Chapter 75 The Ancient Dream Begins, Everyone Enters the Dream

Blinding.

An extreme white light, like ten thousand flashbangs exploding before the eyes at once, swallowed the entire world completely.

Time to go back half an hour.

The basement of the Cloud Top Villa had been temporarily transformed by Jiang Chen into a makeshift "Safe House."

The surroundings were plastered with isolation Talismans bought from the Treasure Pavilion, and even the ventilation ducts had been blocked off.

"Brother Chen, are you sure this thing won't explode?"

Little Fatty Chen hid behind a blast shield, revealing only his eyes as he stared at the fragment emitting a faint blue light on the table, his voice trembling.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Although Jiang Chen said this, his hand was still gripping the star dream emperor pillow tightly, as if it were his only lifeline.

"The System says this fragment is the key to activating the 'Ancient Dream Ruins.' As long as I activate it, I can go in to grind for experience, farm gear, and even find the Materials to upgrade the pillow."

Jiang Chen licked his lips, his eyes full of greed. "For that legendary 'Spirit Rank' pillow, I'll risk it all!"

He reached out and injected a trace of Mental Energy into the fragment.

Hum!

The previously calm fragment suddenly vibrated violently, emitting a shrill, buzzing sound.

The sound pierced through the basement walls, penetrated all the isolation Talismans, and even cut through the ground, shooting straight into the sky!

"Oh no! The energy is overloaded!"

Mu Qingxue's expression changed drastically. Just as she wanted to rush up to stop it, she was knocked away by an invisible barrier.

"Boom—!"

A blue beam of light shooting straight into the sky erupted from the Cloud Top Villa, instantly enveloping the entire Imperial Capital Martial Arts University.

Immediately after, the light beam burst, turning into countless specks of light that showered every corner of the campus like a meteor shower.

"What is that?"

Students doing morning exercises on the playground looked up, watching the rain of light across the sky in astonishment.

"So beautiful..."

Someone reached out, wanting to catch those specks of light.

The moment the light touched their skin, their eyes instantly became dull, their bodies went limp, and they fell straight to the ground.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

The sound of people falling to the ground rose one after another.

Whether it was professors teaching classes, students eating in the cafeteria, or even couples hiding in corners dating, at this moment, they all fell into a deep sleep.

The entire Imperial Capital Martial Arts University turned into a deathly silent "Sleep City" within a short minute.

Jiang Chen only felt his vision go black, followed by a dizzying sensation of weightlessness.

When he opened his eyes again, he found that he was not in the basement, but floating in an endless sea of stars.

Under his feet was a path paved with starlight, and above his head were gorgeous, colorful auroras.

【Ding! Ancient Dream Ruins (Elementary) has been activated.】

【Current dungeon mode: Nationwide Dream Battle Royale.】

【Number of players: 35,821 (all students and faculty).】

【Your identity: Dream Dominator (Pseudo).】

【Privilege: Modify rules within a certain range (requires consumption of Mental Energy).】

"Dream Dominator?"

Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, then wild with joy. "That means... in here, I am a god?"

He tried waving his hand.

"Let there be a bed."

Whoosh!

A super Simmons mattress as big as a football field appeared out of thin air, floating in the sea of stars.

The mattress was as soft as a cloud, and the quilt was made of rainbows.

"Comfortable!"

Jiang Chen dove into the bed and rolled around twice. "Is this the treatment of a god? I love it, I love it!"

Just then, the surrounding space began to twist. Flashes of white light appeared, and countless figures emerged in this sea of stars.

It was the students and faculty of the Imperial Capital Martial Arts University.

They looked around blankly, having no idea what had happened.

"Where is this? Wasn't I eating a bun?"

"Where is my cultivation? Why can't I sense my True Qi?"

"Oh my god! That person sleeping on the huge bed... is that Jiang Chen?!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on the figure rolling around on the bed.

Su Qingyue, Little Fatty Chen, Mu Qingxue, and even Zhao Ritian, who was still recovering from a broken leg, were all here.

"Jiang Chen! Is this your doing?!"

Seeing Jiang Chen, Zhao Ritian felt old and new hatred surge in his heart. He subconsciously wanted to draw his gun, only to find his hands empty, and even his pants had turned into a ridiculous grass skirt.

"Pfft..."

A burst of stifled laughter came from around them.

Jiang Chen sat up on the bed, looking down at this group of "Mortals," and yawned.

"Welcome to... my dream."

