Chapter 58

Xu Dong conversed with the two for a moment, only to find out that these two guys were also candidates for the adventurer's assessment. As for Qidao, this little girl was relatively simple. Her purpose for participating in the assessment was straightforward: she wanted to become stronger. There was nothing that could make a person grow faster than the trials of blood and fire.

As for Yangguang, this guy was very elusive in his speech, and it was hard to tell which words were true and which were false. He always wore a playful smile, and his appearance was exceptionally sunny and handsome, to the point where even Xu Dong felt a sense of mercy, unwilling to break his nose.

It had to be admitted that, at the starting line, handsome guys were naturally a step ahead of others.

Regarding the issue of Qidao—how Xu Dong knew her name—cost him quite a bit of effort to barely convince her.

Rushing back to his residence, Xu Dong suppressed his excitement, locked the door, and then calmed down the wind-up toy left in the room. He then eagerly sank into a state of consciousness.

A series of information appeared:

Mission Introduction: To obtain the internal equipment for heavy weapons, Qidao pawned all the valuable items she had, in exchange for 100 gold coins. Unexpectedly, it rained on her parade, and she was cheated. On the verge of losing both her money and her belongings, Qidao was almost driven to a frenzy. You are to use your Insight skill to successfully handle this situation.

Mission Completion Reward: Insight skill +1 level

Mission completed, Insight skill will be upgraded. Upgrade in progress, please wait...

During the waiting process, Xu Dong remained in a state of silence. His consciousness raced, and his soul seemed to detach from his body. Gradually, a force suddenly poured in. Where it came from and how it arrived, Xu Dong could not perceive. The only thing he could sense was that this energy was fundamentally the same as the consciousness sprout rooted in his mind.

The green sprout sprouted from the void, rooted in the void, with green leaves and tender brown roots. The roots instinctively reached out, as if trying to grab something. The energy poured in, and a strong wind suddenly blew in his consciousness. In an instant, the fragile green sprout was almost uprooted.

Xu Dong's face suddenly turned as white as snow, all the blood drained from his face, and he felt as if a bone-scraping knife was continuously scraping his soft brain. He was a tough man who had experienced life and death and endured physical torture, but in this continuous pain, he crumbled instantly and let out a piercing scream in the next second!

This scream startled the wind-up toy, who was curiously squatting nearby. The little dog, sensing something unusual, even hid under the bed out of fear.

The scream disturbed the plump landlady downstairs, who was probably in menopause. She couldn't help but stick her head out of the window and yell, "What the hell, are you slaughtering pigs or sheep in broad daylight? If you scream one more time, I'll kick you out!"

Xu Dong, still retaining a bit of clarity, was afraid of being disturbed or attracting unnecessary attention during the critical moment of skill advancement. He endured the pain, moved his body to the bed, and fumbled on the bedside table, quickly grabbing a metal candlestick. Without caring if it was clean, he bit it tightly.

The indescribable pain continued, Xu Dong's face turned red and purple, and the veins on his forehead bulged like the roots of an old tree in front of a farmer's house! As large beads of sweat seeped through his body, his clothes and the bed beneath him were drenched. Xu Dong bit the metal candlestick, and without needing to smell it, he could hear the grating sound of his teeth scraping against the hard object.

One could imagine the intense pain and torment Xu Dong was experiencing.

In the world of consciousness, the wind did not subside but grew even stronger, blowing the leaves of the consciousness sprout and making the roots dance wildly, as if it would be uprooted in the next second.

Along with this, Xu Dong, whose life was connected to the consciousness sprout, felt an indescribable fear, as if he could die at any moment. He wanted to scream in his heart, "The mission is already completed, and the Insight skill can be upgraded, so why is this crisis happening?"

Could this be a hidden test, where opportunity and danger coexist?

Xu Dong clung to the last bit of clarity, knowing that if this continued, he would surely die. But the question was, how could he get through this crisis?

At this critical moment, a flash of inspiration appeared. Xu Dong suddenly realized and involuntarily shouted from the depths of his heart, "I know, I finally know!"

In the next second, the blue light orb representing the Insight skill suddenly emitted a dazzling light. In the light orb, a faint eye symbol seemed to come to life, blinking rapidly. The eye coldly stared in a certain direction, evoking the image of the giant who opened his eyes at the beginning of the world, and an ancient aura suddenly burst forth.

This was Xu Dong activating the Insight skill!

The light emitted by the light orb suddenly had a core, and as the eye moved, it condensed into a solid beam of light.

Where the beam of light passed, the fierce wind suddenly paused, as if the invisible wind force met a solid ice block and instantly melted away. Under the protection of this beam of light, the raging wind seemed to be restrained, and the consciousness sprout, which was about to fall, could finally catch its breath. Along with this, Xu Dong's pain also eased significantly.

"Indeed, to get through this crisis, the key lies in the Insight skill, which has gained the qualification for advancement."

However, the wind did not show any signs of stopping. Although it was suppressed, with the continuous infusion of the powerful force, the pressure gradually returned.

Xu Dong maintained his calm, as calmness helped him think.

