Catastrophe Card King
Chapter 1172 - Chapter 1172 360

Chapter 1172: 360 Chapter 1172: 360 Leonard Churchill drove the modified steam jeep off the broken walls of Talon Mechanical City, then sped towards the north without looking back.

Once out of the city, he glanced in the rearview mirror and saw the Silver Moon God Tree that illuminated the entire underground space, which gave an even more indescribable sense of mystery.

The branches and leaves shimmered with flowing light, as if it wasn’t a tree at all, but a world of fantasy.

A dreamscape world that could ensnare many in its wide-reaching depths.

Not only were the survivors in the city still trapped in their dreams, unable to awaken, but the soldiers outside also stood motionless, faces filled with blissful stupor.

The full moon in the sky, like the eye of a Demon God, cast an enchanting white glow over everything it touched, and the chill on Leonard’s back did not dissipate.

He knew that now that he had left the city, the real danger was just beginning.

The Moon God who had descended did not act because He was wary of their commotion within the city.

Now that they were out, once Sophia Jones also broke free from the dreamscape, that Moon God would have no further concerns.

Outside Talon Mechanical City lay an extensive network of roads, the jeep roared along, covering dozens of kilometers in a blink, plunging into a pitch-black tunnel untouched by moonlight.

After a considerable run, no one followed.

His hanging heart gradually settled.

Without the continuous illusionary erosion of the moonlight, it wasn’t long before Sophia Jones in the back seat also suddenly opened her eyes.

Her first reaction was to scan the surroundings alertly; seeing that she was in a vehicle, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Turning to Leonard who was driving, she cautiously asked, “We’re out?”

“Yes, but we may not be out of trouble yet…”

Leonard nodded and quickly summarized their previous situation.

While he thought he had handled things well, Sophia’s response offered him an unexpected perspective, “They probably won’t come after us. That Moon God is currently using the divinity in the ‘Jar’ to suppress the two Eighth-Order Dragon Descendants. He can’t afford distractions or additional complications during this process…”

At that revelation, Leonard asked in surprise, “The Jar?”

He had assumed his previous display of confidence deterred the Moon God, or perhaps the ritual for His descent was not yet complete, but now he understood there was more to the story.

“Yes, the ‘Spell Clay Pot’!”

Sophia nodded with a somewhat grave expression.

Having learned from Leonard that the jar sealed the Seven Catastrophes Monarchs, Outer Gods from another time, she continued, “After you woke me from the dream, I was no longer hindered in the dreamscape. Then I noticed some anomalies and went to investigate the depths. There, in the depths of the dreamscape, I found a jar exuding divinity at the base of the God Tree. That is the source of this whole illusory world…”

For other professionals in the Card Master Sequence, handling the divine contamination from the Divine Power of the Moon God Arachne could be tricky, but the God Stealer Sequence had a great vocational counter.

The White Family had passed down many techniques specifically against God Skills and divine contamination; once awakened, it was naturally hard to be restrained by any schemes within the dreamscape.

Moreover, the Moon God in the dreamscape couldn’t truly kill anyone.

That newly descended Moon God was also at a loss dealing with Sophia.

Listening to her, Leonard finally completed the missing piece of the logical puzzle and exclaimed, “I knew something was off…”

If the mere sacrifice of a city was enough to revive an indescribably powerful Ancient God, those mad believers would have done so long ago.

But such a case had never occurred in history.

Indeed, a special source of divinity was necessary.

Realizing something, Leonard added, “That jar must have been found in the King’s Mausoleum of Augustus…”

Although the Taren Dynasty perished three thousand years ago due to those Outer Gods, they must have developed countermeasures against the Ancient Gods during their long struggle.

Like now, seeing the Moon God Arachne absorbing divinity from the jar to enhance Himself.

Leonard even wondered if the people of the Southern Continent collecting the jars had also done so for this reason?

…

After Sophia woke up, Leonard felt completely safe.

But he also noticed that Sophia seemed different, and asked, “Aunt Jones, have you broken through?”

Especially just after waking up, Leonard felt an intangible pressure similar to what he felt around Barre Shepherd.

“Yes.”

Sophia nodded, her clear eyes revealing a hint of change as she said, “I’ve made some gains within the dreamscape. I’ve touched the threshold of ‘Divine Power’.”

“Oh?”

Leonard’s expression brightened upon hearing this.

Sophia mainly studied the Law of War, a ruthless domain where she had gained more insight than Leonard.

Not only had she fought numerous battles during the siege, but she also experienced life-and-death trials within the dreamscape.

If she truly touched Divine Power, then reaching the Seventh Grade was almost a certainty.

This was good news.

Sophia gave Leonard a sidelong glance and said, “I owe it to you. If you hadn’t awakened me in the dreamscape, I might not have been able to step past that threshold.”

She had aspired to reach the Seventh Grade through “comprehending Divine Power,” but didn’t know when she would actually manage to cross that threshold.

Perhaps she could have remained stuck for a lifetime.

However, by a fortuitous coincidence, her struggle in the dreamscape led to enlightenment.

“Because of me?”

Leonard smiled at that.

It did seem quite rare indeed, to meet someone in the dreamscape who could “awaken” oneself.

At the same time, a spark of contemplation flashed in his eyes as he confirmed his earlier guess that the dreamscape could indeed assist in forging one’s will.

While he didn’t regard it as something worth mentioning, something occurred to him, and he remarked, “But speaking of which, if one could control the dreamscape, is it possible to guide someone to enlightenment in their cultivation through dreams?”

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