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

"Oh, oh." Ling curiously circled around the mask on Lu Qing's hand and said, "Ling'er has never heard of a psychic's mask being able to be upgraded through soul power."

“My mask is a little different from other psychics,” Lu Qing said with a smile as she hung the mask back on her body.

"Ling, I want to learn the skills of the elves."

"Okay, okay."

Time paused again, and a light blue skill panel appeared before Lu Qing's eyes.

With 500 magic points on her, there was no need for Lu Qing to hesitate. She simultaneously learned [Spirit Climb] and [Elf Fire].

A flood of knowledge and skills poured into her mind, and after she had fully digested all of this knowledge, three more skills appeared on her skill panel that she could learn.

【Powered Flame (Blue)】

[After a brief charge, unleash a massive burst of psionic energy, creating an explosive effect that damages all enemies and structures.]

[Unlocked with 250 Magic Essence.]

[Psionic Dash (Blue)]

[Use psionic energy for explosive horizontal movement; once released, the direction of movement cannot be changed, and you may crash into a wall...]

[Unlocked with 250 Magic Essence.]

Super Jump (Blue)

After a brief period of charging, the body launches forward like a cannonball, allowing for a jump to higher and farther positions. Be careful, as you may damage objects beneath your feet.

[250 Magic Element.]

"What kind of weird skills are these?" Lu Qing thought to herself, looking at the three newly added skills with a strange expression.

She only had 300 mana points left, so she could only learn one of the three skills. After considering for a moment, Lu Qing chose to learn the skill [Spiritual Dash].

In an instant, a vast amount of knowledge about the [Psychic Dash] skill flooded into Lu Qing's mind. This knowledge was so extensive that it took her quite a while to digest it.

Turning off the skill panel restored normal time for the entire world.

Lu Qing thought for a moment, then transformed into the shape of an elf, and with a push of her feet, fell onto the trunk of a tree.

She imbued her feet with psionic energy and climbed the tree trunks as if walking on flat ground. The next moment, Lu Qing flicked her tail and threw a ball of pale white flame onto the ground.

[Psionic Dash] Lu Qing attempted to use a skill to jump directly onto the branch of the tree opposite.

"Bang!" Because it was her first time using the skill, Lu Qing failed to control the distance and direction and crashed headfirst into the hard tree trunk.

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Chapter 548: The Three Overlords of the Elf Forest

"Waaah..."

Lu Qing returned to the ground and gently touched her head.

It didn't hurt too much, but it was more embarrassing, since Wayne and Ling were watching right there, and then he bumped his head into a tree.

"I must find time to practice more in the future," Lu Qing thought, glancing at the dent she had made on the tree trunk.

“Wait a minute, little master, when did you learn these skills?” Suddenly, Wayne noticed something was wrong and looked at Lu Qing.

"I just learned it, didn't you see it?" Ling asked Wayne, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

"Huh??" Wayne was even more confused.

"It's something I just learned. When I'm learning a skill, time in the dream world is paused, and the spirit's perception is modified, just like when Knight Myron and the Pope were stuck before," Lu Qing said to Wayne in her mind.

"Is that so?" Wayne wondered, somewhat puzzled.

She felt she understood, but not completely.

"It seems the system can't change Wayne's perception..." Lu Qing thought, seeing Wayne's somewhat bewildered expression.

I wonder what will happen to Fang Qingrou and the others. Although Hao Meng's memories of the last incident with Knight Myron may have been altered by the dream game, what will happen if she just learns a skill?

"Let's not think about that now." Shaking her head, Lu Qing looked at Ling and asked, "Where do we go next?"

She hadn't forgotten the main objective of this dream world; they still needed to check the state of the Sacred Tree's core.

“We need to go to the top of the Sacred Tree’s canopy. There’s a hollow there,” Ling said, her voice shimmering with a pale blue light. “That’s the nest of Maeveline, the White Eagle, the ruler of the skies. But she stopped living there after the Sacred Tree withered.”

"The overlord of the sky?" Upon hearing Ling's words, Wei Yin instantly perked up. Before she could speak, Lu Qing punched her on the head.

"Don't speak." Lu Qing looked at Ling and said, "Is the overlord of the sky one of the three overlords of the Elf Forest?"

“Yes.” Ling nodded and said, “Besides Maeveline, the ruler of the sky, there is also Kalis, the ruler of the night and forest, and Boton, the spirit frog, the ruler of the rivers and deep waters.”

"The three of them are the three strongest beings in the Elf Forest, and together they manage the order of the Elf Forest. However, after the Sacred Tree withered, I heard that they were not doing very well."

"Where should we go next to find that overlord of the sky?" Lu Qing asked curiously.

Reaching the top of the sacred tree with just the three of them was impossible. After all, the sacred tree was so tall, and they couldn't fly. They couldn't possibly climb up using their spiritual energy; it was simply unrealistic.

