"Nightmare, it's been a long time since I showed my true strength."
After swallowing the Nightmare Black Crystal, Guizhong's body began to expand massively. Numerous thick barbs grew from his back, and his body became three times Zhang Chen's size. Dark red Nightmare roots coiled around the arm blades on his arms, similar to Rochess's, radiating immense menace.
Guizhong's previously ethereal legs transformed into gigantic solid hooves, while countless slightly protruding soul faces covered his sturdy chest.
"It's my first time seeing such a powerful domain. Nightmare?"
Zhang Chen looked around the Sealed Land. Strange dark red plants had grown from the cracks in the walls forged from Bright Flame Iron. His connection with his independent world had been completely severed, and a sense of dread rose within him. This was no longer the Ghoul Stomach World, but Guizhong's nightmare realm.
"Zhang Chen, there's still a faint connection between us. Your main body has fallen asleep, and Guizhong has completely entered your body. Are you all right?" Wang Yizhi's voice came from outside through Zhang Chen's shadow, but it was intermittent, as though heavily disrupted.
"I'm not dead yet! Yi Zhi, keep watch over the situation outside. I've completely lost contact with my own world. Guizhong's main focus is on me, but we can't rule out the possibility that he intends to invade my world. If anything unusual happens outside, I'll need to trouble you."
"Okay!"
Zhang Chen's response entered Wang Yizhi's mind, allowing her to relax somewhat.
Zhang Chen now knew he was trapped in a nightmare, his geographical advantage utterly gone. The Nightmare-transformed Guizhong before him posed an enormous threat, far beyond what he had been before.
"This is your Dreamscape, but I am the one who rules it."
Guizhong strode forward on his massive hooves, gathering the