After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

The two survivors viewed the map as a venomous snake and quickly sold it. The subsequent buyers, who had prolonged contact with this true map of hell, would have nightmares every day, seeing terrifying ghosts and evil spirits in broad daylight.

Therefore, this true map of hell would be sold and bought by buyers every once in a while. After several changes of hands, the true map of hell came into Mu Yuan's hands. Mu Yuan used his illusion magic to refine this true map of hell. From then on, Mu Yuan had the supernatural power to borrow the power of the underworld and manifest a certain layer of hell in the human world.

This supernatural power was used against the Long-Armed Ape in the previous competition. Even the Long-Armed Ape, as strong as it was, was in a tough battle when it encountered Blood Pool Hell. Because it could not find Mu Yuan hiding, the Long-Armed Ape relied on destroying illusions everywhere until Mu Yuan was exhausted and Blood Pool Hell could not hold on any longer before it won.

That year, Mu Yuan focused on training his physical strength and magical power to ensure that he could persevere in a protracted battle.

And what about Zhou Yan?

Mu Yuan suddenly turned his head and saw Zhou Yan standing in the void ten meters away from him, staring straight at him.

Mu Yuan opened his mouth slightly, surprised.

"I am in warped space."

Mu Yuan's illusion technique could already affect space. With the addition of some underworld power from the Hell True Map, Mu Yuan directly enveloped the space he was in. It was as if he was in another world, not in this space.

With such incredible spatial skills, even the Long-Armed Ape, which also possesses spatial abilities, couldn't pinpoint Mu Yuan's exact location, yet Zhou Yan managed to find him.

This Six-Eared Macaque truly lives up to its reputation as the most perceptive and intelligent of the Four Mischievous Monkeys; it was able to find me even in this state.

Zhou Yan pointed to the sky and whispered.

"Lei Lai!"

A loud, deafening roar came from overhead.

Before Mu Yuan could react, a bolt of purple lightning struck the warped space where Mu Yuan was.

Zhou Yan's current level of proficiency with "Purple Heaven Divine Thunder" is not enough to shatter the warped space, but it shattered Mu Yuan's illusionary power. Without Mu Yuan's illusion to maintain it, the warped space began to return to normal, exposing Mu Yuan's location to Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan took a step forward, stepping on the void as fast as a flying arrow.

Mu Yuan, who emerged from the warped space, clapped his hands calmly. The next moment, dozens of Mu Yuan clones ran out from different directions.

This clone isn't the kind where only one is the main body and the others are fake low-level clones. As long as Mu Yuan wants, his main body can switch between any clone, making it a small-scale clone escape technique.

In this state where he could easily switch clones, Mu Yuan felt he could easily escape from Zhou Yan, then find a place to hide and secretly use the Hell Map to wear down Zhou Yan's stamina.

Once Zhou Yan's physical strength is depleted, he will become a pushover that can be easily manipulated.

As for whether he would be found next time, Mu Yuan didn't believe it. How could a six-eared macaque that had only been awakened for half a year find his hiding place every time?

"call out……"

The original Mu Yuan, who had just separated from his clone, suddenly felt a darkness before his eyes. As he prepared to run away, Mu Yuan's heart sank. He had encountered this situation many times before, but this time it truly surprised him.

What kind of monster is Zhou Yan? My clone has only been gone for less than 0.01 seconds, how come Zhou Yan is already in front of my main body?

It should be noted that Mu Yuan's clone is identical to his original body in terms of weight, heartbeat, breathing, and the texture of his flesh. Even top students from other schools would find it difficult to distinguish between the real body and the clone.

Even if Zhou Yan had exceptional hearing, how could he not have any doubts and find his true form so quickly?

After these thoughts, before he could clearly see Zhou Yan, Mu Yuan randomly switched the positions of his main body and one of his clones.

As an awakened mage, Mu Yuan is not strong in close combat, so he has many ways to save his life. This clone group can be combined with the distorted space. Dozens of clones run in different directions. In addition, the shrinking effect brought by the spatial distortion has allowed Mu Yuan to escape from powerful enemies more than once.

"Whoosh..."

In an instant, the main body and the clone switched positions, and Mu Yuan's familiar sense of direction was thrown into chaos. But before the chaos could subside, Mu Yuan saw a shadow in front of him.

Mu Yuan felt a chill run down his spine.

This is Zhou Yan...

