CHAPTER 345: CHAPTER 298: DESOLATE MOTHER_2

"You have to admit, ’Big White’ indeed has a certain deterrent effect on the Desolate Mother."

"As its cute yet ferocious growls echoed, you saw the pollution resembling tidal green waves pause momentarily, with ripples appearing on its surface. However, this wicked force soon surged again, though slower than before."

"Not only so..."

"As the sound of tearing flesh rang out, you could see that the container of the ’Desolate Mother’ had already broken free for the most part, and was about to crawl out of its embryo."

"Having a child with the ’Mother of Beauty and Fertility’ was already enough; I definitely don’t want to have another child with the ’Desolate Mother’."

"You thought to yourself, already planning to unleash the power of the ’Residual Ring of the King of Truth’ to obliterate the pollution of the ’Desolate Mother’ and destroy the headpiece that connected to the Old Gods’ Kingdom—the Desolate Land."

"If it failed, then you’d have no choice but to take ’Sera’ and ’Lena’ and find a way to escape."

"But just then, a soft, tempting, illusory, ethereal voice, as if capable of fulfilling any man’s desires, slowly broke the silence."

"Please wait..."

"Favored of the Dream Realm, Angel Envoy of the Nameless Land, I will not harm you."

"As though to demonstrate sincerity, the wicked force emerging around ceased five meters from the altar as the voice spoke."

...

Favored of the Dream Realm, Angel Envoy of the Nameless Land?

Seeing this suspected manifestation of the ’Desolate Mother’s’ will referring to the game character, Yang Qizhou, though mentally prepared for this, still felt a swirl of mixed emotions...

"The game character suddenly grasped the boundary between dream and reality, "

"In the depths of the Dream Realm’s tributary, the Dream Realm Sovereign personally narrated the secrets of the Sequence."

"During the Realm of Light arc, in order to save the game character, the Nameless Land even paid a certain price and killed the ’Beauty’ Pillar."

"Actually, I should have realized long ago the connection between the game character and the ’Dream Realm Sovereign.’"

"But when did it start?"

Yang Qizhou pondered deeply, and soon a not-so-conspicuous scene, extremely easy to overlook, surfaced in his memory. "Yes, it was truly when the game character guarded the Royal City along the Polluted Mountain Edge... The reset of fate lines hadn’t freed the game character from the curse of the ’Sea of Illusion’. The ’Dream Realm Sovereign’ had been watching him all along."

But Yang Qizhou quickly felt puzzled again,

The game character is a ’Wizard of Blasphemy,’ shepherding four gods including the ’God of Victory’ and the ’Hidden Light,’ and possesses numerous legendary artifacts and ancient objects. Even against the ’Divine Sovereign,’ he has room to maneuver—his power can’t really be considered weak.

Yet clearly,

Such a position, when facing someone like the ’Dream Realm Sovereign,’ who even the ’Lord of Blasphemy’ regards as an adversary, and as one of the ’Four Indescribable Lands,’ is obviously insufficient. If She wished to harm the game character or seize the power of fate, She would have succeeded long ago, without going to such great lengths. Instead, She even paid a certain price to protect the game character and killed the ’Beauty’ Pillar.

"In this world, apart from your parents, there is no such thing as selfless goodwill. The ’Dream Realm Sovereign’ has done so much—She must have a motive."

"But what could it be?"

Due to the lack of evidence, Yang Qizhou thought for a long time but couldn’t figure it out. He decided to stop overthinking; no matter what the ’Dream Realm Sovereign’ planned, Her intentions would inevitably reveal themselves sooner or later.

The immediate task was to find a way to deal with this ’Four Indescribable Lands’ entity—perhaps not to use it, but it must not be abandoned.

After all, you may trust the power of gods, but never trust Their benevolence.

Yang Qizhou quickly refocused his attention on the game.

...

"You silently contemplated the distance and saw that it was sufficient for you to react and utilize the power of the ’Residual Ring of the King of Truth,’ so you temporarily suppressed the impulse to act and said in a deep voice... Are you the ’Desolate Mother’?"

