I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

One hour ago.

Shi An locked onto the gate of the safe zone closest to the target area and led Li Feng, Xiao Xue, and several other ghosts out of it.

He was not appearing in his true form, but rather as a shadow avatar.

His shadow avatar cannot use many abilities; it can only use shadow-based spells and a very few compatible spells. The spell power of the avatar is also halved compared to that of the original body.

Even so, the Shadow Avatar is still a numerical monster. With pure numerical power, easily defeating a Transcendent Grand Perfection cultivator is a piece of cake. Shi An took a step and appeared in the shadows a hundred meters away. He moved through the shadows of the wasteland at great speed, almost without attracting any strange attention.

There was just an occasional strange feeling, as if something had flashed by.

The Four Devils of Sharp Edge also moved swiftly, treating these ordinary monsters as nothing. Little Blood drifted in a blood mist, its body disappearing completely. Turbid Zero also transformed into inconspicuous streams of water.

The shroud transformed directly into a red ribbon that wrapped around Shi An's hand.

Only Li Feng was a proper man, his methods so upright they didn't seem like the supernatural. He simply ran wildly, but Li Feng didn't possess that "allure of the living." As long as he didn't attack first, most of the time the wandering monster would just glance at him before looking away. Whew!

Shi An's figure flashed and appeared on the roof of a dilapidated high-rise building.

Looking out from here, through the thin gray fog, you can already see the landmark building of this entire block—a building about two hundred meters tall.

And, at the top of the building, a terrifying figure looms!

"The Ascension Realm is bizarre."

Shi An murmured.

A small-sized anomaly may not be weak, but an anomaly of this size is certainly not weak.

A few months ago, when he first ventured into the depths of the nightmare, he caught a glimpse of this figure from afar through his sorcery-based teleportation, and was terrified. Months have passed, and Shi An is no longer the same person he once was, the one who struggled even to deal with leader-level anomalies.

Even now, gazing at that terrifying figure from afar, I still couldn't help but feel a slight sense of fear.

Judging by appearance alone, this enormous octopus was far more terrifying than the "Roaming Ship Ghost" that he had guessed was a wandering, eerie creature.

Shi An had also considered whether to test the waters with the tower ship first.

But after careful consideration, he rejected the idea. The wandering type of monster was uncontrollable; he couldn't guarantee that he would attract this ship-shaped monster, and not something else. Moreover, the ship-shaped monster only looked less terrifying; its true combat strength was hard to predict.

"Moreover, killing a lord-type monster will most likely allow you to directly conquer this nightmare, while killing a wandering monster won't bring any benefits."

"Perhaps we can get a superior-grade cursed artifact? But that's not certain. Besides, even if we do get a superior-grade cursed artifact, it'll probably be nothing special." Shi An speculated that the Ascension Realm would sometimes drop "Tier 3 Rare Cursed Artifacts" or "Tier 3 Superior Cursed Artifacts." The purpose of these cursed artifacts is basically to forge cursed weapons or special-purpose items.

"That's too far ahead; whether we can even succeed in conquering them is another matter entirely."

"Moreover, the most important thing about today's trip is not the strategy, but to test the strange power of the Ascension Realm."

"Since this is a test, having a way out is very important."

Shi An waved.

A safe zone shop appeared on the roof of this high-rise building.

He then looked at Lifeng Sigui.

They certainly can't all rush in and start fighting at once. What if the enemy's strength far exceeds their expectations?

One person probes, the others provide support; this tactic is quite reasonable.

Therefore, after Shi An's gaze swept over several employees, it landed on Xiao Xue.

"I've decided on you, Little Blood. Go and test the strange power of that octopus."

Little Blood: "Me? Me?"

Little Blood: "Boss, you really understand me. It's just a giant octopus. Watch me slay it and return victorious."

After saying that, Little Blood transformed into a streak of rainbow light and flew straight towards the top of the distant building.

Shi An chose Xiao Xue for a simple reason: Xiao Xue can fly and has a strong ability to survive.

The little blood hadn't flown very far.

Perhaps we have stepped into “territory,” or perhaps we have entered the vigilance range of a strange lord.

In the distance, a gigantic octopus perched atop the building appeared eerie. Suddenly, a large eye opened on one of its tentacles. Its gaze was icy, fixed intently on the blood-red handprint that had transformed into a rainbow and flown away.

In an instant,

"Buzz!"

The invisible gaze transformed into a tangible force, descending!

The terrifying pressure was pressing in from all directions.

Hundreds of meters away, the blood mist and rainbow light in the sky were moving slower and slower, and the little blood was like an insect about to be solidified.

"Just a glance, and it's this terrifying?"

Shi An stared intently.

In the distance, above the blood mist, the figure of Little Blood materialized. It was its true form: a burly, eerie, blood-red creature with exceptionally thick arms. It unleashed a punch.

As if shattering the constraints of space, the entire world roared, and violent shockwaves swept outwards.

It showed no fear whatsoever, but simply ran wildly through the blood mist, heading straight for the giant shadow in the distance.

