Chapter 437: Dream

Nie Li felt as though he had sunk into a profound dream.

The dream was like a black hole, pulling him inside.

A voice was calling out to him, over and over.

It was a young woman's voice — so familiar and pleasant to the ear.

It was his master!

"Master, where are you?" Nie Li called out. During this period, he had been pushing himself relentlessly to grow stronger, never daring to rest for even a moment. He knew that if he didn't increase his strength soon enough, his master could be secretly killed by someone within the Feather God Sect.

Although Long Yuyin had changed and no longer posed a threat to his master, there were still people in the Feather God Sect with ill intentions!

Nie Li wanted to become the Sect Master of the Feather God Sect, so that he could protect his master.

"Nie Li, I'm using the Dharma Resonance of Heaven and Earth right now, communicating with you through spiritual will. Your destiny — it reverses the very balance of heaven and earth, and its power is too great. If I don't do something about it, the moment your cultivation reaches the Heavenly rotation Realm, the Holy Sovereign will detect you. Before long, he'll send a Divine Servant to hunt you down. So I've used the Reversing Heavenly Dao technique to transfer your destiny onto myself!"

"How can that be? But what about you, Master?"

"Nie Li, before your cultivation reached the Heavenly Rotation Realm, I had already left the Feather God Sect. Several of your friends are in the great Divine Sects — I've given each of them some guidance, and in the future they will surely lend you their strength. As for me, I'm already being hunted by a Divine Servant. Although I've used the Phantom Concealment Array to mask my aura, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold out much longer."

"Master, I did all of that so you'd be safe. As long as you're alright, I'll do anything…"

"Silly child, no banquet in this world lasts forever… Since there's something you must do, then go do it. Don't worry about anything else. If slaying the Holy Sovereign means saving all living beings, then I wouldn't hesitate even if it cost me my life. Throughout the countless ages, so many prodigies who mastered the Celestial Arts and understood heavenly destiny tried to stand against the Holy Sovereign, yet they fell one after another, ultimately powerless — even my own master was no exception. If my death can have value, then why shouldn't I do this?"

Nie Li felt a flood of images pour into his mind.

He felt his master kissing his forehead — that warm, gentle sensation, like a mother's caress.

Ying Yueru was hovering in midair. All around her, multicolored clouds churned and surged, conjuring countless illusory visions that framed her like a goddess presiding over the world. Her fair, exquisitely beautiful face radiated boundless charm as she turned to look in Nie Li's direction, offering a gentle smile. Her beauty was otherworldly, far beyond anything in the mortal realm.

All this time, in Nie Li's heart, Ying Yueru had been like a fairy — otherworldly and ethereal, every expression and gesture forever etched into his mind.

Yet Nie Li had never harbored even the slightest irreverent thought toward her. He was filled with nothing but admiration and reverence, wanting only to use every ounce of his strength to protect her.

Nie Li wanted to walk toward her, but his body was as if trapped in a cage, utterly immobile.

This was still a dream!

Inside this dream, there was nothing Nie Li could do!

At that moment, a colossal figure appeared beyond the multicolored clouds. The figure stood hundreds of meters tall, clad in silver-black battle armor, wielding an enormous spear. Its face was grotesque and savage, like an asura straight from the depths of hell.

This was a Divine Servant at the Holy Sovereign's side!