Most importantly, Xiao discovered that the magic patterns used in Nightmare were identical to those used in many mental magic spells, which filled him with pleasant surprise.
This similarity allowed Thought Projection Magic to integrate perfectly with Nightmare.
With the addition of Thought Projection Magic, Nightmare's effects were greatly enhanced, producing results that were simply beyond imagination.
Not only that, but Nightmare's range also expanded until it could envelop the entirety of Hargeon.
Furthermore, after Xiao continuously connected to the dreams of tens of thousands of people over a long period, constantly collecting their dream energy, Nightmare underwent a peculiar mutation.
Nightmare gave birth to a permanently existing dream world within Xiao's mind, one that grew by absorbing dreams and strengthened by releasing them.
However, without Xiao's control, the entire dream world would become extremely absurd and bizarre, with time, space, matter, and energy becoming exceptionally chaotic.
Just like ordinary dreams, you can never predict what you will dream of next, nor can you know what will happen within the dream.
Sometimes, it feels as though you've dreamed for a very long time, but after waking up, you discover that only ten minutes have passed.
However, the dream world was ultimately a product born from Xiao's magic, so Xiao's will still exerted a profound influence over it.
Even the various emotions and random thoughts unconsciously generated by Xiao would materialize into real existences within the dream world.
Xiao's desires would even give birth to Nightmare Beasts, which would transform into nightmares that affected his judgment, invaded others' dreams, devoured their desires to grow stronger, and then further influenced Xiao's own will.
However, the birth of Nightmare Beasts was not entirely a bad thing.
Its greatest benefit was that Xiao could slay these monsters, which was equivalent to cutting away his own desires and distracting thoughts.
Doing so not only helped Xiao maintain long-term focus but also promoted the growth of his mental power.
The growth of mental power meant the expansion of his mental space, enabling Xiao to engrave even more magic patterns.
This discovery was undoubtedly delightful, and it also proved that he was on the right path.
Through the development of the dream world, he could continuously engrave more magic, expand his magical repertoire, and cleverly combine various forms of magic, eventually even becoming the God of Magic.
Moreover, the dream energy plundered by the Nightmare Beasts from people's dreams would also be released when they were slain, expanding the dream world's area and enveloping even more people in dreams, forming a virtuous cycle.
In this way, Xiao's strength and abilities would continuously improve, and his dream world would become increasingly powerful.
However, as time went on, Xiao gradually became dissatisfied with slaying his own Nightmare Beasts.
The reason was simple: whenever one of his desire-born Nightmare Beasts was slain, Xiao would enter a long period of sage mode.
During this time, although his learning and work efficiency doubled, the growth of his mental power stagnated.
This greatly displeased Xiao. Did he lack an efficient learning state? What he lacked was mental power. He needed more mental power to expand his mental world.
This situation continued until Xiao's mental space became large enough to engrave a second, different type of magic.
After careful consideration, Xiao chose Requip Magic as his second magic.
This choice was primarily based on a special item he had obtained on the black market—the Soul of a Succubus.
Succubi, also known as lesser lust demons, possess endless desires that can never be satisfied, no matter how much they absorb.
Therefore, Xiao hoped to solve this problem through Requip Magic by completely receiving and merging with the Soul of a Succubus, allowing himself to transform into one.
Although receiving the Soul of a Succubus required paying a certain price, Xiao believed it was entirely worthwhile.
After all, the powers of a succubus and Nightmare Magic were simply a match made in heaven.
The two fused perfectly, allowing Xiao not only to satisfy his ever-growing desires and rapidly expand his mental space,
but, more importantly, granting his Nightmare Beasts an even more powerful ability—to plunder the magic power and life essence of others through dreams, continuously enriching themselves and expanding the dream world.
In addition, Xiao could also use the succubus's wings to fly freely. Flight magic was extremely rare throughout Earth-land.
Moreover, Xiao discovered that the amount of life essence and magic power he obtained varied depending on what people experienced in the dreams he created.
Among them, combat generated the most magic power, while intimacy generated the most life essence, since both required frenzied exertion.
However, at this critical moment, Xiao suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and a scene appeared in his mind.
It was from a certain anime, where someone named Kazuma Satou secretly bought a ticket to a succubus café.
Thinking of this, Xiao immediately made a bold decision.
He would launch an unprecedented Dream Customization business within the academy, and eventually throughout the entire dream realm.
This business would specialize in providing personalized dream experiences for students with special needs, helping them relieve stress and relax.
Specifically, by paying five thousand J and a small amount of life essence, one could enjoy an exclusive three-hour dream experience.
There, customers could choose different types of dreams according to their preferences, such as romantic love stories, thrilling adventures, warm family reunions, and so on.
No matter what kind of dream they desired, Xiao possessed a vast collection of creative templates.
He would do his utmost to create a unique dream world for every customer, allowing them to indulge themselves to their heart's content, and even become addicted to it.
Initially, customized dreams circulated only among a small number of people.
After all, ordering a customized dream required writing down one's personal preferences.
Even though Xiao repeatedly promised never to reveal anyone's private hobbies, many people still couldn't let go of their embarrassment.
Even when requesting character designs based on real people, they would deliberately alter certain details to prevent Xiao from mistakenly thinking they had a crush on someone.
But as time passed, Xiao absorbed a large amount of life essence, and the Soul of a Succubus within his body rapidly grew stronger, causing side effects to appear.
Xiao's appearance became increasingly feminine.
Finally, after fully growing horns and a tail and completely transforming into a succubus, those same people instead let down their guard.
The reason might have been that the image of a succubus naturally carried a mysterious and alluring charm, making it easier for people to lower their psychological defenses.
Moreover, when facing Xiao in his succubus form, people subconsciously felt that this was no longer the real Xiao, but rather a fantasy character, allowing them to express their deepest desires far more freely.
(T/N: Bro is a woman now)
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