Three Against One, Dreams

Outside the Ice Thunder Tornado.

Lin Yi and the other trial trainees stared blankly as the Lord of Xi Mo Island simply raised his hand and with a flick of his wrist, tore a huge gash in the twenty-ninth ranked Cosmic Sea Wonder.

The aura emanating from the edges of those two colossal, deep purple hands burned in the void, creating visible dark purple ripples. Each ripple, as it spread outwards, crushed the still wildly leaping icy blue lightning at the edge of the tornado's opening, turning it into nothingness before it could even reform.

The gaping hole stretched from the top of the tornado all the way to the middle section. At the edge, the torn silver-gray ice crystal fragments fell like snowflakes that had lost their pull, scattering into a shimmering mist in the Black Mist Sea.

The Constant Island students were mesmerized.

These geniuses of the Eternal Source Realm have been living on the Inner Island of Constant Island for so many years. They are used to hearing the legends of the Dao Lord and know that the island lords are supreme beings who have mastered the Dao of Chaos.

However, apart from a very small number of direct descendants of the Dao Lord's family, most people were seeing the Dao Lord make a move for the first time.

You Na's Amber eyes widened, and she murmured unconsciously, "This is the Dao Lord..."

Tai Huan stood about two steps to her side, a rare, almost pious expression appearing on his usually indifferent face.

E Lan's misty, bluish-gray eyes narrowed slightly, with extremely subtle sparks of electricity flickering deep within his pupils.

His gaze didn't linger on the gaping hole, but rather looked beyond the still churning ripples at its edge, towards the dark void inside the tornado where its defenses had been breached. "The Lord of Xi Mo's attack tore apart more than just the Ice Thunder Tornado."

You Na was taken aback by his words, then suddenly realized. "The outer protective barrier! When those two hands tore open the tornado, they also ripped off the outermost protective layer of the Lightless City!"

As the most outstanding talents on the inner island, their understanding of the Ice Thunder Tornado is far deeper than that of ordinary Eternal Source Realm.

The Ice Thunder Tornado ranks twenty-ninth among the known Cosmic Sea Wonder. It can even cause damage to those at the Constant Source Realm, and is extremely dangerous to ordinary Eternal Source Realm cultivators.

It is a natural Lightless City in itself, and with the inscriptions layered upon layered over countless Universal Epoch since the beginning of time, according to everyone's understanding, even if the Dao Lord himself were to arrive, he could certainly break through the Ice Thunder Tornado, but it would take some effort, since the protection personally placed inside by the Lightless City Lord was not just for show.

What did the Dao Lord Xi Mo just do?

With a raised hand and a feint, a huge gash was created in the blink of an eye.

Lin Yi's gaze fell on the right hand of the Dao Lord Xi Mo, which was slowly retracting. The hand was slender and long, with skin so white it was almost transparent, and a wisp of dark purple light still lingered at the fingertips.

"It seems that, although out of respect for the Venerable One, those below the Constant Source Realm are not qualified to know the differences in strength between Dao Lord, but it is clear that Dao Lord Xi Mo is definitely not comparable to an ordinary Dao Lord..."

Just then, a deep and authoritative voice suddenly came from the side.

"As always, Dao Lord Dawn Nightmare's actions were swift and decisive."

The sound wasn't loud, but it carried a profound sense of awe that inspired reverence from the bottom of one's heart.

Lin Yi turned his head and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

Outside the massive gaping wound, a purplish-gold light was slowly gathering in the void.

Those purplish-gold filaments were initially just scattered fragments, like the finest ice dust in the dark background of the Black Mist Sea. But they quickly converged in the same direction at an astonishing speed, gradually outlining the silhouette of a fleet.

The first thing that appeared was a flagship of extremely large size.

The ship's hull is trident-shaped, and the entire flagship looks like three horizontally placed scepters stacked together from a distance. Three huge purple-gold crystal cores are suspended on each side of the bow. Layers of ripples flow on the surface of the crystal cores, and each ripple spreads out and creates a visible energy ripple in front of the bow.

