As soon as Angor stepped out of the tunnel, he sensed the terrifying pressure coming at him again.
Luckily, he was prepared beforehand, so he could still hold on for now.
He turned around to take a look. The passage to the world in the painting had begun to dissipate. As the passage disappeared, the painting in the treasure chest also seemed to have completed its mission. It began to turn into shimmering particles, and finally, it completely turned into nothingness.
Seeing that the painting and the tunnel were gone, Angor began to check his surroundings.
The stone platform was still floating in the air, and the star-like Luminous Algae was still floating above his head.
Nothing changed, but Angor felt that the pressure around him was getting stronger.
As he thought about it, his shoulders suddenly sank a little. Was the pressure affecting the material world getting worse?
Why was it like this?
According to Feng, as long as the First Phase Ritual of Tai Ende was still going on, the pressure on the stone platform should remain constant.
As the pressure grew stronger, Angor came up with an idea. Is there something wrong with the ritual?
Angor hesitated and looked back at the path of light he came from.
At the end of the path, he noticed that some of the Luminous Algae, which were required to maintain the ritual, were dimming.
It was as if the street lamps were being extinguished.
And it wasn't just one or two street lamps. A large number of street lamps were going out from the end of the path. And it didn't stop there. The lights were spreading toward Angor's direction at an extremely fast speed.
As more and more street lamps went out, the pressure on Angor also increased.
"So something is wrong with the ritual." Angor quickly realized that the pressure only increased when the oil painting disappeared.
It was very likely that the oil painting in the chest was also part of the ritual.
Besides, the disappearance of the oil painting caused the ritual to go wrong, which meant that the oil painting was not only an optional item, but also an important offering in the ritual.
When the ritual began to collapse, the pressure that was maintained within a certain range naturally grew stronger. In the end, even Angor's body couldn't survive the pressure.
Angor had a lot of options. But now, there were only two options left.
Either he had to leave as soon as possible.
Or, he could immediately come into contact with a wisp of the Tidal Realm's will. As long as he obtained the authority bestowed by the heavens, he would no longer be threatened by the pressure.
He chose the second option without hesitation. Since there was a better one in front of him, there was no need to pick the worst one.
After making up his mind, he looked at the giant ball of light hidden behind the Void Algae above the platform.
This ball of light was a projection of the Tidal Realm's will that had been summoned during the First Phase Ceremony.
Originally, this ball of light was still in a stable state, but because of the rapid collapse of the First Phase Ritual, it had become somewhat distorted and looked like it would collapse at any time.
He knew he could not wait any longer. He didn't even have time to think. He followed Feng Yu's method and stretched out his psychic tentacles, rushing directly toward the ball of light in the sky.
Compared to the physical body, the mental power tentacles were more sensitive to pressure. The higher he went, the more terrifying the pressure became.
In the end, he even saw the spirit tentacles slowly dissipating.
He quickly activated the green tattoo in his right eye and used his spirit feelers to send the "forcefield" into the air.
Under the protection of the forcefield, the pressure began to weaken, and the spirit tentacles began to reach higher.
When the spirit tentacles reached the ball of light, the forcefield's effect began to weaken. However, they were already very close to the end.
Angor considered for a moment and added more energy into the spirit tentacles. With this, the spirit tentacles were ejected from the forcefield and exposed to the terrifying pressure.
The pressure was transmitted into his spirit sea through the spirit tentacles, and Angor immediately felt dizzy.
Even so, he didn't break his spirit tentacles. Instead, he used the momentum to dash toward the ball of light.
When the spirit tentacles were about to reach their limit, they finally entered the ball of light.
At the same time, Angor felt his spirit sea trembling violently. The sudden change in his spirit sea made him feel dizzy, and he fell to the ground.
In the endless darkness, Angor had a dream.
He seemed to have turned into a drop of rain that fell into the sea. Pushed by the overwhelming power of water, he turned into a giant whale. The moment the whale leaped out of the sea, its body shrunk rapidly and turned into a flying fish made of green wind. It leaped onto the white clouds and flew towards the mainland ….
