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Chapter 95 Lu Yu Wants to Be a Tentacle Monster? The Rat Emperor Has Cheated!
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The mouse has seven skills: two high, four super, and one legendary.
Two of the high-level skills could be eliminated directly. [Soul Cloud] had initially caught his eye, since it was a semi-flying skill, but after seeing the rat's wobbly flight speed, Lu Yu decisively gave up.
As for the [Soul Clone], that's even more impossible. He doesn't have the immortal soul characteristic of the rat. If he were to be severely injured after splitting his soul, he would either become a vegetable or have his soul annihilated.
Moreover, he prefers to remain true to himself, to have one self, and to not allow anything similar to himself to appear.
As for the super-level skills, [Thousand Faces of Soul] can be transformed with the help of mice, and he can only choose one skill. Without the Thousand Faces Soul Tree, he cannot transform into various powerful monsters, so it is useless to him.
The same applies to the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree. These two skills are symbiotic, and their potential is in no way inferior to that of the legendary rank, and may even surpass it.
Besides, he didn't want a tree growing on his head or in his shadow. Raising one tree was already nearly bankrupt, requiring a massive number of souls. Raising two trees would only hinder his progress and wasn't suitable for a poor, free-to-play player like him.
The quality of an army is more important than its quantity; a single Tree of Death is enough to crush countless Trees of the Dead.
As for the [Thousand Faces Touch] skill, Lu Yu was indeed somewhat tempted, not because he wanted to become some kind of rich woman's happy hand or some kind of tentacle monster in doujinshi...
"Cough cough..."
An upright person like him would never have such thoughts. At most, he might find it slightly interesting; the potential of limb-splitting abilities is immense, allowing one to control the power of different elemental monsters and transform into a superhuman. However, the side effects are also significant. Splicing together numerous extraordinary monster bodies can easily corrupt one's own spirituality, and even with a forbidden rank, it's easy for one's physical body to become deformed into a monster.
So we'll skip that too.
【Shadow Mastery】This ability, which encompasses the manipulation of a large amount of shadow energy, is the most cost-effective skill in Lu Yu's eyes. It's just a pity that humans cannot compare with pets in terms of spiritual quantity, so its power is definitely reduced.
If it's just for survival, he already has the [Etherealization] skill, which has both spatial and dream attributes, so there's no need for multiple redundant skills.
Therefore, although it appears to be a multiple-choice question, it is actually a single-choice question.
Legendary-tier skill: [Destiny's Protection].
Because the mouse cannot be by Lu Yu's side all the time, once it goes out to fight or carry out certain tasks, this period becomes a window of opportunity for Lu Yu to be divined and spied on.
Most importantly...
Even if Lu Yu doesn't explore the Mother River at the Silver Rank, he still needs to enter the Mother River to perform a ceremony, whether it's to transform his spirituality after reaching the Golden Peak or to advance to the Morning Star Rank.
These are all unavoidable!
Therefore, it is necessary to obtain the power to shield and suppress forbidden curse seals.
Otherwise, you'll most likely be camped in the newbie village by a few ancient beings as soon as you enter, and there's no respawn point.
After his death, there was no one left to feast him, after all, he was an orphan.
That's a truly hellish joke.
Therefore, Lu Yu directly solidified the [Protection of Fate]. The invisible power of fate intertwined in the depths of his soul, transforming into a mysterious silver scale mark, which landed directly on the forbidden curse mark.
The mysterious flower formed from the forbidden curse seal did not react at all, and the eerie aura disappeared instantly, giving Lu Yu a feeling that an invisible pressure had dissipated.
Click!
However, the next moment, a crack suddenly appeared on the scales of fate, and the roots of the forbidden curse mark spread out, entangling the scales as well.
"Even legendary-tier skills can't stop it?"
Lu Yu's gaze sharpened, his expression turning serious.
It should be noted that this was not a curse actively imposed by the Forbidden Sun, but merely a curse mark formed by the memory of witnessing the [Beast], which could suppress legendary-level skills.
