Chapter 168: The Dream Exam: No Sleeping Until It's Finished!

Deep in the night at the Northern Fortress, the wind and snow seemed to be sealed off from the barracks by some invisible, mighty force.

Inside the special barracks, faint golden ripples were radiating from the center of the brand-new "myriad heavens formless bed," while the air was filled with a Fox Ancestor fragrance that could relax even the Soul.

Jiang Chen was currently at the Peak of his life's sleep quality.

In his consciousness, he was no longer the "Sleep God" wanted by the entire network, but the absolute creator of this world.

【Ding! host detected entering deep sleep mode.】

【"myriad heavens formless bed" 2.0 System data monitoring in real-time:】

【Current comfort level: 9999+ (Breakthrough of position limit)】

【Spirit-calming index: MAX (Blessed by Fox Ancestor's innate golden fur)】

【Sleep companion component status:】

【Left side: Ice Phoenix Dao Body · Mu Qingxue (Cooling efficiency 100%, entered deep energy-saving mode)】

【Right side: Heavenly Phoenix Bloodline · Su Qingyue (Thermal conversion 100%, entered high-efficiency heating mode)】

【Core: Nine-tailed Saintess · Iliya (Fluff coverage 100%, current form: large fox-fur blanket)】

Under this ultimate energy balance, Jiang Chen's Divine Sense was expanding wildly, and the satisfaction made him move subconsciously.

"Mmm... This blanket is so sensible, it even auto-heats and cools..."

Jiang Chen mumbled in his sleep, his hands stretching out naturally to both sides. His left hand slid into Mu Qingxue's cold, silky waist, while his right hand wrapped around Su Qingyue's warm and elastic waist.

At this moment, Mu Qingxue, although her eyes were closed, her long eyelashes were trembling slightly.

Her cold body was wrapped by Jiang Chen's domineering Pure Yang Qi, and the bone-chilling Cold Poison was flowing obediently through her Meridians like a tamed cub.

"It's just to assist him in stabilizing his Mental Energy... I am a mentor, this is for the future of Great Xia..."

Mu Qingxue was frantically brainwashing herself, forcibly suppressing the instinct to burrow deeper into Jiang Chen's embrace.

But feeling the strength of that large hand on her waist, her breathing became a bit chaotic, and an unusual flush spread from her slender neck all the way to her earlobes.

Su Qingyue, however, was much more straightforward. She hung onto Jiang Chen like a koala, her cheek pressed against his chest, listening to his powerful, drum-like heartbeat, a silly, sweet smile hanging on the corners of her mouth.

However, at this cozy and romantic moment, in the shadows outside the barracks, several ghost-like figures quietly emerged.

"Target locked, Zone A special barracks."

A cyborg covered in matte black combat armor reported in a low voice.

The electronic eye on his helmet flashed with a faint blue light; it was the Tianli Research Institute's most advanced "Divine Sense shielding device."

"High-frequency energy fluctuations detected inside, that is the newly born exotic treasure. The Pope and the Fox Ancestor are both paying attention to this item."

The leader of the men, codenamed "Shadow Eye," was the captain of the Tianli Research Institute's vanguard team, possessing the hiding ability of a Peak Great Grandmaster.

In his hand, he held an orb emitting gray mist— "Ragnarok," a forbidden artifact specifically designed to restrain Mental Energy masters.

"Shadow, go cut off the alarm Formation. Iron Hand, prepare to release the 'Divine Sense deprivation mist'."

Shadow Eye's voice was as cold as iron. "Although that Jiang Chen is powerful, he is sleeping. A sleeping War God is nothing but meat on a chopping block. Our 'Divine Sense shielding' technology targets the cerebral cortex; as long as he hasn't woken up, he will never be able to enter the dream defense."

"Do it!"

Following Shadow Eye's order, three black shadows passed through the reinforced door of the barracks silently, as if passing through water.

They didn't trigger any sound; even the flow of air was calculated to the extreme.

