The Second Layer of the Eternal Dream.
Gu Qingfeng charged toward the tens of thousands of demons and the Azure Demon Emperor, a savage grin twisting his lips.
"Come on, you trash! Let this venerable one have some fun!"
The next moment, countless demons roared as they swallowed Gu Qingfeng whole. The sounds of violent clashes, explosions, and howls filled the air.
"Damn it!"
Gu Qingfeng suddenly threw his head back and bellowed, "Jue Mingzi, you bleep! Are you bleeping kidding me?!"
Clearly, he had realized this was still a dream—because the demon attacks weren’t increasing his attributes.
Crack!
Space shattered, and all the demons vanished into nothingness.
"Brother Gu, please don’t be angry. Humanity is in a precarious state, so we had no choice but to resort to this. It was all for the sake of—"
Gu Qingfeng glared at the now-appearing Jue Mingzi, his expression twisting into something monstrous. "Heh heh heh... I’m starting to think you’re still fake. Stand still and let me test that theory."
With that, he raised his fist and lunged at Jue Mingzi.
Knowing he was in the wrong—and having witnessed Gu Qingfeng’s performance in the two layers of illusion—Jue Mingzi understood that this man feared no death and was a battle maniac through and through. Terrified, he hastily dodged.
Boom!
Gu Qingfeng’s punch landed on empty air, but the force alone caused the atmosphere to explode. Shockwaves rippled outward, uprooting trees and tearing apart the ground. Even space itself trembled faintly from the impact.
From a safe distance, Jue Mingzi paled at the sight.
Such terrifying physical power! If that punch had landed, this old man would’ve been done for!
How can this kid, who just entered the Divine Realm, possess such a monstrous body? Could he have a Heaven-defying physique?
Seeing his first strike miss, Gu Qingfeng immediately prepared for another.
Jue Mingzi’s heart nearly leaped out of his chest as he hastily shouted, "Brother Gu, wait! To make up for your losses, this old man is willing to grant you unrestricted access to the entire Scripture Pavilion! From now on, all divine-level techniques within are yours to study freely—they represent millennia of accumulation from our Dark—"
Gu Qingfeng remained unmoved. He decided to throw the punch first and talk later.
Jue Mingzi scrambled backward, still yelling, "And I’ll add ten thousand taels of gold as compensa—"
"Deal." Gu Qingfeng suddenly stopped, retracting his fist.
Jue Mingzi froze. I wasn’t even done speaking! You changed your mind way too fast!
If I’d known money would work, I wouldn’t have thrown in the Scripture Pavilion’s treasures!
What a blunder!
In truth, Gu Qingfeng hadn’t stopped because of the gold. Greed was just a facade—he was actually a very rational person.
After a cold assessment, he realized that since this was the territory of humanity’s Divine Realm experts, causing too much trouble wouldn’t benefit him. Better to wait—revenge was a dish best served cold.
"Now that we’ve settled this, Brother Gu, please follow me to meet the Dark Emperor."
With that, Jue Mingzi summoned another cloud from the sky and rode off.
Gu Qingfeng watched the familiar scene unfold, his eyebrow twitching.
Don’t tell me there’s a third dream layer...
Having learned his lesson, he quickly activated his Eyes of Truth and scrutinized his surroundings.
Relief washed over him. Not a dream. The real world.
The Eternal Dream of the Dark Realm was absurdly potent—even his Divine Realm peak-level soul couldn’t detect the illusion.
But he could always trust his Eyes of Truth. This ability, a "generous gift" from an Outer Realm Demon, could pierce through all falsehoods—even the laws of heaven and earth.
The Eyes of Truth far surpassed anything in the Qing Realm, making it the highest-tier ability Gu Qingfeng currently possessed.
The only downside was its massive energy consumption. If he could keep it active indefinitely, he’d never have fallen for the fake dream in the first place.
After confirming reality, Gu Qingfeng deactivated the Eyes of Truth and followed Jue Mingzi.
Half an hour later, he finally stood before the Dark Emperor and a gathering of Divine Realm experts. Their appearances and names matched those from the dream, so no reintroductions were needed.
"Brother Gu, congratulations on passing the trial. You are now officially a member of the Dark Realm," the Dark Emperor spoke, her voice cool and ethereal behind the golden mask.
Gu Qingfeng, still simmering with anger, wasn’t about to be polite.
His personal rule with humans was: You can push me once, even twice—but never a third time. One more deception, and I’ll flip the table.
(With demons, well… that was a different story.)
"Hmph. I passed your test, but you haven’t passed mine. If you want me to join the Dark Realm, I’ll need to see if you, the so-called Dark Emperor, are even qualified," Gu Qingfeng sneered.
The atmosphere instantly chilled.
A sword-bearing man with sharp brows and piercing eyes—Wei Guyun—snapped, "Gu Qingfeng! How dare you question the Dark Emperor?!"
Gu Qingfeng glanced at him, recalling the man from the dream. Ah, right. Wei Guyun. A swordsman.
"And how would you have me prove myself?" The Dark Emperor’s tone remained calm, betraying no emotion.
Gu Qingfeng smirked. "Start by taking off that mask. The leader of the Dark Realm, yet hiding your face? Highly suspicious. What if you’re the demon spy?"
Wei Guyun, who clearly revered the Dark Emperor, flared up. "Nonsense! The Dark Emperor is our leader—how could she be a demon spy? If she were, the Dark Realm would’ve fallen long ago!"
"Tch. Not necessarily. Like you said, joining the Dark Realm requires passing two dream trials—a harsh but effective method to ensure loyalty to humanity. But have you considered that one person in the entire Dark Realm is exempt from this check? The Dark Emperor herself! Because she makes the rules."
"You—!"
Wei Guyun wanted to argue further, but the Dark Emperor raised a hand to silence him.
"Brother Gu’s doubts are understandable. I have nothing to hide—this mask is merely a spiritual artifact."
As she spoke, the Dark Emperor lifted slender, jade-like fingers and slowly removed the golden mask.
Gu Qingfeng stared intently—but the moment her face was revealed, his mind blanked.
Oh no.
It’s that feeling—when blood flows through the left atrium, into the left ventricle, surges into the aorta, travels through the main vein to the right atrium, pumps into the right ventricle, rushes into the pulmonary artery, passes through the lungs, enters the pulmonary vein, and returns to the left atrium.
Mom, I’m in love again.
Wait… why ‘again’?
Gu Qingfeng had thought his standards were irreversibly raised after meeting the little corpse enchantress. But now, faced with the Dark Emperor’s visage, he realized—
There exists in this world a beauty so devastating it defies reason.
Her skin was like untouched snow, her eyes twin pools of clear water. Though her expression was cool, she carried an air of noble elegance that commanded respect—yet within that icy grace lurked an allure so potent it ensnared the soul.
Truly, her skin was smoother than polished jade, her gaze deeper than autumn waters, her lips redder than fresh blood, her face more exquisite than Xi Shi herself.
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
