They communicated swiftly through thought, reporting to Byron every detail of what had happened in the outer hall—from Shen Yi beginning the test, to the Flame of Continued Combustion appearing and causing shock, to the complete process of the Rule Star River gathering and Myriad Laws Resonance erupting.
Byron listened quietly, her expression still unruffled, as though she had long seen through everything—or as though it all remained within her expectations and observation.
After a moment, she seemed to have gathered enough information, and her gaze returned to Shen Yi.
Just then, a voice rang directly and clearly within Xilos's mind.
"I know that the two of you have some unspoken means of communication, some way of understanding each other's thoughts."
Byron's voice echoed directly in Xilos's consciousness. It was calm and placid, yet carried the sense that she had seen through everything.
Xilos's heart suddenly tightened. The Mental Link between her and Shen Yi, established through the characteristics of Shen Yi's Shadow Authority, was extremely secretive. Had it been noticed as well?
Byron paid no attention to her alarm and continued, her voice still resounding directly within her mind.
"You need not be anxious, nor need you be surprised."
"Now I will tell you this: at this very moment, Shen Yi possesses the potential for 'Myriad Laws Affinity.'"
Myriad Laws Affinity?!
Those four words exploded in Xilos's mind like thunder.
This was not the first time she had heard of the concept.
Back in the Shadow World, when she had still been the Clan Leader of the Elf race and had browsed through the ancient records of her people, she had encountered fragments of related accounts.
It was a legend passed down among experts of the highest level, concerning a nearly impossible constitution and soul trait.
According to legend,