Chapter 36: The Dead-Eye Tyrant! The Supreme One!

“What!?”

Lilith was first taken aback and then fixed Lu Yu with a piercing stare, speaking in a trembling voice, “Are you sure you’re not joking? Sister doesn’t appreciate such jokes!”

“I’m not that bored. This is from a notebook my father accidentally obtained from a secret realm. It seems to be the research content of some ancient existence,” Lu Yu explained and didn’t care if she believed him or not. After all, his father was already dead, and there was no way to verify the truth. He observed the excited Lilith and already had his answer, with a slight smile at the corner of his mouth at this moment…

Offense becomes defense!

He enjoyed having control over these arrogant and confident individuals.

“You’ve really surprised me…” Lilith stared at Lu Yu for a long time before finally letting out a long breath.

She could tell that Lu Yu wasn’t lying, and since she could judge the authenticity of evolutionary paths on her own, there was no point in fabricating such lies. But she still found it hard to believe.

That was the Dead-Eye Tyrant, after all!

For the Eye-Demons or, to be precise, all eyemon pet beasts, there are many functional evolutionary paths such as Eye-Demon Duke, Elder’s Eye, Eye-Demon Mage, Overseer’s Eye, Nest Mother’s Eye, and so on, all quite peculiar.

But when it comes to the strongest path, there is only one – the Dead-Eye Tyrant!

A special eyemon with attributes of the undead and abyss, it is an enormous undead creature possessing almost perfect traits.

Immune to effects that influence the mind, poison, sleep, paralysis, shock, and diseases; resistant to fatal blows, attribute damage, attribute absorption, energy drain, and critical damage that causes instant death.

Under the premise of immunity to instant-death skills, it also possesses a kind of racial skill that causes instant death – [Death Gaze].

Upon a mental judgment of the target, if the target fails, it directly causes a 50% instant-death effect, and the remaining 50% results in severe injury.

The instant-death capability of the Three-Eyed Crow is a joke compared to this!

And these facts are not what made Lilith lose her composure. The actual cause is that the Dead-Eye Tyrant possesses a legendary skill.

Negative Energy Field!

Also known as Anti-Magic Field!

One could say that elemental pet beasts, unless equally strong, have their combat power halved in its presence, or even rendered completely immune, like slaughtering chickens being no difference.

Moreover, the creatures it slays are eroded by the negative energy field and transformed into zombie puppets, turning into an undead legion at its command.

Although frightening in ability, the number of Dead-Eye Tyrants is extremely rare, with one possibly not born out of millions of eyemons.

And since their inception over the eons, there have only been seven, three of whom died in battle. Among the four remaining, even the weakest is a consolidated [Domain]-level being, comparable to a [Master of Ecology], the strongest not inferior to the lord of the Demonic Siren’s Nest, dominating an entire layer of the abyssal world.

However, the birth of a Dead-Eye Tyrant requires countless coincidences, and the metamorphosis process takes place in a state of chaotic consciousness. Even they do not know how they evolved.

Thus, while other paths can be traced, only the path to become a Dead-Eye Tyrant is practically impossible to evolve deliberately; it can only be achieved by miracles and fate.

Yet now, its path of evolution has been grasped by a mere human!

“Fine, I agree!” Lilith didn’t hesitate. Now, Lu Yu’s favor couldn’t compare to the importance of this method of evolution.

If successful, it could elevate the career path of the Pet Beast Master of the Crimson Moon Dream to an extreme, and increase the success rate of completing the plan!

One could even attempt to mass-produce such terrifying life. If successful, there’s hope to sweep the entire abyssal dimension.

Compared to Lilith’s excitement, the actual person in question, Crimson Moon Dream, seemed like an outsider, sitting on the edge of the dining room table, propping her chin with her hands, her gaze fixed on Lu Yu, while her slender legs dangled softly.

Very cute.

For her, the so-called Dead-Eye Tyrant was not even a thousandth as attractive as Lu Yu.

Lu Yu did not hesitate or drag his feet and promptly wrote down the method of evolution. To him, there was no fluctuation in his heart for revealing such a precious evolutionary path; in fact, he felt like laughing. Because…

This was originally meant to be a gift for Crimson Moon Dream!

After all, the president has been of great help during this period, and he had been wanting to give something in return as a token of gratitude. However, the Crimson Moon Dream’s family was wealthy and lacked nothing material.

Therefore, Lu Yu thought of the evolution method for the abyssal eyemon.

For others, these precious evolutionary paths are just information that can be seen by expending mental effort before the Eye of Truth and aren’t worth much.

