Chapter 411 Clash in Secret Realms, Plunder of Origin

The moment he passed through the seven-colored vortex, Nightmare felt a vast, ocean-like aura of Origin rush toward him.

Before his eyes lay a vast, boundless milky-white space.

There was no sky, no earth, only endless milky-white mist flowing slowly.

Floating within the mist were countless tiny specks of light, each one a wisp of pure Origin power.

The concentration of Origin here was at least a hundred times that of the outside world!

"So this is the first layer..." Nightmare took a deep breath.

The milky-white mist poured into his body, instantly refined and absorbed by the Nidao Demonic Flame, and his cultivation actually showed a slight improvement.

"Master, there is something ahead!" The Deputy pointed forward.

Nightmare looked up.

A thousand miles away, in the center of the milky-white mist, was a "lake" ten miles in diameter.

No, it was not water.

It was liquid-state Origin.

The lake was pale gold, its surface shimmering with seven-colored radiance, and a rich fragrance drifted on the wind—a single whiff made one's Divine Soul clear and one's internal Origin stir.

Grandmist Supreme Origin Liquid.

And at the edge of the lake, there were already people.

Two groups of them.

On the left was a team from the Divine Court—six people.

Leading them was an old man in a dark gold robe with a withered face, but his eyes were as bright as stars, and a faint golden halo surrounded his body.

He was at the Early Stage Cosmic Supreme Realm.

Behind him stood five Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm Cultivators, each with a powerful aura; even the weakest was at the Late Stage.

On the right were two teams from subordinate factions—the Golden Sunset Sect and the Purple Thunder Palace, each with over twenty people.

They were further from the lake, clearly not daring to compete with the Divine Court for the core position, only watching from the periphery.

The moment Nightmare appeared with the Core War Army, all three factions looked over simultaneously.

"It's you?" The Divine Court Elder's gaze fell upon Nightmare, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"Was it you who killed Divine Court Heavenly General and Yin Yue?"

He had clearly learned what happened outside Heaven-Severing Cliff through some means.

Nightmare did not answer, only looking at the lake of Origin Liquid.

Good stuff.

With so much Origin Liquid, it was enough to raise the overall strength of the Core War Army by another level.

"Reverse Path degenerate, you dare covet Supreme resources?" Seeing Nightmare ignore him, the Divine Court Elder shouted angrily, "Today, this old man will clear the sect for the Heavenly Emperor!"

He waved his hand: "Kill!"

The five Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm Cultivators behind him attacked simultaneously.

The five worked in perfect coordination, instantly forming a battle array.

The five Origin powers of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth converged, condensing into a massive Five Elements disk in the air.

The disk rotated, releasing a terrifying suppressing power.

"Five Elements Heaven-Suppressing Array!" The white-haired Elder from the Golden Sunset Sect exclaimed from afar, "This is the Divine Court's combined attack array, rumored to be able to briefly contend with the Early Stage Cosmic Supreme Realm!"

The Five Elements disk crashed down, aimed directly at Nightmare.

At the same time, the teams from the Golden Sunset Sect and the Purple Thunder Palace moved.

"Now's our chance! Seize the Origin Liquid!"

"Grab as much as we can!"

The two teams rushed toward the lake from both sides, clearly intending to fish in troubled waters while Nightmare and the Divine Court were fighting.

"Seeking death." Nightmare's eyes turned cold.

He didn't even look at the Five Elements disk pressing down from above; he simply raised his hand and made a grasping motion toward the Golden Sunset Sect and the Purple Thunder Palace.

"Dao Reversal Cage."

As the four words were spoken, the space in front of the two teams instantly solidified.

The few Cultivators rushing at the front were caught off guard and slammed headfirst into an invisible barrier, emitting a dull thud.

"What's going on?!"

"The space has been sealed!"

Both teams were terrified and wanted to retreat, only to find the space behind them also solidifying.

In less than three breaths, the two teams were completely trapped within a spherical cage a hundred zhang in diameter.

"Dealing with you first." Nightmare said indifferently.

Behind him, fifty Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm Cultivators from the Core War Army attacked simultaneously.

Fifty streaks of black-gray flame shot toward the cage like a rain of arrows.

The Cultivators inside the cage resisted desperately, but as soon as their attacks touched the black-gray flames, they melted away rapidly like ice meeting fire.

Screams erupted.

The white-haired Elder of the Golden Sunset Sect brought out a golden shield, a golden cloud pattern appearing on its surface—it was one of the Golden Sunset Sect's town-protecting Magic Treasures.

But when the black-gray flames struck the shield, it only lasted for three breaths.

Crack.

The shield shattered.

The flames pierced through, running through the Elder's chest.

"No—!" The Elder roared, his body rapidly turning to ash within the flames.

The burly man from the Purple Thunder Palace had it worse; he attempted to detonate his internal lightning Origin to perish together, but the flames completely engulfed him before he could detonate, not even giving him the chance to self-destruct.

A massacre.

A one-sided massacre.

In just ten breaths, both teams, over forty Cultivators, were completely wiped out.

