"Mm."
He nodded.
Much of the gloom in Xilos's heart dispersed.
After realizing that Lilith's final words about revelation had meant something else, Shen Yi wasted no more time. He rose, deciding to find Alvin and speak with him alone.
On this tiny island in the desolate World Bubble, Winnie was still lost in thought by herself, digesting the information about The Seventh and those six Authority wielders of the same origin.
Xilos sat on a relatively flat patch of ground, trying to adjust her state of mind, though the disappointment between her brows had yet to fully fade.
Shen Yi said nothing more.
His figure shifted slightly. The rules of space flowed silently beneath his feet, and in just a few steps he had crossed the island, arriving near Alvin's enormous body that was connected to countless Follicle Systems.
An invisible, massive magnetic field used for detection and translation silently covered him the moment Shen Yi approached.
"Hm?"
A wave of information carrying clear surprise came from Alvin's direction.
"You came by yourself?"
Amid that astonishment, Alvin's immense power surged over in an instant, blotting out the sky and covering the earth, as if countless mountains and rivers had been overturned and the dome of heaven had shattered.
"Shen Yi, aren't you afraid I'll make a move against you right now, forcibly extract the Flame of Continued Combustion from you, or even the other powers you possess?"
Alvin's focus of perception fell on Shen Yi, carrying scrutiny and a barely perceptible probe.
Within the magnetic field, the pressure toppled mountains and overturned seas.
Shen Yi stopped, his expression calm.
His gaze stared straight toward the core of that vast structure, as if he could pierce through countless follicles and see where Alvin's consciousness lay.
Then Shen Yi shook his