"At the same time,"

"The Divine Descent embryo of the ’Desolate Mother,’ incubating within the belly of the Holy Light Ancient God, had entirely crawled out of the flesh. As its long hair cascaded down, the pale visage of a woman appeared before your eyes."

"The ’Desolate Mother’ turned out to be human? No, that’s not right; this was merely Her vessel for descent and could not represent Her true form."

"You pondered in silence."

"The ’Desolate Mother’ also responded affirmatively, saying... The Divine Descent Ceremony was incomplete. My will can only remain in the real world for a fleeting moment. Favored of the Dream Realm, Angel Envoy of the Nameless Land, I want to make a deal with the god behind you, and all you need to do is recite the complete honorific name of the Dream Realm."

"Lena and Sera both revealed anxious expressions. Their experiences in ’Chasing Light Village’ had rendered them deeply distrustful of this Evil God, the ’Desolate Mother.’"

"You discreetly waved your hand, signaling them to calm down, and focused your gaze on the ’Desolate Mother.’ You said in a deep voice... What deal? I want to know the specifics."

"You saw the vessel carrying the ’Desolate Mother’s’ will remain silent for a long time before lifting its head slowly, saying... My divine kingdom is being eroded by the ’Dream Realm,’ to the point where even my authority has begun to waver. I’ve found a way to resolve this, but it requires the active cooperation of the ’Dream Realm Sovereign.’"

...

Another victim?

Seeing the text on the screen, Yang Qizhou was in shock.

So far, just how many Pillar Old Gods had been eroded by the ’Dream Realm’?

The Eternal Night Curtain of the Lord of Night, the Polluted Mountain and Sea of the Lord of Filth... and now even the ’Desolate Mother’s’ Desolate Land.

Coupled with the ’Beauty’ Pillar’s recent fall at the hands of the ’Dream Realm Sovereign’... Yang Qizhou drew a sharp breath. This was terrifying.

"But why do I find the ’Desolate Mother’s’ words somewhat baffling?" Yang Qizhou frowned and murmured to himself: "The ’Dream Realm Sovereign’ is devouring the ’Desolate Mother,’ yet this victim not only doesn’t hide but actively seeks Her cooperation, claiming it’s necessary to stop the erosion."

"Isn’t She afraid of being served up as hotpot ingredients?"

"Or is there some hidden truth I’m unaware of?"

Yang Qizhou contemplated deeply before refocusing his attention on his phone.

...

"Even the ’Desolate Land’ has been consumed by the ’Dream Realm Sovereign’—this is truly horrifying."

"You couldn’t help but marvel at the incredible resilience of the mother of your child while furrowing your brows, doubting your ears. Just as you were about to say, ’The ’Dream Realm Sovereign’ is eroding you, yet you actively seek Her cooperation?’—a solemn voice suddenly sounded by your ear..."

"Are you being serious?"

"It was Big White, but this tone was different from usual. The thought crossed your mind as you also felt perplexed—seeing this little meatball’s reaction, it seemed as though the ’Desolate Mother’s’ escape from erosion was actually considered good news for the ’Dream Realm Sovereign.’"

"Soon, Big White’s cheerful voice echoed... Daddy, daddy, agree first. Mommy will definitely be happy about this."

"Confused by the oddness of the situation, you instinctively voiced your doubts."

"Big White replied with a baffled voice... Daddy, I’m not too sure either. It’s just that Mommy once mentioned that devouring other Pillar Old Gods’ kingdoms and authorities wasn’t Her intention and that She really wanted to put a stop to all of it."

...

???

Yang Qizhou was stunned. The evil, terrifying, and indescribable ’Dream Realm Sovereign’ actually didn’t want to consume other Old Gods and was even working hard to prevent it?

Was this unique to the ’Dream Realm Sovereign,’ or was it true of the ’Four Indescribable Lands’ as a whole?

Yang Qizhou had thought he had begun to grasp an initial understanding of the ’Four Indescribable Lands,’ but with this piece of the narrative, the mysteries now felt even deeper.