"Hidden within the boundless illusionary purple ocean, a sense of lingering fear fills your heart."
"As expected of the incarnation of the ’Deception Lord,’ despite merely possessing the ’Angel’-tier status, it can exploit the faint traits of the ’Pillar’ to deceive the powers of the ’Spiritual Dragon’ and the ’Power of Royal Authority.’ Had you not been sufficiently cautious, the clash just now would have left you with unimaginable injuries."
"Soon, a sense of urgency grows within you."
"The Divine Descent Ceremony was not stopped; the ’Deception Lord’ can descend into the Real World at any time. When the ’King of Nature’ appears and centuries-worth of machinations surface, you’ll have no room to intervene in this battle over the complete ’Pillar.’"
"You sink into contemplation."
"You consider how to unravel what the ’King of Nature’ has done to the ’Deception Lord’s’ incarnation."
"At that moment, the illusionary purple ocean representing the dream begins to boil. A vortex forms before your eyes, scattering light particles that gradually coalesce into a terrifying figure cloaked in black, with an ominous dark-golden six-pointed star eye on its chest."
"The incarnation of the ’Deception Lord.’
"It actually employed the power of ’deception,’ successfully cheating its way into the dream, bringing its flesh and blood into this illusionary world."
"As shock consumes you, unfamiliar words in the ’Devil’s Language,’ words you’ve never heard but can somehow understand, reverberate once more. This time, the voice is laden with confusion... The power of dreams—what is your relationship with the ’Dream Realm Master?’"
"Your heart stirs; you sense an opportunity."
"You don’t answer the question directly but instead adopt a mocking tone... ’Since you know the origin of the "dream," you still dared to enter? Even your true form wouldn’t dare face the "Nameless Land" directly.’
"The incarnation of the ’Deception Lord’ replies in a low-toned voice... ’The Dream Realm Master won’t detect me for three minutes.’
"This is its confidence... To evade detection from the ’Dream Realm Master’ for three minutes... It seems to have profoundly deceived the dream, making the dream regard the ’Deception Lord’s’ incarnation as part of itself."
"You continue to probe, trying to discern what the ’King of Nature’ has wrought."
"Then you suddenly realize something amiss."
"The Divine Descent Ceremony is nearing completion. The priority now is to unveil what the ’King of Nature’ has done to the ’Deception Lord’s’ incarnation. Why are you wasting time on such trivial matters?"
"This is ’deception.’
"It’s the incarnation of the ’Deception Lord’ deliberately stalling."
"The thought flashes in your mind, instantly sharpening your awareness. Time cannot be squandered any longer; you immediately activate the backtracking effect of the ’Heart Dream Source’ to guide the trajectory of your dream."
"The scenery before you changes; the purple illusionary ocean transforms into a death-bound execution platform for slaying gods. In the center stands a colossal guillotine, surrounded by heaps of fallen god corpses—so horrifying, so grotesque."
"Yet your smile freezes."
"According to your guidance, the incarnation of the ’Deception Lord’ should now be restrained at the guillotine, awaiting decapitation. But within the execution platform, saturated with boundless divine blood and god corpses, no shadow is visible."
"The incarnation of the ’Deception Lord’ has managed to elude the powers of the ’Heart Dream Source.’ Is it truly only an ’Angel-tier?’ "
"Extreme vigilance rises within you."
"In the blink of an eye, the scene changes again. Overwhelming stenches of blood invade your senses, and faintly malicious whispers echo in your ears. You find your hands and feet bound on the execution platform, while a chilling, waterfall-like dread flows over your body."
"You’ve become the prisoner bound to the platform."
"Fear overtakes you. You cannot fathom how, as the dream’s conductor, you have become the victim of calamity."
"You use all your strength to struggle, but escape proves impossible."
"At that moment, the voice of the ’Deception Lord’s’ incarnation echoes... ’Do not underestimate anything related to the "Pillar," even my insignificant fragment of an incarnation. My "deception" works even against the "Dream Realm Master"—let alone a meager divine artifact.’
"The guillotine descends."
"You understand fully that although dreams are illusionary, your entry method is through physical embodiment. Here, if decapitated, it equates to perishing in the Real World."
"No time for hesitation; you immediately tap into the effects of the ’Heart Dream Source.’
"Your dream fractals shatter rapidly."
"You find yourself transported back to the Real World."
Yang Qizhou unconsciously clenched his fist, his palms drenched in cold sweat.
The battle had entered a stalemate.
The eerie and terrifying nature of the ’Deception Lord’s’ incarnation far exceeded expectations. Although its tier wasn’t high, it could manipulate the traits of the ’Pillar’ to influence powers at the ’Divine Sovereign’ level, causing the Game Character to remain unable to claim victory.
Although the Game Character hadn’t suffered harm and even held the upper hand at times, this wasn’t fortunate news.
Because for the incarnation of the ’Deception Lord,’ defeating the Game Character wasn’t necessary. All it needed was to stall time until its true form descended, which would mark the plan’s success."
"Lamp Holder, there... there’s a development, something seems terribly wrong..." At that moment, the trembling voice of Mister Death reached him, as if he’d just encountered something horrifying."
"Is it related to the Divine Descent Ceremony?"