Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming - Chapter 1355: 1348: Imprisoned Powerhouses, the Subtlety of Nightmare

Chapter 1355: Chapter 1348: Imprisoned Powerhouses, the Subtlety of Nightmare

The fall of the Nightmare Ancestor’s incarnation immediately caused the Nightmare Clan to lose their greatest support. The absence of the Ancestor’s manipulation of the Heavenly Dao power also relieved the pressure on the many great powers of the Primordial Starfield, greatly reducing the Heavenly Dao suppression they faced.

For a moment, the momentum of the great powers of the Primordial Starfield was soaring, their offensive fierce, while the strongmen of the Nightmare Clan harbored diverse thoughts.

Without the Nightmare Ancestor’s incarnation to oversee them, how could they withstand such a siege from so many great powers with their current strength? They retreated step by step, and some even harbored other intentions. Although they hadn’t completely collapsed yet, it seemed they couldn’t hold on for much longer.

Freed from restraints, Qin Feng fully unleashed the Chaos Bell, its toll resonating throughout the entire Nightmare Great World, causing discomfort to countless nightmare creatures. Many nightmare strongmen casting various nightmare spells or changing their forms often found their illusions flawed due to the Chaos Bell’s sound, revealing gaps to their opponents.

Furthermore, when the Nether River Ancestor re-entered the fray after dispelling his outward visions, it left the strongmen of the Nightmare Clan in dire straits.

This Ancestor, wielding the tyrannical war power of Half-Step Primordial Chaos and the sharp, unrivaled killing power of the Killing Dao, successively slew several Creation Nightmares. Although this loss wasn’t substantial for the strongmen of the entire Nightmare World, the psychological pressure it exerted was overwhelming.

Originally, their numbers were considerably fewer. Previously, they managed to contend with the great powers of the Primordial Starfield only by relying on the combined forces of the Nightmare Ancestor’s incarnation and countless nightmare creatures.

But now, with the fall of the Nightmare Ancestor’s incarnation and Qin Feng’s Chaos Bell jarring ordinary nightmare creatures, impairing their strength from being fully utilized, compounded by the formidable presence of the Nether River Ancestor, how could they possibly continue fighting?

Continued fighting would only lead to an inevitable defeat. Since they were doomed to lose eventually, these nightmare creatures, known for their ever-changing minds, naturally developed various thoughts.

Thus, some fought while retreating, others hid among ordinary nightmare creatures waiting for an opportunity, some distanced themselves from the powerful cultivators and left, while others fled to outer space, prepared to cross the Star Sea to meet with the Nightmare Ancestor.

In their minds, the Nightmare Ancestor, as an immortal Primordial Chaos great power, faced no threat to his life, no matter the outcome of the siege on the Primordial Starfield.

A victory would be good, but a loss wouldn’t matter much. Under the Nightmare Ancestor’s aegis, they would always have a chance to rise again.

These were all Creation Realm nightmares, each having painstakingly cultivated to their current state, possessing nearly limitless lifespans. Why stubbornly battle to the end in a war they are bound to lose, and end up like those who have already perished?

Though nightmare beings differ from the Heavenly Demon Clan, influenced by the Nightmare Ancestor and shaped by their unique life forms, they are destined to exhibit conduct and cultivation philosophies starkly different from ordinary lifeforms.

At this moment, many nightmare strongmen entertained thoughts of retreat. The great powers of the Primordial Starfield killed those they could, and didn’t force it with those they couldn’t. Leading by the strongest experts, they frantically destroyed everything in this world.

Qin Feng continued to resonate the Chaos Bell, causing the semi-illusory ground below to roll unceasingly. Originally, the mountains, rivers, and diverse life forms of strange forms were all shaken into the most fundamental nightmare mist.

On the other side, the Nether River Ancestor glanced at Qin Feng, or rather at the Chaos Bell in his hand, merely shaking his head slightly with no stir in his heart.

If in earlier years he had entertained certain thoughts about this innate treasure, he later clarified his path and has now achieved Half-Step Primordial Chaos; he long harbored no greed for the Chaos Bell!

Despite his reputation among the many great powers of the Primordial for not being particularly favorable, he is still a top-level great power, not an ordinary greedy fellow. He doesn’t desire every treasure he sees unless it truly benefits him greatly, like the Hongmeng Purple Qi which could assist him in proving Dao. Otherwise, the Nether River Ancestor disdained to seize innate spiritual treasures that did not belong to him.

With the two innate killing treasures, Avici and Yuan Tu, assisting him in cultivating the Killing Dao, and the Karma Fire Red Lotus allowing him to avoid karma, this was sufficient.

