A wisp of Chi Huo, scattered in all directions.
It turned into hundreds of sparks.
Li Chen stared at this scene...
His "Source Eyes" was an ability that required constant "rotation" to maintain a 360-degree field of vision, which was already an extremely powerful spiritual ability.
And Gu Shen’s range of detection was even broader than his own.
Hundreds of faintly burning spark particles floated and skimmed around the people.
Everyone felt a slight warmth.
"Is this what an ’S-class’ from the East Continent looks like?"
At the rear of the team, Mo Hongyi narrowed his eyes and muttered, "Isn’t this kid one of those freaks with spiritual power far exceeding their own strength level?"
"Very likely, or perhaps even stronger."
Zhu Xiao said softly, "In East Continent, there’s another young monster named ’Bai Xiu.’ Brother Gu is now on par with him; S-class figures are capable of cross-border battles and can’t be measured by common sense."
"To be at the third tier with spiritual power a whole level higher than one’s own strength... isn’t that terrifying?"
Mo Hongyi couldn’t believe it, sighing, "Based on the information released to the public, in the entire Investigation Corps, there should only be one person who can do this..."
Hearing this, Zhu Xiao chuckled, "To us, that’s a chasm, but for these types of monsters, although difficult, there’s still a chance to break through. I think... Brother Gu’s spiritual power might not be weaker than that ’little monster’ of team one."
"That’s because you haven’t dealt with that little monster..."
Mo Hongyi muttered under his breath, "That guy is a real freak!"
He looked towards the sparks drifting to the ends of the snowy wind; his vision could no longer capture the strands of light Gu Shen had sent out. The sparks contained extremely subtle spirits, purely for the purpose of probing.
Even though Mo Hongyi was not a Spiritual Transcendent, he could feel that the spilling spiritual power was not strong.
He scratched his head and spoke in a voice so quiet that only he could hear it.
"Can Gu Shen... really compare in spiritual power with that little monster?"
Expedition missions were indeed tedious.
Even with the public channels for chatting... the travel time still felt boring.
Humans are not machines, always on the move, bound to feel weary.
Spiritually, and physically.
After nearly ten days of travel, the team’s atmosphere had become somewhat gloomy, but fortunately, they encountered no "accidents" along the way and the group arrived successfully at the destination of their mission.
The shattered snow mountain known as the "Labyrinth."
Snowflakes drifted in from the distant valley entrance.
It was as if a Heavenly God had cleaved the mountain in two with an axe, revealing only a dark and deep narrow entrance.
At this moment, the one responsible for detecting source material fluctuations at the vanguard was Li Chen.
The "Source Eyes" spun round and round—
Li Chen’s voice rang out in the command channel.
The rest of the team visibly perked up; setting foot beyond the giant wall meant that danger could come at any moment during an expedition mission... To arrive safely at the "Labyrinth" meant their mission was already half a success!
Gu Shen, following the gazes of the others, looked towards the canyon.
He squinted his eyes.
The "Spiritual Sense" task along the way, though it was supposed to be rotated among three people, in reality, he never let his guard down... The sparks derived from Chi Huo, when he was off sensing duty, quietly hovered in the cold winds of the "Old World," following his progress.
An extra layer of protection, a bit more peace of mind.
As he looked at the majestic snow mountain named "Labyrinth."
Gu Shen suddenly experienced a strange feeling... he sensed Chi Huo making a sudden jump.
Inside the Labyrinth, was there something that could resonate with Chi Huo?
Or was it something connected to that strand of "Netherworld King’s Energy" within his own Chi Huo?
Because the sensation was too faint.
Gu Shen didn’t have time to feel it carefully; after an instant, it dissipated, and it never surged again.
Looking back at the Labyrinth, it seemed like nothing more than a silent, lifeless entity.
The initial throbbing and sensation seemed to be just an illusion...
At that moment, Yuan Yuan’s voice rose.
He raised a hand, signaling for the team at the back to slow down and come to a halt.
Gu Shen looked towards the captain.
This was the only "Fourth-order Transcendent" in the team, had he sensed something unusual?
"Su He, is the ’Source Sensing Device’ showing any abnormal reactions?"
Yuan Yuan conversed with the deputy captain in the command channel.
Hong Zhong’s team was annihilated in a Labyrinth mission. According to the original planning of the Investigation Corps, their task was only to detect the feasibility of the thirty-eighth route... Theoretically, they wouldn’t leave the Labyrinth, let alone have a chance to see the so-called "Oasis."
Thus, when planning before departure.
Yuan Yuan believed that Hong Zhong encountered some "mutation" of a Black Hole, and that Black Hole was very likely hidden inside the Labyrinth.
The greatest possibility.
Was that a "Black Hole" cut off Hong Zhong’s team’s retreat, forcing the captain to order an advance, to fight desperately, and then to see the Oasis... However, this hypothesis had one unexplainable aspect.
That is... how did Hong Zhong come back?
"Li Chen, from this moment on, you need to keep the ’Source Eyes’ operating all the time."