Perhaps for the Heart Core Chosen One, controlling one's own dreams is a breeze, but it is limited to themselves. Covering ten, a hundred is already too strenuous, a thousand is the limit.
And such a vast dreamscape, gathering so many souls, wanting to completely negate chaos and disorder, even with the Huangliang Remains in hand, would be too far-fetched.
Could Wen Wen's brother possibly reappear after years transformed, having become a sage or a dragon among mortals?
If so, then why even bother fighting.
Just surrender.
Truly, in such a case, the only method of resistance Ji Jue could think of was to summon a great calamity within this dream and stir chaos.
"So in other words——"
Ji Jue pondered for a moment: "In this Illusion Dream, there must also exist elements of chaos and disorder, yet, indeed... they've been hidden, haven't they?"
So, where could such massive chaos and uncontrolled waves be hidden?
"Sky City?" Ji Jue asked.
"Impossible, the very existence of chaos would destabilize the Illusion Dream, disintegrate divine power, who would place a bomb beneath themselves?"
"In Paradise?"
"Paradise is merely a fleeting bubble created by the manifestation of the Huangliang Remains, how could it possibly contain such a massive entity?"
"Then, there's only one possibility left."
Ji Jue exchanged a glance with Bao Dacai.
Either the Holy God single-handedly holds Paradise, sitting on a volcano beneath, yet remains invincible within the Illusion Dream, or there's only one place that can contain such a colossal thing.
Border Prison!
But now, with the Border Prison already looming ahead, where is the chaotic dark side of the dream hidden?
When Ji Jue grasped the Holy Object like a key, he only then felt beneath the second layer of the Border Prison, the pounding rhythm like the echo of ocean waves.
Constantly surging upwards, eroding the seal.
Cherishing a true eruption and liberation.
The key and lock, and the third layer, are all one.
From the beginning, it originated here, shackled by the same seal, likewise, it cannot escape its bounds.
Now, the key is already in hand, and the lock has appeared before Ji Jue's eyes, no, it had existed in the second layer of the Border Prison from the start.
It has swallowed countless moments, known as the "Lost Light Well"!
This also serves as one of the locks and barriers atop the third layer of the Border Prison…
To truly unlock the third layer, one must insert the key into the lock, but to truly accomplish this, one must endure the erosion and wearing of countless times.
Time.
Time, like a cliff, stands in front of everyone, hard to surmount.
As long as one is within this Illusion Dream, it is utterly difficult to resist this endless erosion and weathering, becoming completely scattered to ashes before touching the true core of the lock.
Ji Jue pondered for an instant, reaching toward that patch of pure darkness.
The moment it submerged into darkness, it seemed to have vanished.
And when he withdrew his wrist, he saw that the Radiant Hand had disappeared, the cut end so bizarre, twisted, covered with rust.
Even as he deliberately severed perception, the weathering of time had already taken effect on his right hand, the steel unable to resist time, reduced to ashes, quite normal.
Then, just enhance the material.
In an instant, the Radiant Hand underwent rebirth, brilliant golden-yellow, magnificent and dignified, extended again. When retrieved, it was completely twisted.
Spirituality collapsed, material properties crumbled.
Then, further fortify, perform fluid alchemical treatment on this basis, maximize the stability of the Spirit of Creation, and in return, promote material enhancement!
The Radiant Hand grew forth, probing in.
Then, the Radiant Hand dissipated, drowned in darkness.
The iron-stone-like Spirit of Creation, in the end, only left a trace of regretful emotion, even the regret itself seemed about to dissipate, leaving only slight engravings at the cut end.
Ji Jue remained silent.
And then, gazed at the deep well before him, the so-called "Eternal".
After a long time, abandoning the futile attempts, leaving the problem unresolved for now, turned toward the door. Yet, he saw the figure waiting behind him.
Wen Wen.
Seemed to already be tired of waiting, leaning on a gun, yawning.
When Ji Jue looked over, she reached out a hand.
"Let me try?"
"..."
Ji Jue, puzzled, unsure: "Try what? It's over, Wen, we can announce our victory."
"So, you little rascal, lying without blinking an eye."
Wen Wen chuckled: "Old Deng, tsk, you've been led astray, Bao Dacai told me your plan."
Ji Jue's bewildered expression persisted, unable to comprehend what she was saying, though his gaze, unconsciously, darkened.
Gradually blackened.
"Don't blame him, at least, I'm the Commander, right? Even if only in name…"
Wen Wen tilted her head, a corner of her mouth curled up: "Moreover, someone not long ago was just saying to trust him a bit more, so why become even more obstinate when it's your own turn?"
Ji Jue shook his head, "It's unnecessary, besides, from the beginning, the existence of chaos was merely a speculation, his word alone, without proof."
"But I'm indeed the most suitable person, right?"
Wen Wen did not back down; on the contrary, she stepped forward, even though being so petite now, she still lifted her head to look at him.
"Don't underestimate me, Ji Jue."
Those eyes...
Like crystal, encircling an illusory glow.
Even if age diminished, the figure became so slender, the temperament turned childish, only the gaze remained unchanged.
Just like that day, descending from the heavens, exactly the same.
Neither retreating, nor hesitating, not backing down, firm as if there exists something eternal, unchanging and unwavering in this world.
It was herself.
Ji Jue wanted to evade her gaze but was powerless.
In just an instant of distraction, the key in his hand had already changed hands.
"Leave it to me."
She said, "Just leave it to me."
Wen Wen patted Ji Jue's shoulder, grinning broadly and brightly as always, rolled up her sleeves, and merged into that darkness, unknowable how far a distance had been crossed, how vast a time had been shattered.
The darkness began to stir, as if boiling.
At a visible speed…
Dissipating!!!
Ji Jue's eyes widened.
In the gradually thinning darkness, the keyhole emerged, the key in her hand was already inserted in the keyhole, turning with all her might.
Thus, a roar echoed throughout the Border Prison, bursting from the keyhole!
Like a receding tide, everything hidden under the darkness reappeared, the brilliant illusionary light surged beneath their feet like a tide, endless, washing over the unseen floor.
Yet, more crystalline and dazzling than that illusionary light, was Wen Wen's palm.
As the wrist turned, the fragile shell seemed to crack, revealing its true form within that eternal erosion and weathering.
The fingers, palm, wrist, and even the arm had all completely transformed into crystals.
It was as though the earth had spent billions of years crafting the perfect piece, affirming the so-called...eternity!
But immediately, all anomalies disappeared without a trace, returning to their original form.
Wen Wen retreated a step in exhaustion, remarking almost playfully: "Seems being a bit stubborn still has its advantages."
Ji Jue did not speak.
He merely pulled her behind him, his gaze already falling on that point of rainbow light below, to be precise, on the swiftly expanding point of darkness at the center of the rainbow light.
In an instant, it stretched into a line, so lengthy, almost beyond sight.
Then, the thin line slowly unfolded to both sides, like an eerie eye, revealing within a pure black pupil, majestic and grand, seemingly encompassing all phenomena of the world.
Clearly, it was below them.
Yet, the moment that eye opened, the world's top and bottom seemed reversed, they turned into insignificant Dust, falling toward the earth.
While the giant eye should indeed be suspended at the very center of the sky dome.
Contemptuous of all, overlooking everything.
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