In the Dream World.
Xu Yi looked at the drastically altered Black Abyss world, silent and speechless.
The waves rolled tumultuously, and a massive metal platform floated on the sea’s surface, beneath which a circular tunnel connected to the ocean base.
Without a doubt, what lay before him was the Ancient God Sacrificial Organization’s Ocean Base in the Arctic Ocean.
Everything about the Ocean Base was confined within a long box, the sea’s edges cut off vertically, not a drop of water spilling out.
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People inside the box couldn’t observe the outside world, but Xu Yi could sense everything within the box.
A "semi-transparent sun" hovered above the box; that was where Xu Yi’s Main Soul resided, its cool radiance descending.
Constructing dominant dreamscapes was an ability of the Dream Lord, though few Lords would do so as it required a significant amount of soul power.
But as he was about to become a Soul Master, Xu Yi had also become more lavish with his resources.
Moreover, "copying" the Ocean Base held substantial significance.
People bustled about within the Ocean Base, and they were not illusions but real existences.
This was one of the abilities of the Dream Seed, which could bring people into the Dream World without them noticing.
The people in the base felt a strange phenomenon, where an "absent" object, which didn’t exist a second ago, would suddenly appear as if they’d suddenly become confused.
That was another effect of the Dream Seed, which of course required the support of the Main Soul’s power.
The Dream Seed stole the thoughts of those who entered the dream, while the Main Soul materialized the missing objects.
The ocean base constructed by Xu Yi was, of course, just a shell, as he couldn’t construct things beyond his cognition.
But that didn’t matter; as more personnel entered the base and more information was collected, more and more details were filled in, the ocean base would become increasingly realistic.
Spending such great effort to construct the Ocean Base in the Dream World might seem laborious and thankless.
After all, knowing where there is a stool inside the base, or where an extra flowerpot has been placed, didn’t seem very useful.
But what if it included knowing every lock’s code, every secret passage, every hidden chamber?
"I wonder where West has gone off to?"
Xu Yi hadn’t discovered West’s dream, but when he had first unfolded his Dream Domain, he had distinctly sensed West and had also implanted a Dream Seed in him.
For some reason, the seed hadn’t taken effect.
He didn’t believe that West had been dealt with by the Ancient God Sacrificial Organization; he had to admit that West was very strong in all aspects, whether in power or wisdom.
Three days quietly passed by.
"It’s time," Xu Yi gazed at the Ocean Base within the Black Abyss, taking a deep breath.
With the frequency of entering dreams increasing, even if in detail, it was almost indistinguishable from reality, but it wasn’t enough yet; he still lacked some "core information."
He planned to conduct a "live exercise" within the replicated Ocean Base.
...
Caiden lay on a comfortable bed, yawning mightily.
For some reason, he had been waking up feeling very tired lately, as if he had been dreaming about something, but every time he woke up, he couldn’t remember.
Of course he couldn’t; before they left the Dream World, Xu Yi would exert a lot of effort, with help from the Main Soul’s power, to erase their memories of the Dream World.
If the people in the base dreamt for three straight days, even a blind person could sense that something was amiss.
The worse Caiden slept at night, the more he wanted to sleep, falling into a vicious cycle.
As he pondered, he fell into a deep sleep once again.
A sharp, piercing siren suddenly blared, and Caiden jolted awake, instinctively reaching for the briefcase beside his bed, as the base’s alarms were triggered.
The alarm wasn’t something to be triggered lightly; it was only sounded in case of a level one attack that might endanger the entire Ocean Base.
The last time someone infiltrated the base, it was merely a level four attack.
"Tunnel anomalies are rioting! All personnel, prepare for combat!"
Caiden had just donned the Red Devil combat suit when the dispatcher’s urgent voice reached his ears.
He violently pushed the door open and rushed out.
Roaring mixed with gunfire came intermittently, and the sounds of battle were everywhere within the base.
Caiden’s heart sank; widespread combat indicated that the escaped anomalies weren’t just one or two, but a large group.
He was puzzled, as the Ocean Base’s circumstances shouldn’t have allowed such a large-scale escape of anomalies.
But soon, he had no time to dwell on these thoughts, as the dispatcher’s increasingly urgent voice came through.
"Attention all personnel! The clown Pennywise has broken free on the 18th floor! I repeat, the clown Pennywise has broken free on the 19th floor!"
Caiden’s expression shifted slightly; he was well aware of the terror that was the clown Pennywise, for capturing it had cost the Ancient God Sacrificial Organization a heavy price.
Pennywise was also the most terrifying anomaly in this base.
"Attention, Red Devil combat sequence! Pennywise is moving towards the Origin, intending to reclaim it. Red Devil combat sequence, proceed to protect!"
Caiden instinctively turned around.
The Red Devil combat sequence was also considered part of the organization’s upper echelons, and they all knew the location of Pennywise’s Origin.
Caiden ran wildly through the corridors, just as he thought to accelerate, he collided with an acquaintance.
The other person was also dressed in a Red Devil combat suit, with corresponding numbers on the collar, and he recognized the person’s build.
Encountering an acquaintance, Caiden suddenly felt a bit more at ease, his desire to confide was overwhelming, he couldn’t help but ask out loud, "What on earth is going on? Is it the Holy Lord stirring again?"
Of course, Caiden was in a dream world, and Xu Yi had been observing this dream world the whole time; he was taken aback when he heard the word "Holy Lord."
The title "Holy Lord" wasn’t uncommon, appearing in many cults.
But the one mentioning it now was from an upper-level member of the Ancient God Sacrificial Organization, where those so-called Evil Gods were usually just their hunting targets.
"Could the Holy Lord be the shadowy mastermind behind the Ancient God Sacrificial Organization?" Xu Yi wondered.
He suddenly thought of the discarded skin tissues in the Crusher.
"The last disturbance of the Holy Lord caused worldwide sea levels to rise; what’s the cause this time?" Caiden was deeply alarmed.
This alarm far exceeded the potential destruction of the Ocean Base.
Fear detonated in Xu Yi’s heart; he hadn’t expected to overhear such explosive information.
The rise in global sea levels was actually due to the Holy Lord behind the Ancient God Sacrificial Organization!
He couldn’t even begin to imagine the magnitude of power required to change the entire world’s landscape.
Xu Yi wanted to use the Dream Seed to glean more information about the Holy Lord.
But the next second, the Dream Seed on Caiden began to fail, and Xu Yi was startled, halting immediately, not daring to probe any further.
There were taboos within Caiden’s soul that would activate if information about the Holy Lord was involved.
Xu Yi could only keep his fears hidden deep within, as the most important thing now was to focus on the task at hand.
The dream exercises continued, and this time Xu Yi gained a lot of information, some of which was extremely precious.
Including the location of Pennywise’s Origin, the hidden forces of the base, the deceitful traps… Xu Yi’s eyes shimmered with excitement.
This information was of great significance, almost as if he knew all of the opponent’s cards before the card game had even started.