Chapter 664: Heavenly Court Cult Leader

"Dream realm?" Void Lord's eyebrow twitched. His opponent actually possessed a Dao Fruit similar to his own.

"Are you Nightmare Supreme?"

As the last Demigod of the Great Yu Dynasty, he knew more about Nightmare Supreme. This individual was the overlord of dreams. His enemies would perish in their sleep, suffering extreme pain. There was even an instance during a battle between two armies where he caused a million enemy soldiers to enter a somnambulistic state, controlling them and making them fight each other. The enemy generals, meanwhile, died amidst the million-strong army's sleepwalking rampage. Had it not been for the First Emperor Yu's national preceptor, it's uncertain if he could have been defeated.

Nightmare Supreme did not reply, his cold gaze conveying everything. He had awakened from ancient times, spreading pendants in this place to collect the dreams of mortals, using them to strengthen his nascent Dream Dao Fruit. For the nascent Dream Dao Fruit to become complete, it required the collection of various types of dreams. Since the late Great Qian Dynasty, after his defeat by the First Emperor Yu, he had been dormant, awakening in different eras. Each era had its unique characteristics, which produced distinct types of dreams. The dreams of the current era had significantly enriched his nascent Dream Dao Fruit. Furthermore, with the Twin River, a creation of immortals, no other Demigod was his match! For now, his priority was to deal with Void Lord.

Shi Chan and Meng Jingzhou successively awoke from their dream-like state. Shi Chan, being proficient in dream-entering spells, woke up earlier than Meng Jingzhou. While they "awoke," they hadn't truly left the realm of dreams. The Void Realm and the dream realm had merged, placing them in a state of "lucid dreaming."

"Two ancient Demigods?" Meng Jingzhou was astonished after hearing Lu Yang's explanation. This situation was escalating rapidly.

While the two ancient Demigods were fighting, Yi Qi Lord seized the opportunity to rescue City Lord Liu and the others from their cages, explaining the situation to them. City Lord Liu nearly suffocated upon hearing the news. How could a small place like Spring River City possibly attract two Demigods to battle?

"Lord, who do you think will win?"

Yi Qi Lord shook his head. "That's a meaningless question," he said. "Regardless of who wins, we've witnessed their abilities, and neither will allow us to live. Our current plan is to wait until they are both severely injured from their fight. Then, I will strike decisively and by surprise. Only then might we have a chance to win."

"Then we'll rely on you, Lord!" City Lord Liu quickly thanked him, knowing the fate of Spring River City's million inhabitants rested on this.

Yi Qi Lord did not respond to City Lord Liu; he wasn't in the mood. Only he knew how difficult this task was and how low the success rate. Both of these individuals were Demigods who had fought their way through immense perils. Although they were the defeated contenders for supremacy, one had to consider against whom they had lost. Their combat experience was likely terrifyingly vast, making the probability of them fighting to a mutual, debilitating injury and exposing a weakness extremely small. Regardless, they had no choice but to try.

"Freeze."

The spatial vortex pulling Nightmare Supreme was halted by a single word from him. Space solidified as if time had stopped, and the tearing force vanished. He was the master of the dream realm, and within it, his commands manifested instantly. As for the nearly a hundred types of magical artifacts created by Void Lord, he could also create them.

"Create!"

Nearly a hundred types of magical artifacts also appeared behind Nightmare Supreme. The dazzling artifacts collided in the air, their clashing sounds seemingly tearing space itself.

"Heaven and Earth Manifestation.""Heaven and Earth Manifestation."

The two Supremes simultaneously cast Heaven and Earth Manifestation. With their heads touching the sky, their feet on the earth, and divine weapons in hand, they could block myriad spells and attacks, becoming impervious to all magic. Nightmare Supreme had a grand reputation, but Void Lord was no ordinary being either. If not for the combined efforts of the Jiang and Meng families a hundred thousand years ago, it would be unknown who would rule the world today!