"Hmm..." Ling thought for a moment and then slowly said, "I don't know."

"......"

For some reason, Lu Qing wasn't too surprised by Ling's answer. Perhaps it was because she had almost gotten used to Ling's personality?

"Would the other two overlords know where the overlord of the sky is?" After thinking for a moment, Lu Qing asked.

“Hmm… Bolton, the overlord of rivers and deep waters, should know that he is in charge of managing all the rivers and lakes in the Elf Forest and is a very wise man.” Ling thought for a while before giving Lu Qing this answer.

"The Frog Sage? I think that's a pretty classic character." Lu Qing thought with some relief. She was just afraid that Ling would say "I don't know" again, which would be really troublesome.

"How do we find that spirit frog Bolton?" Lu Qing asked.

“Just find any river or lake, all the aquatic creatures know about the Spirit Frog Bolton,” Ling said cheerfully.

"Where is the nearest river or lake?" Lu Qing asked again.

"I do not know."

"......"

This wasn't a big problem. After thinking for a moment, Lu Qing had Wayne fly in the air and scout around their vicinity.

About ten minutes later, Wayne said to Lu Qing in his mind, "Little Master, I've found the lake, but it looks a bit strange."

What's strange about it?

Lu Qing aligned her gaze with Wayne's and immediately saw the lake in the distance. She also understood why Wayne had said that the lake looked strange.

Because the water in that lake was black!

"Anyway, we've found the lake, so let's go take a look." Frowning, Lu Qing told Ling Dao about Wayne's discovery.

"Has the water source also been polluted by the power of the void?" Ling asked, looking somewhat dejected after hearing Lu Qing's description.

"Probably," Lu Qing comforted Ling. "We don't know the specifics yet, let's go take a look first."

"Hmm," Ling said, regaining her composure.

"Elves are really simple-minded; their moods change so easily," Lu Qing thought, recalling what Archbishop Angus had once said.

They headed toward the lake that Wayne had found, but halfway there, Lu Qing discovered that she and Ling were being watched by a group of creatures.

"boom!!"

A cloud of dark purple liquid splashed towards Lu Qing and Ling, but fortunately they reacted quickly and dodged the attack.

Lu Qing looked in the direction from which the attack came and found that it was a plant with pink flower buds and dark green roots that attacked her.

Besides this plant, there is also a giant insect with hard, horned horns on its head.

"Be careful, they are creatures corrupted by the power of the void, and they are extremely aggressive towards any creature that has not been corrupted by the void," Ling warned, floating beside Lu Qing.

"Ok, I know."

Lu Qing nodded, deciding to test the power of the elven fire.

She controlled the spiritual energy within her body, gathering it in her palm to form a pale white flame, and then threw it towards the pink flower bud in the distance.

However, to her surprise, the pink flower bud suddenly stood up and moved several roots below, dodging her fairy fire attack.

After dodging the attack of the fairy fire, the pink flower bud opened its petals and fired a dark purple corrosive liquid at Lu Qing.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Qing did not dodge the opponent's attack, but instead summoned the Guardian's Shield from the Guardian Mask.

"laugh......."

The silver-white Guardian Shield blocked the corrosive liquid emitted by the pink flower bud, making a slight sound. After the corrosive liquid dissipated, no overly noticeable marks were left on its surface.

Whether it was because the corrosive liquid emitted by the pink flower bud was too weak, or because the Guardian's Shield was too strong, Lu Qing was still quite satisfied with the test results for the time being.

Thinking this, she launched another ball of pure white elven fire. This time, the elven fire moved much faster, and the pink flower bud had no time to dodge before it was burned to ashes.

As for the giant insect with ramming horns, Lu Qing blocked its charge with one hand and kicked it into a large tree, killing it instantly.

To be honest, she didn't expect herself to be so strong, or perhaps the insect's defenses weren't very strong.

[Magic Element +80]

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Chapter 549: The Frog Burton

"That's a bit little," Lu Qing said, looking at the words appearing on the diary page.

"They're just ordinary monsters; two of them providing 80 points is already a lot," Ling said, floating beside Lu Qing after hearing her words.

"I know, I was just a little greedy," Lu Qing replied upon hearing Ling's words.

Neither the pink flower bud nor the giant insect with ramming horns were particularly troublesome enemies to her; they were mere grunts that she could easily deal with.

Assuming that an opponent of this level can provide her with forty points of magic energy, then to learn a skill that requires two hundred and fifty points of magic energy, she would only need to kill six of them.

However, knowing something is one thing, but being able to accept it is another. It is perfectly normal to subconsciously feel that the numbers are too few after seeing them.

"Let's keep going." After retrieving the Guardian's Shield and the Insect Hunter's Grip, Lu Qing looked at the Spirit Path.

"Hmm," Ling said, swaying slightly.

They continued toward the lake that Vein had seen, encountering several more mutated monsters that ambushed them along the way, providing Lu Qing with 150 magic points.