At this moment, Sterl paused for thought but did not want to stand out. He disguised himself with a panel that resembled a wed demigod and casually shed to the edge of a spatial rift.
As soon as he materialized, he was met with numerous gazes directed his way. After a brief moment of hesitation, several individuals approached him, until a burly man d in purple and gold armor rudely shoved others aside to stand next to Sterl.
"Hey there, friend?"
"If I''m not mistaken, you must possess spatial abilities or have a grasp of the Law of Space," the muscr man observed, his keen perception easily discerning Sterl''s control over spatial forces during his teleportation.
"Our team wishes to hire you for a while to assist us in traversing between the main world and hell."
The surrounding yers echoed enthusiastically, "Join our team, friend! We are willing to offer you a piece of demigod tinum equipment!"
"I''ll match that offer! A tinum piece along with some purple gold!"
"Bro! Come with us! We were among the first to tackle demons! Joining us will maximize your rewards!"
The yers were clearly excited. It was evident that individuals with the Law of Space Power were in high demand.
Sterl was slightly taken aback; it seemed that hunting demons indeed yielded significant profits. The enthusiasm of these yer teams was understandable, as possessing someone who could manipte space could help them achieve enormous gains!
However, he simply shook his head. "Sorry, but I prefer to go solo."
With that, Sterl waved his hand—Gate of Hell!
Boom!
With a thunderous roar and the shattering of countless stones, a massive door adorned with various devilish figures rose from the ground. Without hesitation, Sterl stepped through.
Behind him, several groups of yers used detection skills, and upon seeing the opportunity, their eyes lit up. Without a moment''s pause, they rushed toward the Gate of Hell, shouting, "Bro! Just borrowing this! I''ll reward you once we''re in hell!"
Although the other teamscked simr detection skills, the rapid response of theirpetitors left them stunned for less than a second before they activated various speed-boosting abilities and charged toward the Gate of Hell.
When Sterl opened the Gate of Hell, he hadn''t intended to bring anyone along. However, he also did not hasten to close the door. With the speed enhancement from the demigod-level yers, a total of around forty to fifty people surged through the Gate of Hell into the abyss…
Whoosh!
Sterl felt a sh of crimson light before him.
The surrounding area was markedly different from hisst transit through hell. A nauseating, strange blood aura permeated everywhere, and the soil and rockyers appeared somewhat damp.
Alongside what couldn''t exactly be called a "path," but ratherrge, biotic furrows carved by enormous creatures, bizarre nts grew—
Brilliant red flowers bloomed, their petals curling and snapping like ws. Some were extremely active, with dark red vines crazily attempting to ensnare nearby yers, while trees that looked like jewels pulsed with flowing energy.
Sterl was soon met with prompts shing before him—
[You have entered theyer of hell.]
[Notice: The currentyer of hell is in an expansion state (clearing all hellish life will integrate thisyer into the main world, and all participating yers will receive rewards based on their contribution).]
[Your current expansion contribution: 0%, Overall expansion progress: 7.8%]
[Event: Mourning of Blood (Expansion Activity) has been added to your activity bar.]
"Ah?"
"This is an event officiallyunched by [Transcendence]??"
Sterl began to understand why the yers were so fervently excited. They were willing to pay such a high price to have a space Law wielder, whose background was unknown, open a teleportation portal. They didn''t even hesitate to rush in as soon as he activated his skill.
The potential benefits from hell were simply too great. Sterl could easily deduce that events initiated by [Transcendence] would yield far greater rewardspared to the cooperative events held with the Hall of Valor.
However…
After checking the details of the expansion activity, a glimmer of understanding appeared in his eyes. To fully expand a hellyer and eliminate all the monsters wasn''t something that could be achieved overnight; it might take decades or even centuries to aplish.
The Valor Combatants event was a short-term boon, while the expansion activity represented a long-term revenue stream. He opened the event details, which roughly exined that the Archduke of Blood had died, and a new divine-level demon was about to emerge in thisyer of hell. yers could engage in rampant ughter, seizing the hope of transformation from those demons.
Killing demons wouldn''t grant extra rewards from [Transcendence]; instead, it would contribute to their overall contribution. The contribution shop would open once the expansion progress reached fifty percent.
"Fifty percent progress to open the shop," Sterl muttered with a sigh.
Meanwhile, a group of demigod-level yers eagerly gathered around him. "Bro, reaching fifty percent isn''t actually that difficult."
"Because as the expansion progresses, it bes harder; there are always some demons hiding in corners that haven''t been eliminated, which stalls the progress."
