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Chapter 752: A Smile to Begin, A Smile to End
Chapter 752: A Smile to Begin, A Smile to End
I won.
Gazing up at the vast Heart Lake that was churning with terrifying waves, the Snow Miser's mask revealed a slight upturn at its corners, displaying a confident smile of victory.
Although he looked down on those true gods who relied solely on brute force, there was one thing he had to admit—in the face of absolute power, no matter how brilliant one's strategies and calculations were, they would become utterly meaningless.
Once the turmoil in the Heart Lake above subsided, with the power of nearly a billion lives feeding back to him, he would possess the same level of power as the Aquarius Director, or even surpass him.
Even if he were to face the Aquarius Director head-on, with his superior strength, he might not be able to defeat the director. However, since he had already pierced the Heart Lake of the director, it was as if the director's entire being was riddled with flaws. If he manipulated things correctly, he could even turn the director into his puppet.
And when that happened, two "Zodiac Director-level" powerhouses, both infinitely close to becoming Pillar Deities, would join forces to besiege an ordinary human who had yet to break through the barrier between mortals and gods. The outcome would be unquestionable.
"You're finished!"
Just as the Heart Lake Deity turned around and rushed towards the direction of the Aquarius Director to launch another sneak attack, the middle-aged man on the bank of the Underground Hot River, whose head was held in the mouth of a black dog, unable to see or hear anything, laughed out loud inside the dog's mouth.
"My Heart Lake is complete! You're about to...glug glug..."
After controlling the black dog to drag the middle-aged man out of the river and helping him calm down, Lyon looked at the Emblem Panel, where the effect of 【Nightmare is the Deepest Fear in Night】 was activating, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Although the Bull Director had gone offline, that damn sun had finally set.
"Bring your brother up, no need to soak anymore!" Lyon reminded the female cleaner, and as he felt his body becoming incredibly active under the night sky, he closed his eyes in immense pleasure, looking up towards the dark night sky through the thick earth above.
The effect of this Emblem, to put it bluntly, was the power of the Nightmare King himself—the three powers of nightmare, night, and fear.
Under the cover of night, his stamina and energy would be boundless; the more people who feared him, the stronger he would become; and when he actively returned to the deepest part of the dream realm, he would instantly become the new Lord of Nightmares.
And this was just his "normal" state.
Having devoured all the cleaners of the Aquarius Bureau, Lyon had now broken through the 60-point corruption threshold, temporarily becoming a true god in every sense, fully possessing the powers and status of a true god.
In this "true god" mode with 60 points of corruption, if he exerted his full strength to activate these three powers, it would be as if the Nightmare King himself had bypassed the blockade and suppression of the Watch Tower Palace, descending upon the present world in his prime. So...
What the Heart Lake Deity can do, why can't I, the Nightmare King, do the same?
...
What's going on?! Just as Lyon, above the Underground River, spread his arms and assumed a posture of welcoming something towards the night sky, the Snow Miser's heart sank, and he hastily looked upwards.
Through the eyes of countless beings under his control, the Illusion and the Heart Lake Deity were shocked to discover that, as if a bucket of black paint had been kicked over, the night sky after the sun's disappearance was splattered with dark colors, rapidly spreading like a dark stain.
The brilliant Milky Way above was quickly tainted by the encroaching darkness, transforming from a dazzling silver to an ominous dark red. A raging river of nightmares, composed of countless nightmares, mixed with innumerable fragments of dreams, crashed down towards the newly formed vast Heart Lake below!
This...is the Abyss of Fallen Souls? The Nightmare King's Abyss of Fallen Souls?!?!
Recognizing the source of the sudden change in the night sky, the Snow Miser in the Earth Core Melt Channel couldn't believe his eyes for a moment. According to the information provided by the Crow Masked Man, not only had the previous Nightmare King been killed by the collaboration of the Virgin Bureau's Blood Hair Princess and the Scorpion Bureau's Puppet Master, but the new Nightmare King had also been completely "used up" by the Aquarius Director, leaving no trace of his remains.
