Mona Ouyang's laughter echoed through the air. I quietly watched Warren Qi, who was struggling to get up from the ground, clutching his chest. His body had shrunk noticeably, and his skin was beginning to dry out. The fierce aura that had surrounded him just moments ago was completely gone.
"It's useless, Warren Qi. You've lost. Or are you planning to die here?"
Mona Ouyang said coldly, as a streak of purple mist seeped from his body and spread out in all directions.
"Heh, interesting. Nightmare Power—this is truly fascinating. I haven't felt this happy in a long time."
Warren Qi took off his shirt, revealing his pitch-black body. Bit by bit, he struggled to stand, swaying unsteadily, but there was no hint of surrender in his eyes.
"That's more like it, Warren Qi."
Xu Fu, standing in the distance, spoke with a smile on his face.
The purple mist grew thicker, drifting toward Warren Qi on the ground, and in an instant, it engulfed him completely.
With a loud bang, the mist instantly dispersed. I stared wide-eyed as Mona Ouyang landed a punch on Warren Qi's face, sending him flying. Warren Qi's body returned to normal.
"There is reality within dreams, and dreams within reality. Reality and dreams shift freely. The power of the Nightmare Ghost Sovereign—if I can't comprehend this power, maybe I really have lost."
Mona Ouyang stopped in midair, looking at Warren Qi with a hint of surprise.
"I didn't expect you to understand so quickly. Unfortunately, the dream has already been implanted in your..."
With a sickening crack, my eyes widened in horror as a chill ran down my spine. That guy Warren Qi drove all five fingers of both hands into his own skull, and in an instant, black blood sprayed everywhere.
"Next time you try to implant your dream in me, it won't be so easy."
With a faint, weakening voice, Warren Qi collapsed to the ground.
"Bastard..."
Mona Ouyang cursed, then with a whoosh, flew toward the fallen Warren Qi. The scene just now made my skin crawl—Warren Qi had destroyed his own brain. For humans, dreams are born in the brain after all.
"What a pity, Nightmare Ghost Sovereign. You were still too careless. You should have finished me off in that instant, using your strongest power."
Thump, thump. Warren Qi's chest rose and fell. He opened his eyes and suddenly sprang up. Facing Mona Ouyang, who reached out with both hands, Warren Qi grabbed her wrists. Mona Ouyang glared at him fiercely.
"In the face of your power, if I'm not careful, I could die and still think I'm alive. That's the nature of dreams that can overturn everything—perception, power, even reality itself. Heh, among the Eternal Society, my comprehension is the strongest. Unfortunately for you, our powers counter each other. Once your power is understood, it poses no threat to me. Like now..."