Chapter 80: The Steel Wizard

Passing through the bizarre flesh corpses and the endless nightmare-condensed Blood Dream Barrier.

Guer Tong entered the grotesque and peculiar Blood Dream World.

As soon as he landed, Guer Tong saw the man-high blood ball before him.

The aura of blood was rich and thick, perfectly blending with the surrounding environment.

This made it difficult for Guer Tong to see the scene behind the blood ball.

While Guer Tong was sizing up Gunei, Gunei was also sizing up this Transcendent Master of the Eighth Order.

The Blood Dream Body of this Eighth Order Transcendent Master before him exerted immense pressure on Gunei.

The solidity of his Blood Dream Body was far higher than that of Gunei's Demonic Blood Dream Body.

"After all, he's a powerful Eighth Order transcendent, not someone I can afford to provoke in the Blood Dream World at my current level."

"How is it?"

At that moment, the voice of Thorstein Kalasa from the outside world came through in Guer Tong's mind.

"No contamination. It seems some mysterious force completely isolates the dissipated polluting energy."

"And... the other party doesn't seem very powerful; the pressure on me is slight. Of course, it's possible he's very strong and perfectly concealed. Overall, he doesn't seem hostile."

"But be careful when you come in."

"I know."

"Alright, friend, you can now pull me into the Blood Dream World." Thorstein Kalasa's voice sounded.

"Mm!"

If an ordinary person came to visit Thorstein Kalasa, they naturally wouldn't be able to see him.

After all, not just anyone who wanted to pay respects to Thorstein Kalasa could do so.

But this mysterious visitor who suddenly arrived from the Blood Dream World forced them to take him seriously.

When their Transcendent Association classified the various planes,

the Blood Dream World was categorized as a very dangerous plane.

Nightmare corpses of severed limbs, layers of surging twisted blood domains, and certain highly polluting soul essences—not to mention the many curses left behind by the fallen 'Blood Demon' deity in this world.

Even top-tier Dream Transcendent Masters dared not enter casually, as there was a risk of contamination.

This grotesque fellow, able to move freely in the Blood Dream World, was clearly extraordinary and worth taking seriously.

If it were just that, it might be tolerable.

But if he could pull people into the Blood Dream World, that would be disastrous.

And that was precisely why, when Gunei said he would pull Thorstein Kalasa into the Blood Dream World,

Guer Tong reacted so strongly.

Casually pulling people into the Blood Dream World was a powerful ability at the level of innate talent.

"Whoosh..."

With the surge of blood light,

Thorstein Kalasa, an old man in a gray robe and wizard hat with a very kind face, appeared before Gunei.

If it weren't for the 'Steel Scepter' in his hand—taller and heavier than himself, seemingly of legendary attribute—Gunei might have believed he was a gentle, aged wizard.

"Steel Wizard" Thorstein Kalasa.

His transcendent profession was the relatively rare 'Wizard,' with an unknown star rank, not known to the outside world.

He was versed in various ancient witchcraft, physical arts, and various auxiliary incantations.

That wasn't important. What mattered was,

this guy's specialty was—close combat.

He looked old, even slightly stooped, but when a fight broke out,

after he cast a series of auxiliary spells, you'd find standing before you a muscle-bound Steel Wizard fiercer than a bloodthirsty berserker.

It was said that countless transcendents had died under Steel Wizard Thorstein Kalasa's scepter.

Most were beaten to death, their skulls cracked open.

After surveying the surroundings, Thorstein's gaze finally fell on the huge blood ball before him.

"Not a weak World Essence. After all, not every Transcendent Master can comprehend Rune Essence; being able to comprehend is already quite good, and this person's World Essence comprehension is not weak." Thorstein Kalasa made a rough judgment in his mind.

Then, Thorstein slowly spoke. "May I ask for this friend's name?"

"Who I am is not important. What matters is what I am about to tell Lord Thorstein."

As he spoke, Gunei moved his mind, and the huge blood ball barrier rapidly expanded within a dozen meters around, while World Essence and Darkness Essence merged into it.

In the Blood Dream World, blood was abundant and everywhere.

Gunei could freely manipulate the surrounding blood.

Soon, under Gunei's control, a huge blood barrier enveloped Gunei and Thorstein.

Moreover, World Essence and Darkness Essence completely isolated this place from the outside. Even if Guer Tong were nearby, he could hardly hear their conversation.

Without speaking, Gunei lightly tapped the ground with his right foot.

The blood on the ground moved accordingly. A map of the Misty Sea quickly emerged in the open space between the two.

