In an instant, his tail tucked, silently raising his guard.
The first thing to be certain of is that he's dreaming... Secondly, ever since he got injured and retired from the guild ten years ago, he hasn't dreamt again. Just today, as he thought of "returning," he was unwittingly pulled into this unfamiliar dreamscape.
With Old Kohler's understanding of "Nen" and "bizarre events," if something is unusual, there must be a demon!
"Your Honor, what do you intend to do?"
Old Kohler casually observes Roy, occasionally glancing to keep a distance from the "humanoid snake creature" nearby... Vanessa's snake tail coils up, supporting her body, accentuating the bountiful fruits on her chest. Like Old Kohler, she silently scrutinizes him and Roy, secretly increasing her vigilance.
"Woof woof..." Hearing Old Kohler's "dog language" question... Roy's face is obscured by mist, making it impossible to see his visage. Because of the appearance of Old Kohler and Vanessa, a panel notification appears beside his ear....
[Notification: [Demon Compendium] has been unfolded...]
[One, Kobold: D-level intelligent magical beast. (Note: Intelligent species: a general term for humanoid magical beasts or mythical rare beasts with intelligence that doesn't differ from humans)]
[Rating: D]
[Manifested Nen Amount: D (5415/10000)]
[Potential Qi Amount: C- (5470/100000)]
[Current State: Old and frail, long-hidden internal injuries, strength compared to peak form, one tenth remains]
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[Two, Sairyū Naga: D-level intelligent "rare beast."]
[Rating: C→D]
[Manifested Nen Amount: D (1415/10000)]
[Potential Qi Amount: C (84211/100000)]
[Current State: Sickly body, due to accumulation of excessive "pollution" not cleared in time, severely eroded by nature, nearly stepping into the brink of losing control....]
So, it's "one old" and "one crippled"?
Roy's gaze flickers, contemplating... the so-called [Gate of Broad Domain], although having a broad "randomness," must follow the "Law of Equivalent Exchange,"
The selected dream entrant, limited by his own power, generally doesn't possess high prestige.
"Your Honor?" Old Kohler waits for a response but receives none, frowning as he looks.
Vanessa's tail sways slightly, unease settling in.
Roy sweeps a glance at the two, expressionless, and with a thought, calls out Taiyi.
Out of the white fog emerges another person.
His face is gentle, smiling at the corners of his mouth,
Upon arriving before Roy, immediately bows his head, kneels on the ground, reverently saying, "My Lord, you have finally awakened."
Taiyi speaks, seemingly due to "emotions" being too intense, accidentally releasing his own [Ren]!
Then, a roar is heard!
The [scorching true power] wrapped around his immense Nen bursts forth in an instant. With Roy's absolute control over his "personal dreamscape," it amplifies, transforming this vast dreamscape into a scorching inferno!
'Woof woof... Such powerful [Ren]!'
'What did he call that person... My Lord?'
Old Kohler's heart shakes wildly, jumping three feet high, simultaneously releasing [Ten] to protect himself from the fiery blaze, shouting to Roy: "Your Honor, no offense intended, I also don't know why I'm here!"
'It wasn't unintentional, perhaps due to some special reason... we've met a [god]!' Vanessa Sairyū similarly employs [Ten] to shield herself, unlike Old Kohler, her [Ten] glistens with fluid light, like water, resisting the "fire," being much more at ease.
The girl suddenly recalls visiting the Tide Temple with her parents as a child, once seeing the phrase under the lofty statue of the [Great Sairyū]—[Behind all that is unknown, there is a [god] watching....]
With a thought, emulating Taiyi, her tail curves, she lowers herself, kneeling on the ground, respectfully saying: "Vanessa Sairyū of the 'Purification City,' pays respect to the great being."
In an instant, the fire approaching the girl turns aside, swiftly passing by her...
"Woof?" Old Kohler's dog mouth opens, stunned for a moment, then imitates, hastily kneeling down, learning from Vanessa, prostrating on the ground, facing Roy, reciting the name of "greatness," reporting his own name.
At that time,
Two notifications appear in the mind....
[Notification: Detected "potential believers" Vanessa Sairyū... Kohler Spencer... urgently require development....]
[Note: "Urgently require development," yet to witness a miracle, doubtful of the god, the host can improve the "potential believers'" loyalty through "blessings...."]
"Blessings"?
If one wishes to reap, one must first sow?
Roy considers giving porridge to the poor, treating the sick, eggs for the elderly... gradually realizing... through [Faith] obtaining others' telekinesis for one's use, similarly requires "giving," and the more one "gives," the greater the "harvest" will be.
"Taiyi, do not be presumptuous...."
A faint voice like a bell toll echoes in this boundless dream world....
The fire extinguishes, heat retreats... Vanessa, Old Kohler lying on the ground, involuntarily breathe a sigh of relief, and quietly glance again... their bodies shake!
Roy sneers at himself: "Merely a simple nap, waking again, yet the world changes, things remain but people are not...."
He resembles someone who has weathered the storms of life, seen the splendor and filth of the world, lamenting time's swift passage, the former divine realm turning into a vast white mist. Slowly raising his right hand, he softly uttered: "Return."
"Boom!"
The vast white dreamscape intensely shakes, as the youth's words fall...
Wind rises, clouds gather, a brilliant sun ascends the sky, followed by world trees growing from the ground as pillars, supporting the cathedral... towering, grand, overflowing with the essence of time, dazzling hypnotically, as if it was meant to be, eternal, could only surface for a moment, reappearing must shake the world!