31: Don't open the door

“So confident…”

“Haa… time for a good sleep…”

While Cheng Yang was cultivating, Lin Ti was not idle either, constantly working to fully analyze the database.

Now, his spirit was also quite exhausted.

Cheng Yang had no idea how hard the Summoner was working to restock the shop.

Having reached the highest level of the Basic Breathing Technique, Cheng Yang began to prepare to hone a new skill: Minds Eye.

Cheng Yang simply took out a long strip of cloth, rolled it up, and tied it around his eyes, completely blocking his vision. He used his Minds Eye to observe his surroundings and moved around the room.

Under the visual effect of Minds Eye, Cheng Yang felt his mental energy rapidly deplete.

[Minds Eye Proficiency +1]

As his mental energy was consumed, the proficiency of the Minds Eye skill also began to increase.

Until the proficiency of Minds Eye increased to 5 points.

Cheng Yang's spirit could no longer hold on, and the world within his Minds Eye became pitch black again.

“Does it really consume that much mental energy?”

Cheng Yang rubbed his temples, feeling his head heavy and dizzy.

But even so, he still didn't remove the cloth covering his eyes. He calmed his mind and fumbled around his surroundings.

Although he stumbled at first, he gradually began to adapt to the surrounding darkness.

Even without activating the Minds Eye skill at this point, he could still sense the layout and objects around him.

[Minds Eye Proficiency +1]

Can proficiency still increase?

It seems that increasing Minds Eye proficiency doesn't require constantly maintaining Minds Eye.

Just by feeling and imagining the surrounding objects in his mind, he could increase Minds Eye proficiency.

Of course, this method of improvement was clearly less efficient than keeping the Minds Eye skill active and sensing the surroundings.

“As long as it can improve, that’s good.”

Cheng Yang didn't dwell on it for too long, constantly wearing the cloth strip and moving around the house.

While fumbling, he continuously constructed the surrounding layout in his mind.

It was as if, in the darkness of his mind, he was gradually building a 3D model of the entire room.

At first, he still bumped into things, occasionally hitting chairs, tables, or other objects.

But each time he bumped into something, he would straighten it, remember its position, and refine the 3D model in his mind.

In this way, the room constructed in his mind became more and more complete, and his proficiency continuously increased.

Until…

[Minds Eye Proficiency +1]

[Minds Eye proficiency is full, skill has changed]

[Minds Eye (Mastered)] 0/100

As the proficiency of Minds Eye changed from “Beginner” to “Mastered,” the model in his mind seemed to solidify completely, clearly appearing in his consciousness.

Even without activating Minds Eye, he could sense every single object around him.

It was as if he possessed an invisible eye, observing his surroundings.

Of course, because this was his familiar room, he could observe it so clearly.

If he left the room, he would probably return to a state of being completely blind.

However…

“My perception of my surroundings has indeed increased significantly.”

Cheng Yang felt that now, even if he fought with his eyes closed, he would be able to sense his opponent's movements and react.

Time was almost up, Potion F should have refreshed.

Cheng Yang took out the Summoner, not removing the cloth strip from his eyes, and drew out the Potion F card.

However, even with his vision blocked, Cheng Yang could still accurately draw the Potion F card from the cards on his person.

Each of those cards, even with his vision blocked, could be precisely sensed and identified by him.

Click!

“Potion F!”

A needle of the potion was held in his palm, then aimed at the vein in his arm, precisely inserted, and injected.

With his perception blocked, he could instead feel the power of the potion flowing through the blood vessels in his body even more clearly.

Like a warm current, it flowed to his heart, and then, from his heart, it was pumped throughout his entire body.

His internal injuries were also repaired one by one, and the subcutaneous bruises further dispersed.

His skin completely returned to its normal color, though it still looked a little red.

Cheng Yang tried throwing a few punches into the air.

With the whooshing sound of his fists, each punch was heavy and powerful, as if it was tearing the air apart.

“My strength has mostly recovered.”

“Tomorrow, I should be able to go explore the Rain World.”

Thump thump thump.

A knock on the door sounded.

What aura!

Lin Ti was startled awake from his deep sleep.

The darkness seemed to solidify, like invisible smoke, seeping through the cracks of the door, instantly filling the entire room.

His light was instantly suppressed into a flickering candle flame in the darkness, on the verge of extinguishing.

Cheng Yang also raised his head, looking towards the door.

Just by gazing, Cheng Yang felt his throat being constricted, and his breathing became rapid.

His body uncontrollably walked step by step towards the door.

Tap.

Tap.

Tap.

Heavy footsteps echoed in the room.

Cheng Yang's consciousness became heavy.

His memories began to blur; he, he seemed to have forgotten something.

The distance to the door began to shrink.

Five meters, three meters, one meter.

50 centimeters.

Cheng Yang reached out his hand, fine beads of sweat already seeping onto the back of his hand.

His other hand began to tremble, as if entangled by an invisible chain, struggling to lift, until it grasped the cloth strip wrapped around his eyes.

Something, something he had forgotten!

What was it!

Cheng Yang tried extremely hard to recall, extremely hard to think.

Lin Ti's entire light was as if caught by an invisible large hand, unable to seep out of the Summoner in the slightest.

He remembered!

He remembered what happened before he fell into the water world!

How could he forget!

How could he forget!

Creak!

The door was pulled open, a shadowy figure stood outside the door, its eerie green eyes staring at Cheng Yang in the darkness, extending its right hand.

And on its right hand, a silver-green ring glowed faintly, approaching Cheng Yang's face.

As if to grab his head.

A voice also came from the owner of that arm, from that shadowy figure.

With mockery and derision, looking down.

“Found you.”

Whoosh!

The Basic Breathing Technique instantly operated at its maximum!

His chest swelled violently, a large amount of air was inhaled by Cheng Yang through his mouth and nose, and his heart, in an instant, began to beat violently like an engine.

Pumping blood filled with power throughout his body!

Minds Eye activated, everything within a two-meter radius slowed down.

Bang!

A loud bang, even under the vision of Minds Eye, Cheng Yang couldn't see his movements clearly.

He only felt a sharp pain in his chest, his entire body was thrown backwards, smashing a chair, overturning a table, and crashing heavily against the wall.

Pain!

So painful!

The heavy blow to his lungs made Cheng Yang's puffed-up chest deflate instantly, all the air in his lungs was exhaled, and his heart's beating also slowed down.

His ribs, it seemed a few were broken.

“Tap…”

Slow footsteps gradually approached, Cheng Yang barely managed to lift his head, looking at the figure in front of him.

“Indeed, is it through breathing that strength is increased?”

“When the lungs are attacked, breathing is indeed interrupted.”