Chapter 340: The Eternal Prison

Watching the murderous intent in the cloak-wearing man’s eyes gradually fade and him stop struggling, Ye Feng’s lips curled slightly. He knew the other man was now completely immersed in regret and memories of the past…
After using the privilege that transcended the laws, Ye Feng quickly seized control of that dragon clan’s domain—a powerful realm with strong restraining effects. He didn’t even know the limits of these restraining effects. All he knew was that with his strength as a semi-divine puppet, he could easily trap gods using this domain.
However, all the original rules within the domain disappeared, and new rules had to be created. Thus, Ye Feng spent several days initially establishing the rules for his domain, naming them “Nightmare.”
The principle behind these rules was quite simple: creating dreams.
Even before having his own domain, Ye Feng had pondered what kind of realm he should create. He had thought of making it a completely independent world where everything could be created by him, making him invincible within it. But this idea was too impractical, as such a creation would be far too complex for him to control at the time. So, he opted to create a virtual world, focusing on dreams and illusions. These domain rules were much simpler than building a new world. After obtaining his domain, it took him only two or three days to establish the basic rules of “Nightmare,” far exceeding his expectations. Yet, the operation of Nightmare was initiated by him but not under his control, and he couldn’t see others’ dreams either.
Using his domain for the first time on a powerful opponent like the cloak-wearing man, Ye Feng wasn’t entirely confident. He didn’t know if his domain would work on him. But it seemed the other man was completely trapped in a dream.
“What other schemes does this guy have besides casting parasitic puppets and stealing the corpse of the Gu King?” With various doubts in mind, Ye Feng stepped forward toward him.
The cloak-wearing man, still in the dream, wasn’t aware of Ye Feng’s approach.
“A sneaky guy. I’m determined to see your true face,” Ye Feng said as he reached out and pulled back the man’s cloak.
“So, just an ordinary person after all…” Ye Feng, who had been mentally prepared, felt somewhat disappointed upon seeing that face.

It was an utterly ordinary face—one that would blend in with a crowd instantly and leave no memorable features. Just as Ye Feng was slightly distracted, a faint sound like shattering eggshells came through, immediately alerting him. He turned toward the source of the sound. A face with a sinister smile stared coldly at Ye Feng. “I really owe you thanks. If it weren’t for you uncovering my cloak, I wouldn’t know when I’d wake up…” “How is that possible?” Ye Feng was astonished. “It’s quite simple. My cloak has a passive trigger—once it’s lifted, the Gu King inside me begins to rapidly merge with me, multiplying my strength. I know that many people want to see their enemy’s face before killing them to ensure they haven’t killed the wrong person. Others do it out of pure curiosity, wanting to see the true face beneath the cloak…” “I see. At the moment of fusion, your energy surges dramatically, breaking free from the constraints of the dream and returning to reality.” Ye Feng finally understood why the other person had awakened. “It seems you’re not stupid. That’s indeed the case.” The cloaked man didn’t rush to put on his hat. “If it weren’t for you lifting my hat, a dream of that nature could have trapped me for thousands of years… But now, you’re going to lose…” “Just because I can’t kill you doesn’t mean I’ll lose to you,” Ye Feng said after a moment of thought, staring at the cloaked man. “Because you can’t kill me either, and you can’t escape my domain at all. If I want to, I can keep you trapped here forever.” “Oh, I really couldn’t imagine any other use for your illusion-inducing domain,” the cloaked man said dismissively. “Do you really think having a domain makes you invincible? I can prove to you right now that even in your domain, I can still kill you…” As soon as he finished speaking, the cloaked man exerted force on his legs and appeared in front of Ye Feng in an instant. With a ferocious smile at Ye Feng, who was less than ten centimeters away, he thrust a hand through Ye Feng’s chest before Ye Feng could react.

