In the audience, Ye Mingqiu and Tang Ruobing quietly waited while reading their books. There were many duels and challenges in the arena; occasionally, they would look up at the battles below, drawing lessons from them.

"Yesterday... I had a nightmare."

Tang Ruobing suddenly spoke.

Her voice was calm and indifferent, her gaze still fixed on the book without any change in her demeanor, as if she was merely discussing a trivial matter.

"What kind of nightmare?"

Ye Mingqiu’s page-turning actions paused as he subconsciously looked in her direction.

"An Ancient God who claimed to be the Nightmare God entered my dream and said that my body, having undergone the quenching baptism of Ancient Divine Realm Power, was the most suitable sacrifice for an Ancient God’s descent. He wanted to use me as a sacrifice to descend into this world."

"And then?"

"I dreamed of you, and this Ancient God who called himself the Nightmare God fled, and I woke up from the dream."

Tang Ruobing frowned slightly and murmured, "Why would I have such a strange dream, when clearly my previous persona... ahem! I mean the persona I had in the dream, don’t overthink, I don’t think I should be having such weird nightmares."

"Hmm, hmm."

Ye Mingqiu nodded with a smile and asked, "Have you checked afterward, among the known Ancient Gods, is there one named the Nightmare God?"

"...I checked."

"So, what was the result?"

"No such entity exists."

Tang Ruobing’s cheeks flushed slightly, feeling a bit embarrassed, but she continued, "However, this nightmare was quite significant for me as a wake-up call."

"After all, my body has indeed undergone changes under the quenching of Ancient Divine Realm Power, not only breaking through the limits of Body Basic Potential but also developing a slight exclusive resistance to Ancient Divine Power. Perhaps... I truly have this aptitude."

"Are you saying that although the dream is false, such an event could indeed happen in the future, right?" Ye Mingqiu frowned and asked.

"Exactly, so I think I should prepare beforehand, not wait for the disaster to arrive before thinking about how to solve it. If I wait until the crisis arrives, it will already be too late to take action." Tang Ruobing stated.

"Indeed."

Ye Mingqiu nodded slightly, pondering deeply, his Profound Wisdom advising him that the best solution was to kill all the Ancient Gods of the Ancient Divine Realm, thus solving the problem at its root, ensuring there would be no further repercussions.

However, sadly, he currently lacks the power to achieve this, and needs to consider other solutions.

"What if... I disguise myself as an Ancient God?"

Tang Ruobing suddenly had a brainstorm and said.

"?"

"The method is quite simple, just max out my Abnormal Status Resistance, and then keep constantly in the [Usurpation] state; turn this state into a normal condition so that in the perception of other Ancient Gods I would become akin to an entity that has left the Ancient Divine Realm." Tang Ruobing answered.

The Ancient Divine Realm connects with the existence of Ancient Gods, which is also how Tang Ruobing can connect to the Ancient Divine Realm through [Ancient God’s Aura] and, in turn, receive the opportunity to obtain Ancient Divine Realm Power.

But the problem is, under normal circumstances, a Spiritualist cannot constantly remain in the state of receiving Ancient Divine Realm Power’s baptism. After prolonged exposure, they are highly likely to directly die due to the instant death judgment of Ancient Divine Realm Power.

"So, you plan to, when advancing to Tier Two, allocate all gains to resistance against Ancient Divine Realm Power?" Ye Mingqiu pondered and asked.

"Yes."

Tang Ruobing replied with a smile.

Under normal circumstances, the process of advancing from Tier One to Tier Two is a natural transformation, unaffected by the Spiritualist’s Will. However, if one is willing to sacrifice part of the gains and negotiate with the Spirit Realm’s Will, they can specify enhancements according to their wishes.

This type of enhancement seems ideal, but is actually based on sacrificing gains, and the extent of this sacrifice is considerable, unacceptable to most Spiritualists.

Moreover, the natural transformation process does not mechanically proceed uniformly; the Spirit Realm makes intelligent adjustments based on different Spiritualists’ circumstances, deriving the most suitable transformation process for each Spiritualist.

"This is risky. If something goes wrong, it might significantly impact you." Ye Mingqiu commented.

"Risky?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Tang Ruobing chuckled and said, "Then let me ask you, once you reach Tier Five, does it matter much whether you’re at Tier Three or Tier Two?"

Ye Mingqiu remained silent.

He gradually clarified the other’s thoughts. Tang Ruobing’s Constitution, having undergone the quenching of Ancient Divine Realm Power, and excessively at that, has far surpassed other Spiritualists enhancing their power through this method, reaching the standard fit for becoming an Ancient God’s sacrifice.

Currently, her power is weak, and the power stolen from the Ancient Divine Realm is too feeble to draw the attention of any Ancient God, so no issues arise.

However, as her power gradually increases, being discovered by the Ancient Gods becomes inevitable.

Thus, even if she doesn’t take risks, her ultimate ceiling may stop at around Tier Three, preventing Ancient Gods from the Ancient Divine Realm from noticing her, making her their sacrifice.

This conclusion is one that reality does not allow Tang Ruobing to accept, so she chooses to take risks, decisively opting for a higher limit strategy, allocating all Tier Two advancement potential points to resistance against Ancient Divine Power.

Going all-in is a form of wisdom.

....

Four hours later

Ye Mingqiu once again exited the arena, a relaxed and confident smile on his face. Returning to his seat, Tang Ruobing puffed her cheeks slightly, seemingly a bit annoyed.

Coupled with the benefits from this challenge, he has now obtained six Attribute Enhancement Items, each increasing the limit by more than a hundred. The specific enhancement amount varies slightly, though the overall value is quite substantial.