CHAPTER 407: KILLING IN A DREAM

A sudden disturbance.

The calm demeanor of the Abyss Lord, who had merely been spectating, disappeared. He didn’t doubt Lin Bai’s words. After all, the Dream Heavenly King had just revealed himself. No one could be foolish enough to hinder their own plan on the battlefield.

He couldn’t help but lose face being pulled into a dream realm without noticing, especially being awakened by another enemy. The reality of a dream realm that even he couldn’t sense made him slightly wary.

The enemy who posed the greatest threat would be the one to attack.

"Annihilation," the Abyss Lord coolly announced, staring at the Dream Heavenly King.

As his words took form, an array of ghastly lights showered down from the heavens, sealing off all the space surrounding the Dream Heavenly King and his companions.

The Heavenly Fire released by the Fire Heavenly King wilted, as if meeting icy frost, the moment it was touched by the grey light.

The death ray of the Abyss Lord was far more efficient than Lin Bai’s Plantain Fan.

The Water Heavenly King raised both hands, creating a blue ice wall to try to block the falling death ray.

However, the melting speed of the ice wall wasn’t much slower than the quenching of the flames.

The Thunder Heavenly King unleashed dozens of Thunder Spirits. Forming an electric net, he enveloped Lin Bai in it.

Of everyone, Lin Bai was the one he hated the most. Thus, even if this was just a Divided God of Lin Bai, he didn’t plan to let him off.

Among them all, the Dream Heavenly King was the calmest. He raised a shield and didn’t make any other moves.

The Sovereign of the Undead raised his God of Death’s Scythe, unwilling to be outdone.

Four pitch-black portals appeared around the Dream Heavenly King. The Undead Army on the battlefield seemed to traverse time and space and were instantly by the Dream Heavenly King’s side via the portals.

The Dark Knights swung their long black swords at the Dream Heavenly King’s neck. Meanwhile, the Bone Dragon let out a breath of death that shrouded them all.

The Faceless Man, Charm, and Evil Spirit each resorted to their own means, targeting the Heavenly Kings in the sky.

The constant death rays falling from the sky didn’t affect these Abyss creatures; instead, they acted as an aid, increasing their speed, Agility, power, and defense exponentially. Even if hit by a Thunder Spirit’s lightning, it did not deter them from advancing.

Death rays, Petrification Light...

All sorts of Spells were freely cast in the dream, putting pressure on the Heavenly Kings’ movements.

This was exactly what he lacked—fearless subordinates. In the face of such a situation, his only solution would be to use the Magpie Bridge to escape, as he had no second plan for victory. His Bondage skill wouldn’t be able to bind such a vast number of creatures. Furthermore, many of these undead and Abyss creatures had exposed bodies, with not even a single string on them. The Separation of Love skill didn’t kill anyone; on this battlefield, it was as useless as chicken ribs... The System’s Skills were too unconventional.

Looking at the magnificent scene before him, Lin Bai couldn’t help but lick his lips.

Even if he had infinite Spiritual Power, being surrounded by these enhanced creatures would eventually drain him. His Spiritual Power was bound to be exhausted.

Those who could follow the Abyss Lord into battle were undoubtedly the elites from the Abyss.

Many bizarre-looking creatures Lin Bai couldn’t recognize were fighting. Their battle prowess was not much less than those of the Star-glowing Realm.

The God of Darkness blocked the Thunder Spirit’s attack for Lin Bai.

After Lin Bai plundered the Thunder Heavenly King’s Skills, the latter couldn’t use many of his powerful moves and was utterly no match for the God of Darkness.

The Thunder Spirits were drawn into the Dark Space, one after another, falling into oblivion.

The God of Darkness also harbored resentment against the Thunder Heavenly King.

Initially, had his Divine Power not been depleted by Thor’s Advent, he wouldn’t have been captured by Lin Bai, let alone be turned into a Puppet and subjected to endless torment.

"Lord of the Abyss, Sovereign of the Undead, I believe that killing the Dream Heavenly King is the key to breaking the dreamscape," Lin Bai, who also possessed a Dark Space and a Dark Divine Seal that could absorb the attacks of creatures within it to enhance his own capabilities, remarked. After devouring several Thunder Spirits to compensate for the consumption of his dark power, he observed the entire battlefield with ease. "I will lend you a hand."

Before the Lord of the Abyss could respond, Lin Bai had already released a Red String, which swiftly wound its way towards the Dream Heavenly King.

"Freeze!" The Water Heavenly King, aware of Lin Bai’s capabilities, pointed at the Red String. An ice lump suddenly formed in the void, freezing the Red String in mid-air.

However, the Red String, tasked with the mission to bind, was tenacious. The large ice lump could not restrain it at all.

Like an agile little snake, the Red String effortlessly broke out of the ice lump and stubbornly entwined itself around the Dream Heavenly King.

