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Chapter 14 Nightmare
Is this still Blacksea City University?
That incredibly ugly pregnant woman, with her ripped belly, had three tiny, blood-red babies emerging from it, baring their teeth and claws, exuding a menacing aura.

This is even more unsettling than that octopus girl from the Sea Train.

One of the Thirteen Coffins of Evil Spirits: the Nightmare of the Womb.

Li Changgeng finally understood why this woman was called "Fetal Nightmare"—the three babies in her womb were her puppets.

This is fucking terrifying! It's so scary!

Especially the way the fetal nightmare looked at him; at that moment, Li Changgeng's soul was completely locked in place.

"You won't get the relic!"

Xia Mengmeng was engulfed in raging flames as she unleashed three fire blades.

Hehehe...

The three baby puppets let out pitiful howls.

So fast that it was invisible.

Those fire blades couldn't do any harm to them at all.

Two of the babies feigned an attack, one on the left and one on the right.

A snort!
Xia Mengmeng's arm had a bloody gash.

The remaining large-eared baby puppet was licking the blood off its claws.

Bang!
Xia Mengmeng delivered a spinning flaming kick that struck the target squarely, causing the big-eared baby puppet's belly to deflate and it to fly out like a ball.

"Waaaah...Mommy, she kicked me!"

The big-eared baby puppet rolled down at the feet of the nightmare, pretending to cry like a child whining to its mother.

"Hurry up, kill her, and take back the relic." The Nightmare grabbed the infant puppet's large ear and tossed it far away like trash.

This throw had a significant impact; the object rolled a long way and landed precisely behind the Buddha statue.

Li Changgeng witnessed everything that happened before his eyes.

These three baby puppets are no pushovers; they're impervious to fire and incredibly fast!

Upon closer inspection, Li Changgeng discovered that the baby was even uglier than his mother. It was truly disgusting, like a mother opening the door to disgust.

Its eyes bulge out like a toad's, its nose points upwards, its mouth stinks, and its teeth are black and yellow.

"A little heartthrob?!" The big-eared baby was only a little over a foot tall, but this little devil was really too creepy.

"If I said I was just passing by, would you believe me?" The moment Li Changgeng spoke, he had already raised the prepared stool leg and smashed it down on the head of the big-eared baby puppet.

Boom!
The shock made Li Changgeng's arm go numb.

The big-eared baby puppet reached out and grabbed, and a phantom image snatched the stool leg from Li Changgeng's hand.

With a gentle twitch of two small hands, snap, the stool legs broke cleanly.

"I'm going to devour you piece by piece!"

Li Changgeng stepped back, "Don't eat me, my flesh doesn't taste good."

It was indeed too dangerous to go out during the eternal night.

Besides, he was at Blacksea City University; he shouldn't have encountered these evil spirits.

"Li Changgeng, run!" The flames burning on Xia Mengmeng's body dimmed considerably. She grabbed Li Changgeng's hand, and a fire blade shield more than three zhang high rose beneath her feet, blocking the fetal nightmare and the three infant puppets.

"If we leave through the west gate, the fire shield won't last long. As the Bing of the Ten Heavenly Stems, the Ten Pillars of Fire, and the ancient god named Rou Zhao, even if I die, I will perish together with the Nightmare of the Thirteen Coffins of Evil Spirits! It's just a pity that my strength is still too weak!"

"I cannot entrust you with such a heavy responsibility. I am ashamed to be the pillar of fire. Only the pillar gods of the ten Heavenly Stems can fight against the eternal darkness and the coming winter!" Xia Mengmeng was practicing Buddhism at the Buddhist Academy of Black Sea City University. One night when the full moon was high in the sky, she felt the call of a white giant serpent. From then on, her human and divine souls became one, and Xia Mengmeng's personality underwent a tremendous change.

Even if she doesn't eat for ten days and ten nights, Xia Mengmeng won't feel hungry, and her longest fasting period exceeds one month.

