The Long-Awaited Realm

Sage watched the sky, which seemed ready to collapse directly onto his head. Within the rolling dark clouds, a terrifying will had locked onto everyone.

For the first time, his heart beat with a convulsive twitch.

Mercenary Tao actually possessed an ability of this level…

Fubuki’s clothes had already been reduced to tatters, and her body was covered in wounds. She sensed that the two of them had been sent more than ten kilometers away by her and no longer had the strength to withstand the impact of Satsui no Hado. They collapsed weakly to the ground.

It was as if the apocalypse had arrived. Thunderclouds churned in the sky while the ground was wantonly eroded by the intense Satsui no Hado. The demon-like man raised one hand toward the sky, summoning lightning.

"Accept destiny’s judgment~"

Bai Cangshu’s voice rose too high, becoming hoarse and sinister.

His finger descended from the sky.

Sage’s eyelids twitched wildly.

He suddenly raised a finger and spoke at an astonishing speed.

"This attack will definitely not hit me."

Crack!

A bolt of lightning descended from the heavens, landing somewhere unknown.

Yet Sage’s entire body stiffened. The light in his eyes faded completely the next moment.

Thud.

Sage slumped to the ground. He bore no injuries, but his body trembled a few times before he failed to rise again. Likewise, this time, he did not transform into another form.

Bai Cangshu was extraordinarily sharp. He turned toward the empty eastern side. At the edge of that dark space, a figure wearing white priestly robes staggered two steps before appearing out of thin air.

No, appearing out of thin air was not accurate. Rather, he had been standing there quietly all along. A round white jade table and chairs had been placed beside him, but they had now shattered all over the ground.

Sage Yu Huaxin looked at his robe, which was emitting faint smoke, and put it away with some regret.

"Do you know that although this Mobile Church is an imitation, including the costs of my enhancements and modifications, its total value exceeded two A-rank Anomaly Points and forty thousand Dimensional Points?"

His voice was neither deep nor sonorous. On the contrary, it was gentle and calm.

Yu Huaxin had been a priest in the real world, and he loved his work. Thus, he had always chosen this attire in the Infinite Dimensional Space. Even the decoy doubles he modified and disguised himself as appeared in the image of priests.

Seeing that Mercenary Tao did not answer and merely watched him with surging killing intent, Yu Huaxin rubbed his brow and began analyzing on his own.

"Indeed. A random ability like Thunder Arrow of Destiny is one of the few rare enhancements capable of breaking through my decoy disguise. I never expected you to obtain it."

"And you, Mercenary Tao, are unlike the rumors in the Infinite Dimensional Space. Beneath that beastly disguise lies acuity far beyond that of ordinary people. Since you already know that I possess both the Demon and Dreamer Sequence potions, you would naturally realize that I must also possess an ability like Psychological Invisibility."

Bai Cangshu walked toward him without pause. He did not respond to the man’s words, but that was indeed what he had been thinking.

After learning that the other party possessed some high-sequence ability from the Dreamer pathway, he realized that the Sage who had fought him was very likely not the real person.

That was because high-sequence Beyonders of the Dreamer pathway all possessed Psychological Invisibility. This ability exploited blind spots in the target’s Mind-Body to hide in their psychological blind corner, achieving another form of invisibility. You could stand directly before them, yet they would never notice you.

This form of invisibility was often far more terrifying than invisibility achieved through transparency or concealing one’s presence. Such abilities could often be seen through by special sensory abilities from various systems due to compatibility issues.

For example, Observation Haki…

But Psychological Invisibility was different. The other party’s abilities had already detected your existence, yet their consciousness simply overlooked you.

Moreover, the Dreamer Sequence was not some squishy mage class. On the contrary, the mythical form of this Sequence was a dragon, and its endpoint was the Dragon of Fantasy. Sage had never displayed physical abilities of that level before.

Sage had now removed the damaged Mobile Church, revealing a body clad in a black elastic undersuit.

With a single glance, he knew that Mercenary Tao had indeed accepted his analysis.

Yu Huaxin casually clenched his fist, and his muscles bulged one after another. He threw a punch forward.

"Hit!"

Bang!

Bai Cangshu suddenly appeared directly in front of Sage. Before he had any time to react, the fist had already struck Bai Cangshu in the chest.

The Cocoon of Greed before him actually opened a gap on its own.

Crack!

