The women chattered away, and Xu Lang felt drowsiness wash over him, soon sinking into a deep dream state.

This dream was somewhat special.

It wasn't a Simulation Dream, nor a Fusion Dream, but a Demon Box Dream.

Within the dream, Xu Lang could actually perceive the true nature of the Taleblade Demon Box more clearly.

The Demon Box Dream was a deep, dark space. Despite the lightless environment, he could see everything clearly.

Here, there were thousands upon thousands of doorways without actual doors, with a vortex swirling at the center of each frame.

Every door represented a cursed target.

"Hmm? The Cursed Doors have increased again. Song Fei is doing a pretty good job." Xu Lang revealed a faint smile.

Song Fei was now operating independently, separate from the Grave Pasture.

The area south of the Safe Zone had been designated by Xu Lang as a breeding ground, off-limits to other players, and Song Fei was the agent managing this breeding ground.

As a player's affiliated creature, he could also enter the Safe Zone, taking refuge inside during game time, ensuring his safety.

Fed by the Blood Mist creatures from the breeding ground, the authority of the Taleblade Demon Box was continuously rising, and the two Purgatory layers were growing stronger in tandem.

With a thought from Xu Lang, three door frames flew before him.

These three doors were very special and had been the focus of his attention all along.

As his consciousness focused on them, the three doors immediately glowed with a faint light, pushing back the darkness.

Unlike the other doors, these three appeared lifeless. Although they also had a vortex at the center, the ripples were few and far between, barely causing a stir.

"Celestial Demon Building, Grandmaster Building, Earth..."

Xu Lang reached his hand towards the Earth door frame. The stagnant, pond-like door immediately rippled, but the moment his hand withdrew, the ripples vanished again.

...

"Something feels off..." In the shelter, the young doctor frowned, feeling somewhat unwell.

Suddenly, he clutched his forehead, muttering to himself.

"So I've caught a bit of a cold!"

"The weather is getting colder and colder. The research institute says an extreme cold weather event is coming, I should prepare for warmth early!"

"Damn it, maybe it's also because I've been too busy lately!"

"Overtime, overtime, endless overtime, when will this life ever end!"

"One Xiao Yi disappears, and there's a second, a third Xiao Yi... the number of anomalous entities is increasing!"

The young doctor rambled on incessantly. The phantom image of a demon box flickered in his eyes but quickly receded.

He had been in the most contact with Xiao Yi, so he had the honor of being infected.

"..."

...

"No good, the connection is still too weak."

Xu Lang shook his head and turned to touch the second door.

Behind this door was the Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor.

Having spent nearly seven days together, the Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor had been deeply infected. Even though the distance diluted the concentration of the curse, the reaction from her Cursed Door was still significant.

The door frame rippled as if a giant stone had been thrown into water.

The Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor immediately reacted on her end, and another super-entity reacted simultaneously.

That was the Grandmaster Building!

...

[Grandmaster Building—]

[Detected abnormal force intrusion. The source of this force is suspected to be the Taleblade Building. Counter-intrusion protocol initiated. Please choose from the following three options.]

[One, pay 1,000,000 Copper Coins to temporarily suppress the abnormal force concentration.]

[Two, pay 10,000,000 Copper Coins to erase your own memories and impressions related to the abnormal force.]

[Three, trigger the Grandmaster Building's duel characteristic to forcibly challenge the source of the abnormal force, paying the Grandmaster Building 10,000,000 Copper Coins afterward.]

Inside the Epiphany Abode, the Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor's already unpleasant expression turned even uglier upon receiving the dormitory building's prompt.

The Grandmaster Building was currently in-game.

Grandmaster Building players were adept at venturing out to fight and then returning home. However, this time's monster was particularly troublesome, and now its aggro was on her!

At this moment, the monster was constantly ramming the door!

"Where am I supposed to find ten million Copper Coins?"

The Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor had a rough guess that Xu Lang was behind this.

These past few days, the phantom image of the Taleblade Demon Box would occasionally appear in her vision.

And she had seen this thing in Xu Lang's hands.

Points weren't that easy to earn!

There were no truly good people in this Dorm Survival Game!

"Pay one million Copper Coins!"

The Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor made the painful choice.

...

"Huh? I didn't expect the Hundred Flowers Contemplation Emperor to have a Curio that can suppress curses. That's rare."

Xu Lang was slightly surprised.

Had a Taleblade Building player been to the Grandmaster Building and left some inheritance behind?

Thinking too much was useless. Xu Lang then reached his hand towards the third door.

...

[Celestial Demon Building—]

[Detected abnormal force intrusion. The source of this force is suspected to be the Taleblade Building and the Mad King Building. Counter-intrusion protocol initiated. Please choose from the following four options.]

[One, pay 1,000,000 Copper Coins to temporarily suppress the abnormal force concentration.]

[Two, pay 10 years of lifespan, detonate yourself, resurrect afterward in the 'Celestial Demon Pool,' wash away the memories of the past two weeks, and rid yourself of the curse.]

[Three, pay 50 years of lifespan, utilize the power of the "Spindle of Fate" to reversely probe the coordinates of the force's source.]

[Four, pay 100 years of lifespan, utilize the power of the "Celestial Demon Illusion Mirror" to construct an illusory spacetime, causing entities coming from the other end to become lost. This method is for offense, not defense. After use, do not leave the dormitory, beware of being sucked away by the abnormal force.]

[Warning: If the abnormal force enters the Celestial Demon Building through you and causes substantive harm to the dormitory building, you will be convicted of a serious crime, sunk to the bottom of the "Celestial Demon Pool," never to be reincarnated for eternity!]

"Have I been hit..."

Inside the Epiphany Abode, Xia Xingyuan was lost in thought, then suddenly clutched his forehead and burst into wild laughter.

"This is the Dorm Survival Game, hahaha!"

"The heroes of this world are truly as numerous as fish in a river!"

"It's too treacherous, just too treacherous!"

The surrounding Tenants were frightened and backed away slightly.

The Taleblade curse was certainly strong, but it absolutely wasn't strong to the point where the dormitory building was helpless against it.

And precisely because its rank was considerable, the dormitory building would personally intervene.

One million Copper Coins, Xia Xingyuan could afford it, but he couldn't afford to keep paying!

Lifespan was the second currency within the Celestial Demon Building, distinct from Copper Coins, even more precious than Copper Coins. Xia Xingyuan was saving it for major uses and didn't want to pay it either.

Informing the stronger players within the Celestial Demon Building and letting them deal with Xu Lang? Using himself as bait was just great!

Xia Xingyuan wouldn't hand his fate over to others.

After laughing for a moment, Xia Xingyuan found a solution.

And this solution was very simple, almost a basic operation for every Celestial Demon Building player.

—Disaster Transfer!

Xia Xingyuan paid 1,000,000 Copper Coins to temporarily suppress the Taleblade curse, then purchased a Master-level painting skill.

The Taleblade Demon Box was drawn on a piece of draft paper, vivid and lifelike, as if it could come alive at any moment.

The Celestial Demon Building was an old building above level thirty. If Xu Lang really came over, all his teeth would be shattered. Xia Xingyuan wasn't afraid of Xu Lang being strong; he was afraid Xu Lang wasn't strong enough.

"This second-stage medium should be enough for you to come to our Celestial Demon Building. Don't let me look down on you... Xu Lang!!!"

Xia Xingyuan gritted his teeth, desperately hoping Xu Lang would come over, or that a big shot from his side would go over.

He had already inquired about the Mad King Building through his own channels. It was merely a sprouting building that hadn't even participated in a Building War yet.