True Solution of the Sword Dao
Chapter 217 - 208: Edge 2

Chapter 217: Chapter 208: Edge 2

"Everyone, as agreed in advance, here are the promised ten strands of the Power of True Lies. Each of you can initially receive one," Yao Qin spread open the palm of her hand, where ten golden threads twisted and writhed continuously, resembling tiny worms. "After tonight, no matter what everyone..."

Suddenly, a crimson aura hit Yao Qin instantly. With a boom, Yao Qin was completely ignited, instantly turning into a clump of black ash, the golden threads in her hand scattering instantly.

In the room, the woman squatting by the closet, the fat man who was eating, the long-haired man who was standing, another man, and the handsome man who had already walked to the corner. Almost simultaneously.

Strands of colored malevolent aura instantly burst out and tightly wrapped around the golden threads.

"Mine, they’re all mine!!" the fat man shouted loudly. A crimson aura extended from his hand and tightly wrapped around the golden threads.

"Idiot!" A small green snake was coiled around the woman’s shoulder, its tail directly extending and wrapping around the golden threads.

The other three remained silent, their bodies emanating auras of different colors that tightly grasped the Power of True Lies.

Lin Fei sat silently in the corner. Essentially, he did not possess as many Dream Eater abilities, so naturally, he did not have the means to compete for them.

Bang!

A faint explosion sound followed, and the golden threads suddenly transformed into six trajectories, each flying toward one person.

All strength was released in an instant because of the explosion.

Lin Fei grabbed the thread flying toward him and remained calm and silent.

Everyone received a strand of golden thread.

"If you want them, you can have them. But don’t forget that the Wu Family has countless times more Divine Artifact components," Yao Qin’s voice came from the air.

Among the six golden threads, the one flying toward the fat man was several times more than anyone else’s; everyone else had one, but he had five. The fat man grabbed the golden threads, his face lighting up with joy.

Whoosh!

His entire body suddenly exploded, as if something had detonated within him, sending blood and flesh flying everywhere. The whole room was splattered.

Behind him, the long-haired man slowly withdrew his hand, gently grasping six golden threads.

Everyone’s expression changed.

"An overestimator of his own abilities, trash," the long-haired man said indifferently.

Lin Fei sat in the corner, his fingertips twined with a strand of golden thread. Although more of the Power of True Lies was available, he was not eager to compete for them. Dream Eaters’ strengths were somewhat peculiar, and if he missed a strike, they could easily escape because, just like Yao Qin had been before, it was uncertain whether the presence here was just a shade of malevolent aura. Destroying it would achieve nothing. Therefore, this small amount was not worth exposing his strength and startling the enemy.

The massive vortex of malevolent aura above was not just for show.

Lin Fei hadn’t clearly seen how the long-haired man’s instant strike was made. Each Dream Eater’s ability was different; Shuang’er primarily used Illusionary Realm abilities for disguises. That fat man seemed to focus on physical attacks, while the handsome man seemed to prioritize survival over attack power. But the ability of this long-haired man was still unknown.

Though Blue Flame is effective against Dream Eaters, Lin Fei did not think himself invincible. And once the Blue Flame was revealed, it would definitely make him the public enemy of the entire Dream World. Such powerful suppressive ability is utterly intolerable for the Dream Eaters. Thus, he must remain cautious.

"It’s about time," Yao Qin’s voice came again.

"No need for your nonsense!" the long-haired man said indifferently before he was the first to push the door and walk out.

Lin Fei followed suit and also walked out. He soon discovered that the long-haired man had already disappeared.

With a hiss! The entire manor instantly vanished into nothingness, surrounded only by dark green-black trees, with a large water jug laying on the ground.

Lin Fei looked up, the huge vortex of malevolent air also quickly moved toward Capital City. Behind him, the other Dream Eaters also each transformed into numerous strands of malevolent aura. The fat man, who had revived at some unknown point, also bitterly transformed into a clump of crimson aura and joined the gigantic swirling mass in the sky.

"Shuang’er," Lin Fei softly called out, extending his hand.

Hiss... Gray malevolent aura instantly gathered onto Lin Fei’s left hand, forming into a snow-white little hand, Shuang’er completely condensed into form.

"We Dream Eaters generally don’t deploy our real bodies. As you have seen, brother, Dream Eaters whose real bodies cannot be found are very hard to kill, yet their offensive power is very strong! This is also one of the reasons why even though the Inner World is stronger than us, we have always coexisted peacefully and without infringing on each other. Among those of the same level, our success rate against those from the Inner World, other than you, brother, is extremely high," Shuang’er softly said.

"Indeed," Lin Fei sighed. If it weren’t for the Blue Flame, killing a Dream Eater would be too difficult. Just now, even though the fat man had burst open, his aura had only weakened slightly. In other words, without the Blue Flame, when Dream Eaters fight against outsiders, they can only rely on attrition; whoever’s depletion is smaller will be able to last to the end. Coupled with their ability to draw people into dreams, it is, indeed, quite an abnormal capability.

