There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

"This is... a skill tree?" Lu Qing asked, looking at the square patterns on it.

Ling did not answer Lu Qing. In fact, the moment the skill book was opened, Lu Qing found that everyone around her had stopped as if a pause button had been pressed, and even she herself could not move.

"Now it really does feel like a game," Lu Qing thought with a touch of emotion.

After the previous system bug incident, her threshold for surprise had increased considerably. It was just a matter of pausing the skill interface; it was no big deal.

Thinking this, Lu Qing looked at the three skills listed on the skill bar.

Currently, only these three skills are viewable; the rest of the black squares are completely invisible.

The first skill, shown below as already learned, is called "Elf Transformation." As the name suggests, it allows you to transform into an elf after use, and will revert to your original form upon use again.

Lu Qing nodded, and knowledge about how to use [Elf Transformation] immediately flooded her mind.

She then looked at the other two skills, both of which could be learned after mastering [Elf Transformation], but she had no magic essence at the moment, so she couldn't learn them even if she wanted to.

【Psionic Climbing (Blue)】

[Using psionic energy to climb allows for the connection of any part of the body to walls, enabling free movement even on smooth, vertical walls.]

[Unlocked with 100 Magic Essence.]

【Fairy Fire (Blue)】

[It gathers spiritual energy to form a flame that is launched; once the spiritual energy is exhausted, it dissipates on its own. Because of its characteristics, it is difficult to cause a fire, making it the most commonly used attack method by elves.]

[Unlocked with 100 Magic Essence.]

"Using spiritual power to attach to walls and climb, this feels a bit familiar. Can I also float on water?" Lu Qing couldn't help but complain as she looked at the skill panel's description.

She has no magic power at all right now, so she won't be able to learn it even if she watches it. Let's talk about it later.

Thinking this, Lu Qing turned off the skill panel and crawled into the gap on all fours.

Perhaps it was because she had transformed into an elf, or perhaps it was because of Lu Qing's proficiency in controlling her body, but the way of moving on all fours did not make Lu Qing feel particularly uncomfortable.

According to Ling, elves are fastest when running on all fours while in their physical form.

"Oh right, has Wayne caught up?" Lu Qing glanced behind her curiously and found that Wayne had shrunk to about the same size as her and was following behind her.

"It's just a magic spell to shrink your body, easy peasy." When Wayne saw Lu Qing looking over, she said in a rather smug female voice.

For some reason, Lu Qing suddenly imagined a young girl named Wayne saying those words with a smug look on her face.

"Hiss, how come he's kind of cute..." Lu Qing wiped away non-existent drool from the corner of her mouth.

This time, she didn't say anything to hurt Wayne. Instead, she rolled her eyes, turned around, and continued walking forward.

The three of them—one person, one bird, and one elf—walked for about five minutes before emerging from the collapsed ruins. With a thought, Lu Qing, based on the knowledge of [Elf Transformation] she had learned before, restored her human appearance.

Not long after she came out, Wayne returned to her original size.

Continuing forward, less than half a minute later, Lu Qing saw the familiar blue-patterned steel gate.

"This is a gate we built in ancient times, only elves and spirit mediums can pass through," Ling said, floating beside Lu Qing and seeing the blue-patterned steel gate in the distance.

"That bad guy is right outside the door, be careful!" The light on Ling's body flashed intensely as she warned.

"Okay, I'll be careful." Lu Qing nodded and channeled her spiritual energy into the blue-patterned steel door.

"Om..."

With a heavy thud, the gate, which had been closed for fifty years, slowly sank into the ground.

"Ugh..." The pungent smell of blood filled her nostrils, and Lu Qing subconsciously frowned as she looked at the drastically changed elven sacrificial arena.

Blood was everywhere. The once clean and tidy elven sacrificial ground was now filled with traces of battle.

In the center of the square, a tall, blood-stained humanoid armor figure knelt majestically.

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Chapter 545: The Temptation of Going Home

"This is... a soul of resentment?" Lu Qing asked, looking at the figure kneeling in the center of the sacrificial site in the distance.

She sensed the power of a resentful soul emanating from the other party. If she wasn't mistaken, the other party should be of a type with low spiritual energy activity and extremely high resistance to spiritual energy. Only physical attacks could harm them.

"Ling, is this the guy you mentioned before?" Lu Qing noticed something and silently withdrew the white wolf.

“It’s him.” Ling hid behind Lu Qing with some fear, looking at the armor in the distance and said, “This armor has been squatting here for fifty years. Any creature that gets close to it will be attacked by him.”

“…” Lu Qing pursed her lips, her tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and she sighed, “I see.”

Her clothes gradually changed, and soon she was wearing a red and white embroidered suit.

[Ezio, the Eagle of Florence, fully activated]

“Vayne still has a spirit, don’t interfere, this is something I have to do.” Lu Qing walked towards the figure in the center of the sacrificial ground and slowly drew the Altaïr sword given by the card.

At the same time, the armor in the distance also sensed Lu Qing's arrival and dragged its heavy body to its feet.

He appeared much more robust than Lu Qing, standing at least two meters tall, and the enormous silver-white metal shield in his hand added to his imposing presence.

