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Chapter 1011, Testing Skills

Island owner's mansion.

The flames in the six furnaces gradually went out, and the last wisp of red flame licked the furnace wall, gradually turning into green smoke and dissipating.

Wu Heng sat cross-legged in the center, the bright red lines on his skin like branding irons gradually cooled down and glowed with metallic luster in the sunlight.

At this time, the system prompt also appears.

[Unlocked Features: Black Bird Burning Pattern]

Wu Heng's eyes narrowed and he hesitated for a moment.

Unlocked features!

It also means that he has completed the first stage of the body refining technique.

I remember when I was talking to the Empress about this body-refining technique, she mentioned the matter of skill training. Even for a person with extraordinary talent, it would take more than half a year to get some feeling, rather than directly breaking through the first stage.

This was just the second time I unlocked the first stage of the skill.

But if you think about it carefully, it makes sense.

His physique has already surpassed that of ordinary professionals, his attributes are very high, and he has integrated the genetic advantages of various races.

If progress is still slow, that would be weird.

Either there is something wrong with the technique, or it simply doesn't fit.

Wu Heng continued to look at the introduction to the unlocking features.

[Xuanniao Burning Pattern]: Greatly improves skin toughness and defense.

The effect is the same as what the Empress said, but it is a bit vague and there is no detailed description of the extent to which it can be achieved.

The residual heat of the furnace still twisted in the air, and the ash fell like black snow.

The empress saw him still sitting cross-legged inside, so she flew in and said, "Are you asleep? The fire is out, but you still don't come out. The skeletons are waiting to be cleaned up."

Wu Heng said: "I have completed the first stage."

"Is your brain roasted?" The queen rolled her eyes, "Come out and get some fresh air!"

Wu Heng stood up, his skin suddenly turned red, and the black bird fire pattern spread all over his body like a living thing. The temperature around him soared instantly, and the heat wave distorted his vision.

The queen's expression immediately became serious, "You..."

Then, it flew around him twice, confirmed that it was indeed the Black Bird Fire Pattern, and then asked in surprise, "What's wrong with you?"

"What do you mean, what's wrong with me?" Wu Heng asked back, "Did you write the technique randomly?"

The fire pattern gradually died out, disappeared under the skin, and then disappeared completely.

"You are the one who wrote it nonsense." The queen became angry again and said, "According to my expectation, you will complete the first stage within three months, but it's only the second day now."

It's a bit scary indeed.

I just started preparing yesterday and learned the first stage today.

If it was really that easy to practice, there wouldn't be any level or physical fitness requirements.

"Maybe it's because I'm a hero and have taken a lot of physical enhancement potions." Wu Heng walked out of the fire and waited for the skeletons on the side to start cleaning the ashes.

The queen was silent for a long time before she slowly spoke, "Maybe, but I was also level 20 once, and you are the fastest learner I have ever seen."

"What's that saying?" Wu Heng thought for a moment, "Genius is just the threshold to meet me, you still need to keep working hard."

"Arrogant!" The Queen snorted coldly.

When they reached the threshold of the living room, Minnie took a towel and helped him brush off the smoke and dust on his body.

The empress said, "Give Minnie the materials for the second phase and prepare them today. We will start the second phase of training tomorrow."

Minnie was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed, "Master, have you learned the first stage?"

The shout immediately attracted the attention of the rest of the people in the living room, and they all gathered around.

"Uncle, have you learned it? College students are really amazing."

"Didn't you say it would take several months?"

"Is this skill reliable? It's faster than ordinary skill books."

Several people and the ghost were talking at once.

Wu Heng explained with a smile, "I'm a hero, so I learn faster."

Then he handed the second stage list to Minnie and said, "Prepare the materials according to the list."

"Okay, master." Minnie took it and put it into the space ring.

The queen said, "Go find a skeleton and try out the effect of the Body Refining Technique, so you can get an idea."

Philippa clapped her hands. "No need for the skeleton. Don't be too harsh. I'll practice with you."

"That's fine." Wu Heng was also curious about the effect of the first stage.

……

Walk into the training room.

Wu Heng was wearing beach shorts with his upper body naked, while Philippa was standing opposite him in a long house dress.

The rest of the people moved closer to the door, waiting for the next experiment.

Philippa pulled out two daggers and twirled them flexibly between her fingertips. "Here I come."

He crossed his daggers and kicked forward.

The figure shot out like an arrow, and the dagger drew two silver arcs in the air, approaching quickly.

The fire patterns on Wu Heng's skin suddenly lit up, and it seemed as if magma was flowing in the dark gold patterns, and even the surrounding air was slightly distorted.

Clang! Clang!
Two crisp metallic sounds were heard, and the dagger seemed to have hit a solid iron plate, causing the palm of the hand to go numb.

