Eternal Night

Chapter 828 A Bigger Dream

Wu Pifu felt that he should really establish a sanctuary in the ancient insect world if he had the chance in the future.

This transcendent world is truly a treasure trove! There are countless amazing treasures, and the people here are all so pleasant to talk to, incredibly capable, and highly intelligent. He couldn't have been happier here.

Unfortunately, the mainframe didn't perform well.

Wu Pifu also discovered that in all the transcendent-level great worlds, the main brain seemed to be blocked. This world was slightly better, as the main brain could still communicate with him through the Dream Compass. In the previous transcendent-level great worlds, the main brain was practically invisible, let alone establishing a sanctuary.

Unless the mainframe upgrades by one or even two levels, Wu Pifu has no idea that the mainframe can make him establish a sanctuary.

Therefore, this time, he must learn all the mysteries of Nian. This is a unique extraordinary system in the Ancient Insect Realm, the most ancient transcendent world. Judging from his experience along the way, Nian is truly infinitely mysterious. He now has great confidence that Nian can solve his problem of combat mode after sublimation.

"So how do you resolve this hellish bell ringing in your dreams?"

Wu Pifu asked with great interest.

He didn't think that Nen users like them could solve the Hell Bell problem.

Even if they figured out all the origins and even found the true location of the Hell Bell, the difference in their scales was too great. He really didn't think these Nen users could win.

Of course, Nen ability is now truly unfathomable to him. These days, listening to the conversations of these Nen users, or hearing them deliberately reveal things to him, has made him even more interested in Nen, but it has also taught him a lot about Nen.

For example, as long as a mature Nen ability with strict constraints is established and all conditions are met, the weak can completely ignore any difference in strength and instantly kill the strong. In fact, this is not just one or two cases, but countless cases have demonstrated its feasibility.

In the world of Nen, the difference in strength in actual combat is never a comparison of the total amount of Nen, that is, a comparison of manifested Nen and potential Nen, but rather on-the-spot performance, combat skills, and the degree of development of Nen, etc.

However, Wu Pifu felt that this was in terms of Nen abilities below a certain level. For example, for him, what did rules matter? He would just kill someone with a single slash upon meeting them. Try hiding from them if you dare.
The same applies here. Although the giant, deformed life form that Wu Pifu saw through his dream was nothing to him, and if he were to fight it face to face, he would consider it a loss if he couldn't kill it in three strikes, that was from his perspective. For these Nen users, their size was at least hundreds of times greater, and they also had the home-field advantage. He really didn't think these Nen users could win.

At this moment, Jin suddenly asked Wu Pifu, "This is our battle, you won't participate, right?"

Wu Pifu immediately became alert and said, "Of course!"

Peter Young also asked, "Can we borrow something from you?"

Wu Pifu asked, puzzled, "You want to borrow something from me?"

"Thoughts after death!"

Kim, Peter Young, Paris, and Kurapika all spoke at the same time.

"……Can."

Wu Pifu was genuinely curious, and he agreed.

Upon seeing this, the four of them showed joy. Most of the other Nen users were still confused, but a few of them looked thoughtful.

“If it were just a simple thought space, we really wouldn’t have a solution. But the underlying rule of this thought space is dreams. We can try to cover up the Hell Bell’s dream thought space with a bigger and more terrifying nightmare.”

As the one who proposed the plan, Peter Young naturally had to explain the next steps to the others. However, he did not only gather Nen users, but also called on all the ordinary people.

Ordinary people are all a little uneasy, but here they have no choice. This is not a civilized society, and it is not even a colony ship. Their power is useless. The reason they dared to follow is, on the one hand, the interests are really tempting, and on the other hand, there is Wu Pifu, who is a high-ranking person who is equal to everyone else.

However, when faced with the Hell Bell Ringing Disaster, they would have no choice but to obey the calls or even orders of the Nen users.

"We will use the lingering thoughts given to us by the master, wrap them with the psychic power of the living, and distribute them to everyone present, including psychic users and ordinary people. Everyone must bear this lingering thought, and then use it to create a huge collective nightmare to cover up the dream space below the ringing of the bell."

Most of the Nen users present were dumbfounded, but the ordinary people were even more shocked; their faces turned pale and their expressions were filled with terror.

These ordinary people who were able to come to the Dark Continent basically all knew about Nen abilities, and most of them also knew what Nen after death meant, but they were unable to activate Nen due to their aptitude and other reasons.

Immediately, a burly mercenary shouted, "Mr. Peter Young, we know that the thoughts after death are a combination of the deepest obsessions and resentments. Even the slightest trace of them is enough to drive a normal person insane, and in severe cases, they can even lead to mental exhaustion and death. Is your plan to make all of us ordinary people cannon fodder?"

Peter Young was not angry. Instead, he explained seriously, "You only know one side of the story. That's right, the thoughts after death are the deepest obsessions and resentments, and they are extremely harmful. They are usually born from the sublimation of the thoughts of Nen users who die with huge obsessions and resentments. These thoughts after death carry the mark of the original owner and are extremely difficult to remove. Once you are tainted, it is like a maggot clinging to your bone. But your thoughts after death are different. Your thoughts after death are a pure and purely negative collection."

Another elderly-looking man asked loudly, "But that's also a thought after death, isn't it?"

