"When you read this letter."

"You are already dead."

The handwriting on the letter was succinct and cold. If an ordinary person read it, they might dismiss it as a naive prank and scoff at it.

But if the recipient was Yi Fan, this was an undeniable threat.

Retreat!

Han Zhan became extremely vigilant.

Although he didn’t believe that Yi Fan, a Tier Eight Spirit Contract Master, could instantly kill him.

Even if Yi Fan wanted to leverage external forces, he would first have to break through Lin Jingxuan’s Heaven and Earth Array, and Tier Nine Spiritual Power fluctuations couldn’t go unnoticed.

But he still chose to retreat from the alley at the corner as fast as possible.

Just as Han Zhan was about to leave the alley, the sky suddenly turned pitch black.

A strange, unsettling feeling sprouted from the depths of his heart.

An inexplicable unease arose in his heart; it was not the natural arrival of night, but as if some force was devouring everything around him.

This feeling was quite similar to the Fallen Darkness summoned by the Knight’s Code.

But the Fallen Darkness had already been destroyed by Han Zhan with the sword light from the Realm of Transcendence, so the darkness in front of him couldn’t be its aftermath. Then, what exactly was this?

Han Zhan’s first reaction was to use the third sword light.

But he knew that once used, the Void Origin would completely lose control, and in his current state, he might not bear the consequences.

Faced with certain death, he hesitated.

In that moment of hesitation, the surroundings plunged into complete darkness.

The commotion that had arisen in Deep Blue City, whether it was the Celestial Net or the Heaven and Earth Array of the Second Brother, seemed to be silenced, with no response.

Han Zhan’s heart sank to rock bottom.

At this moment, a streak of light appeared above his head.

It was a bright moon.

Before Han Zhan could slightly relax, the originally pale moon suddenly turned a shade of red.

The red spread over the entire surface of the moon, like thick, coarse veins.

Soon, the moon completely turned blood-red!

In this blood moon, a giant pupil suddenly opened, casting its gaze downwards.

With almost no ability to resist, Han Zhan felt an unparalleled spiritual pressure, as chaotic and filthy awareness instantly filled his mind.

The Bodhi Treasure Tree was forced to emerge from within his consciousness!

The radiant and holy Bodhi Treasure Tree unfolded a world over Han Zhan’s head, shedding pale golden sacred light, continuously purifying the chaotic and evil thoughts that surged into his consciousness.

This gave Han Zhan a moment to catch his breath.

This time, he didn’t hesitate and directly activated the third Sword Qi left by the Yellow Emperor in his Dantian!

An incredibly dazzling sword light appeared out of thin air.

The moment it appeared, the entire black and blood moon environment was illuminated with a briefly incandescent light.

But it only lasted an extra second.

The next second, the sacred glow was completely crushed by an even more intense red light, which merged into it, staining it the same color as the moon.

Every part of the Bodhi Treasure Tree, including its leaves, branches, and trunk, turned blood red.

The once radiant and holy Bodhi Treasure Tree completely transformed into a bloody and eerie terrifying giant tree!

The full-force sword left behind by a Transcendence Realm expert could only hold out for an extra breath’s time?!

Such a thought only briefly flashed through Han Zhan’s mind.

Immediately, the Void Origin, completely losing suppression, broke free and ascended, violent and murderous thoughts began to merge with Han Zhan. With the influence of the Blood Moon, Han Zhan could no longer hold on and went completely mad!

The Xuanyuan Sword, Fu Xi Zither, Shennong Cauldron, Nuwa Stone, Kunlun Mirror.

One by one, the Divine Soldiers appeared behind him unconsciously. Each Divine Soldier was stained a deep red, exuding a dense blood aura.

Then, they unanimously pierced through Han Zhan’s body at the same time!

"Hoo!"

Han Zhan jerked awake, finding himself still at the corner of the alley behind the bar, the letter rustling in the wind.

He stood there, unmoving.

But he was drenched in cold sweat.

The scene just now was too real, so real that he almost believed he was truly, completely dead.

Was that a dream?

No, it wasn’t a dream, nor an illusion, but a Lying Illusion set up by Yi Fan!

Every lie must be built on a foundation of truth, so how was Yi Fan’s Lying Illusion triggered this time?

"It’s the wine!"

"I went to Breeze Bar and had two drinks in total, one was called ’Green Plum,’ the other ’Flaming Red Lips.’ Since the bartender was fake, the drinks might have had issues too!" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Because of drinking, he entered a state of "intoxication," and in that state, encountering suggestive words, he fell into a Lying Illusion.

This was the complete trap set by Yi Fan!

So, the real content of the paper, or rather, the letter was actually:

"Beware the moon."

...

"Beware the moon? Is that the information you gathered at Breeze Bar?"

"Yes, Yi Fan left a letter in the alley behind the bar, and that’s what was written on it."

"Also... I was forcibly dragged into a very realistic illusion, where I saw the moon turn blood-red and a scene with an open pupil."

"So you think what you saw in the Lying Illusion created by [Fake] is real?"

"I believe so, at least possibly in the future."

This conversation took place in a chat group set up by Bob.

The conversation participants were Lin Jingxuan and Han Zhan.

They discussed Han Zhan’s encounter at Breeze Bar.

"I think this was just a test by the other side." After listening to Han Zhan’s description, Lin Jingxuan slightly shook his head and expressed his different view.

"In warfare, strategy is paramount, affecting the mind is of utmost importance. Perhaps he wants to use such seemingly endless and indefensible false lies to exhaust your responses until you lose judgment."

"Also, I haven’t seen any omens indicating a blood-red vision engulfing the entire Great Xia as before."

Lin Jingxuan’s cautious judgment was correct.

This aligns well with the usage of the Lying Talent.

"He hasn’t gained nothing. At least from this Lying Illusion, he saw your Transcendence Sword hidden in your Dantian and became aware of the secret of being troubled by the Void Origin’s evil thoughts."

Exposing your cards to the opponent is indeed a significant blunder.

However...

Seeing Han Zhan not responding, his eyes fixed on the virtual screen, Lin Jingxuan slightly raised an eyebrow.

As the Second Brother, he naturally knew the character of his younger brother. Once he suspected something, he would pursue the matter until the end.

"If you want to know more about the moon, I could suggest you find someone."

"Who?" Han Zhan immediately showed interest.

The cursor on the virtual screen flickered a few times.

Soon, the chat window popped up with three new words:

"Shang Siteng."