If he were to gain another innate treasure, especially one as potent as the Chaos Bell, he might involuntarily delve into exploring the mysteries of such a treasure. This could breed other thoughts and lead to the study of other paths to proving Dao, which would purify his Killing Dao heart, contrary to proving Dao!

However, the Nether River Ancestor harbored no thoughts about the Chaos Bell due to his high Dao cultivation, but Creation great powers below the strongest realm lacked this mindset.

Especially on the demon clan’s side, every time they heard the bell toll, every time they saw Qin Feng wielding the Chaos Bell against nightmares, they were filled with anger and hatred, eager to seize the Chaos Bell back.

The elder generation of demon clan great saints had personally witnessed Donghuang Taiyi wielding the Chaos Bell to awe the three realms, and the demon saints born in recent years grew up hearing about the might of the Donghuang Bell, holding a unique sentiment towards this treasure, let alone the Crown Princes of the Golden Crow Clan.

Unfortunately, all they could do now was watch as Qin Feng flaunted the Chaos Bell without any means to intervene, forced to clean up the nightmares unsteady from the Chaos Bell’s resonance.

“Kill!”

The Nether River Ancestor unleashed another sword strike, merging Avici and Yuan Tu. A piercing Sword Qi slicing through heaven and earth, it not only killed a nightmare strongman of the Creation Realm but also cleaved a thousand-mile-long crack into the earth below.

“Oh?”

Qin Feng’s eyes suddenly lit up while he was shaking the Chaos Bell. Through the fissure cut by the Nether River Ancestor’s Sword Qi, he seemed to catch a glimpse of something unusual.

With a swift move, Qin Feng descended rapidly, the resonating force of the Chaos Bell transmitting through the fissure cleaved by the Nether River Ancestor. This prevented the swirling nightmare qi, trying to heal, from closing, and he himself quickly descended into the deepest part of the crevice.

Then, he saw many alien strongmen tightly bound and sealed by strange tendrils. Not only did these tendrils form a large net overlaying them layer upon layer, but they also penetrated their bodies, injecting pure nightmare power while imprisoning them.

These alien strongmen varied in strength, but even the weakest among them had the cultivation of the Immortal Realm. Otherwise, an ordinary immortal deity couldn’t withstand the incessant erosion of power from the deepest part of the Nightmare World; they would have long surrendered completely.

Among these strongmen, few remained clear-headed, the overwhelming majority sealing their spirits to fully resist the nightmare power’s erosion. Only a few with exceptionally powerful auras retained clear consciousness, becoming agitated upon seeing Qin Feng.

“Sir, please help us remove the external seal, assist us in escaping, and you shall be richly rewarded!”

These few strongmen transmitted their divine thoughts in various ways.

Although they felt the power imprisoning them in the Nightmare World had lightened somewhat, it wasn’t enough to break free from the seal. Seeing that a strongman had actually broken into the Nightmare World by cleaving the ground, with their experience and knowledge, they naturally realized a war had broken out in the Nightmare World.

Though unaware of which world dared to attack the Nightmare World, given their usual lore of Nightmares invading other worlds, they couldn’t care less about detail at this moment and desperately sought rescue.

“Are you the strongmen imprisoned by the Nightmare Clan, destined for transformation into nightmare beings?”

Qin Feng curiously eyed them, gaining considerable insight into the Nightmare Clan’s mode of existence.

Nightmare creatures are somewhat special; they don’t have genders and, unlike ordinary creatures, cannot reproduce naturally. They can only rely on the Nightmare World to self-generate various nightmare creatures, akin to flowers and trees growing in the ground. However, everything that grows in the Nightmare World turns into nightmare creatures.

Besides, they continually invade various realms, enticing external beings to cultivate the Nightmare Technique. Once they reach a profound realm with this cultivation, much like cultivators becoming immortals and ascending, the souls of these beings will elevate to become nightmares, following the path into this Great World connected to the Nightmare World.

They also imprison external creatures, forcibly transforming them. Compared to the extreme methods of Buddhism’s protector conversion, once the transformation is successful, both their appearance and souls undergo bizarre changes, losing their original spirit and becoming part of the nightmare.

Although Qin Feng didn’t come specifically for these imprisoned powerful individuals from various clans, encountering them piqued his interest.

The Original Star Domain holds no grudge against these sealed strong individuals from various clans, so they wouldn’t kill them without reason. Now, even if they aren’t released, after the many Great Powers from the Original Star Domain completely destroy the Nightmare World, these powerful beings will eventually set themselves free, except for the unfortunate ones deeply eroded by the power of nightmare, unable to awaken in time.

