Chapter 479: The Terrifying Big Shot

Someone actually managed to chase him into the Nightmare Space! This development went far beyond Qin Ming's expectations!

After all, in his mind, the Nightmare Space—where his minions could freely travel between worlds—should have been invincible.

But reality slapped him in the face—Tathāgata Buddha had lost his temper, shattered the tunnel, and barged in, trying to kill him right on the Nightmare Space's own turf!

Staring at the massive golden hand getting closer and closer, Qin Ming snapped out of his shock and turned to run—only to realize his body had stiffened completely. He couldn't move a muscle.

And it wasn't just him. Even Kasamoto Eri next to him was frozen in place, unable to twitch a finger—she couldn't even activate any of her talent skills!

Fifty meters... thirty meters... ten meters...

As the hand approached, panic truly set in for Qin Ming.

If he got caught, he was almost certain that even his lifesaving trump card—the revival coin—would be completely useless.

After all, this guy could rip open space-time tunnels and break into the Nightmare Space to kill someone. There was no way he'd let Qin Ming get a second chance at life!

So Qin Ming did the only thing he could—call for backup!

"Nightmare! What the hell are you doing?! Your little bro's getting beat up at your own front door!"

He shouted with everything he had—and almost at the exact moment his voice echoed out, the brightly colored tunnel around him began to tremble.

A second later—the tunnel suddenly began rapidly contracting, writhing violently!

The collapsing tunnel condensed tightly like a living thing and locked down Tathāgata's outstretched arm, halting the massive golden palm just inches in front of Qin Ming.

At the same time, a cold whisper echoed through the space—a voice eerily similar to the synthesized female voice Qin Ming had often heard beside his ear.

"Tathāgata... can't handle a little loss, huh?"

With a snap, the end of the space violently contracted again—forcibly severing the massive golden arm that had intruded into the tunnel.

The colossal golden Buddha—now missing an arm—made no further move to pursue. He simply stood silently at the edge of the collapsing rift, his expression blank, eyes razor sharp as they stared at Qin Ming.

Just as the tunnel was about to fully seal shut, the Buddha finally spoke in a low murmur.

"Not bad, kid. Just don't ever step into my world again."

Buzz!

As the final word fell, the torn spatial tunnel snapped completely shut, leaving behind only a thoroughly shaken Qin Ming, frozen stiff and still unable to move.

In front of him, the enormous severed golden arm began to glow faintly, then slowly shrank until it became the size of a normal arm.

Despite his lingering terror, Qin Ming instinctively stepped forward and picked it up.

After all, it was loot. No reason to let it go to waste.

But the moment he picked up the arm and got a clear look at it, he froze in place, utterly dumbfounded.

[Name: Severed Arm of Tathāgata Buddha]

[Category: Consumable (Beyond Detection Range)]

[Effect: Upon fusion, induces a mutation in the user's bloodline]

[Description: This is the severed arm of the Tathāgata B—... wait, what the hell?!]

Beyond detection range?!

There were items of this tier in the Nightmare Space? Why the hell had he never heard of them before?!

Not only had he just killed Tang Monk, but now it seemed like he'd screwed over Tathāgata Buddha too?!

And now the guy had even warned him not to enter any world he was in ever again?

Was that supposed to be a joke?! With how deep this grudge had gotten, who the hell would dare go near his turf again?! You think Qin Ming needs you to remind him?!

Shaking the golden arm in his hand, Qin Ming looked utterly baffled. Instinctively, he looked up and asked,

"…Wait, Nightmare Space, what the hell is this supposed to be?"

Honestly, it was just a casual question—he didn't expect the Nightmare Space to actually respond.

But to his surprise, this time it did.

"Your fortuitous encounter."

"…Huh? Fortuitous encounter? Wait—don't tell me—you're sentient?!"

Qin Ming froze, stunned by the answer. Once he processed it, he immediately fired off more questions. But no matter how much he asked after that, the Nightmare Space remained completely silent.

Helpless, Qin Ming shook his head and quickly made his way to the other end of the tunnel.

By the time he stepped through, he was already back in his room.

And with that return, his status as a Chosen One was finally locked in for good.

From this moment on, he was officially one of the Nightmare Space's privileged members, and right away, he was granted three special privileges.

First: He now qualified to advance to either a top-tier adventurer or even a Transcendent!

Second: In every world, he had one chance to switch to a different mission world!

Third: He now had the power to forcefully return to the Nightmare Space at any time—completely free of charge!

In other words, if things got dangerous, or if he didn't like the current world, Qin Ming could bail out whenever he wanted.

These three rights were insanely powerful—so much so that even high-ranking adventurers didn't have access to them. This was nothing short of a meteoric rise!

But the privileges didn't stop there. This time, Qin Ming also received three treasure chests—loot from Tang Monk, as well as the Gold-Horned King and Silver-Horned King brothers.

On top of that, he gained one brilliant silver title and one gold-tier title.

But none of those were what mattered most.

What truly had his attention right now… was the severed arm of Tathāgata Buddha.

He'd seen plenty of titles before—even gold ones. Top-tier equipment? Also nothing new. Sure, those three BOSS chests might give him a lucky pull—a legendary item maybe—but that was it.

But this?

This arm, which not even the Nightmare Space could properly identify, which had to be manually severed by the Nightmare Space itself—that was on another level entirely!

That's right—manually.

Qin Ming had seen it clearly just now. It wasn't that Tathāgata Buddha had lost in a fight to the Nightmare Space. The guy could forcibly tear open space and barge into the Nightmare domain—there's no way he didn't have the power to resist.

The only reason his arm was severed… was because he chose not to resist.

It was like losing at pool, and in a moment of petty frustration, chucking a ball into the pocket—only to get caught by the opponent red-handed. That kind of awkward situation.

Caught red-handed, he didn't even bother retracting his arm, and just let it get chopped off.

If he had fought back, Qin Ming was pretty sure that even if the arm still got chopped off, the Buddha could've casually smacked him to death before it happened.

After all, at that moment, those fingers had been less than two meters from him!

The hand was immobilized, sure—but still very much capable of movement. A single slap would've been nothing.

Which meant… that bald bastard—cough—that revered Buddha was a being on the same level as the Nightmare Space!

And now? That being's arm… belonged to him!

Staring down at the golden arm in his grasp, Qin Ming's eyes lit up. Without the slightest hesitation, he made a decision.

Whatever this thing did—he was using it!

Nothing could stop him!

Because seriously—who knew if he'd ever get something like this again in his life?!

And next time? If he ran into a version of Buddha who was less forgiving, there might not be a next time!

He was going to fuse with Tathāgata Buddha's arm!

Forget being a vampire—he was going to become a Buddha!

(End of Chapter)