Shiyu was stunned for a long time before he reacted.
He had been saying all along that there must be a mastermind behind this ruin.
Otherwise, how could the different environments, different levels, and various monster illusions appear so neatly?
Although Shiyu did not know what kind of creature the shell in the encyclopedia was, it was likely not weak.
After all, the owner of this beast-taming space was at least a Legendary Beast Tamer.
And a Legendary Beast Tamer was someone who had the qualifications to command Overlord-level creatures.
It was unknown whether the shell itself was just an illusion or still existed somewhere in the ruins.
If it was still alive, that would be impressive, with a lifespan of at least a few thousand years.
And if the shell was just an illusion, a manifestation of the Beast Tamer's will guarding the ruins, that would also be impressive.
Being judged as "life" by the encyclopedia and only dissipating after he had passed through the ruins indicated that the shell had at least mastered the skill to a divine level.
Shiyu refocused his attention on the [Reality Illusion] skill. It was the first time he had seen a dual-attribute ability.
After reading the skill [Description], Shiyu felt that the high-level classification was not enough for this skill when he understood the first part: "Can materialize illusions constructed in dreams or illusions into reality, for summoning or transformation."
Such a powerful ability, and it's only high-level?
The materialized beast tide and even the ice dragon completely baffled Shiyu. If he had to say, it should be at least ultra-level, or even divine.
After all, materializing a few divine beasts would make one invincible.
It wasn't until he understood the second part that Shiyu realized why this skill was only high-level.
This skill required too many prerequisites; it wasn't about materializing whatever one wanted.
It wasn't about "creating something out of nothing"; "equivalent exchange" was the basic principle of this skill.
The user could imagine boldly, but to materialize fantasies nearly perfectly, one had to pay an equivalent or even greater price.
For example, even the shell couldn't directly transform into an ice dragon but had to use a real ice dragon's whisker as a medium.
Moreover, even with that, it didn't fully materialize the ice dragon. An ice dragon that only knew Ice Claw and Frost Breath was too weak.
Although, Eleven almost didn't defeat it...
In any case, this skill, compared to other high-level skills, had a much higher usage threshold and was harder to train, but it was flexible and versatile.
"This skill seems very suitable for Qingmian Worm."
Shiyu chose to replicate it for this reason.
When filling out the application, Qingmian Worm selected three preferences: Spirit, Space, and Dragon.
Originally, Shiyu planned to get one or two accepted.
However, this skill seemed to perfectly match all of Qingmian Worm's preferences and personality!
Wasn't it fond of dreaming and appearing in various forms in dreams?
After learning [Reality Illusion], it could even materialize its dreams into reality.
Fantasy becoming reality was precisely the power of the Space attribute.
And the Dragon... the shell just perfectly demonstrated how to disguise as a dragon.
Although it didn't become a real dragon or simulate the racial skills of the dragon clan, through this skill and some special materials, perhaps it could temporarily borrow a giant dragon's appearance.
All three preferences were satisfied at once.
Spirit and Space were the foundation, and the Dragon was imagined through this skill.
"Perfect, it's like it was tailor-made..."
This was a skill with high growth potential. Shiyu felt that if he mastered it to a divine level, it would definitely surprise him.
After all, it had a half Space attribute.
If he evolved Qingmian Worm with this skill as the core and Spirit and Space attributes as the direction, what would it evolve into?
A materialization-capable dream butterfly branch?
Shiyu couldn't think of any similar pet beasts in nature.
"Roar!!!"
"Roar!!!"
Perhaps because Shiyu was distracted for too long, the Iron-Eater Beast couldn't wait any longer.
"Roar!!" Why are you staring at the dissipating illusion? There's still a stone bead.
"Yes, the stone bead..."
Shiyu snapped back to reality and looked at the stone bead in the shell.
This couldn't be a pearl from the shell, could it? Maybe it could be ground up and fed?
He picked up the stone bead, and then, something unexpected happened.
The moment he picked up the stone bead, Shiyu's mind buzzed, and his perspective seemed to overlook the entire ruin space.
...
In the ruins, another space.
A soldier Beast Tamer in camouflage looked bewildered at the disappearing ice-armored giant, very puzzled.
