My brother is Shi Hao

Shi Yi felt as if he were in a flowing galaxy, countless stars sliding through his fingertips, and his ears were filled with a strange buzzing sound. He tried to steady himself, but when he looked down, he found that his feet were not solid ground, but a bottomless dark abyss.

"Brother, be careful!" Shi Hao's voice came from not far away, with a barely perceptible tremor.

Shi Yi turned around and saw Shi Hao being pulled by an invisible force, drifting in the opposite direction. He was about to reach out his hand, but found that he was also being pulled by a strong suction force, unable to move.

"Hahaha, welcome to the dream space, two ignorant little guys!" A sharp and piercing voice suddenly exploded in their ears, making their eardrums hurt.

The light and shadows before their eyes distorted and shifted, the once brilliant starry sky vanishing, replaced by a desolate and dilapidated scene. A figure in a black robe, his face blurred, slowly emerged from the void. A nauseating, rancid stench emanated from him, and his cold eyes stared intently at Shi Yi and Shi Hao, as if they were two lambs to be slaughtered.

"Do you think you can enter here and get what you want just by having a jade pendant and a piece of bone?" The black-robed man sneered, his tone filled with disdain and ridicule. "How naive! This is my territory. Everything you see is just an illusion I've created for you!"

Shi Yi's heart trembled. He had long suspected that this wasn't the real world, but he hadn't expected to encounter such a powerful enemy. He clenched his fists, a determined light flashing in his pupils. "Who are you? What do you want to do?"

"Who am I?" The black-robed man laughed strangely. "I am the master of this dream space, the Demon King of Dreams! As for what I want to do..." He paused, his eyes falling on the jade pendant on Shi Yi's chest and Shi Hao's bone pendant. "Of course... to take your lives and seize your treasures!"

After saying that, he suddenly stretched out his hand, and an invisible pressure instantly enveloped Shi Yi and Shi Hao, making them unable to move...

The invisible pressure weighed down on Shi Yi and Shi Hao like a mountain, making it nearly impossible for them to breathe. The Dream Demon King's cold gaze swept back and forth between the two, as if admiring the dying struggle of his prey, a cruel smile curling his lips.

"Let me show you what true despair is!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding scene shifted again. The desolate ruins vanished, replaced by a valley filled with birdsong and the fragrance of flowers. Warm sunlight bathed him, a clear stream flowed beneath his feet, and the faint sounds of children playing drifted in the distance. Everything seemed so beautiful and peaceful.

Shi Hao was stunned. He seemed to be back in Shi Village, back to his carefree childhood. His grandfather's kind smile, the scenes of playing with his friends, one after another appeared before his eyes, so real, so nostalgic.

"Brother, look, it's grandpa, and Maoqiu..." Shi Hao shouted excitedly, pointing to the distance, with a childlike innocence in his eyes, and he completely forgot that he was in danger.

Shi Yi's heart was filled with alarm. He knew very well that all this was fake, an illusion! However, the scene before him was so real that he couldn't help but feel a little shaken.

"Shi Hao, don't be confused!" Shi Yi shouted, trying to pull Shi Hao back from the illusion.

However, Shi Hao seemed not to hear his voice and ran straight into the depths of the valley.

"Hahaha, it's useless!" The laughter of the Dream Demon King echoed in his ears. "In this dream space, I am the master. I can make you see anything you want to see and feel anything you want to feel, including... fear!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the peaceful valley instantly turned into a hellish hell. The warm sunshine turned into a biting cold wind, the clear stream turned into a river of blood, and bursts of shrill screams came from the distance, making people shudder.

Shi Hao was horrified to find that those familiar faces had become hideous and hideous. They rushed towards him with sharp blades in their hands, roaring like beasts.

"No! Don't come over here!" Shi Hao retreated in horror, wanting to escape from this horrible place, but no matter where he ran, those horrible figures followed him, waving sharp blades in their hands, trying to cut him into pieces.

"Ah!--" Shi Hao let out a shrill scream. He felt his body being pierced by countless sharp blades. The severe pain almost made him faint.

"Shi Hao!" Shi Yi wanted to rush over anxiously, but was blocked by an invisible force. He could only watch Shi Hao fall into madness.

"Hahaha, is this what you fear the most?" The voice of the Dream Demon King sounded like a venomous snake in his ears. "How pathetic! The owner of the Supreme Bone is actually consumed by his own fear!"

Shi Hao's eyes were bloodshot, his sanity completely consumed by fear. He waved the bones in his hands frantically and attacked the illusions.

"Go to hell! Go to hell!"

