Chapter 4: The Vicious Dog

Chapter 4: The Vicious Dog

Bai Ge stored the agreement securely and swiftly cleaned up the scene. He returned the safe exactly as it was because he had drilled through it from the back. So even if Hu Hanlong returned, as long as he didn’t open the safe, he wouldn’t notice anything missing.

He tidied up the area, even spraying some air freshener. Wearing gloves and shoe covers, he was extremely cautious and didn’t leave any traces behind.

Carrying the bag, Bai Ge crept out quietly. Before jumping out the window, he peeked into the living room and saw the maid still happily watching TV, oblivious to everything.

“There are only ten minutes left; his wife is probably coming back soon…”

Bai Ge had an incredibly strong sense of time. Sometimes, without looking at a watch, he could tell the exact time, with an error of less than a minute.

He jumped out the window without being seen, but as he landed on the ground, his hairs stood on end. A dark figure silently lunged at him.

“Huh?”

Bai Ge couldn’t dodge in time and got caught squarely by the Vicious Dog.

“Ah! Ouch…”

The Vicious Dog bit his arm. If Bai Ge hadn’t blocked quickly, its fangs might have torn into his face.

“Has this dog gone mad?”

Bai Ge had underestimated the dog in the end.

He hadn’t expected that the Vicious Dog had already finished the big pork knuckle from earlier and still remembered him as a stranger intruder. It had been lurking in the corner, and now it wouldn’t stop biting him.

“Ouch, after eating my meat, it bites me!”

Bai Ge’s arm hurt sharply. He tried to fetch another braised pork knuckle, but he was pinned under the Vicious Dog with one hand bitten, so he couldn’t reach the meat bone for the moment.

He wanted to draw a knife to kill the Vicious Dog painfully, but he forcibly held back because it would ruin his covert operation.

Mr. Chen had asked him to secretly plant a device, naturally hoping it would go unnoticed.

“Growl… roar!”

The Vicious Dog abruptly took a hit to its belly from Bai Ge and finally loosened its teeth, but then it immediately went for his face.

If that bite landed, Bai Ge’s handsome face would probably be disfigured.

At that critical moment, Bai Ge smelled the foul odor from the dog’s mouth. He even felt the cold, sticky fangs against his head.

But in an instant, his mind wandered uncontrollably, flashing back to the images from his earlier wakeful dream.

Those feelings of “embracing the Universe” and “boundless infinity” suddenly returned as though he were daydreaming!

Right after that, the Vicious Dog vanished, leaving Bai Ge utterly bewildered.

“Where’s the dog?”

Bai Ge was genuinely stunned. He had just re-experienced the wakeful dream sensation, and it turned out like a real dream—a live, massive dog just disappeared before his eyes.

“Do I have superpowers?”

Bai Ge was a very calm person. Enduring the pain in his arm, he started recalling that feeling.

If it was truly a superpower, there was no reason it would only work once. He was certain he could trigger that state again.

Sure enough, Bai Ge quickly regained the wakeful dream sensation.

“This isn’t a dream…”

Now, his eyes perceived Reality, but his heart entered the dreamscape. With these two bizarre visions overlapping, he instantly knew this wasn’t something like a “daydream” or an “open-eyed dream.”

It was too vivid. The Universe in his heart felt the same as when he had woken up in the hospital, complete with the many mysterious rules he had designed there.

Dreams couldn’t possibly have such a clear sequel, right? Dreams don’t get saved like a game…

Closing his eyes, his mind sank into another Universe, and he remained the supreme Dominator.

It wasn’t just about having immense power; not even describing it as “wielding rules” could fully capture it.

All rules existed and changed because of him. He was the “Setting Weaver,” the creator of all natural settings.

This was fundamentally different from concepts like a creator deity. For a creator deity, rules existed objectively first and then were controlled, but here, the rules weren’t objective entities to be mastered.

Instead, Bai Ge himself was the “objective” essence.

Of course, this feeling was something everyone had, because a “Brain Hole,” or “inner fantasy,” was common to all people.

