Chapter 10

The sky was dim.

The world was collapsing.

When Lu Ming regained consciousness, this was the scene he saw.

The entire world seemed like a piece of glass about to shatter, filled with cracks, and countless indecipherable runes were etched in the air, extremely profound.

"What place is this?"

Lu Ming pondered.

In his memory, he seemed to have activated that fragment, causing an energy upheaval...

"Is this an illusion?"

Lu Ming suddenly woke up.

An illusion!

That's right!

This place was actually the illusion activated by that fragment!

Not to mention the energy upheaval caused by the activation of the fragment, just a tenth of a fragment could still activate an illusion. What level of card could this be?

Lu Ming felt a bit panicked, yet somewhat excited.

He got up.

He looked around.

His gaze immediately focused on the center of the illusion.

In this collapsing small world, that was the only intact place, a soft cushion, on which seemed to be a small creature.

A living creature?!

Lu Ming's eyes suddenly widened.

A living creature would appear in such a place?

He had never thought that a living creature would appear in such a special small world!

It was a small creature, with black fur that felt very smooth, slightly plump, giving a sense of laziness and luxury, and it was quite stunning, etc... stunning? Plump?

These were actually nothing.

But thinking about its origin—the Yellow Card—Lu Ming drew a sharp breath.

This is truly terrifying, isn't it?

Is the current audience so heavy?

This...

Not even sparing?

In an instant, Lu Ming's thoughts raced, imagining a senior master with a special quirk, not accepted by the secular world, creating such a high-level illusion, making it into a card to satisfy his special desires.

Here, one million words are omitted.

"High people indeed have quirks."

Lu Ming sighed.

He cautiously walked over, and the creature indeed had no breath.

"It's dead."

Lu Ming felt a bit regretful.

Clearly.

This was a small world formed by an illusion.

This small world existed to nurture this creature, but due to the illusion breaking and the world collapsing, only a fragment of the card remained, and the creature died as well.

"But..."

"The illusion card is just a copy of the illusion!"

"This dead one is just a copied illusion creature; its original should still be alive."

Lu Ming said.

Strangely, he felt a bit relieved.

It seemed.

The death of such a creature was a great regret, and the effect of the illusion card was indeed extraordinary.

Shaking his head.

Lu Ming dispelled these chaotic thoughts.

Crack!

Crack!

A faint cracking sound came.

Lu Ming looked up, and indeed, the cracks around the illusion began to spread rapidly, indicating that the fragment supporting the illusion could no longer hold.

"What a pity..."

Lu Ming sighed.

The entire world shattered, and the illusion before his eyes disappeared instantly.

Returning to reality.

The card on the machine was indeed destroyed.

However.

Just as he returned.

Lu Ming vaguely saw a black light flash through his body.

An illusion?

How could it be!

Lu Ming suddenly looked inside his body, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

There, deep in his consciousness sea, where only the original card used to be, there was now a black creature! It was the one he had seen in the illusion.

It had actually come out!

It was still alive!

"Damn."

Lu Ming's scalp tingled.

The consciousness sea was the most important place for a cardmaker, even the foundation for all cultivators, where almost all energy cores were located!

Once something went wrong, it would be certain death!

What the hell!

This is not just a Yellow Card!

Lu Ming's hands trembled.

He knew he had encountered the greatest crisis in his life.

Flash!

His thoughts flickered.

Lu Ming's consciousness appeared in the consciousness sea.

This place was actually very simple, after all, Lu Ming was just a one-star illusionist and did not know how to cultivate his consciousness. Originally, it only stored the core of the illusion, so it was just a small space, not even as big as a regular bedroom.

Very small.

And now.

There was a mysterious creature here, seemingly still asleep, and even the soft cushion it was lying on had been brought over!

"What the hell is this creature?"

Lu Ming was very nervous.

Because the creature changed its position, he could see it more clearly this time.

So, he stood there very carefully, observing the creature for a long time, and then came to an important conclusion—

Despite looking so luxurious.

Despite looking so perfect.

This thing!

Still!

Is a cat!!!

It looked very much like a slightly larger long-haired cat, with a black coat that felt very smooth and was quite extraordinary, and it was much more stunning than any cat Lu Ming had ever seen.

But it was still a cat.

A black cat!

"So, I have a cat in my body?"

Lu Ming felt a headache.

He really couldn't understand how a creature from an illusion could run around.

Especially—

A copied creature from an illusion card!

Are you so mischievous? Does your original know?

"..."

Lu Ming cautiously approached, but the creature continued to sleep on the cushion, showing no reaction, looking like a dead cat.

