Thunder Pool and Moon Cliff

The golden flying sword hovered between heaven and earth.

It bounces up and down.

It resembles a strangely shaped heart.

Roger sensed it for a while.

He turned around and asked:

"Since you know the location of Thunder Grotto Heaven, why haven't you ever been inside before?"

Gelmo immediately shook his enormous head like a rattle-drum:

"No, this place is too small! How could someone my size fit in..."

Speaking of which...

He looked at Roger expectantly again:

"Although I've never been inside, I can sense that there are many wonderful things inside. One of them is a Lightning Branch. I've seen it in my dreams, and the knowledge within my blood tells me that it is of great significance to me..."

Roger laughed:

"Since it's so significant, why not go in and get it yourself? I assure you, although the entrance to Thunder Grotto Heaven is small, anyone can go in..."

The giant bear said dejectedly:

"Alright... I admit I was too scared to go in. I sensed many wonderful things inside, but there were also things that frightened me. If I hadn't been with you, Star Master, I would never have been able to get this close..."

"Oh?"

Roger became interested:

What did you sense inside?

Based on Roger's perception.

The layout inside Thunder Grotto Heaven is still unknown.

But the bear claimed that he saw what was inside in his dream.

Regardless of whether it's true or false.

A treasure trove so close at hand.

There's no reason why Gelmo wouldn't covet it.

But he refrained from taking action for many years.

It's probably because they've discovered something terrifying!

"Indescribable... Star Master."

The giant bear's voice trembled slightly. "I once saw an eye, and it has become a permanent shadow in my heart. In fact, I can't even be sure if it was an eye, but its existence makes me instinctively fearful. I am not a cowardly bear, sir..."

Roger noticed that his expression of fear didn't seem like an act.

So I asked the question from a different angle:

"What else did you see in your dream besides tree branches that could generate electricity?"

"Countless corpses... They were flying in the sky, but were struck down by lightning that came out of nowhere, and could only fall silently onto the sea."

But the ocean is already overflowing with too many of these corpses!

They were floating everywhere on the sea! The waves started to roll.

I could see countless corpses of living beings drifting on the sea... including many corpses of Thunder Bear!

Gelmo recalled with some emotion, "These memories have become very faint in my mind, and I can't recall many details clearly, but I still remember the fear I felt at the time. I need to reiterate—I'm not a cowardly bear, but the world beyond the entrance truly terrified me..."

According to Gelmo's description.

Roger became even more curious about Thunder Grotto Heaven.

Logically speaking, this should be a blessed place.

Even if it has been transformed into a two-dimensional form.

Surely it shouldn't turn into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood?

Thinking about this...

He quickly approached the golden flying sword.

The latter noticed someone approaching.

It suddenly began to tremble slightly.

Buzzing! At first, it was a buzzing sound.

Then came the sound of rolling rocks.

It ended with a deafening explosion! This was accompanied by Roger's hand gripping the golden flying sword.

The space in the Southernmost Lands was instantly distorted!

Everything around was drained by a mysterious force.

If it weren't for Gelmo's quick escape...

He'll probably have most of his bearskin stripped off!

"Hint: You have entered Thunder Grotto Heaven (2D version)"

"The rules for the Celestial God Game are loading... Loading successful!"

1. Thunder Grotto Heaven is divided into two parts: 'Thunder Pool' and 'Moon Cliff'. Only those who clear specific areas of Thunder Pool will have the opportunity to explore Moon Cliff.

2. Players are required to have at least one related branch template, such as Martial Artist or Qi Refiner their basic, advanced, or part-time profession.

And the player's level must be at least LV100!

3. In the Thunder Pool, you will play the role of a cultivator riding a flying sword. You will control your flying sword to move forward with difficulty in the Thunder Pool. Lightning is not only an obstacle for you, but may also kill you along the way.

Besides that.

You may also encounter ambushes and sneak attacks from monsters in the Thunder Pool during your journey.

4. All players' health is set to 10 points, the initial flying sword durability is 1, and the flight speed is 4.

5...

Failure conditions: Health points reach zero or flying sword durability reaches zero.

Note: Each player has two chances to explore the Thunder Pool each day.

After successfully clearing the Thunder Pool.

The number of opportunities to explore Moon Cliff will vary depending on the progress of clearing the game.

A dense stream of information flashed before Roger's eyes.

When he finished reading all the rules.

The scene before his eyes had changed.

It's still the familiar two-dimensional perspective.

It bears a striking resemblance to the previous Moon Simulator.

The difference is...

Lei Chi is more like a side-scrolling flight game.

Roger's controlled cultivator has a height of two cells.