The White Snake only had a beast soul. After Xia Mengmeng merged with the White Snake for about three months, the Eternal Night descended, and the mist devoured everything. It was only through merging with the White Snake's beast soul that Xia Mengmeng vaguely understood what the Eternal Night meant for ordinary people.

The Thirteen Coffins of Evil Spirits descended with the night; these evil beings will find her sooner or later.

Xia Mengmeng had been diligently practicing fire magic in the Buddhist hall, but unfortunately, her talent was too poor. Even after fusing with the beast soul of a thousand-year-old white snake, she was still too weak!
At first, Xia Mengmeng did not believe that she was the chosen one of the Ten Heavenly Stems.

However, after following Zhan Ye Si to handle various strange incidents, Xia Mengmeng gradually realized her true identity.

Lin Jiuge, the Dark Night Censor of the Night Slayer Division, specifically told Xia Mengmeng that Li Changgeng was a very special person, and even showed signs of a divine seal on his body, possibly one of the Ten Heavenly Stems Pillar Gods.

Each of the ten pillar gods will have some special, non-human experiences before they gradually come to know their true selves.

Xia Mengmeng is the best example.

The only person Zhan Ye Si can currently confirm as one of the Ten Heavenly Stems and Ten Pillar Gods is Xia Mengmeng.

In such a life-or-death moment, perhaps the potential of the Pillar God within Li Changgeng can be awakened.

Xia Mengmeng was willing to sacrifice herself to save Li Changgeng's life.

This was also the order that Zhan Ye Si gave to Xia Mengmeng.

"Do you believe you are one of the Ten Pillar Gods? The Thunder Pillar!" Xia Mengmeng turned around and saw that the fire blade shield wall was teetering on the verge of collapse.

Li Changgeng shook his head. He was just an ordinary person. The biggest difference was that he slept less. Due to the nature of his profession, sleeping only three hours every three days was commonplace for him.

The person encountered on the ghost train claims to be a Talisman Pillar from the Mythological Bureau, a chainsaw-wielding killer who uses talismans to create swords, and is extremely powerful.

And then there's Xia Mengmeng, who unexpectedly became one of the Ten Pillar Gods' Fire Pillars. Everything she showed explains the problem, and he really is too ordinary.

"No way!" Li Changgeng was really about to collapse. He watched as the three-meter-tall fetal nightmare and the three puppet infants broke through the fire blade shield. He was definitely going to die this time. Even on the ghost train at sea, Xia Mengmeng saved him by breaking the death god's rules of the skeleton death god with her wit. But this time, Xia Mengmeng was obviously powerless.

The three baby puppets chattered and screamed, then circled around to Li Changgeng's back.

"Where do you think you're going!" the Nightmare roared, whipping the rusty iron chains hanging on its body.

The iron chain snapped a thick stone pillar in the Buddhist hall, yet it remained powerful and undiminished in its force.

"Cross Mantra, Flame Form!" Xia Mengmeng made a hand seal with one hand, and the flames behind her burst into a fiery serpent. She clasped her hands together, and the serpent opened its huge mouth and flew out.

Boom...

The chains of the Nightmare returned to her hand, and Xia Mengmeng vomited blood violently. With this move, she used the essence of fire and suffered a considerable backlash.

"Stop hitting her! We can't beat her!" Li Changgeng helped Xia Mengmeng up, hating himself for being so useless, unable to help at all, utterly worthless.

"You know what, it's quite impressive, actually. Too bad you're going to die by my hand." The nightmare laughed maniacally.

"Mommy, Mommy, I'm so scared!" The big-eared puppet baby hopped over. "There are several cats over there that are as big as people! It's so scary!"

The other two puppet babies were so frightened that they ran away in terror, scrambling and crawling.

The puppet baby is naturally afraid of cats!

"A cat the size of a human? Where is it?" The child asked, his face stiff with anxiety.

“It’s right over there!” The big-eared puppet baby pointed tremblingly at the damaged west gate of the Buddhist hall.

Li Changgeng saw several heads shaking.

Just like the cat-headed man he saw in the hospital's intensive care unit.

(End of this chapter)