When all the Jia Division members aimed their weapons at Shen Bai, a chill washed over him. His pores tightened, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

These Jia Division members were all masters of the Meridian Realm. Any one of them could hold a significant position in Fenglin State on their own.

To put it bluntly, if any of them wanted to establish a small faction like the Upper Evil Sect, they could likely do so with ease.

Anyone else, finding themselves with the weapons of so many Meridian Realm masters pointed at them, would likely have lost their composure and broken down completely in an instant.

But Shen Bai was different.

Shen Bai soothed a growling Amber, then turned to look at Long Yan singing on the opera stage.

"A dream within a dream, right?"

Cold Moon left its sheath, unleashing a flash of frigid light as Shen Bai held it in a reverse grip.

The blood-red patterns on the blade intertwined, forming a beautiful yet intricate design.

Blood Red Sword Qi clung to the longsword, contained and waiting. While it looked sinister, a magnificent, righteous aura permeated the Sword Qi, enveloping the surroundings.

The biting cold seemed to warm considerably, almost imperceptibly.

The two sides faced off. The Jia Division members slowly closed in on Shen Bai until, before long, they had him completely surrounded.

Shen Bai scanned his surroundings. In that instant, Buddha’s Light, Sword Qi, Dao Text, and shadows—all manner of Divine Powers, spurred on by his Qi—swirled around his body, making him look like a terrifying aberration emerging from the darkness.

’I knew the Nightmare could control dreams, but this is my first time encountering a dream within a dream. It looks like I’m in for a bitter fight today.’

Shen Bai didn’t need a second look to grasp the situation completely.

The Jia Division members before him were now completely under the Nightmare’s control.

The Nightmare was an aberration that specialized in controlling people’s minds and even killing them within their dreams.

Everyone had been mentally prepared upon entering, knowing that any unexpected events would merely be illusions within the dream.

This subconscious self-suggestion should have prevented the Nightmare from influencing them, but something had still gone wrong.

The problem was that the Nightmare hadn’t just influenced the Jia Division members through the dream. It had used that dream to construct another one, trapping them in a dream within a dream.

Shen Bai had no idea what they were dreaming about, but judging from the situation, it was certainly not a pleasant one.

The moment the thought crossed his mind, the group of Jia Division members attacked.

Each member possessed the strength of the Meridian Realm, considered Upper Class even within the Observatory.

The barrage of attacks they launched was overwhelming, crashing down on Shen Bai like a tidal wave.

In an instant, the surrounding opera stage, the theater, and the flagstone floor all vanished.

Long Yan, too, disappeared without a trace.

In their place was a vast, boundless expanse of white Space.

Only whiteness existed here, without a single trace of any other color.

As soon as this Space formed, the attacks were already upon him.

Shen Bai felt an intense sense of crisis erupt within him, like an impending volcanic eruption—scorching hot and fraught with deep, hidden danger.

’Such powerful attacks.’

’To think they’re this terrifying when combined... It seems I’ll gain something from this trip after all.’

Shen Bai’s eyes narrowed. After that brief thought, he thrust Cold Moon toward the weakest of the incoming attacks.

Blood Red Sword Qi erupted from Cold Moon, scattering like crimson snowflakes that danced through the white Space.

Countless streams of Blood Red Sword Qi enveloped Shen Bai, each one pulsing with a soul-stirring light.

Some of the attacks were shattered by his Sword Qi, but the rest were relentless, an inexhaustible, overwhelming tide.

Shen Bai’s Sword Qi was worn away by the terrifying onslaught. The attacks that had consumed it didn’t pause for even a moment, continuing their bombardment.

The sense of crisis in Shen Bai’s heart grew, but at the same time, a thrill of excitement bloomed within him like a flower.

Ever since the battle at the Upper Evil Sect, during his duel with its Sect Leader, Shen Bai had known the joy of fighting with all his might.

And now, he was experiencing it once again.

Shen Bai raised his left fist. Shrouded in Buddha’s Light, the three-meter-tall Dharma Golden Body behind him swung its own massive fist in sync with his.

Buddha’s Light filled the air.

Some of the attacks were neutralized by the Buddha’s Light. Carrying a terrifying force, Shen Bai’s fist finally broke through the endless sea of attacks and reached the Jia Division member at the front.

The Jia Division member sensed the attack, and his veteran experience told him to block with his weapon.

BOOM!

A deafening roar echoed as that Jia Division member, along with two others behind him, was sent flying, spitting mouthfuls of blood.

Shen Bai did not hold back.

’Perhaps in a story, one would be expected to consider their bond as colleagues in a situation like this.’

But right now, under the blessing of the Mystic Heart Spell, absolute calm was his only state of mind.

’To hold back was to die.’

’If he died, not only would the problem remain unsolved, it would escalate.’

’At a time like this, holding back out of sentimentality would be pure foolishness.’

’If someone like that really got transported to an Otherworld, they probably wouldn’t survive past three episodes.’

Of course, they were masters of the Meridian Realm, after all. Taking a punch from Shen Bai only left them severely injured and incapacitated on the ground.

Shen Bai’s punch created an opening in the encirclement.

The other attacks surged forward to fill it.

Shen Bai tilted his head up slightly. With a shift in his footwork, he executed Divine Hundred Miles, which he had recently upgraded to Level 4.