The Flame Dragon Scales shattered instantly. His swollen muscles were pierced through by an immense force, and Radiant Flame ignited across Sage’s body, but he was completely unaffected. That fist continued smashing into Bai Cangshu’s body.

Dragon strength!

Muscles and bones tore apart one after another. Sage’s entire arm seemed to have plunged into Bai Cangshu’s body.

Bai Cangshu seemed unable to feel pain. His muscles instantly tensed, attempting to trap the other man’s arm. He raised both hands and slapped toward Sage’s head from both sides.

Sage opened his mouth as if letting out a long howl. A fierce wind suddenly rose from all around, yet that violent wind seemed to echo from within Bai Cangshu’s mind.

Roar!

It was as though a Dragon Roar had sounded.

Mind Stripping!

Bai Cangshu’s mind went blank in an instant. His muscles trembled in spasms, and he was temporarily unable to grasp the other man’s arm, allowing Sage to pull it free, dragging out copious blood and shattered internal organs.

Sage leisurely took two steps back and opened his mouth to breathe out once more.

Mind Breath!

A breath all dragons excelled at became, in the mouth of a Dreamer Sequence demigod, a piercing and tearing attack upon the spiritual world.

Pfft!

Blood sprayed from Bai Cangshu’s mouth and nose, but Sage’s expression changed at the same time. He clutched his head.

An abnormally adhesive spirit had followed his breath and wrapped around his own mind.

You have been affected by Active Spirit. A mental check is being performed.

Active Spirit? Mercenary Tao possessed a supernatural trait related to the mind. He was not specialized in the dual attributes of strength and agility—he was actually specialized in the three attributes of strength, agility, and spirit?!

At that moment, Sage’s killing intent grew even stronger.

Rather than retreating, he advanced. The instant Mercenary Tao looked at him, his entire body underwent Dragon Transformation.

Roar!

A massive blue-gray dragon appeared in an instant.

The moment that figure took shape in Bai Cangshu’s eyes, terrifying spiritual corruption descended as well.

Ex051, based on your spirit attribute, you have received the following information:

You have stared directly at a Mythical Creature. You have suffered spiritual corruption.

A mental check is being performed...

Check failed. You have suffered mental contamination. (Severity: Moderate)

At that moment, the world in Bai Cangshu’s eyes began to descend into chaos. Colors overlapped and spread like ink, and the dragon before him transformed into a twisted monster.

Indescribable terror began emerging from every corner of his perception.

Watching Mercenary Tao fall into mental contamination, Sage did not use that peculiar Demonic Edict again. His ability required the other party to acknowledge his views, logic, or opinions before it could be used. At this moment, Mercenary Tao had fallen into chaos and could no longer control himself, making it difficult for Sage to use that Demonic Ability.

But it did not matter. Having revealed his mythical form, his physical attributes were no weaker than those of Saints from other Sequences.

He would hammer Mercenary Tao to death by force, then deactivate every cell in his body.

Pfft!

With just one punch, the enormous dragon claw smashed Mercenary Tao’s heart apart. Then the huge head opened its jaws and bit down.

Crunch!

A scarlet arm suddenly seized its upper jaw.

Impossible?!

Sage had not expected to encounter resistance at this moment. His pupils turned downward, and he saw that Mercenary Tao had indeed spread both hands, stopping his bite.

His expression was chaotic, as though countless cells had lost control, yet his hands had instinctively seized Sage.

Rip!

Sage exerted force. Bai Cangshu’s right palm, covered in Armament Haki, was pierced through by sharp fangs. Once the mind had been corrupted, something like Haki could no longer remain so resilient.

He was going to bite Mercenary Tao to pieces!

Hummm—

The sound of powerful energy gathering rang out. In Sage’s disbelieving gaze, a scarlet Ki Blast pierced through the dragon’s upper jaw and shot through the clouds above.

Thump, thump, thump, thump…

The rapid heartbeat grew faster and faster until the sound finally became a prolonged, resonant boom.

Crack!

Black-red Conqueror’s Haki shot into the sky. The dragon Sage had become was struck by a powerful aura and staggered back two steps.

Mercenary Tao’s body had already shrunk back to its normal form, less than two meters tall.

Yet intense Conqueror’s Haki intertwined with Satsui no Hado. His eyes remained tightly shut, while scarlet energy still wrapped around his body.

His black hair grew wildly and lashed backward.

Bai Cangshu kept his eyes closed, but at last, a delighted smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He had finally reached the realm he had long yearned for.