What happened? He was afraid that his change of position would be noticed by a powerful enemy, so it was random. Before being moved to a new position, Mu Yuan himself did not know where he would be.

But now, before he could even determine his location, Zhou Yan was already standing in front of him.

This is no longer just exceptional spiritual insight or extraordinary perception, but rather precognition, knowing in advance where you will be.

"Boom..."

Before Mu Yuan could regain his sense of direction, everything went black, and intense pain overwhelmed his brain.

He got beaten up...

Damn it, you just moved to a different location and got beaten up. How the hell did you find yourself?

I have no idea where I'll be later.

Despite the pain, Mu Yuan switched the positions of his clone and main body again. Before the disorientation subsided, another wave of pain came from his abdomen, causing Mu Yuan to bend over in agony.

"Wait a moment……"

Mu Yuan screamed in pain, sweating profusely.

A gust of wind swept across Mu Yuan's face, and Mu Yuan opened his eyes, which were swollen and almost unable to open.

Mu Yuan saw Zhou Yan standing in front of him, expressionless.

Because he was crouching down with his stomach in his hands, Mu Yuan could only look at Zhou Yan by looking up.

Sunlight shone on the back of Zhou Yan's head, giving it a golden edge, while simultaneously casting his face entirely into shadow, except for his eyes, which shone faintly in the darkness.

Perhaps due to psychological factors, Mu Yuan felt as if he was not looking at a person, but rather at an unscalable mountain.

Zhou Yan sneered.

"Senior, you're not tough enough. I haven't even used my full strength and you've already collapsed."

In Zhou Yan's eyes, Mu Yuan's main body and clones were as clear as Ram and Rem. With the added effect of the Extreme Eye, Zhou Yan not only saw through the clones, but also knew where the main body would run next.

Mu Yuan's expression changed several times. He was starting to lose track of Zhou Yan's true intentions. However, judging from the battle just now, Zhou Yan seemed to be good at perception, and his illusions were not very effective against him.

A wise man doesn't suffer a loss in front of him, and a virtuous person doesn't stand under a dangerous wall.

"Junior, we can..."

"Boom..."

Mu Yuan's vision went black, and he was sent flying. Lacking the support of illusion magic, Mu Yuan fell straight to the ground. However, before landing, Mu Yuan regained some of his will and manipulated the illusion magic to land smoothly, while canceling the Blood Pool Hell spell.

Once the Blood Pool Hell disappeared, Zhou Yan and Mu Yuan returned to their previous office. However, Zhou Yan was still standing on the ground, while Mu Yuan lay on the ground with a bruised and swollen face.

Zhou Yan walked up to Mu Yuan's head and kicked Mu Yuan's face with his toe.

Mu Yuan took several deep breaths, making himself appear extremely weak. As Mu Yuan expected, Zhou Yan let out a contemptuous chuckle. After this chuckle, Mu Yuan's eyes widened, as if lightning had struck them, with flashes of lightning appearing one after another.

Zhou Yan's head jolted.

As the saying goes, a wise man doesn't suffer a loss before his eyes, and a virtuous man doesn't stand under a crumbling wall. Zhou Yan seems to have some special skills in countering illusions. Faced with Zhou Yan, whose situation is unclear, Mu Yuan is not going to use all his trump cards to confront him head-on. He plans to use his illusions as a mental attack to make Zhou Yan lose his focus for a short time, and then buy time to escape.

This place is not far from the hotel where Xuanwu Academy is staying. As long as Zhou Yan is controlled for even a few seconds, Mu Yuan will have a chance to run back to his school residence, where a large group of teachers will come out to help him.

Even if Zhou Yan were made of iron, how many nails could he hammer? Even if he were as strong as the Long-Armed Ape, he could only fight the Dean of Students of the Vermilion Bird Academy to a standstill.

"Ooh...pfft..."

It was as if a 1280 yuan sledgehammer had fallen from the sky and smashed directly on his forehead. Blood gushed from Mu Yuan's seven orifices, and he curled up like a shrimp, staining the ground red with blood.

Zhou Yan patted his head, which looked like it had been bitten by a mosquito, and said jokingly.

"I have a secret treasure that I took from the abyss of the underworld. It can counter all illusions and mind control."

Despite spitting blood, Mu Yuan struggled to lift his head and looked at Zhou Yan with despair.