Above the bridge, a huge Imperial Army insignia was slowly rotating, with twelve purple-gold ribbons hanging from its edges.

On the deck at the bow of the flagship stood a man clad in purple-gold armor.

His armor was in the same style as the flagship, intricate and majestic, with a short, neatly trimmed black beard on his chin and eyes as black as ink.

Lin Yi recognized the person who had come.

This is the Deputy Commander of the Seventh Constant Domain of the Imperial Army, Wei Shuo Dao Lord.

Behind Dao Lord Wei Shuo were twenty-two Imperial Army generals clad in crimson armor, two of whom stood relatively close to the front, just one step behind Dao Lord Wei Shuo.

Lin Yi recognized the two at the front as General Ka Lie of the Crimson Flow Race and General Ai Nisi of the Radiant Race. Both were among the most famous generals in the Seventh Constant Domain of the Imperial Army, and both were at the high level of the Constant Source Realm.

Behind these two were twenty other generals at the Constant Source Realm, and further back were more than two hundred Imperial Army clad in blue armor.

To the side of the Imperial Army's elite warriors, there was another group of people.

They numbered far fewer than the Imperial Army, only about twenty men, but each of them wore extremely conspicuous golden armor.

Constant Guard).

"It looks like there are two inspectors leading twenty Constant Guard."

Furthermore, Lin Yi recognized the two leading inspectors as being directly subordinate to Commander Lan Chen.

Strictly speaking, he knew all these Constant Guard, or at least had seen their records. After all, there were only a few Constant Guard in the entire Seventh Constant Domain, but that was only in the records.

Lin Yi's gaze swept quickly across the suddenly appearing combined Imperial Army and Constant Guard formation, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"They came prepared, as expected."

Their group had just landed and appeared outside the Ice Thunder Tornado when the Imperial Army arrived at the same time, clearly indicating that they had coordinated their plans.

At this moment, their own side alone had three Dao Lord, more than thirty Constant Lord, and over three hundred Eternal Source Realm experts.

Although the number of people at the Eternal Source Realm may not be more than those in this Lightless City, the number of Dao Lord is definitely much higher.

Once the strongest outcome is determined, the outcome of the battles among the others doesn't really matter. Lin Yi estimates that the main role of his group is to intercept and prevent the Lightless Ones from taking advantage of the chaos to escape.

"Three against one, the advantage is in my hands."

However, this thought only flashed through his mind for a moment before being suppressed by another, deeper thought.

It seems the pressure on the Black Mist Sea Frontline is indeed extraordinary.

As is customary, the task of annihilating the City of No Light is usually handled by the Imperial Army and the Constant Guard themselves.

After all, there are currently thirty-one Dao Lord- level beings known in the Seventh Constant Domain, twelve of whom are from the Imperial Army alone. In addition, there are the Constant Guard Commander and three Deputy Commander, who are strictly speaking special members of the Imperial Army. In total, there are sixteen Dao Lord- level powerhouses, which is more than half of the total number of Dao Lord in the entire Constant Domain.

This time, for such an important operation to wipe out the City of No Light, the Imperial Army only sent one deputy commander, and the Constant Guard didn't send a single Dao Lord either, only two inspectors and twenty Constant Guard to accompany them.

This indicates that the main Dao Lords of the Imperial Army Dao Lord the Dao Lord- level Commander of the Constant Guard must have been preoccupied with more important matters, and had no choice but to bring in the two Dao Lord of Constant Island as external support.

"Black Mist Sea Frontline, sigh..."

17

Lin Yi suppressed his thoughts and refocused his attention on the situation at hand.

Now is not the time to worry about the Frontline; let's finish this mission in the Lightless City first.

However, at that moment, Lin Yi noticed that Luo Mi, the Inspector General, was looking at him from afar within the Constant Guard formation.

"Huh... Inspector Luo Mi's gaze towards me is a bit strange... Could it be that Inspector Wen Xiao said something to him before leaving? Or has word of what happened to me on Constant Island already reached his ears?"

He quickly went through his entire performance on Constant Island in his mind.

