To be honest, Lu Shu had never seen animals advance to Stage One. He knew Chaos Spirit had, but that was a mythological being far above humans.
The camp was quiet as Lu Shu didn't talk to them actively; they all held their breaths.
Now with four Grade One cultivators—three Norse gods and Carlos—their organization was already among the best, so when they discovered that Lu Shu's group had close ties to the Norse gods, everyone relaxed a bit.
Little Yu suddenly spoke up: "Let’s advance quickly and make a dream; we can play inside."
Everyone became interested. The scene of thousands of people entering a dream within ten miles sounded intriguing.
Xiao Xiong swallowed an Essence-Clarifying Fruit. With just a little more effort, he ascended to Stage One, generating massive energy fluctuations.
Lu Shu looked up at the sky; the clear starry sky now seemed covered with a purple veil like auroras sweeping across it.
The layers of celestial curtains were particularly beautiful, and the wind caused them to sway.
Fatigue crept in, but Lu Shu instantly resisted it by using his Starlight Power. He turned to look at the cultivators in the camp; he found that everyone was already sound asleep—Chen Zu'an, Cheng Qiaokai, and Little Yu had entered the dream, but Lu Shu needed to stay awake. What if someone tried to take advantage of this?
Lu Shu opened his senses widely as he estimated the range of the celestial phenomena from his advancement: a diameter of sixteen kilometers. Could Xiao Xiong be a genius? He wondered how things were in the dream.
If the dream was realistic enough, people inside might not distinguish between reality and dreams.
Lu Shu had instructed Xiao Xiong earlier to ensure that he could make someone believe the dream was real without struggling.
In this dream, everything appeared exactly as it did in reality—auroras still hung overhead, the forest remained intact, and the camp stood firm. If there wasn't a giant white squirrel, it would be too realistic.
When Chen Zu'an and Cheng Qiaokai saw the enlarged Xiao Xiong, they were stunned. Xiao Xiong looked around at everyone in the camp and said: "Brothers and sisters, want some Q coins?"
But since he couldn't speak English, no one understood him.
A girl who noticed Xiao Xiong suddenly couldn't hold back her affection: "So cute! Where did this squirrel come from?!"
She tried to hug Xiao Xiong, but the enlarged version of him looked like a giant plush toy.
Xiao Xiong was selling Q coins when the girl interrupted. It quickly used its claws to push her away: "Move aside! Are you a member? You can't just hug me!"
Chen Zu'an and Cheng Qiaokai suddenly wanted to beat Xiao Xiong up, but Chen Zu'an noticed something odd: "Where's Little Yu? Where did she go? Did she not enter the dream?"
"She was right beside me when we entered," Cheng Qiaokai said in confusion.
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Finally finished signing. There will be one more chapter later today. Although I don't want to admit it, my schedule... has returned...