“I’ve said it before—the gap in strength between us cannot be bridged by anything…” The cloaked man grabbed Ye Feng’s hair with his other hand, staring coldly into Ye Feng’s lifeless eyes and sneering, “Pray you won’t meet me in your next life. Otherwise, I’ll kill you again…”
“Who are you talking to?” Just then, a familiar voice came from behind the cloaked man. He immediately turned to look.
He was slightly stunned for a moment before turning back to check the corpse in his hands, only to find nothing there.
“I said you can’t kill me.”
“Is it still an illusion?” The cloaked man narrowed his eyes. “Do you really think this kind of thing will always work on me?”
“No, you’re wrong. It’s not an illusion,” Ye Feng shook his head. “It seems you don’t understand the rules of my domain at all.”
“Hmph!” Though extremely annoyed, the cloaked man was also eager to know what Ye Feng had done to him.
“I’ve said it—my domain’s rule is nightmares. Everything you experience is a dream, not an illusion. An illusion creates a false appearance that makes one think it’s real, but a false appearance remains false and cannot become real. Dreams are completely different. Dreams aren’t illusions; in fact, they can even turn into real events.”
“For example, if you die in this dream, your brain will truly die, and your body will become a soulless shell. That’s the rule of my domain,” Ye Feng explained seriously.
“That’s impossible. If that’s the rule of the domain, you must also abide by it. You should have been killed by me just now.” The cloaked man immediately spotted the flaw in Ye Feng’s words.
“The reason I wasn’t killed is simple,” Ye Feng raised a finger. “Because in your dream, only you can be killed. Everyone else is just a projection of the dream.”
“No, that’s not true. I clearly escaped just now,” the cloaked man shook his head in disbelief. “How could I fall for it again?”
“Sorry, once you escape one dream, I can put you into another one,” Ye Feng drew two cubes in the air with his finger, pointing at one of them. “For example, you were in this dream just now, but when you broke free, you ended up in another dream.” He pointed at the other cube.

As his fingers moved, small cubes kept taking shape, densely clustering together. “This is what I just realized—a permanent prison. No matter how many times you wake up, you’re still in a dream, endlessly!”
“Hmph, do you think scaring me like this will work? I don’t believe you can create so many dreams.” The cloaked man leaped up and swung his fist at Ye Feng again.
“I’ve said it—useless. Everything you do is a waste of effort.” As the cloaked man stared blankly at Ye Feng’s corpse, another voice came from behind him.
“Since I can’t leave, killing you every time I see you is also a rather interesting game.” The cloaked man became utterly enraged and rushed at him frantically.
In that vast space resembling a starry sky, two ticking sounds were heard, like water droplets falling on the empty hall floor. But beside Ye Feng’s feet, there were two drops of thick red liquid, seemingly blood.
Ye Feng wiped his nose with the back of his index finger and brought it to his eyes. He saw his hand was covered in bright red.
Frowning slightly, he looked at the utterly ordinary face of the still-bound and unconscious cloaked man. “It seems that repeatedly using this rule puts a severe strain on the body. This guy is really troublesome… If I give up now, who knows what he might do. If I continue, my body won’t be able to bear the burden, and he’ll still escape… It seems I have no choice…”
Ye Feng slowly put on the gloves, gripping his right wrist with his left hand. An incredibly powerful energy began to build rapidly.
In just a few breaths, the energy in Ye Feng’s right fist had gathered fully. A golden light enveloped the entire fist, with shimmering lights on its surface, as if something alive was being nurtured within.
“I know this self-destructive method is foolish, but it’s the only way to stop you from going on.” Saying this, Ye Feng slammed his fist hard at the opponent’s dantian.
At the same moment the fist struck the dantian, a fierce roar erupted from the cloaked man’s mouth, sending Ye Feng flying backward.
When the golden sphere shattered with a bang and two figures flew apart in opposite directions, Long Xuan and Long Ling finally reacted.
They immediately caught up to the unconscious Ye Feng.

“It seems he lost…” Long Ling looked at Ye Feng with concern, while Long Xuan turned her head to look in the direction where the cloaked man had been flung away.
“Where’s that cloaked man?” Long Xuan frowned slightly.
It was then that Long Ling realized the cloaked man’s presence seemed to have disappeared. “Did that guy vanish?”
“No, he ran away… He must be badly injured; he knew staying would mean certain death… I don’t know how Blade did it, but he really managed it…” Long Xuan hesitated, and Long Ling also fell into thought…
“Anyway, let’s heal him first. It seems that cloaked man won’t be back for a while.” Long Ling picked up Ye Feng. Although she wasn’t petite, holding Ye Feng, who was over 180 centimeters tall, still seemed rather strange.
“Mm, let’s go back first.” Long Xuan nodded and silently followed Long Ling away…