Chapter 926: Active Ability (2/2)
While thinking of it, he realized a certain line of thought that he hadn't pondered about before. The mountainous demon beast said that they could leave the Sub-Realm after a decade had passed. But it seemed it wasn't automatic. They would only be able to leave after a decade, not that they were guaranteed to do so.
Instead, they would have to buy a ticket to exit the Sub-Realm. If they failed to do so, they would be in the Sub-Realm for all their lives. Seeing the items listed on the tablet, Krune was able to understand the objective of the Sub-Realm creator.
'Maybe it's not a Sub-Realm, but the subspace being developed by a God. Through the allure of the treasures, he now has a significant number of cultivators living in this Sub-Realm. If developed over time, they would be enough to populate the entire Sub-Realm within a millennium.'
He didn't state his thoughts aloud, reading the eighth item description. ”Return to Layer 4 (6 months): The user will be randomly dispatched to one of the regions in the fourth layer. After a stay of six months, he will be transported back to the Checkpoint Turtle.”
”This is for those who wish to farm for more Godly Points, right?” Krune inquired, watching the octopus nod in response.
He then looked at the ninth item description. ”Entry to Layer 2: You'll be transported to the Second Layer.”
Upon not seeing anything else, Krune looked at the octopus, inquiring for it to explain.
The octopus seemed a bit tired as it spoke, ”The Fourth Layer is like a demo. So, after some time has passed, everyone was transported to this layer forcefully. But unlike that, this layer is the full version. Cultivators could live here for all their lives. So, if you wish to head to the Second Layer, this is the only way.”
'As I suspected,' Krune nodded as he thought. It wasn't easy obtaining Godly Points. Moreover, to head to the Second Layer, one needed 200 Godly Points. It was an outrageous sum. One would need to save up for all their life and would still have to be lucky enough to obtain that sum. After all, as a mortal, Krune realized the risk involved in obtaining each Godly Point.
He then looked at the final item description, ”Helper Whistle: It calls forth a predator fish from the ocean to help the user, either to escape or kill his foes.”
”How strong is this?” Krune couldn't help but ask the octopus, ”Is it powerful enough to help me kill those Neon Radiance…fishes from the First Wave?”
”It can at most kill 2-3 three before dying. Against the Neon Radiance King, it would be lucky to kill one.” The octopus then iterated further, ”As for the waves, it will only happen once every decade.”
”Only once per decade.” Krune sighed in relief, relaxing at the thought he didn't have to face something of that extent again. He didn't plan on remaining in the Third Layer for that long. After thinking for a moment, he decided to ask, ”How can I leave this Sub-Realm?”
”I'm not sure about that.” The octopus shook its head. ”Only the First Layer will have a clue regarding that.”
Krune then hovered his gaze above the first item, inquiring, ”Will you be selling other passive abilities later?”
”No.” The octopus shook its head. ”This list will never change unless the owner of the Sub-Realm changes it personally. So, I'll only be selling this one passive ability here.”
”Alright.” Krune nodded before saying, ”I'll take the passive, Underwater Breathing. I'll also take two Water Essences and one ticket to a Primary Landmass.”
”Sure thing.” The octopus nodded as it flailed its tentacles in the water, taking out three items from within. The first seemed to be a parchment, the second was a vial containing two pills, while the third one was a container with blood.
In the meantime, Krune noticed the Godly Points displayed in his Tablet turn zero. He had spent everything he had obtained till now. It seemed that the transaction was done through mysterious means as the octopus handed him the three items, pointing at the container with the blood and said, ”Drink this, and you'll obtain the passive ability.”
”Alright.” Krune opened its lid and drunk it, not caring about its raw taste. He soon convulsed on the ground as his lungs, neck, and nose burned. Ten seconds later, he relaxed, dipping his head in the water before him to see he could breathe through his nose like normal. It was a bit more difficult than while in air, but it was doable.
He safely tucked away the vial in his hip, placing the two Water Essences there and looked at the parchment. Following the instructions of the octopus, he dripped a droplet of his blood on it. Immediately, his body disappeared from the place.