"Do you know why the Dream Realm has seven layers?"
"No."
"Legend has it that this is a rule of the Dream Realm-almost no one can wake from seven dreams in succession, each nested inside the next."
"So this is the Dream Realm World's trial?"
"Yes. If you fail, you can only follow their rules."
"I'll give it a try."
Shen Ye spoke eagerly.
He pressed his hand into the void, sensed the power of the Dream Realm, and suddenly stepped forward.
The entire world changed at once.
He found himself standing in a dark, cramped concrete passage.
Several lines were written on one wall:
"Outsider."
"You have chosen to challenge the Dream Realm World rather than serve it."
"During this challenge, the Dream Realm World will be hostile to you."
"Once you break through the blockade of seven dream layers and complete the challenge, your dream-related skills will no longer fall under the Dream Realm World's jurisdiction."
"If you fail-"
"You must pay ten times the military merit to obtain permission to use your dream-related skills at certain times."
"Begin immediately?"
"-A notice from the Dream Realm World."
Shen Ye read for a while, then asked:
"Xiatelai, I really don't understand. Why do I need their permission to use a skill I created?"
"It can't be helped-the rules of the Dream Realm converge here."
"Among the Ten Thousand Worlds, controlling a world where a law converges means holding a position of dominance," Xiatelai said.
"Even with permission, I can only use it at certain times. Why?" Shen Ye asked.
"That's so they can collect a fee. It's like a contract, or even a sacrifice. You must make a sincere sacrifice before you qualify to use the law."
A note of seriousness entered Xiatelai's voice.
She had noticed.
Shen Ye