God's Gift (2)

Although it was called a side hall, it was built no less impressively than the main hall. Li Wei carefully stepped onto the stairs and entered the side hall. The entrance was open, with only four large stone pillars standing there, making it look very majestic. Inside the hall was a huge long hall, somewhat like a church, with dozens of rows of seats neatly arranged in the hall. Directly in front was a high platform with a huge stone statue on it.

Upon seeing the stone statue, Li Wei knew it was the monster he was meant to kill. The reason was simple: this monster looked exactly like the one on the second island, only much larger.

Just then, the wall lamps on both sides of the hall suddenly burst into flames one by one, followed by a loud bang, and the monster statue began to move.

Having been mentally prepared, Li Wei was not frightened by the monster. Instead, he rushed forward and delivered a heavy punch before the monster was fully awake.

With Shockwave Fist, Li Wei was confident he could shatter the monster to pieces. However, a ghostly light shot from the monster's eyes, and then a glass-like substance appeared in front of it, blocking Li Wei's heavy punch.

The Shockwave Fist, which should have shattered the air, was now bounced back as if it had hit an unshakeable iron plate, and Li Wei immediately felt a numbness in his arm.

Looking at the transparent barrier again, it was completely undamaged.

If one move didn't work, then he would try another. Li Wei unleashed his Finger Thunder and simultaneously unleashed a Cloud Piercing Palm of Cloud Piercing Palm attacks, but all of them were blocked by the transparent barrier.

The monster seemed to be enraged, stretching out its hands. Li Wei thought it was about to attack, but instead it simply made a strange gesture.

Its two hands were shaped like the number '8', then it crossed its hands, with its thumbs and forefingers forming a rectangle. Li Wei glanced at it and thought it looked a bit like the gesture photographers often use to mimic a camera lens.

"Why is this monster posing like that?" Li Wei was a little confused for a moment, but there was no doubt that the rectangle formed by the other party's fingers was pointing directly at him.

Suddenly, an indescribable sense of danger washed over him. Almost without hesitation, Li Wei activated his Shifting Forms and Changing Positions, moving to a position a few meters to his left. The next second, a shockwave erupted from the spot where he had just been standing. Li Wei turned his head and saw that the backs of several chairs had suddenly exploded—the very spot where he had just been.

"This is"

Li Wei stared in horror at the chair that had been shattered by some kind of force, realizing that it must be related to the monster's gesture.

Then look at the monster; after missing its first attack, it once again aimed the rectangle formed by its hands at itself.

This time, Li Wei quickly dodged, his eyes fixed on his opponent's fingers. This time, Li Wei saw clearly that a surge of energy erupted and, like a cannonball, hurtled towards him along a rectangular trajectory.

With a loud 'bang,' a rectangular dent was punched into the spot where the bullet had struck.

"Hiss!" Li Wei gasped. This attack was too fast! It could fire an air cannon with just a rectangle formed by his fingers, making it virtually impossible to defend against. Moreover, it was a ranged attack with a high speed, making it difficult to get close enough to attack the monster. His own ranged attacks were completely blocked by that transparent barrier. For a moment, Li Wei couldn't think of any way to defeat this monster.

Seeing the monster point its hand at him again, Li Wei quickly Mirror Image the monster. As soon as the Mirror Image appeared, Li Wei learned the names of the two skills the monster had used.

The defensive skill is called 'Space Barrier,' and its attribute is that it can isolate all attacks. Li Wei thought to himself that this was simply cheating; how could it possibly isolate all attacks? But upon further observation, he saw that the Space Barrier actually created a space as thin as a cicada's wing to block in front of him. In this way, he could use the properties of space to resist attacks.

The other attack skill is called 'Rectangular Impact', which is also a spatial skill. The rectangle formed by the four fingers can release shockwaves, making it extremely powerful.

The Mirror Image possesses all the special abilities of the Mirror Image entity. Li Wei quickly controlled the Mirror Image to release a 'Space Barrier' in front of him, thus eliminating any worries.

The monster seemed to be a bit dim-witted, only focusing on defense and attack. As a result, Li Wei got close enough to successfully use 'Devouring Space' and kill the monster on the spot.

Li Wei gained 3000 energy points from the monster, which is the highest amount of energy points he has ever gained from devouring a single entity. Upon exiting the side hall, he noticed that one of the skull chains on the main hall's door was indeed missing. Overjoyed, Li Wei hurriedly ran towards the side hall on the right.

This place is somewhat similar to the previous side hall; the monsters are still the same, but their spatial abilities are different from before.

