From inside the cauldrons, red smoke spread toward the participants and quickly filled the entire area within the barrier. All of the participants inside had already closed their eyes to prepare themselves instantly inhaled the smoke.
The spectators who watched did not know what kind of illusion each participant would face, so they could not understand the true difficulties of this challenge. Still, they believed that considering the quality and difficulty of the previous phase, this one would also be difficult, if not even more so.
For cultivators, it was easy to forget that besides training their bodies, they also had to train their minds and mentality. Stories often told of cultivators with incredible strength, but behind that physical strength there was not always a strong mind or the mental fortitude to withstand an intangible attack.