Besides, even if one has the evolution method, its ingredients, rituals, and so on are as difficult as ascension, and might not even be usable. It’s better to use it to offset the favor owed to Lilith.

*It’s difficult being a good person.*

You want to give it for free, but you end up getting a date with Lilith’s exclusive secret ritual for free, what a bargain.

When Lilith received the note written by Lu Yu, her initial excitement was doused. Even with her stoic face, one could see her mood had soured, “First, evolve into an Eye-Demon Duke, then sacrifice life through a secret ritual… Ingredients include the heart of a Yellow Spring Dragon, the seed of the Life Ancient Tree, a branch of the Progeny of the Underworld Ghost King Tree, and why do you also need the tears of the Great Matriarch? Impossible!?”

By the end, her voice was nearly a roar.

The Eye-Demon Duke is also a strong evolutionary path and can manipulate countless eyes to spread chaos rays and destroy all life.

This condition isn’t difficult to achieve.

But the essential prerequisite for evolving into a Dead-Eye Tyrant is the death of an Eye-Demon Duke.

And ignoring the slew of outrageous materials, the last tears are the hardest to obtain.

The Great Matriarch is the goddess worshiped by the eyemon tribe.

She isn’t like the local gods of small worlds but a truly great existence recognized by the Mother River, transcending all spirits.

To obtain the tears of such a supreme being is no different than dancing in a minefield!

The latter at least leaves a charred corpse, whereas with the former, one’s soul might be extracted to suffer eternal torment!

Lilith’s extensive experience allowed her to confirm that this was true, and she finally understood why the Dead-Eye Tyrant was so difficult to birth.

Such conditions are not something humans can complete, the depth is too profound, involving arrangements of higher-dimensional existences.

Under natural conditions, those who can meet these criteria are truly the chosen children of destiny, the main characters of Fate.

Other eyemons, even if they spent their whole lives, could not gather even one of these materials.

Even she couldn’t manage it.

Unless…

The only chance is if His Highness takes action!

As these thoughts raced through her mind, Lilith eventually took a deep breath, and the cupboard suddenly opened, with dozens of tree roots spreading out towards Lu Yu.

Before Lu Yu could resist, Lilith’s voice resonated by his side, “Don’t resist, or I might regret it!”

Lu Yu sensibly ceased to struggle and allowed himself to be bound by a multitude of roots and then placed inside the cupboard, which snapped shut with a click.

Contrary to expectations, the inside of the cupboard wasn’t twisted with flesh and innards as Lu Yu imagined but was filled with a faint pleasing fragrance. Inscribed within were runes as brilliant as clusters of stars, radiating light and contributing a glimmer to the boundless darkness.

Surrounding him was a multitude of elegant clothes floating in the void, including formal wear and lacey, sensual garments; however, the sizes were quite large from the waist up, clearly mismatched with Crimson Moon Dream, leaving Lu Yu to wonder who they belonged to—perhaps Crimson Moon Red Lotus?

Though he had entered the dark space and been subjected to bondage, as though it were the prelude to some sort of play, Lu Yu remained calm without any worry about having his memories peeked into or being tortured.

It wasn’t that he unconditionally trusted this demon wardrobe.

It was because…

Being inherently a walking time-bomb with forbidden memories and the Key of Truth, forcefully peering into his mind would be akin to courting death. Under the taboo, anyone who glimpsed his memories would have to disgustedly walk around him, spitting in disdain before leaving!

As he let his thoughts wander, Lilith’s voice, marked with suppressed pleasure, rang out, “Darling, you’re amazing. I feel almost stuffed. But you’ve overworked your spirit to a dreadful extent – what a naughty boy. You should sleep well too…””

Along with these odd remarks, a complex magic array overlaid before him, and a pink light breeze passed over him, making Lu Yu feel as if he was soaking in hot springs, his whole body becoming supple.

“Ah—comfortable!”

His spiritual force, previously overstretched from opening the “proficiency panel” for Little Spider, rapidly replenished, allowing Lu Yu to stand once again.

It was like a superior version of a nutrient tank from another world.

Other demon wardrobes only drain you, but the large wooden one before him filled him up.

If he could, he wished to lie here forever. Not only would it prevent nightmares from invading, but he could also enter the dream state to help Little Spider level up like a rocket, rapidly becoming more powerful.

Alas, this was a VIP treatment available only upon payment.

Of course, offering the remaining top-tier evolutionary paths could continue to exchange for her action, but that would be too conspicuous. Anyone with a semblance of sense would know he was hiding a colossal secret.

After replenishing his spiritual power, the demon wardrobe manipulated the roots, continuously inscribing runes in the void, writing in a language that originated from ancient times and imbued with the power of spirit—a mysterious script.

