【Crimson Nightmare Demon】, a Grade A mental ability.

According to the Extraordinary Lineage Chart compiled by the Safety Committee, Extraordinary individuals who awaken the [Crimson Nightmare Demon] ability require close supervision…

Because Extraordinary abilities, to a certain extent, influence an Extraordinary individual's temperament.

For example, Mu Qingyang, who awakened [Azure Flame], the more he cultivates, the more his image resembles the positive qualities inherent in [Azure Flame] itself, while the artistic conception of [Crimson Nightmare Demon] is somewhat dark and gloomy, and awakeners often fall into nightmares in the early stages.

Their mental breakdown rate is high.

But high risk brings high reward… Awakeners who successfully escape from nightmares can possess powerful mental combat abilities early on, but the further they go, the stronger the nightmares brought by [Crimson Nightmare Demon] become!

The “Poison Ghost,” ranked nineteenth on the high-risk list, was originally a law enforcement official in a remote area of Jiangbei. Because he couldn't suppress the increasingly powerful nightmares, he suffered a mental breakdown and went berserk during a mission, killing all four of his companions. The Changye authorities recorded the incident… For a long time, the pursuers couldn't find any trace of the Poison Ghost. He was eventually caught in the Jiuning District. Zhu Wang, who was stationed at the Changye Tribunal, was in charge of the arrest operation.

By the time of his capture, the Poison Ghost had murdered nearly a hundred innocent victims.

It is said that his "Sealed Object" was a snuff bottle, but the Tribunal never found it… This guy was especially stubborn, and since he was ultimately to be sent to [Snow Cage] for life imprisonment, the whereabouts of the snuff bottle were no longer important.

Now that this snuff bottle has reappeared on the tundra, it can be confirmed that the reason why the Poison Ghost refused to reveal the location of the Sealed Object was to prepare for a future escape.

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The Crimson Sea envelops.

This sea of scarlet mist is filled with the toxins of the [Crimson Nightmare Demon]. With the addition of the snuff bottle, this domain becomes extremely dangerous. High-level Extraordinary individuals still have the power to resist, but for low-level Extraordinary individuals whose realms are insufficient, it is simply a nightmare! Once contaminated, they will be severely injured!

And the Crimson Sea's permeation is both attack and cover—

The Poison Ghost is sitting cross-legged on a snow slope not far away. Taking advantage of the terrain, he has a panoramic view of the camp… In front of his knees is an ancient snuff bottle.

Countless poisonous mists spew out from the narrow mouth of the bottle.

"Heh heh."

He couldn't help but grin.

The situation is excellent. He stands at the high ground, overlooking the entire picture. He doesn't even need Yuan-laoda to take action. His poisonous mist alone is enough to break through the camp in front of him!

There is only one fourth-level mental type in the camp!

He saw through the other party's depth at a glance. Having just entered the fourth level less than a year ago, their mental strength is still somewhat weak. Most likely, they are a healing-type Extraordinary individual responsible for treatment… With such strength, they still want to fight him?

The poisonous mist has already spread, and he will be able to take down the other party in at most half an hour!

Although these Extraordinary individuals have prepared "strong logic weapons," the Poison Ghost will not give them a chance to use them. Next, his poisonous mist will break through the camp's barrier, and this battle can be declared over…

All the Extraordinary individuals in this camp will be poisoned to death by him!

Just as the Poison Ghost was confident of victory and preparing to reap the harvest, a wisp of blazing flame suddenly exploded in the sky above the Crimson Sea.

"Again?"

He frowned.

Previously, this wisp of blazing flame had exploded once!

That time, it directly exposed their location… If it hadn't been for this wisp of blazing flame warning them, they would have sneaked into the camp smoothly and launched a surprise attack. Then why would it be as troublesome as it is now? At this moment, the battle would probably have already ended!

"Bang—"

This time, what surprised the Poison Ghost was that after the wisp of blazing flame exploded at the highest point, it scattered in all directions, instantly turning into a waterfall, falling to the ground and forming an inverted bowl, enveloping the entire camp. Countless blazing flames wrapped around the camp.

This layer of "protective cover" is much more solid than the mental protection provided by the fourth-level individual earlier!

His poisonous mist dissipates upon contact!

"How is that possible?"

The Poison Ghost's eyes widened in astonishment as he looked at the young figure standing in front of the campfire in the camp.

The "culprit" behind all this—

Gu Shen.

The Grade S from the East Continent who has only begun to emerge in the past two years!

How could he, a fourth-level, be suppressed by the eighth layer of the Deep Sea in a mental power confrontation?

The next moment.

A very ominous premonition suddenly emerged in the Poison Ghost's heart.

