Free Web NovelChapter 110: Chapter 110: The Bell That Woke the Dream
The settlement of Dreaming Stone Village appeared in soft white light. freёwebnoѵel.com
No battlefield drums.
No beast roars.
No market bells.
Only the gentle sound of a village bell fading into dawn.
[Floor 15: Dreaming Stone Village]
[Main Mission: Wake the village bell before the third dawn — Completed.]
[Sub-Mission: Discover the dream loop — Completed.]
[Sub-Mission: Identify the dream host — Completed.]
[Sub-Mission: Keep all team members from entering deep sleep — Completed.]
[Sub-Mission: Save at least 5 true villagers — Completed.]
[True Villagers Saved: 9]
[Dream Host: Dream Stone Moth defeated.]
[Team Survival: All members awake.]
[Calculating final evaluation...]
The result appeared.
[Final Evaluation: SSS]
Qin Mo sat down on the fading village road.
"I defeated a bed twice. This should be recorded separately."
The reward panel appeared.
[SSS Evaluation Rewards]
EXP +4,500
Tower Coins x60,000
S Grade Dreaming Stone Village Chest x1
A Grade Dream Bell Stone x1
A Grade Wakefulness Soul Fruit x3
A Grade Dream Thread Silk x1
A Grade Sleep Curse Breaking Talisman x3
Special Mark: Dream Bell Awakener
Additional rescue reward appeared.
[True Villager Rescue Reward]
S Grade Dream Memory Crystal x1
S Grade Gentle Soul Lamp x1
Qin Yuheng’s eyes moved.
Gentle Soul Lamp.
A soul-related treasure.
Potentially useful for mental stabilization, recovery, or protection.
The return light brought them back to Heavenly Gate Tower.
This time, no dramatic energy burst occurred. Only a faint bell tone spread across the platform.
The academy staff read the evaluation and quietly recorded it.
By now, Qin Yuheng’s team producing SSS evaluations had become less like news and more like pressure building in the academy’s foundation.
Yu Qingmei personally handled the debrief.
"Dream floors can leave residue. All of you undergo soul clarity inspection."
Qin Mo nodded solemnly.
"I support this completely."
The healer found mild dream residue on all of them, strongest on Qin Mo. He defended himself by saying the dream had used advanced psychological warfare in the form of comfortable bedding.
No one argued.
After cleansing, Yu Qingmei reviewed the report.
"You saved nine true villagers. That is unusually high."
Qin Yuheng said, "The Wakefulness Talismans helped."
"And your team remembered the mission?"
"We repeated anchors before entry."
She nodded approvingly.
"Good. Floors after this will continue testing memory, identity, and long-term judgment. Your preparation habits are saving you."
That night, Qin Yuheng returned to the Qin Estate and opened the Dreaming Stone Village rewards.
First, the S Grade Dreaming Stone Village Chest.
[S Grade Dreaming Stone Village Chest]
↓
[SSS Grade Ancient Dream Bell Soul Chest]
Opening it produced:
[SSS Grade Ancient Dream Bell Soul Core x1]
[SS Grade Skill Book: Dream-Breaking Thunder Bell Step x1]
[SS Grade Soul Wakefulness Lamp x1]
[S Grade Dream Thread Cloak x1]
[S Grade Gentle Memory Fruit x1]
Qin Yuheng inspected the Soul Wakefulness Lamp.
[SS Grade Soul Wakefulness Lamp]
[Effect: Protects against sleep curses, dream invasion, memory fog, and low-to-high grade soul lull effects.]
[Eligible for Evolution.]
He enhanced it.
[SS Grade Soul Wakefulness Lamp]
↓
[SSS Grade Eternal Dream-Waking Soul Lamp]
This became a major family defense treasure.
Combined with the Ancient Silent Bell Heart, Voice-Soul Guard Crystal, and soul protection resources, the Qin Estate could resist many mental and dream-based attacks. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
The Gentle Soul Lamp from rescue reward was gentler.
[S Grade Gentle Soul Lamp]
[Effect: Soothes damaged spirit, calms nightmares, stabilizes mild soul cracks.]
Qin Yuheng thought of his father.
Qin Zhengyuan’s wound involved spirit backlash, seal backlash, and blood corrosion. The Gentle Soul Lamp would not cure anything, but it could improve rest.
He enhanced it carefully.
[S Grade Gentle Soul Lamp]
↓
[SS Grade Moonlit Gentle Soul Lamp]
Effect:
[Soothes spirit strain, calms curse-induced nightmares, supports soul recovery during seal wound treatment.]
Useful.
Very useful.
When Qin Zhengyuan saw it, he was silent for a long time.
"Yuheng," he said softly, "you keep bringing back things that make old pain quieter."
Qin Yuheng answered, "Then I will keep bringing them."
Qin Zhengyuan looked at him.
"Do not let my pain become your obsession."
Qin Yuheng paused.
His father’s voice was gentle but serious.
"If you chase only healing materials, enemies will learn how to guide you. If you chase only family safety, they will use family safety to trap you. If you chase only power, power will hollow out your reasons."
Qin Yuheng lowered his eyes.
"I understand."
Qin Zhengyuan smiled faintly.
"Understanding must be practiced."
That night, the Moonlit Gentle Soul Lamp was placed in Qin Zhengyuan’s treatment chamber. For the first time in years, he slept without waking from seal pain before dawn.
Mu Qinglan stood outside the chamber for a long time.
Qin Yuheng saw her there.
She did not cry.
But her hand rested lightly on the door.
"Thank you," she said.
Qin Yuheng stood beside her.
No words were needed.
Outside Heavenly Gate City, Xue Rong received another report.
Qin Yuheng had cleared Floor 15.
Dream floor.
SSS.
No member lost.
Dream host defeated.
Soul protection rewards likely gained.
The Blood Sun envoy slowly closed his eyes.
"Capture becomes harder every floor," he whispered.
A subordinate asked, "Should we act sooner?"
Xue Rong opened his eyes.
"No. Acting too soon failed. Acting too late may fail worse. We need a place where his preparation becomes a cage."
"Which place?"
Xue Rong looked at the map of upcoming Tower patterns.
Floor 20.
Second Gate threshold.
Many teams became overconfident before Floor 20.
Many factions moved there.
But before that, Floors 16 to 19 would shape Qin Yuheng’s class path.
Xue Rong pointed at a mark.
"Prepare around his class awakening."
The subordinate bowed.
At the Qin Estate, Qin Yuheng placed his accumulated class fragments on the table again.
Tri-Gate.
Gate Resonance.
Broken Spear.
First Gate.
Beacon Command.
Frontier War Banner.
Dream Bell.
Echo.
The path was becoming clearer.
Not yet complete.
But close.
He looked toward the Tower.
Floor 16 waited.
And somewhere beyond it, his first class would be born.