"But fifty percent is easy. You can kill the offspring left behind by the Archduke of Blood and those powerful demons causing trouble in other hellyers. Each kill can yield about 5% to 10% progress."
"The expansion activity has only just begun, and many notable monsters are still alive. It won''t be long before the shop opens."
The one exining this was the previously imposing, burly man.
He couldn''t help but exim, "Bro, we really underestimated you."
"Previously, when we entered hell through the chaotic spatial tunnels created by items, we were always severely injured,ing out covered in debuffs. If we were lucky, we''d only sustain light injuries."
"But you? You arrived here without a scratch, using your teleportation abilities."
"Impressive!"
"Bro, I feel lucky to be in yourpany. Here, take this."
The burly man pulled out a small helmet.
[Antlered Halo (tinum)]
[Rank: Demigod]
[Description…]
[Effect…]
…
Sterl epted the helmet. While he personally didn''t care much for it—tinum rank? Garbage!—he knew that demigod tinum gear still held considerable value. After acquiring it, his mood improved a bit.
The other yer teams nearby were equally enthusiastic.
"We''ve never encountered anyone with such mastery over spatial abilities before. Incredible!"
"This time, thanks to you, we can enter hell in the best possible condition. We''re already way ahead of the other teams."
"Hey, friend, why don''t you join us? We''ll do everything we can to keep you safe!"
…
ttery surged around him. At that moment, the yers'' eyes also reflected a hint of astonishment. They had traversed spatial tunnels themselves and had seen the powers of other Spatial Array Masters, but none had managed to arrive in hell as effortlessly as this "mysterious demigod."
They absolutely had to maintain a good rtionship with this "mysterious demigod"!
With his help, their team''s efficiency in killing demons would surely surpass that of others by several levels.
Meanwhile, Sterl had also acquired several resources.
Three pieces of tinum-ranked demigod gear, along with a potion.
In total, four pieces of demigod equipment were worth quite a bit. Sterl would have to defeat 1 to 2 bosses in Heavenly Curtain Canyon to gather such resources.
As for that potion—
[Essence of Blood]
[Effect: Increases all attributes by 15 points upon consumption.]
[Usage limit: 0/1]
Sterl toyed with a test tube containing a mermaid-like creature that swam restlessly inside, radiating overwhelming life force. Without hesitation, he downed it in one gulp. With his natural divine authority, Sterl had significant resistance to various toxins, and the results from Star Insight had never been wrong.
Sterl had Purification Ripple, so he wasn''t worried about any issues with the potion. Soon, he felt a warm sensation enveloping him as the blood energy surged rapidly within his body, boosting his various attributes and additionally refining ten points of blood force. At that moment, his blood force bnce reached one hundred twenty points.
As Sterl was refining the potion, the other yers present watched with smiles, seemingly pleased to see their fellow from the Hall of Valor grow stronger.
"Congrattions! Your strength has improved!"
"This potion isn''t too rare, but it''s a hassle to obtain."
Sterl felt a bit bewildered. In the past, whether he was adventuring or doing anything else, he would often find himself targeted and looked down upon. If he showcased his abilities, it would only lead to others vying for them. In the end, he had to retaliate tearfully.
But now, after revealing his demigod-level disguise, the demeanor of hispatriots from the Hall of Valor seemed excessively high-minded…
The Hall of Valor felt like a warm family…
At this moment, Sterl still bid farewell to the other yers, saying, "I''d like to explore on my own for a while."
"No problem! No problem at all!"
"This is ourmunication talisman. If you run into any trouble, just crush it, and we''lle to your aid immediately. Of course, the area in thisyer of hell is quite vast, so we might not make it in time. You take care."
"This is ourmunication talisman; let''s watch out for each other."
…
After a while, Sterl finally parted ways with the yer team. He casually tossed aside a fewmunication talismans, feeling—
Though hell was dark, the light within people illuminated everything.
…
However, what Sterl didn''t know was that several yer teams were gradually separating as well.
The burly man, walking along the path with his boots crunching against the soil and rock of hell, suddenly changed his expression.
"Do you think that demigod might be rted to Solomon?"
"Based on my earlier sensing, that skill connecting to hell doesn''t seem to be achieved through mastery of spatialw."
"It''s likely a skill specifically designed to enter hell."
"But such a skill isn''t circted among the nearby continents." your m,vle mpyr source
After the burly man spoke, the other yers in the team also showed thoughtful expressions.