I ask, you answer

Yi Wei's face was now so pale it was almost transparent, with a few tiny ice crystals clinging to the corners of her eyes. She looked much thinner than when she had fought the beast tide.

However, looking at Lin Yi in front of her, she still curved the corners of her mouth into a smile, "Actually, it hasn't been that long for me."

Lin Yi was speechless upon hearing this.

Indeed, for a normal Constant Lord, several million Epoch does seem like a short time.

He scratched his head, then simply skipped the topic altogether.

"When I first arrived, I noticed something was wrong with your True Body, the Ice Wings."

Upon hearing this, Yi Wei paused slightly before shaking her head. "It's alright, it's just a broken wing. With some effort, it can be restored. Over so much Universal Epoch, my two ice wings have exploded dozens, if not hundreds, of times. I'm used to it by now."

She spoke of it casually, as if it were nothing more than a trivial injury.

Lin Yi nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

Although he hadn't had much contact with her, he knew that a strong person like Yi Wei, who single-handedly supported her clan, would not show weakness in front of others, much less act like she needed pity just because she was injured.

But he also knew that the more she downplayed it, the more it meant that the injury was not as minor as she made it out to be.

Although he wanted to help, he didn't have any suitable recovery treasures on hand. As for the Origin Constant Crystal, given Yi Wei's personality, she would definitely not accept it, which would only make things awkward for both of them.

"Once we return to the Silent Constant Great City, we'll see if there are any suitable recovery-type treasures."

Thinking of this, Lin Yi simply stopped talking about it.

And so, the two of them tacitly avoided all the heavy topics, exchanging only a few casual pleasantries and talking about trivial things.

While Lin Yi was talking to Yi Wei, other Constant Lord also flew over to pay their respects.

Leading the group was a tall, slender Constant Lord, dressed in a dark gray robe with a lapel collar. The hem of the robe was embroidered with a circle of flame patterns in dark red silk thread. He had distinct facial features and short, dark purple hair that lay flat against his scalp, like layers of rock shells that had solidified after a lava flow.

It was Dislan, the garrison commander of Soka Fortress.

Tenth-Order Constant Source Realm, just one step away from perfection.

Dislan walked up to Lin Yi and first gave him a proper bow.

"Greetings, Commander Lin Yi."

"I am Dislan, the current commander of Soka Fortress. The situation was urgent earlier, and I was unable to greet you in time. Please forgive me."

Lin Yi nodded, offering no pleasantries, and simply said, "It's alright. Constant Lord Dislan, there's no need for such formalities. I've seen the situation myself."

Dislan nodded slightly, then stepped forward and whispered, "I tracked those three fleeing Lightless Ones for a while using my Soul Power. Although most of their location was obscured by the chaos of the beast tide, their general location was still possible."

"They headed towards the eastern part of the Black Mist Sea. Given their severe injuries, they couldn't have gone very fast; they probably haven't gone far."

Lin Yi did not immediately express his opinion after listening.

Logically, he could have ignored this matter.

His mission was merely to support the fortress.

Now that the beast tide has entered the fire shield, the mission can be considered completely completed.

He could have simply turned around and gone back.

But now that he knew the whereabouts of the three Lightless Ones, he couldn't pretend he hadn't heard.

After all, he is now the Deputy Commander of the Constant Guard.

Previously, he would only execute whatever orders he received, ignoring everything else.

But things are different now.

From this position, his perspective on things has long since changed.

Lin Yi made up his mind, but his expression remained unchanged. He simply said to Dislan, "Understood."

Dislan, being quite sensible, didn't say another word.

Lin Yi turned to look at Yi Wei again and said with a smile.

"Once I'm done with this busy period, if you have some free time, please visit the Silent Constant Great City."

He paused, then added, "I recently acquired a new kind of fine tea; I can treat you to some when the time comes."

Upon hearing this, Yi Wei was visibly taken aback.

She had no idea that Lin Yi would suddenly say something like that at this moment.

I've acquired a new, excellent tea.

Did you specifically invite her over for tea?

She was a little unsure of Lin Yi's meaning, but looking at his open and honest expression, it didn't seem like he was implying anything.

She could only take it as a casual invitation between old friends.