Repairing Ancient Law Inscriptions, being selected by the Dao Lord Xi Mo to participate in the Eternal Source Ring Trial, single-handedly crushing all three trials, creating his own Silent Nether Soul-Rending Flame...

"Um... It's normal to be noticed by the higher-ups of the Constant Guard; it would be strange if they weren't... Never mind, it's not important. Let's finish this task first."

Lin Yi temporarily suppressed these distracting thoughts, focusing his mind firmly on the Constant Union Seal Pact of light and darkness deep within his Soul Origin, and then turned his attention back to the battlefield that was about to unfold before him.

On the flagship's deck, Dao Lord Wei Shuo withdrew his gaze from the depths of the gap and turned to Dao Lord Xi Mo, nodding slightly.

"Dao Lord Xi Mo, Ming Chi Dao Lord."

He pressed his right fist against his left chest. "Thank you both for your help. The Imperial Army is deeply grateful."

Behind him, the generals of the Constant Source Realm also simultaneously placed their right fists against their left chests, giving a standard Imperial Army salute.

More than two hundred commanders stood at attention at the same instant, the metallic clang of their armor clashing echoing in unison through the void.

In the Constant Guard formation, Luo Mi and another Abyssal Flow Race inspector also placed their right fists against their left chests, bowing to the two deputy island lords of Constant Island.

The Dao Lord Xi Mo remained as lazy and leisurely as ever.

She raised her eyelids, her deep purple eyes sweeping lightly over Wei Shuo Dao Lord the Imperial Army formation behind him, a slight smile curving her lips.

"No need to be so polite. The Imperial Army has taken on a more important mission, so it's only right that we help. As for the Constant Guard..."

On the contrary, I should thank you.

Um?

Dao Lord Wei Shuo was slightly taken aback. Just as he was about to say something, Dao Lord Xi Mo suddenly turned his head slightly and looked into the depths of the huge gap in the Ice Thunder Tornado.

The languid look in his pupils vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling intensity that made one afraid to even breathe.

"That's decisive enough, they just wanted to run away, haha..."

The next instant, the figure of the Dao Lord Xi Mo vanished from the spot, leaving only a patch of purple dust that was slowly dissipating.

"Snort!"

The Dao Lord the Ming Chi, who had remained silent until now, suddenly let out a cold snort.

His half-closed, deep brown eyes suddenly snapped open, and the faint red light deep within them instantly transformed into two intensely condensed flames.

The faint red-black aura surrounding him exploded at the same moment, transforming into a surging sea of red-black fire.

The edge of the sea of fire even scorched the void, creating twisted spatial cracks. Within these cracks, countless dark red fragments could be vaguely seen leaping wildly.

Immediately afterwards, the figure of the Dao Lord the Ming Chi also disappeared in the same manner.

The crimson and black sea of fire left a brief afterimage where he disappeared. In the afterimage, one could vaguely see a huge phantom formed entirely of crimson and black flames, roaring silently. The phantom's six fiery arms stretched out in six different directions, each hand holding a Light Sphere that was rapidly compressing.

Immediately, the afterimage disintegrated like dust blown away by the wind, turning into countless tiny red and black sparks that drifted into the void.

Each spark scorched out an extremely fine ripple in space, and when the ripple spread out, it emitted a piercing hissing sound, causing the cultivators at the Eternal Source Realm present to involuntarily take half a step back.

Lin Yi stared at the dissipating red and black sparks, and subconsciously clenched his fist.

Clearly, the only one who could Dao Lord to take action is the city lord of the City of No Light.

This also means that the most crucial step in this annihilation campaign has officially begun.

Dao Lord Wei Shuo watched as Xi Mo and Ming Chi disappeared into the depths of the tornado's gap before turning around.

He didn't chase after them immediately, but instead raised his right hand, and a tiny, faint blue light shone from the tip of his index finger.

The moment the light left his fingertip, it silently transformed into an extremely thin beam of blue light, disappearing into the massive gap in the Ice Thunder Tornado at an incredible speed.

Then, everyone present witnessed the masterpiece of that blue light.

An extremely thin, translucent cyan light membrane began to spread outwards at an alarming speed from the edge of the opening, along the inner wall of the Ice Thunder Tornado.

