As Dole flew, he examined the laws of dreams. Before long, they arrived above a deathly silent city.
The moment he saw the city, he immediately understood that the Nightmare Patriarch was hiding here.
On the ground, those ten laws of nightmares seemed to have grown straight from the earth, brutally thrusting into the sky and merging with the surrounding world.
This was where the Nightmare Patriarch had comprehended the laws of dreams. This was where he had entered the Dao through dreams.
From dozens of kilometers away, Dole needed only one glance to know the truth.
The other party had indeed reached Level Nine. Those powerful dream laws had grown almost exactly like the other laws. Now, he only needed the world itself to merge with those laws, and he would become a true Level Nine, turning dreams into reality.
Perhaps sensing Dole, the city seemed to suddenly come alive. Countless soldiers and civilians appeared within the city, atop the walls, and in every corner.
Anyone else who saw these people would have thought they were living humans. But Dole saw that they had all been born from dream laws. They were all fake—created out of nothing.
The other party had truly reached Level Nine.
He relayed the news to Vasili and the Shallow Moon Patriarch.
In truth, he did not need to tell them. The Shallow Moon Patriarch and Vasili had also seen the strange city ahead, the population that had suddenly appeared. That was enough to prove everything.
More than eighty kilometers from the city, the Shallow Moon Patriarch stopped and gazed ahead with a grave expression.
He immediately sent out a message.
"Everyone, converge on my position. We've found the Nightmare Patriarch's trail. He is already Level Nine. Be careful—he is already Level Nine."
At that