The Strongest Prodigy Doctor

Ye Tianfan looked curiously at the Hellfire Snake in front of him. The Illusory Fire certainly had an effect, that's true, and it also caused significant damage to the Hellfire Snake, because Ye Tianfan could tell from the snake's eyes that it was extremely fatigued.

Ye Tianfan even noticed the Hellfire Snake yawning several times. However, because Ye Tianfan was there, it didn't go back to sleep. The Hellfire Snake didn't know if Ye Tianfan might invade its territory while it slept, so it forced itself to stay awake, wary of Ye Tianfan.

In the Illusion Technique earlier, the Hellfire Snake didn't even realize it had been subjected to an illusion. It simply thought it was keeping a normal watch on Ye Tianfan, little knowing it had been doing so for several months.

Sometimes the Hellfire Snake wondered why this human didn't seem tired at all. Why was he so energetic, and continuously so for several months, without exhaustion? This puzzled the Hellfire Snake greatly.

But this puzzle only lingered for a short while, because after all, the Hellfire Snake wasn't that intelligent!

Right now, the most important thing was to outlast this human. If it didn't, the Hellfire Snake felt it might be worn out after another three to five months.

Ye Tianfan saw that the Illusory Fire's effect was quite good, though it did consume a lot, and since the Hellfire Snake didn't dodge it, it allowed him to succeed easily.

But if used in a critical moment, for instance, after releasing the Illusory Fire, and then deploying it at a very close range so the enemy wouldn't have a chance to dodge—simply put, casting the skill right in the enemy's face so they couldn't escape.

This way, wouldn't the enemy be fully exposed to the Illusory Fire!

For enemies to be killed, simply use a straightforward time-manipulating illusion, where one second in the illusion equates to one minute in the real world.

After being hit by this illusion, the enemy would be akin to sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

However, this must be used against an opponent he couldn't defeat outright, especially against many people, because this way his allies could delay the time, allowing him to cast it.

If he was alone, using this move would basically be suicide, unless he hid securely and waited for the effect to activate, allowing him to act freely afterwards.

Of course, this scenario was nearly impossible, because the spiritual power fluctuation generated by casting the Illusory Fire was immense. It required the combined spiritual power of fifteen Ye Tianfan units. Unless the enemy was blind, even spiritually blind, they'd notice Ye Tianfan.

All in all, Ye Tianfan concluded that before reaching the Pinnacle Realm, using the Illusory Fire was essentially courting death; at best, it was just for practice, but not effective against enemies.

Ye Tianfan shook his head; it seemed he had lost a massive weapon!

Yet, Ye Tianfan was still quite pleased, as he had acquired a massive weapon for the Pinnacle Realm in advance; besides the secret technique from Taihuo Peak, he now had another lethal tool.

Moreover, the most important thing was that Ye Tianfan's mental state had greatly improved, and in the future, he could directly use the Illusory Fire to enhance his mental state, creating any Illusion Realm he desired.

It would not only allow him to enhance his mental state but also help others to do the same.

However, this would have to wait until he reached the Pinnacle Realm; doing it now to help his fellow disciples would just be making trouble for himself.

Ye Tianfan stretched and then said to the still wary Hellfire Snake, "Hey, old snake, I'm leaving. Don't miss me! When I reach the Pinnacle Realm and have the ability to break your scales, I'll come back to eat you and see what you taste like!"

After speaking, Ye Tianfan waved goodbye to the Hellfire Snake and then turned to leave.

Watching Ye Tianfan's departing figure, the Hellfire Snake breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he was gone; enduring any longer would've been deadly.

Afterwards, the Hellfire Snake submerged into the magma, preparing to take a good sleep.

After leaving the cave, Ye Tianfan returned to Huo Rong Town.

Looking at the sign of Huo Rong Town, Ye Tianfan was filled with emotion; he hadn't expected to leave in the morning and return by noon.

So, Ye Tianfan went back to the inn where he had rested before, ordered some good food and wine, and after the waiter brought the dishes, he gave him a good tip.

In the waiter's gratitude, Ye Tianfan said, "No need to thank me. Because you pointed me in the right direction this morning, I've gained a lot. This is your reward."

"What are you talking about, sir? This morning? I remember you. Your demeanor is unlike an ordinary person, and I pointed you in the direction half a month ago!" the waiter said, puzzled.

"What?" Ye Tianfan was bewildered by his words.

What nonsense, half a month? But it was clearly just noon now. He had gone in the morning, experienced a few things, and returned by noon—how could half a month have passed?

Moreover, entering that million-year Illusion Technique only spanned three months in reality, right?

Something must have gone wrong somewhere.

Ye Tianfan shook his head to clear his thoughts, then asked the waiter again for confirmation, "Are you sure it was half a month ago?"

"How could I make such a mistake? As a waiter, I need a good memory. I remember these things clearly, and sir, you are unique among our guests these past months. I definitely didn't make a mistake. It's indeed been half a month!" the waiter firmly insisted.

Ye Tianfan waved his hand to dismiss the waiter and picked at the small dishes on the table, finding them tasteless.

How could half a month have passed?

Time must have been stretched somewhere, and Ye Tianfan was certain the Illusory Fire was to blame.

But where had it played its trick?

This left Ye Tianfan perplexed. How had he experienced half a month?

No matter how much Ye Tianfan thought, he couldn't figure it out.

In fact, during Ye Tianfan's release of the Illusory Fire towards the Hellfire Snake, he was caught in it.

Because the Illusory Fire extended Ye Tianfan's time to protect his meridians, preventing damage from the rapid draw of Spiritual Power, it used an illusion to do so.

The reason Ye Tianfan needed fifteen Ye Tianfan units of Spiritual Power was that the Illusory Fire first cast an illusion on Ye Tianfan himself.

In other words, these fifteen units could release the Illusory Fire twice.