89: Chapter 89 The Eye of Dreams
Lin Fan was enthusiastically preparing to study the skills after Armorization when his left eye suddenly became burning hot.
It wasn't the warm, burning sensation from before, but a scalding stream of heat that surged from the depths of his eye socket, spreading along those golden patterns across his entire left cheek.
Lin Fan subconsciously covered his eyes.
Two forces collided within his left eye.
One was the illusion-type Spiritual Energy bestowed by Tongtong's Armorization, and the other was the power of the Eye of Insight that had been lying dormant in his left eye.
They did not repel each other but began to merge crazily.
It was like two rivers merging into the same riverbed, like two puzzle pieces finding their place with each other.
Lin Fan only felt the world before his eyes begin to spin; he saw more and more things, in greater and greater detail.
The roots of the phantom dream flower, the Spiritual Energy particles in the air, the flow of Spiritual Energy within his own body, and even the microscopic structure of pebbles.
Everything was decomposed, analyzed, and reorganized in his left eye.
Then, everything returned to calm.
The heat in his left eye slowly receded, leaving behind only a warm aftertaste.
Lin Fan lowered his hand and blinked.
Information began to flicker in his field of vision.
【 Special Fusion detected! 】
【 The "Eye of Insight" bestowed upon the host by the ten thousand armor beast record and the "True Pupil" bestowed by Tongtong's Armorization are highly compatible and are currently undergoing Fusion... 】
【 Fusion successful! 】
【 New ability acquired: Eye of Phantom Dream! 】
【 Eye of Phantom Dream 】 Effects:
True Vision: Can see through invisibility, illusions, and disguise-type skills; perception range increased to 100 meters. For targets with lower Mental Energy than oneself, one can glimpse their next intended action.
Spiritual Energy Perception: Can sense the Spiritual Energy fluctuations and emotional states of all living beings within a 100-meter radius, with instinctive warnings for hostility.
Dynamic Tracking: Can track the trajectories of high-speed moving targets during combat; prediction accuracy significantly improved.
Mental Shock: Condenses illusion-type Spiritual Energy into a Mental Shock wave to attack a single target, causing mental damage.
Lin Fan stared at the line "Mental Shock" for several seconds, stunned.
He raised his hand, his left eye heating up slightly, as an invisible Mental Energy condensed in his eye socket, like a drawn bowstring, ready to be fired at any moment.
He looked at a boulder in the distance and moved his mind.
The Mental Energy transformed into an invisible shockwave, shooting out silently.
The stone shook violently, spiderweb-like cracks appearing on its surface, yet it made no sound.
"Holy shit..." Lin Fan's mouth curled up.
"This thing, invisible and intangible, is super satisfying to use against people."
True Vision, Spiritual Energy Perception, Dynamic Tracking, plus Mental Shock.
His left eye now could not only see but also attack.
Xiao Zhuang poked its head out from his wrist, its vertical pupils revealing a hint of "You're cheating a bit too much" meaning.
Lin Fan reached out and patted its head, then touched the golden crystal on his left cheek.
"Let's go home."
After leaving the Secret Realm, he paid the 100,000 entrance fee.
Lin Fan clicked his tongue in pain, but thinking of the phantom spirit stones and hundreds of phantom dream flowers in his spatial ring, he immediately felt comforted.
The first thing to do when getting home was to take a shower.
After soaking in the swamp for several days, he found his own smell disgusting.
After showering, he sorted the Materials and carefully put the phantom spirit stones and phantom dream flowers into the cabinet.
The Mirage Mist Python's scales, eyes, and venom glands were boxed separately; he would need to find an opportunity to sell these.
Tongtong flew a circle around the room, finally landing on the pillow, folding its wings and curling into a small golden ball.
Xiao Zhuang slid down from his wrist and coiled on the nightstand, staring at Tongtong for a while with its vertical pupils before closing its eyes as well.
Lin Fan lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling, and let out a long sigh.
...
The following days returned to normal.
He went to class during the day, watched the shop after school, and went to the association for lessons on Saturdays.
He couldn't gather the evolution Materials for Tongtong and Xiao Zhuang for the time being, but he wasn't in a rush; they were still a long way from their next evolution, so he would take it slow.
Business in the shop remained booming, and the three employees were doing a good job.
Lin Fan occasionally took on a few difficult cases, but spent most of his time Cultivating, accumulating Spiritual Energy and Source Energy.
Days passed by like this, as calm as a stagnant pool of water.
On the other side of Dongyun City, Zhou Yuan stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, clutching a report that had just been delivered, his face as gloomy as the sky before a storm.
"Confirmed dead."
He stared at the line on the paper, reading it out word by word, his voice as cold as ice shards.
Behind him, a man in black kept his head down, not daring to even breathe loudly.
"Three people, all dead?!"
Zhou Yuan threw the report onto the table and turned around.
"And you didn't even find a corpse?"
The man in black swallowed hard.
"The Secret Realm management office has confirmed that they haven't come out yet. According to regulations, if they haven't returned after seven days, they are treated as missing."
"Missing?"
Zhou Yuan sneered, "What about that kid? Has he returned?"
The man in black nodded.
"He returned... unscathed."
Zhou Yuan's face instantly flushed red; he grabbed a teacup from the table and smashed it on the floor, scattering porcelain shards everywhere.
"Trash! Three pieces of trash! You couldn't even kill a student!"
His chest heaved violently as he panted heavily.
The man in black stood there, not daring to utter a word.
Zhou Yuan paced back and forth a few steps, then suddenly stopped.
"What was that kid's reaction?"
The man in black shook his head.
"No reaction. We checked; he didn't have any contact with anyone in the Secret Realm. Everything was normal after he came out; he went to class as usual, watched the shop as usual, and didn't ask about any news."
Zhou Yuan was silent for a few seconds, his mouth twitching, before finally squeezing two words through his teeth.
"Trash."
It was unclear whether he was scolding those three people or himself.
The man in black hesitated for a moment, then asked cautiously.
"Young Master Zhou, should we send more people..."
"No need."
Zhou Yuan raised his hand to interrupt him.
"Things in the Secret Realm are hard to explain once you're inside. Once you're out, there are eyes everywhere. That kid has President Ye Wenyuan covering him; moving against him now is too stupid."
He walked to the window, looking at the city lights outside, his face gloomy.
"Let him live a few more days."
Saturday, Association Building.
Lin Fan pushed open the door to the fourth-floor office; President Ye Wenyuan was sitting by the window drinking tea, looking uncharacteristically relaxed.
"You're here?"
President Ye Wenyuan put down his teacup and pulled out a black card.
"I've helped you sell those phantom spirit stones, phantom dream flowers, and Armor Beast Materials. This is the money from the sale."
Lin Fan chuckled and took the black card.
The rarity of the phantom spirit stones far exceeded expectations, and combined with the Mirage Mist Python's Materials, this income was definitely substantial.
"Thank you, Master."
President Ye Wenyuan snorted and didn't respond.
The class followed the usual routine: theory first, then case analysis.
Lin Fan listened attentively, took careful notes, and occasionally asked a few questions.
President Ye Wenyuan answered patiently, occasionally asking a few questions in return to test his understanding.
Halfway through the class, Lin Fan suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, Master."
He put down his pen. "I encountered three people in the Secret Realm; they were quite strange."
President Ye Wenyuan's hand, which was turning the page, paused slightly. "In what way were they strange?"