Dream Travel

Chapter 293 This is not enough
After confirming that she had no physical limitations, Esdeath began to explore another use for her Imperial Arms.

The ice she releases possesses her power and can serve as a vessel for storing additional energy.

Once enough ice has accumulated, if one tries to reclaim the power it carries in one go, could one break through one's own limit?

She tried, and she succeeded.

While she was alive, she could have accumulated a great deal of power in this way, but that would have taken time.

While she was alive, she was limited by her physical strength; however, once she was no longer limited by her physical strength, she could accumulate wealth in a very short time.

"Oh dear?" Seeing Esdeath's aura rapidly increasing, Shiro couldn't help but say, "That's not what I wanted—"

"it's the same."

Esdeath interrupted White Curtain, raised her hand and pressed down, forming an iceberg that crashed down on White Curtain.

Such an attack obviously missed the white curtain, which quickly dodged the iceberg, leaving it to crash to the ground.

The broken iceberg emitted a chilling aura, causing Bai Mu to shiver slightly. She then transformed the area into the Arctic.

But Bai Mu quickly adapted to the cold, and the accumulated feeling of fullness accelerated its consumption, maintaining his body temperature. The abilities provided by the Dream-Eating Mushroom were mainly for decomposition and digestion.

However, it also has many secondary abilities. The White Curtain's ability to accelerate the consumption of satiety and maintain normal body temperature is one of the secondary abilities.

The cold did not affect White Veil; Esdeath thrived in this environment. Although her speed did not increase, her use of ice became even stronger.

Specifically, it means casting spells without raising your hand. In the cold environment, the ice forms almost instantly. If Bai Mu is not careful, he will have frozen marks on his body.

But the frigid environment wasn't what White Curtain wanted; what he wanted was JB... Faceless Void's ultimate move!
Even if it can't compare to the ones in the game, having such a powerful limiting effect is still acceptable.

He can withstand the freezing environment, so he might be able to withstand the primal demons.

Therefore, Bai Mu wanted to teach this woman a harsh lesson.

Bai Mu's eyes were practically glowing. The release of his intense demonic energy greatly enhanced his power, and he shattered the ice in front of him with a single sword strike.

The shattered ice fragments broke through Esdeath's defenses, leaving tiny scratches on her body.

The blood flowing from the wound evaporated as soon as it left the body. After all, it was a phantom manifestation; it could have blood, but that blood was ultimately not real.

The minor injuries didn't affect Esdeath, but the pressure from the white curtain turning into a bulldozer made her expression serious.

An ice sword took shape in her hand. The moment the ice sword appeared, the surrounding temperature dropped dramatically, and her power was now immense.

The overwhelming force caused frost to form on the tips of her hair and eyelashes.

The energy that was recovered should have been released immediately. The energy exceeded her body's tolerance limit, and if left unchecked, she would suffer a backlash from the Imperial Arm.

Doing this while alive could easily lead to death, but her current state makes her ignore the drawbacks of not releasing that energy.

Physical injury?

That damage is nothing. As long as the spirit fragments inside the weapon box remain intact, the damage suffered by the summoned phantoms is all an illusion.

Even if the injury is severe, at worst, the next time they are summoned, their mental state will be poor.

The ice sword, which caused a significant drop in ambient temperature, added a layer of ice armor to her arms and a thick layer of frost to Bai Mu's body.

But the frost did not affect White Curtain's actions.

The Dream Eater Greatsword, carrying pure destructive power, shattered the ice sword, along with the ice armor on Esdeath's arm.

The powerful impact sent her flying backward, coughing up blood, and knocking down several frozen ice trees.

She stood up with some difficulty, staring at the approaching white curtain. When she was alive, she fought with the white curtain, and this guy was already an attribute monster, but now it's even more outrageous.

A series of crisp sounds emanated from Bai Mu's body as he walked forward. Ice spread along his weapon, freezing him while simultaneously shattering due to his movements.

Standing in front of Esdeath, Shiro breathed a sigh of relief, and tiny ice shards fell to the ground: "Can we continue?"

“Of course.” Esdeath stood up, the brief discomfort from the attack gone.

However, she could feel her mental state deteriorating.

As expected... even with unlimited physical strength, such a body is inevitably subject to the limitations of its mental state.

Even if physical damage can be ignored, the effects of physical injury will still affect one's mental state.

This means that if she continues to fight regardless of her physical condition, she will not be able to maintain her mental state.

Even if they are summoned by the White Curtain, they won't have much combat power; their strength will be about the same as when they were injured while alive.

Unlike in life, where injuries could lead to permanent limitations on movement, the body doesn't experience that now.

Even if you suffer a severe injury, as long as you can maintain your mental state, you can recover after taking a breath.

