Chapter 154

Chapter 154

Fang Xiu studied the perfectly controlled Specter powers for a while, then he took a nap.

Given his physical condition, he actually didn't need to rest at noon; he didn't even need to sleep at night. But now, he had to sleep because he needed to meet Nightmare.

After Fang Xiu fell asleep, he found himself in a dark, damp dungeon with bloodstains everywhere. There were rows of various torture devices. At the deepest part of the dungeon was Nightmare, chained in countless iron chains.

Since this was Fang Xiu's dream, everything moved according to his will. He simply thought Nightmare would prefer this setting. After all, it was a Specter, and it certainly wouldn't like sunny beaches.

Hearing Fang Xiu's footsteps, Nightmare started screaming in terror, and the iron chains rattled loudly.

It looked at Fang Xiu, who was walking slowly toward it, and screamed, "Why are you here again? Taking a nap? You actually take naps? You never used to nap. You monster! To torment me, you sleep twice a day, ahhh!!"

After roaring, Nightmare began to plead. It had pleaded countless times these days. "Fang Xiu, please stop tormenting me. I was wrong. I'll do anything you ask, just don't torture me," Nightmare sobbed, no longer proud.

It hated how indestructible it was, wishing it could just end its own life. It hoped for a disaster that would wipe out everyone in Greenvine City, so it could disappear.

After pleading, Nightmare looked at Fang Xiu with rage and cursed, "I will kill you! Fang Xiu! I will skin you, pull out your tendons, drink your blood!"

Then, it will plead again, "Please, no more torture."

Fang Xiu was used to the state Nightmare was in. After a month of torment, Nightmare had gone mad.

Nightmare wasn't a pure Specter but was transformed by Zhou Qingfeng, so it had a human-like mind. After a month of being tormented by Fang Xiu with the power of pain, Nightmare had gone mad.

Facing the mad Nightmare, Fang Xiu said indifferently, "Nightmare, I'm here to kill you. I can now perfectly control Specters now, so I can completely devour you."

"What?" Nightmare, who was begging on its knees, suddenly stood up with joy. "Why didn't you say so earlier! Hurry, do it!"

At that moment, the space around them started to change dramatically. Everything began to break apart, and colors started to mix chaotically. It was as if someone had blended a palette together.

Eventually, the multitude of colors turned into a deep darkness. The darkness grew and enveloped everything around them. Slowly, the darkness began to erode Nightmare.

Of course, Nightmare's ability to switch between illusion and reality wasn't that potent. It just touched upon this trait slightly, having a limited ability.

Plus, it couldn't create something out of nothing or turn fantasies into reality; it needed to have a foundation.

If it was surrounded and severely injured, then using the illusion-reality switch, it could only transform part of the reality, turning severe injuries into minor ones. This would also consume a significant amount of power.

Nevertheless, this ability was still miraculous.

Most importantly, Fang Xiu discovered that this ability to switch between illusion and reality had completely integrated with his Spiritual Energy, merging into one and seeming to undergo some magical change.

He slowly exited the dream and returned to reality.

After devouring Nightmare, he had gained the ability to control dreams and absorb fear.

He was essentially a replica of Nightmare, except he couldn't achieve the same immortality. After all, Nightmare was immortal because it lacked a physical body and could live in others' dreams.

Fang Xiu had a physical body. Unless he completely abandoned his body and became an entity like Nightmare, he wouldn't achieve immortality.

When Fang Xiu woke up, he took out a scalpel and slashed his arm fiercely. A neat wound over twenty centimeters long appeared, and blood gushed out.

Under the effect of his strong physique, the wound began to clot slowly. Because the wound was larger this time, it took longer to heal.

Fang Xiu didn't wait for his body to heal on its own. Instead, he activated his ability to absorb pain, taking in all the pain from his arm.

After absorbing the pain, something shocking happened.

The wound on Fang Xiu's arm healed instantly, even faster than natural healing, as if the injury had been just an illusion.

A hint of surprise flashed in Fang Xiu's eyes. _'The ability to switch between illusion and reality, combined with my ability to absorb pain, works like magic.'_

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