As he observed these powerful beings, an idea flashed through Qin Feng’s mind: “I can help you break free, but you must agree to one condition!”

“Tell us; as long as it doesn’t cost us our lives, we’ll agree to any condition!”

These beings had been imprisoned for so long that fear had set in; they only wanted to rid themselves of the nightmare’s entanglement, hardly caring about Qin Feng’s condition.

“I don’t ask for much; just assist me a few times in attacking several worlds!”

Qin Feng smiled, “Rest assured, I won’t send you to your deaths lightly. The worlds we target will certainly not be as formidable as the Nightmare Great World. You surely have a way to contact other imprisoned strong individuals; discuss it among yourselves. If you agree, I’ll release you immediately!”

“Agreed!”

The powerful ones readily agreed. One of them used the Spiritual Secret Method to communicate with many of the imprisoned, but still independently conscious, strong individuals, quickly reaching an agreement and accepting Qin Feng’s condition!

Hearing their oath, Qin Feng nodded in satisfaction, summoning the Chaos Bell. The bell’s toll sent a shockwave, rendering the semi-illusory ground unstable. The eerie tendrils imprisoning these strong beings wobbled under the bell’s vibrations.

At this moment, Li Miaozhen, who slid underground upon receiving Qin Feng’s message, struck with a blade, severing the tendrils around several strong figures nearby. These figures immediately transformed, and before the tendrils could regrow, they employed their methods to escape the spot. Although the tendrils could recognize their auras and gave chase tirelessly, Qin Feng’s Chaos Bell made them dissipate into twisting fogs, never able to reform.

“Thank you, sir!”

Several Creation Realm foreign domain strong individuals bowed, expressing their gratitude to Qin Feng.

“No need for thanks; we each get what we need from this!”

Qin Feng waved his hand: “Currently, we’re attacking the Nightmare World. You’ve been imprisoned too long, and your powers aren’t at their peak, so you need not join the battle.

Moreover, I can’t individually rescue every strong being suppressed by the nightmare. Notify others to maintain their composure and wait quietly. It won’t take long before we destroy the entire Nightmare Great World. By then, they must protect themselves, as there’s no point in avoiding nightmare transformation only to die when freedom is regained!”

“You intend to destroy the entire Nightmare World?”

The strong individuals were immediately taken aback upon hearing this!

They were aware of how formidable the Nightmare World is, having the likes of the Nightmare Ancestor, a Primordial Chaos Realm expert, stationed therein. Yet, this human strong individual before them spoke these words so casually, which was shocking!

“Indeed!”

Qin Feng assumed a carefree attitude: “The Nightmare World dared to invade our Original Star Domain, trying to upset the Primordial and return the universe to chaos!

We are commanded by several Primordial Chaos Sect Leaders from the Primordial to shatter the Nightmare World!”

“So, you’re from the Original Star Domain!”

The strong individuals, although shocked, were able to comprehend after a moment: “We didn’t expect the Nightmare Ancestor would go so insane, his heart deserves punishment, his realm doom. We are willing to contribute to the downfall of this realm!”

“No need!”

Qin Feng waved them off: “We have already slain a clone of the Nightmare Ancestor, defeated the resistance forces here, and the Heavenly Dao is on the verge of collapse. The fall of this realm is inevitable, so there’s no need for your involvement. Instead, make contact with other strong individuals to avoid dying with the world’s destruction!”

As he spoke, Qin Feng continued to descend.

The many Great Powers still fighting outside assumed he descended because he detected the aura of these strong beings and came for them, but that wasn’t the case!

The real reason for his descent was that a sword strike from the Nether River Ancestor let him sense a trace of nightmare origin power.

Though his Daoist cultivation differs, and he doesn’t crave the power of nightmares, he wouldn’t mind researching the power traits of Chaos God Demons from this perspective.

Furthermore, the power of nightmares has a particularly mysterious and eerie aspect. Whether it’s the three-legged Golden Crow of Death or the Ghost-Faced Spider adept in spiritual illusion techniques, obtaining some nightmare origin should benefit them.

Even the Hell Three-Headed Dog’s Death World might cultivate some demon ghosts with special powers if infused with more nightmare power.

Although the nine main spirit beasts under his command have all advanced to the Creation Realm, they’ve only just begun. There’s a long path ahead, and with a chance to access the origin power left by the Primordial Chaos Ancestor when opening worlds, Qin Feng wouldn’t let it slip away.

Even he himself wishes to glimpse the Nightmare Ancestor’s Dao origin, how could he not?

As for those strong beings incarcerated within the Nightmare World, he has other plans, intending to use them before he returns to the Original Star Domain for things that would benefit him immensely!