Chapter 397: Dream Entry Mod! The Fear of the Eighth Consciousness!

Chapter 397: Dream Entry Mod! The Fear of the Eighth Consciousness!

"What's wrong with you? It's rare for you to go out with me before the final trial, but you seem so absent-minded."

Qin Xiaoxue glanced at Su Ping, who seemed to be daydreaming, and then turned to look at Long Er, who was following the two of them.

In the shopping mall, the three of them formed a rather peculiar group.

Su Ping shook his head, "Lately, I've been studying about sleeping and dreaming. According to my understanding, sleep is a mental rest, and dreams are a derivative of it. As an extension of mental abilities, if we can thoroughly research it, it will greatly enhance the combat power of mental-type beast companions. It might even change the current awkward situation of mental-type beast companions!"

"..."

Qin Xiaoxue pursed her lips, revealing an embarrassed yet polite smile, "I see. So, have you made any progress?"

"There's some, but there are still many difficulties. Among the Hall-level advanced skills, there's one called Dream Entry, which was cultivated from Dream Butterfly.

I asked Long Jie to bring a Dream Butterfly. As a Monarch-level mental-type beast companion, its main ability is hypnosis-type mental abilities.

It's not just about being a combat beast companion for primary damage, even as an auxiliary control beast companion, it's not considered strong among the same-race upper limit beast companions."

Su Ping frowned in thought.

These past two days, aside from watching Qian Yi and Xiao Qing prepare for the upcoming final trial, he's been researching the skill correlation of that Dream Butterfly.

However, Su Ping still hasn't found any feasible solution for Meng Huangliang's Dream Entry skill:

"According to my speculation, the existence of dreams is a kind of fluctuation that is emitted when the beastmaster and beast companion are in a state of sleep and mental rest.

This fluctuation allows the mental-type beast companion to attempt to enter the dream as long as the beast companion completes the change in mental frequency.

Even if the other party isn't actually dreaming, it's still possible to integrate one's mental fluctuations into the other's mental ripples during their moments of relaxation.

In fact, it's almost the same, but the first difficulty arises here.

Entering dreams through this method is theoretically possible, but slightly higher-level beastmasters and beast companions aren't fools.

Even during sleep, just like you, it's not easy to completely integrate."

This analogy also made Qin Xiaoxue ponder for a moment. Miss Qin has a talent in this regard, and she immediately understood, "So, does this mean that the mental frequency of one's own beast companion still can't perfectly blend with the corresponding frequency? That's why it feels awkward?"

Su Ping shook his head, "Living beings and cold network signals are different. Wifi signals are stable and continuous, but how can the spirit of living beings be completely stable?

Even ordinary people have dreams, and there are good dreams and nightmares. How can one completely integrate?"

"This..."

Qin Xiaoxue opened her mouth, took a sip of the milk tea in her hand, and was also at a loss for what to do.

Fortunately, Su Ping answered his own question, giving her the answer, "So, there are two ways to solve this problem. First, use Dream Butterfly's hypnosis ability to make it unable to perceive this cold hand, making it the same temperature as its own body, or even making it perceive this hand as its own!

According to my guess, the Dream Butterfly that cultivated the Dream Entry skill most likely achieved it through this type of hypnosis."

Qin Xiaoxue blinked, not hiding her admiration for this guy who was two years younger than herself.

Su Ping didn't mind this. The reason for his guess was simple—Meng Huangliang was highly skilled in hypnosis.

Being able to hypnotize himself into that state, even with his spiritual power sealed, was still effective, making it a heaven-defying hypnosis technique.

If, as Meng Huangliang said, the Dream Entry skill among the Hall-level advanced skills allows one to act like Freddy Krueger in dreams, then if it's only used for intelligence theft, the skill's significance is relatively ordinary for Su Ping.

So, the ultimate goal of the skill he wants to create is to influence reality through the realm of dreams. It is the deepest domain of the spirit type.

"What about the second one?" Qin Xiaoxue asked curiously.

"The second one is also a form of hypnosis, but the method is different, and thus, it is also more difficult. It involves making one's pet beast continuously emit a wave similar to a dream, even maintaining this illusory spirit dream itself. At the same time, it makes others who are asleep generate ripples that are in harmony with the spirit waves emitted by the pet beast. This way, it is not about making my pet beast merge into others' dreams, but rather, making others merge into the pet beast's dream. In such a situation, a spirit-type pet beast that controls the dream can truly achieve complete control within the dream."