So how powerful is the truly forbidden existence?
Can skills above the legendary rank withstand the power of this level?
Lu Yu pondered this in his heart, but he wasn't too disappointed.
Although the forbidden seal still exudes a strange attraction, it has only reduced to one-thousandth of its former strength, turning it from a tiger into a paper tiger.
It was immediately weakened. Although it wasn't completely suppressed, entering the Mother River was no longer a problem.
In addition, there is an extra benefit: the Nightmare Mark is completely blocked by the [Fate's Protection] skill.
The Forbidden Seal and the Nightmare Seal look very similar, but the latter was merely a nightmare attracted by the floral fragrance emitted by the former, which then marked Lu Yu remotely in the dream world at a great cost.
It's just a locator that exacerbates nightmares.
In the vast, chaotic, and disordered dream world, there is no concept of space or direction. A large number of dreams will interfere with perception, thus losing coordinates is equivalent to nightmares losing their navigation ability.
It's like trying to find someone through the internet cable, but the other party physically cuts off the internet. Even a top hacker can only stare blankly at the screen and can't come to the real person offline.
The major problem that had been troubling Lu Yu for so long was actually resolved just like that.
"It's that easy...?"
Lu Yu murmured, feeling a sense of unreality. Although he had expected that [Destiny's Protection] could block the marking effect of the Nightmare Seal, he didn't really have much hope after seeing the Scales of Destiny countered.
However, this forbidden curse, imbued with the malice of fate, failed to help the Nightmare Seal break through the blockade; it seemed to have completely given up.
Could it be that after having most of their energy restricted, their ability to cause trouble has been greatly reduced?
that would be great.
In this way, Lu Yu can steadily improve his strength first, and when he reaches the Gold Rank or even undergoes a spiritual transformation, he will be 100% confident in breaking the Nightmare Seal's shield.
When the nightmare arrived in a menacing manner, it found itself surrounded by three top-tier demons who had undergone spiritual transformation, asking, "Little brother, what do you want to do?"
Then, a righteous gang-up is launched, turning it into a dream-based skill food.
Thinking of this amusing scene, Lu Yu's lips curled up slightly. The little spider on his shoulder, though unaware of what was happening, was happy because its master was happy.
The mouse whose contract had ended was sneaking away, slowly drifting towards the sofa, its round eyes filled with longing for laziness.
It hasn't forgotten the series of training plans that Xiu Ren has devised; if it doesn't learn its lesson, it's doomed.
Involution?
No way, the mouse can't handle it. Just clocking in on time and not just loafing around is already the limit.
Since others are already putting in the effort, why can't the mice slack off?! (Even though they're not entirely convinced, they still feel audacious.)
What's more, they've been busy all night, and Xiuren didn't even buy the potato chips and beef jerky he promised, and even tricked him out of a bag of potato chips.
This is like the boss making grand promises and talking about the future, but when the day comes, not only do they not deliver, but they don't even pay wages, and the employees are even forced to pay out of pocket!
I can't take it anymore, I'll punch the world to its core!
However, the mouse was in a good mood and very tolerant today, so it wasn't so irritable. But it needs to rest for a while, which is reasonable, right?
It's definitely not because Spider Sister changed her mind after evolving!
Just as it had drifted halfway, a devilish whisper suddenly came from behind:
Where are you going?
It was discovered!
The mouse shivered, preparing to accelerate its sprint, but the next second, a large amount of spider silk appeared around it, instantly wrapping it up into a ball, leaving only its head outside. It fell into Xiuren's hand in a parabolic arc, turning into a mouse-worm.
It quickly switched to a dark, wriggling mode, revealing a fawning expression, and said:
"Xiu Ren, are you done with your work?"
Lu Yu said jokingly, "Are you trying to skip the training program? Trying to slack off?"
"No!"
The mouse shook its head vigorously, and quickly explained:
"I just suddenly felt a little dizzy... I was thinking I should take a nap so I could train better. Yes, that's it..."