However, he was not attacking those imaginary enemies, but... Shi Yi who was standing beside him!

"Brother!" Shi Hao roared, his eyes full of pain and struggle, but the bones in his hand smashed towards Shi Yi without hesitation.

Shi Yi felt a pain in his heart, but he did not dodge, instead letting the bone with the strong wind fall on him. The intense pain hit him, and Shi Yi groaned, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"Shi Hao, wake up!" Shi Yi shouted, his voice full of worry and anxiety.

However, Shi Hao seemed not to hear it and attacked even more fiercely.

"Hahaha, is this what brotherhood is? How ridiculous!" The Dream Demon King laughed triumphantly.

Shi Yi clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms, blood trickling down between his fingers. His pupils began to flicker with a strange light, trying hard to see through the illusion before him.

Upon seeing this, the Demon King of Dreams' expression changed slightly. He snorted coldly and increased the power of the illusion.

"It's useless. In this dream world, I am the master!"

As the Dream Demon Lord finished speaking, the scene before Shi Yi shifted again. He saw his past, a tragic childhood in which he was abandoned by his tribe and his Supreme Bone was taken away by his own brother. He saw his present, alone against a powerful enemy, struggling for survival. He also saw his future, a dark one filled with blood and slaughter.

In the illusion, the people closest to him betrayed him, his most trusted friends sold him out, and everything he protected was destroyed, and the culprit behind all this was himself!

"No! This is not real!" Shi Yi roared in pain, trying to get rid of these terrible illusions, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free.

"Hahaha, this is your fate! You are destined to live alone, you are destined to be betrayed by everyone, and you are destined to be a loser!" The voice of the Dream Demon King was like a spell, constantly echoing in Shi Yi's ears and impacting his will.

Shi Yi's will began to waver, and deep in his heart, he began to doubt the meaning of his existence.

"Could it be that I am really a mistake?"

Just when Shi Yi was about to get lost in the illusion, a handsome face suddenly appeared in his mind. It was the Willow God of Shi Village.

"My child, remember that your destiny is in your own hands. Don't be defeated by the difficulties you face. Use your courage and wisdom to create your own future!"

Willow God's words were like a flash of lightning, cutting through the fog in Shi Yi's heart and allowing him to see hope again.

"Yes, I can't give up! I must overcome all this!" Shi Yi's eyes were filled with rekindled fighting spirit.

He stared intently at the illusion before him, the light in his pupils growing brighter and brighter, as if he wanted to see through this illusory world completely.

"Break it!" Shi Yi roared, and two brilliant rays of light shot out from his pupils, shooting straight towards the core of the illusion...

The dazzling light, like two peerless divine swords, tore through the illusory scene and headed straight for the core of the illusion. That core was actually a beating heart, emitting an eerie purple light.

"No! This is impossible!" The Dream Demon King screamed in horror, his huge body shaking violently, and his face, which was originally confident of victory, was filled with panic.

Shi Yi sneered, the light in his pupils growing brighter: "Your illusion is nothing more than this!"

Before he finished speaking, Shi Yi flashed and arrived in front of the beating heart. He spread his five fingers, concentrated the power of his pupils in his palm, and pressed it hard.

"boom--"

There was a loud bang, the heart began beating violently, and the entire illusion space trembled violently, as if it would collapse at any time.

"Ah--" The Dream Demon King let out a shrill scream, his huge body twisting in pain. He tried desperately to stop Shi Yi, but to no avail.

As the heart beat more and more violently, the originally clear illusion began to distort and shatter, revealing black cracks, just like a broken mirror.

A trace of clarity flashed in Shi Hao's confused eyes. He held his head in pain, as if trying hard to remember something.

"elder brother……"

A faint call made Shi Yi's heart tremble. He turned around suddenly and saw Shi Hao struggling to wake up from the illusion, his eyes full of confusion and pain.

"Shi Hao!" Shi Yi was delighted. He knew that Shi Hao was about to completely get rid of the illusion!

He increased the output of the power of his double pupils, and the heart beat more violently. The entire illusionary space was already shaky and could collapse completely at any time.

"No! My illusion! My heart's blood!"

The desperate roar of the Dream Demon King echoed in the collapsing illusion. Its huge body gradually dissipated as the illusion shattered, and finally turned into starlight and disappeared.

"Brother, what's happening to me..." Shi Hao finally woke up completely. He looked at the shattered illusion around him, then looked at Shi Yi who was standing not far away, his eyes full of confusion.

Shi Yi smiled slightly. He knew it was time to leave.

"Let's go!" Shi Yi grabbed Shi Hao's hand and rushed towards the growing crack...