Having done all this, Dao Lord Wei Shuo withdrew his finger and instructed the crowd present, "Once you go in, kill anyone who resists. If you encounter any troublesome ones, just stall them."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure blurred and disappeared.

Lin Yi knew that they were going to besiege the Lightless City Lord.

Although the Dao Lord would surely take down the Constant Lord in one fell swoop if he went in, the Lightless City Lord is clearly more important.

Even if all the other Lightless Ones flee, the Lightless City Lord must die.

After the three Dao Lord had all left, on the flagship's deck, General Ka Lie slowly lowered his arms, which had been crossed over his chest.

His arms, covered in crimson scales, moved slightly in the void, and the scales in the gaps of his Arm Armor suddenly shone brighter. A scorching aura, hot enough to distort the void, spread outwards from him in all directions.

"Fellow Constant Lord, please follow me inside. Let's deal with those Lightless Ones in the Constant Source Realm first. Those in the Eternal Source Realm can enter later."

After saying this, General Ka Lie clasped his hands together in front of him, and his body shone with a brilliant red light.

The crimson scales on his arms, covered with natural patterns, suddenly shone with a dazzling light. The patterns along the edges of the scales rose from dark red to blazing white, and then from blazing white to a dazzling luster somewhere between gold and white.

Then, a colossal figure, identical in outline to his Main Body, appeared out of thin air behind him.

The figure was almost tangible, its arms also covered with layers of crimson scales, each scale burning with a dark red flame. The flames were connected to each other, weaving two sky-covering wings of fire on its arms.

With a sudden flap of his wings, he transformed into a streak of crimson light and crashed into the gap.

Immediately following, one after another, the Constant Lord in the red robe, the Constant Lord in the dark blue robe, Eric... Constant Lord from the ground.

Countless Origin Law True Body of various shapes appeared in this void, then transformed into streams of light and rushed into the huge gap.

After the group of Constant Lord rushed in, a moment later, Lin Yi and the other trial students exchanged glances, and then, along with the remaining Imperial Army and Constant Guard, transformed into streaks of light and rushed in.

The view inside the gap is completely different from the outside.

Outside lies the eternal darkness of the Black Mist Sea, and the ear-piercing roar of Ice Thunder Tornado spinning at high speed, carrying countless ice crystal fragments.

Inside the gap, the first thing that catches the eye is a translucent blue light membrane that spreads evenly along the inner wall of the tornado.

The film appears to be only a thin layer, but its surface ripples violently, much like the surface of a lake during a storm.

That was the reaction caused by countless attacks simultaneously striking the light membrane.

Beams of energy of various colors, torrents of laws, thunder and frost poured down from every corner of the Lightless City onto the light membrane, exploding into clusters of colorful flames.

The light membrane was bombarded, causing the water to ripple and spread, but it showed no signs of being breached.

In mid-air, the experts at the Constant Source Realm were already locked in battle.

The towering Origin Law True Body clashed fiercely in the high sky, each collision unleashing a shockwave powerful enough to tear apart the Eternal Source Realm.

The shockwave swept across the area, even causing the shipwrecks that were pieced together to crack inch by inch.

Below these Constant Source Realm battle circles, countless figures attacked the cyan light membrane like locusts.

Lin Yi's senses swept over these people, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Although they are very different in appearance, they have one thing in common.

Their eyes.

It was a kind of madness born from being driven to the brink of despair with nowhere left to retreat.

Above, General Ka Lie had already noticed the group of the Eternal Source Realm entering and immediately shouted, "Stop them from destroying the light membrane!"

Then, he shouted again, "Kneel down and surrender! Anyone who dares to resist will die!"

However, the Lightless Ones ones remained unmoved and continued their frenzied attacks on the light barrier.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately selected an Eternal Source Realm who was attacking the light barrier and charged towards him.

Those Lightless Ones who were chosen as targets had no choice but to abandon their attempt to drill a hole in the light membrane and turn to fight back.