The initial flying sword has a length of four cells.

He must control the movement of this unit up, down, forward, and backward.

This allows them to avoid damage from lightning or monsters coming from all directions.

This type of game was not unfamiliar to Roger.

The Crazy Pinball game that he recently completed at the Celestial God Game Center was based on a similar design concept.

It's nothing more than testing the operator's reflexes.

Roger was very confident about this.

So he took advantage of the fact that the game hadn't started yet.

Let's get started.

"Hint: You have used Eir's Lens!"

Console loading... Loading failed!

Warning: You have angered the game's designers and are about to be Xuan's Blacklist!

Xuan's Blacklist: Players on the Blacklist will be unable to play any of the Celestial God Game designed by Celestial God Xuan!

"That serious?!"

Roger was instantly startled.

He hadn't expected Xuan to be so petty!

He was about to be expelled from the restricted area.

He quickly activated his backup plan!...

"Hint: Do you want to use your specialization to Load Save and Start Over? 233 attempts remaining..."

Load Save and Start Over: Reload successful, you have entered Thunder Grotto Heaven...

Rules are loading...

Suddenly, a deluge of rules flooded Roger's eyes.

The latter's expression was neither sad nor happy.

But deep down, I felt a slight pang of heartache.

I didn't expect to use a save/load opportunity right at the start.

This made Roger quite reluctant to part with it.

However, this is still better than Xuan's Blacklist.

"Fine, I can't use the lens... I'll just use my true abilities to clear the level!"

This thought came to mind.

Roger stepped onto the flying sword.

Then it began to march triumphantly towards the distance! At the very beginning...

The frequency of lightning is moderate.

Roger's reflexes allowed him to easily dodge it.

But as we delve deeper...

Roger's operations are also gradually becoming more difficult—

It's not that his reaction was bad, but that the initial flying sword's flight speed was too poor!

Sometimes he had already realized what was happening and taken action.

But I almost didn't manage to dodge it.

Three minutes later.

A typical scene unfolded.

The foolish cultivator was suddenly struck by a thick bolt of lightning during his flight.

Roger completed the operation and gave the instructions.

But he still crashed straight into it.

With a deafening roar, lightning struck the cultivator.

His life was reduced by only a fraction.

Roger breathed a slight sigh of relief.

But the next second.

He was shocked to discover that the durability of his initial flying sword had been reduced to zero!

That's all.

The cultivator fell helplessly from the flying sword.

It plunged into the boundless ocean below! And it was during the fall...

Roger witnessed the scene the giant bear had described earlier...

Above the endless waves.

What followed was a dense mass of corpses floating in the water! This scene was truly terrifying.

But when the cultivator Roger himself controlled crashed onto the pile of corpses, he actually became one of the many in the mountain of corpses and sea of blood! This was rather comical.

"Wait, there are so many corpses in this area that look exactly the same!"

Roger didn't have time to look closely.

They were then transported to the initial interface.

"Hint: Begin the Thunder Pool Challenge? 1 attempt remaining today."

"Only two challenges a day? That's way too few!"

Roger had a vague premonition.

This game is probably not something you can just brute-force your way through by relying on your reflexes!

Just like now.

He clearly already had a reaction.

But the practitioners did not listen.

This means he had to react in advance!

Considering that his senses in the Two-Dimensional World are simply not as extraordinary as they are in the outside world.

The possibility of prediction is naturally greatly reduced.

So it seems there's only one path left to take—

That's the back panel!...

"Xuan is really cunning... It's clearly a memorization game, but he limits the number of times you can play it. Is he forcing players to stay outside Thunder Grotto Heaven every day?"

Roger thought to himself, "What do you mean?"

Then he played another round.

This time I was mentally prepared.

At the brink of his last sudden death.

He made the decision in advance.

As expected, they avoided the thunderbolt unscathed.

With the assistance of powerful neural reflexes.

Roger flew even further this time.

He leaped across almost three-quarters of the Thunder Pool in one breath.

Unfortunately, it is located in a narrow, floating island terrain.

He was ambushed by a flock of crows lying in wait on the island.

The health points still didn't decrease much.

The initial flying sword durability is reset to zero.

The body fell straight into the sea.

And so these two attempts were made.

Roger was pretty sure this was a game of guessing the board.

During the flight.

The lightning in Leichi, the sudden thunder, or the lurking monsters all follow a pattern.

The unexpected outbreak has reached a critical point.

Simply react in advance.

All you need to do is silently memorize the route map.

Passing through customs shouldn't be a problem.

The biggest limitation is that you can only play the game twice a day.

