Dream Travel

Chapter 383 Things That Shouldn't Have Appeared

"It seems like nothing has changed. You... never mind." Bai Mu glanced at Lexenberg, having no hope for this brain-dead demon.

“Damn it, I’m a demon too, even though I’ve lost the memories of my original self!” Luxembla emphasized this point furiously.

He demanded that Bai Mu hand over the stone to him.

Bai Mu thought for a moment, then gave the item to Lexenbra. After taking it, Lexenbra showed a subtle expression.

"This thing... seems to be the authority of a lord?" Before touching it, he only found it particularly attractive, but after touching it, Lexenbra realized what it was.

A human has obtained the authority of a demon lord?
This is ridiculous enough, but Bai Mu actually obtained it in a way that seems unreliable.

"This thing shouldn't appear normally. How did you get it?" Luxembla asked incredulously.

I won't tell you my personal secrets.

“…You’re so lucky.” Lexenberg glanced at the bottle in Beatrice’s hand.

Without the demon blood and pure demonic power squeezed from the Hellworm, the White Curtain simply could not have completed this certification.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly rudimentary certification process; as long as all the necessary conditions are met, the result will be the same, whether you use the simple or complex method.

It's simply that the overly simplistic approach caused the White Curtain to bleed a lot more, and this is the least important loss to consider.

To have one's 'true name' engraved on this black stone, some demons would rather lose a bit of their demon soul than lose a little blood.

Unfortunately, once the authority is established, it becomes largely useless to other demons.

"I want to know how to use it."

"Maybe we'll find a piece of hell and put this thing down there?" Luxembla wasn't too sure either.

This thing shouldn't exist in this form; its existence is a product of reversing cause and effect.

The order is all reversed.

He had consumed a large amount of soul fragments in the Otherworld Hell. Although the information contained in those soul fragments was limited, they accumulated over time and allowed him to learn a considerable amount of basic information about that hell.

A demon lord can only become a lord after occupying a piece of unclaimed land in Hell. Those lowly demons don't know much about this, but they do have the basic information.

A lord's status and position require the land of Hell first. If this black stone is considered the embodiment of a lord's authority, then what about the associated territory?

This thing shouldn't exist without territory, yet it exists even without the premise of territory and the recognition of hell.

Demon lords should also have this, but it's a certification; once the demon lord is gone, the certification will also disappear.

If a new demon later claims territory and becomes king, then a separate certificate should be issued.

This thing is like an ID card, and it's basically impossible to inherit it, but the black stone in Bai Mu's hands is the authority of the demon lord.

The cause-and-effect order is reversed.

Furthermore, given that this item is a Dream Erosion item and may possess special Dream Erosion properties, Lexenbra felt that this item shouldn't exist.

But then this thing appeared right in front of him.

“I think we’ve been a bit impulsive. Seriously, if you can hold onto this thing and destroy it in time, you can use it to make a deal with the demons and let them kill each other first!”

Lexenberg's tone turned sinister: "But this card isn't working now."

“Those demons aren’t stupid.” Bai Mu shook his head, not as anxious as him.

"They're not stupid, but when faced with something that shouldn't exist, do you think those demons can be rational?"
Moreover, this world lacks a hell, yet it possesses the authority of a demon lord; those demons, surrounding this entity, could attempt to create an artificial hell.

"Then we shouldn't let them get this thing even more." Bai Mu looked at the black stone in his hand and inserted it into the ground like a card.

He immediately felt his physical strength, vitality, and mental energy begin to drain away.

So, once he loses his demonic power, this thing, like the demonic greatsword, directly drains the wielder's life force?
The Demon Greatsword at least drains life force, but the Black Stone drains everything it can!
In terms of energy consumption, it was within the limits of the white screen and would not put much of a burden on him, while the ground began to change color at a visible speed.

"Ah? Ahhh!!" Seeing the changed ground, Luxembla's eyes turned red.

Bai Mu quickly picked up the black stone from the ground. The stone was not heavy, and when he picked it up, it was as if he were picking up a sapling that had taken root.

The changes to the ground did not disappear immediately with the black stone, but rather took a while to recover.

"If I'm not mistaken, what just appeared was hell?"

"You're in trouble." Lexenberg stared at the white screen, his eyes red.

The Black Stone is the authority of the Demon Lord. Once it lands, it transforms the normal environment into a hellish one, which is very likely due to the Black Stone's Dream Erosion attribute.

Dream erosion always endows the carrier with various unique effects.

When people eat things like Dream Erosion ingredients, they essentially become Dream Erosion carriers, except that Dream Erosion can be obtained multiple times.