The Dream Heavenly King Flashed to evade, fixing his eyes on Lin Bai’s Soul Split.

In an instant.

The scenery changed.

Red candles, scented canopies...

Lin Bai, Xu Longyun, and Jiang Qingqin were all sleeping under the same quilt, in the midst of extreme joy...

A dream within a dream!

Lin Bai, in reality, felt his eyes widen abruptly.

What the hell. What kind of Skill is this? It’s completely unavoidable! Dreaming on the battlefield could cost one’s life...

Fortunately, it was only a Divided God on the battlefield. The moment Lin Bai realized he was dreaming, he sobered up. The scented canopy and the beauty disappeared.

But in that fleeting moment, his Dark Space vanished. He became trapped in an ice cage. Sharp ice spikes rapidly closed in on him...

Shadow Following.

Having experienced the Lightning Cage, Lin Bai knew that he couldn’t avoid these Heavenly Kings’ control Skills through Flash. He directly used Shadow Following, appearing behind the Thunder Heavenly King. His Dark Space unfolded once again, enveloping him.

"Boss Dream, save me!"

Memories surged, and the Thunder Heavenly King showed a look of horror, pleading for help from the Dream Heavenly King.

At this time, the Dream Heavenly King could no longer care for him.

The Red String chased him like an intractable affliction, and the Dream Heavenly King could only constantly Flash within the Dream Space, evading the Red String while also avoiding the attacks of the Abyss creatures.

The Water Heavenly King couldn’t stop the Red String. The Fire Heavenly King raised his Staff, setting up a fire wall between the Dream Heavenly King and the Red String. But the Red String easily passed through the wall without any damage.

Lin Bai laughed. "Lord of the Abyss, I’ll leave the Dream Heavenly King to you. Be careful, he has the ability to instantly put people into a dream. Don’t get ambushed. Let me deal with the Thunder Heavenly King first."

The Dream Space was too strange, and every touch in it felt real. Lin Bai tried his best to explore the mystery of the dream.

"Little Fire, don’t worry about me. Clear the smaller creatures first, then deal with the big BOSS," the Dream Heavenly King loudly instructed. "If it doesn’t work this time, there will be another."

"Understood, Boss Dream," the Fire Heavenly King responded, turning his Staff around. "Ethereal Flames!"

Pale blue flames covered the ground. Skeleton Soldiers met the pale blue flames and fell in swathes, turning into powder. They had no resistance to the Ethereal Flames at all.

"Dark Wind!" the Sovereign of the Undead raised his Staff again, and a wind rose from the flat ground, blowing towards the Heavenly Kings in the air.

"Boss Dream, there’s something strange about this wind. It’s draining health points!" the Water Heavenly King shouted in alarm, suddenly holding a crystal-clear cup in his hand. He tossed the cup upwards.

Water poured from the rim of the cup, forming a flowing barrier to block the Sovereign of the Undead’s Dark Wind.

The water in the cup seemed endless. After pouring onto the ground, it transformed into transparent Water Giants. These Water Giants held long swords, slashing at the Abyss creatures in the air...

They each unleashed their techniques.

The group was fighting merrily.

For the time being, Lin Bai didn’t pay attention to the battle outside. He was working with the God of Darkness, pressing the Thunder Heavenly King.

Without his hammer, the Thunder Heavenly King was no match for the God of Darkness in the first place. Moreover, Lin Bai’s Divided God was even stronger than the original God of Darkness.

Together, in no time, they had completely extracted the Thunder Spirit ability of the Thunder Heavenly King.

Lin Bai’s Divided God used Shadow Following to remain behind the Thunder Heavenly King. Without any hesitation, he used Extraction Skills.

Taiyin God’s Thunder;

Thunder Shakes Nine Heavens;

...

One Skill after another was extracted.

「In the real world.」

Lin Bai was thrilled to find that the Skills extracted in the dream had been faithfully reflected on his body.

The Skills of the Thunder Hammer leveled up one by one to max Level.

In the Dark Space, Lin Bai used Silence. The Thunder Heavenly King wanted to call for help but couldn’t make a sound.

Moreover, entangled by the Dark Space, he couldn’t even kill himself. He could only watch Lin Bai in horror as he was defeated over and over again.

「At the top of the Dark Temple.」

Players like Heart of Darkness were excitedly live-streaming. But after entering the dream, although the live stream continued, all the bullet comments on the screen disappeared.

These Players were still trying to figure out what was going on when they heard Lin Bai’s reminder about the dream.

The group was shocked and tried to use the Player’s advantage to exit the game, hoping to push themselves out of the dream. But they quickly discovered that the button to exit the game had turned grey.

They couldn’t exit the game. Unable to do so, they could only passively watch this exciting battle, discussing what had happened outside and how to get out of this bizarre dream!

