"Who?"
The Lord of Nightmares instantly felt an aura of immense terror and destruction, ignoring all spatial barriers and directly descending upon this place.
It felt its 'Nightmare Dao', which it had cultivated for countless years and relied upon for its existence, being forcefully obliterated by an irresistible power!
"No... this power, it's from a Primordial Chaos expert, it really seems capable of killing me!"
Numerous thoughts erupted in the Lord of Nightmares' mind, and its fear amplified infinitely.
This time, it seemed, he was truly going to die.
It desperately activated all its life-saving Divine Abilities, attempting to twist the boundary between reality and dreams, and escape into the fear of billions of living beings.
He had used this move to evade attacks from many Great Experts.
However, under the might of the returning to truth and extinguishing dao seal, all struggles were futile.
The phantom of that dark golden Seal seemed to be directly branded upon its Dao Origin.
The Seal, with an incredibly domineering posture, ground its Dao Origin into oblivion!
Completely exterminated!
Not a Seal, not a simple annihilation of form and spirit, but a thorough Dao extinction!
After its Dao was obliterated, the Lord of Nightmares also lost any possibility of Rebirth.
From then on, there was no longer a Lord of Nightmares in the world; even the traces and concepts of its existence rapidly faded, as if it had never been born into this world.
The Nightmare Realm silently shattered in response, transforming into the most basic nihility particles, dissipating into the depths of the Demon Domain.
Even if the Lord of Nightmares were to be reborn due to the fear of sentient beings, it would be a new entity; if it fell into the hands of a Golden Immortal Great Expert, that would be another matter entirely.
Han Xuanji slowly retracted the returning to truth and extinguishing dao seal, as if he had only done a trivial matter.
He felt the existence of the Lord of Nightmares being completely erased from the world, with no possibility of resurrection or causing trouble again, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"A mere jester, bringing about his own demise."
Han Xuanji continued to focus on Cultivating, but he was also more vigilant than before, as Heaven knew what other tricks the Demon Race had.
However, he did not dwell on the matter too much.
When soldiers come, block them; when water comes, cover it with earth.
Unless a Primordial Chaos Unbounded expert made a move, there wasn't much he truly feared.
Before acting, he had also calculated that the Demon Race would not make too big a move due to the fall of the Lord of Nightmares; the return of the Demon Ancestor was their major concern... Inside the Myriad Phenomena Garden, the dragon blood profound yellow tree cast down golden radiance, carrying a comforting warmth that soothed hearts.
Jiang Hao and Su Ming, having survived the calamity, still looked a bit pale, but their Qi had gradually stabilized.
The two of them, as if by prior agreement, turned their gazes towards Han Xuanji's seclusion place, their eyes filled with complex emotions.
Even though Han Xuanji hadn't explicitly stated it, everyone had guessed some things.
Little Bai pondered, "Is this because these two fellows were the most flamboyant, thus attracting disaster?"
Fortunately, he always listened to his Master's teachings and never went out looking for trouble.
"It's a good thing Master is here..."
Li Taiqing sighed, he was truly frightened when he saw Jiang Hao and Su Ming in that state.
His first thought was Han Xuanji, and sure enough, the problem was immediately resolved.
Su Ming took a deep breath, suppressing the tremor in his heart, and bowed deeply once more towards the quiet room, saying in a low voice, "Senior Brother Han's life-saving grace, Su Ming will never forget!"
At the same time, he secretly resolved to Cultivate even more diligently in the future, not to betray Senior Brother's protective grace.
And without even noticing it himself, a certain change was quietly occurring within his body.
Meanwhile, Jiang Hao's heart was turbulent, far more complex than Su Ming's.
He stared blankly at the stone door, his mind replaying the desperate Nightmare illusion from earlier, and that power that, like the creation of Heaven and earth, effortlessly pulled him back from the abyss.
Gratitude, of course, was immense.
If not for Han Xuanji's intervention, his Dao Heart would probably have collapsed by now, or he might have even perished.
This kindness was heavier than mountains.
But beneath this intense gratitude, a deeper sense of shame and powerlessness quietly crept into his heart.
He recalled the irrepressible joy and slight complacency he felt when he made his Breakthrough to Golden Immortal.
He had even secretly mused that, with his own foundation, although he was still not as good as Senior Brother Han, perhaps... he could already glimpse his back?
After defeating many Prodigies, and after defeating Su Ming once in a dignified manner, he even became somewhat arrogant.
However, this sudden life-and-death crisis today made him realize how weak he was.
His proud Golden Immortal Cultivation was still so vulnerable in front of true experts, and he didn't even know who the divine being that acted was.
And the gap between him and Han Xuanji, far from narrowing with time, was like a chasm, unfathomable!
Those earlier thoughts, now that he thought about them, were so ridiculous and overestimating his own abilities!
Cultivating in the Myriad Phenomena Garden had made his growth too easy.
Jiang Hao's cheeks flushed slightly; he silently clenched his fists, his fingernails almost digging into his palms.
Li Taiqing, seeing this, understood and gently patted Jiang Hao's shoulder in comfort.
Little Gold also came over, his Dragon eyes showing concern, and nudged Jiang Hao and Su Ming.
After this calamity, everyone's reverence for Han Xuanji deepened, and at the same time, they more clearly realized the insignificance of their own strength and the long journey of Cultivation.
A strange atmosphere permeated the Myriad Phenomena Garden.
Everyone understood that only by Cultivating harder could they find a foothold in the coming great calamity, not to betray this protection, and even... one day, become an invincible expert like Senior Brother Han... On the other side.
"The Lord of Nightmares has fallen? Both form and spirit destroyed, its Great Dao disintegrating... This is... Dao extinction?!"
The Demon Master's voice carried a tremble he himself hadn't noticed.
Just now, they, these Great Luo, clearly perceived that the unique and bizarre aura of the Lord of Nightmares had completely disappeared.
The Nightmare Realm shattered, and the Nightmare Dao was destroyed.
The other Great Luo giants of the Demon Race in the hall also sensed this terrifying scene at the same time, all of them changing color.
Although the Lord of Nightmares' strength had fallen to Great Luo, its life-saving ability was extremely strong; even ordinary Primordial Chaos Realm experts would find it extremely difficult to kill it, let alone such a clean and decisive Dao extinction!