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Chapter 211: Exploring the Secret of the Formation, Hope Emerges

Blood dripped from his fingertips, forming a small pool at Lei Yi's feet, but he seemed oblivious, staring intently at the scene before him. Dongfang Liuli, trapped in a golden light, cried out his name in terror and helplessness.

"Calm down! I need to calm down!" Lei Yi took a deep breath, forcing himself to withdraw from Dongfang Liuli's predicament. He knew that any panic and self-blame he felt now would be useless. Only by breaking the illusion as quickly as possible could he rescue Dongfang Liuli.

He closed his eyes, trying not to see or hear anything, focusing all his attention on his own perception. The surroundings were still filled with endless darkness and terrifying whispers, but Lei Yi gradually discovered something unusual.

Although those terrifying illusions seemed to be irregular, some details kept repeating, such as a distorted face, a shrill scream, or even a ghostly light flickering in a certain direction... These subtle repetitions were like fireflies flickering in the darkness, guiding him in the direction of progress.

Lei Yi suppressed the fear in his heart and took the first step in that direction. Every step felt like stepping on the edge of a knife, and the pain and fear constantly attacked his will, but he did not hesitate at all.

He felt like he was walking through a huge maze. The surrounding scenery was constantly changing, but those subtle repetitions always guided him in the direction of progress. As time went by, the hope in Lei Yi's heart grew stronger and stronger.

He felt that he seemed to be approaching the core of the illusion. As long as he could find the core, he would be able to break the illusion and rescue Dongfang Liuli.

At this moment, Lei Yi suddenly felt a powerful force coming from the front. He opened his eyes suddenly and saw a huge altar in front of him. Above the altar was floating a gem emitting dazzling light. The light was so strong that it seemed to swallow Lei Yi whole.

"Could this be the core of the illusion?" Lei Yi was delighted and was about to step forward when he suddenly heard a cold voice beside his ear: "You're finally here..."

Lei Yi turned his head suddenly, and saw an old man in a black robe with a haggard face appear behind him...

The old man in black robe smiled sinisterly, his eyes filled with resentment. "Young man, your courage is commendable. Unfortunately, you will eventually pay the price for your curiosity!"

Lei Yi's heart trembled, and he gripped his sword tightly, staring at the old man in front of him warily. He knew that this man was most likely the creator of this illusion array and the culprit who trapped him here.

"Who are you? Why are you trapping us here?" Lei Yi asked coldly.

"Haha, it doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you all have to die here today!" said the old man in black robe, quickly forming seals with his hands and muttering something.

As he chanted the spell, countless black shadows emerged from the darkness around the altar. These shadows twisted and deformed, and eventually turned into shadow puppets holding sharp blades, launching a fierce attack towards Lei Yi.

Lei Yi didn't dare to be careless and swung his sword to fight. Although these shadow puppets were lifeless, they were agile and fierce in their attacks. Moreover, there were so many of them that Lei Yi was temporarily unable to resist.

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Meanwhile, Dongfang Liuli, trapped in the golden shield, didn't sit still. She carefully observed her surroundings and discovered that while the shield was indestructible, it wasn't completely impenetrable.

At the edge of the golden light shield, subtle energy fluctuations flickered, appearing and disappearing, seemingly echoing with some distant force. Dongfang Liuli's heart stirred, and she carefully sensed the patterns of these energy fluctuations. Suddenly, she discovered that some of them seemed to be related to Lei Yi's direction.

"Could it be..." A glimmer of hope ignited in Dongfang Liuli's heart, "Is he over there?"

She gritted her teeth, mobilized all her spiritual power, and rushed in that direction. However, just as her body was about to touch the golden light shield, a powerful force rebounded and violently shook her away.

Dongfang Liuli groaned, a trace of blood oozing from the corner of her mouth, but she didn't give up. She struggled to get up from the ground, a determined light flashing in her eyes, "I must get out and find him..."

Dongfang Liuli fought back the surging blood and qi within her as she struggled to her feet. The golden shield still held her captive, yet the faint energy fluctuations persisted, as if guiding her through the darkness. Lei Yi was there; she could sense it. This conviction burned within her like a raging fire, dispelling fear and despair.

"I must get out!" Dongfang Liuli's eyes were determined. She ignored her previous injuries and once again mobilized all her spiritual energy. This time, she concentrated all her strength on a single point and launched a resolute attack in that direction.

Meanwhile, Lei Yi was locked in a bitter battle. Shadow puppets surged forward like an endless tide, and he sweated profusely as his sword danced with piercing flashes of light, each swing wielding a shadow. But soon, new shadows would fill the gaps, advancing one after another, fearless of death.

"This is not a solution!" Lei Yi was anxious. He knew that he had to find a way to break the formation as soon as possible, otherwise his spiritual power would be exhausted sooner or later.

At that moment, the surrounding scene suddenly shifted. The menacing shadow puppets vanished, replaced by a tranquil and peaceful bamboo forest. An old man in a green robe, with white hair and beard, sat deep in the forest, holding a bamboo slip, seemingly studying something.

Lei Yi was startled and looked around warily: "Who are you? Where is this place?"

The old man slowly raised his head, looked at Lei Yi with deep eyes, and a meaningful smile on his lips: "Young man, you are finally here."

"Do you know me?" Lei Yi was even more confused. "Who are you? Why did you trap me here?"

The old man did not directly answer his question, but simply said: "Young man, do you want to break out of the formation?"

"Of course!" Lei Yi answered without hesitation.

"If you want to break the formation, you must find the center of the formation." The old man said, pointing to his chest, "And the center of the formation is..."

The old man's voice became lower and lower, and his figure gradually became blurred, and finally disappeared, leaving Lei Yi alone standing in the empty bamboo forest.

"Where is... the eye of the formation?" Lei Yi muttered to himself, trying to recall the old man's last words, trying to find the key to breaking the illusion formation.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a weak energy fluctuation, which was exactly the same as the one he had felt in the illusion array before, and the direction from which the fluctuation came was exactly where Dongfang Liuli was!

Lei Yi was shocked. Could it be...

Dongfang Liuli mobilized the last bit of spiritual energy in her body. Golden light swirled around her, illuminating her resolute face. This time, she felt no resistance, as if an invisible force was pulling her and guiding her forward.

"Lei Yi, wait for me..."