"Untie the spider silk. This fellow isn't lying.
In a way, it really is my child!" Lu Yu said to the Little Spider.
"It's over!"
A sliver of hope had remained in Little Mouse's heart, thinking that even if they had a party, it couldn't possibly be left out.
But it never expected that the Pervert Cultivator wouldn't even pretend anymore!
Little Mouse's expression went numb. Suddenly, it felt that a world of three was indeed too crowded; a triangle was the most unstable shape.
It shouldn't be here. It should be under a car!
At this thought, Little Mouse couldn't help but burst out crying with a Wah!:
"Sob, sob, sob… You guys really do have all the fun yourselves and never include Little Mouse.
When did this even happen?"
Before it could finish, it was scooped up into Lu Yu's hand. He looked at it, speechless, and asked:
"What nonsense are you babbling about?"
"Hmph, this is a heart-wrenching accusation from a pitiful little mouse!"
Little Mouse turned its head away, sniffling as it spoke:
"And you've already admitted it's your child.
That's too much! Even if you didn't say anything, Little Mouse could have made up an excuse to lie to itself, just like a housewife who discovers her husband is cheating but pretends not to know, silently maintaining family harmony.
But why must you be so cruel as to not even leave that little bit of room? Are you trying to manipulate Little Mouse, to give it a push when it's out of strength? Pervert Cultivator, have you two been engaging in so special gas? Like, while Little Mouse was sleeping…"
"…"
'Can your Lewd Hamster brain think of anything else?'
'Didn't you notice that your fur is getting shinier, that even the green fur on your head is almost dyed back to yellow?'
Lu Yu rolled his eyes, montarily unsure how to snark back.
It was clearly a pet beast, yet it was acting like the tragic female protagonist of a pri-ti lodrama. A true Drama Queen Mouse.
But he also understood. Little Mouse didn't actually care about these things.
Having been lonely for so long, it was just afraid of being isolated, afraid of being abandoned!
Little Mouse was like most ordinary people. It would Sese occasionally, be lazy, and like to slack off, but most of the ti, it worked hard for this family.
No matter how much hardship it endured, it never spoke of it. Even when family mbers asked, it would just laugh it off and muddle through.
Because it felt it was all worth it!
But if its efforts weren't recognized, it would also be sad. After all, who can be happy all the ti? Everyone is just putting on a brave face!
To Lu Yu, whether it was Little Spider, Little Mouse, or Eggy, they were all like his own limbs, an indispensable part of him.
"It seems you've been too idle lately. This week's potato chip supply is halved!"
Business was business.
Although Lu Yu wasn't one to hold a grudge, he still had to teach Little Mouse a lesson, or it would be climbing all over his head next ti.
Besides, after this fellow advanced to Gold Rank, the number of Mouse Clones had increased.
He could just exploit the new employees to complete the training tasks he assigned. It didn't need so many potato chips at all!
This way, Lu Yu saved a sum of money, and the consequences would be borne by Little Mouse!
The black-heartedness of the Capitalist Little Mouse was still a far cry from that of the Great Capitalist Lu!
"Damn it! Xiu Ren, this is tyranny! You're forcing Little Mouse to submit to your vile power…"
Lu Yu ignored Little Mouse's wails and gestured to Little Spider with his eyes.
The latter nodded and released the spider silk.
The mont the fairy was freed, it pounced into Lu Yu's arms, rubbing its little head against his clothes and saying happily:
"Lord Father is the best!"
Lu Yu stroked its head, feeling the increasingly strong connection between them, and asked in a gentle voice:
"You must be the Nightmare Dream Prison!"
"Hehe, Lord Father is indeed the smartest person in the world.
Unlike Lord Mother, who not only didn't recognize but almost ate …"
The fairy girl giggled and continued:
"But I'm not the real Nightmare Dream Prison. After all, that's Lord Father's dream, a manifestation of your will.
I'm the second consciousness gestated by the Nightmare Dream Prison after eating that big green cake. So, I guess I'm the Nightmare Dream Prison's administrator, or warden!"
'The Big Green Cake… refers to the Dream of Jade!'
Lu Yu nodded, having understood the whole story.
This Dream of Jade was condensed from the power of miracles transford from the Earth Veins. It was equivalent to a solidified Legendary-tier skill, containing imnse vitality and the power of miracles.