Sleeping again?

Lu Ming had this thought.

Emotionally, he didn't want to communicate with this thing at all, after all, whether it was a cat or not, being able to jump out from another illusion was extremely terrifying!

This was not something he could provoke!

But rationally, he knew he had to resolve this issue as soon as possible.

If this thing was sleeping, it was likely very weak, and now was the best time to deal with it. Otherwise, once it recovered, he wouldn't even know how he died!

Moreover...

Lu Ming didn't want to have such a time bomb in his body.

Too dangerous!

"Hello."

Lu Ming tried to greet.

The consciousness sea was silent, with no response.

Language barrier?

Lu Ming thought.

"Hello?"

"こんにちは?"

"??????"

...

Lu Ming waved his hands in front of it, but the consciousness sea remained quiet.

Hmm...

Lu Ming fell silent for a moment, feeling a bit foolish, so he cautiously looked at the creature, took a deep breath, and said, "Meow?"

Flash!

The mysterious creature suddenly opened its eyes.

Boom!

In that instant.

Lu Ming felt an overwhelming terror descend.

It seemed that some ancient being had awakened at that moment, but he quickly realized that this was just an illusion brought by the mysterious creature.

Before him.

The mysterious creature was now awake.

Surprisingly, its eyes were golden, full of authority.

Awake!

Lu Ming's mind was greatly shaken.

His body flickered slightly.

This body was purely formed by his will, and with such a large emotional fluctuation, his will was unstable, causing his body to become slightly blurry.

Phew—

Lu Ming forced himself to calm down and looked at the mysterious creature.

Oh, no, the black cat.

He had used countless languages without any response, but only the meow could wake it up, so this was indeed a feline creature, right?

Then...

Lu Ming looked seriously at the black cat: "Meow?"

Black cat: "..."

"Meow meow meow?"

Lu Ming thought, maybe the tone was wrong?

Black cat: "..."

"Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow?"

Lu Ming said again.

The black cat's cold gaze swept over Lu Ming, and that look was very familiar. Lu Ming recalled, oh, it was the look of disdain.

Lu Ming: "..."

So.

Trying to mimic a cat's meow seems to be a no-go.

Lu Ming thought seriously, it was said that high-level creatures were very intelligent, so...

"Can you understand what I'm saying?"

Lu Ming asked cautiously.

The black cat's gaze finally changed, and Lu Ming glanced at it, seemingly understanding. The proud little eyes were now full of disdain.

"Alright."

Lu Ming smiled bitterly.

Although the first contact was a bit unexpected, at least they could communicate, and the black cat didn't attack, indicating that it wasn't a malicious being.

Hmm...

It was also possible that it needed a place to rest!

That's right.

Lu Ming thought of this.

The original illusion of the black cat had broken, so it needed a place to sleep, and his illusion was its resting place, so it wouldn't destroy him.

At least.

He was safe for now.

Next, he needed to test its limits... He couldn't wait for it to sleep and then destroy him... He had to take advantage of its weakest moment...

Best to reach a deal.

"Here's the thing."

"You might need a place to sleep and recover, so you chose here."

"I have no ill intentions, I just hope my cultivation won't affect you. If you need anything, you can contact me in advance."

"I think having someone help might speed up your recovery."

"Of course."

"If I'm in danger, I hope you can occasionally help."

"After all."

"If I die, you'll have to find a new place, right?"

Lu Ming said seriously.

The black cat's cold gaze finally softened, perhaps because it saw Lu Ming's good attitude and didn't make excessive demands, and it actually nodded.

Done!

Lu Ming was overjoyed.

Since he had reached a deal with the black cat, he felt relieved.

As for the danger...

Ha ha.

He had watched over 700 episodes of Naruto! Having a powerful creature in his body, he could burst at any time, and he wasn't afraid of death!

Super powerful!

"..."

The black cat yawned lazily, clearly telling Lu Ming to get lost.

It was so sleepy!

Then.

Actually, this consciousness sea was very small, only the size of a small bedroom. The black cat lay in the middle, and Lu Ming stood beside it, face to face.

The black cat clearly forgot how stunning it was.

So.

When it made this move, Lu Ming subconsciously thought of the Norwegian Forest cat he had in his previous life, also a large cat with golden eyes and beautiful fur...

"Really similar."

Lu Ming sighed.

So.

Subconsciously.

His hand stroked down the black cat's body.

Black cat: "???"

"Meow!!!"

Accompanied by an angry roar.

Boom!

A terrifying aura descended again, and the black cat instantly arched its back, its fur standing on end, and a mysterious and ancient power swept through the consciousness sea.

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