After the main character who took the blame retired, the female lead quit.

The purple phantom slowly floated forward, its mouth revealing a hint of disdain. Clearly, Xiao Yu's actions had forced it, which had originally intended to hide in the shadows, to reveal itself.

Seeing the person in charge come out, Xiao Yu obediently put away the immortal weapon that had been turned into a ruler, and smiled:

"It was I who was rude, but I just escaped from a dream that was so real it was terrifying."

I was still feeling lingering fear. You can't expect a poor child trapped in a nightmare to remain calm and still after witnessing this strange phenomenon.

As he finished speaking, a ripple flashed in Xiao Yu's eyes. While waiting for the system's judgment, he didn't forget to ask:

"So, who are you? Where is this place, and how do I get out?"

"..."

The purple phantom remained silent for a long while, then, protecting the glowing seed, it said:

“My name is Mo, and this place is a newly opened Nightmare Dream Realm. When you wake up, you will naturally leave.”

"When will you wake up from the dream?"

"When the seeds sprout and bear fruit, the dream will mature."

"When will the seeds mature?"

"When you wake up from your dream, you will naturally mature."

"You..." Xiao Yu was about to curse, but after considering his current situation, he stopped himself.

Just then, the dog system's judgment also came out:

"Dream Eater".

Born from the dream realm of Nightmare, it is formless and intangible, a product of natural gestation.

? ? ? .

Note: Dreams and reality—are dreams truly just dreams? Which is real? Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly, and the butterfly dreamt it was Zhuangzi; perhaps what you perceive as reality is actually a dream.

貘？

Xiao Yu's gaze lingered on the series of question marks behind him for a moment.

It seems that, just like with the celestial soldiers at the beginning, the information we gain will not increase unless we delve deeper.

He pulled his attention away from the information provided by the system, looked around, and realized that his wife of five or six years was not there. So he asked again:

"My wife... Bah! Where is that white-haired woman? Are you all in cahoots?!"

"No, I was just following the agreement. What she did was just wishful thinking on her part and had nothing to do with me. I was just waiting for this dream to mature so I could take it."

"Then she is..."

"You have too many questions. The aura of the extraterrestrial demons is still too strong, even if someone is protecting and shielding you. There are many things that covet your unharmed body, hoping to use it to be reborn into the world."

Since you woke up first and decided to leave the world she created for you, I won't stop you. I'll give you another dream; dreams arise from the heart. After experiencing all this, the questions in your heart will surely be answered.

As the purple phantom's voice faded, the system within Xiao Yu's mind simultaneously initiated a task:

"Ding! Hidden quest triggered."

"A gift from the hidden character Baku has been detected. How can you, as the protagonist, ignore Bai Feng, who may have a close connection with you?"

"Hidden side quest, Bai Feng's past has been unlocked."

Mission requirement: Successfully pass the dream test.

Reward: Ghostly Unawareness (Immune to certain gifts, blinds the senses, shields against ghostly nightmares, prevents powerful cultivators from possessing one's body, allows unimpeded movement within the Nightmare Dream Realm, and is immune to attacks on the soul.)

Note: Now that we've already achieved something that's completely undetectable, shouldn't we come up with another deadly move that's completely undetectable?

"Enough, you damn system! What kind of mission is this now? I don't have time to complete it..."

Before Xiao Yu could finish speaking, he suddenly felt his body sink, and the buoyancy that had been supporting him to float disappeared, causing him to quickly continue to fall downwards.

He looked up, and in his vision, the purple phantom and the glowing seed grew smaller and smaller.

The tapir's voice, indistinguishable between male and female, drifted slowly down from above.

"If you want to know about Bai Feng, go and see for yourself. Remember... everything you do and every choice you make in your dream has a cause and effect. Be careful with your words and actions."

The purple phantom remained high in the air, protecting the glowing Nightmare Tapir seed, and gave these words of advice as Xiao Yu fell.

"What?"

The feeling of weightlessness and falling lingered in his mind. Suddenly, a gust of wind came from nowhere, and the upward wind pressure made Xiao Yu's face contort. He probably only heard most of what the tapir said.

Bai Feng...go and see...in the dream...make a choice...in reality.

To be honest, the white-haired woman is what the dragon-headed mythical beast calls the White Phoenix.

Xiao Yu didn't think he was charming enough to make a woman he had only met a few times go crazy for him, even creating a dream world to trap him.

There must be some cause and effect behind this, but Xiao Yu really couldn't figure it out.

Is this something from the plot again?

But there's no such character as the white-haired woman in the novel, and even the so-called tapir is something Xiao Yu has never encountered before.

