Chapter 194: Middle Layer

“Leave it to me.” Luo Feng was full of confidence. He carried one-tenth of the energy reserves of the World Life Form—enough to split off numerous incarnations.

Buzz!

Divine King Wuxin cast an escape technique. Without the array formations of the two ancient kingdoms, their travel speed increased drastically.

It felt as though they were passing through countless bubbles, quickly traversing one independent space after another.

“According to the intel, the Dream Domain seems to be a convergence of countless bubbles. Each bubble is an independent space, with its own unique operational rules, creatures, and treasures,” Luo Feng silently marveled.

Exploring the Dream Domain was akin to a treasure hunt.

“We divide the Dream Domain into the outer region, middle region, deep region, and the dark region,” said Emperor Guixu. “The deeper one goes in the Dream Domain, the more profound the influence on one’s mental will. In the outer region, a First Stage Divine King’s will can remain clear. In the middle region, only a Second Stage Divine King’s will can remain lucid. The deep region requires Ultimate Divine King-level will. As for the dark region... only a will that surpasses the Divine King-level can explore it! On the entire Origin Continent, only a handful possess such a mental will.”

“Our main target is the middle region,” Divine King Wuxin said.

“All four of us possess Ultimate Divine King-level will,” Emperor Guixu added. “Luo He is fine, but the three of us still have to suppress the lingering will of the Primordial Bloodline... If we enter the deep region, we could easily lose control.”

Luo Feng nodded.

All three companions also cultivated the Primordial Bloodline! And all of them had Ultimate Divine King-level will.

It was no surprise that Emperor Guixu and Divine King Wuxin had such will, given their strength.

But Divine King Yuntian, despite being invincible at the First Stage Divine King, having Ultimate Divine King-level will was rare. That was one of the reasons she had been invited to the Wheel Reincarnation Pavilion! Before Luo Feng, she had been the only First Stage Divine King to be recruited.

Another reason she was recruited was because she had pushed her Primordial Bloodline to an extremely high degree. Back when she only had Second Stage Divine King-level will, she had instantly lost control and caused a major disaster.

Later, through torment—alternating between lucidity and loss of control—her mental will finally transformed and broke through to the Ultimate Divine King level, allowing her to maintain constant clarity.

“We’ve arrived at the middle region.”

During casual conversation, Divine King Wuxin had already led the team to one of the spaces within the Dream Domain’s middle region.

This space was darker than those in the outer region. The land here was vast, teeming with vegetation, resembling a mountainous forest world.

“Just as the intel described—deeper into the Dream Domain, the darker it gets. The so-called ‘dark region’ is utter darkness! Only those with a will that surpasses the Divine King-level can penetrate and perceive it with their mental power,” Luo Feng sensed the influence of the middle region on their mental will and was quite satisfied.

This kind of influence was a full-scale permeation of the soul—subtle yet overwhelming, threatening to draw cultivators in without them even realizing it.

“With the Dream Domain permeating the mind, cultivating the Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique will definitely put more pressure on the will, making the results even better,” Luo Feng was very pleased.

“Brother Luo He, please scout the surroundings,” Emperor Guixu said.

“Avoid areas dense with Dream Domain creatures,” Divine King Wuxin added. “They are not to be trifled with.”

“Don’t worry.”

Luo Feng smiled slightly.

Whoosh!

In an instant, nine black-scaled incarnations split off and flew in all directions, beginning a thorough survey of this space in the middle region.

…

The middle region contained many such spaces. According to the history of the Origin Continent, there might be tens of thousands of them! Moreover, they constantly shifted over time—after just one or two eras, everything could change completely, rendering past maps and intel useless.

Thus, every expedition required on-the-ground reconnaissance.

“The creatures of the Dream Domain’s middle region, based on descriptions, are bizarre and unpredictable, varying wildly in strength. The weak are mere ordinary Divine Kings, while the strong can reach the Ultimate Divine King level. But generally, they lack intelligence and their techniques are clumsy,” Luo Feng’s nine incarnations were all probing.

One incarnation flew through a forest, carefully sensing and observing the surroundings.

He activated his Formless and Phaseless ability, completely hiding his aura—blending into the landscape like a simple rock or tree.

“What’s that?”

Luo Feng spotted a dazzling light in the distance and immediately approached. Only then did he see it clearly.

It was a tree entirely crimson in color, and on it hung a single fruit radiating endless brilliance, swaying gently. The fruit was even letting out a laugh. Hearing the sound, Luo Feng felt deeply drawn in.

“It’s that fruit that’s glowing.” Luo Feng felt the pull of the fruit. “It seems to be much stronger than the Primordial Crystal Spirit Fruit.”

“No dangers around it?” Luo Feng cautiously examined the area while slowly closing in.

If there really was no defense—pluck it and flee!

At the very moment Luo Feng was closely inspecting—

“Huh?” Suddenly, a massive eye opened in the distant sky. Only then did Luo Feng spot a vague head—so enormous it defied imagination.

“Boom——”

An invisible and terrifying wave instantly struck Luo Feng’s body.

Luo Feng only felt an overwhelming might crushing down. This clone, which held approximately one-thousandth of his total energy reserve, was instantly pulverized into nothingness.

“So weak.”

That enormous eye in the distant sky closed as if preparing to return to slumber. But suddenly, it glanced back in confusion—the region that had been annihilated into nothingness had once again gathered invisible energy and formed a new clone.

