Though the feeling was somewhat vague and ethereal, Zhao Xuan knew he could not be mistaken.
"This is... Divine Sense?!"
Zhao Xuan shuddered. Why? Because from the very beginning, he had not sensed this Divine Sense at all. To Zhao Xuan, that was almost unimaginable!
This Divine Sense was extraordinarily vast, blanketing the entire island. It was boundless and immense, like a sea of stars, making Zhao Xuan's scalp tingle.
But... this Divine Sense seemed to be something dead?
This Divine Sense had no vitality. It was a masterless remnant, which meant its owner was already dead. It was merely lingering residual will, yet even this remaining Divine Sense was so terrifying. How frightening must its owner have been in life?
Zhao Xuan swallowed, his heart pounding wildly, and he felt as though he were back in the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Zhao Xuan, they've left."
Hermione suddenly spoke beside him, jolting Zhao Xuan awake.
Seeing the concern in Hermione's eyes, he shook his head. "It's fine. Let's follow them."
Below, the captain's face was grim. After the attack by those spiritual entities, not only had they lost over twenty sacrifices, but two crew members had also died.
Those two crew members both possessed Beast Souls, allowing the spiritual entities to seize an opportunity amid the chaos and instantly devour their souls.
"Damn it!"
The first mate cursed under his breath as well. These crew members had been painstakingly trained; even losing just two of them made his heart bleed.
In contrast to the grim-faced pirates, many of the kidnapped travelers smiled in relief at having survived. They continued walking forward numbly, never realizing that they were still fish on the chopping block, at the mercy of others.
There were nearly ten kilometers from the coastline to the central peak.