Xiao Yu continued to fall in a void. After an unknown amount of time, a bright light appeared before his eyes.

The moment my body passed through the bright light, the surroundings changed drastically, and my eyes were suddenly filled with light.

Peng!

Two moons hung high in the sky, one bright and one dark, close together. The light that Xiao Yu saw was the moonlight emanating from those two moons.

!

This is a double moon!

Could it be that he accidentally came out of the dream?!

The thought popped into Xiao Yu's mind subconsciously, but it was ruthlessly shattered when he turned his head and saw something.

After all, in his memory, the ancient sycamore tree was frozen.

The ancient parasol tree stood tall and straight, its branches spreading out, dotted with orange flames, like it was covered with fiery red apricot leaves. Unlike what Xiao Yu had seen in the secret realm before, it now displayed a vibrant and energetic vitality.

"Where have I been? Is this still Dragon Head Continent?!"

and many more!

The issue isn't about dwelling on that now.

Xiao Yu felt his body falling faster and faster, and his expression became serious.

Won't he die from falling straight down like that?!

"..."

Depend on!

Cheating!

It's all in a dream. If you throw someone off a height, don't you know to give them a parachute?

Even special forces soldiers will be eliminated immediately upon landing if they don't receive a parachute when they parachute at the start of the game.

Xiao Yu thought to himself with a heavy heart.

at the same time.

Beneath the branches where flames flickered, within an enclosure resembling the ancient Roman Colosseum, an eerie white flame swayed and burned in the center of the square.

The white flames were surrounded by piles of charred corpses, including some powerful demons and even dragons mixed in with them.

However, all of them were defeated by the phoenix fire that accompanied the white phoenix. The white flames burned, and some of them were so frightened that they had to cut off their arms to survive in order to escape the burning of their souls.

"When the forest gets big enough, any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to become my kin, without even knowing their own limitations..."

Seeing the chaotic scene below, with people stumbling and falling, the white-haired, snow-eyed phoenix girl frowned and suddenly jumped off the stands.

White flames bloomed one by one in the air, and with each ripple, she had already fallen to the ground.

Chapter Sixty-Six, What the Hell East

There is a big event happening inside the phoenix tree today: the coming-of-age ceremony for the newborn phoenix of the phoenix clan.

Born in response to a call, with all birds paying homage to the phoenix, the extraordinary phenomena that arose upon its birth attracted the attention of most people, or rather, demons, from the very beginning.

The Phoenix Clan has not had a newborn for nearly a thousand years, so this newborn celebration is bound to be very lively.

The Phoenix Clan lives in seclusion, dwelling peacefully on the parasol tree, and does not participate in the struggles between the myriad races on earth.

However, this was a special period, and the situation on Earth had become increasingly tense, with all races fighting for the sole position of hegemon.

After an unknown period of fighting, several major clans emerged, and the Phoenix clan was drawn into the conflict, being listed as the leader of the feathered insects, which could be considered a sign of their favor.

Forced by the prevailing trend, no matter how unwilling they were, they had no choice but to prepare for war.

Having no gun in your hand and having a gun but not using it are two different things.

However... the Phoenix Clan has a small population. Unlike the Dragon Clan, which is blessed with many children, the Phoenix Clan follows an elite route. They typically give birth to only one offspring every few hundred or even a thousand years.

Although each of them is individually powerful, they probably wouldn't be able to hold out for long if a real war broke out.

Therefore, the method of using fire was born out of this need.

They recruited other races as their followers, sharing a portion of their own immortality as a seed of fire within them. In this way, their followers gained an ability similar to the immortality of the Phoenix Clan.

It is worth mentioning that phoenixes are all long-lived species. When their time comes, they can be reborn through nirvana and start a new life.

Therefore, since the phoenix appeared, there has never been any casualties. Even the original phoenix was reborn through nirvana and became a new phoenix, active under the ancient parasol tree.

According to the new custom of the Phoenix Clan, on the day of the coming-of-age ceremony, the Phoenix can choose a different race to become its companion.

However, unlike in the past, some mistakes occurred during the family member selection ceremony.

None of the alien races who came to volunteer were able to withstand the phoenix fire of this newborn white phoenix.

"Tch! A bunch of useless trash. None of them are of any use."

Snow-white bare feet stepped forward, arches arched, revealing a glimpse of tender red soles, and casually kicked over a charred demon corpse.

The white-haired, snow-eyed girl walked forward listlessly with her hands behind her back, and then, with great interest, came to the only surviving person on the field.

It was a broad-shouldered demon with a pig's head and a human body, but the pig's face was slightly pointed, and two deer-like antlers grew from its square forehead. Its skin was also covered with a layer of fine snake-like scales.