Absolute Death Game

But because the communication with this thing was similar to dealing with a Heart Demon, occurring through thoughts in Xiao Buli's mind, as soon as such an idea emerged, the voice sensed his confusion.

The voice spoke gently, "Do not be surprised, the power of gods is omnipresent, even within the Illusory Realm. I can still sense things. What you witness is what I have experienced, just as what you experience is what I have foreseen."

These words sounded very philosophical, and although Xiao Buli felt somewhat baffled by them, he knew they were meant to explain the phenomenon. Previously in the Mystic Hollow Palace, he had encountered mysterious powers that could suddenly see him and destroyed his computer, so he faintly felt these matters were not simple, but had yet to find a reasonable explanation. Therefore, upon hearing the voice's statement, he did not pursue further questions, thinking the puzzle would eventually unravel over time.

"You say you are a god?" Xiao Buli looked at the gigantic Stone Egg before him, thinking to himself what kind of god would take such a form? "But don't all the Divine Race reside in the Nine Heavens Divine Realm?"

????: "Nine Heavens Divine Realm? Those are nothing but lowly thieves who have stolen the name of gods. The true gods are beyond your imagination."

The voice sounded even more weary now, as if conversing with him had exhausted its strength.

????: "Ask no more, I have a task for you," the voice said without further explanation, and abruptly a dialogue box popped up before Xiao Buli.

System Prompt: You have triggered the quest "Earth-Shattering Shock," do you accept?

Quest Content: Destroy the Stone of Restraint.

Xiao Buli stared at the dialogue box before him, but didn't rush to accept the quest. Too many questions swirled in his mind. What exactly was this thing? Would there be any danger in releasing it? Xiao Buli was in a hurry; he had encountered this thing twice before. The first time was in Thousand Pines Town, when four question marks appeared in his dream. Although the content of the dream was ambiguous, upon waking, he found the mark of an Ancient God. The second time was in the library's Ancient God instance; he hadn't had the chance to properly speak with it before the instance program ended, and he had to leave. Now, it was situated inside a Stone Egg, a scene very similar to the one he observed in the great battle of the Ancient Gods. But how could an Ancient God be waiting inside a Stone Egg to be rescued by him?

"Xiao, what's wrong?" Yi Xuan noticed Xiao Buli pressing his hand against the rock without moving for some time, looking quite concerned.

"I...," Xiao Buli was about to speak when he saw a line of characters floating above the boulder: Crystal Iron Ore.

He had entered the cave looking for Crystal Iron Ore, so he activated the mining skill. To his surprise, the ore he had not found before was right before his eyes. Seeing this, Xiao swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and instead said, "Wait for me a moment. This stone might be Crystal Iron Ore, but it's too large. I need to take a good look inside."

Having said that, Xiao Buli mentally asked the entity inside the rock, "Are you an Ancient God?"

????: "Finally remembered, have you? I have waited too long for you."

"Fine, since you're an Ancient God, I believe you must possess tremendous capabilities that humans do not have and know many things I do not. So, let me ask you, do you know who built this game and why?" This question had long puzzled Xiao Buli, and it was something he would ask anyone he thought might know the answer.

????: "Of course," the thing inside responded with an easy tone, as if the question was trivial. However, it also saw an opportunity, "Then let's use this secret as a bargaining chip, shall we? Set me free, and I will tell you all that you wish to know."

No sooner had the voice spoken than another dialogue box popped up before Xiao Buli.
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System Prompt: You have triggered the quest "Earth-Shattering Shock," do you accept?

Quest Content: Destroy the Stone of Restraint.

Xiao Buli steeled his heart and clicked accept. Once he clicked accept, his determination solidified. He told Yi Xuan to stand a bit farther away to avoid accidental injury, equipped his pickaxe, and began to dig into the boulder.

System Prompt: You have accepted the quest "Earth-Shattering Shock."

System Prompt: You have obtained a red Crystal Stone Mine.

System Prompt: You have obtained a black Crystal Stone Mine.

System Prompt: You have obtained a blue Crystal Stone Ore.

The system prompt's voice kept ringing, and in a short while, Xiao Buli's bag was full of Crystal Stones. Since Yi Xuan was responsible for transporting the Crystal Stones for this mission, and completing the "Earth-Shattering Shock" quest was more urgent for Xiao Buli, he didn't hesitate to transfer all the Crystal Stones from his bag to Yi Xuan and then turned back to his digging.

After about half an hour and mining approximately four or five hundred pounds of ore, Xiao Buli had forced a hole into that enormous Egg. At this point, his arms felt numb from the continuous digging. As he dug deeper, the interior color of the Stone Egg changed from the initial black to dark red, then to azure, and finally, to a pale blue-green. A faint radiance seemed to be emanating from within the Stone Egg.

It was as if there was a light bulb inside wrapped in something, Xiao kept on digging when suddenly, a cracking sound startled him into stopping his movements. A crack appeared at the weakest spot, then like an ant hole which breaks a dike, it grew larger and deeper, spreading up and down from the orifice. In the blink of an eye, the entire middle section of the Stone Egg was covered with fissures. The next moment, inside seemed to surge intensely and with a cracking sound, the Stone Egg split in half, collapsing with a thunderous noise. Countless fragments scattered on the ground. Yi Xuan, seeing this, was thrilled and hurriedly started picking up the Crystal Iron Ore on the ground. This trip to the Heavenly Palace might have been satisfying for him at this moment. Xiao, however, paid no attention to the scattered ore on the ground and stared straight at the surface of the Egg. As the external rocks broke away, a huge amber-colored Egg was revealed.