"A perfect chance!"

Elfa seized the moment when the Space Mage’s attention was diverted.

He unleashed his ultimate move!

"Phoenix Fire Line!"

A thick pillar of fire shot out from the Fire Phoenix’s mouth.

BOOM!

The immense power sent the Space Mage flying backward, out of the ring’s boundaries.

BUZZ!

The challenge ended. Elfa was victorious.

From the very beginning, he had no intention of competing with his opponent over the depth of their Mana.

He had been looking for an opportunity to end the fight all along.

Getting the opponent to surrender was one way.

Knocking the opponent out of the ring was also a way to win.

After being knocked out of the ring, the Space Mage stared at Elfa, his face grim.

His companion quickly approached him.

The two of them glanced at the others around them, then turned and left.

Including the newly arrived Li Wei, there were now four people from the Elemental Tower on the summit.

There were only two of them, putting them at a great disadvantage. It was best to leave first.

The two of them vanished on the spot.

Li Wei glanced over but didn’t pay them much mind.

He looked at Elfa, took out the Space Spear, and said, "Elfa, this is the Space Spear you wanted."

Elfa smiled when he saw the Space Spear in Li Wei’s hands.

"Hahaha, right on time."

Li Wei tossed the Space Spear to Elfa.

It was just a temporary item for the competition.

It couldn’t be taken out of the Secret Realm.

Elfa caught the Space Spear, familiarized himself with it for a moment, and then used it to leave a spatial marker on the summit.

"A pity. I can’t leave a spatial marker in the ring."

Elfa sighed.

It seemed the use of the Space Spear was forbidden within the ring’s boundaries.

In other words, he couldn’t teleport directly into the ring.

This was also to prevent a situation where two people were dueling inside the ring...

...and a third person rashly barged in, breaking the competition’s Rules.

Elfa took out a translucent, bluish-purple Void Chain and handed it to Li Wei.

"You’re Li Wei, right?"

Elfa asked as he handed the Void Chain to Li Wei.

Li Wei nodded. "Yes."

After accepting the Void Chain, Li Wei quickly figured out how to use it.

The Space Tower had left instructions on the item.

One would naturally learn how to use it after obtaining the item.

Otherwise, if you just gave someone a completely unfamiliar Magic Item, no one would know how to use it.

Elfa chuckled and said, "So you’re the one who does his Cultivation on Sunrise Peak every day?"

Li Wei looked at him, confused. "Sunrise Peak?"

Elfa faltered. ’So this guy doesn’t even know he’s taken my cultivation spot.’

He shook his head slightly and sighed inwardly.

’Forget it. I don’t want to argue with him about it.’

Elfa said, "If you don’t know, just forget it."

"Oh."

Li Wei didn’t seem to care much.

Thinking it over, he realized that the Sunrise Peak Elfa mentioned must be that mountain peak in the Celestial Realm.

’What does that have to do with me?’

"Someone’s coming."

One of the others said warily.

Li Wei instinctively turned to look and saw two people from the Illusion Spirit Tower walking up the mountain peak.

When they saw four people there, all from the Elemental Tower, they froze in place.

They were somewhat surprised.

The two exchanged a look, seemingly discussing something.

A moment later, they turned and left.

Seeing this, Elfa broke into a smug smile.

To subdue the enemy without fighting.

’This feeling is incredible!’

Li Wei glanced around and said, "Since the item has been delivered, I’ll be going."

Elfa nodded. "Alright. Be careful on your way."

Li Wei took flight and flew down the mountain.

Just as he took off, he felt that something was not quite right.

Li Wei subconsciously glanced back at his surroundings.

Everything seemed normal.

’But why does it feel so strange?’

Li Wei headed back toward the ring where Eiris was.

Flying in mid-air, he looked down. The isolated island was unusually quiet, as if he were the only person there.

Li Wei stopped and quickly looked around.

’What’s going on? Where did everyone else go?’

Li Wei sensed that something was wrong.

This isolated island was far too quiet.

When he had arrived earlier, he could hear the sounds of battle coming from various places from time to time.

Now, flying in mid-air, he couldn’t see any signs of fighting at all.

He couldn’t even see a single person.

The figures of the two Illusionists from earlier surfaced in Li Wei’s mind.

He realized with a jolt.

’Damn it, I’ve fallen into their trap.’

Li Wei frowned, searching for a flaw in the Illusion Realm.

The two Illusionists turning and leaving had made him, Elfa, and the others lower their guard.

The enemy had seized that moment of laxness to silently cast an Illusion Technique and confuse them all.

Li Wei hadn’t even realized it at the time.

It wasn’t until he discovered a major flaw in the Illusion Realm that he realized he was trapped inside it.

But even though he knew he was trapped, he still couldn’t find a way to escape the Illusion Realm.

「On the summit of Twin Peaks.」

The two Illusionists were continuously releasing a hazy, seven-colored mist from their bodies.

Li Wei, Elfa, and the other two stood motionless on the spot, their eyes tightly shut, trapped in the Illusion Realm constructed by the Illusionists.

A faint Elemental Fluctuation emanated from Li Wei’s body.

He was trying to mobilize his own Power to break through the Illusion Realm.

The Illusionists immediately noticed his strange activity, and the seven-colored mist around Li Wei instantly grew thicker.

Under the Illusionists’ control, Elfa walked out of the ring on his own.

One of the Illusionists walked into the ring and occupied it.

"Heh, so the Mages from the Elemental Tower are nothing special after all."

The Illusionist laughed smugly.

In the Illusion Realm, Li Wei had already transformed into his Flame Lord form.

In reality, however, nothing about him had changed.

Li Wei didn’t notice anything unusual, either.

He tried various methods to break the Illusion Realm.

He found them all to be useless.

No matter what he did within the Illusion Realm, it couldn’t affect reality.

Li Wei’s brow furrowed.

’This is remarkably similar to a dream.’

Whatever he did inside a dream didn’t affect the real world.

’In that case, can I enter the Dream World from within an Illusion Realm?’

With this thought, Li Wei tried to cast the Great Dream Traveling Skill and enter the Dream World.

’I succeeded!’

A look of surprise and delight appeared on Li Wei’s face.

He had arrived at his safe house in the dream.

Li Wei looked out the window. A faint, seven-colored mist permeated the air outside.

’So this is the stuff that trapped me in the Illusion Realm?’

Li Wei stared at the seven-colored mist outside the window.

This substance seemed to be able to affect one on the soul level.

Even the dream was slightly affected.

Only by being inside the safe house could Li Wei shield himself from the influence of the seven-colored mist.

The eight-fold difference in the flow of time made the shifting colors of the seven-colored mist appear to move in slow motion.

Li Wei carefully captured a small amount of the seven-colored mist and brought it into the safe house, attempting to analyze its properties and principles.

In the dream, he had more than enough time to find a way to counter it.

After a period of research, although Li Wei still hadn’t fully understood the principle behind the seven-colored mist’s hallucinogenic properties, he had already found a way to counter it.

The seven-colored mist was very special, able to directly affect the soul.

It made people unaware that they were even in an Illusion Realm.

Its power was extremely formidable.

The prerequisite for it to exert its power was contact with the soul.

Li Wei used his Illusion Technique to construct a barrier capable of isolating the seven-colored mist’s hallucinogenic particles.

In essence, he used his Illusion Technique to simulate and replicate their Illusion Technique.

This created similar particles that could block the seven-colored mist from deluding the soul.