After being devoured by the Nightmare Dream Prison, all the dream creations within it, including the dreamscape itself, gained activity and ca to life.
Because the Dragon of Decay and Strife, who controlled the Dream of Jade, was born from the Natural Pan-consciousness Collective, [The Green of Nature], it also possessed similar characteristics, which would lead to a situation, which was…
Pan-consciousness Fusion!
These activated consciousnesses, with the dream world as their core, gathered together.
Coupled with the influence of various factors like the Master of the Gate's status and the ongoing [Auspicious Star Shining High] buff, a special life form similar to a "Natural Consciousness" was born.
Which was the fairy before him!
In short, it was similar to how the Dragon of Decay and Strife was born from [The Green of Nature], only [The Green of Nature] was replaced by the Nightmare Dream Prison.
The Nightmare Dream Prison was based on Lu Yu's own dreamscape, but it was ford only after Little Spider wove a large amount of dream spider silk and the skill evolved multiple tis. It was a joint creation of Lu Yu and Little Spider.
So, it was perfectly fine for the other party to call him Father and Little Spider Mother.
"Ying, ying!"
Hearing this, Little Spider also understood, a look of sudden realization on its face.
'So that's how you have children with Master…'
'No wonder I didn't feel anything!'
It stretched out its hand and weakly explained that it would not eat its children! (°ー°〃)
"Since the Nightmare Dream Prison can give birth to a Natural Consciousness, is there a chance for it to evolve into a Gaia Consciousness, or even a World Consciousness?"
Lu Yu pondered. Even most low-level mystic realms, or even small planes themselves, didn't have a complete consciousness, only operating rules and instincts.
But a high-level mystic realm with consciousness could be self-sufficient even without integrating into the Main World, and could even continue to evolve and transform into an independent Ecological World.
And his dream world had given birth to a consciousness ahead of schedule.
It was as if an old computer had turned into an Artificial Intelligence, coming to life. Its efficiency had been greatly improved, and even its own material was evolving.
Even if he left it alone from now on, the Nightmare Dream Prison would evolve and perfect itself on its own. It could even achieve precise control over every inch of its territory as it expanded, and even mobilize the power of the dream world to suppress all external invaders.
If it transford to a level comparable to a World Consciousness, similar to a Lesser Heavenly Dao of a Cultivation World, it could even corrode the Endless Dream Realm, devouring and strengthening itself.
Who knows, maybe one day he'd wake up and find his Nightmare Dream Prison was on the verge of ascending to a Divine Kingdom of Dreams!
'As expected, the Lu Family doesn't support freeloaders.
Even a dream is getting into the rat race!'
"I was originally planning to hold a ritual to help the dream world give birth to a consciousness after it evolved to a large enough size. Now, it turns out to be an accidental success…"
Lu Yu sighed with emotion in his heart.
Looking at the fairy girl lying on him, he said with gratification:
"From now on, I'll call you Xiao Yu!"
Yu and Yù (prison) had the sa pronunciation. Besides, jade itself was a type of jade stone.
It also carried Lu Yu's expectations.
As the first-generation servitor created jointly by him and Little Spider, although born by a stroke of luck, if Lu Yu could beco a Taboo Existence, it would also ascend along with him, becoming a future Prison Angel!
This "unexpected fatherhood" was indeed a great harvest!
"Thank you, Lord Father! I like this na very much!"
Xiao Yu received her na and a happy smile appeared on her face.
She flapped her wings and sat on Lu Yu's shoulder.
"Ying!"
Little Spider watched this harmonious scene.
Although it was happy to have a new family mber, it felt an inexplicable sense of loss.
Because that place… used to be its spot!
"So that's how it is!"
Little Mouse had been listening with its ears pricked up.
After figuring out the whole story, it breathed a sigh of relief.
It knew it! It was Little Mouse who was holding this family together, how could they forget it!
Anything Sister Spider could do, it could do too, and it would even pamper Brother Xiu Ren!
At this thought, Little Mouse regained its spirit, floated over on its Soul Cloud, and looked at this "grand-niece," putting on the air of an elder.
It said with a grin:
"Little fellow, do you know who I am?"
As the pillar of the family, it was perfectly fine for this child to call it "Great Mother." It just hoped Sister Spider wouldn't misunderstand, ehehe…
However, Xiao Yu glanced at Little Mouse and answered without a second thought:
"Aren't you Lord Mother's Slave Mouse?"