Water-type life forms, wind-type life forms, lightning-type life forms … In this "evolution" dreamscape, he transformed into elemental life forms of different elements and experienced the beautiful scenery of the Tidal Realm from different perspectives. In the end, he came to an unknown place. Other than a large expanse of clouds, there was only a long and winding Rainbow River.
The colorful river water was filled with different elements.
They seemed to follow a certain pattern. Sometimes they moved slowly, sometimes they slowed down, and sometimes they remained still.
If this was outside, Angor would not pay attention to the flowing river at all. But here, Angor felt more and more amazed. It was as if the river was not flowing. Instead, it was a strange power that gave the river a special rhythm.
This kind of rhythmic movement represented an even more profound inner meaning.
Angor did not know how long he spent observing the rhythm. Suddenly, he sensed a ripple.
A giant vortex appeared in the middle of the rainbow river, which sucked in a large amount of water. Angor looked at the center of the vortex from above and saw the largest continent in the Tidal Realm through the vortex.
This continent, which was inhabited by countless elemental lifeforms, was undergoing a baptism of elements due to the Rainbow River.
Is this … an Elemental Tide?
Angor stared at the vortex in a daze. The more he looked at it, the more familiar it felt. Angor, who was not conscious in his dream, couldn't help but move closer.
As he approached, the vortex sucked him in as well. His vision went black again.
"Angor?"
A familiar voice came to his ears.
Angor slowly opened his eyes and saw a bright green figure in front of him.
It took him a while to collect his thoughts. "Miss Nai Meicui?"
"You're awake?" Nai Meicui asked. "Can you tell me what happened here?"
Angor took a while to process Nai Meicui's question. Then he suddenly realized something and sat up.
He was still on the stone platform, but the path of light in the distance was gone. There was only darkness above his head. The Void Light Algae and the projection of the Tidal Realm's consciousness were gone.
"What's going on?" Angor was confused.
Nai Meicui gave him a puzzled look. "I was going to ask you that. The void storm suddenly disappeared. I waited for a while, but it didn't show up again, so I came here. "
Nai Meicui arrived and saw Angor lying on the stone platform like a corpse.
She thought something bad happened to Angor, so she quickly came to check. Then she realized that Angor was only sleeping.
"There was nothing around when you came?" Angor was confused.
Nai Meicui nodded and looked at the chest on Angor's back. "If you're talking about the item inside, it was already gone when I came here. Could it be that you were ambushed by someone, and then the treasure in the treasure chest was stolen? "
Nai Meicui misunderstood him. "No, I'm not talking about the treasure. I'm talking about the pressure around here and those light balls in the sky."
"Pressure? Light balls? " Nai Meicui raised her head and looked up. Above her was a pitch-black and boundless void. There was no light ball at all. "When I came here, there wasn't any pressure or light."
Angor understood that everything was over when Nai Meicui arrived.
Looking back at the situation before, he fainted after his spiritual tentacles entered the ball of light. Then, he had a strange dream, and it was followed by the present.
It seemed that the First Phase Ritual had completely collapsed. Even the projection of the Tidal Realm's consciousness was gone.
Since the consciousness of the Tidal Realm was gone, the pressure was gone as well. The void storm that had lasted for more than 400 years also stopped.
But Angor was still confused. What was the result of the Heavenly Gift?
Did he get the Heavenly Gift?
He should have, right? Otherwise, according to his calculations, before the will of the Tidal Realm left, his body should have been suppressed to the point of collapse by the pressure.
But why didn't he feel anything? Angor checked his body. Everything was fine. He wasn't hurt, and he didn't become stronger.
There was no change in his mind space. As for his spirit sea, it was the same as before.
According to Feng, the Heavenly Gift wasn't something that could affect the material world. It was something similar to "letting the world's consciousness know you".
So everything was fine now?
