The Supreme Immortal Aperture.
A magnificent Purple Gold Palace, suspended in midair.
Immortal Gu Killer Move — Gentle Smoke in Dreams!
The Dragonman clone drove this Immortal Gu House, and thick plumes of dense smoke immediately billowed forth.
Wherever the smoke reached, everything was devoured. An Ancient Era Beast that Fang Yuan had deliberately relocated for testing purposes had no way to resist — it merely let out a startled cry before being swept away by the Dream Path smoke, vanishing without a trace.
"Recall." With a thought from the Dragonman clone, the Dream Path smoke coiled back like a massive serpent returning to its lair, rapidly retracting into the Dragon Palace.
Everything it had previously swallowed was naturally drawn in along with it.
This was the very Dream Path killer move Fang Yuan had personally witnessed in his previous life. Back then, the Dragon Palace had unleashed this smoke to erode the Heaven Monitoring Tower. Even though the Tower had already become intangible, it still fell victim.
One technique truly was enough to conquer the world. In the short term, the entire five-region Immortal Gu Master world, even the Heavenly Court, severely lacked means to counter Dream Path.
The effects of Dream Path were immediate.
But now, as Fang Yuan activated it himself, he discovered that the Gentle Smoke in Dreams move was not the Dream Path offensive killer move he had previously assumed — it served more as a capture and imprisonment technique.
Just now, the Dragon Palace had used only this single move to capture and subdue an Ancient Era Beast with Eighth Transformation-level combat power, then suppress it within the palace — effortlessly.
The Dragon Palace was a Slave Path Immortal Gu House. Even possessing a Dream Path Immortal Gu like the Dream Decree at the Eighth Transformation level could not alter its fundamental nature.
The Gentle Smoke in Dreams killer move had been designed specifically to complement the Dragon Palace — first capturing the intended target of enslavement, then subduing them.
Besides Gentle Smoke in Dreams, the Dragon Palace contained two additional Dream Path killer moves.
One was called Dream Enlightenment — a Wisdom Path effect that could put an Immortal Gu Master to sleep and into a dream, where they would receive inspiration.
The other was called Dream Within a Dream, which could construct a dream within a dream. Just like when the Dragonman clone had explored the dream realm and become Wu Shuai, and Wu Shuai then entered dreams and repeatedly received Dream Enlightenment — that was a dream within a dream.
As for the dream realm that had previously shrouded the Dragon Palace, that was the power of the Dream Decree itself.
After careful consideration, Fang Yuan found that at this stage, only Gentle Smoke in Dreams was truly practical.
The Dream Enlightenment move was sophisticated, but it consumed not only Immortal Essence but also Heaven's Will! That is to say, this killer move required the participation of Heaven's Will.
For Wu Shuai, dragonmen were destined to prosper under heavenly mandate. So Heaven's Will supported the dragonmen, and using this move was perfectly fine for him — he could receive Heaven's guidance and favor.
But not Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan was an Otherworldly Demon, suppressed and targeted by Heaven's Will. He had always been Heaven's Will's enemy. One of the killer moves he mastered was called Heaven Dissipation and Will Dispersal, specifically designed to eliminate Heaven's Will.
To expect Heaven's Will to help him? Impossible!
As for Dream Within a Dream, this move targeted the dream realm itself, not living beings directly.
Activating it could form a deeper layer of dreams within the dream realm.
What was the use of that?
Dream realm modification.
Wu Shuai had primarily used it to modify the Dragon Palace's dream realm, creating a dream within a dream. When the Dragonman clone explored, it repeatedly encountered dreams within dreams. Undoubtedly, such modifications made the dream realm more complex, making it far easier for explorers to lose themselves within and forget who they were.
What could Fang Yuan primarily use it for?
In the short term, what came to mind was still dream realm exploration — he could modify these dream realms, constructing dreams within dreams inside them.
These dreams within dreams would be constructed by Fang Yuan and belong to him. In this way, he could establish forward positions within the dream realm — safe places to rest and regroup.
The most important thing of all was still the Dream Decree Immortal Gu!
This Immortal Gu was similar to the Soul Beast Decree in Fang Yuan's possession. The former was a Dream Path Gu with Slave Path power, while the latter was a Soul Path Gu with the same Slave Path utility.
Fang Yuan had already learned the specific methods of using this Eighth Transformation Dream Decree Immortal Gu from the Dragon Spirit.
Back then, when Dragon Lord had unleashed Dragonman Annihilation, even Wu Shuai could not escape it. However, Wu Shuai had still made efforts — he conducted numerous dragonman experiments and obtained some results that could delay his death.
Wu Shuai had used his remaining time to activate the Dream Decree Immortal Gu.
He consumed not only his lifelong reserve of Eighth Transformation Immortal Essence, but also all of his emotions, memories, and will.
After everything was arranged, he was emaciated, with only fragments of his soul remaining. He finally sat down on the Dragon Throne, lingered for a brief moment due to the overwhelming expenditure, and breathed his last.
In the end, he sacrificed even himself.
He gave everything.
Therefore, for the time being, the cost of activating the Dream Decree Immortal Gu was immense! Wu Shuai was not actually killed by Dragonman Annihilation — he died because he activated the Dream Decree.