Su Ping paused and spoke about the difficult alternative idea he had been thinking about and slightly experimenting with over the past two days.

"But, wouldn't this put too much strain on the pet beast itself?" Qin Xiaoxue continued.

Su Ping nodded: "Not only is the strain high, but there are also some unresolved minor issues. Moreover, if the second method is used, the level of the pet beast's hypnosis skills must be even higher."

However, what Su Ping didn't say was that he hadn't been idle these past few days. After searching through some materials, he found a very special skill, which might meet his requirements. This skill, recorded in the Beastmaster Association, is called 'Dream Devouring.' Although it has this name, it is actually a skill that draws on others' spirit energy for its own use. It has a high potential for development.

"However, this is just about entering the dream. In fact, this skill is not just about entering the dream; the most critical part is to ensure that the enemy, whose dream is being controlled, is killed without any resistance in the dream. This is the key issue!"

Su Ping paused again.

Pet beast cultivation can be easy or difficult. For example, the skill Su Ping is envisioning essentially has two steps: one is to complete Meng Huangliang's 'Dream Entry,' making both the enemy's and the user's spirit energy intertwine through the dream. The second step is to kill the enemy in the dream and apply the dream's effects to reality.

If the logic of these steps is sound, one can then look for the necessary skills to try and combine them to improve the skill. The steps are like modules, and the cultivation process is about putting various materials into these modules. As long as the modules are correct, among so many materials, there will always be a combination of skills that can trigger a pet beast's learning response, leading to the cultivation of a superlative skill.

However, the logic of the modules themselves is the biggest challenge. For example, how can one make the damage dealt in the spirit realm directly affect the physical body?

Of course, the absorption of spirit energy by the spirit has an impact on the beastmaster and the pet beast. However, the dissipation of spirit energy during a dream, even if it disappears, at most will cause a period of dizziness and mental fatigue. Spirit energy originates from the biological substance itself, an extension of soul power. Unless the head is split open, severing the soul's life force, it is difficult for mental attacks to directly threaten life. This is the awkwardness of spirit-type pet beasts; their offensive capabilities are too weak.

The most common and useful skill, like a mental shock, merely causes a blank mind and a slight daze. Unless there is a significant difference in realm, but the problem is, if there is a significant difference in realm, using energy (physical) force to directly overpower the enemy can achieve an instant kill, why bother with such complexity?

Su Ping couldn't think of how to solve this module, and Qin Xiaoxue didn't even want to think about it. To kill an enemy, just let the wooden pet beast bite the enemy to death, or use thorns to strangle them. Why bother with all that mental effort?

Seeing Su Ping deep in thought, Miss Qin decisively waved her hand: "Alright, we said we were going shopping today. The final exam is tomorrow, and each of the top five will get a dragon! Cheer up, don't think about these things anymore. Let's go watch a movie?"

Su Ping exhaled and nodded, " "Okay, what movie?"

"Let me see..." Qin Xiaoxue took out her phone, flipped through it, and her face slightly reddened, "Let's watch a horror movie?"

"Horror movie?"

Su Ping raised his eyebrows.

This type of movie is extremely rare in the Beastmaster society of Blue Star. The so-called horror movies in this genre are mostly disaster films or pseudo-horror films about alien visitors. As for Chinese-style horrors or Western demons, they can go cool off somewhere else! After all, in a society where individuals possess extraordinary powers, the reason horror is scary is because one's realm is not high enough, and the pet beast's combat power is not strong enough! What are ghosts and demons? They are all pet beasts.

Beast-type pet beasts, humanoid pet beasts, necromantic pet beasts, and elemental pet beasts are enough to explain the concept of ghosts and demons.

In the entertainment market, where the scale of such films is already relatively small, this type of movie is the least popular, not even comparable to the martial arts films that Qian Yi enjoys the most.

After all, behind the martial arts films, there stands the official organization of the Refiner Beast Association, a topic that doesn't garner much attention.

Today, accompanying Miss Qin, Su Ping wouldn't want to dampen the mood, so he nodded slightly.

Qin Xiaoxue heaved a slight sigh of relief, once again recalling the reminders from her two 'military advisors'.

Must watch a horror movie!

No matter how scary and startling these horror films are, they can make girls want to cuddle up to their partners!

