Chapter 27: New Function of the Eye of Truth

On the other side,

Lu Yu, in high spirits, ordered some materials online using his mobile phone and then took the bus home.

It was only in the familiar environment of home that he felt at ease. After washing up, he lay straight down on his bed. Having been busy all day, he quickly fell asleep.

Little Spider changed into a clean white nightgown before climbing into the bed, carefully tucked in the covers for its master, and then skillfully squeezed into the dreamscape to reinforce the Dream Prison with the dream fragments collected today.

Click, click, click!

Countless rainbow-colored spider threads spread out from Little Spider’s hands, filling the sky and weaving an otherworldly scene reminiscent of celestial maidens crafting the clouds of the heavens.

As a large amount of new spider silk merged, the strength of the Dream Prison’s web continuously increased, and on this foundation, another large web was woven, further reducing the size of the small mesh holes.

In this way, it more and more resembled a gigantic insect nest.

Once a living being rashly stepped into it, they would be entangled by the spider silk and become its nourishment.

Lu Yu glanced at the black hole above the dream, where the black aura representing the Mark of Nightmare was growing denser, signifying that the nightmare was drawing ever closer.

The only certainty was that the other party was not a Sovereign-tier pet beast corresponding to the Morning Star because there was no unique aura of a Sovereign present.

But the ability to deploy a mark over long distances, even with the vast and boundless nature of the dream world, was at least that of a Commander-tier powerhouse, although its strength was declining.

However, Lu Yu could not be certain whether the other party had previously been at the peak of the Commander-tier, as this level differs significantly from the ordinary Commander-tier.

Having reached this level, they would be able to explore the Mother River, where with some luck, they could induce an early transformation of their spirit and leap to a higher level of life.

(As mentioned earlier, ascending to the Morning Star tier must be done within the Mother River, so all beings are capable of exploring it.

However, the Pet Beast Space’s ability to absorb the primitive spirit of the Mother River and convert it to accelerate the growth of pet beasts is a unique human talent. Moreover, humans can assemble spirit puzzles more safely.)

Lu Yu did not like to pin his fate on the hope that the opponent was weak, so with the remaining time, he intended to do everything in his power to enhance Little Spider’s strength.

The materials for crafting skill cuisine were still on the way, so it was not possible to learn new skills. The only options were to continue reinforcing the Dream Prison, improve spiritual power through meditation, and refine Little Spider’s skills.

After reviewing today’s battle, Lu Yu felt there were still many inadequacies.

For example, while Little Spider’s silk was hard, its control was not flexible enough, capable only of simple piercing and smashing. If it could be more precisely controlled, it would be possible to construct stable structures and improve the hardness of the silk shield.

The same was true for the power of the Void. Due to lack of proficiency, it could only be used at close range to open void rifts to dodge attacks.

But what if an unstable void rift were opened beneath an enemy’s feet?

Then it’s possible to use the chaos caused by the void’s collapse to launch a direct attack. Even pet beasts with formidable defenses would be easily shredded to pieces in the face of a spatial storm.

Except for the Void Mother Nest, which had not yet spawned slave beasts, and the Ripping Demon Eye, which was not suitable for regular use, Lu Yu thought that the rest of the skills were used rather crudely.

Skill proficiency can be divided into six levels: Beginner, Proficient, Expert, Perfect, Peak, and Transcendence.

The higher the proficiency, the greater the power of the skill, to the point where it can even form combo skills that allow mid-to-high-tier skills to rival those of a higher tier.

Reaching the Peak can spawn special effects for skills, and Transcendence can elevate the grade of skills. The last level is almost unreachable due to its difficulty.

Although Little Spider had a high starting point with the potential of a top Sovereign, aside from [Heart Eye Soul Sword] reaching the Proficient level from the Nun of the Heavens’ inherited memories, most of its skills were only at Beginner level, leaving plenty of room for improvement.

Thinking this, Lu Yu called over the just-finished Little Spider. Seeing its obedient appearance, he was at a loss for words for a moment.

After all, Little Spider had just been born and had continuously experienced battle, even fighting hungry to protect itself, and had just overcome the Ghost Face Curse Frog from a higher tier.

Should he criticize it for not performing well enough?