So Yi Wei smiled and agreed, "Okay. I'll definitely bother you when my shift is over, if there's a chance."

Lin Yi nodded and said no more.

He turned around, nodded slightly to Dislan and the other Constant Lord, and gave them a few more instructions to leave the fortress as soon as possible to avoid being affected by the Silent Nether Soul-Rending Flame.

Then, with a thought, he raised his Origin Law True Body again, his vertical pupil between his brows opened silently, and the light patterns on his black armor flowed over his entire body like water. The semi-transparent cloak on his shoulder swayed gently in the void.

The next moment, the cloak flipped forward, and the entire True Body seemed to be transformed into light and shadow by the wind, disappearing into the surging black mist in the blink of an eye.

The Constant Lord stared at the spot where Lin Yi had disappeared, remaining motionless for a long time.

Only when the ripples completely subsided did someone finally let out a long sigh of relief.

This is really...

The speaker, Constant Lord, was clad in dark red Rock Armor and possessed a cultivation level of only Mid Constant Source Realm. He had been recently transferred from the Silent Flint Cosmic Domain by the Dao Origin Hall to provide support. At this moment, he was looking in the direction Lin Yi had left, his expression extremely complex.

"When I first heard he became the Deputy Commander of the Constant Guard, I thought it was mainly because of his talent and his title as Quasi-Dao Lord."

"But did you see that just now? There were nearly two hundred Third-Order Black Silence Beast!"

Beside her was a female Constant Lord Keti.

She was petite with delicate features, a few strands of orange-red hair falling across her forehead, and pale gold eyes. Her temperament was gentler than most of the Constant Lord present, but at this moment she looked quite emotional.

"I think his progress is truly impressive relative to his combat strength. It's said that two hundred thousand Epoch ago, he was only at the First-Order Constant Lord Realm, right? When I was in the True Source Realm, I couldn't even advance from the First-Order True Source Realm to the Fourth-Order True Source Realm in two hundred thousand Epoch."

After these words were spoken, the surroundings fell silent for a moment.

Many Constant Lord owners looked at each other, seeing the same sigh in each other's eyes.

yes.

The threshold for spiritual practice increases as you progress; this is common knowledge.

From the Cosmic Source Realm to the true origin, from the true origin to the Eternal Source Realm, from the Eternal Source Realm to the Constant Source Realm, the gap between each step is so vast that it is despairing.

And after the Constant Source Realm, isn't the gap between each subsequent tier also similar?

Two hundred thousand Epoch is truly just a fleeting moment for a Constant Lord.

But in that instant, Lin Yi stepped from the First-Order Constant Lord Realm to the middle level.

This completely overturned the understanding of many Constant Lord.

The group of Constant Lord chatted for a while longer, but the topic always revolved around Lin Yi.

They discussed Lin Yi's fighting style, Lin Yi combat awareness, the cloak Lin Yi that allowed people to move instantly across a large area of void, and the narrow yet terrifying black vertical pupil between Lin Yi brows.

"I always felt that vertical pupil was unusual; it must be a true treasure, right?" a Constant Lord whispered. "When it's open, I don't dare to look at it for long; it feels like something is seeing right through me."

"That's right, I think so too," another quickly chimed in. "Even when those vertical pupils weren't staring at me, I felt uneasy."

"And that cloak... it looks like a genuine treasure, the Nine Radiant True Spirit Art, truly enviable..."

The more they talked, the more enthusiastic they became, and the atmosphere completely relaxed from the post-war tension.

Only Dislan remained mostly silent.

He stood on the outermost edge of the crowd, hands behind his back, gazing in the direction where Lin Yi's figure had disappeared, his expression suggesting he was deep in thought.

After a long while, he suddenly shook his head, sighed, and slowly said, "You all... you never get to the point."

His shout drew everyone's attention back to him.

All the Constant Lord turned to look at him, and one of them asked, "Constant Lord Dislan, what do you mean by that?"

Dislan did not answer directly.

He was still looking in the direction where Lin Yi had disappeared, his deep red eyes appearing exceptionally calm in the black mist.

"Certainly."

"You only feel that Commander Lin Yi possesses profound Dao Resonance, but you lack a concrete understanding of it."

He paused here before continuing, "That's true. None of you have grasped the Dao Resonance, so it's not surprising that you can't discern it."