However, because of this, he could not be sure that he was the one who received the right of Heaven's Gift. After all, he fainted at the last moment.
How could he prove the ownership of the Heavenly Bestowal?
Angor tried to get an answer from Elmi, but Elmi didn't know the answer either. It only knew that Angor was asleep for about four or five hours before Nai Meicui showed up. Nothing else.
Angor didn't know how to prove whether he got the Heavenly Gift or not.
Angor sighed in his mind. He would deal with it later. Things were still going well for now. He was the only human the Tidal Realm's elemental creatures came into contact with. Even without the Heavenly Gift, Brute Cavern was still strong enough to dominate the world in the future.
Angor decided to let it go. All in all, he gained a lot from this trip. The Heavenly Gift was just a bonus.
It would be great if he got it, but it didn't matter if he didn't.
"What are you thinking about?" Nai Meicui's voice came again.
"Nothing. I'm just thinking about what happened after I fell asleep." Angor stood up and glanced at the empty chest. "No one took the treasure. I've got it."
Nai Meicui sighed in relief. Feng didn't tell Nai Meicui to guard the treasure, but Nai Meicui had been guarding this place for more than 600 years. She already considered herself a guardian. She would blame herself if the treasure was lost.
"Since you've obtained the treasure, why are you sleeping here?" Nai Meicui didn't ask about the treasure. Since Feng didn't tell her before, she didn't need to ask now.
Angor smiled wryly. "There was an accident. But the void storm is gone, which means everything is back on track."
Angor didn't know if he should tell her about the Heavenly Gift. Nai Meicui was a native of Tidal Realm. Whether he got the Heavenly Gift or not, Nai Meicui might not like it if an outsider coveted it.
So, he decided to keep it a secret for now.
Seeing Nai Meicui's puzzled look, he considered and took out a sprout that was glowing green from his bracelet.
Nai Meicui's expression changed when she saw the seed. "That's …"
He was surprised. Judging from Nai Meicui's expression, she seemed to be familiar with the sprout. But then again, Nai Meicui had lived with Feng for many years.
"Mister Feng gave it to me. He left a message for Miss Nai Meicui inside," Angor said. "I didn't open it, so I don't know what he said."
Angor handed the seed to Nai Meicui, who was still in a daze.
Nai Meicui looked at Angor for a while. "You … you met Mister Feng?"
Angor didn't try to hide this fact.
"Sort of." Angor pointed at the empty chest. "There used to be an oil painting inside, and I met Mister Feng inside. But it's just a wisp of Mister Feng's consciousness in the painting. When the void storm disappeared, both the painting and Mister Feng's consciousness disappeared. "
"I see. Just a wisp of consciousness?" Nai Meicui looked a little disappointed. She thought Mister Feng had returned to this place.
"Aren't you going to read the seed?" Angor saw Nai Meicui holding the seed without opening it.
"I'll read it after we leave this place," Nai Meicui said in a small voice.
Angor nodded. The seed was meant for Nai Meicui anyway. Nai Meicui could decide when to read it.
"Shall we leave this place first?" The pressure was gone, but Angor still felt uneasy when he thought about the void storm. It was better to return to Tide Realm first.
Nai Meicui didn't refuse. Before Angor woke up, Nai Meicui had already checked the area and found nothing. There was no point in staying here.
But before leaving, Angor suddenly thought of something.
"Wait, where are those Void Travelers?"
Nai Meicui looked at a certain direction. "Over there."
Angor looked at the source of the voice and saw a large number of snot monsters gathered together and looking at them. However, none of them dared to approach.
Wait, there was one that was closer, right outside the stone platform.
Angor quickly recognized the Void Traveler's aura. It was the one Woof Woof left behind as a "communication tool" for him.
It seemed that Woof Woof had already trained it before. It was obviously more courageous than the other Void Travelers.
Angor didn't bother talking to the Void Traveler. Instead, he released Woof Woof from his bracelet.
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