Chapter 194: Middle Layer

"Leave it to me." Luo Feng was full of confidence. He carried one-tenth of the World Life Form's energy reserves, which was sufficient to create numerous avatars.

Hum...

Wuxin God King employed her evasion technique. Without the formations of the two ancient kingdoms to hinder them, their travel speed rapidly increased.

They moved swiftly through one independent space after another, as if passing through a series of bubbles.

"According to the intelligence, the Dream Realm appears to be a convergence of countless bubbles, each an independent space with its own operational rules, distinct creatures, and unique treasures," Luo Feng mused to himself.

Exploring the Dream Realm was akin to a treasure hunt.

"We divide the Dream Realm into the outer, middle, deep, and dark regions," Emperor Guixu explained. "The deeper you go into the Dream Realm, the profounder the impact on your mind and will becomes. In the outer region, a God King (Tier 1) will can maintain clarity. In the middle region, a God King (Tier 2) will is required to stay conscious, while the deep region demands a God King (Ultimate Tier) will. As for the dark region... only a will that transcends the God King level can explore it! There are only a handful of individuals with such mental fortitude in the entire Origin Continent."

"We will primarily explore the middle region," Wuxin God King stated.

"The four of us all possess Ultimate God King wills," Emperor Guixu added. "Luo He is fine, but the three of us still need to divide our attention to suppress the residual will from the Origin Bloodline."

If they entered the deep region, they could easily lose control.

Luo Feng nodded.

All three of his companions had cultivated the Origin Bloodline, and all possessed Ultimate God King wills.

Given the strength of Emperor Guixu and Wuxin God King, possessing Ultimate God King wills was normal. However, for Yun Tian God King, who was invincible at God King (Tier 1), having an Ultimate God King will was exceptionally rare. This was one reason she was invited to the Reincarnation Pavilion! Before Luo Feng, she was the only God King (Tier 1) recruited.

Another reason for her recruitment was her advanced cultivation of the Origin Bloodline. When her will was only at God King (Tier 2), she instantly lost control and caused great havoc.

Later, through the torment of alternating periods of clarity and loss of control, her mind and will finally transformed, breaking through to the Ultimate Tier will, which allowed her to remain consistently lucid.

"We've reached the middle region."

During their casual conversation, Wuxin God King had already led the team to one of the spaces in the Dream Realm's middle region.

This space was darker than the outer regions, vast and filled with countless plants, resembling a world of mountains and forests at a glance.

"It truly is as the intelligence stated: the deeper into the Dream Realm, the darker it gets. The so-called dark region is absolute darkness! Only a will transcending God King can penetrate and perceive it using mental power." Luo Feng felt the mental influence of the middle region and was quite satisfied.

This influence permeated the mind comprehensively, subtly drawing cultivators into its grasp.

"Under the Dream Realm's permeation, cultivating the 'Great Annihilation Heart Refining Art' will undoubtedly impose greater mental pressure, leading to better results," Luo Feng remarked, quite pleased.

"Brother Luo He, please scout the surroundings," Emperor Guixu requested. "Avoid areas with many Dream Realm creatures," Wuxin God King advised, adding, "Dream Realm creatures are extremely troublesome."

"Don't worry," Luo Feng replied.

Luo Feng smiled slightly.

Instantly, he split into nine black-scaled avatars, which flew off in all directions, beginning a meticulous exploration of this particular space in the middle region.

The middle region contained numerous spaces; historical explorations on the Origin Continent estimated tens of thousands! Moreover, these spaces constantly shifted over time, undergoing complete transformations every one or two epochs, making them unrecognizable from their past forms.

Therefore, old maps and intelligence were useless; each time required on-site exploration. "Dream Realm creatures in the middle region, as described by intelligence, are bizarre and of varying strength. The weaker ones are just ordinary God Kings, while the stronger ones can even reach the Ultimate Tier. However, they generally have low intelligence and clumsy techniques," Luo Feng noted as his nine avatars scouted.

One avatar flew through the forest, carefully sensing and observing its surroundings.

He also employed his formless and invisible ability, completely concealing his aura, making him seem like an ordinary rock or tree.

"What is that?"

Luo Feng spotted a rather dazzling light in the distance. He immediately flew closer to get a clear view. It was an entirely fiery red tree, with a single fruit dangling, emitting an endless glow and even laughing. Luo Feng felt drawn to it upon hearing the laughter.

"The light is coming from this fruit," Luo Feng realized, feeling its allure. "It gives me the impression of being much more potent than an Origin Crystal Spirit Fruit."

"No danger around this fruit?" Luo Feng cautiously investigated while approaching.

If there truly were no obstacles, he would pluck it and flee!

Just as Luo Feng was carefully scrutinizing the area...

"Hm?" In the distant sky, a gigantic eye suddenly opened. Only then did Luo Feng see a blurred head! The sheer size of the head was unbelievable.

*Boom—*

An invisible, terrifying wave instantly struck Luo Feng's body.

Luo Feng felt an overwhelming crushing force; this avatar, possessing approximately one-thousandth of his energy reserves, was instantly pulverized into nothingness.

"So weak." The gigantic eye in the distant sky closed, preparing to resume its slumber, but then suddenly looked over with confusion. In the area that had been pulverized into nothingness, invisible energy had strangely re-condensed to form an avatar once more.

