Chapter 174: Fragmented Dream Illusion
After Ning Fengzhi left, Master casually said a couple of things, and then everyone dispersed.
The preliminary round’s first stage was already completed by Shrek Academy, so there were no matches for these two days.
However… although there were no matches, everyone still hid in their rooms and cultivated diligently, not going out to play around.
This day, Ling Mo had just walked out of Zhu Qing’s room and was about to return to the Ghost Gate.
Suddenly, he felt a chilling aura surrounding him.
“Oh? They’ve arrived?”
Ling Mo’s expression didn’t change. He slowly closed Zhu Qing’s room door, then pretended to know nothing and left the hotel directly.
Walking further, Ling Mo left Heaven Dou City and arrived at a small forest.
That surrounding aura had been there all along, persistently following Ling Mo and refusing to leave.
Ling Mo had already guessed who it was!
Besides Shi Nian, who else would have the leisure to specifically wait for Ling Mo?
Ling Mo had been waiting for two days, just for this opportunity, and he didn’t expect him to be so impatient…
As he walked into the forest, Ling Mo maintained a normal pace, seemingly unaffected by everything before him.
Meanwhile, his Dual Pupils, unknowingly activated, directly entered Shi Nian’s dream realm.
What was Ling Mo trying to do? Knowing that an abyss lay ahead, why did he charge in without hesitation?
“Heh heh, ignorant brat! Once you enter my Fragmented Dream Illusion, let’s see how you survive…”
As soon as Ling Mo stepped in, a figure appeared in the forest—it was Shi Nian.
He had prepared for a full three days to deal with Ling Mo, waiting for Ling Mo to enter the Fragmented Dream Illusion and then completely make him disappear from this world.
Not to mention the previous humiliation, based solely on the performance Ling Mo displayed last time, Shi Nian could not afford to leave Ling Mo be.
Such a peerless genius, if he could not be befriended, could only be destroyed.
It is the reason why, when a tree is too prominent in the forest, the wind will surely destroy it!
He can only blame himself for not knowing how to restrain himself…
Shi Nian slowly merged into the Fragmented Dream Illusion, beginning to further torment Ling Mo within the illusion.
Meanwhile, Ling Mo had already fully integrated into the illusion and opened his eyes… The world that appeared before him was actually the scene he had seen by the Void Wall back then.
Nine Dragon Skeletons, pulling a bronze coffin, moved towards the end of the void, passing by Ling Mo’s own bronze coffin.
The scenes that appear in a fragmented dream are often people’s most terrifying aspects, or the aspects they most desperately want to see.
Ling Mo stared blankly at the bronze coffin.
In the pitch-black darkness, as if immersed within it, Ling Mo felt darkness all around.
He had hidden alone in the bronze coffin to avoid the void turbulence, and he didn’t know how long had passed.
Loneliness! Solitude, displayed to the fullest…
At this moment… Shi Nian had entered, and upon discovering Ling Mo’s state, revealed a sinister smile.
“Hmph, I thought it was some formidable beauty, but in the end, didn’t you still fall into my dream realm, unable to extricate yourself?”
Shi Nian’s smile grew more rampant. He wasn’t in a hurry to kill Ling Mo immediately, but rather to torment him to death within the dream realm.
Just as he was about to further control the dream realm, suddenly… Ling Mo turned his head and gave him a slight smile.
“You…”
At this moment, Shi Nian could no longer remain calm.
He had originally thought Ling Mo was trapped in the dream realm, but he never expected… that he would be unaffected by it.
“Aren’t you surprised?”
Ling Mo sneered. The display he had put on just now was merely to lure Shi Nian out.
With his Dual Pupils activated, the so-called illusion before him was merely a mural, utterly meaningless.
“How did you…”
Shi Nian was shocked and at a loss for words, unable to even speak clearly.
“Are you confused about why I am not affected by your dream realm?”
Ling Mo knew what he wanted to ask and walked towards him step by step.
“Your so-called dream realm merely exploits human weaknesses to present the most terrifying aspects.
But unfortunately, everything before you is an illusion! It holds no actual significance…
You thought your illusion could control everyone, but you never considered that if an illusion you set up…
merely serves to mislead the enemy visually, and… if there is a Soul Master whose Martial Soul is their eyes.
Your so-called illusion would be completely useless!”
Ling Mo explained. He wasn’t in a hurry to kill Shi Nian! Instead, he was slowly chipping away at his pride.
Didn’t he like to torment people? Ling Mo would give him a taste of his own medicine…
“What do you mean? Isn’t your Martial Soul a Peacock?”
Shi Nian was panicked and didn’t understand what Ling Mo was talking about.
They exchanged glances, and Shi Nian suddenly realized that Ling Mo’s eyes were actually astonishing Dual Pupils.
But, was his Martial Soul a Peacock? Dual Pupils as a Martial Soul seemed unlikely.
“You’re right, my Martial Soul is indeed a Peacock! But you’ve forgotten one thing…”
“Forgotten what?”
Shi Nian was deeply shocked. His dream realm was completely ineffective against Ling Mo.
This meant that his greatest killing move was utterly useless against Ling Mo.
“The common knowledge of the world is that one person has one Martial Soul… It is precisely because of this conventional thinking that some people selectively forget about another concept.
That is Twin Martial Souls! The prevalent fixed mindset has led you to overlook a possibility, which is… why can’t I have Twin Martial Souls?”
As soon as he said this, Shi Nian’s heart sank by half.
He had never considered this point. It was indeed as Ling Mo said, the general public believes a person only has one Martial Soul.
They overlook the existence of Twin Martial Souls.
“So, your other Martial Soul is these two eyes?”
Shi Nian gradually calmed down after understanding these things!
So that’s why his dream realm was ineffective against him. It turns out he had another Martial Soul that perfectly countered the effects of the dream.
In that case, Shi Nian could not afford to let Ling Mo live.
A natural nemesis, and such a peerless genius, keeping him alive… wouldn’t that be asking for trouble?
Shi Nian had been invincible all these years thanks to this skill, and this was the first time he had been defeated by Ling Mo.
“You’re right! My second Martial Soul is these two eyes…
However, even if you know this, it’s useless! Because you are about to become a dead man…”
Ling Mo was not afraid to hide anything, nor was there anything to hide.
He had deliberately lured Shi Nian to this remote wilderness precisely to kill him without anyone noticing.
Therefore, he no longer needed to hold back, as there was no necessity for it.
Nearby… there was no one! Even if he told Shi Nian his greatest secret, no one would know…
“A dead man? Heh heh, you think you can kill me just by breaking my Fragmented Dream Illusion?
Don’t forget, I am a Soul Sage, and you… are merely a small Soul King…”
Shi Nian said coldly.
That’s right, he was indeed a Soul Sage! It would be easy to deal with a Soul King, even without using his Martial Soul.
Unfortunately… Ling Mo, this Soul King, was no ordinary Soul King, and his thoughts were destined to be in vain.