Lu Yu smiled without saying a word, simply staring quietly at the mouse. The mouse finally couldn't hold back any longer, knowing it couldn't escape, and immediately lowered its head dejectedly, saying, "Okay, a tiny bit..."
It originally wanted to extend its paws to express a tiny bit, but in the end it could only stick out its tongue, which looked a bit... strange.
Upon hearing this, the little spider standing nearby offered words of encouragement:
"Waaaaah!"
Training is fun, and you'll get hooked once you try it.
"Ah, right, right, right..."
The mouse replied dismissively, feeling that the older sister was lying to it.
Who would enjoy training?
They're just putting on a brave face; what pet won't go crazy?
Lu Yu rolled his eyes at the seemingly timid but actually rebellious lazy mouse, but didn't say anything. He simply lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and let the little spider help him fall asleep.
"The cultivator needs to sleep; this is an opportunity!"
The mouse, taking advantage of the opportunity, prepared to turn into a puddle of shadow and slip away, but before it could even make a move, the little spider pressed it down on its head.
This familiar movement is...
Got it!
Draw...draw...
The mouse's consciousness is being completely drained!
The little spider, carrying the mouse's soul, entered the dream with practiced ease.
After the development, the roads are wider, making it much easier to get in!
The mouse was brought into the dream world in a daze and arrived on a piece of land. At this moment, Lu Yu was looking up at the black hole in the sky, which was more than twice as big as before.
In just one day since I last entered, the Nightmare Mark has expanded so much that it almost couldn't even cover the Dream Prison.
"Fortunately, I managed to block the mark with my skill..."
Lu Yu murmured softly, narrowed his eyes and activated the Eye of Truth, then shared it with his two pets through a soul link.
【Void Dream-Eating Spider】
Skill: Illusion (Intermediate level, Proficiency 80%)
Spider Silk (No Rank, Proficiency Level 98%)
Dream Prison (Super Tier, Beginner Level 99%)
Dream Blessing (Intermediate, Beginner 82%)
Mind's Eye Soul-Controlling Sword (High-level, Proficiency 90%)
Since only a few skills will be trained this time, the rest either need to be trained in real life or are not needed for the time being, so they will not be displayed for now.
"Eek!"
The little spider cheered with joy, then received Lu Yu's last-minute revised plan. The order was different from before entering the dream. It became: first, level up Dream Prison to proficiency, then advance Spider Silk and Soul Sword to perfection, and finally, if there was time, level up Illusion Skills.
The little spider had no objection to this and was full of fighting spirit!
Little Curly King is here!
Because it will absolutely not allow the red imported fire ants to hunt them down again!
Anything that tries to harm its master will be torn to shreds!
"This is……"
When the mouse saw the data panel that appeared before its eyes for the first time, its mouth dropped open in shock.
The Thousand-Faced Rat
[Skill: Soul's Thousand Faces (Super-Tier, Proficient Level 66%)]
Shadow Mastery (Advanced, Proficient Level 12%)
Soul Cloud (Advanced, 50% of Beginner Level)
Soul Clone (High-level, Beginner 10%)
Thousand Faces Touch (Advanced, Beginner 70%)
Thousand-Faced Soul Tree (Super-Tier, Beginner Level 48%) (I will write a detailed description the first time, and then focus on improving the skills.)
As for Fate's Protection, since it is a passive skill and cannot be upgraded, it is not displayed above.
Therefore, the panel is not complicated, as it consists of advanced skills and is much simpler than the previous Spider panel.
As someone who has watched a lot of anime and surfed the internet, I quickly understood the meaning of the proficiency panel.
With just training, you can see your progress clearly and find the right direction!
This is so...
This is amazing!
The mouse's eyes lit up. Although it liked to be lazy, that didn't mean it wouldn't like the proficiency panel.
Because it can realize that it can train extremely efficiently through the control panel, rapidly improving its strength while also achieving its training goals ahead of schedule. Wouldn't that free up a lot of time for playing?