The reason these trashy horror movies still exist is precisely for this purpose.

And because of this, every year, these low-budget films without the participation of high-level beasts, at most using some garbage technology and mechanical special effects to create horror movies, are still able to survive.

Indeed, it was as expected.

Su Ping, holding popcorn and milk tea with Qin Xiaoxue, entered the theater named 'Eighth Consciousness'. Most of the audience consisted of couples, one male and one female.

Moreover, most of them were acting very intimate.

There was even a couple that looked like they could easily beat Su An Yong by a round, and at first glance, they didn't seem to be a legitimate married couple.

On the contrary, their trio of two females and one male was more eye-catching.

Without looking too much, Su Ping slowly took his seat as the lights dimmed, and he turned to look at the large screen that was gradually lighting up.

Although he wasn't particularly interested in this type of movie, he decided to relax.

A hoarse voice echoed on the dark screen:

"In the ancient religion of the Elephant Kingdom, it is said that humans have eight consciousnesses: eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind, manas, and Alaya. The first five consciousnesses correspond to the senses, with the objects being color, sound, scent, taste, and touch.

The sixth consciousness corresponds to the knowledge and thoughts formed by the integration of the senses, with the entire world as its object.

The seventh manas consciousness is the root of consciousness, often considered the self-awareness of the ego, the seed of the subconscious self.

The eighth Alaya consciousness is the spiritual origin of everything in the world, containing the 'seeds' of all phenomena."

Su Ping's eyebrows raised slightly, initially distracted, but gradually becoming more interested. Meanwhile, Qin Xiaoxue, sitting beside him, was utterly confused.

However, what caused Su Ping's eyebrows to furrow was the voice-over behind the screen, which abruptly changed its tone:

"In the ancient legends of the Dragon Nation, it is said that humans have seven emotions and six desires, which are innate. Among them, the six desires correspond to the first five consciousnesses.

The seven emotions are hidden within the sixth and seventh consciousnesses, and among human emotions, the most intense and ancient source of emotion is fear..."

What nonsense is this?

Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed even tighter.

This horror movie director is trying to be high-class? First, they bring up the Elephant Kingdom's religion, then the Dragon Nation's ancient legends, and now they're introducing some fear theory.

Although ancient philosophical issues are often similar, what is this nonsense? How can the seven emotions and six desires of the Elephant Kingdom's religion be related to the eight consciousnesses?

And why must they single out fear as a separate 'emotion'?

Of course, the reason is simple.

As the two continued watching, they would soon find out.

Indeed, the movie did not disappoint them.

The plot was straightforward.

It claimed that within the so-called universe spirit origin of the eighth consciousness, 'Alaya Consciousness', a new type of beast was born!

Yes, you heard that right!

A brand-new type of beast, which this brainless director presents as a 'Rule Class Beast'.

The first Rule Class Beast is awakened by fear. It enjoys tasting the fear of living beings, so it transforms into the Ultimate Terror Demon.

Only those who can sense fear can perceive this beast.

The male and female protagonists are a perfect 'Ace Combination'—one is a coward, and the other cannot feel fear.

The story follows their pursuit of this 'Ultimate Terror Demon' beast.

In the end, the coward, who is so scared that he can't function, contracts this ridiculously powerful 'Rule' class beast, making for a tacky story.

Throughout the movie, there are various low-level horror scenes filled with background music and jump scares.

Moreover, at the very end, they even included an Easter egg.

It was a fragment of another incarnation of the seven emotions born from the human eighth consciousness, 'Alaya Consciousness', the spiritual origin.

Are they planning to make a sequel to this movie? Even Qin Xiaoxue couldn't help but want to complain.

After all, being scared by this kind of movie, Qin Xiaoxue worried that it might affect Su Ping's perception of her intelligence.

However, what she didn't expect was that not only did Su Ping watch this movie with great interest, but after it ended, he didn't rush to leave. Instead, he sat in his seat, seemingly deep in thought.

Qin Xiaoxue was indignant.

The military advisors are unreliable!

If she had known, she should have taken Su Ping to watch a recently released documentary instead.

However, at this moment, she obviously didn't notice the strange glow in Su Ping's eyes.

At this moment, Su Ping suddenly found an opportunity to try to improve his 'Skill Module'.

As the final credits rolled, Su Ping finally chewed on the idea that had been on his mind:

'Fear?'

(End of Chapter)

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