Because the young man standing in the campfire slowly moved his gaze, eventually piercing through the Crimson Sea and landing on him!

"???"

The Poison Ghost thought that the previous gaze from dozens of miles away was just an accident.

Now, an extremely absurd thought emerged in his heart—

That was no accident.

This kid is really "looking" at him!

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

The moment the Poison Ghost's gaze met Gu Shen's, he felt his scalp tingle and his hair stand on end. An unprecedented danger warning exploded in his mental sea!

Every mental type has a powerful ability to sense danger!

He knew that Gu Shen was definitely a high-risk person!

In that instant.

The figure in front of the camp's campfire took a step forward, and Gu Shen instantly disappeared from the front of the camp.

He plunged into this Crimson Sea alone.

The poisonous mist permeated, and the killing intent was awe-inspiring.

But Gu Shen's speed was extremely fast and unaffected. He leaned forward, almost parallel to the ground, with one hand in his sleeve and the other gently dancing a "knife flower." Countless knife lights, mixed with the desolate artistic conception of Great Cold, slashed through the Crimson Sea.

He is not a genius in the art of swordsmanship.

The reason why every wisp of knife light can shatter the mist of the Crimson Sea is because… the [Iron Throne] disassembled the long knife into hundreds of narrow, fragmented iron pieces. Each time the knife is drawn, the long knife seems to "come alive," stretching and extending. Countless narrow iron pieces contain the desolate domain, turning into a flawless barrier.

"I'm already being nice by not killing a third-level like you first. You actually want to kill me proactively. Are you crazy?"

The Poison Ghost's eyes widened when he saw this scene, finding it extremely absurd.

His forehead veins bulged, and he poured all his mental strength into the snuff bottle. At this moment, he abandoned his attack on the camp and chose to use all his strength to launch an attack on the third-level young man who had plunged into his domain!

This young man wants to cross the Crimson Sea to kill him?

Even fourth-levels wouldn't plunge into each other's domains!

"Whirring—"

A strong wind suddenly rose.

The Crimson Sea instantly thickened. What was originally just a faint red mist now buried Gu Shen completely, like a tidal wave sweeping over him.

The Poison Ghost in the distance instantly stood up and moved to the side.

His original "position" had been exposed. Out of caution, he chose to move to a safer place.

Although he didn't know how Gu Shen had sensed him earlier… But now that the Crimson Sea has thickened several times, he can't possibly sense him again…

Just as this thought emerged.

The Poison Ghost's pupils suddenly contracted.

The moment he changed direction, Gu Shen, who was speeding quickly, also changed direction, without the slightest hesitation, heading straight for the position he was moving to. The path he took was a straight line!

Even more terrifying.

He had gathered the Crimson Sea's poisonous mist, trying to drown Gu Shen. Even if this third-level was strong, he should be stuck in a "quagmire." Even if he couldn't move an inch, he shouldn't be as fast as before.

But… Contrary to the Poison Ghost's expectations!

Gu Shen's speed not only didn't slow down, but it became even faster.

Because his knife light was dozens of times faster than before!

At this moment, Gu Shen no longer made the starting motion of waving a knife flower. Instead, he kept both hands in his sleeves and behind his back, completely controlling the iron pieces with his mental strength.

However, the cracking sound of air explosions became even more dense around him!

Countless rusty iron pieces danced wildly in the snow wind, tearing a hole in the Crimson Sea!

In a flash of lightning.

Gu Shen arrived in front of the Poison Ghost. He still kept his hands in his sleeves, but gently tapped his palm with his fingertips, making a faint tapping sound.

Many people believe that Gu Shen's weapon is a knife, a sword.

They are all wrong.

Gu Shen's real weapon is the spirit that controls the swords.

Finger flicking sword.

"Puff!"

A wisp of silvery-white iron light shot out without warning, piercing through the Poison Ghost's glabella and directly penetrating him.

The Crimson Sea shattered.

The Poison Ghost, whose glabella was pierced by the knife light, looked astonished, unable to say a word.

The next moment.

A mocking smile appeared on Gu Shen's face. He lightly tapped the ground with his toes, instantly changing direction, speeding out hundreds of meters, stopping abruptly on the other side of the red mist, and then swinging his sleeve and throwing a slap.

This slap was completely unexpected, thrown at the hazy mist. As a result, it directly knocked out a hunched, short figure. The latter's face was red and his expression was angry. Just as he wanted to let out a sharp, piercing scream, he received another slap on the other side of his face!

"Pa!"

"Pa!"

The sound of two slaps echoed far away in the Crimson Sea.

The whole world was silent.

The hunched figure no longer spoke. He was completely stunned, his eyes full of incomprehensible shock.

Previously separated by a hundred meters.

