Chapter 2003 - 77: Ni Yang’s Master?

"Stop!"

The voice echoed ethereal and ice-cold, like frost, reverberating above this Divine Country.

Zhang Xiaoman was slightly taken aback.

Ni Yang’s eyes widened, his body trembling uncontrollably.

This voice... this voice... After so many years, he finally heard this voice again!

Zhang Xiaoman hadn’t yet reacted, but Ni Yang had already dashed forward.

"Zizi! Zizi!?"

Like a headless fly, he scurried across the Divine Country, utterly ignoring the damage inflicted upon him by the surrounding Little Nightmares, frantically searching for the source of the voice.

"Alas..."

A sigh echoed, the owner of the voice carrying a tone of helplessness.

"You finally came..."

"Zizi! Come out! It’s been over ten thousand years! I’ve waited for you for over ten thousand years! Why did you leave so quietly back then!"

Zhang Xiaoman held his forehead, thinking how this scene was becoming more like a cliché romance novel.

However, seeing Ni Yang recklessly crashing around like a fireball struggling amidst a sea of monsters, he couldn’t stand by idly and immediately redirected his spiritual power to rush in and help him out.

"Alas, since you’ve come this far, then come in."

With the third echo of that voice, a Gate of Heaven suddenly appeared before Zhang Xiaoman and Ni Yang’s eyes, towering endlessly high, stretching endlessly wide, like a veil spanning across the Divine Country.

As the Gate of Heaven slowly opened a crack, a ray of grey light shone through, obscuring the view inside.

Without any hesitation, Ni Yang dashed inside.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoman could only grit his teeth and follow closely behind.

As the man and dragon entered the Gate of Heaven, it closed instantly, the Divine Country returned to its original state, leaving only those Little Nightmare monsters roaring continually, angry as if frustrated by their lost target.

"This is... the Chaotic Void...?"

Upon entering the Gate of Heaven, Zhang Xiaoman glanced around and immediately felt a sense of familiarity.

A region enshrouded in grey mist, intangible, untouchable, indescribable, this scene identical to what he saw at the edge of the Original Realm, was the true Chaotic Void!

Finally, he understood why the Chaotic Void he initially saw within the Nightmare Dream Realm always felt so discordant; he had thought it was due to the variations between different universes and Boundary Values.

Now it seemed, dreams were inherently created, whereas the grey area before him was the real chaos outside dreams.

At this moment, before Zhang Xiaoman and Ni Yang, a figure in white floated ahead, her long hair down to her waist, eyes like stars, from her looks alone, she appeared to be an exquisitely beautiful human woman.

Yet, her world-class beauty was now pallid, for countless chains bound her tightly, evidently absorbing her spiritual power, transmitting it into the array beneath her feet.

"Zizi... it really is you!"

Ni Yang shouted excitedly, and seeing the chains on the woman, his eyes were instantly filled with bloodlust, rushing forward intending to tear them off.

"Don’t come closer!"

"Boom!"

The moment the woman named Zizi spoke, Ni Yang was blasted away by the array at her feet, startling Zhang Xiaoman, realizing that this array had such power, even someone of Ni Yang’s level couldn’t get near.

"Zizi! It turns out you were captured and trapped here, I forgive you! Don’t worry, I’ll get you out now!"

"Don’t come closer!"

Again, the woman spoke.

Yet Ni Yang paid no heed, rushing over once more, only to face the same outcome as before, again blasted away by the array.

Zhang Xiaoman hurriedly went to pull him back, finally keeping him in check.

"Mao Dan, stop it, things aren’t as you think."

The woman sighed and shook her head.

Zhang Xiaoman was taken aback.

"Mao Dan?"

He turned and looked at Ni Yang with an odd expression.

Who would’ve thought that this seemingly haughty creature actually had such a nickname.

Ni Yang’s old face flushed slightly red, but he couldn’t care about such matters now, quickly looking at the woman confined in the array, inquiring:

"Zizi, what is going on, who trapped you here, was it that guy outside? Don’t worry, even if it’s the Nightmare, I’ll find a way to rescue you!"

The woman shook her head, speaking astonishingly:

"Mao Dan, no one trapped me here; I did this to myself."

"What?"

Her words left both Zhang Xiaoman and Ni Yang somewhat dumbfounded, questioning if they heard wrong.

Trapped herself here? Constantly being drained of spiritual power by chains? Moreover, it seemed this imprisonment lasted for an untold amount of time, what was the purpose?

They could hardly believe it, the woman seemed to understand her words were perplexing, and went on to explain:

"It’s a long story; this place is temporarily safe, why don’t you rest for a while, and I’ll tell you everything in detail."

As she spoke, her restrained arms moved slightly, and with a gentle gesture towards them, Zhang Xiaoman and Ni Yang instantly felt a refreshing sensation spread throughout their bodies, with all previous wounds and expended spiritual power restoring to peak condition at that moment.

"How is this possible..."

Zhang Xiaoman was momentarily stunned, deeply shocked.