"Damn it, I'm going to die anyway!" one of the Lightless Ones roared, dark red law patterns lighting up one after another on the three curved, spiraling horns above his head, a violent aura beginning to gather at the tips of the horns. "I might as well take someone down with me!"

"Don't listen to these Imperial Army lies!"

Another Lightless Ones, shrouded in a cloak, screamed.

He abruptly threw off his cloak, revealing a dark green compound eye slowly opening in the center of his chest.

The eyelid of that compound eye was a semi-transparent membrane. The moment the eye opened, countless invisible energy threads from the surrounding void began to converge frantically towards it, condensing into a dense barrage of dark green arrows in front of the eye. "Think about what you've all done. Surrender? Surrender and you'll die!"

Soon, the group collided with the Lightless Ones were frantically retaliating.

A female commander clad in silver-white armor confronted a Blood-Pupil Race Lightless Ones a serrated longsword.

Two narrow slits were left on the back of her armor, from which a pair of translucent wings peeked out. Each flap of the wings created a ring of rapidly spinning silver-white wind blades around her.

The serrated longsword collided with the wind blade, exploding into a dazzling energy shockwave.

In another direction, a high-ranking student from Constant Island was fighting three opponents single-handedly, putting pressure on them and forcing them to retreat repeatedly.

Lin Yi did not rush to make a move.

He hovered in the void, his jet-black eyes reflecting the chaotic metal continent below. His Soul Power spread out in all directions like an invisible tide, intending to find a high-value target first.

But soon, a slight smile appeared on his lips as he locked onto a pale-faced Eternal Source Realm who was desperately attacking the cyan light barrier.

"Damn it, damn it! I can't die yet, I haven't gotten my revenge!"

While cursing wildly in his mind, Huo Han poured every bit of energy he could muster into his arms and then recklessly blasted it towards the cyan light barrier in front of him.

His icy blue eyes flickered violently due to excessive energy output. With each flicker, a thicker frost pattern would condense around the edge of his eye sockets, spreading outwards along his cheekbones and the bridge of his nose, covering half of his face with a thin layer of ice crystal mask.

The armor on his arm was humming under the strain.

The icy blue threads embedded along the edges of the nail plates were dazzlingly bright, and each energy transfer would create rings of icy blue light patterns on the skin of his forearm.

The light patterns spread along the veins toward his palm, eventually condensing into waves of icy blue shockwaves that slammed into the cyan light membrane.

However, it was no use.

The seemingly thin cyan light film only rippled slightly before being smoothed out by its own restorative power.

"How is this possible... how is this possible!"

Huo Han gritted his teeth, his teeth, which had been eroded to the point of being almost transparent by the power of frost, creaking loudly.

He still remembered how pathetic he looked when he first Lightless City, like a stray dog.

But what happens after we arrive?

He discovered that although this place was dangerous, it was also a true lawless zone.

Without the constraints of law or the shackles of family rules, whoever has the biggest fist becomes the rule.

With his strength at the third level of the Eternal Source Realm, he joined forces with a Lightless Ones at the Constant Source Realm and quickly gained a foothold.

Because his bloodline from the Extreme Ice Race was relatively pure, that Constant Source Realm gave him a lot of guidance, enabling him to break through to the fourth level of the Eternal Source Realm in one fell swoop.

From that day on, he became increasingly convinced that being forced out of Mist Sea City was not necessarily all a bad thing.

If he had stayed in that place where he was bound by family rules and imperial laws, he probably would never have reached his current level of cultivation.

In the Lightless City, there are no such formalities; as long as you have the strength, you can seize anything.

But less than a million Epoch have passed.

This Lightless City, which had existed peacefully in the Black Mist Sea for countless Universal Epoch, was unexpectedly visited by the Imperial Army.

Moreover, even the city lord fled immediately.

What's the point of fighting?

So he immediately rushed to the edge of the tornado's inner wall, hoping to break open a hole and escape in the chaos.

After all, while the Ice Thunder Tornado are dangerous, they are not necessarily a place of certain death.

As long as he can get out, as long as he can survive the outermost, most dangerous section of the ice and lightning storm, he has a chance to live.

Staying means certain death.