However, dream creatures should not even think about enjoying dream-eroded food, as both good and bad dream erosion can harm them.

The indigenous people were fine after eating it, but the alien creatures would definitely be in trouble.

“I have a lot of things to deal with.” “…That’s true.” Lexenberg rubbed his chin, looked at the white curtain, and finally his gaze fell on the black stone.

"This card is not invalid. As long as you are willing to make a deal with the devil, they will still fight among themselves."

"And then I was taken away by the demon?" Bai Mu glanced at the demon, who always tried to sway him toward the demon's side.

Even if it's for his own good.

But White Curtain isn't interested in the demon faction. If he really wants to make contact with demons, he'll have them undergo a transformation or something, causing them to switch sides, rather than him jumping into the demon faction.

"So what? With your potential, as long as you don't let the demons control your soul, won't you be the boss in a while?"

Lexenberg hummed twice, but the white curtain remained unmoved. What he said was very tempting, but it was only the result; there was no process involved.

Bai Mu must be out of his mind to do that... unless he really had no other choice.

He wanted to leave this desert as soon as possible; there were countless demons watching this place, and it was too dangerous to stay any longer.

"Since this thing can transform the environment into hell, even if it's not permanent, as long as you hold the power of the demon lord in hell, you can enjoy the strengthening of your territory."

Luxembra analyzed this thing with the help of the White Curtain.

Hell is a place where the strong prey on the weak; the strong get stronger, and there is no such thing as the strong leading the weak.

Therefore, becoming a demon lord is not easy. First, one must be strong enough to gain the recognition of Hell, rather than simply drawing a circle on any spot to become a lord.

However, this enhancement will not be too exaggerated, and it will not directly double the strength of the demon lord. It will only increase it by one or two tenths from the existing level.

The larger the territory, the greater the enhancement, but the magnitude of the enhancement will decrease as the demon territory expands.

Even with a large territory, it is difficult for one's strength to increase exponentially.

A demon's power is more a manifestation of itself; strengthening its territory is secondary. Acquiring great power through vast territory is actually not in line with the law of the jungle in hell.

Strategy? That's possible, but as a demon, you need to be strong enough in addition to strategy. Demons aren't like humans who can only focus on one aspect.

Demons with territories are not weak, but demons with vast territories, ignoring the amplification from their territories, are certainly extremely powerful beings in themselves.

The increase in territory is icing on the cake for demons; to make their position unshakeable, they still need to be physically strong.

Bai Mu is already quite robust. If he could receive the boost that a Demon Lord should have, even just one-tenth of it would be a very significant improvement.

If this thing is used well, Bai Mu might be able to get on the table in the demon circle. As for whether it will be placed on the table or eaten, that depends on how strong Bai Mu's fist is in the future.

With his powerful fists, he can sit in the main seat!

Currently, if he cannot deal with those demons and make them fear him, then he will be nothing more than a dish laid out on the table.

The demonic greatsword retrieved from Hell might pique the interest of some demons, who might try to seize it, but it wouldn't drive them to act recklessly.

But the black stone he obtained was different; it was something that would make demons fight tooth and nail to seize it!

"Come on, unless the demons switch sides, I won't sit at the same table with them." Bai Mu put away the black stone.

No matter how well Luxembla's analysis is done, it won't help the current situation; on the contrary, it will bring him a lot of trouble in the future.

The White Curtain didn't create a hellish scenario in reality.

Instead of focusing on this black stone, we should focus on something else.

"This is the second piece of material. We should have kept the materials we obtained earlier."

Bai Mu looked at the piece of hell metal. With this and the Orichalcos he had obtained before, the two Dream Erosion materials combined would surely be able to create even more powerful equipment, right?

pity……

"You regret it?" Beatrice asked the white curtain, conflicted.

"Of course I don't regret it." Bai Mu shook his head. He was just disappointed, but not regretful. After all, some things have an expiration date, and once you miss them, they're gone forever.

If he had kept the materials until now, he might not have been able to obtain such a piece of hell metal.

So how to use this thing is something we'll have to discuss with the craftsman Liang Shang later.

He himself has no shortage of weapons, but he doesn't mind carrying more.

The weapon case has plenty of space inside; you could easily fit another sword inside.

As for the weight he carries, he himself is not worried about the weight. If others can't lift it, that's their problem. Bai Mu will not let others handle his weapon case casually.

After putting away the unimportant items, Bai Mu began inspecting the sublimated pistol.

"Please take this."

"..." Luxembla grabbed the pistol with a dark expression, his palm smoking.

(End of this chapter)