"Damn!" Philippa's eyes widened, and he swung his knife again in disbelief.

Dang Dang Dang——!
A series of metal collision sounds were heard, and the edge of the dagger turned red and curled visibly, but Wu Heng didn't even leave a white mark.

Everyone in the back widened their eyes and looked at the scene in surprise.

Philippa swung wildly, but Wu Heng's whole body felt like iron and he stood still.

The sound of metal colliding resounded throughout the training ground.

"This is outrageous!" Philippa cursed, put away the knife, and took out a pistol.

boom!boom!
Just raise your hand and fire two shots.

The bullets struck his chest, sparking sparks. One of them grazed the parrot's red crown, causing its feathers to explode. As it flew, it cursed in a shrill voice, "Foolish Captain, fool!"

Wu Heng grabbed Philippa's hand holding the gun, and flicked her head with the other hand, "Are you crazy? Try it with a gun."

"You're a hero anyway, you can't die." Philippa rubbed his forehead and said confidently, "How do you know your limit if you don't try?"

Being able to block bullets is not an uncommon effect.

In Blackrock Town, when facing the level 12 Divine Punishment Cult elder Bawudong, the opponent formed a layer of black scales on the surface of his body.

It was also able to deflect bullets at that time.

Philippa rubbed his abdominal muscles and said, "Come to think of it, this ability is really good. I also want to practice it."

Wu Heng put on a coat and the others came over.

The empress said: "There is no problem with Wu Heng being a hero. There are certain risks in your study. The limit will be set at level 15. Those who have reached level 15 can practice."

After a slight pause, he said, "Minnie can try it now. She has awakened her fire ability and is close to the first stage of the Body Refining Technique."

Hearing this, everyone felt a little regretful, but Viola's eyes lit up. She was already level 19.

Being able to learn this skill will definitely greatly improve your strength.

Wu Heng said: "Viola can try to learn, Minnie should wait a little longer, it would be bad if she gets into danger."

The queen nodded, "Okay!"

"Thank you, sir." Viola bowed and thanked him.

Several people returned to the living room.

Minnie and Robbe prepared themselves and then went out to purchase the materials needed for the second phase.

Wu Heng chatted with the others for a while and went upstairs to take a shower.

The rest of the people also went about their own business.

……

In the study room.

The empress floated in front of the desk, controlling the stylus with her mind to swipe the tablet.

On the screen, the heroine cried bitterly, "Master! I am willing to exchange my life for yours~!"

"Idiot!" The queen pressed the pause button and turned to look at Glenda who was tidying up the bookcase. "I'll go out through the dream to take a look. If Wu Heng has any questions, please tell me."

Glenda manipulated the puppet to look over and said, "Don't forget how to come back. If you can't come back, it will be difficult for us to find you."

"Well, I'll go tell Philippa to plant the seeds in her dreams, and I'll be back when she goes to sleep at night." After the queen finished speaking, she flew directly across the floor and headed downstairs. She told Philippa, who was training on the first floor, about planting the dream seeds.

Glenda tidied up the entire bookcase and replaced the flowers in the vases with fresh branches.

"Not bad!" Glenda looked at the clean study and nodded with satisfaction.

After going to two dreams in succession.

The empress appeared in the third dream, stepping barefoot on the cold stone steps, her footsteps pausing slightly.

In front of him is a magnificent temple.

The towering dome, stained glass, and the outlines of holy icons are all around.

Holy See?

The person having the dream this time is from the Vatican?

Or maybe the other party had mastered some method to open a channel, allowing me to pass through and fall into the trap.

Thoughts flew through my mind quickly.

He looked outside the hall again. There was endless darkness and twisted shadows wriggling in it, making rustling whispers, as if tens of millions of insects were gnawing at the edge of the world.

What a weird place.

A thin woman was kneeling on a cushion in the center of the temple.

She looked to be about the same age as Minnie, a little thin, and dressed in a very Vatican-style robe. She held the swaddling baby tightly in her arms, and her pale lips kept opening and closing, repeating the Vatican's prayers.

The sound was very light, but like a thin thread, it was faintly transmitted to this side.

The queen narrowed her eyes, and nine fox tails stretched out silently behind her.

A believer's dream!
It was somewhat laughable that I was actually dreamed about by a believer of the Holy See.

She stepped into the hall, her skirt sweeping the ground.

As she raised her hand and waved.

Boom~!

The heavy palace door closed, completely isolating the prying shadows from outside.

The devilish whispers came to an abrupt end, and the hall fell into silence, with only the sound of the young mother's breathing.

The other party raised his head, saw the appearance of Kyuubi and the other party, and smiled, "Princess Tianhu!"

