Ch 0.48

When people say dreams are not real, you'd generally agree with their statement.

Empirically speaking, dreams are merely images, thoughts, and emotions that you experience during sleep. They could be summed up as imaginary sequences—some with a destiny texture, and some without. Some are joyful, while others are nasty. Some are regretful, and some are forgettable. But the dream that birthed this Island Universe in an Abyss is like a small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of Logic.

And deep within the recesses of the unconscious mind lies a hidden door, a doorway to a Small world untouched by mortal hands—a Small world where cosmic horrors dwell, ancient and primordial, far beyond the comprehension of mortal minds.

But fear not, for the conscious mind is a fickle thing, quick to forget the terrors that lurk in the shadows of sleep. And so, most dreams are lost to the void, their secrets buried beneath layers of forgetfulness.

Some researchers often refer to immediately forgotten dreams as a 'Lower Layer Island Universe'; some evidence suggests that as many as one-third of awakenings are associated with this Lower Layer Island Universe. 

Yet, unknown to many, these forgotten dreams serve as a gateway to the small world through the Abyss, a world teeming with unimaginable horrors that predate conscious thought itself..............

....Tianmoji - Heaven-Demon Sword creates a large field of Heavenly lightning surrounding the beast, and the Tianmoji summons an Elemental force over the beast.

And so, as the crackling energy surges forth, Three-Horned Ape writhes and roars contorting in agony beneath the onslaught of elemental forces of the Tianmoji bore down upon it but unknown to us... a darkness stirs in the abyss—a darkness that hungers for more than mere flesh and bone, Three-Horned Ape is only in a playful phase.

"Roar."

Beyond the darkness-filled, nasty grave of the Island Universe, the Three-Horned Ape's sludgy, rotting body starts stretching beyond space and matter, without form or place but still retaining its hairy and smelly feature.

[Qi Death Blast]

A single Qi Death Blast, and then a second, and a third, and an N number of Qi Death Blast quickly flew toward the Three-Horned Ape.

Seeing me, Some inner Sect Disciples and All outer sect disciples joined too.

With a unified effort, we unleash a barrage of Qi Death Blasts upon the creature

Each ball of Qi Death Blast explodes upon impact with its endlessly rotating, rotting body, incapacitating it and eliciting agonized screeches.

I breathed heavily as I felt the adrenaline course through my body, but I knew this was not the end.

Inner sect Disciples were not stopping in their swordplay and Hui Ying was continuously murmuring something, It was possibly chanting toward Adi-Buddha.

Though I haven't witnessed the Tianmoji - Heaven-Demon Sword's magic firsthand, the power of the magic weapon that Hui Ying was charging alone is more than capable of Decapicate the creature before us.

In support of her, I employ the Formation: The Big O notation.

Let me ask you a question. If you are facing adversaries who have no limit to their growth and can potentially grow infinitely as the fight progresses, what would you do?

You could try to speed blitz them before they become too powerful, but if they are already stronger and still growing, then what would you do?

Their growth could have no limit or possibly only be stopped or slowed down by dimensionality or Destiny Texture.

In such a case, you cannot do much other than curse your fate. But not in my current life... I mean this brat who has been trained from birth in Formation Arts.

The Big O notation I employed before specifies the least upper bound on an X person, ensuring that the X person will never grow faster than this least upper bound.

To simplify, let us assume f(n) and g(n) are the two individuals. Then, f(n)=O(g(n)) means that f(n) does not grow faster than g(n).

As a caster of this formation, I have placed a Limiter on this Three-Horned Ape. The Upper Limiter will ensure it does not grow faster than me. But here arises a question.

Why did I place the Limiter lower than my own growth rather than Hui Ying, Kennedy, or some Outer Sect disciple here? It's simple. I wish to see the fight. I'm curious, and since Hui has already assured me that I'll be okay no matter what, I don't need to worry.

Anyway, I.....

"My young friend, your Formation art is impeccable, isn't it? Just like your face?" a voice mocks.

I turn around and see a muscular middle-aged man—the same one who had taken the Green Bamboo Wine and shamelessly stashed away a superior-grade spirit stone in his pocket.

I frown and ask, "Who are you?"

I hadn't sensed the old man's approach, and interestingly, when I looked at others, I found that no one could notice his presence, nor could they sense our conversation.

I became nonexistent to everyone but perhaps except Hui Ying since she was checking over on me every second during the fighting and her movement started leaving openings.

He is dangerous.

"I'm a disciple of the Martial Heavenly Manor, here to look after this abyss," he chuckles, sizing me up and clicking his tongue in wonder. "The Big O notation, huh? But judging by the rate of your perfection in Sankhara, I'd say you could have placed the least upper limit completely Below-existent. Am I right?"

My facial expression tenses, but I hide it well, not a drop of sweat dripping from me.

Thankfully, my intention had not been discovered.

Could it be that this person's cultivation is the same as Acantha?

"You don't have to be nervous. Did you volunteer to come here, or did Hui force you to come?" he asks.

I respectfully reply, "It was my choice. She is my wife, and I couldn't possibly not accompany her when I had the capacity to do so."

<An intense amount of adoration, love, and pride is directed toward the Master.>

<An extra stat point shall be awarded to Master>

<Zhuang Ying has a favorable impression of you. Current favorability: 4.5 stars.> A line of words appears in front of me.

Quickly, I use Qi sense after seeing the surname.

[Zhuang Ying: Mystic Immortal of Grand Unity Stage, Age:- 2978 years old, Patriarch of Heavenly Martial Hall, adores You and Lady Hui Ying.]

Age is above 2000, and his realm is Mystic Immortal of Grand Unity Stage; this means he is a peak-level Elemental Realm expert.

Without a doubt, He is my father-in-law.

Before I could ask a Question or he could listen.

 "Boom!"

The Island Universe trembled and Golden Hue Light illuminated across hundreds of millions of miles in an instant, its essence flowing into the abyss, causing the nasty darkness to slightly diminish.

Only one thing could be seen.