Chapter 19: Dreams Come True, the Dreamscape Realm

Professionals truly earn money with ease.

Once again, this thought blossomed in Gu Chen’s mind.

In his memories, he had endured poverty since childhood, and even after joining the Gu family, he was met with nothing but disdain.

During this past month in Gubei City, although he resided in the Gu family mansion, luxury and wealth were completely irrelevant to him.

The only relief he felt was not having to worry about his daily meals.

Thinking of the Gu family, a cold glint flashed in Gu Chen’s eyes.

Yesterday, Gu Qingfeng had judged his career change a failure, publicly demeaning him in front of Qin Yun and the entire household staff, treating him as worthless, even a disgrace.

Today, however, he had become a summoner with a divine-level talent, his future boundless.

The Northern War King, the Holy Sword Berserker, the Empire’s mightiest warrior?

Ha!

In the presence of divine-level talent, such titles were insignificant.

One day, he would become someone Gu Qingfeng could only look up to.

And that day was not far off.

Stowing the steel heavy armor into his personal space, Gu Chen turned to another prize.

[Healing Potion]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Effect: Upon absorption, it grants immunity to the Gray Mist Curse for 10 minutes]

The four-dimensional attributes of the Blood Clan Overlord had already surpassed one hundred; the Gray Mist Curse’s effect on him was negligible.

Gu Chen’s own stats far exceeded those of his peers and would only be slightly affected, especially since he wasn’t even fighting.

Therefore, the healing potion was of little use to him.

But for other professionals, the healing potion was an invaluable treasure.

Just one dose could render the Gray Mist Curse ineffective for ten minutes, completely dispelling the weakness it caused.

Carrying it was equivalent to having a purification spell.

This was crucial when facing bosses.

Gu Chen was certain that if sold on the trading platform, it would fetch a good price.

He placed three healing potions into his personal space.

By now, the Blood Clan Overlord had cleared all the guards at the temple entrance.

[Level Up]

[Level: LV.7 (32/2680)]

[Strength: 187]

[Agility: 186]

[Constitution: 188]

[Spirit: 189]

[Summoned Beasts: Blood Clan Overlord LV.7 [Legendary★], Nightmare Sovereign LV.7 [Epic]]

[Talent — Currently available: one Dark Bloodline]

Level 7!

If word of this leveling speed got out, countless people would be green with envy.

Thanks to attribute feedback bonuses, Gu Chen’s total attributes were approaching 200 points, more than double that of others his level!

That was impressive!

If he were to enter the arena for one-on-one battles, even without relying on his summoned beasts, he could easily sweep aside his peers.

Next, Gu Chen activated his talent to acquire the Dark Bloodline; a dark red glow blossomed before his eyes.

“Hopefully, it’ll be a Royal Bloodline.”

If he obtained another Royal Bloodline, both his summoned beasts would become legendary, making the Hell-level dungeon absolutely within his grasp.

[You have obtained: Dark Bloodline · Descendant]

Well, that was wishful thinking!

It seemed Royal Bloodline was not so easily acquired, given that it could elevate an epic summoned beast to legendary status.

Even across the entire Divine Summer Empire, only a dozen or so legendary summoned beasts were known.

Rarity was one reason, and another was that few professionals chose to become summoners.

[Dark Bloodline · Descendant: Can awaken the bloodline of the primal dark creature once, or enhance the attributes of a Royal Blood dark creature once]

No doubt, attribute enhancement wouldn’t mean much to the Blood Clan Overlord, but bloodline awakening could grant the Nightmare Sovereign new talents or skills.

Gu Chen immediately fused the Descendant bloodline into the Nightmare Sovereign.

[Dark Bloodline · Descendant fusion successful]

[Summoned Beast Bloodline Awakening]

[Level: LV.7]

[Health Points: 7950]

[Attributes: Strength 99, Agility 106, Constitution 105, Spirit 110]

[New Talent: Dream Come True [Epic]]

[Dream Come True: The Nightmare Sovereign’s skill cooldowns are reduced by 50%, skill and stamina consumption, as well as negative effects, are reduced by 80%]

This talent truly was a dream come true!

Half cooldown alone was remarkable, but reducing all consumption and negative effects by 80% was even more extraordinary—not even legendary summoned beasts possessed such an effect.

This was because the Nightmare Sovereign was an energy entity; if it were another summoned beast, it certainly wouldn’t enjoy such benefits.

Next, the Blood Clan Overlord entered the temple, with Gu Chen and the others following closely.

As soon as they stepped onto the temple plaza, a denser Gray Mist assaulted them.

Everyone’s faces changed, feeling the curse’s effect intensify, doubling the weakness imposed upon them.

Gu Chen frowned; his four-dimensional attributes had broken one hundred, granting him strong resistance, yet under the Gray Mist Curse, his attributes still dropped by 25%.

As for Lin Yuan and the others, their faces turned pale, their strength drained, trailing behind as if half their lives were gone.

At that moment, Su Ran, walking beside Lin Qingqing, showed a pained expression; she seemed unable to withstand the Gray Mist Curse any longer. Her eyes rolled back, and her slender frame collapsed straight to the ground.

“Su Ran!”

Lin Qingqing hurried forward, lifting Su Ran up, only to find she had already lost consciousness.

Gu Chen also approached to check her condition.

Her constitution was too weak.

He knew assassins were fragile, but hadn’t expected Su Ran’s constitution to be this frail.

She had fainted because she couldn’t endure the sudden surge of the Gray Mist Curse.

At this instant, the true difficulty of the Hell-level dungeon was fully revealed before them.

This omnipresent Gray Mist Curse was terrifying.

If a challenger’s constitution was inadequate, no alien interference was even necessary; a few steps, and they would perish automatically.

No wonder no newcomer had ever cleared the Hell-level beginner dungeon over all these years; could rookie professionals endure this?

What to do?

In other teams, someone in Su Ran’s condition would be sent back with a teleportation scroll since they had lost mobility.

If the Gray Mist Curse’s intensity continued to rise, she might die right here.

“Master Gu Chen, I can carry Su Ran on my back. Can she continue to follow us?” Lin Qingqing pleaded.

She and Su Ran had borrowed 100,000 silver to follow Gu Chen into the Hell-level dungeon.

One hundred thousand silver!

For a commoner fresh out of high school, that was an astronomical sum.

If they quit midway, Su Ran’s only option would be factory work, likely tightening screws for years to repay this huge debt.

“Sigh, such a hassle...” Gu Chen sighed deeply.

Seeing his hesitation, Lin Qingqing’s face darkened.

But in the next moment, Gu Chen raised his hand, summoning a shadowy figure like a ghostly black mist.

The Nightmare Sovereign!

It grabbed Su Ran, and in a flash, the space before them shattered like a mirror, pulling Su Ran into the other side of the spatial rift.

A dreamscape!

The Nightmare Sovereign could freely traverse dreams!

By pulling Su Ran into the dream realm, she would naturally be free from the Gray Mist Curse.