in front of him. He murmured uncomfortably, “Senior Tianhuo. Hmm! Ugh!!!”

Xiao Yan had just opened his mouth when his expression suddenly changed. He rolled over and supported himself on the ground and began to vomit. Yao Tianhuo was stunned at first when he saw this scene, then he stood up, crossed his arms and said teasingly.

"What? Is my face so disgusting? Do you vomit after just one look at it?"

"No, it's the turbulence just now that made me feel nauseous."

Xiao Yan explained with a grim expression, and then he adjusted his breathing and fighting spirit for a while before his complexion gradually improved. He stood up and looked at the surrounding scenery, with confusion in his eyes.

"here it is?"

"Who are you asking? Didn't you ask me to come in?"

Yao Tianhuo spread his hands speechlessly, and Xiao Yan scratched his face in embarrassment.

"I don't know where this is, I just guessed there are other things inside the tree trunk."

"Is that so? But this is good too. At least I don't have to waste time with those puppets." Yao Tianhuo said, even scratching his fiery red hair in dissatisfaction. "It's okay if I can't beat them. It's just that I'm not as skilled as them. There's nothing much to say. But it's really annoying that I can't kill them."

Xiao Yan chuckled in response, then frowned.

"But judging from this, the dense forest above should not be a complete illusion. At least those puppets are real."

After hearing what Xiao Yan said, Yao Tianhuo was stunned for a moment, and then reacted.

"You mean those puppets got out from here?"

"It should be. Anyway," Xiao Yan frowned, looked at the peaceful scenery around him, and said in a deep voice, "It's still not right."

"There's definitely something wrong. This place looks so beautiful that it feels fake."

Yao Tianhuo nodded in agreement, and Xiao Yan continued.

"It's not for this reason. Senior Tianhuo also felt an extremely strong resentment from the entrance before he came in, right?"

"You felt it, huh?"

Yao Tianhuo was nodding in response when he suddenly reacted.

Yes, since we came in from that entrance, why did we feel the overwhelming resentment at the entrance? Looking at the scenery here, how could there be any resentment at all?
"Anyway, let's take a look around here first." Xiao Yan said so, and jokingly said: "Maybe we can find the ancient Bodhi tree here, if so, it will save a lot of effort~"

"It's not that easy."

Yao Tianhuo raised his hand and waved it, saying so. (End of this chapter)