Chapter 1309: Nightmare

A nightmare, as it's called, is a special technique primarily driven by spiritual power. It relies on a dream-like battlefield woven from powerful spiritual energy to deeply interfere with and influence the enemy's soul.

However, such techniques are rarely seen, and even fewer people succeed in cultivating them. They demand extremely high levels of spiritual power and overall foundation from the practitioner.

What's more, the rarity of spiritual energy techniques stems from their extreme difficulty to cultivate.

A slight misstep can cause permanent damage to one's soul. Only someone with Xu Yang's incredibly powerful foundation can freely manipulate their spiritual power to strike at enemies.

In truth, Xu Yang didn't know much about the masked girl in red. He hadn't expected her to possess such a formidable skill. More importantly, the manifestation of her nightmare technique transcended the typical understanding of spiritual power techniques.

Moreover, judging from how the old Lion King met his demise just now, the nightmare the girl unleashed could create a truly terrifying suppressive effect.

It could be said that her nightmare cultivation was quite mature and extremely dominant. Otherwise, it wouldn't have completely stripped the opponent of their life force in a single encounter.

From this single attack, Xu Yang gained a deeper understanding of the girl and became very curious about her true hidden strength.

“Heh, this is quite interesting,” he thought. “This young lady acts decisively and powerfully, without any hesitation. Moreover, her self-restraint is remarkably terrifying. What kind of environment could have forged such a resilient character? Perhaps among the four Divine Beast Emissaries, she is the one I truly need to pay special attention to.”

Such thoughts crossed Xu Yang’s mind. He looked deeply at the girl's back, but still received no response.

However, from her decisive and dominant actions just now, it was clear that this woman was fearless of consequences. Originally, Xu Yang hadn't intended to eradicate the Old Lion King's tribe so completely, but since the girl had gone to such extremes, Xu Yang would have to step in and handle the aftermath himself.

“It's unfortunate that it ended this way,” Xu Yang stated, “but this is a battlefield. Slaughter always follows one like a shadow. It can only be said that your strength was insufficient to withstand the girl's impending judgment. The Old Lion King has fallen. I will not make things difficult for the rest of the Berserk Lion tribe; you may leave now.”

The remaining hundreds of Berserk Stone warriors could not hide their anger, but they had no other choice. Now, besides leaving, the only other outcome would be death.

Without the Old Lion King's leadership, the Berserk Lion tribe's overall cohesion seemed to have declined. They had no desire to fight to the death to reclaim their dignity for the Old Lion King, planning to leave peacefully.

The Berserk Lion tribe, once considered a formidable fighting force, had now fallen into decline simply because the girl had suddenly unleashed a nightmare. Watching the Berserk Lion warriors depart in silence and defeat, the various Divine Beast Emissaries were filled with mixed emotions.

“You truly are quite overbearing, young lady,” the Xuanwu clone remarked playfully. “Leaving absolutely no room for mercy for that fellow. You directly obliterated the Old Lion King. You don't mess with her!”

The Xuanwu clone mused playfully, but still received no response from the masked female emissary.

Nevertheless, the girl had indeed ended the conflict in the simplest way possible. Xu Yang continued to lead his team deeper into the Great Wilderness battlefield.

They hoped to quickly encounter the true leading tribe of this Great Wilderness region: the Berserk Ox tribe.

Sure enough, they hadn't walked far when the warriors of the Berserk Ox tribe finally responded accordingly. More and more Berserk Ox warriors appeared in Xu Yang’s team's sight.

With the appearance of this group of Berserk Ox warriors, the aura of slaughter across the Great Wilderness grew even more intense.

The first group of Berserk Ox warriors to appear in Xu Yang’s sight each had exceptionally sharp eyes. The physique of every Berserk Ox warrior was distinctly individual.

They were all in humanoid form, standing two to three meters tall, and were remarkably muscular and tall.

Only their heads were truly bovine, and the two horns on their heads appeared exceptionally sharp. The aura emanating from each Berserk Ox warrior was comparable to that of a top-tier human warrior. Moreover, the weapons they wielded were all different.

Their thick arms were almost as wide as an ordinary human’s waist. The first group to appear numbered over thirty Berserk Ox warriors.

The leader of the group, clad in black armor, wielded a massive red and black axe, exuding a potent aura of bloodlust.

“Welcome to the Great Wilderness, human friends,” the leader greeted.

Contrary to his imposing appearance, this individual spoke with surprising politeness. Perhaps these individuals had been observing from the shadows beforehand, witnessing Xu Yang's team's actions against the Berserk Lion tribe.

Thus, they were well aware that every member of Xu Yang’s team possessed rare and exceptional talent, making them top-tier human powerhouses, and could not be easily offended.

Upon hearing the opponent's tone, Xu Yang's smile deepened. He stepped forward, leaving his team, and met the black-armored Berserk Ox warrior leader face to face.

“You must be the Berserk Ox tribe, the true dominant tribe of this Great Wilderness,” Xu Yang stated.

“I presume you are also well aware of our purpose in coming here: we wish to meet the true leader of your Berserk Ox tribe.

After all, he is hailed as the most powerful combatant among the Ten Kings' Guardians. I want to see the extent of his power.”

The top-tier Berserk Ox warrior in black armor showed no arrogant demeanor, maintaining due respect. However, his response greatly displeased Xu Yang and his companions.

“To meet our esteemed leader of the Berserk Ox tribe, you must first pass through us,” the leader replied. “Since you have already conquered the Berserk Lion tribe, that is sufficient proof that each of you is qualified to stand on this battlefield.

Therefore, once hostilities begin between us, it will be a fight to the death, with no holding back.

The vanquished are destined to become food for the victors. This is an ancient rule of our Berserk Ox tribe, and it applies even to our internal struggles.

The defeated become food. This is the principle of survival of the fittest that the Northern Barbarian tribes believe in.”

Xu Yang nodded slightly, showing the Berserk Ox warriors due respect.

“I agree with your sentiment,” he said. “If that’s the case, there's no need for further idle talk. Let's begin the battle.”