Lin Rouniang narrowed her eyes, instinctively finding the light unbearably dazzling.
Golden light shone upon the earth, its brilliant radiance carrying a terrifying pressure.
In moments, it took human form, as though possessed of a spirit.
The figure of a young man in long robes emerged, with swordlike brows and star-bright eyes.
His face was unfamiliar to Lin Rouniang, yet his expression and bearing seemed strangely familiar, stirring an inexplicable sense of recognition.
Lin Rouniang's expression grew grave. "You're True Person Zixu."
Li Ling smiled, his tone faintly teasing. "Miss Lin, it's been some time. You seem to have grown a little thinner."
Then his expression turned stern, and he declared solemnly, "Today, I shall act in the name of justice, eliminate you, witch, and restore peace to the world."
Lin Rouniang's face suddenly turned deathly pale. "When did you..."
She had no idea how she had fallen victim to him. She had assumed that staying up night after night had left her mentally exhausted, giving him an opening.
While she was distracted, Li Ling waved his hand.
Heaven and earth turned murky as thunderclouds gathered overhead, dense as an impending apocalypse.
This was a transformation of the dreamscape he had fashioned in imitation of the Heavenly Tribulation he had experienced.
Sensing the terrifying aura that originated from the Great Dao of heaven and earth, Lin Rouniang's lovely face drained of color, and despair welled up within her.
"No..."
In an instant, Heavenly Lightning blasted her body apart.
As her mind scattered, a dream spirit had nowhere to escape. Li Ling spotted it and swiftly seized it.
In reality, Lin Rouniang's closed eyelids twitched involuntarily, but she failed to awaken from the nightmare. Instead, she immediately entered a new scene.
This was her dream!
Confident in his formidable skills, Li