Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!-Chapter 1750: Awakened Dream Star

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After Maria sat down to contemplate her enlightenment, she quickly pondered something about her new Cultivation Method.

"Wait a second, what Realm am I in? This method is unlike any other... the Realms might be different too."

Upon this realization, Maria compared her current state, setting aside her previously amassed strength and stats.

"I should be as strong as Nascent Soul right away..."

She was stunned.

This was the First Realm of [The Sword Born From The Stars Within My Dreams Cultivation Method].

"I have to teach them right away. No time to waste!"

Maria moved swiftly through the Pagoda, waking everyone and gathering them in the training grounds within her Soul Realm.

At the same time, the Pagoda vanished from Murim. Maria explained everything she had learned the previous night to her still-groggy disciples and family.

Over time, they began to grasp it.

However, verbal explanations alone were too complex.

That was why she shared the full Cultivation Manual with everyone present.

They read, learned, practiced, and repeated the process endlessly.

Maria cared for nothing else. She fully exploited the Time Dilation in her Soul Realm.

She spent an entire week on this.

She had gone utterly mad.

Outside, only a single day had passed.

Thanks to the rigorous quests and training she imposed on her disciples and family...

FLUOSH!

Hundreds of auras surged at the Nascent Soul Realm.

Or rather, the First Realm of her Cultivation Method.

Which she named...

"Awakened Dream Star."

She hypothesized the next realm would be called "Bleeding Nightmare Star."

This Realm would forcefully shatter the Dream Soul Star Core formed in the "Awakened Dream Star" Realm, causing it to bleed constantly.

This would create an unending surge of power, though Maria had yet to achieve it.

As a method born from Martial Arts, she needed real battle to reach it.

The third Realm remained her imagination for now.

Yet she had already deduced its name: "Dream Soul Ghost Nebula."

Through the explosion of the Bleeding Nightmare Star...

A beautiful Nebula of Ghostly Energy and Dreams would form within the Dantian.

The third Realm—something that could surpass even Immortals.

To all her disciples and family, Maria had, without doubt, lost her mind completely.

But her madness had also birthed what might be the strongest Cultivation Method in Murim’s history.

One so ridiculous and absurd that anyone from her sect attempting to explain it would be dismissed as insane.

Even her worried family, who had fretted over her throughout the week, had to admit it was beyond imagination.

"This is incredible, Maria! I can’t fathom what inspired you to create this," Lucifer laughed. "But I’m glad to be with you."

"It’s amazing!" Emeraldine celebrated. "I think I’ve become an Immortal too?!"

"Me too! Woah... wait, not much changed," Partner said. "But I’ve got a cool cosmic spear now!"

"It’s as if our Dream Weapons evolved..." Nia observed.

"Maria gained a new Dream Weapon, but those of us who already had one saw ours transform into this form," Arthur explained. "Honestly, it’s incredible!"

"My trident too!" Celes cheered.

"And my axe!" Nyx giggled.

"My sword has received a substantial upgrade... thank you, Maria," Jonathan smiled warmly.

Most of them had already mastered the First Stage of the Cultivation Method.

The best part was that it overlapped with their previous methods, boosting their power even higher.

Those stuck at Nascent Soul instantly ascended to Immortals. Golden Core cultivators became Nascent Souls, and so on.

"It’s like the Blood Arts of the Vampires..." one disciple pointed out.

Indeed, it mirrored that—but with zero drawbacks and no need to corrupt their bodies into hideous forms.

Another half week passed. All her disciples grasped the first stage.

This elevated them all to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Overlapping with their prior high cultivations raised them to Expert level in the Nascent Soul Realm.

Or "Middle Stage" of the Awakened Dream Star Realm, as Maria proudly insisted.

Thanks to her Soul Realm having absorbed many Immortal Domains, there were vast, beautiful lands rich in Ki for everyone to practice Martial Arts and Cultivate.

Finally, after two weeks—or two days outside—the Ghostly Sect Pagoda reappeared in Murim, after having vanished without warning.

The moment it materialized, Maria drove her sword into the giant flying Pagoda and soared at lightning speed.

She reached her destination in the blink of an eye.

Arriving before the vast blue seas between the Thousand Mountains and the Endless Grassland Regions.

In the far distance, Maria gazed upon a mountain that pierced the heavens.

The path lay open before her.

She simply needed to clear the scum blocking her way.

"Halt this instant, Mad Demon Queen!"

"Not one step further!"

"We won’t let you pass!"

"Stop right there!"

Voices of Immortals thundered from the skies. Maria looked up at two gigantic floating fortresses, surrounded by hundreds of cultivators.

The White Bone Nether Ship, home and vessel of the Nether Harbor Sect, sailing the oceans.

And the Dread Cursed Tree House—a massive castle atop a flying, dark Yggdrasil-like tree with tentacle roots and branches covered in purple and red leaves.

Both the Nether Harbor Sect and the Darkwood Sect had deployed their full forces to stop her.

And beyond them...

Another army arrived, borne on a giant purple dragon formed from poisonous clouds.

"The Poison Sect!"

But that wasn’t all.

The Nether Harbor Sect was guarded by an army of mysterious foreigners—mostly female warriors in silver and blue armor, blue capes, and golden helmets. They wielded white-silver swords and small mirror-like shields.

"Soldiers of the Wisdom Pantheon... led by a blue-haired woman. Someone connected to Athena, perhaps?"

Meanwhile, the Darkwood Sect received aid from over fifty spellcasters from Olympus. Clad in black robes and witch-like hats, they flew on brooms as part of the Pantheon of Sorcery founded by Hekate.

"A black-haired witch in white robes with a golden broom is among them."

Maria smiled broadly, spreading her arms to welcome the grand assembly.

"Ah, this is wonderful—truly wonderful! You all came just for little old me?!" She laughed heartily. "You shouldn’t have!"

"Enough of your nonsense, madwoman!" the female general leading the Wisdom Pantheon roared, her sword pointed at Maria, blazing with divinity. "Your end is here!"

"I’m sorry, but I cannot allow you to destroy this sect yet. We haven’t learned everything they offer—and vice versa," the white-robed witch said calmly. Her long black hair flowed in the wind as powerful magic circles formed around her.

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