The Demon Lord breaks through his realm, and destiny withers.

In the rift Immortal Cave, everything was silent.

Nightmare sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.

His aura was like a volcano on the verge of erupting—surging and violent, yet forcibly restrained within his body as it underwent its final compression and transformation.

The immense Luck plundered from Ye Fan was playing a crucial role at this moment.

That warm, auspicious radiance enveloped his Divine Soul, allowing his perception of his own Demonic Essence and the Laws of Heaven and Earth to reach an unprecedented level of clarity.

Many previously obscure bottlenecks in the Myriad Poison Demonic Scripture were now as clear as patterns on the palm of his hand, suddenly becoming transparent.

The trace of the rule fragment was also fusing more tightly with him under the nourishment of this Luck, emitting increasingly profound fluctuations.

Within his body, the myriad poison true infant that resembled him was currently suspended in the center of his Dantian Qi Sea.

It opened its small mouth, crazily devouring the surging pure Demonic Essence and the power of Luck.

The originally somewhat illusory body of the true infant became increasingly solid.

On its skin, dark red demonic patterns, grayish-white air currents, and tiny golden-green runes complemented each other, emitting a terrifying aura that caused one's heart to tremble.

The barrier of the Middle Nascent Soul Stage had long been tottering under this joint internal and external force.

"Break!"

Nightmare let out a low shout in his heart, guiding all his power to launch the final impact against that invisible barrier!

Boom!

A thunderous sound, as if the heavens and earth were being split open, erupted within his body!

It was not a physical sound, but the roar of the Dao.

The sturdy barrier shattered instantly!

A more vast and majestic power, like a breached flood, instantly surged through his entire body!

His Meridians were further widened, his Dantian Qi Sea expanded crazily, and the strength of his Divine Soul suddenly leaped to a brand-new level!

Peak Middle Nascent Soul Stage!

Everything happened naturally!

However, Nightmare did not stop!

With Luck upon him and his insights running deep, he wanted to use this momentum to charge toward a higher Realm in one go!

The myriad poison true infant continued to greedily devour power, its size growing slowly at a visible rate, and the pressure it emitted climbed step by step!

Inside the Immortal Cave, the dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi (mainly the transformed Yin-Sha Qi) gathered toward him as if attracted by a black hole, forming a massive energy vortex that poured into his body!

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Dao exclusion triggered by him forcibly carrying excessive Luck began to manifest!

Outside the Immortal Cave, the sky, which was originally just overcast with dark clouds, suddenly erupted with thunder!

It was not a Heavenly Tribulation targeting him, but disorderly Heavenly Dao baleful thunder filled with malice and destructive intent!

Bolts of grayish-black lightning struck randomly around the rift, blasting the rocks to powder and causing miasma to steam, as if the very heavens and earth were angrily rejecting his existence!

There was also the formless and intangible power of the Heart Demon tribulation, piercing through the Void Realm, attempting to invade his Sea of Consciousness, conjuring all sorts of terrifying scenes, past regrets, and future fears to seduce him into falling!

But Nightmare's Dao Heart was as firm as a rock, and his Myriad Poison Demonic Soul was incredibly condensed!

As soon as those Heart Demon tribulation powers invaded, they were directly devoured by his Demonic Soul and turned into nourishment!

As for the external baleful thunder, it was weakened layer by layer by the Immortal Cave's Restriction and the power of the rule fragment, unable to interfere with him in the slightest!

Power!

Endless power surged within his body!

It was unknown how much time had passed, but when the power of that immense Luck had been mostly digested and the absorption of energy gradually leveled off.

The myriad poison true infant within Nightmare's Dantian had grown to nearly half a foot tall, incredibly solid, like a real baby, except that its opened eyes were filled with a coldness and demonic nature that disregarded everything!

Late Nascent Soul Stage!

Relying on the plundered immense Luck and his deep accumulation, he had broken through the Middle Nascent Soul Stage in one go, reaching the Late Nascent Soul Stage!

Although he had only just entered the Late Stage and his Realm still needed stabilization, his strength had undergone an earth-shattering change compared to before!

At this moment, he felt that if he encountered a Middle Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator like Qing Xu-zi again, he could suppress them with a flip of his hand!

Even when facing a Late Nascent Soul Stage great Cultivator, he was confident he had the strength to fight!

He slowly opened his eyes, and deep within them, scenes of the Universe's birth and destruction and the intertwining of Laws seemed to flash by.

He clenched his fist lightly, feeling the nearly explosive power within his body, and a sense of satisfaction from controlling everything welled up.

"Late Nascent Soul Stage... the feeling of power is truly wonderful."

His gaze swept across the Immortal Cave.

Mo Yuan and the others were still respectfully acting as Protectors, and upon feeling his unfathomable aura after waking up, they lowered their heads in awe.

Su Wanqing had also opened her eyes; her aura had stabilized quite a bit, and it seemed that due to a blessing in disguise, under the stimulation of that wisp of Creation power, her control over the Profound Yin Origin had advanced a step further.

"Congratulations to the Benefactor (Revered Master) for achieving the Great Achievement of your divine skill!" Mo Yuan and the others congratulated in unison.

Nightmare nodded slightly, his Divine Sense sensing the outside world again.

The Heavenly Dao baleful thunder had calmed down, but that omnipresent sense of rejection still remained.

"How long have I been in seclusion? How is the situation outside?" he asked.

"Replying to the Benefactor, you have been in seclusion for over a month," Mo Yuan replied hurriedly.

"The Sky Patrol Alliance's search has never stopped, and the scope is getting larger and larger, but they still haven't found anything."

"As for that Ye Fan..."

