Chapter 2835

Afterwards, this sea-patrolling yaksha toppled over like pushing Mount Jin and toppling the jade pillar, and made no further sound.

The earth mother was startled and doubtful, when a flash of a figure appeared before her eyes, and two familiar faces emerged.

"Jiǔyōu!" The earth mother exclaimed in delight, "You have finally come!"

The one who arrived was none other than Emperor Jiǔyōu, and the Night Wanderer God, Bāochīhǎi.

Huh, why say "finally"? When did it ever expect Jiǔyōu to rush to its rescue?

Hè Lingchuān didn't even glance at the corpse of the sea-patrolling yaksha behind him, stepping forward two paces: "How are you? Any injuries?"

"Just tired." The earth mother panted as she rose to her feet, "These ghostly things have been chasing me for ages, I can't kill them all."

When its earth mother plain dealt with invaders, it also liked to dispatch endless pursuers. Now, it was its turn to experience the feeling of being prey.

It lowered its head and saw that the thin layer of faint light on its surface had disappeared at some unknown time.

The effect of the dewdrop from the Wind-Dew Golden Lotus had expired.

"How is it outside?" The earth mother asked these two.

"The heavenly demons have already invaded the earth mother plain." Bāochīhǎi replied, "Without you, we have suffered heavy losses."

The earth mother, furious, clenched her fists tightly.

"Come on, the situation in the Secret Realm is urgent, we must leave this place quickly." Hè Lingchuān looked left and right, "The heavenly demons have been plotting this move for a long time, even a great heavenly demon has personally arrived. If you don't return to take command, this battle will not be easy to fight."

The earth mother followed the two as they walked forward, also feeling a bit curious: "The Dream Goddess of Phantom Music's dream is so mysterious and obscure, full of illusions and deceptions, how did you find me?"

It had been dazed and disoriented in the two dreams; these two must be able to move freely in Phantom Music's divine realm, which surely is not easy either. To find it would be even harder.

Phantom Music will certainly interfere from within.

"Actually, it's not as hard as you think." Bāochīhǎi smiled, "You have something on you, brought from the real world."

The earth mother blurted out: "The dew from the Wind-Dew Golden Lotus!"

"Yes, that's it." Bāochīhǎi nodded, "It is the bond connecting the two realms; where it is, you are there, and we came by tracking it. Do you still have it on you?"

"There is still one drop." The earth mother replied, "I dare not use it recklessly, fearing that once used up, it will be gone."

"Smart!" Bāochīhǎi also praised it, "Your approach is correct; it is your bond with reality. If you also use it up, you truly cannot return, and can only forever sink into Phantom Music's dream realm!"

The earth mother shuddered.

To stay in such a ghostly place for a lifetime? No no no, absolutely not!

"Don't use it!" Bāochīhǎi emphasized again, "It might be your last lifesaver."

"I know." The earth mother wiped the water from her face, then rubbed her eyes. Her eyes were stung by seawater, which for her was a rather novel experience, "Where else can we leave from?"

"We've searched all around, this sea island has no other exit." Hè Lingchuān pointed toward the lake center, "It seems that is the only exit."

"Huh, wait a moment." The earth mother's heart stirred, "Where did you come in from? Can't we return the same way?"

Hè Lingchuān paused his steps, looked at it: "Then where did you come in from?"

"This……" The earth mother scratched her head, "I broke Phantom Music Goddess's previous dream. That place was an uninhabited valley, everywhere purple wildflowers and butterflies; entering it made one drowsy. Phantom Music Goddess probably intended to use that dream to numb me, but I broke free from it. However, I also failed to return to reality, and instead ended up here."

Saying this, he turned to ask Bāochīhǎi: "By the way, you didn't tell me before that as long as I hold a token connected to reality, I can return to reality based on it? Why, after I broke that purple dream, I still cannot return?"

Bāochīhǎi coughed: "This is Phantom Music Goddess's dream divine realm; how can it be equated with ordinary dreams? It's not that simply holding a token allows direct exit."

The earth mother vexed: "Then what should we do?"

Bāochīhǎi said: "Probably we need to directly break the dream, or find an exit."

He also pointed toward the lake center: "Currently, it seems there is no other way out; we can only leave from here."

The earth mother was a bit worried: "Just now, the island's inhabitants said there is a passage at the lake bottom, leading directly to the Sea King Palace. That is the lair announced by the Sea Emperor."

Hè Lingchuān tilted his head to look at it, smiling amusedly: "You are usually fearless of heaven and earth, what's wrong, now you fear the Sea Emperor?"

"I fear him?" The earth mother snorted, "I'm only thinking, given our strength, can't we directly break this dream? Phantom Music Goddess's power must have an upper limit, right?"

The earth mother knows Jiǔyōu's abilities; others revere the heavenly demons immensely, he has killed many of them.

Phantom Music is also a heavenly demon, not yet at the level of a great heavenly demon; even with the earth mother plus Jiǔyōu added together, can we still not contend head-on?

"After all, the divine realm differs from ordinary dreams, its foundation is extremely solid; currently we have not yet found a way to break it." Bāochīhǎi answered on his behalf, "When acting in the dream realm, it's best to follow the rules here, otherwise the entire environment will work against us."

"Alright then." The earth mother reluctantly agreed.

They were already near the lakeside.

The so-called draining lake is actually connected to the sea, and is also seawater.

Here the beach is pure white, the sea water azure blue, with gulls and egrets strolling along the shore, a scene of tranquil ease.

The earth mother came here, yet drew a deep breath. It dislikes the sea, the salt content is too high.

Moreover, it is of the earth attribute, inherently not fond of water, its combat ability in water is also poor. Otherwise, why would it be called earth mother instead of water mother?

It stood by the lakeside, gazing downward eagerly. The sea water was azure blue, but the bottom could not be seen: "Really have to jump down?"

Bāochīhǎi countered: "Can you find a second exit?"

Cannot.

"You go first."

Just as the words fell, the bushes by the shore rustled, and indeed over twenty people emerged.

"Who!" The earth mother became alert, immediately entering combat state.

These people's souls should not be weak; each looks like no pushover.

"No matter, they are friends, not foes." Hè Lingchuān stepped between the earth mother and the newcomers, pressing his palm down toward the earth mother, "They are all strong ones trapped by Phantom Music Goddess in various dreams, just like you. In my search for you, I rescued them all together. They also wish to join us in dealing with Phantom Music Goddess!"

These are also trapped ones? The earth mother was half-believing, half-doubting: "Just how many dreams does Phantom Music Goddess have?"

"No one knows." One of them said, "From the outside, it looks like a nebula."

Nebula! The earth mother secretly inhaled a cool breath. That is to say, like the sea island dream they are in, Phantom Music Goddess has several thousand such?

No wonder it broke the purple flower dream and still couldn't get out; this place is too complex.

"Wait a moment!" The earth mother is also not easily fooled.

It looked at He Lingchuan and Baochihai, then at everyone else, and great doubts arose.