I'm in Genshin Impact, and I started by teaming up with Luna.

Although Wu Qiu's brick strike was nowhere near as powerful as Hu Tao's, its effect was far greater. With just that one blow, a large section of the skeletons disappeared.

Wu Qiu and Feng Shan Jueyun charged forward recklessly, and since Hu Tao had already cleared out some of the skeletons in front of them, their movement speed was much faster.

Before long, they arrived next to Hu Tao. At this moment, Wu Qiu noticed that Hu Tao had stopped doing anything. A ghost, white and rather cute, had appeared out of nowhere and was cleaning up the skeletons around Hu Tao.

As for Hu Tao herself, she stood there, resting her chin on her hand and looking at what was in front of her, as if she was hesitating about something.

After Wu Qiu and the others approached, Hu Tao turned her head and said, "You're here. I thought you wouldn't dare to run away."

Wu Qiu casually tossed aside the bricks he was carrying and said unhappily, "You're not being fair, are you? You just abandoned us and ran away."

Hu Tao waved her hand and said, "Oh, don't worry about such trivial matters. Besides, you're all fine, which proves you're great."

Looking at Hu Tao, whose face was full of deceit, Wu Qiu didn't know why, but he saw the shadow of Wendy, that big con artist, in her.

"Ahem! Alright, alright, things are getting a bit complicated now, so we might not have an easy time tonight."

As they stepped aside, Wu Qiu and the others looked and saw a cave in front of them. The cave was very dark, looking like a bottomless abyss.

Wu Qiu also discovered that these skeletons had all emerged from the cave. One by one, in an endless stream, they were all killed by the little ghost as soon as they came out.

"We... want to go in?"

Wu Qiu spoke, and you could tell from his voice that he'd chickened out again. Hu Tao nodded, "Of course."

As he spoke, a flame appeared on the staff of homa, illuminating the surroundings and bringing a glimmer of light to the dark space.

Although they were terrified, they had come this far, and it would be truly disgraceful to run away. So, they followed Hu Tao into the dark cave.

The further Wu Qiu went, the faster his heart beat. It was so dark and eerie inside that even the flames made him feel a chilling aura.

What's even more heart-pounding are the skeletons that appear from time to time. Even though these skeletons are weak, wouldn't you be scared if one suddenly jumped in your face?

Just as the group was filled with anxiety, they saw a door ahead. That door marked the end of the road.

The group stopped in their tracks. They knew that the skeletons must have been thrown out from inside this door, so what was inside must be very dangerous.

"At first I thought it was just an enemy stealing a corpse to vent their anger, but now it seems we may have discovered something extraordinary."

Hu Tao smiled and went to push the door. Unfortunately, the door wouldn't open; it was clearly locked from the inside.

Seeing this, Hu Tao didn't hesitate. She raised her spear and smashed it down, sending sparks flying. A deafening boom followed, and dust billowed up.

But to Wu Qiu and the others' surprise, the door, though made of wood, remained completely unharmed after being struck by Hu Tao.

Wu Qiu and the others saw a black array pattern appear and then disappear. Clearly, the door was protected by an array, and a very strong one at that; even Hu Tao couldn't break it easily.

"Hey! I don't believe it!"

As he spoke, Hu Tao raised his spear, ready to attack again. Seeing this, Wu Qiu hurriedly stopped him, "Hey, hey, hey! Don't be impulsive."

Hu Tao turned around and asked, "What? Do you have a better way than to smash it open?"

Wu Qiu nodded. "Of course."

As he spoke, Wu Qiu pointed to his eyes and said, "However, I need to evolve my eyes first."

"Hmm?" Wu Qiu noticed the look of confusion in Hu Tao's eyes. Without explaining further, Wu Qiu took Hu Tao's hand and placed it on the back of his head.

"Come on, give me some more soul power."

Hu Tao didn't understand what Wu Qiu wanted to do, but since Wu Qiu wanted it, she would give it to him. As she thought this, the gray aura reappeared, and Wu Qiu also felt the rapid influx of soul power.

Controlling his soul power to move closer to his eyes, Wu Qiu began his exploration. This time, however, Wu Qiu started very slowly, gradually controlling the speed at which he absorbed the soul power. Before long, Wu Qiu felt that his world was different.

Chapter 195: Investigation, Purification

Wu Qiu knew very well that the system wouldn't give him some useless, worthless skills. At first, Wu Qiu did indeed think that the detection skill was given to him by the system to get rid of him.

But now, Wu Qiu doesn't think that way anymore. The reason is simple: Wu Qiu feels that the world he sees is different now, as if it has become clearer and more real.

Wu Qiu couldn't quite put his finger on the feeling. He could see no change, but he just felt something was different. However, the process of evolution couldn't be so smooth.

