Rustle, rustle, rustle!
Lu Yunhe stepped into the forest without any guard up and immediately felt Heaven and Earth spin. It was as though he had entered another expanse of time and space, where a dark, dreamlike aura continuously emerged.
Beneath the shroud of that aura, one could not help but feel drowsy.
Professionals with even a little strength had basically transcended the need for sleep.
Yet this power still seemed intent on awakening the most primal concept of sleep within all life.
Faintly, there were even clear sounds like a lullaby, echoing without end.
The sound passed through the forest, ignored the flesh, and seemed to carry the soul ever downward.
Slap!
Lu Yunhe could not help yawning. Then he toppled straight to the ground and fell asleep.
"Hmph, hmph!"
At that moment, a bear-bodied, elephant-nosed figure slowly emerged from the misty forest.
Its massive body was covered in dazzling patterns. One look was enough to make it seem as though one's consciousness would be swallowed as well.
"Hmph, another fool who doesn't know death. Still, the souls of the people who have come lately have all been of excellent quality. I should be able to have a proper feast." The Dream Eater Beast swung its elephant-like trunk.
The group of humans that had previously trespassed into its territory had possessed astonishingly high-quality souls. They had been the most delicious dream-soul power it had ever tasted in its life.
They had been so delicious that, in the end, it had not even planned to kill them. It had let them go instead, hoping they would draw more people here.
It had never expected another high-quality human to come running over so soon.
"Since you stepped into my domain, obediently become my food."
The Dream Eater Beast flicked its trunk,