"No, impossible—"
This time, it took longer for the dust to settle.
And before the dazzling colors had even completely faded, a shocked cry burst from Sha Ming.
Despite the spectacular effects, the explosion of light that swept across the entire space had no effect whatsoever on the bodies caught inside it.
Fu Qian confirmed that he himself hadn't felt a thing. And thanks to the bond, he also knew Old Master Huang and the others were unharmed.
But inanimate objects were another matter—
The bizarre colors faded completely. The surroundings were still dim, but there wasn't a trace of wet mud left.
That gloomy, damp wasteland had vanished without a trace.
In its place were jagged rock walls, uneven ground, and the same gray dust coating nearly everything.
It was easy to conclude that they were inside a cave somewhere in the mountain. They had successfully escaped the projection of the Mind World.
At a glance, in the cave's sprawling, if not particularly large, chambers, the members of the rescue team led by Old Master Huang Leji stood frozen in place.
Even Sha Ming looked just as stunned.
That disbelieving roar had clearly come from the heart.
It was as if his most unshakable belief had been snapped in two. Even a Second Order Transcendent like him seemed dazed for a moment.
After his brief lapse, his gaze reflexively fell on the resplendent humanoid figure that still hadn't disappeared. Yet Sha Ming made no move to attack, displaying the composure of a true expert.
After all, it was easy enough to see why. There was the oppressive presence of a high-level being, for one thing.
With the merest gesture, it had left not a trace of the supposedly indestructible holy land.
That overwhelming display of power was enough to