For example, if the boss says that you can leave early if you complete the task, then the company will definitely be half empty by the afternoon.
As for the rest, most of them are probably middle-aged men who are afraid to go home and whose thermos cups are filled with goji berries.
Strive so you can enjoy life more fully – Time Management Master Mouse!
Thinking of this, the thought of salted fish in the mouse's mind vanished, and she became excited, even having a thought emerge in her mind.
Is Xiuren the legendary God of Systems?
At this moment, its arrogance after evolving and becoming stronger vanished instantly, and even an ambition emerged:
"If I continue to perform exceptionally well, could Xiu create a system for me that makes me stronger simply by lying down and doing nothing?"
Thinking about the wonderful future where you can become stronger while lying down, eating, drinking, and having fun, the mouse is full of motivation and starts training mode.
With my mouse body, I will fight for a bright future!
Two hours later.
"Well, sometimes even a mouse has to accept its own mediocrity..."
The mouse squatted on the ground, looking at the [Shadow Mastery, Proficiency Level 14%] on the panel, and couldn't help but sigh.
After working so hard for so long, we only improved by two points.
It's not that the panel is wrong, but because the super-level skill involves more than one aspect, but covers a large number of shadow usage techniques, shadow leaps and other abilities.
Although it takes more time to improve, in return, the power of the skill increases exponentially with each level of proficiency.
However, in reality, if compared to other beast tamers, it would take at least one or two months for them to improve their proficiency to this extent, provided that they do not go in the wrong direction, otherwise all their efforts will be in vain.
However, the apparent effect is that it is much slower than the little spider's level 0 spider silk skill, resulting in only average positive feedback, which inevitably dampens enthusiasm.
Although the mouse understood this principle, the thought of the pile of skill training tasks ahead made its scalp tingle...
If things continue like this, is there any hope of becoming a fat, lazy bum who just sits around eating and waiting to die?
It glanced at the little spider that was still reinforcing the dream prison layer by layer with its silk, a happy smile on its face, clearly enjoying itself.
"Big Sister is really full of passion! I can't keep up! If only someone could help me train..."
The mouse, halfway through its reflection, suddenly paused, momentarily lost in thought. Then, it opened its mouth wide, clapped its paws, and a brilliant idea struck it. It murmured:
"How could I have forgotten that!"
On the other hand, because of her experience with spider silk, the little spider was more adept at weaving dream silk, and the structure of the dream prison spider web she wove was more stable.
Through this process of analogy, the Dream Prison skill naturally progressed to the proficient level, the dream threads it produced became more resilient, and the new Dream Prison began to merge with the old one, sealing off every corner.
It took several hours to weave three consecutive layers of dream prison before finally stopping. It wasn't that the little spider was out of energy, but rather that the dream fragments provided by the peach pigs had been used up, and they had to collect them again.
Thinking about this, the little spider was still quite looking forward to seeing those adorable peach pigs again.
Now, the Dream Prison has four layers stacked together, merging into one, like an eternal prison.
Even if a nightmare were to strike now, it would be difficult to break through instantly from the outside. It would be even better if it were inside the Dream Prison, where it would be directly suppressed and difficult to escape, allowing for a decisive and effective attack.
Since she could no longer enhance Dream Prison, Little Spider turned to training her other abilities, preparing to upgrade both the [Mind's Eye Soul Sword] and [Spider Silk] skills to perfect level.
Once a skill reaches perfection, it will undergo a qualitative change, especially the [Mind's Eye Soul Sword], which will reach a new level of lethality against spirit-type pets.
Seeing this, Lu Yu nodded, then looked at the mouse, preparing to check on its progress. However, what he saw stunned him, leaving only one thought in his mind:
"I want to report this! The Rat Emperor is cheating!"
Two chapters, 9,500 words in total. I've improved my skill proficiency and combat power. I've laid the groundwork, and I guess some readers have noticed something's off. I'll start a new storyline tomorrow and try to speed up the pace!
(End of this chapter)