Peter Young seemed to have some respect for the old man. He bowed slightly and said, "Mr. Ender, please be patient. That's why I said that we should use the thoughts of the living to envelop the thoughts of the dead. All of us Nen users will gather together to urgently develop a combined Nen ability. Its ability is very simple: to unfold the pure thoughts of the dead in our consciousness in the form of nightmares. There are no other rules. Under these circumstances, we can still develop it..." Another middle-aged noblewoman asked, "But as far as I know, Nen users are not omnipotent. You have the concept of memory capacity. It's impossible to develop Nen abilities without limit, right?"

Peter Young patiently explained, "Yes, this is the basic rule of Nen. Everyone's memory capacity is limited, and it is impossible to develop Nen abilities without limit. Therefore, the Nen ability we developed is not only simple in content, but we will also impose very strict restrictions on it. Only by uniting all of our Nen users can we develop it in a short period of time."

Peter Young patiently explained to everyone who raised a question, while Paris whispered to Wu Pifu, "Because this involves the union of everyone's dreams, it has to be done willingly. It can't be forced. So Peter Young has to persuade them."

Wu Pifu remained noncommittal; he simply asked, "Is the Nen ability that can be developed limited?"

Paris was taken aback, but patiently explained to Wu Pifu, "Yes, Nen is the outward manifestation of life force. When combined with personal consciousness, it will develop Nen abilities that belong to the essence of that person's nature. However, as humans, as life forms, there are limits. We call the limit of developing Nen abilities 'memory capacity.' Everyone has their own upper limit of memory capacity. People with high talent may be able to develop two or three Nen abilities, while people with low talent can generally only develop one Nen ability."

Wu Pifu stroked his chin and began to think carefully.

That's similar to the extraordinary path.

Almost everyone can learn one extraordinary path, and occasionally a person with exceptional talent can learn two or at most three. Only those with the ultimate path can learn extraordinary paths without limit. I never expected that Nen abilities would be the same.

Or does developing a Nen ability equate to having a unique and extraordinary path to self-realization?
While Wu Pifu was pondering the situation regarding Nen abilities, Peter Young did indeed convince the ordinary people.

Although these ordinary people are unwilling, they have no other choice.

Each time the Hell Bell rings, Nen users can use Nen to protect themselves and resist its corrosive effects, giving them a survival rate far exceeding that of ordinary people. If they are lucky, most of them might even be able to escape alive thanks to Wu Pifu.

But for ordinary people, it's all a matter of luck. They don't even know who will die in the next round. Maybe after two or three more swings of the Hell Bell, they will all be wiped out.

So even if they are instilled with thoughts of the afterlife, it is their only way to survive.

Thus, after dispelling the doubts of ordinary people, Peter Young gathered all Nen users and discussed with them how to develop this combined Nen ability.

"Discarding all other rules, applications, and consumption factors, the only function is to transform sufficiently pure negativity into nightmares, rather than allowing it to harm the body and mind," Peter Young said to the Nen users present.

Paris explained to Wu Pifu, “This is the oath process. You set an anchor point for the oath. The effect you want to achieve is the content of your oath. For example, the effect we need to achieve now is ‘the function of thought is only one: to transform the pure negative effects that can be tolerated into nightmares.’ The more focused, singular, and pure the oath is, the greater the possibility of achieving it, and the stronger its effect will be.”

Wu Pifu watched intently, desperately trying to memorize all the information.

Peter Young continued, "At the same time, this developed Nen ability has the following constraints: First, it can only be applied to the Hell Bell Dream Nen space; second, the negative influence it can bear can only be pure negative; and third, to use this Nen ability, all of us present must be gathered together, and it cannot be realized if any one of us is missing."

Paris continued to explain to Wu Pifu: "This is the content of the constraint. In order to fulfill the oath, you must impose constraints on yourself. The stricter the constraint, the more difficult the conditions for fulfilling it, and the more targeted it is, the more likely you are to bear the oath you have made. When the two are equal, or even when the constraint exceeds the oath, this Nen ability may be developed. Otherwise, it will fail."

"I probably understand."

Wu Pifu nodded and said, "For example, if I made a vow 'I will be invincible under heaven,' but my constraint is 'I will never eat watermelon again,' then that's impossible to do, right?"

Paris smiled and said, "Yes, although this oath and constraint may sound funny, it is the basis of oaths and constraints, and also the basis for the development of Nen abilities. You learn very quickly, sir."

Wu Pifu thought for a moment and said, "Then if I were to target an existence stronger than me, or even much stronger, how would I determine the constraints I would have to bear?"

At this moment, Kurapika said to Wu Pifu, "Sir, after this incident, I can tell you about my past. I made a similar oath and constraint as you mentioned, and with it, I defeated a powerful enemy that I could never have defeated before."

Wu Pifu nodded in relief, and then continued to look at the scene.

Many Nen users silently closed their eyes and silently used their Nen. Then, these Nen gathered together, with the top twenty Nen users as the nodes, and finally, a white jade bowl was materialized.

Peter Young, holding the bowl, said to Wu Pifu, "I'll leave the rest to you, sir."

Wu Pifu nodded knowingly. He didn't care about the negative aspects at all. On the contrary, he was overjoyed to be able to consume them. So he generously manifested about 50% of the negative aspects of his mind.

Snapped!
The bowl broke.

Everyone looked at Wu Pifu with bewildered expressions.

Peter Young said earnestly, "Sir, we only need one percent, or even one-thousandth, of this amount. We are trying to escape, not to commit suicide."

(End of this chapter)