The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 272 Close the gate and release Chi You!

Ba felt as if his heart had suddenly stopped.

This was a stark contrast to her earlier joy and jubilation, and the shock of that contrast caused her extreme dizziness, making her feel as if her heart was about to ache.

"Wha, what?"

"Zhou, what are you saying?"

Ba raised her hand, her palm stiff, brushing it against her temples. Her face was pale, and her eyes darted uncontrollably from side to side. Unease, panic, and the feeling of being abandoned surged over her like waves, clinging to him and sweeping her into an endless abyss.

Those memories from the past, fragmented by the endless, sluggish dreamscape, rise one by one like bubbles emerging from the seabed.

'I'll leave this to you, Ba.'

'Only your divine power can control the rulers under the command of [Calamity]. You are the original divinity here, possessing sufficiently high dream power. You must use your own power to bestow dreams upon Calamity, who would otherwise never have the ability to dream.'

'Then, bring your people and citizens a peaceful sleep each night, undisturbed and uncorrupted, free from the dread of dying in their dreams.'

'This is yours...'

Those images, words, and sounds rose in Ba's ears, causing a sharp pain in her forehead and a look of pain on her face. Her black hair, which was only waist-length, began to spread like a python.

This is not just about long hair, but also about the loneliness and obsession accumulated over thousands of years, a manifestation of the erosion of this formation over the long years.

"Are you going to abandon me too?!"

"you--"

"careful!"

Zhou Yan suddenly grabbed her wrist, forcefully pulling her forward. He pressed his arm against her back, and two bursts of energy erupted like crossbow bolts, tearing apart and shattering the wall next to them, causing the street lamp to crash down with a bang.

"Whew, really, it took a lot of effort."

"Hey, although I don't know who you are, this woman is now our ally. Can't you just enjoy this dream? Don't anger our gods."

When these figures appeared, Zhou Yan noticed that the dream was beginning to collapse. Below seemed to be an endless abyss, with cracks spreading across the earth. The shattered ground, along with the buildings above, crashed down with a deafening roar.

Ba lowered his head, his black hair spreading out, and his pupils were contracting and trembling violently.

Abandon, abandon, abandon—

One by one, the characters appeared, twisted, and tinged with a blackness like that of snakes.

These nightmarish, malevolent energies twisted, swirled, and surrounded Ba, transforming the girl, who was originally innocent and somewhat naive when she laughed happily, into a behemoth and a monster.

One of the agents smiled exaggeratedly and spoke in a seductive tone:

"Throughout history, both your sister and that King Yu exploited your compassion and benevolence to make you bear so-called responsibilities, but that was nothing but a lie."

"They became legends and legends, gods known to all, and heroes celebrated for generations, while you, like a prisoner locked outside, are forever locked here."

"How can such treatment and injustice be tolerated?"

"This world shouldn't be like this!"

"Come, come, become our ally, trap this man here to die, and he will accompany you forever. When the Lord's great work is completed and the history of the entire human world returns to normal, you will also enjoy eternal life in this world."

"That would be a world without errors and with perpetual order."

"The right time".

"There will never be a sacrifice like yours, time."

The gentle voice, with its flowing charm, possessed a captivating quality that seemed to reach straight to the heart, making one unable to resist falling asleep or agreeing with their words in one's heart. However, this beautiful voice was shattered by a loud shout.

Zhou Yan cursed, "What utter bullshit!"

He grabbed the girl who was standing there stiffly, pulled her up and ran wildly. At the same time, he quickly explained the situation, and finally said: "...In short, that giant snake is about to break free. I originally came to seal it, but you dragged me in."

"If this serpent gets free, it will bring disaster to the entire Jialing River basin, and countless people will die. I need your help, or rather, please, at least get me out of here!"

Zhou Yan's voice was urgent, and to Ba's ears, it sounded the same as the voice of the previous person named Si Wenming. The girl's eyes lit up slightly, then dimmed, the flame went out, and she nodded slightly with a quiet and sensible attitude.

“Go back to the school; below it is the exit.”

"It is the deepest level of your soul, the intersection of reality and dreams."

She yielded once again, for the sake of the greater good and for the sake of all living beings.

Let us indulge in our dreams once more.

It's alright, it's alright. This experience is enough for her to survive for another few hundred years.

She can relive this day's experience for centuries to come.

Zhou Yan said, "Okay!"

He quickly led Ba out, but all the 'people' in front of them, everything in this dream, seemed to become obstacles. They raised their weapons, drove their cars, and charged towards Zhou Yan.

The entire dream world is rapidly collapsing.

The earth cracked open, and everything rotted. Two figures rushed towards Zhou Yan. The young Taoist stopped his carriage and swept his umbrella forward. The black umbrella made a crisp, ringing sound when it clashed with the swords.

The umbrella even snapped all the knives in two.

"what?!"

"How can it be?!"

With a flick of his wrist, Zhou Yan unleashed a blazing flame that consumed the black umbrella. The flame continued to burn rapidly in Zhou Yan's hand until the black umbrella transformed into a blade, a spine, and a sharp hilt.

Even the weapons they used were the same, all being the same Earth-Soul Heaven-Shattering Sword.

Heroes of your generation always appear one after another.

One of the fair-skinned, chubby men said, "You... you weren't asleep at all?!"

Ba, who was following behind Zhou Yan, was stunned.