“Escape! A Dream Domain creature at the Ultimate Divine King level!” Luo Feng had never expected that, in the middle region of the Dream Domain—where the strongest beings were only supposed to be at the Ultimate Divine King level—he would encounter one on his first probe.

That destructive power was simply irresistible.

Whoosh!

Just as Luo Feng was fleeing, another wave of immense and terrifying power descended. This time, Luo Feng sensed it clearly—a massive, indistinct hand pressed down as if the sky itself were falling.

Smack! Luo Feng was once again struck, and his body disintegrated.

Yet every portion of a World Life Form’s power was brimming with infinite vitality and spirit, akin to the very source of life itself. Naturally, it absorbed energy from the void and reconstituted once more.

“How interesting.”

That massive eye looked on, dazed and curious, swinging its incomparably large palm again and again at Luo Feng.

Each time Luo Feng reformed, he fled frantically, vanishing billions of kilometers in an instant.

Seven consecutive strikes!

At last, the enormous palm ceased its attack. Luo Feng had escaped the creature’s slumbering range, and it couldn’t be bothered to pursue.

“It’s not chasing anymore.”

This clone of Luo Feng looked back with lingering fear. “Seven times it destroyed my clone. Fortunately, although its power was terrifying, its destructive force wasn’t too severe.”

If it had been Master Di Chu, a being at the Ultimate Divine King level of the Origin Path of Destruction, every move would’ve contained immense destructive capabilities. Two or three slaps would’ve completely erased him.

“This clone of mine still retains thirty to forty percent of its energy.” Luo Feng murmured to himself, “These Dream Domain creatures are all unable to leave their respective spaces, but their strength is unreasonably high! I really don’t know how Origin managed to create them.”

…

“An outsider!”

As many as fifteen rock creatures, each possessing the strength of a Second Stage Divine King, madly pursued Luo Feng’s clone, forcing him to flee in complete disarray.

…

“Roar!”

Just as Luo Feng flew over a lake, a giant bloodthirsty mouth roared from within, causing him to lose control and plummet down into it, swallowed whole.

He remained inside the creature’s stomach for quite a while, unleashing various forms of the Six Strikes of the Mixed Cave. In the end, the creature failed to digest him and spit him out again. Luo Feng immediately fled at full speed.

…

“No wonder Divine King Wuxin was so happy I joined. He used to do all the pathfinding himself.”

Luo Feng now truly understood how difficult pathfinding in the Dream Domain was. Though Divine King Wuxin possessed the Heaven-Hiding Escape Technique, even he was often forced to flee in distress before various terrifying creatures.

…

In the forested region of the middle Dream Domain, Divine King Wuxin, Emperor Guixu, Divine King Yuntian, and Luo Feng gathered.

“Brother Luo He, you’ve worked hard—come, come, have a drink.”

Divine King Wuxin brought out fine wine he had with him and took the initiative to pour. “Pathfinding isn’t easy. I used to do it alone. Guixu and little Yuntian over there have no skill in it.”

“It really isn’t easy.” Luo Feng admitted that despite his formidable techniques, pathfinding was quite a struggle.

“Dream Domain creatures only live in their own space, rarely straying far from their locations,” said Emperor Guixu on the side. “They generally lack intelligence. It feels like they coexist with this space.”

“If they were intelligent, we wouldn’t be able to hunt for treasure.” Divine King Wuxin laughed.

The four of them drank and laughed together, though Luo Feng’s nine clones had suffered greatly.

“I found the location of a treasure,” Luo Feng suddenly said. One of the nine clones he had sent out had made a discovery.

“Oh?” Divine King Wuxin, Emperor Guixu, and Divine King Yuntian all lit up.

“There are nine Dream Domain creatures near the treasure. Three of them are at the Second Stage Divine King level, and six are somewhat weaker,” Luo Feng explained. Dream Domain creatures did not know how to conceal their auras, making their strength easy to discern.

“We can make a move!” Divine King Wuxin laughed loudly. “Brother Luo He, you’re incredible at pathfinding—already found treasure so quickly! Come on, come on, lead the way!”

Luo Feng, Divine King Wuxin, Emperor Guixu, and Divine King Yuntian immediately set off together.

…

At the same time, another group arrived in the forested region of the Dream Domain’s middle layer.

“This is the seventh space we’ve investigated in the middle Dream Domain.”

This team of seven powerful beings was led by a short-haired figure in white. He had the weakest aura among them, merely at the Chaos Realm.

Yet he was clearly the leader.

“This space…” the white-haired figure surveyed the surroundings. “Three powerful auras—clearly, three Ultimate Divine King-level creatures were born here. And there are seven areas likely to hold large Dream Domain creature groups. We’ll need to avoid them.”

A map appeared in the air, marking ten dangerous locations.

“Jiuyu, avoid these ten areas. Search the rest thoroughly,” the white-haired figure ordered.

“Yes, Palace Master,” responded a winged woman. At once, many figures flew out from her body, scattering her numerous clones to explore the surroundings.

This Palace Master of the Two Realms Pavilion came from beyond the Origin Continent.

Even though he was suppressed by the Supreme Laws, limiting his move power to the Chaos Realm’s peak, his realm was so advanced that he could effortlessly lead his members into this space—completely unnoticed by the two Ancient Kingdoms.

He would even bestow powerful treasures and weapons. With such generosity and strength, many ancient beings naturally flocked to the Two Realms Pavilion.