A trace of satisfaction and mockery appeared on Mo Yuan's face: "According to reports from our informants planted near the Sky Patrol Alliance, Ye Fan is indeed severely injured and in seclusion, but his situation is extremely dire!"

"It is said that his dao foundation is severely damaged, his cultivation has regressed instead of advancing, and he even fell to the Late Golden Core Stage at one point!"

"Painful roars and the sounds of smashing things are often heard from his Immortal Cave; clearly, his state of mind has collapsed!"

"Oh? Fallen to the Late Golden Core Stage?" A cold sneer flashed in Nightmare's eyes.

Having lost the protection of Luck and with his dao foundation damaged, this proud son of heaven had indeed been beaten back to his original form.

"Is there any other news?"

"There is... and it is very strange."

Mo Yuan's expression became a bit odd.

"It is said that about half a month ago, Ye Fan seemed unwilling to give up and forcefully went out, wanting to find an opportunity to heal his injuries."

"As a result... as a result, on the way, he was inexplicably injured by a low-level Yao Beast; he finally found a Spiritual Plant, but a spatial rift suddenly appeared next to it and swallowed the Spiritual Plant; he wanted to find an old friend for help, but was told that the other party had already gone into seclusion... In short, everything went against him, and he was extremely unlucky!"

"In the end, he even attracted a group of enemies to hunt him down, almost losing his life, and after fleeing back to the Sky Patrol Alliance in a sorry state, he never came out again."

"Heh..." Nightmare chuckled upon hearing this.

This was the consequence of losing Luck!

From a son of destiny favored by everyone, he had become an unlucky person who even got his teeth stuck while drinking cold water!

All those seemingly coincidental "good Luck" of the past had disappeared, replaced by all sorts of "accidents" and "misfortunes."

The Heavenly Dao no longer favored him, and might even be vaguely rejecting him because his status as a son of destiny had fallen.

Naturally, the enemies he had made in the past would take advantage of his illness to end his life!

"It seems that he is no longer worth worrying about," Nightmare said indifferently.

A Ye Fan with terrible Luck, regressed cultivation, and a collapsed state of mind could no longer pose a threat to him.

"However, to cut the weeds, one must remove the roots."

A cold light flashed in Nightmare's eyes.

He would not leave any future trouble for himself.

"Are there any news about the last two Materials?"

Mo Yuan's expression turned solemn: "I was just about to report to the Benefactor."

"Regarding the 'heavenly mandate flower', the Starfall Secret Realm still requires more than ten years."

"But regarding the 'karma mud'... the Great Thunder Sound Temple guards it too strictly, and it is almost impossible to succeed."

"However, regarding the clues to the Myriad Demon Blood Pool in the Southern Wilderness, there seems to have been some progress."

"Speak."

"We contacted a caravan that has been active on the edge of the Southern Wilderness for many years."

"They claimed that they had seen a strange 'blood mud' that could bond beast souls and blood crystals at the sacrificial ceremony of the 'Blood Crow Tribe'."

"Its characteristics are somewhat similar to the 'karma mud' in the records."

"It's just that the Blood Crow Tribe is a major clan in the Southern Wilderness, xenophobic and fierce, and the Myriad Demon Blood Pool deep in their ancestral land is even more of a Forbidden Ground within a Forbidden Ground..."

"Myriad Demon Blood Pool... Blood Crow Tribe..."

Nightmare tapped his fingers on his knees.

The Yao Race forces in the Southern Wilderness were intricate and rooted, with many strong experts, indeed no better than the Great Thunder Sound Temple.

But at least there was a clear direction.

"Prepare yourself, we are going to the Southern Wilderness."

Nightmare made his decision.

Ten years was too long; he could not afford to wait.

No matter how dangerous the Myriad Demon Blood Pool was, he had to break into it.

"Yes!"

Mo Yuan took the order.

Just at this moment, Nightmare suddenly felt something, and he looked up abruptly, his gaze seemingly piercing through the Immortal Cave's Restriction, looking toward the distant southern horizon.

Almost at the same time, the System's notification sound rang out:

【Warning! Detected high-intensity Luck fluctuation approaching rapidly! Fluctuation characteristic analysis: Same Origin as Ye Fan's residual Luck, but older and more majestic! Suspected to be his blood relative or a senior from his sect!】

【Target strength estimate: Above Late Nascent Soul Stage!】

【Suggestion: Evacuate immediately!】

Nightmare's pupils shrank slightly!

Ye Fan's blood relative or sect senior?

Above Late Nascent Soul Stage?

That's it!

With Ye Fan able to grow to this point today, how could there be no Protector behind him?

The Immortal Master Yun Dan who died before was probably just the Revered Master on the surface!

Now that Ye Fan had been crippled, could the real old guy finally not sit still?

"Interesting."

Nightmare was not panicked; instead, a curve of Battle Intent hooked onto the corners of his mouth.

He had just broken through to the Late Nascent Soul Stage and was worried about having no one to test his blade on!

"Mo Yuan, take them and evacuate immediately via the backup passage, and rendezvous at the Southern Wilderness border according to the plan."

Nightmare ordered calmly.

"Benefactor, what about you?"

"Me?"

Nightmare stood up slowly, his Devilish Qi beginning to rise, and dangerous light flickering in his eyes, "I'm going to meet this... Ye Fan's backer!"

Before the words fell, he had already stepped out of the Immortal Cave, his figure soaring into the sky, actively welcoming the terrifying aura coming from the south!

A new storm had already arrived!

But this time, the roles of hunter and prey might be about to swap again!

A Demon Venerable at the Late Nascent Soul Stage, holding a rule fragment, carrying immense Luck, feared no challenge!