Though she still felt awful, like a non-swimmer thrown into a raging river, she could at least flail a few times and would not immediately sink.
"Hold on. Adapt slowly. Use your power to sort through your surroundings, understand them. Don't resist it head-on."
Shen Yi's voice rang directly in her mind, steady and carrying a strange, soothing strength.
Fei Mi gritted her teeth and nodded. Closing her eyes, she no longer tried to see with them. Instead, she drew in her senses and focused on the circulation of her own power, trying to understand and decipher the chaotic streams of information crashing into her.
Gradually, her heaving chest calmed somewhat. Though her complexion remained poor, she could at least steady herself now and no longer relied entirely on Shen Yi's support.
Wen Ke'er's situation, however, was completely different.
It was as though she had been struck by an invisible sledgehammer. The instant she entered Beyond the World, her face turned as pale as paper. She could not even let out a muffled groan before her body went limp, nearly collapsing.
Even though Shen Yi had already used a power barrier to shield her from most of the outside world's direct influence, she still seemed to have been drained of all strength. Even standing became exceedingly difficult. Her emerald-like pupils had lost focus and trembled faintly, while beads of cold sweat seeped across her forehead.
"You...!"
Having just stabilized herself, Fei Mi saw Wen Ke'er in that state and her heart tightened.
Shen Yi frowned deeply.
Wen Ke'er's reaction was far more severe than he had anticipated.
When Xilos and Winnie had first entered Beyond the World, they had also gone through a difficult adjustment period, but they had never been like Wen Ke'er—as if her entire existence were being