Within the golden luminance, a trace of starry splendor of spiritual energy appeared, delineating each rune with brilliance, combining to form tracks as part of an intricate ritual mosaic.

Lu Yu attempted to record one of the runes, but his mind went blank instantly. Unwilling to admit defeat, he tried to active the Eye of Truth and miraculously managed to record it perfectly, though his mind quickly drained, and exhaustion surged back.

But he was promptly replenished by Lilith, effectively entering an infinite mana mode.

He had a bold idea!

And without hesitation, he began to learn, considering he had already paid the tuition fees!

“What a sly little man.”

Lilith initially didn’t care, thinking that while spiritual force can be replenished, the soul’s capacity is finite. She considered this akin to a small nibble, a supplementary compensation for the evolutionary path of the Dead-Eye Tyrant.

However, as Lu Yu continued to drain and replenish, repeating the cycle over forty times, even she started to struggle, almost turning into a distressed field under his exertion. She was shocked, “Is this guy a monster? Recording so many runes at once, and his soul isn’t even affected?”

Although Runewriting isn’t as ancient as the Primordial Chaos Inscriptions, they are still the transcendent text compiled by ancient beings, containing mystical forces.

Every recorded rune exerts a load on the soul. Even as a genius of secret rituals, her highest record was noting fifty-three runes in one day. And that was only because [The King] helped soothe her soul’s chaos. An average person couldn’t bear it.

After inscribing the secret ritual, Lilith could no longer hold back and threw Lu Yu, who had just learned fifty-seven runes, out. Looking at him, still brimming with energy, she lamented, “Darling, you’re really a bad boy. Others strive to fill their women with happiness, yet you seek to empty me. That’s too much!”

“Accident, accident…” Lu Yu offered an awkward smile, caught while milking the benefits.

Lilith didn’t dwell on it and said with a slightly tired voice, “The pattern on your hand is a gold-level secret ritual I researched to counter nightmares. Repelling that guy shouldn’t be hard. Alright then, go make some money. Don’t forget to bring me a gift next time you visit. Love you!”

Lu Yu wisely did not question why he should bring her a gift. Glancing at the pattern on his hand, he couldn’t help but think it looked somewhat like honeysuckle from a past life…

*Cough* Isn’t that what women tattoo? What would it look like on a man…

However, after seeing the effect of the gold-level secret ritual, Lu Yu suddenly felt that the world is free, and anything one tattoos should not be discriminated against.

Well, it disappears after use, so just cover it up until then.

After sitting for a while, unable to endure the wardrobe’s incessant flirtatious talk, Lu Yu stood up, bid farewell, and left.

Inside the villa’s living room,

Lilith asked Crimson Moon Dream with curiosity, “Do your sisters know he can touch you?”

Crimson Moon Dream kept her head down, silent.

Lilith said with surprise, “Interesting, really interesting. I didn’t expect you to have such possessiveness. As the hope of the demon clan… you should be like this…”

This child was the most indifferent and selfless among the three sisters. If one didn’t know she was a demon, one might even mistake her for a celestial child—making her all the more precious.

But facing Lilith’s teaching, Crimson Moon Dream seemed to awaken and looked up with puzzled eyes, saying, “Didn’t your comics say ‘White Silk Slash’? Why, when I walked in front of him so many times today, did he still not understand my feelings? Do I need to brew a love potion like in the stories…?”

“…”

Is that all?

With my looks, I would have embraced him, and three months later, I’d already be pregnant with triplets!

And yet she’s thinking about using love potions!

Utterly disgraceful for a demon!

Also, what sort of story is that, including drugging? Is that proper?

The wardrobe lady didn’t want to speak, fuming, she flapped her wings and flew back to the kitchen to make something to eat.

I hate those infected with lovey-dovey stupidity the most!

Crimson Moon Dream cocked her head, not understanding why Lilith was angry, but since she couldn’t ask today, she decided she would ask about love potions next time.

She returned to her room and turned on the light. The wall was plastered with photos of Lu Yu from various angles and moments, even he would be confused as to when he was captured in those snapshots.

Crimson Moon Dream lay on the bed holding a new picture, one of Lu Yu returning home the day before, bathed in orange sunset light as if coated in a dazzling glow.

She pressed the photo against the snowy peaks of her body, merging with her flesh as if it were binding. Her pupils already turned into hearts, her demon tail wagging as repressed emotions surged through her soul, murmuring, “Lu Yu…”

Ultimately, her emotions breached the threshold, overwhelming her reason like a raging river…