He and his pet beast looked at each other, where was the monster?
They were just fighting the ice-armored giant, and suddenly, the monster disappeared from their sight.
It was as if they had defeated the monster, but there was no teleportation array for the next level.
This situation also occurred to other Beast Tamers who were in the middle of their challenges.
The monster illusions in front of them suddenly disappeared, and they had no idea what had happened.
"This is..."
At this moment, Shiyu seemed to stand from a god's perspective, seeing all the situations within the ruins.
This change greatly shocked Shiyu.
It was as if, by holding the stone bead, he could control the changes within the ruins.
He now seemed to know everything within the ruins, for example, that there were no other creatures besides the apprentice Beast Tamers, and there was no trace of the shell, as if it had completely dissipated into an illusion.
In addition, Shiyu discovered a large amount of ice energy crystals and ethereal stones in some locations, so many that it made him dizzy.
"What's going on?"
"Did I become the master of the ruins after passing all the levels, gaining control over the ruins?"
At this moment, not only within the ruins.
Outside.
Under everyone's stunned expressions, the sixth stone statue lit up.
"It's lit, the sixth stone statue is lit, Shiyu must have passed the sixth level!" Colonel He shouted outside.
"It must be him!"
Beside him, President Feng was initially bewildered, then instantly overjoyed.
Damn, he really passed.
Although he didn't know what happened inside, Shiyu was awesome, that's for sure.
At this moment, the lighting of the stone statue was almost like shouting to everyone outside: "Shiyu has cleared all six levels and solved the ruins." "Damn..."
Seeing this, the apprentice Beast Tamers outside felt as if countless Iron-Eater Beasts were rolling through their hearts.
They were not as overjoyed as President Feng but instead felt endless disappointment and envy.
Why not me...
Shiyu was already so strong, and now, what benefits did he gain from the sixth level?
Thinking of this, everyone felt even more sour.
While everyone outside was sour, the six stone statues cracked open, and figures were teleported out.
These were the challengers who entered before Shiyu's fifth level challenge. After Shiyu entered, no one else went in, all waiting to see his performance.
At this moment, these people and their pet beasts were suddenly teleported out, still a bit dazed.
"What happened?"
"Why was I suddenly teleported out?"
"Where's the giant, that huge ice-armored giant?"
"Why can I come out without recalling my pet beast?"
These people looked at each other, then they noticed the crowd outside and the cracked, lit stone statues, their eyes wide.
"Come down first," Old He called to them.
"Tell me, what happened? Why did you all come out together?"
"I was fighting a ferocious beast, and then the beast suddenly disappeared, and I was expelled."
"Me too."
"I had the same situation."
The teleported people spoke one after another.
"Colonel, what's going on?" Some of them asked Colonel He about the situation.
Why are the stone statues lit and cracked?
Colonel He was silent for a moment, then said, "Shiyu entered the ruins after you and passed the fifth level. Now, he might have passed the sixth level."
"Anyway, let's wait and see what happens, and when he comes out." As he spoke, these soldiers opened their mouths wide.
The entire outside was silent, all eyes on the teleportation array.
Inside the ruins.
After discovering that he could really forcibly teleport others out, Shiyu, holding the stone bead, was stunned.
This thing was indeed the controller of the ruins.
Previously, it was in the hands of the shell illusion, and now, with his passage, the shell illusion dissipated, and the stone bead became his?
So, what does this have to do with the historical truth of Ice Plains City?
What did those historical traces want him to learn through this ruin?
Or, could this stone bead be related to the ice dragon ruins on the snowy mountain?
Shiyu fell into deep thought but soon shook his head. Forget it, he would think about it after resting.
"Eleven, come to my pocket."
Shiyu called to the bewildered Eleven, who immediately climbed into his pocket.
Sigh, too lazy to recall Eleven. It's fine for Eleven to stay outside as an accessory, it's quite cute.
He wasn't afraid of others asking why his Iron-Eater Beast was so large.
Don't ask, if you ask, it's because it activated ancient bloodline in the Evolution Spring and awakened new racial skills. If you want to breed the same, go try the Spring yourself.