The moment they entered the room, Shadow Eye and the others felt a momentary loss of focus due to the rushing Spiritual Qi and fragrance.

"That bed..."

Shadow Eye stared fixedly at the golden-glowing myriad heavens formless bed, his eyes full of greed. "Is that the treasure that even the Old Ancestor is tempted by? Not only can it nourish the Divine Soul, but it can also regulate Yin and Yang..."

He glanced at Jiang Chen, who was lying on the bed surrounded by three beauties, and a trace of twisted jealousy rose in his heart.

"The Sleep God of Great Xia? After tonight, you will only be able to sleep in formaldehyde."

Shadow Eye raised his hand, signaling the team members to release the "Divine Sense deprivation mist."

However, just at the moment when the thick green mist was about to gush out, Shadow Eye suddenly felt something was wrong.

It was too quiet around them.

So quiet that he couldn't hear his own heartbeat.

He looked down and was horrified to find that the ground beneath his feet had turned into pitch-black ink at some point, and was rippling like the surface of water.

"What's happening? A trap?!" Shadow Eye exclaimed, only to find that he couldn't make a sound at all.

【Ding! Illegal intruder detected entering the core range of the "Dream Domain".】

【Judgment: Uninvited "test paper grader".】

【Scene loading... Scene setting: Great Xia High Martial Arts mock exam hall.】

【Rule setting: In this Domain, Jiang Chen is the invigilator and has the highest disciplinary authority.】

A dizzying spin.

Shadow Eye and his team members found that the scene before them had changed instantly.

It was no longer the luxurious barracks, nor the ice fields of the Northern Territory.

It was a classroom filled with a sense of oppression.

The walls were covered with blood-red slogans like "Sprint for the College Entrance Exam" and "Every Second Counts."

On the podium, a teenager wearing pajamas, holding a teaching pointer, and wearing an "Invigilator" red armband on his head was coldly looking down at them.

It was Jiang Chen.

"Classmates, you're late."

Jiang Chen turned over, sitting on the boss chair behind the podium, holding a thick stack of scrolls that smelled of ink.

"Since you're here, finish this 'Five Years of College Entrance Exam, Three Years of Simulation · High Martial Arts Comprehensive Paper' before you leave."

Jiang Chen waved his hand casually, and three desks as heavy as mountains appeared out of thin air, locking the three of them tightly into the chairs.

"Question 1: Please derive the pressure formula for the 'Nightmare Divine Body' and 'Great Grandmaster Physical Body' when the gravity coefficient is 100. Write one punctuation mark wrong..."

Jiang Chen slowly reached under the table and pulled out a purple slipper that emitted terrifying pressure.

"...And I will reward you with a 'size 43 mental critical hit'."

Shadow Eye completely broke down. He was a killer! A top agent of the Tianli Research Institute! He had killed countless people in his life and dismantled countless mechs, but he had never done calculus in his life!

"I... I won't do it! What kind of place is this! Let me go!"

Shadow Eye roared, trying to explode his True Qi, only to find that all the energy in his body had been converted into... ink?

A pen appeared in his hand, with five words engraved on the barrel: Study hard, make progress every day.

"Teacher, I don't know how to do it..." A cyborg team member said with a mournful face.

"You don't know how to do it?"

Jiang Chen's eyes instantly became extremely dangerous, and the corners of his mouth hooked into a cruel arc.

"Then please, this classmate... accept a 'baptism of knowledge'."

Whoosh—!

The purple slipper instantly enlarged in the air, carrying the sound of breaking through the air, and slapped directly onto the team member's face!

"Slap!!!"

With a crisp sound, the team member's spiritual body was almost flattened by this slipper.

"Start over! Question 2: When your Soul is flattened into a two-dimensional state, please calculate the area of your inner shadow."

Shadow Eye looked at the purple slipper hanging above his head, ready to fall at any moment. At this moment, he finally understood a truth:

In this man's dream, being uneducated really will kill you.