God's Gift (I)

"Choosing to stay in the mission world will consume 1000 points per hour. Once the points are depleted, you will be automatically teleported back to Shadow Street."

A notification sounded after Li Wei chose to stay.

Li Wei thought to himself, "This is damn expensive! Staying here for an hour costs 1,000 points! It's outrageously expensive. But with Li Wei's current wealth, he could easily live here and retire without any problem."

Now, the next step is to find a place where this key can be used.

Li Wei took out the parchment scroll with the map drawn on it again and studied it carefully. The person who made this map used a very skillful technique to depict the mountains, forests and streams of the first level. Although it was only a few strokes, it was clear at a glance. Apart from the Treasure Chest in the pool, Li Wei did not find any other strange icons.

"Perhaps the answer can be found in that key," a thought popped into Li Wei's mind.

Thinking this through, Li Wei carefully put away the parchment scroll, took out the key, and examined it closely. Sure enough, he discovered some clues. On the key was a pattern carved in openwork. Li Wei scrutinized it for a long time, when suddenly he heard a notification: "Discovered 'Space Gate' rune. Gained this special skill. After learning it, you can open a portal to a specific space. Learning requirement: Master at least one spatial special skill."

On that day, it turned out to be a special skill.

Li Wei's heart pounded wildly, but he dared not move his gaze, continuing to stare at the mysterious relief.

A few seconds later, the prompt appeared again. "Learning conditions met. Do you want to learn 'Space Gate'?"

How could Li Wei refuse such a good thing? After agreeing, he felt a blinding light burst in front of his eyes, and then Li Wei felt a lot of things being poured into his brain. It took at least several minutes for Li Wei to recover from the dizziness.

Looking at the key again, there was no longer any relief. Li Wei blinked. Everything that had just happened seemed like a dream, but without a doubt, Li Wei knew that he had gained a new special skill: 'Space Gate'.

Li Wei immediately checked the properties of the 'Space Gate'.

"Space Gate, a spatial skill, rated B. It can create a Space Gate, search for the destination of a marked Space Gate, and open a passage between the two gates."

Li Wei immediately recognized it as a support skill. Space Gate cannot freely transport one to any location; it only connects to other locations that also have Space Gate. From any perspective, it cannot compare to 'Shifting Forms and Changing Positions,' but in this world, it might be the key to entering the second level.

Thinking of this, Li Wei used the skill according to the principles of the Space Gate.

A flash of light appeared, and the outline of a door appeared in front of Li Wei. The door did not open, but a virtual panel appeared in Li Wei's field of vision.

"Searching for Space Gate... A pair found, connect?"

Having received this prompt, Li Wei unsurprisingly chose 'yes'. A ripple spread through the Space Gate, and a world, like a reflection in water, gradually appeared within. Li Wei could see it clearly; it was indeed the Mirror Image drawn on the second layer of the map—a vast ocean with only a solitary island standing within it.

Without a doubt, the other side of the Space Gate leads to the second level of the pyramid.

After a moment's thought, Li Wei moved inside. The next second, Li Wei felt his body lighten and fall downwards. Li Wei quickly used his sword to fly, only to find that he was below a vast blue ocean.

"This is the second level?" he muttered to himself, looking around.

The space here was quite vast, with a dozen or so enormous pillars standing at varying heights in the ocean, except for one pillar located on a nearby island. A dozen or so seagull-like birds flew merrily around Li Wei, clearly quite curious about Li Wei sudden appearance.

Li Wei tried to use the Space Gate again, but was told that it couldn't be used here. He tried using his sword to change locations several times, but the result was the same. Li Wei guessed that perhaps the Space Gate to the third level required it to be opened on that island.

Li Wei only remembered that there was a skull-like icon on the island on the map. Obviously, this symbol represented something. The skull represents death, which means that the island is very dangerous.

Even though it was dangerous, Li Wei had no choice but to go, because he needed to reach the third level to receive the God's blessing. Reluctantly, Li Wei had to use the Beast Soul Sword to carry him towards the island. The island seemed close at first glance, but it took Li Wei a full half hour to reach it. Furthermore, strange things happened along the way. For example, the seagulls that had been following Li Wei all flew away from Li Wei when they saw Li Wei trying to enter the island, seemingly afraid of it.

