If that lord truly had returned, then at his level, possessing such terrifying perception through will alone seemed to make sense.
The woman took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
Whether it was that lord or not, since the other party had made no further move and shown no hostility, the best choice for now was to stay put.
She quickly used an encrypted communications channel to give her superiors a brief report of the abnormal perception from just now, while strengthening security around herself and the surrounding area.
Far away above the wilderness, Shen Yi withdrew all his will the moment he sensed her wary reaction.
The corner of his mouth curved slightly.
"Pretty quick reaction."
"Looks like while I was away, some interesting people and changes really did appear on Blue Star."
He did not continue probing, nor did he immediately reveal himself.
Since he had already returned to Blue Star, figuring out how much time had passed and understanding the current situation in detail were his top priorities.
And the most direct way, naturally, was to go find Long Aoshuang and the others.
Shen Yi's figure shifted slightly, as if melting into the wind, and he swept soundlessly toward the Mountain City Shelter of his memory.
His speed did not seem fast, but he was skillfully using subtle control over spatial laws. Each step seemed to shrink the earth beneath his feet, allowing him to move through Blue Star's fragile spatial structure in the most efficient way possible without causing damage.
Shen Yi could have directly performed long-distance spatial travel and arrived at the Mountain City Shelter in an instant.
But with his current level of power, even after compressing and sealing away the vast majority of it, a large-scale spatial displacement in Blue