Who hasn’t had daydreams like that? It was just that the “clarity” varied.

For any thinker, everyone is the Absolute Sovereign of their own fantasy world, the Setting Weaver, the supreme will.

In the mind, things are exactly as imagined—how can someone think of something they can’t conceive of? No intelligent being experienced such a contradiction.

So Bai Ge wasn’t unfamiliar with this sensation, but it was just exceptionally clear now…

He felt as if he were experiencing two kinds of “Reality”: one before his eyes and one in his heart.

“This isn’t a dream… Could it truly exist?”

Right then, there was indisputable evidence forcing Bai Ge to scrutinize that incredibly vivid Brain Hole World.

That Vicious Dog that had bitten him now appeared on a planet he had shaped—a xianxia fantasy world.

It was one of many worlds he had created casually while lying in the hospital bed.

The real dog appearing in his fantasy place made Bai Ge completely abandon the idea that this was all a dream.

“If things from Reality can go in, can things from fantasy come out?”

Bai Ge didn’t care about the dog at first. Instead, excitedly, he tried to pull out a large piece of gold from his mind.

Why? Because he was short on money!

“Damn!”

Feeling a weird sensation on the back of his head, he reached back and actually found a chunk of gold.

This wasn’t ordinary gold. It was Cloud-Pattern Gold, an innate substance from that xianxia world he had crafted.

In his thoughts, it was a precious material that would drive countless Immortals and deities to vie for it.

Holding this gold chunk with its natural, beautiful patterns, while it lacked the dazzling divine light and aura of vitality, its appearance was still mystical and exquisite, far prettier than any gold object he had ever seen.

It was just… too light…

“Why is it so light?” Bai Ge, who had planned to sell it for money, soon noticed something off.

He squeezed it hard and saw the Cloud-Pattern Gold crumble like mud, softer than tofu.

“Impossible! I designed it to be incredibly hard, so even an Immortal couldn’t smelt it, let alone me crushing it barehanded…”

Bai Ge frowned. This thing was weakened way too much. Forget selling it; it had no practical use at all.

Refusing to accept this, he directly transported himself into the Brain Hole.

After a few attempts, he had already figured out how to use this power.

Through his head, anything that touched his skull could be sent in. Conversely, objects from inside could pop out from the back of his head…

This, of course, included himself. And just like that, he strangely vanished.

…

In the Brain Hole World, on a special planet within one Universe—special because Bai Ge had personally designed that planet through his settings.

The entire Universe’s meaning stemmed from that planet. During the wakeful dream earlier… since Bai Ge wanted a xianxia world, he had created this Universe.

The Universe was vast—how could he possibly shape every star? He had only designed this one; the others were left to randomness.

On that planet, a Vicious Dog was completely dazed.

It stood atop a giant peak among the mountains, feeling its body much lighter than usual. Suddenly, it barked at the sky, the sound shaking heaven and earth, trembling rocks and stirring up a gale that swept away clouds.

“Woof!”

This bark shook heaven and earth. Moreover, a stinking breath swept violently, though small in amount, it stirred the wind and clouds, obliterating many great mountains, forcefully barking out a path.

Among them, an unlucky immortal sect was thus destroyed, its mountain-protecting array bursting like a bubble.

“Who destroyed my Daiji Sect?” A shabby old man flew high into the sky, roaring angrily and fearfully.

The Vicious Dog had only exhaled a breath, yet it caused the collapse of a large sect; only one hidden loose immortal survived by running fast.

This roar shook the entire planet, and not long after, it gathered tens of thousands of Cultivators into the deep mountains.

“A dog?”

The old man trembled as he looked at the Vicious Dog; with his cultivation, he couldn’t discern the Vicious Dog’s true nature.

But on the surface, the Vicious Dog wasn’t impressive; it neither stepped on auspicious clouds nor shone with divine light.

It merely looked like an ordinary stupid dog, tail tucked, watching the countless people flying in the sky.