However, in a short while, the Dream Heavenly King, who had been chased by the Red String, Flashed above their heads. Attack Spells from various species fell from the sky. The HP of Players like Heart of Darkness was wiped out.

When they woke up again, they had already returned to the game lobby.

Then, Heart of Darkness discovered a terrifying fact—his account had turned gray, and he could no longer log in.

When he tried to log in, the game interface gave a warm prompt: "The original account has been deleted. To enter the game, please create a new account."

This message left Heart of Darkness dumbfounded. He was stunned for a long while before he finally recovered. "Goddamn it, NPCs can delete Players’ accounts with their Skills? And not just reduce their Level due to death?"

Remembering how his hard-won account had disappeared without a trace, Heart of Darkness was at a loss for a moment, then he immediately logged onto the forum and posted: "Terrifying dream battle. Dream Heavenly King is the real final BOSS."

The post clearly narrated the course of the entire battle, including their experience of dying in the dream and their accounts being deleted afterwards, incidentally lodging a complaint against the game company.

When the Players from Heart of Darkness died in the dream, the frozen live broadcast screen also disappeared.

Many of the spectators didn’t even have a chance to understand why the screen had frozen. It got to the point where they couldn’t even watch the live broadcast, so the excited gamers rushed to the forum one by one, requesting Lin Bai to pave the Magpie Bridge to transport them to the battlefield.

They wanted to know what had actually happened on the battlefield. Then, posts from Heart of Darkness and other Players were pushed to the top, leaving all Players dumbstruck.

"What the fuck! Is this real?"

"As I guessed, the Dream Heavenly King really dragged everyone into the dream for battle!"

"Mystical Skills, I really want to witness the dream world."

"Isn’t your focus misaligned? Shouldn’t the crux lie in the inability to log out after being pulled into the dream, and when you die, your Level resets and your account gets deleted? The Dream Heavenly King’s Skills are too overpowered. He pulled at least a million undead soldiers at once, meaning he could reset the Levels of a million Players at once! This is too terrifying."

"Yes! His Skills are even more formidable than Lin Bai; he’s truly a bane for Players. If he doesn’t die, we can’t continue with this game."

"I’ve started supporting Lin Bai now. The Heavenly Kings have to die. I can tolerate losing Levels, but dying once and having my Level reset is something I can’t accept under any circumstance."

"Compared to the Dream Heavenly King, Lin Bai seems cute."

"Why not consider how to defeat the Dream Heavenly King? Perhaps, if you possess the power of the Abyss Lord, you can kill him in the dream."

"Since he managed to drag the Abyss Lord, the Sovereign of the Undead, Lin Bai, and the God of Darkness into the dream simultaneously, it shows he had the confidence to win this battle."

"My God, the Skills of Players from the other world are too terrifying."

"It’s normal for them to be terrifying; they’ve played the game for at least tens of thousands of years. Who knows how high their Levels are? They are no longer Players; they’re gods."

"But I still hope he dies..."

"We should go request Lin Bai!"

The live broadcast suddenly cut off.

Xu Longyun frowned and looked at Lin Bai. "Husband, what happened?"

"Players are dying in the dream, and their accounts are being deleted." Tu Yan pointed to the top post in the forum and said, "Even Players can be killed. It seems the Dream Heavenly King really can kill people in dreams."

"Luckily it was just a Divided God in the dream." Jiang Qingqin was stunned for a moment and said with relief, "If we had participated in the battle, we would most likely have died without knowing how. It’s too horrifying."

Lin Bai read the content on the post, turned around, and instructed, "Tuohai, go outside and find a few Players. I want to directly send them into the battlefield from here."

"Right now?" asked Tuohai.

"Yes, now." Lin Bai nodded, his face solemn. "Just now, when my limbs were transported by the Magpie Bridge, they were directly frozen. There was no change in the dream. I want to test sending living people over and see if it’s possible to harm the true body of the Dream Heavenly King from the outside world. Tell them I’ll bear their losses; even if their Level is reset by Qing Ling, I’ll use Pill Medicines to compensate them."

Tuohai nodded and walked out.

In a short while, more than a dozen of Lin Bai’s fans followed him in, their faces filled with excitement, delighted by their idol’s summons; they didn’t consider the battlefield particularly dangerous.

Lin Bai looked at them and said gently, "You must already know what happened to Heart of Darkness. It’s very dangerous to go there, but I will compensate you for all your losses..."

"Alliance Hierarch, we don’t mind!" The Players interrupted Lin Bai’s speech, chirping, "We are willing to serve the Alliance Hierarch! Hurry and send us over! Maybe we can kill the Dream Heavenly King; that would be a great achievement. Account deletion is not a big deal; it’s not like we will really die."

"Alright then, thank you for your hard work." Lin Bai looked at these precious fans, smiled warmly at them, split a Divine Soul Avatar, and grabbed their hands. "Let’s go. I’ll try my best to preserve your Levels."