"As long as you agree to this condition, I will never move against you again..."
"And furthermore, the nearby
Raylin once again began using the benefits of the World of Gods to tempt them.
But it had to be said, the proposal he put forward was indeed meritworthy — though it also came with its difficulties.
The greatest difficulty lay in requiring Raylin's current power at the peak of Level 8 to overpower these unruly Disaster Lords in one fell swoop, making them truly feel the terror of death!
And then there was the Dream World's
"This matter... we need to discuss it a little..." The Thunder Giantess looked at her companions and answered with some hesitation.
"Of course, right here. I'll wait for you..."
Raylin spread his hands with a smile, watching the other Disaster Lords' consciousnesses merge and intertwine.
With the minds of these beings of law, they could discuss content that would take ordinary people tens of thousands of years in a single second. It was not long before they gave Raylin their answer.
"Our conclusion is... yes! As long as you can guarantee that the Dream World's Will also abides by the agreement!"
The three-headed abomination, the Egg of the Black Goat, stepped forward. The pitch-black goat head spoke, while the human face in the center revealed a strange, eerie light.
"Of course!"
Although Raylin was fully aware of their scheming, he still agreed.
"Very well... We swear by our True Spirits of Law, in the name of the Astral Plane..."
The numerous Disaster Lords looked at one another, nodded in unison, and swore their oath with their True Spirits of Law. The oscillating ripples of those true spirits held not a trace of falsehood, and could not be concealed from Raylin's True Spirit of Original Sin.
"Excellent!"
Raylin turned his gaze toward the endless void.
"Great Will of the Dream World, I need your guarantee!"
Crash!
The boundless Dreamforce surged, coalescing into a pair of eyes brimming with fury.
The entire Dream World roared, seething with wrath!
In the Dream Will's eyes, Raylin—this Nightmare Siphon, who was supposed to make hunting Catastrophe Lords his sacred duty—had actually reached an accord with them. This was the most brazen, naked betrayal!
Purple-gold lightning of pure force gathered, wielding a power sufficient to annihilate the very rules of existence.
Meanwhile, the dark crimson patterns on Raylin’s body twisted and writhed ceaselessly, as if trying to burst free from his flesh.
Crash!
The devastating Annihilation Lightning struck down. Accompanied by the maniacal laughter of the Three-Headed Monster: "Hahaha… You're merely a dog raised by the Dream Will, yet you dare imagine you can make it submit?"
"The Dream Will can strip you of your bloodline power, condemn you to utter ruin for all eternity…"
"Everyone… let's finish this together! This Nightmare Siphon has destroyed himself!!!!"
The human face in the middle of the monster laughed heartily, its colossal green snake-head lunging toward Raylin with a gaping maw. Corrosive rule-force ** formed into a sky-drenching downpour.
"Did you truly think I wouldn't know all this?"
Yet, beneath the dual assault of lightning and corrosion, Raylin’s expression remained utterly placid, sending a wave of foreboding through the surrounding Catastrophe Lords.
"I am different from the Nightmare King. All my power I forged myself, even the power of the Dream World…"
Raylin flicked his hand, and a silvery-white metallic sphere dissolved into a layer of luminous film, enveloping him.
The [Origin Force Armor], capable of shielding one from the will of a world's gods, instantly repelled all interference from the Dream World.
Behind him, a Path of Original Sin shimmered into existence, and the Nine-Headed Nightmare Hydra roared. From its nine serpent heads, it unleashed a torrent of devastating attacks, utterly annihilating the lightning tearing across the sky.
"Do not assume you can manipulate me as you did the Nightmare King!"
Raylin possessed the freest of wills. How could he ever be content to serve as a mere blade for the Dream Will?
Ever since obtaining peak power within the Dream World, he had been studying how to master its inherent decay patterns and break free from the Dream Will's control.
And all of this unfolded within the sealed World of the
What he intended to do was crush the Disaster Lord into complete submission, then subjugate the Dream Will itself, positioning himself as the arbiter between these two powers.
The terrifying power of Original Sin howled forth, repelling the Dream Force in every direction. The dark clouds overhead wailed as they were driven to scatter.
"What are you planning to do?"
After forcing the Dream Will back, Raylin turned around — directly facing the three-headed monstrosity charging toward him.
"I... I... I..."
The green serpent head babbled incoherently. The Black Goat's Egg had fallen into a state of utter shock. It could never have imagined that the Nightmare Energy-Devouring Physique, which had been born from the Dream Will itself, would turn around and subjugate the Dream Will!
"This is impossible!" it screamed internally. But alas, everything was already too late.