He knew all too well that of all the Lightless City that had been jointly wiped out by the Imperial Army and the Constant Guard, he had never heard of any that had escaped unscathed.

The Imperial Army's policy towards the Lightless Ones has always been summed up in one word: kill.

Surrender or not, you'll still be killed; the only difference is whether you die quickly or slowly.

Rather than kneeling and awaiting death, it's better to give it a shot.

So he attacked the cyan light membrane with all his might. Ice-blue light burst forth from his palm, and shockwaves, like icicles in a blizzard, continuously bombarded the light membrane, creating ripples.

But I just can't break it open.

Just then, Huo Han suddenly felt a strong sense of stagnation surging in from all directions at the same time.

He knew he was locked in by a control spell.

His arms were still in the forward-thrusting position, and he barely managed to move his only movable eyeball, and then he saw.

Beside him, a golden stream of light was slowly dissipating.

A figure clad in golden armor stood with his hands behind his back.

And that face.

That face that had haunted his nightmares countless nights.

Lin... Yi...

Huo Han squeezed out each word through clenched teeth.

His icy blue eyes suddenly shone brightly, the icy blue light bursting forth from their sockets, casting a ferocious, almost hysterical blue hue over his entire face.

It was him.

It was actually the person who had utterly trampled him underfoot in Mist Sea City.

But... how could he be so strong?

He remembered clearly that Lin Yi was Constant Guard, but he was only at the initial stage of the Eternal Source Realm. Perhaps he was stronger than others of the same level because of the secret techniques of the Constant Guard, but he was definitely not that strong.

But now, this terrifying aura, pressing down on him like a mountain, was something he had only ever felt from those Eternal Source Realm Completion experts.

How is that possible?

He had the same dream more than once.

In his dream, he found the perfect opportunity, avoiding the Eternal Source Realm Completion Mechanical Servants, and made his move when Lin Yi was alone.

In that dream, he froze Lin Yi into a lifelike ice sculpture, then slowly smashed it apart, watching the face that made him grit his teeth shatter into pieces as the ice crystals broke.

The dream was so real that he felt empty every time he woke up, which made him cultivate even more desperately and accumulate resources even more frantically.

After all, doing business in the Lightless City requires no initial investment, and his resource acquisition speed is even faster than when he was in the family.

That's why, after breaking through to the fourth rank, he thought more than once that perhaps after a while, he would be able to find an opportunity to take revenge.

That Lin Yi is probably only at the peak of the second level of the Eternal Source Realm, at most the initial stage of the third level. As long as we can avoid his guards and launch a surprise attack, it shouldn't take much effort.

But now.

He can't even move now.

Huo Han was in despair.

But then he clenched his teeth.

"Since I'm going to die anyway, even so, I'll make you pay the price!"

A burst of icy blue light exploded from the very center of his chest, more dazzling than ever before, turning his entire chest cavity into a translucent ice crystal.

This is a burst-type secret technique he learned, which forcibly pushes his cultivation level up by two stages in a short period of time at the cost of burning his own essence.

Wherever the icy blue light passed, the icy blue threads along the edges of the armor plates expanded at a visible speed. Fine cracks appeared on the surface of the threads, and viscous icy blue liquid light spots seeped out from the cracks. These were the blood essence that had directly escaped from his blood vessels after his original bloodline burned.

At the same time, the two icy blue lights deep in his eyes suddenly shrank to the size of pinheads, and then exploded.

An energy at least three times stronger than before erupted from his body, condensing into countless sharp ice shards in the void around him, attempting to break the restraints Lin Yi had placed on him.

However, it didn't work.

It's like a child swinging a wooden sword at a city wall; the wall won't even tremble in the slightest.

Huo Han was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to say something, he saw Lin Yi's lips slowly curl into a smile.

Then, he saw Lin Yi slowly raise his right hand.

At the tip of his index finger, a flame the size of a fingernail had somehow formed. The flame, composed of four interwoven colors, burned quietly on Lin Yi's fingertip.

Then, Huo Han watched as Lin Yi slowly pressed the finger holding the four-colored flames against his forehead.

Then.

His consciousness went blank.