Chapter 761: Dream Shattered, Birth, Points

Humming… humming… humming…

The world before He Pingsheng slowly collapsed and vanished!

After a few breaths, darkness suddenly engulfed his vision.

When he awoke again, he found himself in a phantom pink-purple space.

He Pingsheng remembered—this was the second dream realm of the Three Dreams of Red Dust.

That meant they had already exited the third dream.

"Huh…" He Pingsheng felt neither sorrow nor joy, only a faint sense of regret.

Regret that he would never see his daughter Yuqing again.

Humming… humming… humming…

Before He Pingsheng could react, the dream collapsed once more.

Soon, he arrived at the first layer.

Then, the first layer also collapsed!

Everyone emerged beyond the dream.

On the vast Dream-Building Square, the pink, illusory array barrier slowly closed and disappeared.

All the prodigies appeared on the square.

The prodigies opened their eyes one by one, glancing at each other…

Whoosh…

The next instant, a streak of light shot forth!

It was a phoenix clan prodigy girl, transforming into a beam of light, flying toward Wang Dun's position, her hand wielding a sword wreathed in flame as she slashed downward at his head.

"Damn bastard… how dare you scheme against me!"

"Die!"

As she attacked, the woman shouted loudly.

She had assumed human prodigies were nothing special—just one clean slash to kill him, but she underestimated Wang Dun's strength.

She failed to kill Wang Dun; instead, he casually waved his hand and blasted her away.

The woman turned into another streak of light, soaring upward before crashing heavily to the ground, nearly spitting blood.

Wang Dun stood up from his cushion with a grin and said to her: "Oh my, Lady Shu Fei… in the dream you were so gentle. When vying for my affection in the harem, you weren't like this—why are you so furious now that you're awake?"

"Wang Dun, you schemed against me—you deserve to die!"

"You deserve to die!"

The phoenix clan woman's face turned pale, then flushed with shame.

"Yes… you really do deserve to die!"

"Kill him!"

"Kill Wang Dun!"

Soon, many phoenix clan women rose to support the woman Wang Dun had blasted away, drawing their magic treasures as if ready to fight him to the death.

Needless to say, all these women had been taken advantage of by Wang Dun in the dream.

"Silence!" A deep voice echoed from the void: "What happened in the dream was merely a dream—do not make such a commotion!"

Everyone looked up and saw the speaking demon emperor standing in midair—it was Jin Gang, the Demon Emperor.

"Yes!" Everyone bowed respectfully.

The phoenix clan woman said: "Your Majesty, Wang Dun deliberately schemed against us!"

Jin Gang shook his head: "Regardless, it was only a dream. If you accuse him of scheming, then what of the schemes you all directed at He Pingsheng in the dream? Shouldn't he be seeking revenge on you?"

Hearing this, the phoenix clan women immediately fell silent, deflated.

Far away, Wang Dun flew into a rage: "What's this mean, little brother? Don't tell me those women took the stone I gave you!"

"Yes," He Pingsheng replied calmly, bowing slightly.

Wang Dun immediately pounded his chest and stamped his feet: "Little brother… do you know why I gave it to you?"

"You're going to climb the Stone Platform Stairway! This… this… damn it…"

"You must!"

"How could you…"

Wang Dun looked at He Pingsheng with helpless frustration.

He Pingsheng smiled and said: "Brother Wang, don't worry—I won't let you down."

"Enough!" Above, Jin Gang waved his hand: "Due to an unexpected incident, the Three Dreams of Red Dust trial has ended early!"

As he spoke, Jin Gang cast a long, deliberate glance at Wang Dun.

After a pause, he continued: "Fortunately, the task is complete, and you've all obtained what you came for."

"Now, announce the scores!"

"Tell me—who among you obtained the Dream-Entering Stone?"

Jin Gang asked knowingly, scanning the crowd.

Feng Wanxi rose and solemnly held out the stone, flicking it into the air before Jin Gang: "Feng Wanxi of the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Clan, have obtained the stone. Please, Your Majesty Jin Gang, verify it!"

"Good!" Jin Gang took the stone and said: "Feng Wanxi: +100 points. No objections from anyone?"

"I object!"

Wang Dun stood up again: "This woman is despicable—she stole it through dishonorable means! The stone belongs to my junior brother, He Pingsheng!"

"Your Majesty, please investigate!"

Jin Gang snorted coldly: "Wang Dun, stop speaking nonsense!"

"All methods are permitted within the dream!"

"Fate and opportunity are fate and opportunity!"

"Whomever ends up with the object proves they possess greater fate and opportunity—no other judgment applies!"

"Do you still have doubts?"

Wang Dun said: "None."

After speaking, he plopped back down onto the ground.

"Very well. Feng Clan's Feng Wanxi: +100 points!"

"Next, measure the Red Dust Power… please, Buddha Emperor, take over."

Jin Gang turned to the Buddha Emperor.

The Buddha Emperor nodded: "Amitabha… I shall not decline."

With that, he stepped down from the void and landed among the nine hundred and sixty prodigies.

"Gather…" The Buddha Emperor spoke no further words; he unleashed a burst of Buddhist power from within.

Almost everyone present now had Red Dust Power rising from their bodies.

But the quantity varied.

Under the Buddha Emperor's guidance, every prodigy's Red Dust Power emerged from their bodies and coalesced above their heads.

Clusters of it, like flickering crimson flames.

Some large, some small.

All eyes turned to He Pingsheng.

Because the crimson flame above his head was especially brilliant—the largest of all the prodigies.

"Amitabha!" The Buddha Emperor waved his hand and took away the Red Dust Power swirling above He Pingsheng: "First place… human He Pingsheng: 100 points."

Red Dust Power was merely a marker of one's passage through the Red Dust—useless in itself.

Just a symbol.

Taken away, it was taken away.

"Second place: Zhu Xuanlun!"

"Score: 99."

The Buddha Emperor waved again, taking the flame cluster above Zhu Xuanlun's head.

Though ranked second, his Red Dust Power was less than half of He Pingsheng's.

But there was no help for it—he was second.

Second place meant 99 points.

"Third place: Heavenly Fox Holy Maiden, Bai Zhiting!"

All eyes turned to a woman clad in white Daoist robes.

Bai Zhiting.

Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Fox Clan.

She had been considered a top-ten contender.

"Fourth place… human Wang Dun…"

Indeed, Wang Dun, as an emperor, had accumulated considerable Red Dust Power.