"Why did it get dark so fast?" Monkey looked up at the sky in surprise. He could feel that the darkness had descended all at once. How to distinguish between day and night here, or how long either lasted—none of it could be comprehended at all.
"In the Nightmare World, every region is different. The cycle of day and night varies. It's possible that the area we're in is night, and once we leave the forest, it might be daytime again. The sun and moon of this Nightmare World are extremely bizarre. The changes in Nightmare laws are completely without order. One moment it may be day—next moment, night. All of it is possible. However, according to all past records, every time the day-night cycle shifts, the laws within the region also undergo strange transformations. That is when we must be most careful."
Yi Tianxing frowned slightly, his expression solemn.
In the Nightmare World, one could never be too careful. Anything could happen. Danger lurked everywhere.
"Look! What's going on!?"
Monkey suddenly let out a strange cry.
They saw that the tiny army of the Tiny Human Kingdom that had been blown away by the wind earlier suddenly underwent a bizarre change with the arrival of night. A strange law surged around them. Then, those tiny beings—originally no bigger than ants—began to expand wildly, endlessly swelling.
Almost in the blink of an eye, they grew to the size of ordinary adult humans. And that was not even close to the limit—they were still increasing.
Ten meters!
Ten zhang!
Fifty zhang!
A hundred zhang!!
…
In almost an instant, the former ants had transformed into colossal giants over a thousand zhang tall. Their aura surged madly. Power and energy raged within their bodies. Their bloodlines were no longer the same.
Mountain Giants, Crystal Giants, Cyclops, Titan Giants, Thunder Giants, Evil-Eye Giants, Lava Giants, Ocean Giants—every kind of giant imaginable. There was simply nothing that did not exist here.
The entire Tiny Kingdom had completely turned into a Giant Kingdom.
Each of these giants possessed combat power comparable to fifth-rank Nascent Soul cultivators, and some were even on par with sixth-rank Yang God or seventh-rank True Spirit Realm powerhouses.
The most terrifying part? There were just too many of them.
Hiss—!
Even someone as wild and fearless as Monkey couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
"They were like ants a moment ago! Now they've all become hulking giants… this is outrageous!"
His voice cracked with disbelief. Compared to these grotesque, towering giants, he felt like a frail little girl.
"Just now, I could have blown them away with a puff of breath. What kind of nightmare nonsense is this?!"
He cursed loudly.
Indeed, the Nightmare World was insane. Ants could transform into terrifying giants at the flip of a coin. It was maddening.
"Careful," Yi Tianxing warned, eyes narrowing. "These giants have lost all reason. They've become pure Nightmare creatures, filled with madness and bloodlust. They'll attack any living thing in sight until it's dead."
And there were millions of them. Individually, perhaps not frightening—but in such numbers?
That was a disaster waiting to happen.
"Hmph! You think your Grandpa Monkey's scared of a few meatheads? Kill them all!!"
A glint of violence flashed in Monkey's eyes.
"Vajra Earthshaker Body – Rampage!!"
(狂暴 – Rampage)
His body exploded in size, shooting upward to hundreds, then thousands of meters. A golden divine radiance burst from him as blood energy surged skyward like a wolf smoke pillar. Muscle rippled like coiled dragons beneath his fur.
This was his domain—the Rampage Domain, empowered by the Rampage Divine Ability. His strength rose dramatically, and now that he had advanced to the True Spirit Realm, his combat power was off the charts.
With a wild grin, he swung his iron staff at a nearby mountain giant.
The giant roared and grabbed a boulder from the ground, forming a massive stone club to counter.
Clang!
The two weapons collided—only for the stone club to shatter instantly.
Monkey's staff struck true. The giant's head burst like a melon, killing it on the spot.
From the corpse, a flash of light emerged—a glowing pair of gloves.
"What's that?" Monkey blinked.