His voice, enhanced by the Law of the Dream, was as grand as an oracle.

"Here, there is no cultivation, no background, only..."

Jiang Chen pointed to his head. "Imagination."

"Whoever has the biggest imagination is the boss."

"Pretending to be a god, playing the devil!"

From the crowd, a sinister man in a black robe walked out.

He was a secret agent planted by the Wang family in the school, named Wang Ying, who possessed the strength of the Peak of the Viscera Refining Realm.

Although his cultivation was sealed, his Killing Intent remained.

"Everyone, don't listen to his nonsense! This is just an illusion! As long as we kill him, the illusion will naturally break!"

Wang Ying waved his arm and shouted, "All together now! Kill him!"

It must be said that the Wang family still had some influence.

Dozens of students who were also vassals of the Wang family picked up stones from the ground (manifested by the dream) and charged aggressively toward Jiang Chen.

"Kill!"

Faced with this scene of agitation, Jiang Chen just lazily turned over, lying on his side on the bed, supporting his head with one hand.

"So noisy... a bunch of flies."

He extended a finger and tapped gently toward Wang Ying.

"Change."

Hum!

The originally murderous Wang Ying's body suddenly twisted.

The next second.

"Snort! Snort!"

A pink, pig-nosed... pig-headed man wearing a black robe appeared on the spot.

"What the?!"

Wang Ying looked at his hands, which had turned into hooves, and let out a scream like a slaughtered pig. "What... what the hell is this?!"

"And you guys."

Jiang Chen tapped his finger repeatedly.

The students who rushed up all turned into bizarre creatures.

Some turned into sheep that could only bleat, some turned into green slimes, and one unlucky guy even turned into a... talking toilet.

"Ugh! Why am I a toilet?! I refuse to accept this!" Brother Toilet cried in despair.

The whole place was dead silent.

Everyone looked in terror at the boy who was high above.

How is this an illusion? This is simply the Domain of a Creator!

"Does anyone else want to try?"

Jiang Chen scanned the crowd, his eyes filled with a hint of playfulness. "I don't mind turning you all into... pillows."

Hearing the word "pillow," everyone simultaneously took three steps back and shook their heads frantically.

Can't mess with him! Really can't mess with him!

Just as Jiang Chen was enjoying this feeling of "being the only one supreme."

In the sky, the gorgeous aurora suddenly split open a huge gap.

A suffocating dark Aura surged out from it, as if something terrible was awakening.

【Warning! Illegal intrusion detected!】

【Source: Abyss Nightmare Beast (Lord Rank).】

【It has smelled the scent of the "star dream emperor pillow" and is descending across dimensions!】

"Roar—!!!"

A roar shattered the sea of stars.

A black giant beast, ten times larger than Jiang Chen's bed, crawled out from the crack.

It had three heads and was covered in pitch-black scales, with purple flames burning on every scale.

That was the overlord of the dream world, a monster that fed on devouring dreams!

"It's over... it's a monster!"

"Run!"

The crowd instantly turned into a chaotic mess.

In front of such a monster, having lost their cultivation, they were practically a buffet.

However, Jiang Chen did not move.

He looked at the giant beast, not only without fear, but instead... showed a look of disgust.

"It looks so ugly... and its roar is too unpleasant."

He patted the mattress beneath him and pulled out a... giant cat teaser wand (manifested by the dream).

"Kitty, come here."

Jiang Chen waved the cat teaser wand in his hand at the Nightmare Beast that could destroy the world, his voice as gentle as if he were coaxing a child.

"Good boy, come over and be Daddy's mount."

The whole place: "..."

Are you crazy?! That's a monster! Not your pet orange cat!

But what happened in the next second made everyone doubt whether they were dreaming (although they really were dreaming).

That Nightmare Beast, originally fierce and terrifying, upon seeing Jiang Chen... or to be precise, upon seeing the pillow in Jiang Chen's arms.

In those six scarlet eyes, it actually revealed... flattery?

"Meow?"

It let out an extremely incongruous meow, retracted its claws, shrank its body, and ran over like a puppy, rubbing its head against Jiang Chen's leg.

The whole place turned to stone.

Jiang Chen satisfiedly patted its head and hopped onto its back.

"Let's go, take me for a ride. And by the way... swallow all those people who wanted to kill me."

"Meow!"

The Nightmare Beast gave a cheer and carried Jiang Chen toward the "pig-headed men" who hadn't had time to run away yet.

A dream carnival belonging to the "Sleep God" officially began.