The second level of the Dao Palace, the barrier breaking and killing.

The entrance to the second level of the Primordial Dao Palace was deathly silent.

Nightmare stood before that ancient stone door, the yellowed exploration notebook in his hand slightly hot.

The last page of the notebook had a rough sketch of the entrance to the second level, with a line of small text written next to it: "Reverse Path Restriction, burned upon contact, those who are not Reverse Dao Practitioners cannot enter."

He sneered and casually put the notebook away.

Burned? That depends on who is being burned.

He raised his right hand, just as he touched the twisted runes on the surface of the stone door—

Hum!!!

The entire space suddenly trembled!

The runes on the stone door seemed to come alive, moving frantically, and a dark purple light curtain instantly expanded, completely enveloping the entrance.

Inside the light curtain, chaotic Origin power flowed in reverse; this was exactly the "Reverse Path Restriction" mentioned in the notebook.

If an ordinary Dominator Realm Cultivator were to touch it, they would likely have their Origin shattered by the counter-current.

I was waiting for you.

Nightmare did not retreat; instead, a trace of mockery flashed in his eyes.

Within his body, the Hongmeng Reverse Dao Demonic Star Flame quietly circulated.

Just then—

Hahaha! He really came!

Reverse Path freak, today is your death day!

The void on both sides suddenly tore open, and twelve figures stepped out one after another.

The two leading figures had thick and majestic auras, clearly at the Early Stage of the High Sovereign Realm!

The ten people behind them were all at the Peak of the Middle Sovereign Realm.

Everyone was wearing the standard battle robes of the Tianyan Alliance, their gazes sharp, their killing intent locked onto Nightmare.

Dogs of the Tianyan Alliance, your noses are quite sharp.

Nightmare swept a glance, his tone as indifferent as if he were commenting on the weather.

The leading High Sovereign Realm Cultivator's face darkened: "You dare to be arrogant when death is imminent! This Restriction is specifically designed to counter Reverse Dao Power; you have walked right into the trap! Form the formation—draw out the Restriction and kill him!"

The twelve people formed seals simultaneously, and the Origin power of the two High Sovereign Realm Cultivators erupted first, flowing into the Restriction light curtain.

The dark purple Reverse Path Restriction seemed to have been injected with a violent fuse, instantly transforming into an overwhelming "Reverse Path Killing Net" that covered Nightmare's head!

Every pattern on the net flowed with the power of chaotic Origin, and wherever it passed, even space was corroded, leaving behind sizzling black marks.

Nightmare, however, stood where he was, not moving at all.

Idiot, are you scared silly?

A Middle Sovereign Realm Cultivator sneered.

The next second, Nightmare raised his head, a cold arc curling at the corner of his mouth.

Using Reverse Dao Power... to kill me?

Around his body, pitch-black flames erupted!

The Hongmeng Reverse Dao Demonic Star Flame soared into the sky.

Not only was it not suppressed by the Restriction as the Tianyan Alliance members had expected, but it acted like a Vicious Beast that had smelled a delicacy, actively pouncing toward the killing net—

Sizzle!

The moment the flames made contact with the Restriction, the Reverse Path Killing Net was actually burned and devoured at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Even more terrifyingly, the flames seemed capable of absorbing the Reverse Dao Power within the Restriction, burning brighter the more they consumed, and in the blink of an eye, they turned the tables, wrapping the entire net in flames!

How is this possible?!

The two High Sovereign Realm Cultivators' faces changed drastically.

Not good! Retreat!

Retreat?

Nightmare's figure flickered, and he had already disappeared from where he was.

When he reappeared, he was already in front of one of the High Sovereign Realm Cultivators.

The man's pupils shrank, and he instinctively mobilized all his Origin to defend, a golden shield instantly forming.

Too slow.

Nightmare lightly gripped his right hand, and the Demonic Flame gushed from his palm, condensing into a pitch-black sharp blade.

Without any fanfare, he thrust it straight out—

Puff!

The golden shield was like paper, broken with a single poke.

The blade pierced into the Cultivator's chest without any resistance, precisely penetrating his Origin core.

Argh—!

The Cultivator screamed, the life in his eyes rapidly fading.

Nightmare pulled out the blade and turned to look at the other High Sovereign Realm Cultivator.

That man was already so terrified that his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, and he turned around, about to tear open space to escape.

Did I say you could leave?

Nightmare waved his left hand, and a long rope of Demonic Flame shot out like a poisonous snake, instantly wrapping around the man's ankle and forcibly dragging him back from the edge of the space crack!

No! Spare me! I am willing to submit—!

The pleading voice stopped abruptly.

The Demonic Flame blade in Nightmare's hand had already pierced through his back and out through his chest.

The two High Sovereign Realm Cultivators were dead.

The entire process took no more than three breaths.

The remaining ten Middle Sovereign Realm Peak Cultivators had long since been scared out of their wits and fled in all directions.

Nidao Guards.

Nightmare spoke indifferently.

In the void, several black shadows appeared silently; these were the Nidao Guards he had been hiding on the side all along.

The black shadows swept out like ghosts, and wherever they passed, there were continuous screams.

In just a few breaths, the ten fleeing people all fell to the ground, with no life left.

Nightmare didn't even look at the corpses, turning instead to walk toward the core of the stone door's Restriction—a dark purple crystal embedded in the center of the stone door.

He reached out, his palm wrapped in Demonic Flame, and pressed it directly onto it.

The crystal trembled violently, attempting to resist, but it quickly dimmed under the erosion of the Demonic Flame.

Three breaths later, with a "crack," the crystal shattered.

The Restriction light curtain dissipated in response.

The stone door swung wide open with a boom.

A simple Jade Talisman floated out from behind the door and automatically fell into Nightmare's hand.

The Jade Talisman felt warm and smooth, with the character "Three" carved on it.

Dao Palace Third Level Entry Jade Talisman...

Nightmare gripped the Jade Talisman tightly, simultaneously sensing an extremely rich Origin fluctuation coming from deep within the second level.

There's an unexpected harvest as well.

He took the Nidao Guards and walked straight toward the source of the fluctuation.

Before long, a spring eye shrouded in dense Origin mist appeared before his eyes.

What flowed in the spring eye was not ordinary spring water, but pure Origin condensed into liquid—the Ancient Origin Spring.

Nightmare walked to the edge of the spring eye and sat down cross-legged.

You all keep watch.

As his words fell, he closed his eyes.

The pores all over his body opened, and the Hongmeng Reverse Dao Demonic Star Flame turned into countless tiny flames, probing into the spring eye.

Whoosh—

The majestic Origin power surged into his body like a river flowing backward.

His aura began to climb at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The third level of the Dao Palace?

That's just the beginning.

The real slaughter feast is yet to come.