Chapter 407: Dreaming Space

The moment the Lord of the Abyss appeared, the barrage of comments exploded instantly.

"F*CK!"

"Damn!"

"Is this guy the final BOSS?"

"Even if we were given ten thousand years, it would be impossible to defeat a BOSS like this, right?"

"That's an understatement. Legend has it the Lord of the Abyss was born alongside Shenmo Dalu and has lived for who knows how many ten-thousands of years. You think you can defeat him after cultivating for ten thousand years? That's just a joke."

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have overlooked it. The ratio between the game and reality is one-to-one, yet the BOSS is this powerful? Can we really live for ten thousand years in the game? Even if we could live for ten thousand years in the game, could we do it in reality?"

"Why wouldn't we be able to? Haven't the few Heavenly Kings of the Immortal World lived for over ten thousand years? The Nutrient Solution in the Game Capsule has never been said to have an expiration date."

"Can the Nutrient Solution grant us immortality?"

"If so, wouldn't everyone have attained eternal life?"

"That must be it. Otherwise, why wouldn't the Game Company allow the characters we create to reproduce? The celestial beings of the Immortal World also have no gender distinction; naturally, there is no need for reproduction if one has eternal life."

"But most of the time, when men and women are together, it's not just for reproduction, but for pleasure too! If one gains eternal life but loses the joy of surging hormones, it feels like life doesn't have much meaning anymore."

"To be honest, I now somewhat understand why the Nine Great Heavenly Kings of the Immortal World would be impulsive enough to directly challenge all the gods of Shenmo Dalu. Having already reached the pinnacle of life, yet having to continuously play the same game, it's only natural to want to find some excitement. If it were me, I think I would have gone insane long ago."

"I don't know why, but the moment I think about potentially living in another world for who knows how many years in the future, the game doesn't feel as appealing anymore."

"You can delete your account and start over. Practice as a mage this time, play as a warrior next time. This way, you can experience different lives. Isn't that more interesting than the natives of the other world? Their lives only happen once."

……

You never know where a player's thread will veer off to.

A great battle is imminent.

A group of players has actually started discussing the meaning of time for the game.

The expressions of Xu Longyun, Jiang Qingqin, Tuohai, and the others were all somewhat unsightly. Their world is at the very bottom of the food chain—poor wretches who possess only one life, with even less of a future in sight than the players.

"Do not be misled by their remarks; these guys will say anything." Lin Bai felt the oppressive atmosphere around him, looked back at his disciples, and comforted them, "Live in the present; making the now brilliant is more meaningful than any kind of eternal life. Moreover, you should trust me. Your master will restore all worlds to normal. Even if I cannot, I will lead you to become people above others..."

……

The Lord of the Abyss turned his head to look in the direction of the Dream Heavenly King and the others, before he could even speak.

A green ruyi suddenly appeared, hovering above the head of the Dream Heavenly King.

A green ripple, centered on the Dream Heavenly King, swept across the entire battlefield.

Subsequently, the live broadcast screen of the 【Heart of Darkness】 suddenly fell into a frozen state.

Millions of the Undead Legion, the black dragons and bone dragons flying in the sky, the fake Thunder Heavenly King and the God of Darkness standing on the dark space, and so on—including the three Heavenly Kings in the sky—all maintained their previous expressions, frozen in place.

It was as if time had been stopped.

……

"What happened?"

"Did it lag, or did it disconnect?"

"What about the big scene?"

"It must be the Dream Heavenly King's Dharma Treasure!"

"Is the Dream Heavenly King's Dharma Treasure meant to make all living things fall into a deep sleep? But what is the use of that? He himself seems to have been frozen too."

……

The direction of the barrage changed again.

Xu Longyun subconsciously looked at Lin Bai: "Husband, what happened?"

Lin Bai swallowed gently: "It's Dreaming. Every living thing on the battlefield has been brought into a dream by the Dream Heavenly King—a dream identical to reality."

"..." Xu Longyun was stunned, "Is he going to kill in the dream?"

"We'll know in a moment." Lin Bai's expression was graver than ever; he was sharing all the senses of his avatar.

The moment they were swept by the light of the ruyi, the avatar had a subconscious dodging movement, but this movement did not occur in reality; instead, it transitioned very smoothly into the dream.

The scene in the dream was exactly the same as in reality.

If not for the fact that he could see reality through the live broadcast, the avatar would have been completely unable to detect that reality had changed.

What a powerful Dharma Treasure!

Now, Lin Bai was only glad that his true body was not there; otherwise, there was a high probability he would have been hit without even knowing it.

At this moment, Lin Bai also understood why the Dream Heavenly King was called the first of the Nine Heavenly Kings—switching between virtual and reality at will, even a top-tier BOSS like the Lord of the Abyss had not noticed.

The Dharma Treasure is too overbearing.