The battle continued, and Esdeath wanted to test the limits of her body. Many of her previous battles were just training exercises, but now that the intensity had increased, it was an excellent opportunity.

Moreover, Bai Mu was clearly a formidable boss in her eyes, and facing such a high-difficulty challenge only made her more excited.

An ice sword materialized in her hand, and the surrounding chill coalesced into a vortex of frost. "Come on, let me see if you can withstand this attack!"

The low temperature of the frost vortex affected Bai Mu's speed, and in this environment, layers of frozen ice kept piling up on his body.

The highly unleashed demonic energy of the white curtain was somewhat affected by the cold environment, and the frost vortex further obscured Esdeath's tracks, making it impossible for him to determine her location.

In this cold wind, Bai Mu's movements were affected by the freezing, but the wind had little effect. He had eaten shark fin before and had a slight ability to control the wind.

The wind gradually shattered the ice and other objects that were thrown at him.

Esdeath's figure appeared abruptly, slashing her ice sword down at the white curtain.

In response to her attacks, Bai Mu simply countered directly. He didn't possess any special powers, and when he wasn't using his weapon case, he was just a blank slate warrior.

Cracks appeared on the ice sword, which had accumulated a great deal of power. The moment the sword was shattered, the power contained within it exploded completely.

An iceberg took shape, completely freezing the white curtain inside.

Esdeath sighed, her spirits even lower as the white curtain's counterattack wounded her through the ice sword.

Inside the iceberg, the white curtain's movements were frozen. Esdeath walked over, looked at the motionless white curtain, and revealed a thoughtful expression.

Bai Mu wanted her to develop a way to freeze enemies, but she was thinking about improving her own combat strength first. If her combat strength wasn't high enough, even if she could restrict the enemy, how long could she restrict them?

Esdeath placed her hand on the iceberg, pondering the possibility of continuing to develop the Imperial Arms; freezing it was not a problem.

Normal freezing only has a limited effect; freezing is also a form of 'protection'.

The white curtain inside wasn't dead, but she, on the outside, couldn't affect it anymore. Once the iceberg's structure was damaged, the frozen white curtain would immediately break free.

Ideally, it should be something that limits your goals while keeping you moving forward... I'll figure that out later.

With the problem of insufficient strength resolved, she can now focus on the needs of the white curtain.

click-

Esdeath, who had been deep in thought, paused slightly and quickly moved away from the iceberg.

Cracks appeared on the iceberg, and the structure inevitably suffered damage.

The white curtain frozen inside broke free from the iceberg's suppression, and a violent, scorching aura surged out from the cracks in the shattered ice.

Seeing the white curtain with its ferocious expression, Esdeath suddenly had a new ice sword in her hand.

Although the power she had recovered was exhausted and her strength had returned to normal, she would not refuse if Bai Mu wanted to continue fighting.

"It's so hot!" Bai Mu grabbed a piece of ice, which quickly evaporated in his hand, and his rising body temperature slowly decreased.

After being frozen, the feeling of fullness he had accumulated was quickly depleted. This depletion of fullness not only maintained his body temperature but also enhanced his demonic energy.

The rapidly flowing demonic energy caused his temperature to rise rapidly, his brain to burn, and he was on the verge of complete madness. The increase in demonic energy brought with it an increase in power.

The iceberg that had previously immobilized him became easier to loosen with the increased power it possessed.

The white curtain struggled to break free.

However, this ordeal reduced his feeling of fullness by nearly a quarter, resulting in significant energy expenditure.

“This freezing isn’t enough.” Bai Mu reached out and rubbed his face, his golden eyes returning to their normal black.

He was a little confused: "You still want to fight?"

"Maybe next time." Esdeath released the ice sword in her hand; the fact that the white curtain could break free from the freeze was beyond her expectations.

Normal physical freezing has such a negligible effect on the white screen; better methods of limiting it must be developed!
"I'll be outside for the rest of the time, but I'll stay with you tonight."

"Hmm?" Bai Mu looked at Esdeath with some surprise, wondering why she suddenly had such strong 'enthusiasm'.

"what happened?"

Esdeath glanced at the scattered ice on the ground. She had exhausted all her accumulated power but failed to freeze the white curtain, which was quite a disappointment for her.

But this was also a completely new challenge, and she was not disappointed by it; instead, she had more ideas to try.

However, the premise for doing this is still that you have enough time to be active.

How can she develop the power of the Imperial Arms if she's always kept in that box by the white curtain?

"I am now the challenger, and I will develop even stronger restrictions for you to experience."

"Don't make me sound like a masochist. I did this to fight demons, not because I wanted to experience it myself."

“It’s all the same.” Esdeath crossed her arms and looked at the white curtain.

Although Bai Mu managed to escape from the iceberg, his clothes were frozen to shreds, leaving only the greatsword he was holding.

(End of this chapter)