This damned Vicious Dog was frightened by the Cultivators flying in from all directions, its eyes flustered.

After all, each Cultivator looked more pretentious than the last, with many mounts beneath them, monstrous beasts several times larger than the Vicious Dog.

At first, everyone thought the dog might be some ancient variant, but seeing the fear in its eyes, they instantly looked down upon it.

“It’s afraid of us.”

“Strange, was it really this dog that let out that bark earlier? This dog must be suspicious.”

“Hmph, whatever kind of variant it is! Capture it first!” The shabby old man, harboring hatred for his destroyed sect, shouted furiously, and a golden palm struck at the Vicious Dog.

The Vicious Dog saw the golden palm, was scared, and wanted to run.

But soon it discovered that the palm looked terrifying, yet when it actually hit him, it felt like nothing.

With a slight struggle, the golden palm burst and shattered, stunning all the Cultivators present.

“What? Pure physical strength?”

“It must be an ancient variant, fortunately it hasn’t cultivated, hmm… I’ll come!”

Another loose immortal, eyes gleaming, threw out a Magic Treasure, wanting to capture the Vicious Dog.

Frightened, the Vicious Dog barked wildly, immediately shaking the Magic Treasure and causing it to flip and crack.

The tens of thousands of Cultivators were not alarmed but delighted; each immediately used their means; countless wondrous lights and eerie Magic Treasures flew toward the Vicious Dog.

However, by this time, the Vicious Dog had realized that these things were just for show; they looked scary, but in reality, it didn’t need to be afraid at all.

Whatever terrifying monsters or dazzling weapons, they were all things it could smash casually.

Only to see the Vicious Dog leap viciously, as fast as a black light, crashing into the crowd.

Immediately, hundreds of Cultivators’ bodies shattered, blood and flesh flying everywhere.

With a swipe of its claw, a loose immortal died; with a bite of its sharp teeth, it could chew even the Primordial Spirit.

Its ferocity was simply savage!

In just a few breaths, tens of thousands of Cultivators were reduced to mere dozens, and even that previous shabby old man met his end.

“Beast, stop!”

Soon, another figure arrived rapidly; it was an old man in green garments, robes fluttering.

Immediately, a survivor recognized him: “Old Immortal Green Robes! Quick! Save us quickly!”

Old Immortal Green Robes was the world’s acknowledged strongest, the most powerful loose immortal on land.

He swung his hand, sending out a sword light that stretched thousands of meters, striking the Vicious Dog.

Yet, the Vicious Dog didn’t lose a hair; it had become wild with excitement, finding this extremely fun and amusing.

“Boom!”

The rampaging Vicious Dog was too fast to dodge; the so-called strongest Old Immortal Green Robes exploded on the spot, his bones turning to dust.

Only a wisp of Primordial Spirit escaped, scurrying away in panic.

From the Primordial Spirit of Old Immortal Green Robes emerged a token inscribed with the words “Heaven and Earth,” shining brightly.

Immediately afterward, divine might descended; golden clouds appeared in the sky, vaguely revealing jade palaces, causing countless people to prostrate themselves.

“Is that a projection of the Immortal Realm?”

“Has Old Immortal Green Robes sought help from the great power of the Immortal Realm?”

“Haha! When the True Immortal takes action, let’s see how that beast can…”

The bystander hadn’t finished speaking when a majestic Immortal descended from the golden clouds, with an indifferent expression.

Clearly, this Immortal was summoned by Green Robes at great cost.

The majestic Immortal said, “For merely this black dog… Green Robes, you used the token? Hmph, the mortal world is just the mortal world…”

“Poof!”

Before he could finish, countless people looking up from the ground witnessed a horrifying scene.

The black dog shot straight up to the clouds, breaking through dozens of golden light barriers, and struck the True Immortal’s forehead with its claw; instantly, the immortal spirit body shattered, and the True Immortal perished without even reacting.

Countless Cultivators felt their hair stand on end, their cultivation unstable!

“Impossible! What is this dog really?”

“A world-shaking vicious beast?”

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