Chapter 743: Soaring in the Sky
Chapter 743: Soaring in the Sky
Body-Mind Integration: Significantly enhances the player's control over their physical body, allowing for precise manipulation of every muscle fiber by expending Essence.
Note: This step is limited to 50cm, with no margin for error, not even a millimeter!
The upgraded Sports Sprint module grants Lindsey a passive enhancement to his physical mastery.
He feels a peculiar sensation.
The powerful control over his body, combined with the effects of Life Essence, achieves an even more exquisite state.
Then, at the central pillar of the Dust Path World, the pinnacle of the world and its most crucial location...
"Eggplant—"
Lindsey sets up a simple campsite and cooks a barbecue for himself.
Afterward, he takes out his camera, recites a classic smile line, and takes a selfie with his barbecue at the world's peak, sending it to his friends list.
Lindsey: [Image]
Alice: [...]
"...What's wrong, Alice? You seem quiet."
Alice's mood seems a bit off.
Considering she was in battle earlier, Lindsey refrains from saying more. He finishes his barbecue, cleans up the campsite, and takes one last look at the surrounding scenery.
The Dust Path World is quiet under the night sky.
The vast sky above evokes a sense of calm and naturally inspires the human spirit of exploration.
This is solely because this region is separated from the rest.
Lindsey listens intently, noticing that even the wind at the world's center is quieter, a slight disappointment.
He walks to the edge of the central pillar, thumbs up, and gestures toward the distant floating islands.
"A bit far..."
"But it's not impossible."
Lindsey opens his synthesis list without hesitation.
Combining the floating cloud layer and a soil block, he creates a new floating module in his hand.
[Consumable Module: Floating Soil Block]
[A module with an incredible floating ability, allowing direct construction in the air for a limited time.]
[A basic module with unique functions, its value undetermined.]
Lindsey had previously dismantled a large portion of the Cloud Sea.
[Floating Cloud Layer] only provides floating effects, serving as a material that cannot be directly laid in the air. Ordinary blocks lack floating abilities but can be used for construction.
After combining the two, a floating block defying physics is created.
Lindsey finalizes his plan.
When his gliding distance is insufficient, he places these blocks under his feet, climbing higher and higher.
Repeating this process several times, he successfully reaches the distant island group.
"Alright, let's go!"
Lindsey prepares his enhanced physique skill, bending his legs and bursting forward. His body surges ahead, leaping from the central pillar of the world.
At the highest point of his ascent, Lindsey spreads his arms and begins to glide downward with the assistance of the Multi-Functional Survival Gear.
The starry night sky above is pitch black.
Lindsey adjusts his body, controlling his gliding angle.
Using the central pillar behind him and the distant island group as references, he maintains a proper flight posture, even finding time to express his thoughts along the way.
"At my current speed, running on the ground would definitely be faster than flying."
"But flying in the sky just feels better, doesn't it?"
As Lindsey glides, he starts calculating the distance.
Using his distance from the central pillar and the rate of descent, he quickly calculates a result.
"As expected."
"Leaping from the central pillar and gliding all the way to the island is impossible."
"I'll need to build some transit platforms along the way."
Bang! Lindsey concludes, immediately retrieving the Floating Soil Block from his sack and placing it in the sky ahead.
He grips the block's edges tightly, hanging in the air.
Then, with a forceful flip of his hand, he stands on the neatly arranged Floating Soil Block.
High above, a solitary black dot, like a dead pixel on a screen, stubbornly hovered beneath the vast sky.
Lindsey stood alone, gazing at the distant floating island.
"It's still quite a distance away."
"To reach it successfully, not only will I need to rest several times along the way, but I also have to continuously increase my altitude. Hmm... I can't skimp on the floating blocks."
After calculating the approximate result, Lindsey jumped high, placing an ordinary wooden block under his feet. He spent some ordinary blocks and then replaced them with floating blocks.
By alternating between the two, he raised himself to a considerable height.
"This height..."
Lindsey looked into the distance, feeling it wasn't quite safe yet.
His mind raced, and he came up with a strange and inhumane idea.
Lindsey reached into his sack and pulled out the long-unused Bat Summoning Scroll, summoning two bats that flew upwards.
Although the bats couldn't carry Lindsey, they could serve as leverage.
When the bats reached a certain height, Lindsey lashed out with a whip, wrapping it around the bats' bodies, and then forcefully pulled himself up.
As the bats screeched and even dissipated due to the overwhelming force, Lindsey, under the influence of the powerful force, quickly ascended, his position rising significantly.
Having secured the height advantage, he continued to glide through the air.
He repeated this process.
Although the floating blocks had a limited duration, after using up two-thirds of the materials in his backpack, Lindsey finally saw the Will Barrier that Alice had mentioned.
This barrier was usually invisible.
However, when an external cloud floated over, it would briefly flash a thin, white, transparent membrane, pushing the cloud out of its protective range.
"..."
"The height is fine now, let's build a platform first."
Lindsey didn't want to crash into this Will Barrier.
He estimated the distance and took out a Floating Mud Block from his backpack, spreading it out in front of him. With a construction base established, he then used ordinary blocks to build a straight corridor, reaching the edge of the Will Barrier.
Lindsey extended his finger, attempting to touch the barrier.
Slap—
A gentle force pushed against his hand, spreading in a rhythmic pattern throughout his body, causing Lindsey to unconsciously take two steps back.
Whether from the inside out or the outside in, the Will Barrier treated all objects equally.
Naturally, Lindsey switched to his Puzzle Solver skill, starting to investigate the specific attributes of the barrier.
[Mind Barrier—A rule barrier formed by the personal will of the Righteous One, protecting the world core from external intrusion.]
"Hmm... What's its weakness?"
Lindsey widened his eyes, staring intently at the barrier before him.
As time passed and essence was invested, under closer observation, new information finally emerged.
[A perfect rule, forming a perfect barrier. It can only be forcefully broken through or voluntarily dispelled by its owner.]
"Tsk..."
Lindsey placed his hand on his forehead.
The latter option, asking the Righteous One who established the barrier to come and dispel it themselves, was simply wishful thinking.
Only the former...
"The Awakened, who can stabilize the entire world and establish new rules..."
"What level of strength must they possess?"
Lindsey's heart filled with a sense of unease.
Could he be trapped here forever? Facing this barrier formed by special essence of will, he took out the Crimson Horn Holly, an item capable of disrupting skills, from his backpack and tried to stab it upwards.
Slap—
As expected, Lindsey's wooden spear was repelled.
Equipment targeting skills up to the sixth stage couldn't break through the ancient skill of the Righteous One.
That was the reality.
Lindsey flew all the way to the edge of the world core, only to be trapped!
(End of Chapter)
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