Starting as a prodigy wanting milk? A world-destroying deception in the opposite direction.

Shen Zhen's heart sank when he heard Lei Lie's call:

"The situation is urgent!"

Zhao Huaijin and Lu Renjia continued to cover for Qi Xuejian and Chen Xi as they tracked down the source of the energy.

The rest of you, stay with me and keep the remaining villagers occupied. We need to finish this quickly!

Guided by Qi Xuejian and Chen Xi, the four of them quickly arrived at the well.

The compass needle readings confirmed that the problem was indeed with this well.

Qi Xuejian turned her head, frowned, and shouted:

"Captain Shen, the source is right here!"

The villagers only lost control after drinking the water from here.

While casting a calming spell on the villagers, Shen Zhen gave the following instructions:

"Brother Fei, Brother Hu, we've found the source."

You must quickly find a way to purify the energy in this well; you must solve the source problem as soon as possible.

"receive!"

Ren Fei and Miao Erhu quickly moved towards the well, while Qi Xuejian, Chen Xi, Zhao Huaijin, and Lu Renjia went over to help calm the villagers down.

Just as Ren Fei and Miao Erhu were concentrating on casting their spells, a familiar energy fluctuation suddenly surged from the well.

Miao Erhu was the first to react:

"Oh no, there's still the aura of the Illusionary Desire Demon. I didn't detect it before." Because he had just experienced it yesterday, he was extremely sensitive to this aura.

Reminded by him, Ren Fei quickly realized what was happening and shouted loudly:

"Everyone be careful, the Demon of Illusion is here too."

No sooner had Ren Fei finished speaking than a cold laugh was heard.

"Hehehe..."

"Interesting, you found this place so quickly."

Just then, another voice rang out.

"The feast has only just begun..."

Ren Fei and Miao Erhu's expressions both changed.

"Eating madness too?!"

The delusional voice rang out again:

"I didn't expect you guys to be so easy to fool. You've all come, haven't you? Then don't leave."

"Demon of Illusion, let's send them to meet the Ancestor of Gods."

"Get out of here, you disgusting appetite!" Unexpectedly, the Demon of Illusion showed no mercy to the Devourer, coldly replying:

"It's nothing more than mutual exploitation and cooperation, so don't try to boss me around."

Before he finished speaking, the Illusionary Desire Demon transformed into a wisp of gray mist, conjuring up phantom images that surged toward Ren Fei and Miao Erhu.

The Devourer manifested a giant face composed of various foods, with eerie green eyes embedded in the center of its mouth.

Green energy ropes emerged from its mouth and reached out to grab the two of them.

"Everyone be careful!"

Shen Zhen rushed over to help, his psychic power exploding in mid-air and sizzling as it hit the green rope.

But this delay lasted only a moment, and the subsequent offensive was even more intense.

Several ropes even wrapped around him and began to entangle Qi Xuejian, Chen Xi, and the others behind him.

"Oh no!" Lu Renjia reacted quickly.

He drew a short knife, the blade wrapped in a faint psychic force, and slashed at the rope near Chen Xi.

But this green rope is extremely tough.

It was only cleaved open, but it healed completely in the blink of an eye, instead entangling Lu Renjia's knife and dragging it toward the well.

"I'll help you!" Zhao Huaijin flashed, his mental power transforming into two sharp blades that slashed at the rope from both sides.

This time, the rope was finally cut, but as soon as they caught their breath, more ropes poured out of the giant face of the gluttonous creature, covering the air like wildly growing vines.

He couldn't help but frown and exclaim in surprise:

"This thing can't be completely eradicated?!"

Miao Erhu and Ren Fei's side is not having an easy time either.

They threw punches at the swirling mist phantoms beside them, but the mist only dispersed slightly before gathering back together in an instant.

A moment later, both of them felt a heaviness in their heads.

The two quickly channeled their mental energy to resist the invasion of the mist. They had already suffered losses when dealing with the Illusionary Desire Demon yesterday, and today, with the Devouring Desire Demon's assistance, the pressure had increased several times over.

"Team Leader Lei and the others aren't here, so we can't use the [Purification Array]," Miao Erhu shouted.

"Haha..." the Devourer chuckled sinisterly.

"That's what we're doing to distract you, you bunch of idiots, you fell for our trap so easily."

"Cleanse your mind, dispel delusions!" Ren Fei chanted incantations while dodging the ropes, the talisman paper at his fingertips glowing with a clear light as it struck the ropes coming toward him.

Qinghui only retreated for a moment after touching the rope.

They quickly returned, even faster, and Ren Fei couldn't dodge in time, getting entangled in the rope.

"Ren Fei!"

Miao Erhu wanted to turn around to provide support, but he was tightly entangled by the gray mist.

Blurry phantoms emerged from the mist, all of them people he cared about most: his teammates who fought alongside him, and his mother back home.

He resisted with all his might to avoid falling into the illusion again.

Shen Zhen wasn't having an easy time either. He had cut two green-eyed ropes in a row, and his arms were starting to ache.

Even more troublesome was that the gray mist of the illusion demon gradually spread around him.

A strong mental disturbance surged in, and a sense of irritation inexplicably welled up in my mind, as if countless voices were roaring in my ears.

He knew this was a trick of the Illusion Demon, which he had experienced when dealing with the opponent yesterday.

Wu Xian beside him was already unsteady on his feet, muttering to himself:

"Don't come any closer... Don't take my things..."

Clearly affected by the disturbance, he staggered toward the well.

"Wu Xian! Wake up!"

Shen Zhen shouted to stop him, and at the same time unleashed a burst of mental energy. The mental energy landed on Wu Xian and emitted a faint light.

Wu Xian shivered, his eyes regained some clarity, but his face was still full of fear, and he stood there without daring to move.

But in that moment of distraction, two more green ropes wrapped around Shen Zhen.

A strange force began to blur his vision.

Illusions gradually began to appear before my eyes:

His father lay in a pool of blood, a standard-issue longsword from the Jingxie Division embedded in his body. People around him pointed and cursed him as an "outcast" and a "monster." Ling Buyu stood at the front of the crowd, his eyes coldly fixed on him.

"The offspring of monsters must not be allowed to live."

"This is an illusion!" Shen Zhen shook his head violently.

He wanted to use the despairing mental power he had previously merged to fight back, but this mental power seemed to be asleep at the moment, and no matter how he tried to activate it, it did not react.

In the critical moment, he suddenly remembered the ruler that Wang Juan had given him.

At the time, Wang Juan only said, "This ruler can calm the mind and can be used when encountering heretics." It seems that it should be no problem to use it to deal with evil spirits.

Shen Zhen took out the Mind Ruler from his pocket, and a gentle yet firm energy flowed into his body through his palm.

The chaotic mental energy instantly calmed down, and the roar in his mind and the illusions before his eyes quickly faded away.

An invisible barrier spread out from him, and Wu Xian beside him shivered again, his eyes becoming completely clear.

Shen Zhen was both surprised and delighted.

The green ropes that had bound him vanished the moment they touched the white light of the Mind Ruler, and the encircling gray mist left not a trace as the holy light flowed around them.

Both the Devourer and the Illusion Demon let out a piercing scream, their voices filled with dread:

"What is that thing?!"