(Thank you very much to 'Ice. Moon Shadow', 'Heart Lost in Despair', and 'Twilight Nine-Winged Angel' for their rewards!)
Within the space where soft light flowed, the figure that had suddenly emerged seemed to be submerged in water, floating up and down weightlessly amid the rustling of the ancient tree's crown. Such an unbelievable sight somehow felt utterly natural, as though it was meant to be that way. The entire scene seemed flawlessly formed by nature...
Staring at that figure, whose face and even precise shape could not be seen, Wu Yan's eyes narrowed sharply, and his fists clenched unconsciously.
For no other reason than that he had seen this figure once before!
Inside the Imperial Treasury of the Ai Lu Empire's Imperial Palace!
It was the projection of Ai Lu—a God-tier expert!
Although the figure before him had no discernible features or form, only an outline, and no one else could possibly identify its true identity from such a figure, Wu Yan was absolutely certain that it was Ai Lu!
Not merely because of his deductions about the current situation, but more importantly because of the feeling emanating from the figure. It had not the slightest aura, yet it seemed to stand between heaven and earth, radiating a suffocating sense of presence. Until now, Wu Yan had encountered that feeling in only one place...
That was within the Imperial Treasury of the Ai Lu Empire's Imperial Palace!
Fixing his gaze on the floating figure, Wu Yan took a deep breath and forcibly calmed himself, no longer allowing that naturally overwhelming presence to affect him. As though it had sensed his gaze, the figure's floating motion stalled and came to a stop.
The area where its head should have been shifted slightly, making what seemed to be a lowering-head motion.