"However, a Dream Eater’s shade of malevolent aura cannot stray too far from their real body. Thus, everyone here has their real bodies in Capital City," Shuang’er explained.

Dream Eaters are like hackers, for whom reality is akin to how networks are to hackers. If the entity itself is not captured, it cannot be completely destroyed. However, Lin Fei’s Blue Flame is different; that type of Blue Flame is equivalent to being able to trace through a hacker’s online persona all the way to the entity’s location, simultaneously destroying the entity directly. This ability to trace back to the Origin is exactly the bane of the entire Dream Eater World. For it means that upon the death of their avatar, the Blue Flame could even track down the entity according to Lin Fei’s wish and then resolve it directly. This is also why Lin Fei dares not reveal his abilities rashly.

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Capital City, Ditan Park

Above the concentric circles of Ditan, a large gray vortex speckled with gold points slowly rotated.

This area was devoid of lighting, unlike the Temple of Heaven, Ditan didn’t attract many visitors. The edges were even overgrown with grass both tall and short. At this time, there wasn’t a single person around.

Lin Fei’s figure instantly appeared on the white edge of Ditan. He looked up at the huge vortex in the sky.

Not far away, another equally vast gray vortex was rapidly moving towards this location. These two vortices represented two opposing forces,

The actual battle might have already started, but not here, possibly in a nearby area; around Ditan was a large forested area. Or perhaps, in the urban district. Lin Fei could feel numerous evil auras colliding with each other, both near and far, every part of Capital City was permeated with the scent of evil auras.

Of course, by this time, the battle was not merely about aura expenditure but a direct confrontation between entities. The battles among Dream Eaters, where only avatars were involved, were just a matter of consumable inventory and not a significant harm. After all, if it were merely an avatar, it would simply be crushed at will by the opponent. This place in Capital City was already Wu Family’s main base, and it naturally wasn’t going to be that simple.

Soon, figures such as the previously-seen fat man and the long-haired man came out one after another from hiding, standing at the edge of Ditan.

In front of the group, countless evil auras rapidly converged to form the figure of Yao Qin.

"Everyone, the rest is up to you. The location of the Wu Family’s Divine Artifacts is at the Yan Capital Hotel, where Wu Haiyi is located. In about ten minutes, they might relocate."

"I prefer to work alone," the long-haired man said indifferently, turning and leaving. It seemed to be his real self this time. Following him was a large, burly man—that was the person he had just been talking with.

"Those present here are nonchalant Dream Eaters, I assume you all have your plans, so I await your good news," Yao Qin said with a playful smirk.

"I’m leaving too," the fat man grunted twice, similarly dissipating.

The woman touched the small green snake on her shoulder, which suddenly dispersed into numerous green streams of air.

Lin Fei silently stood in place for a while before slowly vanishing.

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Capital City Hotel

In the night, the exterior of Capital City Hotel was completely glowing with a faint golden light—an effect of various decorations and designs. The rectangular tall building stood out strikingly among nearby structures.

In the middle floors of the hotel, a room’s curtains were drawn open. You could vaguely see the light yellow décor of the hotel room within.

"The Divine Artifact component is in my hands; whoever dares, come and get it," a man with short hair slightly curved his lips upward, standing by the window and whispering. From his angle, he could see sporadic bursts of variously colored Dream Eater evil auras in the distance, resembling fireworks. This represented the battle between Wu Family’s Dream Eaters and other forces. Among them, two clusters were particularly conspicuous and massive, almost covering several city blocks—one was a turquoise evil aura, and the other was a black aura tinged with gold.

These evil auras continually burst forth and slowly extinguished, one after another, in colors invisible to ordinary people. Their battle fully unfolded in the Dream World, though if they wished, they could instantly turn it from ethereal to real, impacting reality. However, the agreements with Inner World mustn’t be violated. Hence, no one would foolishly break the rules. Anyone who breaks the rules would become the public enemy of the entire Dream World.

Doot...

Suddenly, the phone rang. The man took out his mobile and pressed the answer button.

"Haiyi, how are things?" a calm male voice came through the phone.

"Dad, rest assured, I’m here. You just focus on the Forest of the Sky. There won’t be many who dare seize the Divine Artifact components knowing the drawbacks." This man was Wu Yanqing’s son, Wu Haiyi. Holding onto a Divine Artifact component was not only excruciating but would also allow the Artifact Family to locate him directly. There was no escape. Therefore, the Wu Family hadn’t assigned many people to protect it significantly.

"I hope so. I’ve started on this end as well. Take care of yourself."

"Alright," Wu Haiyi gently ended the call.

Suddenly, at the entrance of the building below, a massive aura slowly enveloped the entire building.

A middle-aged man wearing a black trench coat, with seaweed-like shoulder-length hair, slowly appeared at the entrance of the building. Behind him followed a strong man, sporting a small moustache, his tight T-shirt fully accentuating his muscular upper body.

Wu Haiyi watched as the two walked into the building one after another. No one around them seemed to notice their presence.

"They really came, huh." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to go to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and Monthly Tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)