Wake Up from This Cruel Dream Already!

Having gotten to know so many members of the Chu Aristocratic Clan and witnessed a long part of Chu Chu's life... Song Shuhang was certain that when the sun rose tomorrow, he would be the person who understood Chu Chu best in the world. Even Chu Chu's mother didn't understand Chu Chu as well as he did!

What is a true confidant...? This is a true confidant!

Starting tomorrow, Miss Chu Chu will have no secrets from him!

It's a little scary to even think about!

The dream continues.

Chu Chu is a very self-disciplined girl. She has lived up to the expectations of the Chu Aristocratic Clan. She cultivates diligently every day and never slacks off.

Finally, at the age of eighteen, she successfully leaped over the Dragon Gate. Her internal Blood Qi transformed from illusory to real, and she condensed her life essence in her Dantian, stepping into the realm of Second-Stage True Master, becoming the youngest Second-Stage True Master in the Chu Aristocratic Clan!

Song Shuhang: "..."

Wait a minute, is it really that difficult to become Second-Stage True Master?

Chu Chu began cultivating at a young age, completing the Foundation Establishment stage at seven, and the 'Innate True Qi' she carried from her mother's womb remained within her. Under such circumstances, how could she cultivate until she was eighteen before successfully advancing to the Second-Grade?

Song Shuhang counted on his fingers the time he had spent cultivating—on June 4, 2019, he accidentally brewed his first 'Body Tempering Liquid', and then, with the help of the seniors in the 'Nine Provinces Number One Group', he officially stepped into the world of cultivation.

And today, in the early morning of July 18th, he has been a cultivator for a month and a half now...

If Senior White hadn't paused his advancement yesterday... he would already be a glorious Second-Stage True Master!

A month and a half...

A month and a half!

It took Miss Chu Chu more than ten years to cultivate to the Second-Grade!

You wouldn't know unless you compared them; once you do, it's truly astonishing.

Miss Chu Chu is a genius rarely seen in the Chu Aristocratic Clan for hundreds of years; it took her over ten years to become Second-Stage True Master. What happened to him in just a month and a half?

"Am I cheating?" Song Shuhang had a sudden realization.

This is definitely cheating, not just the minor cheats of the Mid-Rank Spirit Ghost and the Enlightenment Stone... but something else, something far more terrifying. Turns out I'm a cheater!

"After I leave the island, I must ask the seniors in the Nine Provinces Number One Group whether it's normal for me to advance to the Second-Stage True Master in just over a month," Song Shuhang thought to himself.

Oh right, the first thing I should do after leaving the island is send a message to Soft Feather, telling her absolutely, positively not to open the gift that Venerable White sent. That gift will send Soft Feather soaring into the sky in a 'piu~~' Spiral Ascension, experiencing a wave-like flight and a Soft Feather -style bungee jump landing—but who knows, she might actually enjoy it? I remember she said she wanted me to go bungee jumping with her, right?

As Song Shuhang's mind wandered, he experienced Chu Chu's life in his dream.

Even after Chu Chu was promoted to Second-Stage True Master, she continued to cultivate diligently and never slacked off.

After reaching the Second-Grade, the five major acupoints of the heart, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth constantly generate a continuous flow of Blood Qi, which is poured into the Dantian. Then, the Blood Qi and blood, like fuel, are transformed into even more powerful true Qi energy in the Dantian.

True Qi is nurtured and accumulated in the Dantian. Once enough True Qi has accumulated in the Dantian, it flows upwards along the spine of the cultivator, opening up the second Dantian... then the Third Dantian, the Fourth Dantian, and so on. The 'Dantian' mentioned here is not the so-called [upper, middle, and lower Dantian], but rather refers to the point where True Qi gathers in the body, which cultivators collectively call Dantian.

A cultivator at the Second-Grade Realm can reopen a total of seven Dantian.

The Second Dantian is called 'Dragon Tail'.

The Third Dantian is named 'Dragon Claw'.

The Fourth Dantian then descends sequentially, named 'Dragon Body, Dragon Palm, Dragon Neck, Dragon Head', and the eighth Dantian 'Dragon-Transforming Horn'.

Once the eighth Dantian is opened, Qidian from the first Dantian and ending at the eighth Dantian, the eight Dantian form a giant dragon of true qi.

During this period, when true qi is poured into the eighth Dantian, it will not return to the first Dantian. This is because Second-Grade Cultivator can only accumulate so much true qi within their body.

All excess true energy will surge out from the eighth Dantian, the 'Dragon Horn Dantian,' stirring up changes in heaven and earth and attracting Tribulation Lightning.

That was Second-Stage Lightning Tribulation.

Once the Tribulation Lightning is overcome, the physical strength of Second-Grade Cultivator will be greatly enhanced. The true energy within the body will no longer surge outward, but will instead flow back from the Dragon Horn Dantian, along the true energy dragon body back to the first Dantian. The true energy will circulate endlessly, transforming into the True Qi River in the shape of a dragon.

At that time, the "true qi" will undergo a qualitative change from quantitative change, transforming into the second form of true qi, "True Liquid".

That is the Third-Grade Battle King realm, which is Soft Feather's current realm.

