Time passed, little by little.
In the blink of an eye, ten days had gone by.
The first layer of the dream.
Deep in the Barren Mountains.
Lu Ren sat cross-legged in a valley, eyes closed, motionless.
Outside the valley, the hundred-zhang-long Exotic Beast was still frantically searching for him.
Rumble!
Its enormous body trampled the ground, shaking the entire mountain range violently.
Suddenly—
Lu Ren's eyes snapped open, and a smile appeared on his face.
"I've finally understood this dream!"
After ten days of contemplation, he had seen through the laws governing it.
The Exotic Beast possessed the power of a Dao-Proving Realm cultivator because the dream had granted it that power.
If so, he could draw on the dream's power too.
"There's an Exotic Beast in this dream!"
Lu Ren slowly rose. "Then I can become one too!"
Hum!
As his words fell, his body twisted violently.
A strange power gathered from every direction and enveloped him completely.
The next moment, Lu Ren transformed into a hundred-zhang-long Exotic Beast.
Its appearance, aura, and strength were identical to those of the other beast.
Roar!
Lu Ren threw back his head and roared, shaking the entire mountain range.
Hearing him, the other Exotic Beast charged over and slammed a huge claw toward him.
Lu Ren swung his own claw to meet it.
Bang!
The two massive claws collided. Terrifying force swept outward, shattering the surrounding peaks.
Both behemoths staggered back several steps before charging at each other again.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Every collision shook the earth.
But although Lu Ren had become an Exotic Beast, he had a wealth of combat experience.
The other beast, by contrast, knew only how to attack with brute force.
After barely a dozen exchanges, Lu Ren seized an opening and smashed a claw