Little Mouse was instantly petrified, and then it heard the other party continue:
"If you don't like that title, I can call you Reserve Food too!"
"Pfft!"
Lu Yu couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this, and Little Spider also covered its mouth and laughed.
Why was the whole world persecuting Little Mouse!
However, Xiao Yu didn't know why her Lord Father was happy. She didn't think there was anything wrong.
As a consciousness born from the Nightmare Dream Prison, in her eyes, all life except for her father and mother were just food or servants.
(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻!
"Children are so annoying!"
Little Mouse was full of resentnt, but on second thought, within the Nightmare Dream Prison woven by Sister Spider's own hands, it might not necessarily be able to win against her.
Now even Sister Spider's child could push it around. Its lowest family status was getting lower and lower.
It urgently needed Eggy to co out and be the new bottom.
Although the process was a bit noisy, Xiao Yu had successfully joined the big family.
However, she didn't like staying with her "mother," Little Spider, and preferred to follow Lu Yu instead.
In her words, she was afraid of being eaten by Little Spider if she was disobedient, and that it was constantly emitting a terrifying aura!
"How is that possible…"
Lu Yu was dumbfounded.
He never thought that the always-gentle Little Spider would be feared.
Could it be that in the eyes of a dream creature, she looked different from how he saw her?
"But what Little Spider lacks the most is the natural enemy skill of the dream-type, [Dream Eating]!"
Lu Yu thought to himself.
Although he had commissioned the Dark Moon Chamber of Comrce to search for it, he had yet to see any results.
It seed he would have to find ti to go deep into the Dream Realm and fish for a while, to see if he could find a dream-type pet beast with this skill.
"Next, it's ti to train!"
After the Nightmare Dream Prison's evolution this ti, the training effect of the dreamscape could be adjusted to a maximum of 1/2 injury feedback to reality, making the training effect even higher than before.
By forcibly dragging an opponent into the dream and killing them, their real body would receive equivalent injuries!
However, one-half was not enough to offset death!
So, Lu Yu started the training mode with the new Three Little Ones, not even sparing the newborn Xiao Yu.
She felt the majesty of her benevolent father, her eyes welling up with tears!
However, Lu Yu felt not a shred of pity in his heart. He even increased the intensity.
After all, she was a future "Armored Vehicle" that would rampage through the Dream Realm. As a place where countless dreams converged, it was filled with chaos and disorder.
Even a deity couldn't spread their glory within it.
Not to ntion that Lu Yu had learned through his Eye of Truth about the existence of the Sea of Nightmares, created from a few drops of milk, hiding Taboo Existences like the [Mother of Nightmares].
If he couldn't control her well, flipping over wouldn't just be embarrassing, it would be life-threatening!
More sweat in training, less blood on the battlefield!
And while Lu Yu was training with fiery enthusiasm, the internet was also in an uproar.
Because that Damn Content Creator who often used clickbait titles to edit videos of Lu Yu had actually updated!
The title was [The Disciple Who Plays All Living Beings]!
They thought Lu Yu had pulled so new slick moves, but when they opened the video, his shadow wasn't even there.
Only after hearing the dialogue did they realize:
Lu Yu hadn't even shown up. He had played everyone in Joy Street, cashed out, and left.
Although that was also cool, it wasn't in the previous videos, and their dissatisfaction was reflected in the Danmaku.
"Boring, I want to see rivers of blood!"
"I want to see Lu Yu conquering mystic realms with all kinds of slick moves, so I can show off to others outside Great Abyss City!"
"Where's The Disciple? I only see this show-off Liang Kui.
How can he walk with a holy light? He'll get stabbed to death sooner or later!"
"What a pity, this guy's about to ascend to Morning Star. Could it be that the so-called Disciple is him?"
"…"
Most people watched Liang Kui make his entrance, preparing to lead the charge into the mystic realm.
Although it was sowhat interesting, after watching Lu Yu's edited videos, they could no longer stand this process of being slowly crushed by a mystic realm.
It had to be sothing that poked a hole in the sky to be interesting!
"Forget it, forget it, the Damn Content Creator has exhausted his talent.
I'm out!"
"There are plenty of videos like this, do we need you to edit it?"