After opening her first Dantian, Chu Chu spent over a month nurturing and stabilizing Dantian.

After the Second-Grade Realm Second-Grade, although she continued to cultivate diligently and tirelessly, the effects of closed-door cultivation became increasingly diminished.

Without the trials of life and death, lacking experience and stimulation, and without inspiration and sufficient rare and precious materials to support her, her advancement speed has slowed down significantly.

Thus, with the help and arrangements of her family, Chu Chu began to travel throughout China.

She spent five years traveling to most parts of China.

However, she didn't have any extraordinary encounters in the China region, and she rarely even met fellow cultivators, nor did she participate in any major cultivator festivals. In the end, after five years, she only managed to open up her Second Dantian, the 'Dragon Tail Dantian'. This speed of advancement was not slow, but it was definitely not fast either.

Therefore, Chu Chu chose to leave China and enter a wider world to embark on an adventure.

Four years later, during her travels in the Eastern Sea region, she had several minor adventures.

This time, she successfully opened her Third Dantian, the 'Dragon Claw Dantian,' after four years. She opened the more difficult-to-open Third Dantian in less time, which shows that her travels were indeed effective.

Thus, Chu Chu was filled with boundless ambition and prepared to venture into more distant worlds to seek her own opportunities.

But then, one day... Chu Chu received news from the Chu Aristocratic Clan.

The message briefly introduced the current situation of the Chu Aristocratic Clan and urged her to return to the family as soon as possible to prepare for the battle of ' Immortal Severing Platform Void Sword Sect!

[Huh? The plot has progressed this far already?] Song Shuhang thought to himself.

Wait a minute, if things have progressed this far, there seems to be a big problem!

A bad feeling welled up in Song Shuhang's heart.

He remembered something. Now that the plot had progressed this far, wasn't the next step the assassins from the Wolf One Gang going to ambush and kill Miss Chu Chu?

Finally— the Chu Chu girl will be held tightly in Whale Eight's "Embrace and Kill" move, transforming her from the towering Mount Everest into the Northeast Plain...

Song Shuhang witnessed that scene firsthand that day. Just watching it made his teeth ache.

Is it possible that I'll be dreaming about the whole process of Chu Chu being squeezed flat from now on?

No, no, I'm still 'possessed' in Chu Chu's body, experiencing everything from her first-person perspective. I can feel the pain of being squeezed flat.

No! This ending is too cruel!

"End it quickly! This cruel dream, please end it quickly! It's not too late to end it now, wake up!" Song Shuhang's soul was struggling.

But all his struggles were in vain. His dream of 'life experiences' was wonderful, but its only drawback was that he couldn't control when he woke up... The Spirit Ghost didn't react either and couldn't take him out of the dream again.

No matter how unwilling Song Shuhang was, the plot of his dream continued to unfold resolutely.

Soon, in her dream, Chu Chu was ambushed by Wolf One, Ox Two, and Ape Four on a small island!

In the end, Chu Chu desperately escaped from the clutches of these three veteran Second-Stage True Master. She leaped into the vast sea and, as agile as Mermaid, quickly disappeared from sight.

Only Wolf One, Ox Two, and Ape Four remained on the island, watching with bated breath.

On the surface, Chu Chu had temporarily escaped a disaster, but Song Shuhang knew that what followed was the scene where Whale Eight and Shark Nine caught up with Chu Chu and then squeezed her flat.

This kind of 'prophetic' ability is truly despairing! Especially when you know you're about to face a 'tragedy' but have no way to change it!

"Wake me up! Wake up! Someone wake me up! Doudou, Little Monk, Senior White, whoever it is, wake me up! Give me two big slaps!" Song Shuhang roared in his heart.

Unfortunately... outside, the night is still very long...

No one would wake him up at this time—and even if they did, what good would it do? Maybe tomorrow night, when Song Shuhang goes back to sleep, he'll be right in Whale Eight's arms.

And so... Song Shuhang was utterly desperate.

He could only grit his teeth, tighten his nerves, and prepare to face the agonizing pain of being "held in his arms and killed."

Hmm... Come to think of it, why does this process seem so familiar?

It seems that during Onion Lady's dream of life last time, Song Shuhang also struggled in this way, trying to wake up from the dream?

Whether Song Shuhang likes it or not, the plot continues steadily.

In the end, Chu Chu in the dream was caught up by Whale Eight and Shark Nine.

After a brief exchange, Chu Chu shattered Shark Nine's ultimate move, the Hundred Shark Palm, and was preparing to escape when she crashed into a thick wall of flesh.

"A delicate little wench like you, I love to hold you tightly in my arms, and then... crush you against my chest, turning you into a pile of minced meat." A deep voice rang out, laced with a sinister laugh.

Immediately afterwards, two strong, thick arms Chu Chu embraced the girl's body, their powerful grip radiating terrifying strength.

Chu Chu felt as if all the bones in her body were about to shatter.

Song Shuhang, who felt the same way as Chu Chu, also felt the pain; his ribs were about to break... and his internal organs felt like they were being crushed.

Despite Chu Chu having the imposing presence of Mount Everest, it offered no cushioning against Whale Eight's deadly grappling move.

So painful...

I can't breathe...

I'm going to die, I'm going to die...