Actually, the punches Zhou Yan landed earlier only caused superficial injuries. Mu Yuan's physical strength, magical power, and mental energy were still very abundant. However, after using his mental control, Mu Yuan suffered severe injuries to his essence, energy, and spirit, and his primordial spirit was in so much pain that he could no longer use illusion magic.

Mu Yuan cut off his own escape route.

Zhou Yan slowly walked to the only desk in the office, sat down in the chair, crossed his arms, and rested his face behind his crossed arms.

"Senior, to be honest, we don't really have that much hatred between us. There's no need for us to fight to the death."

Mu Yuan wiped the blood from his face, and the disheveled young man asked sensibly.

"So, how do you plan to let me go? Name your price."

Zhou Yan held up a finger and shook it.

"I'm not short of money, but I hate it when others interfere with my life. Senior Mu Yuan, you provoked Bai Lin to provoke me, which crossed the line, so I beat you up just now as punishment. And then, I don't want you to retaliate against me in the future, so I'm going to find something to use against you."

Zhou Yan looked down at Mu Yuan, who was lying on the ground, extremely weak.

Well, my dear senior, you should be grateful that we're not Chi You, otherwise, given your current state, Chi You would definitely have made you fall into female form.

"Senior, what dirt do you have on me that I can use against you?"

Mu Yuan's eyes flashed like lightning. He did indeed have a lot of dark history that he couldn't show in public. Since Zhou Yan wanted it, he had to come up with the one with the least impact, one that might become useless over time.

What kind of leverage is good?

"No no no..."

Zhou Yan suddenly shook his head.

"The leverage you mentioned might be fake, or there might be untold details, which is not good."

"How about I create a weakness for you that I can use against you?"

Chapter Twenty-Four: Finding Fault

Mu Yuan took a few deep breaths, which seemed to aggravate his lung injury. He couldn't help but cough up a few mouthfuls of blood. After coughing up the blood, Mu Yuan felt a little better. The man turned around and replied with a somewhat unwilling yet humiliating expression.

"Create leverage? What...do you want me to do?"

Zhou Yan propped his face up with one hand, grinning.

Do you know what Welsh people like to do most?

Mu Yuan's face darkened, and the young man gritted his teeth and said.

"pass".

Zhou Yan shrugged.

"What about taking private photos in women's clothing? Like those 'female male' photos on Daqiu (a social media app that doesn't prohibit H)?"

Mu Yuan said angrily.

"Can't you be normal for once?"

Although these were relatively minor incriminating evidence, Mu Yuan's pride did not allow him to make such a humiliating compromise.

Zhou Yan found joy in it.

"Fine, then tell me, how do you want me to punish you?"

Mu Yuan tilted his head slightly.

"Isn't your wording a bit off?"

Mu Yuan felt that Zhou Yan's tone was the same as his elders' tone when talking to the young models they were about to get to know better.

Zhou Yan shook his head.

"Don't worry about the details, senior. You should think about what you can do in private, but absolutely can't expose to others."

Mu Yuan fell silent.

To be honest, Zhou Yan's choice of his own past scandals was relatively mild. Mu Yuan's past scandals often involved real interests, and even the private lives of some high-ranking officials, which were absolutely not allowed to be exposed to the public eye.

In comparison, Zhou Yan's choice seems to favor not exposing himself, since exposing himself would only result in temporary social closure.

Of course, Mu Yuan guessed that this tactful choice was not because Zhou Yan had a good conscience, but because he did not want to get too involved with him. If Zhou Yan knew too many secrets, then for a certain group with extremely high social status, Zhou Yan would either die or join them.

After thinking for a moment, Mu Yuan voiced his idea.

After listening, Zhou Yan remained silent for a few seconds, then nodded.

"can."

……

A hotel with a summery theme.

Two taxis drove from the hotel entrance to the hotel gate.

The taxi door opened, and Mi Qing, Bai Lin, and several students and teachers from the First Academy got out. As soon as they got out, many students and teachers from the First Academy came to greet them. The teacher in the lead said to Mi Qing with a smile.

"The little girl suffered a lot in the past, having such a scumbag boyfriend. But it's okay, Mo Yu went to the Vermilion Bird Academy to fight half a day ago."

Half a day has passed since the Long-Armed Ape broke through the Vermilion Bird Academy. It is now dark and everyone has eaten dinner.

A gentle and charming girl with gold-rimmed glasses standing next to the teacher excitedly said, her hands clasped to her chest.