"Watch closely — this is the fate of traitors!"
A layer of silvery-white armor enveloped Raylin's entire body. This was the power of the
Tssssss!
The green droplets of Corrosion Rule, along with the other attacks, fell upon Raylin like a gentle spring breeze caressing his face, having absolutely no effect whatsoever.
Then, the Seven Deadly Sins abruptly transformed into a chain mace bristling with grotesque barbs. With a terrifying roar of power, like a mountain crashing down from above, it struck the three-headed monster.
"
An overwhelmingly devastating force instantly shattered the central human-faced head, followed by the black goat head and the green serpent head on either side.
Having slain the Black Goat's Egg, "Slaughter's Enhancement" and "
Glug! Glug!
As the chain mace in Raylin's hand ceaselessly devoured the flesh and blood of the three-headed monster, "
What had they just witnessed?
A Disaster Lord — one who stood among the foremost of their kind — had just been killed by Raylin, just like that?
"I can't sense any aura from the Black Goat's Egg... That thing had three lives — it should have been able to regenerate in the filth..."
The Thunder Giantess's expression turned ugly. Though she had always looked down on the other party, she had still acknowledged the capabilities of the Black Goat's Egg.
And yet, despite all that, the other party couldn't last a single move against Raylin — it was even stripped of its ability to revive, completely and utterly annihilated.
"Well? Who else wants to try?"
Having recovered to his peak, Raylin surveyed the surroundings with satisfaction, noting the fear in the eyes of the other Disaster Lords.
"We submit to you, great Nightmare King!"
The Messenger of the Eye was the first to surrender, bowing to Raylin — and this time, it was from the heart.
"Don't call me the Nightmare King. I am the Lord of Original Sin, master of all evil in this world!"
Raylin declared, then tossed the three remaining monster corpses into the void: "Don't say I'm bullying you. Eat up..."
The Dream Will's greatest difference from ordinary beings was that it was merely a synthesized consciousness — similar to artificial intelligence, concerned only with benefit, capable of shifting its stance in an instant.
Upon realizing it could not defeat Raylin, and seeing the benefit of binding the Disaster Lords, it had no choice but to accept reality.
The Void Grindstone materialized once more, continuously grinding the three monster Black Goat's Eggs down to the most fundamental Origin Force, replenishing the world's expenditure.
"Using your leftovers to placate the Dream Will... honestly..."
The other Disaster Lords watched with endless silent complaints, but instantly changed their tune: "Great Lord of Original Sin, you are the unanimous arbiter of us all..."
"I swear upon the name of the Lord of Original Sin..."
Raylin raised three fingers on his right hand and uttered the oath in a solemn, reverent voice. Behind him, the vast Path of Original Sin — pitch-black and threaded with veins of blood — roared to life: "I shall fairly arbitrate the covenant between the Disaster Lords and the Dream Will, binding both parties — all for the sake of the Dream World's prosperity..."
"With my Path as witness..."
Rumble...
The entire Dream World trembled, as though exhilarated — rejoicing at the sight of a new Path.
The dense dream force coiled around
It was a might almost impossible to put into words, seeming to contain every dream and every evil in the world, surging wildly into Leylin's Path of Original Sin and bringing his Path ever closer to perfection.
"The Power of Nightmare!!!"
The Messenger of the Eye cried out in shock: "This is the most peak source power of the Dream World — a realm that even the Nightmare King at the limit of rank eight never touched upon…"
Even the Calamity Lords and the Nightmare King had only the vaguest understanding of the Power of Nightmare. This was a force more advanced than Dream Primal Force — the very essence and quintessence of the entire world!
Even the Children of the Plane and the Children of the World could never hope to receive such treatment as the Power of Nightmare, yet Leylin had achieved it through his own strength alone!
In that instant, the gazes of all the Calamity Lords upon Leylin grew impossibly complex…
……
The World of the Gods.
What had once been Bator Hell had now become Leylin's nine-layered divine kingdom.
Each layer was orderly separated and partitioned, as multitudes of petitioners began to migrate, each assigned their own tasks.
Everything — every last detail — was trending toward a more flourishing state. A divine kingdom comparable to that of a deity of great power was the best protection these people could hope for.
At a time when the main material world was wracked with suffering and the gods themselves trembled with unease, such a sight was all the more precious.
At that moment, Leylin's divine avatar suddenly arrived at the edge of the divine kingdom, where the avatar of
"The new power you spoke of — is it about to arrive?"
Mother Core looked at Leylin.
"Of course. Please, stay and watch…"
The divine avatar answered with a smile, opening the passage to the Crystal Wall System from within and without in concert.