This is a dream and the passage can be opened.

It means that she had already dreamed of the Empress in advance.

The queen did not answer, but walked slowly to her and looked at the swaddling clothes.

The baby inside was sleeping soundly, his little face round and rosy, completely unaffected by the outside world.

"your child?"

"Yes!" The woman smiled and gently stroked the baby's cheek with her fingertips, her eyes full of the pride and tenderness unique to a mother.

This is a dream, and a real baby cannot come in with it. It means that she dreamed of her own child, or hopes to have a child.

The queen tapped her fingertips lightly, and a carved rattan chair appeared out of thin air behind her.

She sat down lazily, her nine fox tails spread out like a fan.

"Very cute." The queen praised, but her eyes did not move away from the baby. "What's your name?"

"Liz," the young mother whispered, her fingers unconsciously stroking the edge of the swaddling clothes, "you are so brave, braver than any woman I have ever met."

There was an almost innocent adoration in his voice.

I'm probably talking about the scene in the movie where they fight against Elder Black Fox.

"Really?" The queen raised her eyebrows, her fox tail wagging gently, "I've seen braver ones, and they were just children, always shouting that they wanted to fight this and that."

Liz smiled, "I want to be as brave as you guys."

The two chatted casually, the queen let down her guard, and the woman seemed to have found a friend to talk to.

From children to life in the church.

Liz's words revealed her devotion to her faith, but also a sense of powerlessness of being trapped here.

It was difficult for the Queen to understand her piety. After all, on Treasure Island, heroes or gods were all higher-level professionals.

Not as great as advertised.

But it was just a casual chat, and we wouldn't meet again tomorrow, so naturally we didn't want to debate these things and ruin each other's dreams.

The two chatted for a while and had a pretty good time.

The queen calculated the time and felt that judging from the time difference between the two sides, Philippa could take a break at any time.

He looked at the woman in front of him and leaned forward. "I'm leaving now. What kind of dream do you want to have next?"

Liz blinked blankly, "Dream? You mean we are in a dream now?"

"Of course, tell me the dream you want." The queen said with a smile.

Liz shook her head, "I don't know. I've never left here, and it's pretty good right now."

The queen smiled and said, "I'll take you to see Treasure Island."

Liz suddenly thought of something and said, "Treasure Island? I don't want to go there. It's the territory of pagans and it's very dangerous."

"Oh?" The queen raised her eyebrows, "Then you should go and take a look. It's just a dream after all, and you won't die."

Liz bit her lip and suddenly hugged the baby tightly, "Well, then consider it a test of courage!"

The queen curled her red lips slightly and snapped her fingers lightly.

Boom!

The entire cathedral collapsed like a sand castle.

The sound of waves, ship whistles, and vendors' shouts instantly flooded into my eardrums.

Liz screamed and opened her eyes, finding herself standing in a busy port, the baby still in her arms, surrounded by a noisy scene of people coming and going.

And the fox princess had long disappeared.

……

In a dark bedroom.

The moonlight was cut into pale lines by the heavy curtains, falling obliquely onto the bed.

The Queen's ghost was suspended in mid-air, no longer having any entity in the dream.

At this moment, he stared at the woman on the bed with wide eyes.

The gentle and shy young mother in the dream turned out to be like this in reality.

The dry, bark-like skin tightly wrapped around the bones, and the sparse white hair stuck to the sunken temples.

Only the vaguely discernible facial outline still coincides with the girl in the dream.

The abdomen is high and protruding with an exaggerated curvature.

The empress lightly hooked her finger, and the thin blanket on the woman's body opened, revealing a belly covered with purple blood vessels. An exaggerated blood tumor was attached to it, rising and falling with her breathing.

What is this?
The queen subconsciously retreated a distance.

At this moment, Philippa's dream channel opens, and the goddess will be covered back on the woman.

The queen glanced at the woman who was still sleeping soundly.

He reached out and planted a dream seed between her eyebrows, and then disappeared.

……

Return to Treasure Island.

The queen glanced at Philippa who was sleeping soundly in a spread-eagle position and covered her with the quilt.

Then he flew directly back to the study.

"Aunt, are you going to see other people's dreams again? Take me with you next time." Xiaoxiao was the first to greet.

The queen forced a smile and said, "I don't know how to lead anyone there yet."

"Ah? Then I will ask my uncle to give me the ability to enter dreams." Xiaoxiao continued.

The empress flew back to her position and floated in the air, her brows slightly furrowed.

Glinda glanced over here and asked, "Something went wrong in the dream?"

The queen turned her head and said, "Is Wu Heng asleep? I have something to tell him."

"At this hour, he must be asleep. If you have something urgent, just go over there."

The queen thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow's!"

(End of this chapter)