After losing two consecutive Nightmare Kings, the Abyss of Fallen Souls would undoubtedly suffer a severe blow. According to common sense, it would be impossible for a new Nightmare King to emerge within a century or two. But now...
How is it even stronger than before?!
As the black river from the night sky slammed into the Heart Lake, the Snow Miser, shocked by the overwhelming intrusion, felt his power, which had been steadily rising, suddenly plummet like crazy.
In the Snow Miser's helpless gaze, a sinisterly grinning ghost shrouded in grayish-white mist, a headless knight wielding a spine-whip, a skeletal giant formed from fragile bones, and a beautiful woman in thin robes walking through the snowstorm... One by one, figures from legends and nightmares marched into the Heart Lake, riding the waves of the black river.
If it were just a clash between the Heart Lake and the Nightmare, the Heart Lake Deity, who had already gained the upper hand, might not necessarily lose. But with the arrival of the Abyss of Fallen Souls and the Nightmares into the present world, they wreaked havoc in the vast Heart Lake, which was completely unprepared.
These terrifyingly powerful Nightmares savagely plundered the souls of all living beings, then violently tossed their wills into the Abyss of Fallen Souls while devoutly chanting the true name of the great Nightmare King.
Lyon? Lyon Lien? Are you the new Nightmare King?!
...
Now I understand why the True Gods are so eager to intervene in the present world.
Feeling the enormous power rapidly expanding like an inflating balloon, causing his soul to ache subtly, Lyon couldn't help but frown in a mix of pleasure and pain. He had no choice but to signal the Nightmares to slow down their soul-plundering.
The power of the Nightmare King, while not the strongest among the True Gods, was backed by the Abyss of Fallen Souls, making it no ordinary foe.
The last time the Abyss of Fallen Souls appeared in the royal capital, the Purification Bureau directly summoned the Sun to incinerate it from a distance, preventing a complete overlap. Additionally, the Director created a crimson barrier with his Slaughter Blood Hair, single-handedly holding off millions of Nightmares, thus repelling the Nightmare King's invasion.
This time, although the Abyss of Fallen Souls Lyon summoned was much smaller in scale, the absence of the Sundial Disk and Slaughter Blood Hair, two high-tier Anomalies, resulted in an even more formidable display than before.
Ugh... Stop! Don't bring Ice City of Crystal Snow into this; I can't handle it all.
Glancing at the snowy fortress deep within the Abyss of Fallen Souls, its cold and white appearance, Lyon quickly gestured to the Nightmare Messengers, instructing them to send Ice City of Crystal Snow back.
If the symbol of the Nightmare King's authority also came, it would signify a full-scale invasion of the Nightmare into reality, with consequences far more severe than plundering a few hundred million Nightmares. If he did so, he might be torn apart by the surging power before even defeating the Heart Lake Deity.
Sigh... Being a True God isn't as easy as it seems.
After expressing a sentiment that would make the Carnage King Society envious enough to bleed from their eyes, Lyon glanced at the Heart Lake, which was being rapidly eroded by the Abyss of Fallen Souls and would likely be completely annihilated soon. Then, he turned his attention to the black dog soaking in the Underground Hot River.
"Pff... Cough..."
After spitting out the large amount of river water that had flowed into his mouth, the middle-aged man, with vacant eyes, looked up at Lyon, speaking on behalf of the Snow Miser.
"What have you done? What are you trying to do?!"
"You."
Lyon pointed at the middle-aged man, then, through his tumultuous Heart Lake that was almost tearing apart, he looked towards the Snow Miser's Heart Lake at the Earth Core Molten Channel. A smile appeared on his face, one that only a strong individual with a 69-point immersion value could possess.
Wait for me, I'm coming!
(End of Chapter)
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