He took a deep breath and thought, "Temporarily restraining the wind is clearly not a fundamental solution. Since the key lies in the Insight skill, then... what does the Insight skill mean to me? What kind of means is it?"

The more he thought about it, the stronger the feeling became.

What exactly is the Insight skill?

It was like a leaf gently falling into the center of a calm lake, creating ripples.

After a while, a knowing smile bloomed on Xu Dong's lips, and his mind became clearer than ever: "Insight, to see through and perceive. To see through the essence of things and perceive the true meaning of power! This is the intent behind the ability it grants me, and the key to this test. I think I understand what to do."

When Xu Dong realized this, the blue beam of light suddenly dissipated, turning into countless particles of light. Under the influence of the light particles, the invisible wind suddenly began to reveal its true form. It was a stream of light representing life force.

Without the restraint of the beam of light, the wind raged again in the world of consciousness. But this time, Xu Dong was not afraid. With each blink of the eye symbol, the wind turned into a gentle breeze, then a light breeze. The eye symbol took advantage of this, continuously absorbing the life force light carried by the wind.

One thread after another, one stream after another, the life force light entered the blue light orb.

As the blue light orb absorbed the life force, it grew stronger, and its attraction increased accordingly!

When the blue light orb reached a certain level of strength, the consciousness sprout suddenly extended its soft leaves and roots violently, as if in a final struggle before death, giving a sense of madness. Its roots grew longer, and one of them touched the blue light orb.

A sudden chemical reaction occurred.

Time lost its power at this moment.

Xu Dong could see that in this instant, the roots of the consciousness sprout grew rapidly, greedily piercing into the blue light orb and疯狂地吸取其中的营养。

蓝色光团吸收狂风的生命力，意识之芽吸收蓝色光团的生命力，无论是蓝色光团还是意识之芽，都在不断强化自身。后者开始了第二次成长，一片叶子，两片叶子，三片叶子……

当意识世界风平浪静之后，许东意识到了什么，他深深看了一眼长高一大截的意识之芽，然后退了出去。他的脸从地面慢慢抬起，震撼而狂喜地看向从床底下重新钻出来的发条，喃喃自语道：“我一直以为，我的血肉铠甲之力会停滞在一星觉醒者的阶段再无法寸进……事实上，我错得太离谱了！”

“血肉铠甲之力在意识世界里的象征，就是那棵绿油油的意识之芽，籍由意识的养分，最多能成长到一星觉醒者的阶段。可是，可是一旦刮起狂风，一旦天赋技能获得了提升，那么，这株意识之芽就能够获得再次成长的养分，换言之……”

“我的提升之路，在于不断提升天赋技能的等级，使血肉铠甲之力得到支撑它成长的真正根基！”

LV2的洞察技能到底变成什么模样，许东已经迫不及待了。

技能：洞察（觉醒）

等级：2

内容：使用者可以通过本技能获得生物或物品的（详细）信息，在某种情况下甚至能够激活任务。获得的（详细）信息至少包含，一项运用血肉铠甲之力施展的能力（运用内外装备力量施展的能力），即藉由血肉铠甲之力而施展的技能（即藉由内外装备力量而施展的装备技能）

消耗：10点能量

冷却时间：一分钟

有效距离：30米

熟练度：0/100

说明：无论在任何形态的社会中，人类的本质大抵相似，偷窥隐私总是一件让偷窥者愉快被偷窥者羞恼的事情，因此请谨慎使用。

与此同时，许东意识里忽然察觉到身体的某些变化，一条象征着血肉铠甲之力的能量条出现了。能量数值为：125/125

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When the consciousness world calmed down, Xu Dong realized something. He deeply looked at the consciousness sprout that had grown significantly, then stepped out. His face, filled with shock and joy, slowly lifted from the ground, and he looked at the wind-up toy that had re-emerged from under the bed, muttering to himself, "I always thought that my Blood Armor power would stagnate at the level of a one-star Awakened, unable to advance any further... In fact, I was terribly wrong!"

"The Blood Armor power in the consciousness world is symbolized by the green consciousness sprout. With the nourishment of consciousness, it can grow to the level of a one-star Awakened at most. However, once a storm arises and the innate skill is upgraded, the consciousness sprout can obtain the nutrients needed for further growth. In other words..."

"My path to improvement lies in continuously upgrading the innate skill, providing the true foundation for the growth of the Blood Armor power!"

Xu Dong was eager to see what the Level 2 Insight skill would look like.

Skill: Insight (Awakened)

Level: 2

Content: The user can obtain (detailed) information about living beings or objects through this skill, and in certain situations, can even activate missions. The (detailed) information obtained includes at least one ability using the Blood Armor power (using the power of internal and external equipment), i.e., a skill performed using the Blood Armor power (i.e., a skill performed using the power of internal and external equipment).

Cost: 10 energy points

Cooldown: 1 minute

Effective range: 30 meters

Proficiency: 0/100

Description: In any form of society, human nature is largely similar. Peeping into others' privacy is always a pleasure for the peeper and a source of shame for the peeped. Therefore, use with caution.

At the same time, Xu Dong suddenly noticed some changes in his body. An energy bar symbolizing the Blood Armor power appeared. The energy value was: 125/125

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