Soul Blossom Purple Prison Mountain

[Welcome to the Soul Blossom, lost Summoner.]

An ethereal voice startled Li Ke. He sat up, only to find himself lying beneath a blue sky.

A blue sky was something the children of Zaun would never see in their lives. Deep within the Zaun Rift, the children could only look up at massive metal pipes and all sorts of roaring mechanical contraptions. As for the sky they saw when they snuck into the Upper City, that wasn't the sky of Zaun.

Looking around, Li Ke's expression was one of utter bewilderment.

The ground here was white, the sky was azure. In front of him, where he sat up, was a giant light screen adorned with strange beast patterns in an ink wash style. Li Ke couldn't recognize the animals. He looked elsewhere on the screen and saw an endless expanse of white mist, seemingly covering something on the light screen.

"This..."

Li Ke rubbed his eyes and pinched the back of his hand. Feeling the pain, he stood up, a thought arising in his mind.

"Golden Finger?"

Li Ke, whose adaptability was off the charts, showed a hint of joy.

To transmigrate to a hellhole like Runeterra without a Golden Finger would simply be unacceptable!

But Soul Blossom?

Isn't Soul Blossom a skin universe?

No, wait. To be precise, Soul Blossom isn't exactly a skin universe. More accurately, it should be considered a sub-world of Runeterra. If Runeterra is a material plane, then Soul Blossom is a spirit plane.

Isn't Yone's story a perfect example?

Calming himself, Li Ke stood up, walked to the light screen, and reached out to touch it.

"Pop—"

His palm passed through the light screen as if popping a bubble. The light screen dissipated, revealing a large canvas before Li Ke. It was covered by white mist, but various large black question marks could still be seen.

At the same time, something appeared in Li Ke's mind.

[Name: Li Ke]
[Race: Selectable -- (Human Soul / Spirit Monster / Undead Demon)]
[Soul Strength: 2 (Scattered Soul)]
[World Exploration: 0%]
[Current Items: None]

Li Ke reached out and touched "Human Soul."

Even now, he had no idea what his Golden Finger was all about. What was the point of descending into the Soul Blossom world?

Can it help me become stronger?

But the problem is, can the me in the material world become stronger?

If only the spiritual world becomes stronger, then what's the difference between that and playing a game?

Yes, it's pretty cool to play games, and in a place like Liangcheng, playing games can kill a lot of time, but the problem is, is now the time for me to play games?

[Race confirmed as Human Soul.]

[Due to 0% map exploration, the first descent will be to a random scene.]

[Descend now?]

[Yes/No]

[Descents Remaining (3/3)]

Li Ke nervously clicked yes. The next moment, his hand, which touched the canvas, felt a powerful suction. Accompanied by swirling air currents, the pure white ground, the azure sky, the entire small world, along with Li Ke, was sucked into the canvas.

Light and shadow dissipated. Landing on solid ground, Li Ke looked at the world before him, his pupils contracting.

He couldn't see the sky, as towering purple trees blocked the view above. He also couldn't see ahead, where waist-high weeds grew, making it difficult to discern the path forward.

But the purple he saw told Li Ke one thing: he seemed to have randomly arrived in a very dangerous place.

In the world of Soul Blossom, beings were divided into two factions: the tranquil Daybreak and the chaotic Nightshade. Currently, he had clearly arrived in Nightshade territory.

Because purple was the main color of Nightshade, the Nightshade faction heroes, led by Thresh, were all dark purple.

In his mind, a clear and ethereal voice sounded again:

[Summoner, based on your soul's strength, this descent will last for half an hour.]

[Map discovered—Purple Prison Mountain.]

[Map Exploration: 0.01%.]

[Exploration rewards accumulating.]

[Good luck, Summoner Li Ke.]

"Exploration?"

"Rewards?"

These two keywords greatly relieved Li Ke, who had been feeling anxious. Under the mysterious transcendent power of Runeterra, there was no reason why Li Ke couldn't bring these rewards back to the material world. Therefore, whether he could avoid becoming a mangled corpse in a ditch depended on how effective this Golden Finger was!

With that thought, Li Ke began his exploration.

But in a place like this, where he couldn't find his direction, with weeds reaching his waist and trees like a sea, Li Ke's progress was arduous. He pushed forward with all his might, like a headless fly.

Watching the countdown to his arrival, Li Ke realized he had walked for thirteen minutes, yet the surrounding scenery remained unchanged, and his exploration progress hadn't increased. This gradually made Li Ke feel a hint of annoyance.

Just as he was thinking this, a gust of wind carrying a pungent odor suddenly blew past.

Li Ke instinctively turned his head, blinked, and saw a body wearing the same tattered Zaun clothes as him standing with its back to him, looking dazed. The difference was, that body had no head.

Huh. Wait, that looks like me?

Li Ke blinked again, and that thought instinctively popped into his mind.

The next second, his vision darkened, and Li Ke lost consciousness.

[Detected creature of Purple Prison Mountain, related illustration book opened]

[Purple Prison Mountain exploration value +3]

[Purple Prison Mountain registered as Arrival Point 1]

[Cumulative rewards being distributed, received reward - Soul value 0.3!]

"Damn it!"

With a curse, Li Ke woke up and reappeared in the Soul Blossom space. Blue sky and white ground, with a giant canvas before him, displaying the data from his latest arrival.

Li Ke got up and walked to the canvas, studied it for a moment, and reached out to tap [Purple Prison Mountain Illustration Book].

The next second, the canvas changed, and a nine-square grid appeared. In the first column, third row, a purple beast resembling a hedgehog appeared on the canvas, lifelike, looking top-heavy.

[Nightshade Beast]

[Race: Sprite]

[Soul Strength: 15 (Scattered Soul)]

[Danger Level: Low]

[Description: Lost souls unable to find their way home, they have long been lost in the Purple Prisoner Forest. Without their guide, they gradually forget themselves, becoming mindless wandering souls of Purple Prison Mountain, transforming into sprites of the mountain.]

"This thing killed me?"

Li Ke looked at the hedgehog-like purple creature, his scalp tingling.

Nightshade Beast. He had indeed arrived in Nightshade territory.

Afterward, Li Ke saw the text below the illustration book, which was green and read [Activate].

Li Ke pressed it.

[Illuminated Purple Prison Mountain Illustration 3, Gained Strength +3]

Li Ke blinked his eyes. Strength.

On his panel data, only soul strength was displayed. So what was this strength?

Closing the illustration, Li Ke looked at his personal data again, only to find that his soul strength had become 2.5.

The exploration reward only added 0.3 to his soul value. Could the extra 0.2 be a reward for activating the illustration?

Soul strength equals combat power?!

Clenching his fist, Li Ke didn't feel any obvious changes in his body.

After thinking for a moment, Li Ke reached out and touched the canvas again.

The white mist on the canvas moved, and a black question mark disappeared. Following it, a mountain appeared. Li Ke looked at it, and his mouth twitched.

[Purple Prison Mountain]

On the canvas, purple trees covered the sky, and faint purple clouds surrounded the small mountain.

The reason Li Ke's mouth twitched was that the silhouette emanating from Purple Prison Mountain made Li Ke immediately think of someone.

Behind Purple Prison Mountain was a black silhouette. That shadow had a pair of curved, long horns. The figure was tall, its face and clothing unclear, but he could vaguely make out that he was holding a lantern-like object in his hand.

Ah, Who else could this be?