The cage dissipated, leaving only ashes on the ground.

By this time, the Five Elements disk above had only just pressed down to ten zhang above Nightmare's head.

Nightmare finally looked up at the disk.

"Annoying."

He raised his hand and pointed at the disk.

A line of black-gray flame shot from his fingertip, as thin as a hair, completely unremarkable.

But the moment the line of fire touched the disk—Boom!!!

The Five Elements disk trembled violently, countless cracks appeared on its surface, and then with a "bang," it exploded into specks of light filling the sky.

The five Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm Cultivators who formed the array vomited blood simultaneously, their faces turning deathly pale.

They looked at Nightmare in disbelief.

The Five Elements Heaven-Suppressing Array... was broken just like that?

Broken with a single point of his finger?

"It's your turn." Nightmare took a step and appeared before the five of them.

He raised his hand and opened his five fingers.

Five streaks of black-gray flame surged from his palm, transforming into five flame chains that instantly wrapped around the five men's necks.

The five tried to struggle, but the flame chains not only bound their bodies but also directly invaded their Seas of Consciousness, imprisoning their Divine Souls.

"Elder, save—!" The cry for help stopped abruptly.

The five chains tightened simultaneously.

Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft—five heads flew up, and five headless corpses collapsed softly, then were engulfed by flames and turned to ash.

Five Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm Cultivators, dead.

The entire process took less than twenty breaths.

The Divine Court Elder's expression finally changed.

He stared fixedly at Nightmare, the disdain in his eyes gone, replaced by gravity, and even... a trace of fear.

"Who exactly are you?" he said in a deep voice, "At the Middle Stage Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm, how could you have this kind of combat power?"

Nightmare did not answer, only lifting his blade and walking toward him.

The Dao Reversal Supreme Blade condensed in his hand, black-gray flames burning.

"You want to know?" he said slowly, "Go to the underworld and ask."

Before the words fell, Nightmare had already moved.

Not teleportation, not an escape technique, but with a speed that completely defied common sense, he appeared before the Divine Court Elder.

Fast.

So fast that even the Divine Soul perception of a Cosmic Supreme Realm Cultivator could only capture a residual image.

"Divine Court Protection!" The Elder shouted sharply, the golden halo around his body surging, transforming into a golden barrier three feet thick.

This was his trump card defensive Divine Ability, which had once blocked a full-strength strike from a Middle Stage Cosmic Supreme Realm powerhouse.

But Nightmare's blade struck the barrier.

It did not slash through.

It... penetrated.

The moment the blade touched the barrier, the golden light on its surface receded like a tide, revealing the Elder's actual body behind it.

It was like a knife cutting through tofu, without any resistance.

"What?!" The Elder was horrified; it was too late to retreat.

The Dao Reversal Supreme Blade pierced into his chest.

The black-gray flames surged in crazily along the blade, erupting inside his body.

"Ah—!!!" The Elder let out a shrill scream, his entire body beginning to melt like a burning candle.

He wanted to self-destruct, to perish together, but the flames had already eroded his embryonic inner Universe, and all his Origin was imprisoned and devoured.

Three breaths.

A dignified Early Stage Cosmic Supreme Realm powerhouse, turned to ash.

A wisp of pure Cosmic Supreme Realm Origin was absorbed by Nightmare.

The entire scene was dead silent.

Although the Cultivators of the Core War Army had long known their Master was powerful, seeing a Cosmic Supreme Realm Cultivator killed so easily still made them feel a sense of trepidation.

And those small faction teams watching from afar, who had luckily not dared to rush up, were now terrified to the point of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, scrambling to escape into the distance, never daring to approach the lake again.

Nightmare put away his blade and walked to the edge of the lake of Origin Liquid.

He reached out and scooped up a handful of pale golden liquid.

The liquid felt warm and smooth in his hand, and the pure Origin power surged into his body through his skin, instantly refined and absorbed by the Nidao Demonic Flame.

"Good stuff." He nodded, "Everyone, go down and absorb it. Absorb as much as you can. In three days, we will continue deeper."

"Thank you, Master!"

The two hundred and fifty Core War Army members cheered and jumped into the lake.

The pale golden Origin Liquid decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye—not evaporating, but being crazily absorbed.

Nightmare also sat cross-legged in the center of the lake and began to absorb with all his might.

Three days later.

The lake was completely dried up.

All the Cultivators of the Core War Army had their cultivation improved by a small Realm.

Those who were originally stuck at the Early Stage Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm all broke through to the Middle Stage; half of those at the Hunyuan Celestial Venerable Realm stepped into the Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm.

Overall combat power, surged!

Nightmare opened his eyes, feeling the surging power within his body.

Late Stage Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm.

Only one step away from the Cosmic Supreme Realm.

"Master, we've found the entrance to the second layer!" The Deputy reported excitedly.

Nightmare stood up and looked at the bottom of the lake.

There, at some unknown time, a rotating white light gate had appeared.

"Let's go." He stepped into the light gate first.

Behind him, the Core War Army, their strength having surged, followed closely inside.