The monster in the right-hand side hall only has one move: it can create a black hole. The black hole can appear anywhere, and once it appears, it will extend a Ghost Claw to pull everything it can grab into it. Without a doubt, the other side of the black hole is an unknown space, and if you get pulled in, you'll probably never be able to get out.

Li Wei put a lot of thought into dealing with this monster. First, of course, he mirrored the monster's Mirror Image. Second, Li Wei constantly used Shifting Forms and Changing Positions to dodge the black hole ghost hand. Finally, the monster also died from the devouring ability, not only unlocking the last skull chain sealing the main hall's door, but also contributing 3,000 energy points to Li Wei.

At this moment, the main hall doors were wide open, and Li Wei rushed in.

It's hard to imagine who built this building. If the side halls were already magnificent and imposing, then the main hall can only be described as astonishing.

Walking down the corridor leading to the main hall, Li Wei felt only one word: grand.

It was incredibly large; looking up, one couldn't see the top of the main hall at all. A quick glance to the left and right revealed the corridor to be a full 200 meters wide. As for its length, Li Wei hadn't reached the end yet, so he couldn't comment. The ground was covered in perfectly smooth stone slabs, each step producing a clear, resonant sound that carried far through the quiet corridor. To be honest, Li Wei quite liked this feeling; if this were his home, it would be incredibly prestigious.

After walking for about ten minutes, Li Wei finally saw the end. It was a huge rock wall, carved into the shape of a god statue. Looking at it, the statue was exquisitely carved, lifelike, with a ferocious face and glaring eyes, as if it were staring at Li Wei.

Below this rocky cliff is an arched doorway more than three meters high, also decorated with exquisite carvings, and with numerous runes engraved on both sides.

When Li Wei stepped inside, he discovered that the arched doorway was merely decorative; the door panel was a single piece that couldn't be pushed open. He tapped the stone slab with his finger, and it produced a dull echo, clearly indicating that it was a dead end.

Li Wei was immediately confused.

After thinking about it, Li Wei felt that if he wanted to get through here, he would have to rely on the 'Space Gate' skill he got from the key earlier.

With this hypothesis in mind, Li Wei directly summoned a Space Gate, which automatically searched for a match and, as expected, yielded a result.

Inside the Space Gate, he found a matching Space Gate. After connecting, Li Wei only saw chaos through the portal. For a moment, Li Wei hesitated. This was the first time he had encountered a similar situation. If he couldn't see clearly what was happening on the other side of the portal, entering rashly would likely lead to serious trouble.

However, it seemed that there was no other way out except for that Space Gate. Li Wei thought about it and decided that he still had to go in, but he had to make full preparations beforehand.

After taking out the Beast Soul Sword, he used the sword control technique to float in the air, and then jumped onto it. In this way, even if that place was truly a chaotic land without any illusion, Li Wei would not lose his balance and fall.

With this layer of protection, Li Wei no longer hesitated, made a sword incantation, and rushed into the Space Gate.

A flash of light and shadow, Li Wei found himself in another place. What he saw next greatly surprised Li Wei.

The surroundings were indeed as chaotic as they had just seen, with gray clouds constantly churning around, inspiring fear. However, not everything was chaotic; at least there was a place to stand.

Beneath Li Wei's feet was a platform roughly the size of half a football field. Li Wei was quite interested in this platform that had appeared in the chaos. He flew up on his sword to take a look, but his expression changed drastically.

This wasn't a platform at all; it was the very top of the pyramid! Looking down, the pyramid itself was enormous, only about a kilometer away, the rest disappearing into the chaotic gray clouds. Seeing this breathtaking scene, Li Wei felt utterly insignificant. After returning to the platform and calming himself for a while, he finally began to examine the top of the pyramid.

The area was only about half the size of a football field, so everything was immediately visible. At first glance, Li Wei saw a statue standing in the center of the platform. The statue depicted a very imposing man with an extremely domineering expression, as if he held the world in his grasp. Although it was just a statue, Li Wei could feel the man's aura.

What caught Li Wei's attention, however, was the left eye on the statue.

Unlike the ordinary stone right eye, the statue's left eye occasionally emitted a faint glow. Li Wei stared at it for a while and discovered that it was a purple halo.

The parchment map clearly marks an eye-like pattern here, explaining that obtaining the 'Eye of Space' will grant one the blessing of the God of Space.

Could the statue's left eye be the 'Eye of Space'?

Li Wei felt that the possibility was very high, and thinking of this, Li Wei hurriedly went over. However, he did not notice that in the chaotic gray clouds in the sky, an evil eye was staring at him through the clouds.