The Demon Sealed Beneath the Capital

"Haah… ugh… gah!" Krune grunted, feeling his head hurt while veins appeared all over his face. 

"Liu Heng! What's happening to you?" The Emperor was alarmed as he was just about to call for the Royal Physician when Krune raised his hands, motioning that he was fine. 

Retracting his Mental Energy scan, he closed his eyes, meditating as the Mental Energy healed his mind, cooling it down. 

A couple of minutes later, his eyes shot open as Krune nodded, "To think that's what Nightmares require."

"Did you sense something in them?" The Emperor was surprised at his claim. 

"Yes." Krune massaged his forehead, saying, "Based on what I probed and obtained just now, it's impossible for a Nightmare to be birthed so easily. Or to be more exact, for a Nightmare to finish forming, a catalyst is required."

"A catalyst?" The Emperor was confused. "But in all our records, something like this wasn't written."