Lu Yu hesitated, but with the nightmare possibly striking at any moment, he had to strive to become stronger by all means.

If they failed, both he and Little Spider might die.

Moreover, he could not seek official help with this matter, as the Mark of Nightmare would likely reveal the forbidden secret of the Direct Gaze and the existence of the Key of Truth.

He dared not gamble!

As he was wrestling with his thoughts, a delicate touch came from the fingers of his right hand.

Looking up, he found that Little Spider had come to his side at some point, reached out to hold his thumb, gently raised it, and with its white and jade-like face, snuggled up to him demurely, saying,

“Yingying!”

It was ready to bear all his trouble.

As long as the master was happy, it would be happy too.

In that moment, Lu Yu’s heart seemed to skip a beat, unexpectedly charmed by the gesture.

Indeed, it was for this very reason that he needed to work even harder to show Little Spider more of the beautiful scenery in the world.

Lu Yu stroked Little Spider’s head, then through the dreamscape, he replayed the day’s battle and conveyed all his thoughts to it.

Little Spider’s expression was initially sad, but after listening to its master’s analysis, it seemed contemplative and a resolute look appeared on its face, nodding to show it would work hard.

Lu Yu sat cross-legged, ready to enhance his spiritual power through meditative practice, while Little Spider practiced its skills in the dream world.

Lu Yu let his consciousness drift, sensing the dense spiritual light points floating around him. With a thought, he could absorb them and then, through the transformation of Little Spider’s spirit, absorb them himself.

It was quite entertaining, akin to playing “Snake”.

With a Sovereign-tier hatchling as a filter, coupled with his own forbidden rank, Lu Yu didn’t have to worry about mutations from voraciously absorbing spiritual energy. In just one night, the light red spirit power was significantly deepened in color.

“If it goes on at this rate, I’ll be able to advance to the middle level of reddish bronze in a day or two!”

Lu Yu was delighted and then saw that Little Spider was using a thread to weave an image of the Taohua Forest.

Because the rules of the dream world were vastly different from reality, it was impossible to practice controlling the power of space, so the first thing being trained was the control of the spider silk.

However, as the details were supplemented, the difficulty in operating the silk shield increased significantly, and Little Spider’s forehead began to seep with sweat.

Pop!

Distracted, the silk image collapsed instantaneously into a tangled mess of yarn, and a disappointed look appeared on Little Spider’s face.

Although it wanted to improve its skill proficiency, it could not find the right direction and practiced aimlessly.

Improvements were there, but the efficiency was not high.

And after the failure, Little Spider’s morale was obviously diminished, appearing slightly aggrieved. It immediately turned its head away, not wanting to be seen by its master, and continued training.

This way, the training effectiveness would only get worse.

“Should I find a teacher for Little Spider?”

Lu Yu was troubled because, after purchasing the materials needed for crafting skill cuisine, his remaining money was almost gone.

This came after cashing in on school resources by using the dreams of Peach Pigs as feed; otherwise, he’d be even poorer.

This was even after choosing mid-range items. If he had gone for top-tier goods, he couldn’t even afford the change.

One-to-one tutoring sessions with professional pet beast instructors were exorbitantly priced; a single lesson costing thousands or tens of thousands was normal, and Space Element was even scarcer—professional tutors could cost over a hundred thousand for a session.

Lu Yu grimly discovered that his current savings couldn’t afford even one session. How would he manage when he had more pet beasts to care for in the future?

Being a pet beast master truly was a money-burning profession!

Especially the Peach Pig project; even if he started breeding and cultivating them now, it would take at least a year before he could get a share of the profits.

“It seems I’ll need to find some new projects or take on some tasks to earn money as a bounty hunter…”

Lu Yu was somewhat resigned. The owner of the Key of Truth, who wielded the Eye of Truth with its bug-like abilities and possessed the forbidden level vestige [Ancient Shadow], was still a pauper in reality.

It would be laughable if word got out.

Just as he was about to use the Eye of Truth to look for new projects or sell some paths of evolution…

“Wait, I’ve been foolish!”

Slapping his forehead, Lu Yu suddenly realized he possessed the Eye of Truth, which could penetrate all things and display information in a data format.

So why not try to create a…

Proficiency template!

Roll out a system by hand!