Chapter 269: Illusion Clash!

"Daring to tease Sister Yuer like that, Ye Yuan sure has guts!"

"Hehe, with his strength, maybe he's trying to pursue Sister Yuer while he has the chance!"

"Speaking of which, they're close in age and strength, a perfect match! And with Ye Yuan's potential, he'll surpass Sister Yuer in the future. If they got together, it'd be a beautiful story!"

"Pah! That brat Ye Yuan deserves Sister Yuer?"

"Haha, you're just jealous! I know you've had a crush on Sister Yuer for ages!"

"..."

Actually, Ye Yuan was just giving a compliment, but it sparked Tang Yuer's anger.

To the other disciples, Ye Yuan's words were outright flirtation. But given his exceptional strength, he had the right to pursue Tang Yuer.

However, some disciples who had long admired Tang Yuer were naturally displeased.

As the match began, Tang Yuer's red ribbon shot toward Ye Yuan like a ghost.

Relying on his Lingxu Pojing technique, Ye Yuan's movement at the Liquid Realm was not inferior to late-stage martial artists.

Seeing the red ribbon coming, he dodged with a flash.

But at that moment, Ye Yuan felt his head grow heavy, and his entire body became sluggish.

Soul Secret Art!

Ye Yuan hadn't expected Tang Yuer's trump card to be a Soul Secret Art!

"Hehe, Ye Yuan fell for it! Sister Yuer's strongest skill is illusion. Last competition, even Senior Brother Tianyu was caught and nearly lost."

"Ye Yuan has been too smooth lately; he probably didn't bother to learn about Sister Yuer's trump card! At the same level, almost no one can escape her illusion. Ye Yuan is only at the fourth level of Liquid Realm, a minor step lower in soul realm. He's doomed!"

"Sister Yuer is already angry; she'll definitely go hard on him! Even if she doesn't turn him into an idiot, she'll have him bedridden for a few days!"

"Haha, if Sister Yuer goes all out, maybe Senior Brother Sui Liang can still make it into the top three!"

On the stage, Tang Yuer and Ye Yuan both stopped moving. Ye Yuan's eyes were vacant, as if his soul had been taken.

Tang Yuer closed her eyes, also motionless.

Ye Yuan had just felt his head sink, and then he was transported to another place.

...

In the mortal world, Ye Yuan became a wealthy young master, and before him appeared a graceful figure.

The woman before him was stunningly beautiful, completely naked!

Her nosebleed-inducing body could drive any man crazy.

Ye Yuan looked at his own attire, then at the naked woman across from him, and couldn't help shaking his head with a smile.

This Tang Yuer really took him for a lecherous womanizer.

"Young master, let me serve you to bed."

The woman's melodious voice sounded in Ye Yuan's ear, and her snake-like jade arms wrapped around his neck, alluring to the extreme.

Ye Yuan was no saint; in front of a true beauty, he would naturally show a man's reaction.

But for Tang Yuer to use illusion on Ye Yuan was like showing off before an expert.

Illusion was an important branch of Soul Secret Arts, extremely powerful, capable of killing without a trace.

Illusion was also a great path; when cultivated to the extreme, it could turn the mundane into the miraculous!

A powerful illusion martial artist could kill an opponent silently or trap them in an illusion forever, turning them into a living corpse!

Even worse, the opponent could be fully aware they were in an illusion but unable to escape!

That endless sinking was sometimes more terrifying than death!

If the caster didn't lift the illusion, the opponent would never wake up, trapped in cycle after cycle until death!

The moment Ye Yuan saw the woman, he knew what Tang Yuer was up to.

She wanted him to sink into the illusion's embrace of pleasure, unable to extricate himself!

And once he sank into that embrace, the real Ye Yuan would also make some indecent moves.

Then, Ye Yuan would become the laughingstock of the entire sect.

Admittedly, Tang Yuer's move was quite ruthless. If Ye Yuan had fallen for it, no matter how talented he was, he'd have no face left in the sect.

Women were always unreasonable creatures; Ye Yuan had learned that many times. Though Tang Yuer's trick was too damaging, Ye Yuan wasn't too angry.

But Ye Yuan wasn't a clay Buddha either, to be molded at will.

Ye Yuan decided to have some fun with Tang Yuer as punishment.

Facing the woman's seduction, Ye Yuan grabbed her arm and threw her aside, sneering, "No need for bed. Tell me who sent you!"

Ye Yuan's voice was harsh, and the woman trembled in fear, weakly saying, "No... no one! I... I just admired you, so I... I offered myself! If you don't trust me, I'll die to prove my innocence! Boohoo..."

The woman cried pitifully and made as if to dash her head against the wall, but Ye Yuan sneered, "Stop pretending! I'm the heir of the Ye family in the capital; what women haven't I seen? Such poor acting won't fool me! Go ahead, dash your head!"

Hearing that, the woman stopped.

In the illusion, Tang Yuer, hidden in the shadows, sneered inwardly: "This lecher has some skill; he won't fall for it easily. But since he's taken on the role, can he escape my grasp?"

The naked woman shed her seductive demeanor, dressed, and smiled at Ye Yuan, "Young Master Ye has great composure! Actually, I was sent by my mistress to test you."

Ye Yuan chuckled inwardly but feigned confusion, "Your mistress is?"

"My mistress is the eldest daughter of the Tang family. She has long heard that you are the capital's top scholar and admires you greatly. But she didn't know your character, so she sent me to test you. Today, I see you are truly perceptive and wise!" the woman exclaimed.

Ye Yuan's expression softened, but he still pretended to be displeased, "So it's the eldest Miss Tang! I've long heard she is a beauty and a female Zhuge. But testing me like this is too much! A gentleman seeks a fair maiden, but I am no lecher! You may leave. Tell Miss Tang that I cannot accept her admiration!"

In hiding, Tang Yuer's expression changed. If Ye Yuan remained impervious, her illusion would eventually show flaws, and he would break free!

Tang Yuer couldn't accept that outcome!