"Boring, unfollowed!"
"…"
With a bunch of people jeering, most lost the mood to continue watching. Just as they were about to close the video, they saw soone jump out and question Liang Kui's plan.
The lighting changed, and the background music also beca eerie.
There was a sense of calm before the storm!
This piqued the interest of those who disliked the show-off, hoping to see the two fight.
After the line "Attacking the mind is the best strategy" ca out, a bunch of people couldn't help but laugh. Was this guy an idiot?
But soon… everyone's laughter died abruptly.
Because in the video, Liang Kui's heart was directly ripped out and crushed in an instant!
The Disciple appeared, dressed in a formal suit, wearing a felt hat, and leaning on a civilization cane, incomparably elegant.
The Danmaku fell silent for a mont, then exploded instantly!
"Damn, 'attacking the mind is the best strategy' was actually in the physical sense!"
"No lie, I saw Liang Kui rip out his heart and lungs for soone!"
"Oh my god, this guy was hidden so deeply.
I can't see any trace of transformation at all!"
Just when everyone thought The Disciple was a villain, the sudden attack from the bald man and the old woman in black made many viewers realize that sothing was wrong.
Sure enough, it was reversed in the end.
Those two were actually in league with Liang Kui!
"I always thought Liang Kui looked like a hypocrite. He really is an evil Beast Tar!"
"Soone finally exposed his true colors! My brother was such a kind person.
He saw him in danger in the mystic realm and took the initiative to help, but in return, he was sold out and ended up being devoured by demonic beasts until not even bones were left.
If my pet beast didn't have the Conceal Aura ability and hid in a rock crevice, where I saw this scene, I would have never known the truth.
But he disguised himself so well, without evidence, no one would believe even if I told them. Today, he finally got what he deserved! That's great! My brother can finally rest in peace! Thank you, Mr.
Disciple!"
"How terrifying! How many people has this guy hard using his status as a diator?!"
"I suddenly feel like my brother's death is also suspicious!"
"…"
The video's popularity skyrocketed in an instant. What started as entertainnt directly turned into a scene of vengeance!
What shocked them even more was that The Disciple still left calmly in the face of the siege and Liang Kui's desperate strike.
During the process, many people were on the edge of their seats for him. Although they didn't know if this guy was also on the dark side, his composed deanor at that mont left them in awe.
The following scenes were edited. Soon, they saw The Disciple suddenly erge from the mist while everyone was exploring cautiously.
Dressed in a suit and leaning on a cane like a BOSS in a ga, he declared that everyone now had the right to challenge him and released the Decay Miasma Poison Bee Swarm, vast and mighty, with unparalleled power.
It made people marvel that The Disciple was actually a top-tier powerhouse of the Beast King System, but the next mont, it was reversed…
It turned out he was the one being chased!
He had just put on a performance, making everyone mistake the bees for his slave beasts and voluntarily draw their fire.
He had them all in the palm of his hand the entire ti!
Even through the screen, they could feel his terror. To be his enemy would surely be a kind of despair!
However, as viewers, their first feeling was…
The showmanship was too strong!
If it weren't for the docuntary-style follow-up filming, they would have almost thought it was a promotional trailer for so movie.
However, soone had already found that Liang Kui's adventure group had vanished, their base in ruins. It was confird that the guy was thoroughly dead.
And the next scene left the viewers even more stunned!
The stunningly beautiful Queen Bee rcilessly crushed a Spirituality Transformation Beast Tar, displaying an absolute oppressive aura!
It made everyone feel the cruelty of the wilds and mystic realms!
Although they knew the videographer must have made it back alive, he must have paid a huge price, right?
They never expected this content creator to also be a hidden powerhouse!
Just as everyone was making all sorts of guesses, they saw The Disciple make another strong entrance, like a wonderful drama whose ending could never be predicted.
And the appearance of the [Heavenly Nun] that followed made countless people screen lick.
She was simply too beautiful!
The subsequent battle showcased the strength of a top-tier monster!
The Queen Bee was actually a pure-blood dragon symbolizing Decay and Strife. She had lived for a long ti using a Legendary-tier skill, a true old undying monster.
Even The Disciple had beco a pawn in her hands.
"Is it going to end…"
Everyone was tense, their eyes glued to the screen.