Roger can solve this problem by Load Save and Start Over.

Although he was reluctant to use up his limited number of save/load attempts.

But on the other hand...

This expertise is used in situations like this.

On the other hand.

He didn't want to wait for the count to refresh day after day.

"I should have come to Thunder Grotto Heaven earlier..."

Roger felt a pang of regret.

But the next second...

He resolutely chose to Load Save and Start Over!

"Hint: Congratulations! You have successfully cleared the four stages: Thunder Pool, Thunder Sea, Raging Thunder, and Melting Thunder!"

You have earned the right to explore Moon Cliff!...

You have received the reward for completing the level: Prodigy Fruit...

Prodigy Fruit: After consuming it, you can choose a martial art and raise its proficiency by one level.

You have received the completion reward: a random flying sword.

A clue has been detected that you possess Thunder Grotto Heaven (from the Dao Lord)...

You have obtained the mysterious flying sword: the South Sea Fire Sword...

South Sea Fire Sword: A super magic weapon with extremely strong Attack Power and extremely high escape speed.

Note: Requires a mystical talisman to activate.

After using up nearly forty chances to Load Save and Start Over.

Roger finally cleared the Thunder Pool.

Just as he guessed.

Memorization games rely on repeated, tireless trial and error.

The design framework of Leichi is actually very simple.

However, the various malicious first-meeting killings are truly somewhat sinister.

Basically.

Roger, who was able to react, relied on his reflexes to get through things.

The rest can be solved by relying on the guidebook.

Overall, the process was fairly smooth.

In fact, there are four stages in total.

Thunder Pool Thunder Sea, Raging Thunder Glory Thunder!

The further you go, the more you realize that.

The indiscriminate killing range of lightning has become larger.

We've reached the final stage.

The cultivators played by the players can barely survive in the cracks.

Roger used up most of his save/load attempts during this phase.

Fortunately, he managed to push it away in the end.

In fact.

You will be eligible to explore Moon Cliff once you complete the first three stages.

Roger was determined to take on the final hurdle.

On the one hand, they wanted to prove their abilities.

On the other hand, I also wanted to see if there were any hidden rewards.

Unfortunately.

This time, he seems to have overthought things.

He was satisfied with a Prodigy Fruit and a high-level flying sword that required other items to activate.

Roger felt like he had lost everything.

Fortunately, after clearing the minefield...

Roger had vaguely gained something else.

I sensed it for a while.

He was delighted to find that his reaction speed had improved significantly! (See the data bar.)

The notification arrived late.

Your Nerve Reflex Speed have reached Celestial God-level!

A short line of text flashed by.

Its contents, however, filled Roger with ecstasy! "Finally, one of my attributes has reached the Celestial God-level!"

"However, the improvement in reflection seems illogical; Thunder Pool clearly relies on the backplate..."

Roger was somewhat puzzled.

Unfortunately, no one could answer his question.

Final.

He could only guess that this was the hidden reward for clearing the most difficult level.

I composed myself.

He left the outer area of the forbidden zone.

Deep into the Moon Cliff.

Moon Cliff is also Two-Dimensional World.

But this place is different from Leichi.

This place is more like the Black Star World.

Roger's character, a hermit, can freely walk among the moonlit cliffs.

Rules regarding Moon Cliff.

The Thunder Grotto Heaven only has this one sentence.

"Wander freely; you may gain nothing, or you may gain a great deal, it all depends on your affinity with the truth of the world."

"Fate is obviously unreliable!"

Roger was a little annoyed.

He preferred to face the challenge head-on.

He prefers to face challenges that are more difficult than those he's faced.

They also do not want to pin their hopes on a vague and uncertain destiny.

"Unfortunately, although this is Mystra, my Star Master Authority is ineffective..."

Roger sighed softly.

It slowly landed on an inconspicuous cliff.

The next second.

The mountain wall has Open Portal.

Roger's heart skipped a beat.

He quickly crawled inside.

This is the cave dwelling of a Qi Refiner.

The spiritual energy inside is quite abundant.

Roger discovered a Spirit Eye on the east side of the cave.

This Spirit Eye sprayed high-purity spiritual energy in all directions like a fountain.

Cultivate here.

This is probably something that Martial Artist or Qi Refiner dream of! Then...

He also discovered a magical spring in the western part of the cave, which exuded a rich aetheric aura.

The area around the Magic Spring.

The ether almost coalesced into tiny sprites.

They sang, danced, and laughed here.

At last.

Roger the boundary between the Magic Spring and the Spirit Eye.

We arrived at the depths of the cave.

There.

He saw a huge whirlpool.