Chapter 952: Chapter 950: Moon God Prototype
The staircase to the Moon, composed without regard for gravity by the sleepwalking believers, was utterly astonishing,
and this was not a dream but something happening in reality, enough to show that Lorrian could already use the [Moon] to blur the boundaries between reality and dreams, even ignoring related physical laws.
"Let’s go."
The three of them stepped up the staircase, walking for several hours before finally reaching the Moon.
However, what lay before them could no longer be called [Moon], but resembled a spherical mass of blood and flesh more.
"Is it because it’s not their own Moon that they treat it as an experiment and mess around casually?"
The Blood Moon was composed of ’muscle fibers’ as thick as human bodies, which also had a human structure, and the entrance corresponded to the position of a mouth.
The tongue extended outward and connected with the staircase to the Moon, welcoming the group inside like a red carpet.
This feeling was very familiar to Yi Chen; it was similar to the sensation he had when, influenced by the Brain in a Vat’s dream, he went to the Moon God Palace between the islands.
Only then it belonged to the dream, but now it’s reality.
"There is no killing intent, just a kind of pilgrimage feeling that’s unpleasant. Lorrian should not be hostile; let’s go."
Along the wide and gigantic tongue, they entered the Blood Moon,
where the internal teeth formed pillars supporting the magnificent hall, turning it into a vast and deep palace.
Neither the columns, the accessories, nor the specifications of the carpets corresponded to [humans] but rather to [giants] or [gods].
At least 20~30 times of a normal person’s physique would be needed to suit this gigantic palace.
The hall was profound, seemingly able to extend into the deepest part of the Blood Moon, with faint howls and deep whispers that sounded as if an obscure god was residing there, being born there.
Boom!
As they walked, the ground felt weakly trembling, and wandering on either side of the columns were some subjects allowed to live within the palace and worship.
A group of shapeless, indescribable giants at least over ten meters in specification.
Some retained human leg and foot structures, but their upper bodies twisted into spiral pillars,
others crawled on four limbs with heads growing at both ends,
or knelt on the ground, using multiple fingers between knees to crawl and move,
no matter their body shapes, they all had one commonality: their heads were all moon-shaped, the kind with primitive craters.
A few moon heads showed cracks, faintly revealing the crimson Blood Moon growing inside.
Finally, they reached the deepest part.
Here was an inner sanctum constructed in an equilateral triangle configuration; Lorrian’s figure was temporarily absent, but one could smell that familiar aura.
Oddly, the inner sanctum contained no blood and flesh structures, appearing rather regular and devoid of any chaos.
As they entered, the door closed.
A beam of pure silver moonlight carried Lorrian, clad in a silver suit, descending vertically. Everything was normal, even the crescent Blood Moon previously seen on his forehead had vanished, reverting into pure human form.
"Did those gods urge you to come to find me?"
"Yes, they have observed multiple worlds’ moon phase worship; though outwardly normal, it has stirred suspicion.
Unable to spare the manpower, they sent us to check it out."
"So spreading the moon phase influence will eventually be discovered, huh? But that’s about it, belief and sacrifice are quite useful; my Moon God posture has taken shape.
Just wait two more days; these worlds’ [Moon] will be sacrificed. With the universal belief across multiple worlds, I can achieve the initial Moon God posture."
"Constructing a Divine Status?"
"No... It’s different.
I scorn those powerless gods waiting for an apocalypse; my deity and concept hail from that world, the world linked by Mr. Galon’s dream.
In that world’s depths are records about [God], entirely different from this world’s concept, an extreme chaos, an existence transcending planes.
Divinity has now initially emerged; I suspect Mr. Yi and Reagan haven’t perceived it, you were in a dream upon entering the inner sanctum."
As these words were spoken, all three were astonished, indeed having noticed no signs of slumber.
Yi Chen also unleashed the newly achieved hanging king’s heart realm, spreading a unique aura of death beneath him, tearing apart the dream’s wrap on reality, revealing the true scene of the current area.
Below, the smooth stone surface was actually writhing blood and flesh tentacles,
and Lorrian’s handsome image with silver hair was completely torn apart, revealing the Moon God posture once displayed in the Illusion Dream Realm, but far more twisted and pathological here.
Formed by chaotic tentacles into a three-footed structure, standing at the center.
The pitch-black contorted, twisting body seemingly comprised of countless monsters stacked, compressed, entwined.
Upon the neck, the original head was replaced by the 「Red Moon」, with a curved structure, its tail drooping at the back,
like a crystal brain, within the Red Moon visible were pathways of brain nerves arranged,
also like Moon rock, its surface covered with craters and rock patterns,
reflecting in light the twisted Otherworld scene, as though this Blood Moon was the gate to chaos.
"Will you abandon [human] form, Lorrian?"
"No... Not now, at least. Everything is still based on being human, whether it’s believers, the palace, etc.
When I reach higher levels, when I’m no longer bound by fixed human concepts, I may abandon it then.
No need to worry; I’m still on the same side as you... Wait in my palace for a moment, until the surrounding worlds’ moon concepts are fully sacrificed, then I’ll transform back to human and return with you."
"And the phenomenon of [Killing Nightmare]?"
"It’s here... I must say, phenomenon-level evil is quite tricky. I spent a whole week to finally defeat it on the dream level and learned many useful things from it, otherwise, I couldn’t invade the global dream so smoothly."
Ka-cha ka-cha~ Tentacles twisted and rose from the ground, revealing mechanical claws emanating intense malice and a disc titled "A Nightmare on Elm Street".
"I preserved it deliberately; eliminating it entirely would make the world’s malice vanish instantly, and those gods would mess up my plans.
Moreover, I worry killing this thing might bring more troublesome entities.
Once events here conclude, directly hand over the disc medium to those gods, and they shouldn’t query what happened here."
"Two days, right?"
"Yes, the sacrifice ritual has started in several surrounding worlds; those worlds’ [Moons] will disappear, while people remain unharmed.
By then, with the Moon God’s initial posture, I can greet ’this month’s’ moon left in the Old World."
Yi Chen didn’t respond, but nodded to Reagan and Lene.
As long as Lorrian’s stability is confirmed face-to-face, it’s good he can become stronger; at least, Lorrian seems more agreeable compared to William, even if his posture appears chaotic it’s more reassuring than William’s smile.
If William causes any trouble, Lorrian can help clean up.
Just as the squad smoothly met.
Ring ring ring!
A hurried, unexpected, and inappropriate phone ringing between the Moon interrupted everyone’s thoughts.
The phone call sound originated from the city road directly below the Moon, at a very ordinary roadside phone booth.
Reason everyone could hear it from afar was because it was an ’emergency passage’ created by the Main Material Plane, with expedited handling to allow operatives in danger to quickly locate phone position and evacuate.
"Strange... We’ve been here less than a day, why’s the phone ringing? Has Lorrian’s Blood Moon been exposed?"
"Impossible~ the Blood Moon didn’t appear today, my illusion technique envelopes the whole world tightly, unless you betrayed me."
"Calm down... There’s another possibility!"