Chapter 132: The Third Skill Phase (1/2)

When Lin Mu opened his eyes, he found himself in front of a glowing ethereal altar. It was releasing waves of energy that resonated with the waves of spirit qi from Lin Mu's body. Lin Mu could clearly feel the call of the altar within his mind.

”Am I inside the ring?” Lin Mu questioned himself.

'Wait if I'm here, shouldn't senior Xukong be here as well?' Lin Mu thought.

”Senior Xukong!” Lin Mu called out.

His voice didn't travel far, and it was as if it was dampened by some kind of a barrier. Lin Mu tried to call him out using his mental connection and found out that it was blocked as well.

”Is this the doing of the altar?” Lin Mu muttered as he turned around to face it again.

'Seems like I need to do what it's asking of me before I can do anything.' Lin Mu thought.

Lin Mu thus walked to the altar and placed his hand on it like the last time he did when he came here. As soon as he did, his vision blacked out and streaks of light started emitting from the altar. These streaks of light floated out of it and entered Lin Mu's head.

At this moment, Lin Mu felt as if new memories were being etched in his mind. He could feel that this new information did not seem to be foreign and was instead assimilated into his mind. It was as if he had known it all along.

A few seconds later, the process was completed, and Lin Mu's vision returned. He lifted his hand from the altar and the altar dimmed down to its normal form. The runes on it also became faint and would flicker from moment to moment.

Once this was done, Lin Mu could finally feel the mental connection between him and senior Xukong being restored. Knowing this, his eyes lit up.

”Senior Xukong!” Lin Mu called out again.

This time he finally received a response and soon saw an orb of gray light approaching from far. The orb of light came to a stop in front of him and faded away to reveal senior Xukong. When Lin Mu saw him, he felt a little surprised.

”Senior Xukong, Wha-what happened to you?” Lin Mu questioned.

”I just increased in size,” Xukong answered.

If Xukong was small enough to fit on a fingertip before, now he was big enough to be compared to the size of a palm.

”But how?” Lin Mu asked, feeling surprised.

The drastic difference was surprising to Lin Mu. While he had seen senior Xukong's real body and knew how massive it was, compared to his previous tiny size, this was still big. In fact, Lin Mu didn't think he had ever seen a spider that was this big before in the real world.

Xukong's current appearance could be described to be as having a pale and bony white body. His abdomen was bloated and was ten times as big as his head. Eight legs sprouted from his body and had ends that were sharp. There were no hairs on his legs or on his body, unlike other spiders, as it was completely smooth. His head had Eight golden yellow eyes on it that glowed with an eerie light. His fangs were a centimeter long and were gray in color.

Overall, if one were to see Xukong outside in the real world, they would be scared because of his form. But in addition to being scary, it also had a certain charm that was hard to explain. It was as if one was appreciating the beauty of a sword. While it was sharp and dangerous, it still had a mysterious sense of beauty hidden in its craftsmanship.

Lin Mu then saw senior Xukong's head and saw the eight eyes on there.

”Huh, senior did your number of eyes decrease?” Lin Mu questioned.

Before since Xukong was very small in size, Lin Mu couldn't perceive the fifth pair of eyes on Xukong's head. They were the smallest pair and were hard to perceive with his small size. They were very apparent on his main body, but on his avatar, they were nearly invisible. Lin Mu had just thought that he wasn't able to see them because of their small size.

”No, they've been the same since I created this avatar. It's because my avatar doesn't have my cultivation base, that it does not have the fifth pair of eyes.” Xukong answered.

”So your number of eyes increases along with your cultivation?” Lin Mu questioned.

”Yes, but not exactly. You see, beasts have different changes they go through when they progress in their cultivation. These changes are different depending on the beast and its cultivation base. For me it's my eyes, you could say. Though, I can't tell you when I'll be able to gain my fifth pair of eyes back as that realm is way beyond your scope of understanding.” Xukong explained.