However, what Lu Qing cared about most was actually the weapon in the other party's hand.

It was a sharp longsword with a snow-white blade and an eagle-head hilt, the same weapon she was holding in her hand. It was the Altaïr sword that Lu Qing had given to Knight Myron in the royal prison!

"You've been guarding this place for fifty years," Lu Qing said, staring intently at the figure in armor.

"..." No one responded to her. Lu Qing looked into the eyes of the armor, but could only see endless darkness beneath it.

"Whoosh!" In response to Lu Qing, there was a powerful sweeping attack. The armored figure took a step forward and gripped his longsword tightly in his right hand, slashing at Lu Qing.

“You’re much weaker than Knight Myron,” Lu Qing said after dodging the attack.

"boom!!"

The sword Altaïr struck the ground with a heavy thud; if it were Knight Myron, he would never have used a weapon so roughly.

Ultimately, once he became a vengeful spirit, Knight Myron was no longer Knight Myron.

Thinking this, Lu Qing thrust out her long sword, aiming for the head of the armor.

"clang!"

The sturdy, round shield blocked Lu Qing's thrust. The armored figure suddenly raised its right leg and kicked Lu Qing hard in the abdomen. Taking advantage of Lu Qing's loss of balance, the armored figure slammed its right shoulder into Lu Qing's body.

For some reason, Lu Qing suddenly had the illusion that Knight Myron was standing in front of her, smiling, as if that smiling face was saying, "You're still too green."

In the blink of an eye, the figure of Knight Myron disappeared, and what appeared before Lu Qing was the sharp Altaïr sword in the armored hand.

Quickly dodging the armor's attacks, Lu Qing slowly circled and confronted her opponent, each searching for the other's weakness and an opportunity to attack.

"Having an extra set of armor and shield is just too much," Lu Qing thought with a headache.

Just as she was thinking this, the armored figure suddenly rushed over and swung his sword at Lu Qing.

This attack definitely cannot be blocked with a sword, because if she blocks the attack with her own weapon, and the weapons are locked in a stalemate, the armored warrior will use his shield as a weapon to strike her abdomen.

Of course, Lu Qing can also quickly retreat to create distance after blocking an attack with her weapon.

My choice is...

Lu Qing swiftly dodged the armor's slash to the left, while simultaneously swinging her Altaïr sword to strike the armor's right leg behind the knee.

"boom!"

With a sickening sound, the armored man's right leg bent and he fell to his knees. Lu Qing once again swung the Altaïr sword at the armored man's neck.

However, after the armored figure knelt on the ground, it quickly rolled to the left, and Lu Qing's decapitation strike failed.

Instead of standing up immediately after the roll, the armored figure stretched out its right leg and kicked Lu Qing's feet hard, causing her to fall to the ground.

Upon seeing this, the armored figure immediately raised its longsword and thrust it straight towards Lu Qing's heart.

She dodged the attack by flipping over, then clenched her right hand and punched the armored man hard in the cheek, her hand aching from the impact of the hard mask.

The armored soldier was knocked back two steps by Lu Qing's punch. Seeing Lu Qing raise her sword to pursue, he quickly raised his shield to block.

"Bang Bang Bang!!!"

Lu Qing's three consecutive sword strikes were blocked by the armor and shield, and the rebounding force made her feel as if the hand holding the sword was no longer her own.

However, hiding behind a shield also comes at a price.

Thinking this, Lu Qing raised her right leg and kicked the shield in the armored man's hand hard.

"boom!"

The shield made a dull thud, and the armored man, gripping the shield, stumbled backward as Lu Qing kicked him.

Taking this opportunity, Lu Qing rushed forward, raised her sword hilt, and began to pound the back of the armored man's head, nearly knocking him to the ground.

Without giving the opponent a chance to regroup, after smashing the opponent's head down, Lu Qing raised her knee and kicked the armored man hard in the forehead, making him dizzy.

"Pfft!"

The sharp Altaïr sword pierced through the chest of the armor. To prevent death, Lu Qing raised the sword slightly, then pulled it out and retreated.

"thump......."

The armor slowly knelt down and turned into pale black light spots that dissipated.

[Magic Element +500]

[Soul +1000]

Two lines of text suddenly appeared before Lu Qing's eyes.

"My magic power has increased by 500, but what exactly is a soul?" Lu Qing asked, looking at the words that appeared before her eyes with some confusion.

Before she could think any further, after the Armored Resentful Soul was defeated by Lu Qing, a round, silver-white shield floated beside her.

If nothing unexpected happens, this should be the core of the enemy. Time is of the essence; she needs to carve a Myron Knight mask as soon as possible to take away the power within the core, otherwise the resentful soul will be resurrected.

Lu Qing chopped off a branch from a tree growing next to the elven sacrificial site with her sword. Seeing the faint black aura emanating from its surface, she asked with some doubt, "Can this thing be used...?"

"Since they're all made of wood, they should be about the same in terms of usability," Lu Qing thought somewhat uncertainly.

Time was running out for her; if it had the aura of void power, then so be it.

Since the resentful spirit that I'm going to subdue is also related to the void, maybe it will make the other party feel like they're coming home?

"How was it called again... the temptation to go home, that's right, the temptation to go home."