He hadn't fallen asleep at all... He should have been able to quickly find a way to leave, but why didn't he leave? Why didn't he immediately look for a way to leave, but instead stayed with me, traveling around?

This change and difference in common sense caused Ba's thoughts to pause slightly.

The young Taoist priest, who was holding a knife and standing protectively in front of him, slightly turned his head and said gently:
"Oh, right, I forgot to mention—"

He paused for a moment, then smiled broadly: "I had a lot of fun too."

The boy's smile, like the sun, shone into Ba's eyes. Thus, this newly appeared young man was distinct from the tall and majestic hero he had seen thousands of years ago; they were ultimately different.

"kill him!"

"Since you don't want to enjoy yourself here, then I'll just have to ask you to rest here forever."

The crowd charged towards Zhou Yan, but Ba suddenly raised his hand and forcefully pulled someone aside, yelling, "You, get out of the way!!!"

Rumble!
The earth cracked open, as if a violent chasm had appeared. Some cities began to rise, while others collapsed downwards, catching the enemies lurking in Ba off guard and causing them to fall into the abyss of dreams.

The girl stretched out her arms to block the pursuers and shouted, "Run!"

Zhou Yan glanced at the group and said, "We can't just run away like this now."

These enemies, without a doubt, are allies of [Shi] and Jiaqi. They must have tried to erode Ba's dream in some way while persuading [Ba], in order to break the seal and dismantle Ba's will.

Zhou Yan suddenly thought of the scene in the seal of the River God of the Jialing River.

Over a period of five hundred years, there are 365 destruction points each year where souls are offered sacrifices.

182,500 people!

In other words, are all the people in this dream actually transformed from these dead vengeful spirits? Did Jia Qi, Shi's subordinate, use various means and the resentment of these dead spirits to gradually erode Ba's seal and use those intense negative emotions to erode and disintegrate Ba's mind?

Let her heart keep falling, eventually breaking the seal?
"Come die!!!"

In that instant, the 182,500 vengeful spirits, still tempered and strengthened, transformed into a huge, twisted azure dragon, which pounced towards Zhou Yan. Ba immediately realized how terrifying this thing was.

"Run!"

She reached out and pushed Zhou Yan away, but in an instant, Zhou Yan grabbed the girl's wrist, stepped forward with his right foot, stomped on the ground, and flicked his wrist to throw Ba away, sending Ba flying out of the range of this evil magic.

Conversely, Zhou Yan's figure was thrown in the opposite direction, towards what represented [turbidity, darkness], and [history] which had taken five hundred years to construct and strengthen the evil magic demon, using the hatred, resentment, and fear of eighteen thousand souls during those five hundred years as a catalyst.

Ba's eyes narrowed instantly, and the girl let out a scream that sounded like a sob:
"don't want!!!"

Zhou Yan was swallowed up.

Do you know what a dream is?

That is the deepest level of the soul and consciousness, representing a person's most essential pain, most genuine desires, and most fundamental fears. Here, stripped of layers of identity and one's own supernatural powers, one must ultimately confront one's own heart.

These are the so-called inner demons of Taoism and the so-called heavenly demons of Buddhism.

Amidst layers of noise and confusion, at this moment, guided by 182,500 living souls—all celestial demons born of boundless hatred and rage—and controlled by the souls of two agents under the command of [Shi], Zhou Yan was devoured.

They grabbed Zhou Yan's arms tightly, one on each side.

"Hahaha, foolish. It's only natural to kill you and then slowly erode that Ba's soul."

Even if she regains consciousness this time, how long can she hold on?

"Let us see what lies at the very core of your soul!"

The young Taoist priest's lips curled up, but at the same time, he grabbed the arms of the two Xuan Officials and said, "I've got you."

"what?"

As the three of them fell together, the 182,500 demonic beings twisted from malevolent energy, along with the consciousness of the two acting agents, smoothly eroded Zhou Yan, and the young Taoist's lips curled up.

I muttered to myself, "I activate Deathrattle, sacrificing my teammates to summon two invincible giant teammates to dominate the battlefield."

Zhou Yan took a deep breath and then shouted loudly, "Chi You, Ji Xuanyuan—!!"

"You two!"

"Cowardly deserter!!!!!"

boom! ! ! !

Gu Qianyu's vision blurred, and he discovered that deep within Zhou Yan's soul, there was a space where blood-red rain was falling, the earth was black, and weapons were stuck upside down in all directions, with two burly men fighting each other.

A majestic man wearing golden armor and wielding a golden two-handed greatsword.

One was a tall man with a bare upper body, holding a battle axe, and exuding a fierce aura.

"Hahaha, let's try a nuclear warhead."

"That kid really does have some good stuff in his memory, this... this is really strong!"

"Hahaha, laser weapons are perfect for body tempering."

"Next time, use a bullet to wash your face!"

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Gu Qianyu and Dong Su'an looked stiff as they stared at the two burly men. Realizing something, they immediately tried to turn and leave.

Just then, the two men seemed to discover something.

Dong Su'an and Gu Qianyu felt a weight on their shoulders.

Two strong hands pressed down on their shoulders, making their scalps tingle. They slowly turned their heads and saw a rain of blood and a forest of weapons. The corners of the two burly men's mouths gradually curled up, revealing 'kind' smiles.

"Since you're already here, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

"What do you want to do to the minds of the descendants of Yanhuang [Jiuli]?"

"Um??!!"

(End of this chapter)