A faint, colorful halo of light appeared around Li Wei.

It was a barrier he created by using the Illusion Technique to replicate the hallucinogenic particles.

It was extremely fragile.

Its only purpose was to block the hallucinogenic particles from the multicolored mist.

Like forces repelled each other.

The multicolored mist retreated outside the barrier.

Li Wei’s eyelids twitched, but the two Illusionists failed to notice the subtle movement.

He remained perfectly still, pretending to be trapped in the Illusion Realm, unable to escape.

He began casting silently.

By the time the two noticed the unusual Magic Fluctuation around them, it was too late.

BOOM!

Flames erupted from the mountaintop, shooting toward the sky.

From a distance, it looked like a volcanic eruption.

But there was no volcano here.

This was magic!

Super Blast Flame Skill!

The attack’s range enveloped the entire mountaintop.

The raging magical flames incinerated the multicolored illusionary mist.

Elfa and the other two broke free from the Illusion Realm one after another, regaining consciousness.

Seeing the flames burning around them, Elfa looked shocked and a little nervous.

A moment later, he realized the flames weren’t attacking them. In fact, it was because the flames had burned away the multicolored mist that they were able to awaken.

Elfa immediately scanned his surroundings, searching for the enemy.

When he saw the Illusionists on the platform, his eyes flashed with anger.

He had nearly been taken down by a careless mistake.

A lingering fear gripped his heart.

"Undying Fire Phoenix!"

A Fire Phoenix flew out from behind Elfa, spewing fierce flames at the Illusionists on the platform.

The flames engulfed the Illusionists’ figures.

POP!

The Illusionists shattered like bubbles, vanishing on the spot.

They had already relocated.

An Illusionist would never place themselves right in front of an enemy.

Li Wei often used this trick himself, which was why he had chosen to expand his attack range to cover the entire mountaintop.

It was precisely to avoid the situation Elfa had just encountered.

Li Wei shouted, "They’re over there!"

He controlled the flames to mark the duo’s position.

The entire mountaintop was now ablaze.

Unless the Illusionists fled the mountaintop, they couldn’t escape the perception range of Li Wei’s Flame Domain.

The flames transformed into Fire Serpents, coiling around and attacking the Illusionists.

Besides being proficient in Illusion Techniques, Illusionists also possessed exceptionally strong Spiritual Power. They were equally skilled in Spiritual Magic—specifically, Telekinesis.

Telekinesis formed a sphere that enveloped the Illusionists, blocking all external attacks.

The flames licked at the Illusionists’ telekinetic shell, revealing the boundary of their defense.

"Phoenix Fire Line!"

Elfa launched a full-power attack without hesitation.

SCREEE!

The Undying Fire Phoenix shot into the sky, then dove, opening its beak to unleash a pillar of fire that swept across the duo’s position.

RUMBLE!

The ground was torn apart by the Phoenix Fire Line. Rocks exploded under the intense heat, sending debris flying everywhere.

The two barely managed to block the attack by combining their desperate efforts.

Just as they blocked the Undying Fire Phoenix’s attack...

A gigantic Fire Dragon Head materialized behind them and swallowed them whole.

The flames on the mountaintop dissipated.

One of the men cast a minor Wind Element spell to disperse the scorching air.

A trace of disappointment flickered across Li Wei’s face.

At the last moment before the Fire Dragon Skill hit, they escaped.

They had used some kind of Position Exchange Spell.

Two scarecrows were left in their place.

The Illusionists had vanished without a trace.

’If I’d anticipated they had a trick like that, I could have used Void Chain to lock one of them down. I might have been able to eliminate one opponent.’

Although Li Wei was a little disappointed, he didn’t dwell on it.

After all, he wasn’t particularly obsessed with winning or losing.

He was just here to get by.

Elfa looked at Li Wei, his expression serious. "Li Wei, thanks to you, we were able to break free from that Illusion Technique."

Li Wei shook his head. "Even without me, you would have escaped eventually. I’m just a bit more skilled in this area."

"That may be so," Elfa said, "but if it had dragged on any longer, who knows what might have happened."

Hearing their conversation, the other two men exchanged a glance, looking at each other with some embarrassment.

Both Li Wei and Elfa seemed completely confident in their ability to break free from the Illusion Technique.

It made them feel ashamed of themselves.

They didn’t have a shred of confidence they could have done the same.

The two hadn’t paid much attention to Li Wei before, but after this incident, they began to take him seriously.

Li Wei looked at Elfa and asked, "What are you going to do now?"

Elfa replied, "Continuing to hold this mountaintop platform will certainly bring more trouble, but there’s no reason to just hand it over."

"I’ll defend it for a while longer. I’ll reconsider if we run into a particularly difficult enemy."

Li Wei nodded. "In that case, I’ll be going."

With that, he turned and took off.

’If I stay here, I’ll probably just get dragged into more trouble.’

’I need to get out of this hot spot quickly.’

Li Wei flew into the sky and looked down. The signs of battle were everywhere.

The earth was shaking, and smoke billowed into the air.

’This time, it’s real.’

Li Wei let out a long sigh of relief.

"Well, this wasn’t a total loss. At least now I have some experience dealing with Illusionists."

He flew in the direction of Eiris’s location.

Arriving back near the platform, Li Wei looked around but couldn’t see any sign of it.

Then he suddenly remembered that Eiris had hidden the platform with a Magic Barrier.

The platform was invisible from outside the Magic Barrier.

Eiris saw Li Wei in the air and used the Frozen Sound Transmission Technique on him.

"I’m twenty meters to your left."

Hearing this, Li Wei descended to his left.

After passing through the Magic Barrier, he saw a completely different scene.

From the outside, the area looked like a small grove partially submerged in seawater.

Only by entering could one see the platform, situated in a clearing within the woods.

Eiris looked at Li Wei and asked, "Did you run into any trouble?"

Li Wei shook his head. "It was fine."

He glanced around. There were no signs of a battle.

That meant no one had likely come to challenge Eiris while he was gone.

’It makes sense,’ he thought. ’I was only gone for ten-odd minutes. Nothing much could have happened in such a short time.’

Li Wei looked around and found a place to sit down.

"Let’s just stay here for now and see what happens."

Eiris nodded. "Mm."

The two decided to wait and react to whatever came their way.

Li Wei sat outside the platform and began his Cultivation.

After this period of diligent Cultivation, Li Wei’s Mana had grown rapidly.

[Fiery Sun Visualization Method (Tier Four)] 3210/10000

His Mana had already reached Tier Four Middle Level.

The Fiery Sun Visualization Method offered rapid Cultivation speed, but its side effects were immense.

Ordinary people couldn’t withstand the side effects at all. The slightest misstep would lead to death by self-immolation.

Li Wei already possessed Middle Level Fire Immunity, which made him immune to fire damage below Tier Five.

He was able to practice the Fiery Sun Visualization Method without any restraints.

There was no need to worry about setting himself on fire.

Li Wei drank a bottle of Fire Source Secret Medicine and slightly reined in his Cultivation speed.

He wanted to avoid causing too much of a stir.

He kept it within the bounds of normal Cultivation.

Eiris was startled to see flames ignite on Li Wei’s body and was just about to warn him.

But upon a closer look, she realized the flames couldn’t harm Li Wei in the slightest.

Moreover, driven by some unknown force, the flames seemed to be seeping into Li Wei’s body, increasing his power.

Eiris looked on in astonishment. "What kind of Cultivation Method is that?"