Chapter 453: It's You

Upon seeing Yan Qingyu, the carp-headed monsters became incredibly agitated. The feelers on their heads swelled instantly, turning into slimy, putrid tentacles that lunged madly toward her.

SWISH!

Yan Qingyu barely managed to dodge away.

RUMBLE!!!

The tentacles pierced and shattered the wall behind her, reducing it to dust in an instant.

Seizing the opportunity, the white-robed monsters lunged, transforming into a blur of afterimages.

With no other choice, Yan Qingyu could only swing her sword at the white-robed monsters.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!!

The glint of her sword was brilliant yet cold, twinkling like starlight.

Each swing of her sword cut down several of the white-robed monsters.

But the monsters seemed endless. For every few she cut down, more would emerge from the darkness, seemingly without end.

Meanwhile, the tentacles of the carp-headed monsters relentlessly harassed her from the sides.

No matter how hard Yan Qingyu fought, it was useless. She felt as if she were trapped in a mire, sinking deeper and finding it increasingly difficult to move.

She was gradually being surrounded by the white-robed and carp-headed monsters, unable to break free.

If this continued, she would surely be torn to pieces.

Yan Qingyu unleashed several bursts of power, but she still couldn’t break through the encirclement, and her own strength was fading.

“Hee hee hee~~”

The white-robed and carp-headed monsters let out a continuous stream of bizarre laughter.

Her nerves already stretched taut, Yan Qingyu was affected by the laughter. Her focus wavered, and the sword she swung grew weaker with each strike.

Just as she was about to be engulfed by the white-robed monsters…

ROAR!!!

A violent, ferocious dragon’s roar thundered through the void like a sudden clap of thunder.

The roar instantly snapped Yan Qingyu out of her daze.

“I’ve finally found you!”

A tall, imposing figure shot out from the darkness.

“Look out!”

The moment Yan Qingyu saw Han Yuan, she cried out.

She saw the carp monsters’ tentacles change direction, whipping toward Han Yuan.

“Hmph!”

“I tore you to shreds earlier today, and you still dare show your faces before me!”

Seeing the brightly colored carp heads, Han Yuan let out a thunderous shout.

His hands suddenly swelled, becoming covered in hard, dark Dragon Scales. His fingers grew bent and sharp, gleaming with a cold, sinister light.

In this Consciousness World, the stronger one’s Divine Soul, the greater their power.

After practicing the Eight Desolates Dragon God Technique, Han Yuan’s Divine Soul had grown more focused and powerful, allowing him to unleash immense strength even within the Sea of Consciousness.

SWOOSH!!!

He swung his pitch-black Dragon Claws, the movement so domineering it seemed to tear at the void itself.

The tentacles were instantly shredded to pieces by his pitch-black Dragon Claws.

With a flash, Han Yuan charged toward the carp-headed monsters!

His Dragon Claws were overwhelmingly powerful. With a flash of black light, the carp-headed monsters proved as fragile as tofu before him.

SQUELCH! SQUELCH! SQUELCH!!

A shower of blood and gore rained down.

With every casual swipe, he tore the bodies of the carp-headed monsters to pieces.

Seeing her chance, Yan Qingyu rallied her strength and renewed her assault on the white-robed monsters.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!!

With each flash of her sword, more of the white-robed monsters were cut down.

“Dragon Battle in the Wild!”

Han Yuan roared, unleashing a terrifyingly violent surge of Demonic Qi from his body as he thrust out his palm!

The Demonic Qi flowed from his palm, coalescing into a ferocious Black Dragon with magnificent horns. It roared toward the heavens before plummeting violently into the dense swarm of carp-headed monsters.

Han Yuan had grown tired of this slaughter.

He decided to wipe them all out in a single move!

BOOM!!!

The ferocious Black Dragon crashed down like a massive bomb.

The ground erupted in a massive explosion. A boundless tide of black Demonic Qi surged outward, violently ripping the carp-headed monsters and any nearby white-robed monsters to shreds!

Han Yuan and Yan Qingyu seized the opportunity to escape the battlefield, quickly putting distance between themselves and the chaos.

They knew that no matter how many of these creatures they killed, they would never be able to finish them all.

There was no point in getting bogged down.

To truly solve the problem, they had to find its source.

…

Yan Qingyu was far more familiar with this mansion than Han Yuan. She quickly led him to a secluded room to hide.

“Han Yuan, why are you here?”

“What is this place?”

Yan Qingyu asked, her gaze fixed earnestly on Han Yuan.

“You don’t know what this place is?”

Han Yuan asked softly.

“I do… It’s the place where I grew up.”

“But I shouldn’t be here…”

“I want to escape this place, but I can’t seem to leave.”

Yan Qingyu said earnestly.

‘His sudden appearance must mean he’s found some clues. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have appeared here for no reason.’

“This is your subconscious….”

“You must have been afflicted by some unknown corruption, and that’s why you’re hiding here.”

“Because in your subconscious, this is the place you believe is the safest.”

Han Yuan said.

Hearing this, Yan Qingyu immediately understood.

“Corruption… What exactly has corrupted my subconscious?”

Yan Qingyu couldn’t help but ask.

“From what I can tell, it’s likely the Source Seed Shredded Meat.”

“That night in the Great Li Capital, you were corrupted.”

“It’s just that you didn’t realize it… because the Source Seed Shredded Meat was only corrupting your subconscious…”

“In the real world, you would just have some nightmares, and then your personality might undergo some changes.”

Han Yuan said gravely.

“So that’s what it was…”

Yan Qingyu had a sudden realization.

“You must have been wandering here for a long time…”

“Have you found the source of the corruption?”

Han Yuan asked softly.

“The source of the corruption…”

Yan Qingyu’s brow furrowed. As if recalling something, she said softly, “I think I might know where it is.”