The fire raged earlier, Abyss Fog blanketed the air, and as Yang Qizhou was saving people, he also sent out the ’dreamlike hounds’ to trace Wang Chuan’s scent.
They possess the ability to traverse illusions, invisible to the naked eye, and are the kin of the Dream Hidden King.
On the Elder Land, these invisible hounds might not be significant. For instance, back when they faced Alice, they couldn’t even touch the hem of her clothes before decaying and dying.
But this is the real world.
For normal people, encountering the ’dreamlike hounds’ would an a massacre.
Even if they encountered players from the [Deceit World], due to the ga’s relatively short release period and limited plot progression, confronting the ’dreamlike hounds’ still posed an enormous risk.
Yet now, two of the ’dreamlike hounds’ didn’t even have the chance to react before silently being killed.
This was truly inconceivable.
Even if Wang Chuan had ans to restrain the ’dreamlike hounds’, to dispatch two divine kin without allowing them even a mont to struggle was unfathomable.
"Wang Chuan is trash; he shouldn’t have this kind of power... Could it be the work of a hidden mastermind?"
By this ti, most of the residents inside the building had evacuated. Diamond Square was bustling with an imnse crowd, with several departnts coordinating the order, and the fears of the masses who had escaped the danger were gradually subsiding.
Since Sister Zhao and the little one were already out of harm’s way, Yang Qizhou could now focus on settling the score with Wang Chuan.
Just as he prepared to make his move, the crow on the back of his hand cawed, and a strange clarity surfaced in his mind.
"Hmm? This turns out to be a choice significant enough to influence fate, and it even overwrote the last save-and-load point."
"With a fallback ready, what is there to fear...?"
"Charge in and handle it."
Having made up his mind, Yang Qizhou reached into the Void, and a bronze-colored ’key’ appeared in his palm. Shortly after, growls echoed through the air, though the hounds were nowhere to be seen.
He patted one of the ’dreamlike hounds’ on the head. "Take good care of Sister Xin and the little one for . Wait for the master to return, and I’ll bring you at."
"Woof."
"Good boy."
With the protection of the ’dreamlike hounds,’ even if further complications arose, Sister Xin and the little one would remain safe.
Free of worries, Yang Qizhou activated the effect of the ’Hidden God’s Clothes,’ concealing his existence, and strode into Diamond Building, his eyes filled with aggression...
...
...
"The Chaos Overlord lurking at the bottom of the Abyss."
"You are the spreader of all evil and horror."
"You are the incarnation of the Ancient Demon King."
"Sinister Flower is your dominion."
"Soul-devouring Grass is your beloved."
"..."
The ’dreamlike hounds,’ though killed without the chance to even struggle, still had a connection with the ’Shepherd Dog Field Key.’ Using this link, Yang Qizhou quickly pinpointed their last location.
But what he didn’t anticipate was... just as he arrived at the twelfth floor of the building, faint prayers reached his ears, sparking unease in his heart.
Soone was reciting the sacred na of an Elder Land divine presence.
And it wasn’t an abbreviation,
It was the full, direct title of the divine presence?
No wonder Yang Qizhou reacted this way. According to posts by the ’Secret Cultivation Society,’ one should never recite the full na of Elder Land divine presences in reality—ideally, not even abbreviations—otherwise bad things would occur.
This warning appears repeatedly in the rules of the Secret Cultivation Society.
Yang Qizhou didn’t know what the consequences were exactly, but it was clear that it wouldn’t be good.
"This is... Wang Chuan’s voice... he’s reciting the complete na of an unknown divine presence? Has he gone insane? Well, he does seem pretty deranged."
Though Yang Qizhou was aggressive, he wasn’t reckless and still retained a level of rationality.
After pondering for a mont, he pulled out his phone and was delighted to find there was still signal. Wasting no ti, he opened the Secret Cultivation Society group chat and privately ssaged the group leader ’Secret Cultivator.’
[Honey Badger (mber): What are the consequences of reciting the full sacred na of a ’divine presence’ in reality?]
[Honey Badger (mber): Urgent.]
[Honey Badger (mber): Tell now, and I’ll pay you later.]
At this mont, ’Secret Cultivator’ was soaking in a bath, his tender skin covered in white foam, and his phone secured in a waterproof pouch as he watched videos.
When the private ssage notification sounded,
Upon seeing the content, ’Secret Cultivator’ sneered coldly.
The Secret Cultivation Society operates strictly on the principle of equivalent exchange, and now soone hoped to freeload forbidden knowledge? Totally against the rules.
Yet upon realizing that the ssenger was ’Honey Badger,’ his eyes narrowed, and his casual deanor instantly dissipated.
"This question from ’Honey Badger’... could it be that he’s encountered soone in reality reciting a divine presence’s full sacred na...? This may be a clue, perhaps even a subtle trail to uncover his true identity."
"As for this query... sharing the information isn’t an issue."
"Besides, my knowledge isn’t free."
"It will need to be repaid in the future."
Soon, ’Secret Cultivator’ replied.
[Secret Cultivator (Group Leader): Deal.]
[Secret Cultivator (Group Leader): Honey Badger, rember you owe a favor, and it’ll need to be repaid.]
[Secret Cultivator (Group Leader): Also, don’t share this issue with other mbers. This transaction breach in our rules has never happened before and won’t happen again. Consider this a one-ti courtesy due to my good mood.]
Another courtesy? These favors were stacking up...
Yang Qizhou frowned. ’Secret Cultivator’ likely said this to every group mber, making everyone believe he showed them special care, earning their endless gratitude.
The chanting of the complete sacred na grew louder and louder.
Yang Qizhou didn’t have ti to analyze further—his fingers typed furiously with single-minded speed honed over twenty single years.
[Honey Badger (mber): Fine, I agree.]
[Honey Badger (mber): Hurry.]
[Secret Cultivator (Group Leader): To recite a divine presence’s full sacred na in reality, the consequence is...]
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