Chapter 62 Fatal Sneak Attack

Right now!

He was waiting for this exact moment when the opponent's mind faltered and emotions fluctuated!

"Slash!"

Chen Mu let out a violent shout, no longer testing the waters. He channeled the power of the dream domain into himself as his eight figures merged into one.

The edge of the longsword in his hand was restrained, yet it carried a decisive Sword Intent that pressed forward with indomitable will.

Man and sword became one!

This strike was without any bells and whistles, pushing the 'Slash' of the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique to its absolute limit.

This time, his goal was not a simple attack, but to concentrate all his will on forcing the opponent to solidify at that single point.

Taking advantage of the enemy's lapse in concentration, he would break that damned transition between illusion and reality.

"Hmph, break for me!"

The Ghostly Creature roared, and the mist around it contracted sharply, condensing into its torso.

The silhouette of that tall Golden-Bodied Paper Person instantly became clear and solid, as if it had truly transformed into a body of flesh and blood.

A giant claw, swirling with dense black Qi, did not dodge or evade, meeting Chen Mu's sword light with a savage swipe.

It intended to shatter Chen Mu's Sword Qi in one blow and shake the very Foundation of the entire dream domain along with it.

Boom!

Sword and claw collided, causing the entire Mass Grave dream domain to shake violently. Tombstones collapsed in rows, and cracks like spiderwebs appeared in the sky.

Chen Mu let out a muffled groan as the longsword in the dream shattered inch by inch. His entire figure was sent flying back, his face instantly turning pale as paper as his spirit suffered a heavy blow.

The Ghostly Creature didn't get off scot-free either; a deep mark had been slashed into its solidified giant claw.

A cruel sense of satisfaction appeared in its eyes. This strike had indeed shaken the dream domain. A few more times and it would surely be able to break through this world and return to its original body.

Just as the Ghostly Creature focused all its mind on tearing the dream domain apart and its body was solidified to the extreme...

A sudden change occurred!

Beneath the Ghostly Creature's feet, within the desolate grave that Chen Mu had just split open, a decaying coffin suddenly exploded.

A small, swift, hunched figure lunged out like lightning. Its eyes were blood-red, its face full of resentment, and its black, shiny claws went straight for the Ghostly Creature.

"Wooo—"

That figure was none other than the Cat-Faced Old Woman that Chen Mu had slain in Sangye Village!

When Chen Mu constructed this dreamscape, he had deliberately intensified the residual resentment in this area. Now, it had become part of the dream, guided by Chen Mu's will to launch this long-premeditated fatal sneak attack.

"What is this? Get lost!"

Caught off guard, the Ghostly Creature let out a pained roar of shock and anger.

All its attention had been on Chen Mu and shaking the dream domain. How could it have expected such a resentful and ferocious ambush buried beneath its feet?

Puchi!

The sharp claws plunged into the Ghostly Creature's solidified abdomen without resistance and churned violently!

Shredded paper mixed with black Qi gushed out. The Ghostly Creature let out a howl of extreme agony as more than half of its lower body was brutally gouged out by that claw.

Enraged, the Ghostly Creature snapped its head around and smashed the Cat-Faced Old Woman's phantom to pieces with one claw. Simultaneously, a terrifying power, far exceeding anything before, erupted from its body.

In an instant, the entire Mass Grave dreamscape began to tremble and distort violently.

The sky shattered, the ground disintegrated, and the tombstones were instantly reduced to powder. Everything was rapidly collapsing.

Chen Mu's mind was shaken to the core, blood seeped from his nose and mouth, and he was struck with horror.

This Ghostly Creature's Realm was far beyond his own!

Though not a true Ghost King, its Soul Power intensity was at least at the level of the Heart-Awakening Realm!

That was a Realm that transcended Dao Entry and touched the essence of the Soul, far beyond what he could currently face head-on.

Being able to drag it in using the Flying Bear Dream-Entering Technique was already a result of luck and the opponent's carelessness.

Trying to trap and kill it with the dream domain alone was simply not enough!

Therefore, there was only one thing to do in this situation.

"Retreat"!

However, just as Chen Mu was prepared to deactivate the dream technique, his mind raced and a thought surged into his heart.

He remembered the battle in Sangye Village and the various Heavenly Gods and Buddhas that had manifested in his dream.

Though they were only phantoms and possessed only the form, the golden Buddha Power that erupted at that moment had truly and severely wounded the Cat-Faced Old Woman.

Where did that power come from? He didn't know.

But at this moment, he had no other choice.

Chen Mu closed his eyes and visualized the most grand and solemn scenes from his past life's memories.

Where the sky was collapsing, boundless golden light suddenly erupted.

The shattered sky was filled by the golden light, auspicious clouds rose from the disintegrating earth, and lotus pedestals emerged from the tombstones.

Within the golden light, figures flickered.

Bodhisattvas with lowered eyes, Vajras with furious glares, Arhats standing in rows, and bursts of Sanskrit chanting.

The Heavenly Gods and Buddhas manifested within the dream.

Although they were still just phantoms—even more blurred than last time, like candles in the wind—the upright and bright aura they emitted naturally exerted a powerful impact and suppression on the sinister Ghostly Creature.

Especially when an indescribably vast and solemn golden phantom of the Tathagata slowly appeared above the Buddhas, looking down at the Ghostly Creature, the creature's body shook violently and it actually retreated several steps.

"This... this is..."

Mist churned on the Ghostly Creature's body. It had never seen the aura of these phantoms before, but why did they make it tremble from the depths of its spiritual body, as if it had encountered its natural nemesis?

Chen Mu was also secretly shocked. When he had summoned them to eliminate the cat demon last time, he thought it was a burst of potential or a coincidence under desperate circumstances.

But this time he had actively visualized them. Though it was ten thousand times harder than before and the visualized phantoms were far less solid, they did indeed appear, and they seemed to truly carry some indescribable pressure.

This was definitely not a simple imagination. Did the originals of these Gods and Buddhas truly have corresponding real existences in this world?

Could the Flying Bear Dream-Entering Technique not only construct dreams but also mysteriously draw upon the power of these existences?

Even if it was just a billionth of their aura?

This thought caused a faint, indescribable throb in Chen Mu's heart, but now was not the time for deep investigation.

Since he could eliminate the cat demon in the dream last time, maybe this time...

Thinking of this, Chen Mu forced his last shred of clarity to solidify his longsword once more and stabbed directly at the Ghostly Creature's chest.

After its initial shock, facing Chen Mu's sharp and clear sword strike, a flash of ferocity and determination crossed the Ghostly Creature's blurred face.

It did not turn ethereal again. Instead, it violently twisted its wounded body and thrust an intact ghostly claw directly toward Chen Mu's sword light without flinching.

At the same time, its other claw gathered its remaining power and smashed savagely into the dream space once more!

Under the impact of the Ghostly Creature's strike, the phantoms of the Heavenly Gods and Buddhas began to fluctuate and blur, as if they would dissipate at any moment.

It seems I gambled wrong.

Chen Mu was startled.

Even after being heavily wounded and deterred, the power of this Ghostly Creature was still terrifyingly immense!

Even with his full strength and a sword strike bolstered by the Gods and Buddhas, he was still unable to slay it!

The gap between the Dao Entry Realm and the Heart-Awakening Realm was like a natural chasm!

Chen Mu no longer hesitated. He actively cut off the maintenance of the Flying Bear Dream-Entering Technique and rapidly withdrew from the dream domain that was about to completely collapse.

Simultaneously, with a loud "Boom!"

The dream world shattered completely.