Throughout the long history of the Nightmare Beasts, let alone having seen one with their own eyes, they had never even heard of any human Awakener who could expand their spiritual sea to such a vast extent!

The influx of pure faith power not only strengthened Li Yu, but also provided considerable replenishment and nourishment to the Nightmare Beast residing in the sea of ​​consciousness, enough to completely awaken it from its deep slumber.

The awakened Nightmare Beast was noticeably larger than before it fell asleep.

That enormous, abyss-like black eye unconsciously absorbed the surrounding energy and light as it turned, as if a micro-star black hole was devouring all the light around it.

Upon hearing the Nightmare Beast's voice, Li Yu closed his eyes, and his consciousness rapidly coalesced in his mental sea.

When he saw the Nightmare Beast in his mental sea, which had clearly "gained" a bit and had even more abundant mental energy, he immediately responded with a teasing smile:

"It's alright, I've managed to get by these past few days. I see you're quite the enjoyer, always slacking off and sleeping soundly."

"be lazy!!?"

The Nightmare Beast, which had been looking proud, suddenly widened its huge black eyes.

"I'm in a deep sleep! Do you understand? It's a necessary process for Nightmare Beasts to increase their strength!"

It simply couldn't believe that Li Yu, seeing its "huge" progress and changes, didn't show the slightest shock or praise. Instead, her first words were to tease it for "slacking off"!

"And it's gotten quite fatter too." Li Yu added, looking at the Nightmare Beast's current size.

"Nonsense! Where am I fat? I've clearly become stronger and more powerful!" The Nightmare Beast blinked its big eyes, its mental energy churning wildly, clearly very dissatisfied with the word 'fat'.

Amidst the surging energy fluctuations, the little infant spirit, who had been drifting alone and playing by itself in Li Yu's vast spiritual sea, immediately "floated" over with a happy little face after sensing the Nightmare Beast's familiar and affectionate aura, making "ee-ee-ya-ya" sounds.

Seeing the little guy run over from the corner, the Nightmare Beast feigned aloofness, its huge eyes "glancing" at the approaching infant spirit, and deliberately spoke in a gruff mental fluctuation:

"What's wrong with you, little guy?"

"You're all grown up now, do you expect me to be your babysitter? Go play somewhere else!"

However, the little infant spirit seemed unafraid of it at all. Instead, it giggled and flew up, landing on the nightmare beast's huge eye. It even rubbed against it affectionately, constantly emitting emotions of dependence and joy.

"Hey! You've gone too far! Is this a place you can climb? Get down here!" the Nightmare Beast shouted dramatically.

But there was no anger or rejection in its tone; instead, it carried a hint of indulgence that it itself was unaware of, which could even be seen as a kind of "pampering" emotion that only humans possess.

The Nightmare Beast itself was unaware that in its long and lonely years of creating fear and devouring dream illusions, it seemed that it had never been so close to any other living being.

Now, touched by the infant spirit, the Nightmare Beast felt a sensation it had never experienced before in its dark eyes.

"Aba aba!" The little infant spirit seemed to find it very fun, and even tried to climb with its little hands.

Hey! Don't grab my eyes!

While yelling in a fit of rage, the Nightmare Beast carefully controlled its growing mental energy, afraid of hurting the fragile little creature.

In an instant, within Li Yu's vast spiritual sea shimmering with golden light, the Nightmare Beast and the tiny infant spirit began to playfully fight, appearing unusually harmonious.

Seeing this slightly heartwarming scene, Li Yu couldn't help but smile slightly.

It seems that the little infant spirit has emerged from the grief of its failed resurrection, and the Nightmare Beast has also improved considerably.

The moment Li Yu saw the Nightmare Beast, he sensed that its spiritual energy was exceptionally abundant and powerful.

However, seeing the Nightmare Beast's smug yet arrogant expression, as if it were waiting to be praised, he deliberately didn't expose it, but instead wanted to tease it.

Li Yu's consciousness then withdrew from the mental sea and returned to reality.

He looked at the kneeling refugees around him, his voice calm:

"Get up, everyone."

Upon hearing this, the refugees got up as instructed, their faces still showing a mixture of gratitude, awe, and anticipation for the future.

Li Yu swept over the refugees. After a night's rest and replenishment of food, their mental state had improved significantly. Although they were still thin, their eyes had regained their luster.

Once they have the spiritual hope to survive and basic security, the bodies of these refugees, ravaged by suffering, will recover rapidly in a short period of time.

Li Yu thought about the still astonishing amount of algae sticks in the jar and estimated that it should be enough for these refugees to eat on their journey. So he didn't ask Chen Feng for help, since the rations stored at the border were also very important.

"It's too crowded here, let's take them down," Li Yu said.

"Yes!" Chen Feng immediately dispatched soldiers to orderly lead the refugees away.

Li Yu's promise of the future gave him a glimpse of boundless hope. If it weren't for the needs of the defense line, he would have even wanted to follow these refugees and lead his brothers to migrate to Kangcheng with Li Yu.

The refugees quickly dismantled the city walls and stood in a relatively open area inside the defense line, spontaneously gathering in family units or their original small groups.

Li Yu followed closely behind, standing at the very front of the refugee procession.

The group of more than a thousand refugees were dressed in rags, most of them with only tattered waterproof cloths to barely cover themselves, looking miserable in the rain.

Li Yu thought of something and turned to Chen Feng, instructing, "Do you have any extra raincoats? Prepare some for them."

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