However.

What is even more overbearing should be the system's Skill; the avatar entered the dream, yet he could still share the avatar's perspective.

Lin Bai aimed at the ruyi hovering above the Dream Heavenly King's head.

With a thought.

A Magpie Bridge shot out from under Xu Longyun's feet, connecting to the feet of the avatar.

Subsequently, he took out a card and sent the heads and arms that had originally snatched the Thunder Hammer onto the Magpie Bridge, preparing to do the same and snatch the ruyi as well.

Good things are naturally more secure in one's own hands.

But this time, Lin Bai's wishful thinking was wrong.

A pile of heads and arms had just rushed off the Magpie Bridge when they were frozen next to the Darkness Divinity avatar; no matter how Lin Bai urged them, they could not move.

Moreover, he couldn't even pull them back.

Lin Bai sighed inwardly.

Fine!

The Dharma Treasure's defense is also quite comprehensive!

……

"Pfft!"

"Haha!"

"Alliance Leader Lin tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead; he even threw his own head over there."

"I just thought this frozen frame was tragic and majestic, but Lin Bai's pile of heads and the Magpie Bridge crashing in have instantly added a touch of comedy to the scene, ruining the majestic atmosphere completely!"

"I was even going to take a screenshot to use as my desktop wallpaper, but now I don't feel anything at all."

"Lin Bai's head and arms are just like the man himself; he can always stir normal affairs into a mess. The game was messed up by him single-handedly."

"Many hands."

"The mastermind behind the scenes."

"Isn't he still frozen just the same?"

"Shopkeeper Lin, we know you're watching. Use the Magpie Bridge to send us to the battlefield; we want to participate too."

"Plus one!"

"Plus one!"

"Alliance Leader Lin, as long as you can send us into the battlefield, I am willing to sing the praises of the Justice Alliance."

"I am willing to work for the Alliance for ten years to repay your great kindness."

……

Lin Bai ignored the players.

After failing to snatch the Ruyi, he did not intend to try the Blacksmith Six-Piece Set. Such a high-level Dharma Treasure—if it were smashed by the Blacksmith Six-Piece Set, he wouldn't even know how to repair it.

Moreover, if the Blacksmith Six-Piece Set were also frozen, it would greatly affect his personal prestige.

Therefore.

Lin Bai poured his energy into his Darkness Divinity avatar; he had to at least figure out what the specific function of the Ruyi was.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.

……

A green light streaked across.

A transparent protective shield sprang up in front of the Abyss Lord, a mass of black Qi wrapped around the Undead Monarch, and the abyss creatures and the Undead Legion all made defensive movements.

But after the green light passed, nothing happened.

The Abyss Lord snorted in anger, and the commotion instantly calmed down.

"Just the few of you want to declare war on all of us?" The Abyss Lord looked at Meng Laoda and the others, not realizing at all that he had already entered a dream.

"Your Excellency must be the famous Abyss Lord!" In the dream, Meng Laoda was full of spirit, no longer maintaining his previous state of closed eyes. He looked at the Abyss Lord, speaking fluent Western Continent language, and asked neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"That is correct." The Abyss Lord looked at the three Heavenly Kings, his face expressionless.

"Master of the Abyss, you might as well put away your anger. Before we start the war, let us first clarify the truth of the matter. As everyone knows, Alliance Leader Lin of the Justice Alliance possesses the magical ability to seal enemies into cards and turn them into Puppets. We, the Nine Heavenly Kings of the Immortal World, each master our own laws, yet not one of us can turn others into Puppets. Furthermore, don't you think it is a bit too foolish to challenge all the gods at once?"

As Meng Laoda spoke, he looked at Lin Bai's avatar, "Alliance Leader Lin, I have to say, your strategy is truly a bit inferior. At this point, continuing to disguise yourself as the Thunder Heavenly King has no meaning. Why not reveal your true form and talk openly and honestly?"

Huo Tianwang said, "When Lin Bai laughs, the people around him will laugh along with him. This is the best way to identify Lin Bai. I wonder if this Thunder Heavenly King brother in front of us can laugh?"

Shui Tianwang said, "There is another way. Alliance Leader Lin, I happen to have memorized that tongue-twister about 'Cui Cutui' as well. Do you want me to recite it so you can release a bolt of lightning?"

The Abyss Lord looked at the Thunder Heavenly King.

Lin Bai's avatar was experiencing the dream space.

The dark space could be used freely, and the follow-type Yinxing Sheluoji that was always floating beside him was also working. The God of Darkness had a real sense of touch, and even the evil aura coming from the Abyss Lord had not changed; he couldn't feel the illusory nature of the dream at all.

However.

In reality, his main body had already laid the Magpie Bridge at his feet, but in the dream, the Magpie Bridge did not appear. He did not know the reason.

