With godlike talent from the start, how did he become invincible?

Chapter 376 Golden Treasure Chest

The passage was extremely long, roughly estimated to be at least 300 meters, but the end was still blocked by a new pixelated wall, and there was no exit or obviously different scenery in sight.

The maze was much deeper than expected.

"Hmm?" Lin Tian raised an eyebrow slightly. "There's no exit in this direction."

He noticed that, perhaps because the scope and depth of the damage this time far exceeded previous tests, the maze's rapid self-repair ability seemed to be somewhat lagging behind.

Along the edge of the passage wall pierced by the [Star Rays], the tiny pixelated light points were still struggling to flow and try to repair themselves, but their speed had slowed considerably. They could only fill the huge gap little by little at a speed visible to the naked eye—about one centimeter per second.

It will likely take quite some time to fully repair this two-meter-diameter passage.

"The repair has slowed down?" Lin Tian carefully observed the repair process. "It seems that the maze's repair capabilities also have an upper limit, or rather, the repair speed is inversely proportional to the scale of the damage."

This discovery brought a knowing glint to his eyes.

This did not disappoint him; on the contrary, it validated his idea—when power is strong enough and tyrannical enough, so-called "rules" and "repairs" can be violently broken through.

Mazes are not invincible; they have their own limits.

Without hesitation, he immediately turned in another direction—to the left.

Since there's no way out ahead, let's change direction.

He raised his right hand again, and light gathered in his palm.

This time, instead of gathering his strength again, he directly channeled the energy that was still surging within his body.

For others, using this level of skill continuously would be impossible, but for him, it was just routine.

Another destructive beam of starlight, two meters in diameter, roared out!

The light beam was a deeper color than before, and even fine spatial cracks appeared at the edges—a sign of excessively high energy density.

boom--!!!

The wall on the left was also instantly pierced, opening up another deep passage.

This destruction was even more thorough than before, because Lin Tian intentionally controlled the "burst mode" of energy output, causing the light beam to undergo three slight energy expansions during its penetration, creating a "segmented explosion" effect.

Smoke and dust filled the air, and cube fragments flew everywhere. The fragments began to disintegrate in mid-air, but there were too many of them, and some still fell into the passage with a crisp "click" sound.

Lin Tian dissipated the light in his hand, and the red light on his arm became more obvious than before, but he didn't care.

His sharp gaze fell upon the depths of the passage opened up by the second [Star Ray].

There was still no exit gate or teleportation array as expected. At the end of the passage, there were only new walls, endless pixel blocks.

"Still can't see the door..."

He muttered to himself, intending to turn in the third direction.

Time was passing, but his patience had run out.

If it's not in any of the four directions, then dismantle the entire maze and see where the so-called "exit" is hidden.

Suddenly, his gaze was drawn to a corner of an area deep within the passage that had been cleared out.

That was the side of the passage pierced by the second [Star Ray], a small section of the maze "room" that had collapsed due to the energy wave.

What should have been the center of an intersection has now become a circular pit about five meters in diameter.

"Huh? What's that?"

In the very center of the ruins, amidst several broken cobblestone blocks, a glimmer of golden light stands out starkly against the gray background of the pixelated blocks.

That wasn't reflected light, but self-illuminating light, warm but not dazzling.

Lin Tian's eyes flickered, and his figure swayed slightly as he appeared near the light.

Without using any teleportation skills, it was purely an explosion of physical speed, so fast that it left a half-second afterimage in place.

It was a box.

A treasure chest that appears to be made entirely of pure gold, with simple yet ornate patterns engraved on its surface.

The box is about half a meter long and thirty centimeters high, with small rubies inlaid at the four corners—or rather, pixelated ruby ​​decorations.

It lay quietly amidst the ruins, radiating an alluring light that contrasted sharply with its desolate surroundings.

"There's a golden treasure chest?"

The impatience on Lin Tian's face eased slightly, and a barely perceptible smile finally appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The curve was very faint, almost invisible, but for him, it was already a fairly clear expression of emotion.

"Not bad. At least the effort wasn't wasted."

This purely decorative, pixelated golden treasure chest, appearing in this puzzle maze, is clearly a reward for the explorers.

It's usually a "reward" given to players who reach a specific room through normal means and by solving puzzles.

I just don't know what's inside—it could be equipment, materials, or consumables.

For other players, finding a treasure chest might require luck or puzzle-solving, but for Lin Tian, ​​he used the most brutal method—directly blasting open the area where the treasure chest might be hidden, along with the walls.

No matter what hidden rooms or secret passages you have, we'll blow them all up.

He walked up to the golden treasure chest but didn't rush to open it.

With a slight thought, the unique "Enhancement" talent interface appeared in his mind.

His gaze was fixed on the golden treasure chest in front of him.

[Would you like to consume 1000 upgrade points to upgrade the "Golden Treasure Chest"?]

A clear prompt emerged in his mind.

"Oh?" Lin Tian was slightly surprised.

Upgrading this golden treasure chest actually requires 1000 upgrade points? That's no small amount.

Items requiring thousands of upgrade points often indicate that the item being upgraded has considerable potential, or that the upgrade may bring about a qualitative change.

"There should be something good inside," Lin Tian concluded. The consumption of upgrade points is positively correlated with the value of the items; this is a rule that has been verified countless times.

Without hesitation, he silently recited in his mind, "Confirm promotion."

[Upgrade of the "Golden Treasure Chest" successful, consuming 1000 upgrade points.]

The golden treasure chest in front of me didn't seem to have changed much in appearance, but the light it emitted seemed to have become more restrained, and the texture seemed to be more substantial and profound, as if it had undergone some kind of essential sublimation.

The ruby ​​decoration on the case lit up slightly before returning to normal.

But it's not over yet.

Each item also has one "no-cost upgrade privilege".

The prompt "[Use free upgrade privileges to upgrade the 'Golden Treasure Chest'?]" appears again.

"Confirmed," Lin Tian said decisively.

Good things should be pursued to the extreme, and since it doesn't consume upgrade points, there's no harm in not using them.

[Using a no-cost upgrade to increase privileges, successfully upgraded the "Golden Treasure Chest".]