Qin An realized that the Mirage was trying to entangle him with its tongue, so he took out the Bloodthirsty Sword and, the instant the Mirage's tongue coiled around, swung the sword and severed its tongue.
The Mirage roared in pain, and then Qin An watched as its tongue grew back, exactly the same as before.
Enraged by Qin An, the Mirage, though its tongue could regenerate, was still in real pain when it was cut off. As a result, it vented all its anger on Qin An, attacking him even more frequently and fiercely.
While dodging the attacks of the Mirage, Qin An looked for an opportunity to inflict damage on it.
Gradually, the Mirage's wounds multiplied, and it grew increasingly anxious, attacking Qin An with even greater recklessness.
Suddenly, Qin An seized an opportunity and stabbed the Misty Mirage in one eye with his sword. The Misty Mirage immediately let out a miserable cry, and one of its eyes was gouged out by Qin An.
The Mirage roared madly, its body emitting bursts of red light, and then its body began to swell continuously.
"Oh no! It's going berserk!" Qin An tightened his grip on the Bloodthirsty Sword upon seeing this.
Soon, the Mirage of the Mist completed its berserk state, and its cultivation level surged dramatically, rising from the late Nascent Soul stage to the early Divine Transformation stage.
The Mirage let out a powerful shout, then lashed out with its tongue at Qin An.
This time, Qin An was unable to dodge in time and was hit by the tongue, flying backward and crashing into the rocks of the chaotic forest.
Because Qin An had a defensive magical artifact on him, such an attack wouldn't cause him any physical injury. However, the venom on the tongue was a different story. The venom sizzled and corroded his clothes, and then it was about to corrode his body.
Just then, Qin An felt a surge of heat throughout his body. It turned out that the Wood Spirit Flame in his sea of consciousness sensed the danger of the poison on his body and spontaneously began to burn, completely incinerating the poison.
Watching the Wood Spirit Flame diligently burning the venom, Qin An's eyes suddenly lit up. Since the Wood Spirit Flame could burn the venom, could it also restrain the Mirage?
Thinking of this, Qin An raised his hand and summoned the Wood Spirit Flame, the tender green flames dancing merrily in his hand.
Qin An keenly sensed that the moment he summoned the Wood Spirit Flame, the Mirage trembled slightly, its eyes revealing an unconscious fear.
Qin An then realized that his guess was correct; the Wood Spirit Flame could indeed suppress the Mirage.
Qin An held up the Wood Spirit Flame and slowly approached the Mirage.
The Mirage retreated step by step, sensing the wisp of spiritual flame in Qin An's hand, and within that flame, it felt immense danger.
Finally, with nowhere left to retreat, the Mirage had no choice but to bite the bullet and send a salvo at Qin An.
At this moment, Qin An unleashed the Wood Spirit Flame. The small flame, after leaving Qin An's hand, grew larger in the wind and eventually formed a huge fireball, instantly engulfing the Mirage.
When the Mirage encountered the Wood Spirit's Flame, it let out a shrill scream as the flames scorched its venom and flesh, making a sizzling sound.
It kept throbbing, eventually rolling around on the ground. But it couldn't extinguish the Wood Spirit Flame on its body; the flame burned brighter and brighter, eventually reducing the Mirage to ashes.
Qin An now directly experienced the terrifying power of the Wood Spirit Flame, and couldn't help but feel fortunate to have such a trump card. He felt even more grateful to his master brother.
After eliminating the Mirage, Qin An began to decipher the mist array. He quickly located all the array's key points and then dismantled them one by one.
Once the last key to the formation was broken, the fog formation completely dissipated, the surrounding scenery became clear, and the fog vanished entirely.
Qin An immediately spotted his master brother waiting anxiously to the side. He rushed over and hugged his master brother tightly. He rested his head on his master brother's shoulder and took a deep breath of his master brother's scent. When he smelled the familiar fragrance of magnolia, Qin An's still-shaken heart calmed down.
His hands tightened involuntarily, holding tightly to his master's waist. "Master, I've finally found you!"
Shu Lan sensed the unease in Qin An's voice, so she reached out and gently patted Qin An's back to soothe his emotions.
After a long while, Qin An reluctantly let go of his arms around his master's waist.
"How are you? Were you hurt just now?" Shu Lan looked Qin An up and down, and even touched him all over.
Qin An felt his master brother's hands moving constantly on his body, and the tips of his ears turned red quietly, but fortunately his master brother did not see it.
"Master, I'm fine, I'm not hurt." Qin An grabbed his master's hand that was moving around on him, stopping his master's concern.
"Really? That Mirage is not easy to deal with." Shu Lan was still a little worried.
"Really, I'm really alright." Suddenly, Qin An realized something. "Master, how did you know that the one who attacked me was a Mirage?"
Oh dear, I let it slip.
Shu Lan then noticed what he had just said. In Xiao An's eyes, he clearly did not see the monster that attacked them, so how could he know that the monster was the Mirage?
Shu Lan's eyes flickered. "I just know, Xiao An, why don't you tell me what happened just now?"
Qin An knew that his master was changing the subject, but he had no choice but to answer his master's question and recount his entire battle with the Mirage. He omitted many of the dangers involved, but even just what he said made Shu Lan very worried.
Seeing the extremely worried look in his master's eyes, Qin An swallowed the words he was about to ask him why he knew so many things.
Qin An had been suspicious ever since he first entered the secret realm, because his master seemed to know a lot about it. As he went deeper into the secret realm, Qin An's guess was confirmed; his master did indeed know a lot about this place.
Now, Qin An's questions reached their peak. His master seemed to know many things he didn't, as if...
"Xiao An, what's wrong? What are you thinking about?" Shu Lan waved her hand in front of Qin An, pulling him back from his wandering thoughts.
After regaining his senses, Qin An looked at his master, who was walking beside him with ease and composure, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly. In any case, his master wouldn't harm him. As for why his master knew so many secrets, he would find out someday!
After making up his mind, Qin An felt much lighter. He decided to let things take their course and continue to follow his master.
After breaking through yet another formation, the entire chaotic rock forest trembled violently.
"Look! There!" Shu Lan suddenly pointed ahead and shouted.
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