Heroes' Prison-Chapter 1529 - 1455: Dream Against the Heavens Appears
Huang Yi had been online for a long time continuously. He left the virtual world and went to the forum to take a look.
As soon as he entered the forum, he received a private message, surprisingly from Qin Shiyu—
"Brother Yi, I just heard that your consciousness has already entered the virtual world, is it true? I’ve been waiting for you to wake up, you must wake up soon! Right now, you are in a vegetative state. I found a way for Dream Against the Heavens to help, to have his father guide your consciousness into the virtual world, but Dream Against the Heavens made a request. He wants you to release the 14th ranked criminal in Heroes’ Prison. I’ve already agreed to him. Dream Against the Heavens asked me to tell you that tomorrow morning he’ll meet you at the Sky Garden in Dragon City on Hero’s Continent. You should go and talk with him in detail..."
This private message was quite long, and Qin Shiyu briefly explained the situation over recent days, what happened within the Freedom Organization, and so on. Through her words, Huang Yi could fully feel her longing for him, although she kept it well under control.
Having not seen her for so long, Huang Yi missed her very much too. During the time he was "dead," she must have been in deep sorrow, and he couldn’t imagine how she endured those difficult days.
Huang Yi immediately replied with a private message, assuring her and the Freedom Organization not to worry, as he was in good spirits. He specifically instructed her to comfort Xiao Chunzi well.
Next, Huang Yi searched for some information about Dream Against the Heavens on the forum. However, most of the posts about him were about winning the Best Individual Award at the Fourth Yearly Festival, with no more detailed information.
Huang Yi browsed for a while and then returned to The Second World.
He was now in a vegetative state and couldn’t log off. He could only stay online forever like those in Cold Storage.
The next morning, as Qin Shiyu had mentioned, Huang Yi arrived at the Sky Garden in Dragon City, waiting for Dream Against the Heavens to arrive.
The Sky Garden was the highest point in Dragon City. Standing amidst the sea of flowers, Huang Yi overlooked the entire city.
The city was desolate; there were barely any people on the streets or alleys, only some NPCs. The stalls along the road still had many goods on display, but the player owners were no longer there, a stark contrast to the bustling scenes of the past.
This once-thriving city had almost become a useless ghost town.
Beyond Dragon City lay an even more dire scene, with gigantic fireballs occasionally descending from the sky, trailing long fiery tails before exploding into mushroom clouds upon impact.
"God of Slaughter, are you reminiscing about how this city used to look?" Suddenly, a hoarse voice came from behind Huang Yi.
Huang Yi was startled. This was his domain, and his perception ability was already at its peak, yet he hadn’t noticed anyone appearing behind him.
He turned around and looked behind him.
Behind him stood three hazy figures, each surrounded by layers of colorful lights, like a dream, as if they weren’t real.
The two individuals on the sides were burly, with muscular builds and straight postures, their hands naturally at their sides, emanating a powerful aura. Huang Yi could clearly perceive that these two were Deep-Level Divine Domain experts, but their true strengths were beyond estimation.
Yet the two seemed to be bodyguards, protecting the person in the middle.
The person in the middle had wild, flowing long hair and a wild, handsome face. However, he looked pale, seemingly ill, his body slightly stooped, supporting himself with a cane in one hand, a handkerchief in the other, occasionally covering his mouth as he coughed.
Seeing them, Huang Yi inexplicably thought of the Dream Spirit, as these three shared a similar aura with her.
"Are you Dream Against the Heavens?" Huang Yi asked, staring at the person in the middle with the cane.
"Yes, I am Dream Against the Heavens." The middle person coughed into his handkerchief and continued, "Of course, I came here through dreaming; this is not my real body."
"The ability of your Dream Tribe is truly powerful; you can travel anywhere in the universe just by dreaming! I suppose you’re the first player to enter Purgatory, right!" Huang Yi remarked sincerely. Some time ago, while climbing Purgatory Mountain, he’d met the Dream Spirit, witnessing the Dream Tribe’s ability for the first time. He and the Heavenly Demon, among others, had entered Purgatory through the Tower of Pantheons, needing first to clear the 290th floor. But the Dream Tribe could simply dream their way in, and if anyone else arrived there even earlier than them, it was likely this Dream Against the Heavens.
Dream Against the Heavens nodded and hoarsely said, "Over two years ago, I did go to Purgatory, but I wasn’t able to reach the Sky Ladder in Eden, nor enter the Gate of Heaven Realm. But today I’m here to meet you, and it does relate to the Heaven Realm."
"You’re asking me to release the 14th ranked criminal from Heroes’ Prison, right! Criminals of that ranking possess Deity-level strength, related to the Heaven Realm, but you know that the Mortal Realm cannot contain such a degree of power," Huang Yi shook his head. The criminals ranked in the top 15 of Heroes’ Prison hadn’t lost much strength over the years. Thus, he’d previously only released those ranked beyond 15, as the stronger ones couldn’t be let out.
"We’ve considered this issue!" Dream Against the Heavens waved his hand and said, "The 14th ranked criminal is a female God Sealer of our Dream Tribe, named Meng Xi. Back then, when Death God captured her into Heroes’ Prison, the Creator Ancestral Spirit of the Dream Tribe, the Ancestor of Dreams, negotiated with Death God, but it didn’t go well. Now that the warden of Heroes’ Prison has changed to you, we’ve picked up this plan again."
"What is your solution then? Do you expect me to go to the Heaven Realm to release her?" Huang Yi asked.
"Not necessary!" Dream Against the Heavens shook his head, "Certain things have been happening in the Heaven Realm lately, making it unsafe. We intend to let her stay in the Mortal Realm for a while to complete several plans for the Dream Tribe, before returning her to the Heaven Realm. This will benefit both us and her."
Dream Against the Heavens spoke and coughed, continuing, "You can just let her out; I have a way to temporarily seal her Divinity, lowering her strength to a level the Mortal Realm can tolerate. Afterward, I’ll take her back to the Dream Tribe’s Dreamland, where I can seal her Divinity more thoroughly in the Demon-Sealing Space, granting her more freedom."
"What? You can even seal a Deity’s Divinity? You have that kind of power?!" Huang Yi was stunned. If this ability appeared in an NPC, he might barely accept it, but in a player, it seemed unbelievable.
Dream Against the Heavens shook his head, "For other Deities, I don’t have such capability, but Meng Xi is an exception, because... she is my daughter."
"Your daughter? What do you mean?"
Dream Against the Heavens smiled slightly, "Actually, I am the Ancestor of Dreams!"
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