Dream Realm (Happy Children's Day!)

Qiao Liqun caught them off guard, giving himself ample time to prepare before the six opposing Chosen could come to their senses.

More importantly, the book Qiao Liqun had read was no ordinary one.

Just as Qiao Liqun had said, it was the "truth" of this world!

Combined with Qiao Liqun's God-given Ability, Preacher, that lengthy passage of "truth" dealt a severe blow to the worldview of the six Chosen from the opposing faction. They could not help but feel that Qiao Liqun made perfect sense, and they wanted to bow and receive his teachings to show their agreement.

Once the Six Great Elects realized they had been mentally affected, they immediately used Spiritual Power to strike their own meridians, inflicting minor self-harm in an attempt to break free of the mental influence. However, something even more shocking happened: their self-harm had no effect at all. The urge to worship Qiao Liqun remained entirely unchanged!

Qiao Liqun smiled. "Don't waste your strength. No matter how you resist or distort it, truth is still truth. It is precisely because what I said makes sense that you accept it from the bottom of your hearts."

"No, this is Spirit Suggestion... something like a hypnosis spell!"

"Hypnosis... Are we currently in a state similar to a Dream Realm?"

"No wonder self-harm is useless. Our real bodies never harmed themselves at all! Naturally, we can't wake up..."

The Six Great Elects were all seasoned veterans, and they quickly deduced their current condition.

"We are in a Dream Realm right now. The enemy would not dare attack our real bodies! Unless they can guarantee a killing blow, they would only make us wake up early..."

"They don't have enough people! Apart from the Chosen of the God of Truth, there is only one Chosen of the God of Fire. They may not dare make a move!"

"What we need to consider now is how to break out of this situation."

"We were careless and fell into the enemy's hypnosis trap. We cannot break the hypnosis through our own abilities. One of us must pray to a Deity and borrow external power to escape the hypnosis! After returning to reality, that person can wake the other five!"

In the Dream Realm, the six Chosen swiftly reached a consensus. This was not the time to argue.

The Turtleman dropped to one knee and muttered the Turtle God's honored name, praying for Its Guidance.

As he prayed, an Aged Sigh filled with helplessness seemed to sound out. "I am deeply disappointed..."

The Turtleman's entire body shuddered. He pressed his forehead to the ground and cried sorrowfully, "Great Turtle God, please give me another chance!"

A beam of green light seemed to pierce through the Dream Realm and descend into the depths of the Turtleman's sea of consciousness.

The Turtleman jolted, suddenly realizing that he had returned to reality. Qiao Liqun and Queen Bee finally appeared before him, while five motionless companions stood behind him.

Qiao Liqun frowned. "You have already awakened? It seems you need to hear the truth again."

However, before Qiao Liqun could reopen the red book, the Turtleman let out a thunderous roar.

Dazzling silver light exploded as an Air Cannon mixed with arcs of lightning blasted forth.

Qiao Liqun abruptly retreated, and his attempt to hypnotize the Turtleman a second time was declared a failure.

This was also the limitation of his God-given Ability. Its upper limit was Very High, but its lower limit was also extremely low. As long as the opponent launched continuous attacks and kept their mind vigilant or even excited at all times, the influence of Qiao Liqun's Preacher would be reduced to a minimum.

"Wake Up!"

The Turtleman shouted like thunder again, and an Air Cannon exploded in the midst of his five companions.

The damage from reality swiftly woke the five companions, bringing their consciousness back from the Dream Realm.

"Leave one person behind to keep an eye on Lü Wang! The other five, attack together and send the Chosen of the God of Truth on his way!" The Turtleman stepped forward, his mountain-like imposing aura erupting.

Qiao Liqun drifted back with a smile. "I'm not foolish enough to face six Chosen at once..."

Run Away?

The six Chosen all froze. Should they give chase?