"This island doesn't eat people, I really don't know what's so scary about it," Li Wei sensed the danger but found nothing. After a while, there were no more birds in sight on the sea, and Li Wei frowned.

Is this island off-limits to strangers?

Li Wei was completely baffled. He continued to fly closer and saw lush trees on the island. Everything seemed very peaceful, and the entire island looked like an uninhabited island.

The island wasn't large. After flying around it once and finding no danger, Li Wei landed on his sword. Once on the island, Li Wei found it extremely quiet; even the wind rustling through the leaves made no sound. Standing on a white sandy beach along the island's shore, Li Wei wondered if he could summon Space Gate here.

As expected, just as Li Wei had predicted, the Space Gate could indeed be used here. When the gate reappeared in front of Li Wei skillfully controlled it to search for possible matching Space Gate. However, he found only one other Space Gate: the one that led back to the first level, and the Space Gate that was blocked by a skull chain.

Trying to connect the chains to each other yielded no results, leaving Li Wei somewhat frustrated. At the same time, he realized that the skull marked on the map seemed to refer to this place, but how could he unlock the skull chains?

Temporarily withdrawing the Space Gate, Li Wei looked at the island he was now on and thought to himself that perhaps the solution to this problem lay on this very island.

Just as Li Wei was about to explore the island, a strange noise suddenly came from the island's Jungle. It sounded somewhat like an elephant smashing through some rotten trees.

The sound was getting louder and louder, which meant it was getting closer to Li Wei.

Just as this feeling reached its peak, Li Wei assumed a defensive stance, intending to give the person who made the terrifying noise a taste of their own medicine. The next second, a strange figure burst out of the woods.

Li Wei was stunned when he saw it. The monster was both human and beast, with a tall stature, but it had a skull-shaped chain wrapped around its chest, which looked exactly like the skull chain that sealed the Space Gate.

Now, things are clear: it seems that as long as this monster is defeated, the skeletal chains sealing the Space Gate will be unlocked.

Thinking of this, Li Wei activated his combat power and went to meet the monster, taking the opportunity to check its combat strength.

S1 is still no match for me.

Li Wei felt much more at ease, but in order to save time, he immediately used the Blood Control Method to control the opponent's movement after getting close. Then, the Spatial Cage and Devouring Ability were released at the same time, devouring the monster that had only appeared for two minutes.

"Gained 1800 energy points..."

Li Wei glanced at the energy points he had gained after devouring the monster and nodded in satisfaction. He hadn't expected that devouring this monster would grant him so many energy points. If he had a few more monsters like this, wouldn't he be able to quickly gather 100,000 energy points to obtain the Star Domain upgrade points?

As soon as the monster died, the skull chains Space Gate shattered, and a majestic palace-like scene appeared on the other side of the Space Gate.

"This is the third floor." Li Wei himself hadn't expected things to go so smoothly; it was completely within his expectations. So, without lingering, Li Wei strode straight in.

Just like when he entered the second level, there seemed to be no distance between the two Space Gate. Almost instantly, Li Wei found himself in front of a magnificent hall.

Li Wei took out the sheepskin scroll and compared the magnificent hall in front of him with the one on the map. Both the main hall and the two side halls were exactly the same as those on the map, so this was undoubtedly the third level.

Hidden here is the 'eye' marked on the map, also known as the Eye of Space. Obtaining it will grant you the blessing of the God of Space.

All of this was written on the parchment scroll. If Li Wei had some doubts about the truth of this matter at first, he completely believed it after he obtained the Space Gate technique.

Having acquired Space Gate, Li Wei habitually summoned it to search for a matching Space Gate. The result was that, apart from the Space Gate on the second level, there were no other matches; without a doubt, this was the final level.

On the map of this third level, there are three skulls marked, located in the main hall and two side halls respectively, while the 'Eye of Space' is behind the skull in the main hall.

After carefully putting away the sheepskin scroll, Li Wei prepared to enter the main hall. Based on his experience on the second floor, the marked skulls were undoubtedly monsters. Since there was nothing but monsters in the two side halls, only a fool would go there.

However, when Li Wei reached the main hall's entrance, he found that the door was also firmly sealed by two skull chains. Seeing this, Li Wei immediately understood the purpose of the monsters in the two side halls. Just like on the second floor, to remove the skull chains, the monsters in the two side halls had to be killed.

Knowing there was no way to slack off, Li Wei reluctantly walked towards the side hall on the left.