"Hundred Illnesses Infestation, Five Declines of Heaven and Man." Nightmare Lord employed a cruel curse. This was a spell he could only cast within the dream realm. As long as one did not become an immortal, no cultivator could escape the fate of the Five Declines of Heaven and Man. Even with immense longevity, one would eventually suffer the agony of the Five Declines, unable to withstand the power of time. Void Lord instantly transformed into a white-haired, hunched-over old man. His body exuded a feverish aura, and countless vengeful spirits, too numerous to count, swirled around him, overwhelming the area. These were the innocent people he had killed throughout his life.

"A proxy sachet bears the calamity, all misfortunes banished afar."

A palm-sized straw effigy appeared in Void Lord's hand. He wrapped a strand of his hair around it, and the effigy spontaneously combusted, turning into ash. Void Lord then reverted to his original appearance, and the countless vengeful spirits transformed into black raindrops, scattering across the earth. This Straw Effigy Substitution spell could preserve one's life as long as the calamity wasn't on the level of an Immortal Ascension Tribulation.

"Immortal Locust Thunder, clear the mortal realm!"

Azure-purple immortal thunder descended, just a step away from true immortal lightning. All beings and spirits seemed like locusts before this immortal thunder, a mere rabble, insignificant. Yi Qi Lord felt his scalp tingle. He couldn't protect himself against immortal thunder of this magnitude; even if he survived, he would be severely wounded!

"Mere trifle! Withered wood meets spring, spring returns to the earth!"

Nightmare Supreme took a step, and rootless giant trees suddenly grew from beneath his feet. Their branches swayed, emitting temporal fluctuations, and the Immortal Locust Thunder astonishingly began to shrink, as if it had never appeared.

Immortal Undying chuckled upon seeing this. "Heavenly Response Immortal and Time Immortal fought like this before they became immortals. Heavenly Response Immortal would use lightning, and Time Immortal would reverse time. The lightning could never strike, effectively suffocating Heavenly Response Immortal almost to death." The battle Immortal Undying spoke of was historically recorded. Although these records are now lost, they existed during the Great Qian period. Nightmare Supreme had devised this countermeasure after reading about that very battle.

Within the Void Realm and the dream realm, their abilities were nearly endless. They could employ any technique below the immortal level, even manifesting the 108 types of True Fire, burning space until it collapsed. Various divine powers were too numerous to count. It was precisely because their abilities were so evenly matched that the battle reached a stalemate, making it difficult to determine a winner.

Meng Jingzhou grew concerned. "Old Lu, who do you think will win between these two?"

Lu Yang shook his head. "It won't be up to them to decide the victor."

"How so?"

Lu Yang didn't speak, merely pointing upwards. There was nothing there, but when Nightmare Supreme had first entered the Void Realm, a crack had appeared, temporarily connecting it to the outside world. Lu Yang had seized this opportunity.

Suddenly, both combatants ceased their actions. The Void Realm and the dream realm were cut off from external contact, but an ominous feeling inexplicably arose in their hearts, as if a tremendous threat was rapidly approaching.

*Crack!*

In the upper reaches of the dark space, directly above the heads of the two ancient Demigods, a crack appeared without any warning. It was just large enough for one person. Void Lord's pupils contracted sharply. When Nightmare Supreme had intruded into the Void Realm, he had at least felt the force of the latter's assault on the realm. This time, however, he felt nothing as the other party simply tore open an aperture. It was as if the barrier between the Void Realm and the dream realm was nonexistent, effortlessly torn apart, as simple as ripping a piece of paper in half.

A graceful figure stepped unhurriedly through the spatial rift, which remained unhealed for a long time. The figure's gaze was indifferent, devoid of any emotional fluctuation. She regarded the two ancient Demigods as nothing. Upon seeing Lu Yang below, her expression softened slightly before quickly returning to its cold demeanor.

"Who are you?" Nightmare Supreme eyed the figure warily. The figure's appearance did not match any of the supreme experts he knew.

The figure swept her gaze over the two Supremes, her tone unchanging, as if even the collapse of heaven and earth could not disturb her composure:

"Cloud Dream, Sect Master of the Heavenly Court Sect."