On the body of a giant octopus.

Second, third, fourth...

More than a dozen enormous eyes opened, their increasingly terrifying gazes fixed upon them.

This time, Little Blood didn't stop. Its flesh bulged, and it unleashed dozens of punches in the blink of an eye.

The air currents were violent, forming hurricanes.

The glass of many high-rise buildings around them shattered instantly, and some already dilapidated buildings became even more shaky under the sweeping shockwave, eventually collapsing with a roar.

A deafening roar echoed throughout the land, highlighting the figure riding the blood mist high above.

Xiao Xue stood with her hands behind her back, looking calm and serene.

"How could a mere lord possibly stop Lord Xue's advance?"

"If Heaven had not given birth to my blood-stained handprint, the path of blood would have remained shrouded in eternal darkness."

"I will smash all of these tentacles to pieces."

Perhaps the commotion was too loud, or perhaps two glances were not enough to stop the intruder.

The terrifying giant shadow that had been perched atop the building had fully awakened.

One, two... ten... a hundred... a thousand... ten thousand...

Countless enormous pupils emerged in droves from the bizarre body of the giant octopus.

Just gazing at it sent a chill down my spine.

"Sizzle"

Further away, one magical flying eye after another shattered.

Some of those who were trapped in a dream screamed and clutched their heads in pain.

A tear of blood rolled down someone's cheek.

"Is this... erosion? Pollution? Impact?"

"Luckily, we only caught a glimpse through the sorcery eye, or we probably would have lost our minds!"

"But are all high-level anomalies this terrifying? Just their awakening, just their gaze, is enough to overwhelm us."

There are quite a few dreamers active in this neighborhood, and they all have magical flying eyes.

At this moment, several teams of Dreamers saw the awakened octopus with ten thousand eyes.

Not everyone saw it, after all, the magical eye-openers wear out too quickly, and usually only two or three people in a small team would catch a glimpse of them. The others who saw them were also filled with lingering fear.

"However, why did this terrifying and eerie creature suddenly awaken? I guess we can't come to this place anymore."

They are evacuating towards the nearest safe zone gate.

At that moment, among the Dreamers who had just glimpsed the flying eye image, someone suddenly murmured, "It seems that a powerful figure has made a move, awakening that strange being. How could anyone dare to attack a Lord-level strange being?"

The outskirts of the Tulip Street district.

Two figures leaped swiftly and arrived at the top of a tall building.

They were not ordinary Dreamers, but two extraordinary individuals from a powerful camp in the Pale Wasteland.

They knew more, and were well aware that the giant octopus in the distance must be the legendary Ascension Realm monster.

Good news, this strange creature has been sleeping all along.

Bad news, I was awakened at that moment.

Someone has indeed made a move.

The two saw the bizarre sight of the giant octopus with its eyes open, and also saw the indomitable blood-red figure high in the distance.

Even when faced with unpredictable changes, we have nothing to fear.

A thousand gazes fell upon him.

A terrifying pressure enveloped everything, the space gradually solidified, and the surrounding world slowly turned gray.

Little Blood clenched his fist.

One punch! Two punches! A hundred punches!

In the blink of an eye, it unleashed hundreds of punches, causing several cracks to appear in the solidified space around it.

But that's all.

Meanwhile, a thousand gazes fixed upon them from afar, filled with immense terror.

"Boss, help me!"

call out!

Li Feng leaps across the rooftops of tall buildings, stepping on fleeting shadows.

He drew the greatsword transformed from the perfect-grade Thousand Transformations Umbrella and unleashed a divine-level Rising Dragon Slash.

boom!

The dragon's shadow swept through everything in its path, and the already cracked, stagnant space finally shattered completely.

At this moment, it wasn't just the Thousand-Eyed Octopus that awakened; thousands upon thousands of other strange creatures in the area also began to stir.

Ordinary strange phenomena converge to form a wave.

Extraordinary and bizarre creatures emerged and flew out from the ruins of buildings, surrounding Li Feng and the Blood Handprint.

at this time,

"Whoosh!"

As the turbid waves rose, enormous, terrifying, and eerie figures appeared amidst the surging tides.

These bizarre creatures, shrouded in black mist, were even more terrifying than the original creatures. Some blocked the surrounding supernatural beings, while others lunged at the giant octopus in the distance.

But the next moment, they all froze.

These bizarre creatures, poised to attack the Thousand-Eyed Octopus, were all frozen in mid-air. Among them were enormous creatures, comparable in size to large trucks, and even some at the Great Perfection level of the Extraordinary Realm. Yet, none of these creatures could struggle, as if they were solidified amber.

Zhuofu, who had originally intended to leverage its numerical advantage, was completely stunned at this moment.

"The gap between the Transcendent Great Perfection Realm and the Ascension Realm is like a chasm!"

"When Zhuo Ling enters the Trial Realm, he has an advantage in dealing with extraordinary and bizarre creatures, but when facing a terrifying monster like the Thousand-Eyed Octopus, his numerical advantage cannot be utilized, and his advantage becomes a disadvantage."