"Flee! An Ultimate Tier Dream Realm creature!" Luo Feng truly hadn't expected to encounter an Ultimate Tier Dream Realm creature, the strongest type in the middle region, during his very first scouting mission.

The destructive power was simply irresistible. *Whoosh!*

Just as Luo Feng fled, another vast, terrifying force pressed down. This time, Luo Feng clearly sensed it: a blurred, gigantic palm descending like the sky itself. *Splat!* Luo Feng's body was annihilated once more.

However, every particle of the World Life Form's power was imbued with infinite vital spirituality, possessing endless vitality, akin to a source of life. It naturally absorbed energy from the void and re-materialized.

"Interesting," the gigantic eye murmured to itself, looking at Luo Feng with curiosity, as it swung its colossal palm again and again.

Each time Luo Feng re-formed, he fled frantically, instantly escaping hundreds of millions of kilometers.

Seven consecutive strikes!

The colossal palm finally ceased its attacks, as Luo Feng had moved beyond its slumbering range, and it was too lazy to pursue.

"It's not chasing me anymore?"

Luo Feng's avatar looked back, feeling a chill. "It destroyed my avatar seven times in a row. Fortunately, while its power was terrifying, its destructive force wasn't utterly catastrophic."

"If it were Master Di Chu, an Ultimate Tier life form who cultivated the Dao of Destruction, each of his moves would contain various destructive abilities. I might have been gone in two or three slaps." Luo Feng mused to himself, "This avatar still has about thirty to forty percent of its energy remaining. These Dream Realm creatures can't leave their respective spaces, yet their power is unreasonably immense! I wonder how 'Yuan' created them."

"Outsider!" Fifteen stone monsters, each possessing the strength of a God King (Tier 2), frantically pursued Luo Feng's avatar, forcing him into a desperate escape.

"Roar!"

Luo Feng had just flown over a lake when a gaping maw suddenly roared from within, causing him to uncontrollably fall and be swallowed into its belly. After staying inside the monster's stomach for a while, Luo Feng performed various 'Six Chaos Hole Strikes' techniques. The monster eventually couldn't digest him and spat him out, whereupon Luo Feng immediately fled.

"No wonder Wuxin God King was so happy about me joining; he used to scout ahead all by himself," Luo Feng realized how difficult it was to scout in the Dream Realm. Even with her Sky Concealing Evasion Technique, Wuxin God King was often forced to make a hasty escape when facing the various terrifying creatures of the Dream Realm.

In the mountain forest space of the Dream Realm's middle region, Wuxin God King, Emperor Guixu, Yun Tian God King, and Luo Feng were present.

"Brother Luo He, you've worked hard. Come, come, let's drink." Wuxin God King took out the fine wine she carried and poured it. "Scouting isn't easy, is it? I used to do all the scouting myself. Neither Guixu nor Sister Yun Tian had the knack for it."

"It's not easy," Luo Feng admitted. Despite his formidable abilities, scouting had proven quite messy.

"Dream Realm creatures only live within their own spaces and don't easily stray too far from their locations," Emperor Guixu remarked. "They generally possess low intelligence, seemingly coexisting with their specific space. If they were highly intelligent, we wouldn't be able to hunt for treasures," Wuxin God King added. The four of them drank and chatted, while Luo Feng's nine avatars, of course, were enduring significant hardships.

"I've located a treasure," Luo Feng suddenly announced. One of his nine dispatched avatars had made a discovery.

"Oh?" Wuxin God King, Emperor Guixu, and Yun Tian God King's eyes all lit up.

"There are nine Dream Realm creatures around the treasure," Luo Feng reported. "Three are at the God King (Tier 2) level, and the other six are weaker." Dream Realm creatures did not conceal their auras, making it easy to gauge their strength.

"We can move!" Wuxin God King laughed heartily. "Brother Luo He is truly excellent at scouting; he found a treasure so quickly! Come on, let's go, Brother Luo He will lead the way."

Luo Feng, Wuxin God King, Emperor Guixu, and Yun Tian God King immediately set off together. At this moment, another team also arrived in the mountain forest space of the Dream Realm's middle region.

"This is the seventh space we've explored in the Dream Realm's middle region." This team consisted of seven powerful beings, led by a figure with short white hair. He had the weakest aura among them, only at the Chaos Realm level.

Yet, he was clearly the leader of the team. "This space," the white-haired figure observed, "has three powerful auras, indicating that three Ultimate Tier creatures have spawned here. There are also seven other areas that likely house large groups of Dream Realm creatures, which we'll need to avoid."

A map appeared in mid-air, marking ten dangerous locations. "Nine Feathers, avoid these ten positions. Thoroughly investigate all other areas," the white-haired figure instructed.

"Yes, Palace Master," a winged woman replied, and immediately, numerous figures flew out from her body. These avatars then soared in all directions to begin their exploration.

The Palace Master of the Two Realms Palace originated from beyond the Origin Continent.

Even though he was suppressed by the supreme rules, limiting his attack power to the peak of the Chaos Realm, his realm was incredibly high. He could easily bring his Two Realms Palace members into this place without the two ancient kingdoms detecting them.

He also bestowed powerful secret treasures and weapons, many of which he didn't care for himself, naturally attracting many ancient beings to join the Two Realms Palace.