Wu Qiu felt that his eyes were absorbing energy faster than they were evolving. It's important to understand that Wu Qiu was absorbing soul power to stimulate his eyes' evolution; it actually had nothing to do with soul power itself. In other words, soul power didn't have the ability to evolve his eyes; it just happened that this power could stimulate Wu Qiu's probing abilities.

But now the absorption speed is faster than the evolution, which makes Wu Qiu feel like his eyes are about to burst, and the pain comes instantly.

However, Wu Qiu didn't give up and persevered through gritted teeth. He didn't know what his evolved abilities would be, but he knew that the system's suggestion of seeking ways to become stronger might be the soul power released by Hu Tao. Perhaps in this Teyvat, only soul power could stimulate his exploration evolution.

As time went by, Wu Qiu felt that his eyes were almost fully evolved, but the current situation was not optimistic. A trickle of blood seeped from the slit of his eye and silently slid down Wu Qiu's cheek.

"Brother Qiu..." Shuangxue called softly, not daring to speak loudly for fear of disturbing Wu Qiu. Wu Qiu, on the other hand, gestured for her to calm down, then opened his eyes wide and took a deep breath.

Given the current situation, it would be difficult for him to proceed slowly. Therefore, Wu Qiu is taking a gamble, hoping that he can complete the evolution in an instant.

So, gritting his teeth, he activated his detection to its maximum. In that instant, two streams of blood spurted from Wu Qiu's eyes, staining a section of the wall crimson.

Hu Tao withdrew her hand and helped Wu Qiu up. Shuang Xue also stepped forward and looked at Wu Qiu, who was looking down and covering his eyes. She didn't say anything, just looked at him, as if expecting something.

They didn't know what Wu Qiu was doing, but they also understood that Wu Qiu wouldn't be so foolish as to harm himself, so he must have his reasons for doing so.

After walking about ten meters, Wu Qiu slowly released his grip. His swaying body regained its strength, and with a struggle to stand up, Wu Qiu slowly raised his head.

With his eyes tightly closed and bloodstains at the corners of his eyes, Wu Qiu's expression was blank, as if he had been stunned.

Time seemed to stand still as everyone stared at Wu Qiu. Under their gaze, Wu Qiu smiled, a relaxed smile on his face, and slowly opened his eyes.

In that instant, a beam of light shot out from Wu Qiu's eyes, illuminating the surroundings and causing everyone to instinctively cover their eyes.

When the light dimmed and everyone opened their eyes, they saw that the surrounding walls were imprinted with a starry sky pattern, making them feel as if they were in the starry sky.

Looking at Wu Qiu again, his eyes were still flashing like two big light bulbs. But as time went by, the light dimmed considerably, and they gradually made out Wu Qiu more clearly.

At this moment, they saw that there seemed to be a starry sky in Wu Qiu's eyes, and in that there was a pair of blue pupils, like sapphires under the starry sky, looking very elegant.

"you……"

Everyone looked at Wu Qiu, unsure what to say. Wu Qiu looked at his hands, then at everyone else. He felt that he hadn't changed much, but the evolution had indeed been successful.

As for his own eyes, Wu Qiu also learned their function and name.

This thing is called "Eye of Transformation".

The name was really awful, but its effect thrilled Wu Qiu. Looking at the Staff of Protection in Hu Tao's hand, Wu Qiu activated the power of the Eye of Transformation.

The flames on the staff of homa slowly disappeared, shrinking at a visible speed, and soon went out completely.

Meanwhile, elemental fluctuations in the air converged towards Wu Qiu's eyes, and soon the whole world fell silent and returned to darkness.

Hu Tao realized what had happened and immediately relit the flames, looking at Wu Qiu with surprise in her eyes, "You, what did you do?"

Wu Qiu smiled slightly, "It's nothing, I just absorbed and transformed your elemental power."

Wu Qiu then began to explain. This Eye of Transformation, just like its name suggests, absorbs and then transforms.

The function is simple, but the effect is different. No matter what kind of force it is, even the fist wind from Fengshan Jueyun, as long as it is within his tolerance range, Wu Qiu can absorb and transform it.

The power of transformation does not belong to any element, but its effect is somewhat like a cheat code; it can be said to be omnipotent and can do anything.

The simplest way to use it is to restore stamina and heal injuries, and it works very well, just like taking drugs in a game. Minor injuries can heal in no time.

Furthermore, it can enhance strength, speed, defense, and so on. It can also be converted into desired elements for use, or directly strengthened, such as making Wu Qiu's ice harder and its chill more intense.

However, his only drawback is that when he transforms into an element or power, he must already have mastered that power. For example, if Wu Qiu wants to transform this power into the fire element for use, he must already have mastered the fire element. It is more of a supplement than a transformation.

But none of these are the main points. The main point is that this skill itself is almost invincible in terms of defense. As long as it's within one's tolerance range, one can be immune to any elemental attacks, and one doesn't have to worry about stamina or power consumption, since one can replenish it while fighting.

However, that's not the main point. The most important thing is that this power can be transformed into Blue Radiance Polar Star, so that I don't have to worry about not having enough power.