To their utter surprise, The Disciple actually had a backup plan and directly reversed the ritual.
That final action of taking off his hat made everyone subconsciously hold their breath, with only one thought left in their minds.
Elegant, so incredibly elegant!
Countless people were captivated by it.
Although in the final scene, The Proliferating Green Dragon actively used miasma to block all prying eyes, hiding the contents of their transaction.
But they knew that the final victor was definitely The Disciple.
With absolute wisdom, he easily crushed the powerful enemy and reaped the fruits of victory.
"I declare, from today onwards, my idol is The Disciple!"
"This is a true powerhouse, fickle and powerful. I just don't know if he's on the dark side."
"Probably not, right? He seems more like a pure drama lover.
He let everyone go in the end just because they acted out an interesting drama with him. So cool."
"This guy, he couldn't be the boss of the Faceless Brotherhood, could he?"
"Holy crap, now that you ntion it, it really seems like it.
I'm suddenly a little scared!"
"Whether he is or not, after seeing The Disciple, I feel like Lu Yu isn't appealing anymore, unless you update a few more episodes about him to let reminisce!"
"I can hear the sound of your abacus all the way in the Dark Star Domain!"
"I heard it in the Machine King Domain too!"
"I heard it all the way in the Imperial Capital!"
"…"
Due to the previously accumulated fanbase, The Disciple's edited video shot straight into the top three of Great Abyss City's trending topics list as soon as it was released, entering the top hundred of the entire Borderlands.
Because it involved a pure-blood dragon, The Disciple, and the Miracle Ritual, its popularity continued to skyrocket, rushing into the top hundred of the entire Alliance faster than Lu Yu's video did, even reaching number sixty.
It caused a much bigger sensation than Lu Yu's incident!
The direct result was that The Disciple's style of clothing was completely sold out. A bunch of admirers and imitators appeared, making it the ultimate product endorsent video.
In addition, the entire web was hotly debating one question, and that was…
Is The Disciple a mber of the Faceless Brotherhood or not?
Even the Alliance was sowhat puzzled. After all, his codena wasn't like any of the God's Fingers, but his transformation ability was extrely similar.
His style was morally ambiguous, not like that of a simple lunatic.
It left the Alliance undecided for a ti on whether to issue a wanted order for this guy, ultimately choosing to shelve the decision.
In the wilderness, Butcher looked at Eighth Finger, who was making baby food, and asked doubtfully:
"Is this guy also from the Faceless Brotherhood?"
"No, this guy is not a Face Flayer, nor is he a Reveler, but this transformation ability is indeed very mysterious. Fortunately, it hasn't reached the point where it can replace the presence of all things, otherwise, compared to him, our Faceless Brotherhood would seem like a bunch of imitations…"
Eighth Finger watched the video and said excitedly:
"It would be great if we could find him, bring him into the Faceless Brotherhood, and see if he can snatch the seats of the other God's Fingers…"
Butcher said coldly, "What if he's the one who snatches yours?"
"Then…"
Eighth Finger paused for a mont, then laughed wantonly and wildly:
"Wouldn't that be more fun? It would be my honor to be the protagonist of a grand drama!"
'Forget it, this woman is a lunatic!'
This thought surfaced in the minds of Butcher and The Proliferating Green Dragon, and they couldn't be bothered to chat anymore.
Especially the latter, who held not much hatred for The Disciple, but was more interested in humanity's modern technology.
To think that through a small machine, people separated by infinite distances could all be connected, discussing, chatting, and even transmitting images at will.
This was the power called "technology"!
Humans truly are beings of infinite potential!
While the outside world was in an uproar, Lu Yu had already finished his training plan. The strengths of Little Spider and Little Mouse had both improved.
Especially Little Mouse, whose Shadow Control skill was just one step away from [Pinnacle of Perfection]. It only needed to exploit its Mouse Clones a few more tis to create a skill special effect.
It had the potential to beco the first super-tier skill to reach [Pinnacle of Perfection]!
Next, Lu Yu prepared to go into the Mother River to see what his Flying Coffin Ship had beco, after he successfully assembled his Spiritual Puzzle.
A 6,200-word long chapter, asking for monthly tickets.
I had writer's block for a whole day, and I'm not very satisfied with what I wrote. I deleted a lot to write the best plot I could.
Thank you for your support.
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