The black shadow cackled and turned into a cloud of black smoke as it charged towards Li Chengfeng. Wherever the black smoke touched, the stone pillars immediately corroded, as if they were soaked in black water. The stone pillars were corroded from top to bottom, leaving behind an ugly puddle of rotting liquid. The stone pillars even sizzled from the corrosion.
Li Chengfeng's expression changed. He wanted to retreat but realised that even the plants and insects he controlled did not listen to his commands. They were rapidly corroded, some withering and rotting, some rotted into a puddle of mud, while some mutated into terrifying purplish black plants that tried to grab Li Chengfeng.
Li Chengfeng exerted strength in his legs to escape but realised he was already stuck in a quagmire. Unbeknownst to him, the ground beneath his feet had turned into a stinking swamp. His legs sank into the mud bit by bit, almost reaching his knees when Li Chengfeng exerted strength in his legs.
At this moment, Li Chengfeng felt a strong suction force pulling him down, causing him to sink into the swamp.
Li Chengfeng knew that he could not struggle, because the more he struggled, the deeper he would sink, and the faster he would sink. The only thing he could do was to lie flat and rely on the buoyancy of the swamp to slowly float up.
But … at this moment, the terrifying black shadow above his head was rapidly attacking him, and this mysterious holy land was rapidly falling with his appearance!
Li Chengfeng did not know what would happen if the black shadow pounced on him. If this was any other place, he would have thought that it was just a dream.
However, this place was different. This was a mysterious sacred land, the place where he cultivated and awakened his powers. It was unbelievable that the black shadow could chase him all the way here!
Li Chengfeng did not want to experience what would happen if the black shadow pounced on him.
However, he was being chased from above and a quagmire below. This was worse than a hopeless situation. Even with Li Chengfeng's abilities, he was helpless in a place like this. He wailed in his heart, 'This is the end of me!'
Then, he watched helplessly as he was quickly dragged into the quagmire. The smelly mud rushed towards his face, drowned his nose and mouth, and then quickly covered the top of his head.
After Li Chengfeng was dragged into the mud, he could still feel a strong force pulling him down. He could not see his surroundings clearly as he was surrounded by darkness. His nostrils were filled with the thick smell of blood, as if he was submerged in a pool of blood. The deeper he went, the colder it got. An endless pressure assaulted him, making him feel like his organs were being squeezed together.
Li Chengfeng did not know how much time had passed, but his consciousness started to fade. Suddenly, a hand grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the pool of blood.
Like a baby escaping from its mother's womb, he was suddenly able to breathe again. He fell on the hard ground and coughed violently. Then, he greedily breathed in the fresh air.
Li Chengfeng instinctively looked up to see Yuehan standing in front of him, scanning the area vigilantly.
Li Chengfeng was pleasantly surprised. "Yuehan?
What are you doing here?
Wait, what is this place?
Is this another dream?
Why are you in my dream? "
Yuehan retracted her vigilant gaze and looked down at him. "No, you're in my dream!"
Li Chengfeng was stunned. "Why … why am I in your …"
Li Chengfeng paused, remembering that he only entered this dream after touching Yuehan. Then he realised something was wrong. "Then why would the mysterious place where I cultivate appear in your dream?"
Yuehan pulled him up and started running. "This is not the place to talk. Let's go, he'll be back any time!"
Li Chengfeng had countless questions he wanted to ask but he did not have time. He quickly scanned his surroundings to see that they were in a huge ruin. There were palace buildings all around them, richly ornamented but this place looked like it had been through a terrifying battle. The buildings were huge too, a collapsed stone arch was forty to fifty metres tall. A broken stone pillar stood nearby, reaching into the clouds!
It was as if the people who used to live here were not ordinary humans, but a group of giant giants!
But … how could there be giants this tall?
Li Chengfeng could not figure it out, but when he looked up at the sky, he was shocked to find that although there were two moons in the sky, one of them was huge and very close to him, while the other was in another direction, very far away.
Li Chengfeng was stunned!
He suddenly realised that this … was not the world he was familiar with. It could be either Tau Ceti or Tai Qiong's moon, and the moon that looked extremely far away must be the world Li Chengfeng lived in.
He had once heard that Tau Ceti Tai Qiong once had an incomparably developed civilization, and the ancient gods lived on it. It was not until the Great War of Gods and Demons in the ancient times that the civilizations of these two planets were destroyed, that they became the ruins they were now.
But why would they be in a land of miracles like this?
Li Chengfeng could not take it anymore. He grabbed Yuehan and pulled her into a dark corner of the ruins. He whispered, "What's going on?!"
Yuehan looked nervous, her eyes filled with fear. She bit her lip and whispered, "This is not just my dream …"
Li Chengfeng was confused. "But you just …"
Yuehan did not wait for him to finish. She quickly interrupted, "He's the King of Nightmares. Once he locks on to someone, he can freely enter that person's dream and it's extremely difficult to escape!"
"King of Nightmares?" Li Chengfeng frowned. "Why haven't I heard of this before?"
Yuehan peeked out, her expression filled with indescribable fear. She whispered, "That's the name I gave him … No one knows where he came from, no one knows his name, and no one knows what he looks like.
But he's like your worst nightmare. He'll always haunt you and hunt you down. Even if you die and become a demon, he'll never let you go! "
Li Chengfeng looked at her in shock. Her eyes were red and her lips were trembling. She seemed to be immersed in extreme fear.
Yuehan had never told him about her past, nor had she told him about her pain. However, he knew that Yuehan must have had a painful past. She was a thousand-faced demon, carrying a blood feud with her, yet she never showed it to him.
At the same time, she was inextricably linked to the Demon King of the Nine Underworlds. Now that she was being hunted by the King of Nightmares, no matter how patient Li Chengfeng was, he could not take it anymore.
He grabbed her arm and said anxiously, "Yuehan, you have to tell me, what's going on?
Why is he hunting you down?
Who are you?
If you don't tell me, how can I be at ease? How can I help you? "
Yuehan's body stiffened, her panicked, teary eyes turning cold and still. She stared at Li Chengfeng, the gentleness and concern in her eyes all gone, replaced by coldness and hatred.
"You're asking me?"