"After all, at this point, the Blood Handprint can still at least hold out for a few moves."

Shi An pondered to himself.

He sent Zhuopu to deal with the other strange occurrences around them.

At this moment, several of the frozen, corrupted monsters had already been crushed by the invisible gaze, their massive bodies exploding and blood raining down. But Xiao Xue and Li Feng also took this opportunity to quickly approach the Thousand-Eyed Octopus's main body.

Since Lifeng couldn't fly, Xiaoxue grabbed onto Lifeng and flew away.

at this time,

The octopus with a thousand eyes cast its gaze upon us once again.

This time, as the gaze swept across, the world turned to gray, and buildings affected by this gray wave were instantly reduced to ash and vanished like sandstorms. Even the eerie things caught in the wave froze on the spot before disappearing in an instant.

The hairs on the bloody handprint stood on end.

This is a crisis of death!!

It dared not hold back any longer, and wisps of incantation energy appeared and merged into it.

Blood Explosion!

Mountain-Crushing Fist!

"boom!!!"

A terrifying crimson fist imprint appeared, striking directly at the gray gaze that was spreading towards them.

His gaze was shaken, and cracks appeared one after another.

Several beams of light were shattered, falling into the ground below, where the ground abruptly disappeared; falling into distant buildings, where a section of the buildings was sheared off; falling into a group of eerie creatures, where a section of the group was emptied.

This destructive power is terrifying. Even if one were to reach the Great Perfection of the Transcendent Realm and become elemental, they would absolutely not be able to withstand a single blow.

far away,

Several extraordinary individuals were dumbfounded.

The battle was so loud that even the extraordinary beings around couldn't help but watch from afar.

The vast majority of these extraordinary individuals were members of the safe zone. At this moment, some people recognized the identities of several figures in the distance.

"It's Mr. Lifeng, Mr. Xue, and Miss Zhuoling!"

"What?! It's actually these top three people on the Earth Ranking?!"

The members knew that Li Feng and his two companions were very strong.

Some veteran members could roughly guess the abilities of Lifeng and his two companions.

However, no one could guess just how strong the three were. Many were even debating the upper limit of Li Feng's strength. Many also couldn't fathom why Li Feng's record in clearing challenges was so impressive.

Now, the extraordinary individuals gazing into the distance understood!

"That Miss Zhuopu just summoned at least a hundred extraordinary and bizarre beings! She follows the path of controlling bizarre beings, yet she was able to fight against a hundred of them single-handedly? She's inhumanly strong! And Miss Zhuopu was the weakest of them all."

"Mr. Blood is terrifying; he shattered the gray ripples in the distance with a single punch."

"Is this supposed to be extraordinary?"

In contrast, they always felt they didn't deserve to be called extraordinary.

Although Little Blood's punch was powerful, the Thousand-Eyed Octopus was about to unleash its gaze again—this gray gaze was, at best, a minor skill to it. Having probed this far, An felt it was enough; a direct attack would still be somewhat difficult.

The gap between the Ascending Transformation Realm and the Transcendent Great Perfection Realm was greater than he had imagined.

But Ji Gui had no intention of retreating.

At this time,

"Buzz"

In the distance, the gray mist rippled, and a tinkling sound came from the air, while chanting echoed between heaven and earth.

Above the gray fog, a convoy appeared.

It was a convoy of pure white cars.

Sixty-four paper figures led the way, eight generals rode paper horses, and paper airplanes flew around them.

All of them guarded the magnificent carriage in the center.

A slender hand reached out from inside the carriage and pointed into the distance.

"boom!"

All sixty-four paper figures were pulverized, and a torrential rain of paper fell from the sky.

Countless talismans suddenly appeared and stuck to the huge, multi-eyed octopus's body.

These talismans shattered rapidly within seconds.

But at this time,

Taking advantage of the brief moment when the terrifying gaze did not fall down again, Xiao Xue and Li Feng had already arrived in front of the building.

Xiao Xue threw Li Feng out.

Li Feng was covered in armor, with strange inscriptions climbing up from it.

His internal magical power surged, and the power potions, the madness potion, and the temporary boost from the Purgatory Dining Hall all rushed in.

He opened his clear eyes, gazing at the flowing magical power between heaven and earth, and at the several weak points that had emerged on the giant octopus's bizarre body. The places where the magical power converged within the octopus, the starting points from which its gaze erupted…

It's now!

The incantation's energy swirled and flowed in.

Li Feng unleashed a black sword beam. The beam instantly expanded, stretching to tens of meters in length.

He slashed down with his sword, striking the center point where the myriad-eyed octopus was about to unleash its ultimate attack, where its magical power was converging.

boom!!

A wisp of smoke rose high in the sky.

At the same time, the black sword light descended, and a perfectly smooth, downward-sloping angle appeared on the top of the two-hundred-meter-tall building. With half of the giant octopus's body attached, a corner of the building's top slid down and fell to the ground, causing white smoke rings to surge up like a tsunami, rapidly spreading in all directions.