At this very moment.
Faced with the panicking Miss Liu Ying.
Long Xingyun remained utterly unmoved and merely comforted her. "Miss Mei, please relax. The Weird Shadow is only affecting your mind and causing you to experience an illusion."
Cheng Han's lips twitched.
If the Weird Shadow's method of killing was considered "devouring," then the so-called pulling sensation did indeed sound like an illusion.
He knew perfectly well that humanity's top powerhouses could suppress Heretical Gods, so there was no way they did not understand Weird Shadows.
But this world was not in the information age. Furthermore, the Spirit Realm was an isolated island society where information traveled exceedingly slowly. The information Long Xingyun had obtained was extremely limited, which was why he had misunderstood the Weird Shadow.
A string of thoughts flashed through Cheng Han's mind as he silently recited, "Deduction!"
An illusion appeared:
Within the Weird Shadow, an exceedingly faint Gray Shadow seemed to be hidden, slowly opening.
It really was an Otherworld Gate! Driven by fear, Miss Liu Ying instinctively sought someone to rely on. She staggered toward the nearer Long Xingyun and wrapped her arms around his broad waist.
Seeing that she was merely a weak woman and somewhat pretty as well, Long Xingyun did not dodge due to a certain male instinct.
The fellow even raised one of his huge hands and patted Miss Liu Ying on the back.
The next moment.
A terrifying sight appeared.
The constantly shifting Weird Shadow suddenly swelled into a massive black maw and swallowed both of them in one gulp.
In the blink of an eye.
The Weird Shadow vanished.
Nothing remained where they had stood.
A moment later.
The illusion dissolved like a bubble.
Cheng Han's expression changed slightly.
No!
He had to save them!
Cheng Han decisively