Chapter 4: Abnormal Tasks

Task Prompt: Solve the riddle on the stone wall before the cave is completely submerged in water. This task will train your extraordinary thinking abilities to enhance your future treasure-hunting skills. Just as Zihou read this, he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet was damp. Looking down, he saw water rising rapidly from somewhere, and the speed was alarming

Random selection begins

The distribution of rewards will now commence. Meng'er's delicate voice then rang out, as if she had suddenly skipped a segment, speaking directly.

After several attempts, Zihao was fortunate enough to hit two rocks, and neither of them bounced back, which gave him a glimmer of hope

At this moment, the cave was already flooded, and Zihao was completely submerged. Moreover, the water was about to reach the top of the cave, and soon there would be no air left.

Therefore, Zihao immediately pressed down the two earliest rocks again, and then began to search for the next possible stroke

Quickly, Zihao finally pressed down on two more rocks correctly. After four rocks had sunk, only five remained. However, if he pressed the wrong one next, the four rocks would bounce back up again. Yet, he no longer had time.

However, by this time, the water in the cave had already spread and reached the waist of Zihou, and there was not much time left

Is it possible to solve the puzzle in the shortest time? Zihao tried to move the rocks and found that they could not be moved, indicating that it was not a puzzle.

Congratulations on completing the first level novice task and receiving the Cleansing Pill. Zi Hao only felt a ringing sound in his ears, and when he opened his eyes, he had already returned to the previous Peach Garden realm

As Zihau saw that time was running short, he surfaced, taking deep breaths of air, and then submerged again, continuing to decipher the puzzle of the nine-grid.

Zihao did not dare to be presumptuous, and immediately focused intently on the nine rocks before him, beginning his study.

The question mark represents a random selection. If you choose the third option box now, a martial art technique will be randomly selected from the three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. It is possible to draw a technique of the same level, or it could be a beginner technique, or even an advanced technique. The higher the level of the technique, the lower the probability of selection. The martial art rewards in the first two option boxes are already the best among the intermediate techniques of the same level. It is advised that novice beginners do not take the risk of using random selection, as drawing a worthless low-level technique could lead to disappointment. "" Meng Er said playfully.

Damn it!" Zihao cursed loudly, but soon choked on a mouthful of water, which had already spread to his mouth, quickly threatening to submerge him completely

This is simply too realistic! What do you mean by any danger? This is nothing but a deception; it might as well be called the killing mode. Zihao glared, but soon looked around, and quickly spotted a protruding rock on one of the stone walls, resembling a jigsaw puzzle, consisting of a total of nine pieces, each adorned with what appeared to be symbolic patterns.

But the question mark in the third option box immediately began to jump rapidly, and after a moment, it slowly came to a stop, finally revealing the name of a martial arts technique: Reverse Divine Martial Arts Technique

Moments later, Zihao found himself inside a closed cave, surrounded by hard stone walls, completely sealed off with no ventilation and no exits.

However, at this moment, the water inside the cave has already risen above Zihau's knees, and the speed of the flooding is no joke

Since this is a puzzle task, if the patterns on these nine rocks represent a character, what he needs to do is write out this character, which means pressing the nine rocks according to the stroke order. The two rocks he pressed earlier are clearly the first stroke

The rewards for opening the Second World will be distributed next... Subsequently, a golden elixir appeared out of thin air and slowly descended before Zi Hao

"What level of martial arts technique is this?" Zi Hao immediately asked with concern

With a determined effort, Zihao felt as though the air in his mouth was nearly depleted. Therefore, he resolutely placed both hands on two of the blocks, then suddenly tilted his head and forcefully struck the third block with his head

Damn it, I almost thought I was going to die!" Zihao cursed.

What is there to fear? My luck has always been good. I choose the third option... After some consideration, Zihao directly chose the third option, because if he drew a high-level martial arts technique, it would definitely be a profit.

Is this some kind of riddle? But what do the symbols on it represent? I can't make sense of it at all; how can anyone solve this mystery... What a ridiculous system, it's just meant to confuse people!" Zihao said disdainfully

Because it was difficult to find the two hidden rocks, Zihao did not dare to act recklessly, fearing that he might accidentally press the wrong button and have the two rocks bounce back. Therefore, he patiently searched for the pattern among the designs on the nine rocks. Soon, he discovered that the two pressed rocks, although not completely connected to the other protruding rocks, created a symbol with the remaining seven rocks after the two were removed, albeit with a slight disharmony. The source of this disharmony was also the two rocks.

Zihao stroked his chin, contemplated for a moment, and then quickly fixed his gaze on the question mark, before asking: "What does the question mark in the third option box mean?"

The assessment of the martial arts technique level has begun... The assessment is complete, and the martial arts technique level is... Meng'er suddenly fell into silence

Zihao saw a flash of light before him, and immediately, three option boxes appeared in front of him. The first and second option boxes each had the name of a martial arts technique written above them, namely "Fanxin Qi Jue" and "Qingtian Qiankun Jue," both marked as intermediate, which should indicate that they are intermediate martial arts techniques. The third option box, however, displayed a question mark.

Before Zihou could protest, a beam of light shot out from the third option box, striking directly at his forehead. He felt as if segments of text and images flashed before his eyes like a rapid parade, and soon, he grasped all the contents of the Reverse Divine Martial Art.

As a result, not only did the two rocks bounce back, but the two rocks that had been pressed down earlier also bounced back accordingly

Nine rocks, a nine-square grid? Could it be... " Zihao took a deep breath, then calmed himself down, looking at the pattern of the nine rocks in front of him. Suddenly, he recalled the grid specifically used for calligraphy practice, which is the nine-square grid. If the patterns on these nine rocks form a character, then there must be a corresponding stroke order.

What level is it, after all?" Zihao asked again when he noticed that Meng'er suddenly fell silent.

At this moment, a line of glowing characters suddenly appeared before Zihao.

Zihao hesitated for a moment, placing his hands on the two rocks. At this moment, the water had already risen to his chest, and he had no time to think, so he pressed down without hesitation

Suddenly, Zihao felt a bit dizzy, and the last breath of air in his mouth was exhausted at that moment. His brain instantly lacked oxygen, but he still used his final consciousness to press down the last two rocks. After that, everything went dark for him.

The next strokes appear to depict three rocks. Damn it, do they expect me to use both my hands and feet?" Zihao gritted his teeth, but at the moment, he was floating in the water, and his feet were of no help at all

Since this is your first time completing the task released by the Second World, and you have successfully completed it on your first attempt, you are eligible for selective rewards for the beginner's task in the first level! At this moment, Meng'er's delicate voice sounded.