Blue Star is so powerful, it's like when Kai uses his ultimate to chase Lu Ban, basically one-shotting anyone of the same level.

It's important to understand that although Blue Radiance's Polar Star power comes from the Falling Star Plains, all the chosen ones, except for Noelle, were chosen by the system, and the Falling Star Plains don't acknowledge them at all.

Therefore, the forces they can mobilize are definitely limited, and Blue Radiance's Polaris certainly won't last long. Of course, Noelle is an exception; she was chosen by the original owner of the Plains, belonging to the level of a favored daughter, and is not on the same level as us who were forced to adopt.

Moreover, Wu Qiu was certain that among all the chosen ones throughout history, he was the only one who possessed the Eye of Transformation; none of the others, including Ryu and Noelle, could do so!

Why was Wu Qiu so certain? Because the Eye of Transformation wasn't the power of the Fallen Star Plains; it was the system's own ability, one of its skills. And as far as the system was concerned, Wu Qiu believed the entire Fallen Star Plains meant nothing to it.

The Fallen Star Plain was created by the system; its existence was merely a matter of personal preference. The reason it's so concerned now is probably because something has appeared there, forcing the system to take its next chosen one seriously.

That person was initially Ryu, but for some reason, he was abandoned by the system and then chose himself, even going so far as to give himself the seemingly useless but actually hidden divine skill of detection.

These are all deduced by Wu Qiu after his eyes evolved. For some reason, Wu Qiu felt his mind became clearer after his eyes evolved.

"Hahahaha... With this skill, I'll be invincible as long as I activate Blue Radiance's Polaris..."

"Wait a minute, do I not know how to use the Blue Star skill...? Yeah! I don't know how to do it, damn it!"

Wu Qiu suffered a critical hit of 10,000 points. Now he had a divine artifact, but he couldn't unleash its power. However, Wu Qiu didn't care. He might not be able to now, but he might be able to in the future.

Wu Qiu didn't know exactly what he could do to help the system, but he knew there were definitely things he didn't know.

Wu Qiu still remembered the system's words: Noelle instilled fear in him. Fear of what? At first, Wu Qiu thought it was fear that Noelle would rise up and threaten him, but now he thought that idea was a bit ridiculous.

After all, the Fallen Star Plains were nothing in the system's eyes, so how could Noelle possibly pose a threat to it? Therefore, Wu Qiu probably understood what the system meant.

Because of herself. It's obvious that Noelle is better than her in every aspect, and she's a better fit for Fallen Star Plains. Fallen Star Plains chose her.

However, the system didn't even glance at Noelle, showing no intention of changing the choice. In fact, after learning that Falling Star Plains had chosen Noelle, it felt that she might be a hindrance to Wu Qiu and wanted to kill her.

Of course, these are all Wu Qiu's conjectures. Also, apart from the explanation of the function of the eyes mentioned earlier, everything else is related to the character for water—no, it's Wu Qiu's inner thoughts that he didn't voice.

Moreover, Wu Qiu was so certain that only he knew this trick, and that had absolutely nothing to do with what the higher-ups were thinking. The main reason was that he felt "there shouldn't be... anyone other than me who would be so shameless as to hold onto the system and keep asking for things, preventing it from leaving..."

Chapter 196: Dance of Thunder and Fire, Battle of Dual Pistols

Wu Qiu's exploration evolution was complete, becoming that Transformation Eye. After giving them a brief explanation, he returned to the same question.

"So what's your solution?"

Hu Tao looked at Wu Qiu with an expression that said, "You said you had a way, and now that you've evolved and are showing off, don't blame me for beating you up if you can't open the door."

"Holy crap, are all women this violent?" Wu Qiu's heart skipped a beat, but he still pretended to be calm. "Don't worry, leave it to me."

As he spoke, Wu Qiu looked at the wooden door and activated his evolved ultimate skill, the Eye of Transformation. This time was different from before. When Wu Qiu absorbed the fire element earlier, there was very little noise, and apart from some elemental fluctuations, there was nothing else.

But now it's different. As soon as Wu Qiu began his transformation, a black vortex appeared above the gate. This spiral-shaped vortex was converging entirely towards Wu Qiu's eyes.

Gradually, the array patterns on the wooden door disappeared, all absorbed by Wu Qiu. But to Wu Qiu's surprise, this black energy was surprisingly difficult to convert.

Wu Qiu converted the fire element very easily, and he also felt the power of the converted element. It was very strong; just that little bit made Wu Qiu feel incredibly energetic.

But now, a problem arises: this dark energy is so little, yet Wu Qiu is finding it extremely difficult to convert. It took him a full minute to almost finish converting it.

"Wait, wait, leave a little bit so I can see it."

At this moment, Hu Tao suddenly spoke. Upon hearing this, Wu Qiu also stopped the transformation and released the black energy, which was about the size of a fingernail and had just advanced.