Damn it, Yao Guang Great Saint is actually abusing public resources for his own gain, directly utilizing the power of the Heavenly Palace Star Observation Platform to search for my whereabouts. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

It’s detestable! If only I had the Great Moon Virtual Mirror, a Holy Artifact of concealment, I wouldn’t be reduced to being cornered like a street rat. This is infuriating!

Also, are the Human Clan Sky Palaces in this Dream World all this incompetent? To let someone like Yao Guang Great Saint, a member of the Heavenly Palace, hunt me down?

Hong Yuan was seething internally, his escape looking extremely pathetic.

The Green Brilliance Sword Rainbow he had transformed into sped away at an exceedingly fast pace, directly breaking into the ninth forbidden zone of the Southern Border Divine Continent.

The next moment, a colossal heavenly hand descended upon the Sword Rainbow. Regrettably, this colossal heavenly hand failed to extinguish the Sword Rainbow.

BOOM!

A loud noise erupted as a man with disheveled hair covering his face and icy cold eyes materialized. His body was as withered as dead wood, his black clothes draped over a short, skinny frame. Paired with disheveled white hair, he looked ghastly and terrifying.

Yao Guang Great Saint!

Yao Guang Great Saint watched as Hong Yuan bolted into the ninth forbidden zone. With a cold snort, he too plunged into the ninth forbidden zone, determined to capture Hong Yuan.

Ahead, Hong Yuan was extremely frustrated. Damn it, this bastard doesn’t care about evidence at all! He just convicts me based on his intuition and locks onto me with it!

Being hunted by a Great Saint is a bit thrilling, especially since this body only recently became a Saint.

Indeed, I, Hong Yuan, had hoped to simply slack off in this sixth act of the Dream World and then leave. But I certainly didn’t want to leave in disgrace!

Yet, faced with Yao Guang Great Saint’s pursuit, Hong Yuan could only bite the bullet and head deeper into the ninth forbidden zone.

Fortunately, being in the forbidden zone, there’s a mysterious force suppressing Martial Saints from using Immortal Nuance; otherwise, Yao Guang Great Saint would have killed me by now.

However, if this continues, Yao Guang Great Saint will catch and kill me soon, and I’ll leave this Dream World—which might be the Eternal Azure Lotus—in ignominy.

After fleeing for some distance, the sound of a mighty torrent reached Hong Yuan’s ears. He focused his gaze and was shocked to discover a tumultuous river ahead, its waves surging in all directions! Most peculiar of all, this river was flowing in reverse.

Just as he flew above this strange river, Hong Yuan was astonished to discover that he couldn’t use any of his Holy Artifacts or Divine Powers. Subject to an invisible Great Power, Hong Yuan helplessly plunged into the river, forced to rely on sheer determination to swim forward.

The unique nature of this scene immediately reminded him of a certain Heaven Earth Secret Realm.

Reverse River!

"Reverse River? Haha, it’s like you were offered the path to heaven but chose to barge into hell where there’s no gate!" Yao Guang Great Saint sneered, his eyes glinting fiercely.

He took a deep breath, then leaped up and plunged into the Reverse River, stirring up massive waves as he laboriously swam towards Hong Yuan. He had no intention whatsoever of waiting on the riverbank for the Reverse River to wash Hong Yuan downstream.

Meanwhile, a towering tidal wave suddenly rose before Hong Yuan, instantly submerging him and nearly forcing him back.

The Reverse River tempers perseverance.

I, Hong Yuan, have never been weaker than anyone in my entire life...

Hong Yuan clenched his teeth, struggling forward through the water and over the rocks, swimming with all his might.

In the Reverse River, the currents were turbulent. Raging torrents carrying stones and massive logs crashed about wildly, throwing the water into chaos. The slightest misstep, and Hong Yuan would be swept downstream; thus, his forward progress was incredibly arduous and slow.

But Hong Yuan refused to give up.

Being killed by Yao Guang Great Saint is a minor matter, but if I can’t even uphold my own will, then how can I possibly pursue immortality?

[Water Tao +1000]

[Water Tao +1000]

[...]

As Hong Yuan persisted, gritting his teeth, the proficiency panel within him rapidly increased his Water Tao attainment.