The "Poison Ghost" body, pierced by a wisp of sword light, fell backward, turning into a cloud of mist in mid-air.

"The Crimson Sea domain can turn the body into mist."

Gu Shen asked the thin man in front of him softly, "So you thought I couldn't find you, right?"

The Poison Ghost was stunned.

He looked at the young man in front of him, who looked like a third-level no matter how he looked at him.

Ten years in prison. Has the world… changed?

How could a third-level be so powerful?

After thinking it over, there was only one possibility.

"You have been hiding your strength."

The Poison Ghost's expression was venomous, and his voice was hoarse, "Your mental strength is even stronger than mine… Could you be the eleventh layer of the Deep Sea?!"

This is very unreasonable. There has never been a genius who has reached the eleventh layer after three years of cultivation.

Not even Gu Changzhi!

But he couldn't think of any other explanation.

Gu Shen just smiled and asked mockingly, "Is it possible that I'm really just the eighth layer?"

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking calmly at the Poison Ghost, thinking in his heart.

This guy's snuff bottle… should contain a large amount of mental toxins. I wonder if the mental toxins refined by the Poison Ghost will be of any help to me?

Back in the Underworld Palace, he collected the toxins of an entire Doru River.

Sooner or later, he will meet the Jin Sui Hua. This "big guy" should like to eat something with a strong flavor. These mental toxins can be sent to the Jin Sui Hua as a snack gift.

At this moment, the Poison Ghost bowed his head and made a kowtow gesture. Of course, this was not to beg for his life. Just as Tang Ran used the "Black Grindstone Domain" to teleport and escape, his domain also has a similar power.

The moment his head hit the snowy field, the entire Crimson Sea spread out.

The Poison Ghost disappeared without a trace.

By completely unfolding his domain, he wasn't trying to escape—

The next moment.

Layer upon layer, dense and numerous, illusory figures emerged above the mountain range, surrounded by smoke and mist, with the Crimson Sea swaying.

His [Crimson Nightmare Demon] is not just able to release mental toxins. As long as he unfolds his domain and has enough mental strength, he can create countless copies of himself… This is also the reason why he was unwilling to hand over the "snuff bottle." That Sealed Object is too old. With his domain, each mentally created self possesses the power to wield toxins and launch attacks!

Above the high mountains, the Crimson Sea floats, and countless Poison Ghosts emerge.

Each of them holds a "snuff bottle," tilting it slightly towards Gu Shen. The Crimson Sea's mental toxins fall like a waterfall, pouring into the low valley from all directions, completely submerging Gu Shen in an instant.

This time.

Gu Shen didn't even bother to activate the [Iron Throne].

His expression was calm. He looked around, his eyes scanning all the figures holding the bottles across the sky.

The vast sea of poison poured down on him.

It's just a pity…

This sea of poison simply cannot crash into Gu Shen's mental domain.

No "calamity" or "harm" in this world, as long as it has not been blessed by a Fire Seed-level power, can cause harm to the "Netherfire"...

If the Poison Ghost knew that the one he was trying to drown with a sea of poison was the future Nether King, what would he think?

Gu Shen, whose appetite was so great that he swallowed an entire Doru River into his stomach and still didn't feel satisfied, stood with his hands behind his back, letting the sea of poison pour over him for dozens of seconds, without even a corner of his clothes being torn.

It's not arrogance.

He just wanted to see how toxic the snuff bottle could be.

In fact, this Sealed Object is not bad, but the strength of the wielder is lacking.

After dozens of seconds, the expressions of the Poison Ghosts all over the mountains were not quite right. They wanted to continue to increase the dosage.

It's just that.

The "years of savings" in the snuff bottle have bottomed out.

"Is this all you've got?"

Gu Shen smiled.

He locked onto one of the figures in the Crimson Sea. This time, he was completely moved to kill. The Great Cold domain instantly surged out, freezing all the illusory and substantial things into ice debris. The Crimson Sea was still pouring down, but it instantly piled up and stacked into a snow-white skyscraper.

Gu Shen's figure suddenly moved.

The wind only started after he had stopped.

He had already moved to the front of the Poison Ghost's true body among the mountains and fields, and at the same time, he stretched out a palm and pressed it on the man's glabella.

Gu Shen smiled and said, "Any regrets before you die?"

The Poison Ghost was tearful and suddenly shouted in despair.

"Yuan Zhong, save me!!"

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(ps: I was too tired this afternoon and fell asleep. This chapter is still an extra chapter for the Silver Grand Alliance "Ten Thousand Attracting Force" boss. There are only two hours left for the double monthly pass. I hope everyone who has a ticket can vote tAt. There should be no updates tonight, but there will be a single chapter later.)