Lin Bai's avatar wanted to use the Magpie Bridge in the dream to see if it could connect to reality, but he suppressed this impulse...

"Meng Laoda, dragging people from Shenmo Dalu over, then killing them and dividing up the territory of Shenmo Dalu together was what we agreed upon. Now that we are at the critical moment, it's meaningless for you to betray me!" The Thunder Heavenly King, transformed by the avatar, reverted to Lin Bai's appearance. He looked at Meng Laoda helplessly, cooperating with their acting, "Without my Magpie Bridge, even if you conquered Shenmo Dalu, how would you get over here? By relying on the Lingjie Fengxi? You shouldn't even be able to enter the Mortal World!"

"Bullshit, when did we cooperate with you?" The Thunder Heavenly King cursed angrily.

"No cooperation? Then why is your Thunder Hammer in my hands?" Lin Bai observed the Thunder Heavenly King and laughed, "My strength is only at the Star Brilliance Realm; if I hadn't cooperated with you, how could I have possibly defeated the God of Darkness?"

"The Hammer was clearly snatched by you using a despicable Skill," the Thunder Heavenly King argued angrily.

"Xiaolei, arguing about this now has no meaning." Meng Laoda reached out and patted the Thunder Heavenly King's shoulder, looked back at the Abyss Lord, and smiled, "Master, the matter is already clear. However, I know that the war between us is already inevitable. Why don't we kill the instigator Lin Bai first, and then conduct our battle?"

"Fine." The Abyss Lord's gaze swept over Lin Bai and the few Heavenly Kings, and he nodded.

"Xiaohuo, it would be an unfair victory if we all attacked together. Why don't you go and meet Alliance Leader Lin?" Meng Laoda turned to Huo Tianwang at the side and instructed gently.

"No problem." Huo Tianwang held his Scepter and stepped forward, the flames on his body instantly igniting, shrouding him in a sea of fire.

"Abyss Lord, I don't know why Meng Laoda is going back on his word, but since they are unwilling to cooperate with me, why don't we cooperate?" Lin Bai's avatar used the Three Heads and Six Arms Skill, and one head shouted in the direction of the Abyss Lord, "I have the Magpie Bridge, you have a great army. Let's storm the Immortal World, kill these players until they are level zero, snatch their Dharma Treasures, and eliminate the hidden danger of Shenmo Dalu forever. How about it?"

"I am not interested in the world outside the Abyss," the Abyss Lord said coldly, "and I hate despicable people like you who stir up trouble everywhere."

"Master, I think you can consider it. By the way, the Earth Goddess has already extended an olive branch to me." Lin Bai smiled, and a Magpie Bridge suddenly rose beneath his feet, but the bridge only flew out halfway before it broke.

"Lin Bai, remember the green light from earlier? It cut off all teleportation formations. You can no longer escape via the Magpie Bridge," Meng Laoda said with a smile, "Just obediently accept your death!"

"Heavenly Fire Burning the World."

Huo Tianwang raised his Scepter, and blue flames descended from the sky, rolling toward Lin Bai and the God of Darkness.

The avatar took out the Banana Fan that controlled all fire and fanned it toward the Heavenly Fire.

Whoosh!

The Heavenly Fire rolled back.

Huo Tianwang was suddenly stunned: "What kind of fan is this?"

Lin Bai in reality checked the system space.

Sure enough.

The Banana Fan vanished, truly taken into the dream by the avatar, and on the livestream screen, the avatar standing there blankly had nothing in its hands!

This is interesting!

Waving the Banana Fan, water vapor surged, and amidst the terrified expression of Huo Tianwang, the Heavenly Fire gradually extinguished; Lin Bai's avatar laughed and summoned the Dark Magic Dragon.

The avatar possessed the Darkness Divinity and had no Spiritual Power within its body; it could only use System Skills and the abilities provided by the Darkness Divinity, and in the dream, he was recklessly conducting various experiments.

"Heavenly King of Dreams, if one dies in a dream, do they truly die?" Since the fight had already begun, there was no point in holding back; Lin Bai used the Truth Spell on the Heavenly King of Dreams and asked suddenly.

"Lin Bai, how do you know this is a dream?" The Heavenly King of Dreams blurted out, but as soon as the words left his mouth, he froze, "Truth Spell?"

"That's right, Truth Spell." Lin Bai laughed, "Lord of the Abyss, you heard it; this is no longer reality, it is a dreamscape created by the Heavenly King of Dreams. Having entered the dream without realizing it, do you still think you are the master, controlling everything? If you don't join forces with me to break this dreamscape, I fear you will never return to the Abyss."

"No, you are not Lin Bai, you are just an avatar of Lin Bai." The Heavenly King of Dreams paused, suddenly realizing, "No wonder you could See Through my dreamscape."

(End of this chapter)