“The sun will eventually come up.” Gao Ming stood beside Zhang Mingli. He pointed at the horizon. “One day, all the nightmares will be lit up.” The God of Flesh and Blood used his power to turn the testers back to normal. However, their recovered souls were no longer theirs. The memory in their minds was created by the Dream Ghost.

After everything was ready, Gao Ming returned to the Soul Temple Ruins. He glanced at the heavenly gate. The temple owner opened the gate a gap. He only took a look and was scared stiff.

With some hesitation, Gao Ming had the God of Flesh and Blood bring him to the heavenly gate. They paused before the gap. Gao Ming took a step forward, but the God of Flesh and Blood halted him. The four faces made the same reaction. They controlled the Blood City Tattoo to shut off the heavenly fate.

“What did you see?” Gao Ming placed his hand on the body of the God of Flesh and Blood. Their hearts connected. Gao Ming sensed a trace of pain in the God of Flesh and Blood. The free arms gestured wildly before the God of Flesh and Blood carried the blood of the world and returned to Gao Ming’s torture room. His retreat was swift. It was a warning to Gao Ming not to ask, speak, or guess.

“Let’s focus on business for now,” Gao Ming waited for Zhang Ding’s group to return to the torture room. He caressed the bloodred city tattoo on his body. The fleshy tree in the distance exuded a thick blood mist. He gained full control of Dream Break Town. The mist floated over. Gao Ming and the new testers’ bodies faded.

“Wake up. The dream is over.”

…

The sound of the gong faded away. Gao Ming opened his eyes. Bai Feng was leaning on him. They and the other surviving testers appeared in the altar room from the start. Bai Feng nudged his shoulder. Gao Ming followed her direction and looked at the altar in the middle of the room. It was not a paper doll placed inside the altar but the God of Flesh and Blood with four faces and eight arms!

The altar belonged to Dream. Earlier, when the testers looked at the altar, everyone would see something different. Gao Ming and Bai Feng noticed that the altar had changed. It belonged to the God of Flesh and Blood now. The two saw the divine figurine of the God of Flesh and Blood. Gao Ming moved closer to the altar, closed the door and put the black cloth back down. Then, he sighed in relief.

“A level five test doesn’t happen every day. Immortal Pharma will not discover this any time soon. After all, this is an altar left behind by an Unmentionable. There’s a fatal risk for a normal person to approach it.” Once Bai Feng finished, the lights in the room started to dim until the room sank into total darkness. They couldn’t see anything. Gao Ming and Bai Feng felt the room moving. The darkness lasted for half an hour before they heard the door open.

“Congratulations on obtaining level five confidentiality rights. From today onwards, you’ll be protected by Immortal Pharma. Immortal Pharma will answer all the difficult questions you have in your lives. Immortal Pharma will do everything to satisfy your needs! Your family will be protected. You will enjoy the greatest health benefits…” The lights slowly returned. A researcher in a white coat painted a beautiful picture for the testers. Even Gao Ming found it alluring.

After stressing the benefits of their new level, the research produced a new contract. Of course, this was merely for show. There was a basic rule when Dream Break Town was built. Only those who had obtained the modification method could leave the town alive. One had to sacrifice a part of oneself to obtain the modification method. In other words, these level-five testers could no longer leave Immortal Pharma.

After the contracts were signed, the workers with flawless bodies and faces escorted the testers to different rooms. Tests were conducted, and their files were recorded in the database.

Gao Ming didn’t know about the others, but everything paused for him before the tests even began. The workers received an order to leave. Only Gao Ming was left alone, lying on the bed.

About ten seconds later, the sound of heels clicking came from afar. The door opened. A woman wearing a white coat strode in. She probably hurried over because medical cocktails still drenched her sleeves. She didn’t stop to wash them off.

“We meet again.” The woman didn’t appear to understand her beauty. Or maybe her beauty did not mean much to her. The memory fragments congregated to form a name. He saw this woman multiple times in that endless nightmare. Whenever Gao Ming died in Han Hai, it was Wen Xuan who drove him home through the dark city on an e-bike. He died so many times, but Wen Xuan caused none of it. She had always been accompanying him. He had so many things to say, but they all came out as a simple greeting. “Hello, Doctor Wen.”

Gao Ming didn’t expose any flaws. He tried to appear as serene as possible.

Wen Xuan didn’t close the door. She walked to the device and removed everything that was attached to Gao Ming. “Go home. Don’t get entangled with Immortal Pharma anymore. You’re healed.”

“Is there anything else you want to tell me?”

“You just woke up from the nightmare. You do not need more stimulus. If you keep on participating in Immortal Pharma’s brain realm tests, you’ll eventually go insane!” Wen Xuan’s tone carried a concern a doctor had for her patience. This didn’t align with how they communicated in his memory.

The unsmiling doctor met the psychologically unhinged criminal. Gao Ming stared at Wen Xuan’s face and didn’t counter.

“Then, I’ll leave.”

Gao Ming stood up. Wen Xuan handed him a new researcher’s coat. “Put this on. There’s an identity card in the pocket. With it, no one will stop you.” Wen Xuan turned to operate the device. Gao Ming didn’t reject her kindness. He walked to the door. As he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped. He turned to look at Wen Xuan’s back.

“Thank you.”

This was a simple term, but it had a special meaning. Gao Ming saw Wen Xuan’s fingers shudder.

Someone like Wen Xuan had absolute control of her emotions. She must really care about something for her to let her emotions slip.

Gao Ming didn’t stop after he left the lab. The security only accosted him when he was near the exit.

After he showed the card, Gao Ming was sent into a windowless vehicle. There was another person inside the vehicle waiting for him.