778: Who will save me?

“The Pale Dense Fog has disappeared…”

Before his eyes, the seemingly eternal Pale Dense Fog was now continuously receding, revealing a Surface no different from where Chen Du currently stood.

Chen Du stared straight ahead, muttering to himself.

Soon, he thought of something and quickly shifted his gaze to a certain spot:

“That blue crystal has also disappeared.”

Chen Du was silent.

The disappearance of the crystal was not unexpected; it had been thinning with each increasing wave, so its disappearance was reasonable.

But what about the reward?

Why was there no reward at all?

Could the receding Pale Dense Fog be the reward for wave 35?

That’s impossible. After clearing wave 35, it would only be logical for him to receive the biggest reward.

From the behavior of the Pale Dense Fog, it seemed he had indeed cleared it, but why didn't he hear any prompts in his mind?

And his panel didn't show any new red dots.

It was as if this clearance had nothing to do with Chen Du; he cleared it, but not only did he not get a reward, he also lost these monsters, making it difficult to hone his Martial Skills later.

Upon closer thought, he actually lost out!

As time passed, the Pale Dense Fog continued to recede. This process was actually very fast, but due to his excessive anticipation, Chen Du felt time was passing somewhat slowly.

Chen Du had entered it before; it was like a Seal on the five senses, and he was eventually surrounded and killed by monsters.

But it was different now; there should be no monsters inside the Pale Dense Fog anymore.

Just like that, after a while, the Pale Dense Fog, like white mist shrouding a mountain encountering stormy weather, was blown away completely.

“Hmm?”

Until a certain moment, the continuously receding Pale Dense Fog stopped, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

A few seconds later, Chen Du reacted.

It hadn't stopped; it had ended.

The Pale Dense Fog hadn't dispersed, or rather, hadn't completely dispersed. It hadn't disappeared; it had only receded partially.

Receding meant that Chen Du’s original active space had become larger.

Previously, Chen Du had a 'room theory'.

The general idea was that after clearing wave 35, the room key would be taken away, and he would never be able to enter again. Now, it seemed this theory had failed.

Not only would he be able to enter, but the space had also become larger, as if it was more welcoming for him to come in.

But there seemed to be no monsters?

“Hmm?”

At this moment, Chen Du suddenly noticed a small blade of grass on the Surface.

The small blade of grass was inconspicuous, even ordinary, but due to the surrounding emptiness, it appeared somewhat special.

One couldn't die in the Crystal Space, so Chen Du didn't think much and directly touched it with his hand.

“seven aperture exquisite?”

Chen Du suddenly spoke. These four words were the name of the small blade of grass on the Surface. Like a panel, he could get information just by seeing it.

This seven aperture exquisite seemed to be the same principle; touching it revealed its purpose.

Its ability was to increase the Life Strength Rank of a Domain Warrior by 1 Rank, with a maximum of Rank 36.

“Is this the reward for the Pale Dense Fog receding one step?”

Chen Du initially felt this reward was a bit meager, at least for his current self, considering his hundredfold talent increase Speed.

But he immediately realized.

Maximum Rank 36!

After Rank 35, Life Strength Rank could no longer be increased.

The reason his Mental Energy could Breakthrough this limit was due to the mechanism of the Crystal Space.

However, in terms of Life Strength Rank, he had nothing special; it was just a normal increase, simply a bit more luck and more Opportunities.

Chen Du was silent.

The series of events that had occurred in this short period were all too strange.

First, there was no reward for clearing wave 35. Although the Pale Dense Fog had dispersed, Chen Du, no matter how he looked at it, didn't see it as a reward.

Instead, it seemed like a new round of challenges.

As for the seven aperture exquisite, instinctively, Chen Du didn't believe it was the reward for the 35th wave.

Moreover, this seven aperture exquisite was somewhat peculiar. Why was its maximum Rank precisely 36?

Other similar resources, their maximum Ranks, would always be the limit of a stage, ending with Rank X9.9.

When Chen Du previously said he wanted to rush to become a Starry Sky Warrior in one go, he was just saying it, because he had no idea what conditions were required to become a Starry Sky Warrior.

Although the Heavenly Book Alien Race had memories, that being was too special; his prerequisite for becoming a Starry Sky Warrior was to use source Qi to dissolve his own characteristics as an ultimate resource, which was useless to Chen Du.

Chen Du had only thought before, would he be special enough?

Could he directly ascend to Rank 36? After all, there was the precedent of Mental Energy, and although that was a mechanism of the Crystal Space, since he had the Crystal Space, was there a possibility of this fluke?

Now it seemed there was no fluke; instead, it felt like a premeditated plan.

This seven aperture exquisite was like a premeditation. Everyone was stuck at Rank 35, but as long as he consumed this seven aperture exquisite, he could ascend to Rank 36. At that point, the so-called limit would probably be broken by him.

At that time, it might attract many powerful individuals, but not consuming it was also not an option. Rank 35 was not enough to be invincible. The Ranks of the Old Ancestors in those Overlord-level Civilizations, if one thought for the worst, might even include beings of Rank 39!

Even as a Genius, he couldn't possibly defeat them.

So, he had to consume it.

“If this is the direction things are going, doesn’t that mean the Rank 35 limit is related to the Crystal Space?”

After a moment of silence, he dug out the seven aperture exquisite and examined it carefully.

Its appearance was indeed ordinary, no different from a weed, and the roots buried beneath were nothing special.

Chen Du didn’t use it immediately. He now had a few guesses in his mind.

For example, could this seven aperture exquisite be taken out?

This guess was mainly because Chen Du had an idea: since the Pale Dense Fog could recede once, it could recede a second time, he just didn't know what the conditions were.

If there were similar rewards later, it would be better if they could be taken out. Perhaps they could have some use, such as for exchange.

However, Chen Du could quickly confirm this point himself.

Although the monsters were gone now, Chen Du vaguely felt he had gained a power that couldn't quite be called an ability; more accurately, it was like a kind of authority.

An authority limited to this place.

He could leave freely, but the way to enter was still the same.

Subsequently, Chen Du walked to the boundary of the Crystal Space, which was the Pale Dense Fog.

Chen Du looked at the all-too-familiar Pale Dense Fog before him, always feeling that it seemed to have changed, somehow different, yet also feeling like he had seen it somewhere before.

He reached out to touch it, and the moment he made contact, Chen Du's eyes widened slightly.

Solid!

The Pale Dense Fog had actually turned solid!

In an instant, Chen Du thought of something he had seen before.

The boundary of Hai City's Rank 1 Spirit Domain.

The boundary cloud!

Durags's description of it was that even infinite power could not break it.

At the time, Chen Du felt that the Pale Dense Fog in the Crystal Space was very similar to the boundary cloud. He hadn't expected it to turn into the same substance after clearing wave 35.

Was there some connection between them?

Chen Du didn't know.

But the hand touching the Pale Dense Fog vaguely felt something coming from within.

Chen Du quickly guessed something. He pressed his ear against the Pale Dense Fog, listening intently. He could feel a constantly repeating sound coming from a very distant location.

The content of the sound was extremely simple, but it made Chen Du's pupils constrict.

“Someone save me!”