They quickly saw that the other Chosen—the God of Fire's Chosen, Queen Bee—was also smiling as she drifted backward. Before long, both figures vanished into the thin mist.

"This is bad." The Turtleman suddenly thought of something and turned toward the Eight Gates Golden Lock Immortal Array where Bai Xiaowen was located.

Within the Immortal Array, a vague human silhouette could still be seen.

The Turtleman did not relax. Instead, he decisively stepped toward the Eight Gates Golden Lock Immortal Array, cupped his hands before himself, and unleashed a fierce wave of Spiritual Power with a howl!

"Forcefully attack the Eight Gates Golden Lock Immortal Array?"

"That makes sense. We can't delay any longer. Who knows whether those two who fled will bring back reinforcements?"

"Even if it costs us more energy, so be it. We must confirm Lü Wang's condition!"

The other five came to their senses and simultaneously activated their Spiritual Power toward the Eight Gates Golden Lock Immortal Array.

The Eight Gates Golden Lock Immortal Array was primarily meant for enemies who had entered it. Its ability to withstand attacks from outside was quite limited.

Without anyone presiding over it and guiding its transformations, it was even easier to break.

The six Chosen shattered the Immortal Array with three volleys of Spiritual Power spells.

The Immortal Array broke, but the Turtleman's expression did not improve in the slightest. He waved his hand, sending out a gust of wind that swept away the mist.

The vague figure of "Lü Wang" was revealed.

"This is bad!"

All six showed alarm almost simultaneously.

Although "Lü Wang" was still there, they could all immediately tell that he was a fake, a puppet!

The real Lü Wang had vanished!

Inside Death God Castle, within a dark corridor.

Bai Xiaowen cautiously scouted his surroundings as he advanced slowly.

"Luckily, Elder Qiao and Queen Bee came over and helped draw away some of their attention. Otherwise, getting away would have been truly difficult."

While the six Chosen had "watched over" Bai Xiaowen in force, believing they had him trapped beyond escape, Bai Xiaowen had been using Death God's Power and the Visage of the Death God to gradually influence the two rows of Divine Bloodline Grade Gargoyles in Death God Castle.

Bai Xiaowen's plan was simple: make these Divine Bloodline Grade Gargoyles work for him and create chaos.

However, this plan was quite difficult. Although the Divine Bloodline Grade Gargoyles would be affected by Bai Xiaowen's Visage of the Death God and Death God's Power, and would cease treating Bai Xiaowen as an attack target after the influence had accumulated for some time, that did not mean Bai Xiaowen could control them and make them attack his enemies for him.

If it truly came down to it, he could only dispel the array and dart into the midst of the Divine Bloodline Grade Gargoyles, letting them act freely. Although Bai Xiaowen would still be the Six Great Elects' primary target and would suffer from the aftermath of the melee, it was still far better than facing the Six Great Elects alone.

The arrival of Qiao Liqun and Queen Bee, especially Qiao Liqun's hypnotic Dream Realm, gave Bai Xiaowen the chance to swap himself out with a substitute.

After all, the Gargoyles had already been influenced enough by Bai Xiaowen that they no longer regarded him as an enemy. Thus, when Bai Xiaowen's real body left the array and quietly entered the castle gates, he did not alert a single Gargoyle.

Now, the two rows of Divine Bloodline Grade Gargoyles at the entrance had become an impassable barrier, helping Bai Xiaowen block the Six Great Elects outside.

This was also why Qiao Liqun could leave without worry. His task had already been completed.

All that remained was to wait for Bai Xiaowen to gather the Death God Bones, ascend as the Death God, and crush the opposing faction.

Some Undead Creatures also wandered within Death God Castle. Although they were not as powerful as the Divine Bloodline Grade Gargoyles at the entrance, they were certainly not weak, possessing at least High King Rank strength.

Even powerful Chosen would find it far from easy to explore such a castle.

Fortunately, Bai Xiaowen could use the Visage of the Death God to avoid battle.