"At this location." Gunei pointed to a corner, the spot where he had previously confirmed Meisha's position.

"The Mother Goddess of the Human-Faced Flower Cult might be here." Gunei said solemnly.

"The Mother Goddess of the Human-Faced Flower Cult?" Thorstein's heart suddenly jolted.

For so many years, the Transcendent Association and the Pioneer Corps had been trying to find the evil gods of the Human-Faced Flower Cult, the Giant God Church, and the Soul Shepherd Church.

After all, as time passed, those evil gods grew stronger.

When the power of those evil gods surpassed that of their Transcendent Association's Divine Envoys and Ancestral Spirits,

that would be the time when the three great empires of northern Oya Continent fell.

Though there was still a long time,

they had yet to find even a trace of the evil gods of the three evil god cults.

Let alone the traces of the evil gods,

they hadn't even found many of their core strongholds.

Clearly, the methods of those evil gods were more formidable than they had imagined.

Thorstein hadn't expected that this mysterious visitor would directly inform him of the possible location of the Mother Goddess of the Human-Faced Flower Cult.

"Are you certain, sir?" After examining the map for a moment, Thorstein looked back at the blood ball before him.

"I can only infer that the Mother Goddess of the Human-Faced Flower Cult is likely here."

"Even if not here, this place will be an extremely core important stronghold of the Human-Faced Flower Cult." Gunei said.

"Mm!" Thorstein nodded slightly.

If the other party had confirmed with one hundred percent certainty that the Mother Goddess was here, that would have made Thorstein suspect it was a trap.

But since he said the Mother Goddess was likely here and that this was also a core stronghold, the credibility was very high.

"Thank you, sir, for informing me of such an important matter. I will verify this quickly. If it proves true,"

"then not many members of the Human-Faced Flower Cult on this island will escape." Thorstein said solemnly.

For a long time, the Transcendent Association and the Pioneers had been eager to destroy even one core stronghold of the evil god cults.

Now that they had finally obtained a definite stronghold,

needless to say, 'Divine Envoy' and 'Ancestral Spirit' level powerhouses would take action, and more than one.

If the Mother Goddess were also here, she would certainly be in trouble.

After all, the top experts of the human world, using various relics left by ancient deities, still possessed formidable combat power, capable of effectively severely wounding or even killing those greatly weakened evil gods who had entered this world.

"Thank you, sir, for informing me of such an important matter." Thorstein thanked him solemnly.

"These evil god heretics wreak havoc and kill in our world. Striking against these evil gods and their followers is what I ought to do." Gunei said lightly.

After a moment of deliberation, Thorstein slowly spoke.

"About a week from now, could you come here again, sir?"

"Can the battle be resolved in a week?" Gunei raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Mm, a week is more than enough. When you come then, I can inform you of the relevant battle situation. After all, such matters cannot be known outside, and we can give you detailed feedback."

"No problem. I also want to know the outcome there." Gunei did not refuse.

After a moment's thought, Gunei slowly spoke.

"I have told you what I needed to. Now I should take my leave."

With that, Gunei waved his hand to dispel the map on the ground and the huge blood ball around him, then turned and walked down the mountain path, quickly disappearing into the rugged, broken road.

"Regardless, I can come back in a few days to learn the follow-up of this information. I hope for a good result."

Then, Gunei gradually calmed his mind and set the matter aside.

As he walked down the mountain path,

Gunei's gaze swept over the entire vast Dragon Head Great Seaport in the Blood Dream World plane.

After a moment, a very good plan emerged.

"It seems quite a few enemies have come to Dragon Head Great Seaport this time."

"Whether those pirates or those evil god followers, from the nightmare scenes and dense killing scenes they bear, I can easily identify their presence in the Blood Dream World."

"Mm, I'll start with these pirates to test my skills and hone my combat abilities in the Blood Dream World."

"This way, I can obtain blood crystals, soul fragments, nightmare materials, and such,"

"and also improve my combat ability. In a while, I'll be better able to deal with Meisha."

...

Half an hour later.

Near the harbor, Gunei pulled a sleeping Third Order pirate into the Blood Dream World and gave him a thorough beating.

Watching the dissipating body of the Third Order pirate,

Gunei suddenly remembered something.

Then, Gunei looked toward the Transcendent Association castle halfway up the mountain.

"Those two seniors were both pulled in by me using my innate talent."

"To get out, aside from me sending them out, they would have to die."

"Those two seniors have extraordinary means; they should have a way back, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Gunei smiled lightly, feeling he was overthinking.

Then Gunei continued to immerse himself in the journey of beating up pirates in the Blood Dream World.