"A Nightmare Treasure," Yi Tianxing explained."When Nightmare creatures die, their remaining Nightmare Power coalesces into a dream-made artifact. That's a good one."
"Treasure, huh?"Monkey's eyes narrowed with glee, now staring at the giants like they were walking treasure chests.
"Heavenly Emperor's Dragon Guards—assemble!!"
Yi Tianxing didn't hesitate. The swarm of giants had sealed off every escape route. They were completely surrounded. No way out—only a fight to the death.
But he didn't look the least bit panicked. He had seen far worse.
Above his head, a majestic Life Diagram emerged—his Heavenly Emperor's Dragon Taming Map (天帝御龙图).
Inside it, a Chaos Soldier Nurturing Pool rippled to life. One by one, armored soldiers within opened their eyes—sharp and filled with killing intent.
Shua! Shua! Shua!
Streaks of divine light shot from the pool, landing in formation around Yi Tianxing.
Without hesitation, three thousand elite soldiers appeared.
These were the legendary:
Heavenly Emperor's Dragon Guards (天帝镇龙卫)
They surrounded Yi Tianxing in a tight, iron barrel formation.
"We live to wield our spears for our lord—slaughter all enemies!!"They knelt in unison, voices filled with fanatic zeal. These weren't mere warriors—they were cult-like zealots in loyalty, like divine paladins willing to die for their Emperor.
"Good," Yi Tianxing nodded."Wipe them out—leave none alive!!"
These weren't ordinary Dao soldiers. Years of resource investment and training had forged them into a peerless elite.
Every one of them had already reached the sixth stage of body refinement, and many were on the verge of breaking through to the seventh.
"YES, SIR!"
"KILL!!"
Their unified roar shook the forest.
Each soldier stood over two meters tall, clad in radiant dragon-scale armor that shimmered with energy. With a flash of light, their armor transformed, revealing full-body Dragon Scale Battle Armor—elegant yet intimidating, emanating True Dragon pressure that suppressed all lesser beings.
Their bodies began to expand as well—
In a blink, they transformed into towering figures, each a thousand-meter tall True Dragon Battle Form.
[真龙不灭体] (True Dragon Indestructible Body)
Their auras surged, blood energy blasting into the sky.
In their hands, they wielded Reverse Scale Spears (逆鳞枪)—gleaming weapons of absolute destruction.
A golden-armored guard charged first, his spear flashing like lightning. In a blink, it pierced through the heart of a Crystal Giant. The spear twisted, reverse scales spinning with terrifying force—grinding the creature into pulp.
The remains disintegrated into a glowing crystal bottle—another Nightmare Treasure.
Each Dragon Guard bore different elemental affinities: darkness, light, curse, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, yin-yang, wind, poison, thunder, ice… all originating from Yi Tianxing's cultivated Life Orifices, which were infused into his Life Diagram, shaping the diversity of their dragon bloodlines.
They attacked in three-talents formation, like a killing machine.
Every thrust of their spears brought a giant crashing down. Every strike carried overwhelming force.
Their chosen spear technique was:
"Eight Rebellions of the Reverse Scale" (逆鳞八法)
Reverse Wind
Reverse Water
Reverse Mountain
Reverse Sea
Reverse Immortal
Reverse Demon
Reverse God
Reverse Heaven
This was no ordinary martial art—it was spear intent incarnate.
All eight intents formed the Reverse Scale Spear Will—a force that defied all things.
To rebel is to destroy.
To reverse is to pierce.
Nothing can stand in its way.
The giants counterattacked fiercely:
Some launched waves of crystal energy—capable of turning flesh into crystal statues—but the Reverse Scale Spears tore through them like paper.
Others, like the Evil-Eye Giants, unleashed devastating soul-based attacks, but the Dragon Guards' mental fortitude held firm.
Even the golden shields of the Gold Giants were pierced clean through.
When a Dragon Guard took damage, their wounds instantly glowed—and rapidly healed.