Even though the application of Void Floating Algae is limited, it’s worth noting that in the Wizards’ Realm, these algae are sold by the "grain," each requiring quite a few Magic Crystals, sometimes even reaching a hundred crystals for a wizard in desperate need.
And yet, right before him, any light point contained tens of thousands of grains.
In essence, these aren’t just light points; they’re piles of Magic Crystals.
Of course, the true price isn’t calculated this way, as demand for Void Floating Algae among wizards is low, with many shops unable to sell even one grain over six months. Therefore, you can’t equate Void Floating Algae directly to Magic Crystals.
Still, the sheer quantity of Void Floating Algae is astonishing.
Angel stood before a heap of Void Floating Algae, feeling the itch to pack them up and take them away... But after careful observation, Angel suppressed his Desire and didn’t touch these light points.
Even when looking at these light points individually and finding nothing unusual, nor discovering any danger upon deeper investigation, he still made this decision.
It’s not that Angel found any danger; he was simply being cautious.
The light points were arranged in a meticulous pattern, paired like two streetlamps beside a road, stretching all the way to the end.
Angel always felt this orderliness was infused with some kind of significance.
Perhaps it was a symbolic arrangement in Ritual Studies.
The procedures in Ritual Studies often seem ordinary, but even an accidental touch could cause the whole system to unravel.
Therefore, to avoid any issues, Angel, despite his cravings, ultimately restrained himself.
Ignoring everything around him, Angel kept his head down and walked onto the Path of Light.
Stepping onto the Path of Light, Angel initially didn’t feel anything special, but as he progressed further along the path, he sensed something unusual.
—The pressure exerted by the World Will slowed its acceleration.
Based on Angel’s calculations, by the time he reached this area, the pressure’s increase would be terrifying, and he might have to employ some abilities or even the green Pattern to withstand it.
But the reality differed from his imagination.
The pressure continued to grow, but its increase was not significant, minimal even, and Angel was able to cope in his current state. In fact, even if it doubled, Angel could barely hold on.
Angel couldn’t believe the pressure’s increase naturally diminished; there must be some external mechanism slowing the increase.
At this thought, Angel’s gaze involuntarily shifted to the "streetlamps" flanking the road.
"Is it because of them?" Angel wondered, reaching out with his spiritual power to probe beyond the Path of Light. As his spiritual power ventured outside the path, an overwhelmingly heavy pressure instantly fed back through his Spirit Tentacle.
From this feedback, it was apparent the pressure on the Path of Light was much less than outside.
On the Path of Light, the most suspicious parts were the neatly arranged and abundant "streetlamps" formed by Void Floating Algae on either side.
"It seems it really is related to the Void Floating Algae," Angel mused. In his memory, Void Floating Algae didn’t have the effect of reducing pressure, so Angel leaned more towards his initial guess that the Ritual Studies procedures were at work.
The neatly aligned "streetlamps" might indeed be some kind of ritual procedure.
Moreover, Angel believed if his conjecture was correct, this was likely another of Feng’s mischievous setups.
If Angel hadn’t resisted the temptation of the Void Floating Algae and took some, it might have caused the ritual here to fail, dramatically increasing the pressure.
Perhaps he could withstand the current pressure, but with its increase, he might ultimately never reach the true Treasureland.
At that point, Angel could even imagine Feng’s smiling face saying mischievously, "I’m not denying you the treasure; you chose to take the Void Floating Algae. If you can’t enter Treasureland, who can you blame? The Void Floating Algae are valuable; if you can sell them, it’s not a loss, right?"
Though this was Angel’s self-imagined scenario, he had an inexplicable gut feeling that if he really did take the Void Floating Algae, this might occur.
However, Angel understood Feng’s behavior fairly well. Feng might have some mischievous tendencies, but he wasn’t truly ruthless.
Feng originally left his hint at the Gentle Breeze Uranus, likely his clue.
There was no need for him to specifically leave a painting of the "Path of Light" there. Since it was left, it surely implied to future visitors that this Path of Light held some significance.
Couple that with Hua Que’s prophecy and Dororo’s prophecy, both connected to the Path of Light, Angel was thus highly alert and cautious of it.
It seems now, though not yet definite, that his choice was the correct one.
With a bit of relief, Angel continued deeper along the Path of Light.
Throughout the journey, the pressure on the Path of Light increased slowly, remaining within Angel’s tolerance.
Angel occasionally extended his Spirit Tentacle beyond the Path of Light to test the pressure outside. Each test exceeded Angel’s expectations.
Earlier, Angel thought that using various methods, he might still manage for dozens of miles. But the reality was, without the Path of Light, he might not have made it this far.
Eventually, Angel stopped testing because the Spirit Tentacle, once extended, was immediately overwhelmed and unable to retract.
Obediently, he continued forward on the Path of Light.
Walking along this Milky Way-like Path of Light for about two hours, Angel finally saw the dawn at its end.