Deities: Starting From Goblins C.361: 176

Translator: 549690339

After traveling about a hundred steps, the group of people found the environment growing increasingly desolate, and a thick fog had formed, confusing their sense of direction to the point where they couldn’t even determine the most basic bearings.

Someone couldn’t help but speak up, “Logan, didn’t you say there would be opportunities granted by Sanctuary Powerhouses as soon as we crossed the shore?”

“That was just hearsay, without anyone’s confirmation. Besides, if the opportunities were so easy to come by, many powerful beings would have fought for them, leaving none for us, right?”

Logan smirked and said, “Everyone, don’t be impatient. The more dangerous it gets, the greater the opportunities.”

In his heart, he knew that the reason other people kept him around was to push him to the front in case of any danger. If they encountered danger, they would probably run faster than anyone else.

However, it was a mutual calculation, with them calculating his worth and him calculating theirs. Little did they know they were the real prey, with Logan merely playing a game like he did with Cloud upon the Sea.

After walking a while longer, the fog became progressively thicker, and everyone’s vision was limited to about a meter. The air carried a suffocating oppression, as if one could hear the roars of wild beasts.

Everyone became quiet, carrying an inexplicable sense of anxiety. They were all here for great opportunities, but none of them wanted to risk their lives or be buried in the Ancient Road Illusion. f𝐫e𝚎𝘄eb𝚗o𝐯𝐞𝐥.𝐜𝚘m

Everyone knew it was but a futile hope. Thousands of people came to the Ancient Road Illusion seeking opportunities every day, but only one in ten could leave alive, and that one might not even get the opportunity, being thankful just to survive.

However, that was the nature of cultivation. If they couldn’t risk it, they might never advance from the Transcendent Tier to the Throne realm they all aspired to, or the Holy See they dreamed of this lifetime.

Suddenly, they saw a light within the Illusionary Realm. Everyone thought it was the exit and hurried their steps, but Logan had doubts. How could a light suddenly appear in the midst of such thick fog and be the exit?

However, to break the illusion, they had to head in that direction to see what kind of trap they were in.

Logan cautiously took each step, putting the dozen or so people in the front to block any sudden dangers for him.

Time went by, and it seemed they had walked for miles. Yet they still couldn’t see the end, as if the light was millions of years away, and the distance never changed no matter how they walked.

Someone became scared, trembling as they spoke, “What…is going on? We seem to be trapped here. It’s not just a simple fog; could it be something like an array or formation?”

Some used their divine abilities to investigate, but no spiritual qi or rules were detected. This meant that it wasn’t an array, as even the most secretive arrays have fluctuations in spiritual qi.

“No wonder it’s a Sanctuary Illusionary Realm. Everyone, be careful. If this place were truly ordinary, any opportunities here would have already been taken by outsiders, and there would be no chances left for us,” someone spoke calmly.

No matter how thick the fog, as long as it didn’t threaten their lives, they should be able to walk out of it as long as they kept going in one direction.

After some thought and with his previous experience, Logan deduced that the fog wasn’t an array but had similarities to one. It could be another Illusionary Realm within the Ancient Road Illusion, but since they were already in an Illusionary Realm, they wouldn’t think of that possibility and only make deductions about arrays.

To break free, they had to break the operation of the Illusionary Realm. Although what was before their eyes was an illusion, since no one could see the truth, breaking it would not be easy.

After much deliberation, Logan came up with an idea, “I have a method that can help everyone leave safely.”

“Kid, don’t hide things like that. You’re only telling half the story. How can we leave safely? And don’t forget, we’re all in the same boat right now. All of us are trapped.”

Everyone looked at Logan, who hesitated to reveal the method to break the illusion, causing some impatience among them. They grew more and more anxious in the fog, even feeling a hint of despair, and now, with a glimmer of hope, they wanted to grasp it as much as possible.

“This is not an array, but a powerful Illusionary Realm. I don’t know how we fell into it, but we might have entered the Illusionary Realm as soon as we crossed the river. The fog and everything in front of us are illusory.”

“To remove it is simple. There are more than ten of us, so each of us should walk in a different direction, close our eyes, and not think too much, while I stay put and wait for you.”

“Walk for an hour, and if you still can’t find anyone when you shout, it means that this is a real scene. If you can walk back to me, then we are truly in an Illusionary Realm.”

“There are generally two types of Illusionary Realms—one where our physical selves fall unconscious, and the other where we are hypnotized. If it’s the former, it’s relatively easy; we only need to keep using rules to stimulate ourselves. If it’s the latter, we need to find the person behind it, remove the hypnosis, and regain our consciousness.”

Although Logan’s reasoning sounded mysterious, the group had no choice but to believe it since they couldn’t come up with a better solution.

The dozen or so people set off in different directions, and after a moment, they all returned to Logan’s side. This showed that they had been walking in circles or stepping in place the whole time.

By this point, everyone believed Logan’s explanation that they were truly in an Illusionary Realm. As soon as they left, Logan used his divine abilities to examine himself.

He was sure that he hadn’t fallen unconscious but had been hypnotized by some powerful secret technique.

Everyone focused their power in one place, and Logan executed a powerful attack, slashing at the fog with his foot. The next moment, an opening appeared, and a demon beast-shaped creature frantically fled.

Everyone understood at this point that it was the mastermind behind the Illusionary Realm. It had been trapping them in the Illusionary Realm, and all their hatred, old and new, erupted in anger at that moment.

With everyone pursuing the illusion beast, it had to withdraw its Illusionary Realm technique to escape. The fog instantly dissipated, and everyone saw the true scene.

They had just crossed the river, and in front of them were piles of huge rocks that stretched far into the distance.

Some suggested chasing the illusion beast, while others thought opportunities were more important. Arguments ensued.