"But I can tell you that the Dao Resonance he just displayed contained at least four hundred strands."

Upon hearing this, all the Constant Lord present fell silent.

Four hundred strands...

Constant Lord subconsciously repeated, "Doesn't that exceed twice the requirements for passing the Fifth Stage?"

Another Constant Lord exclaimed in shock, "I've heard that among Dao Lord level cultivators, those who have come up from the sixth or seventh level are considered quite remarkable if they can reach four or five hundred strands of energy at the Constant Lord."

"But he... over four hundred strands... and he's only just broken through to the Fourth-Order Constant Lord Realm?"

Upon hearing these words, Dislan finally looked away and sighed.

"After all these Universal Epoch, I've only managed to comprehend three strands."

Compared to others...

He didn't say anything more, but just shook his head with a wry smile.

No one responded.

Nobody thought that Dislan's actions were shameful.

Being able to comprehend the essence of the Dao Resonance is already an extraordinary achievement, representing the hope of becoming Dao Lord.

However, compared to Lin Yi's exaggerated Dao Resonance, it is indeed a bit...

There's no comparison.

The silence lasted for a while before someone finally broke the deadlock.

Constant Lord, who had a rather outgoing personality, scratched his head, his eyes darting around the crowd before finally settling on Yi Wei.

"Um... General Yi Wei."

He chuckled dryly, half-jokingly and half-seriously, and said, "Commander Lin Yi was the first person to greet you after he arrived. Out of so many people, he only invited you to be his guest for tea."

"Your relationship is far more intimate than you've mentioned before!"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding Constant Lord also revealed meaningful expressions.

Some people chuckled, some nodded, and others secretly glanced at Yi Wei, trying to glean something from her expression.

But Yi Wei just smiled, without showing any intention of using the opportunity to boast.

"Where."

She said calmly, "It's just that Commander Lin Yi is sentimental."

She spoke as if she were talking about something completely ordinary.

But the more they believed it, the less people believed it.

Some people thought this to themselves, but they didn't dare to say it out loud in front of Yi Wei.

Aoduo stood at the very edge of the crowd and didn't say a word.

He had several wounds on his body, two pieces of his chest armor were broken, and a long bloodstain hung down from his left arm, but what made him look the worst was not these external injuries.

His eyes were lowered, and his face showed little expression, except for a faint smile at the corner of his mouth that was hard to decipher, whether it was bitterness or self-mockery.

He suddenly understood.

No wonder Yi Wei had always been indifferent to him.

With a friend of Commander Lin Yi's caliber as a benchmark, what do my own proudest achievements amount to?

Aoduo swallowed a sigh, ultimately not letting it escape his throat.

Yi Wei seemed to have sensed something.

She glanced subtly in Aoduo's direction out of the corner of her eye, but quickly looked away without saying a word.

Although her opinion of Aoduo has changed, it doesn't mean she's interested in Aoduo. It would be even better if he would back down because of this.

Meanwhile, deep within the Black Mist Sea.

Lin Yi was unaware that he had become the center of everyone's discussion after he left.

Even if he knew, he would probably just laugh it off and wouldn't take it to heart at all.

His entire focus was on the three fleeing Lightless Ones.

But contrary to what others thought, he chased after them not just to catch them.

More accurately, he wanted to confirm some things.

When he scanned the beast tide with his Soul Power, he noticed at least seven or eight unusual things.

There were several Third-Order Black Silence Beast with peculiar shapes, their bodies densely covered with eyeball-like protrusions, those eyes gleaming with an unsettling light in the firelight.

Its appearance was clearly the same as the "Baleful-Eye Beast" that Wen Xiao had mentioned.

This discovery weighed heavily on his heart, like a stone that he couldn't shake off.

The Baleful-Eye Beast that Wen Xiao encountered was clearly a fourth-tier beast, so where did these Third-Order Baleful-Eye Beast that appeared in the Soka beast tide come from?

Are they just ordinary third-order individuals, or...?

This race has already begun to expand at different levels?

If that's the case, then this beast tide incident might be far more complex than it appears on the surface.

As he thought this, his figure leaped and flashed continuously, while his Soul Power was activated to the maximum as he searched the area.

And so, they chased after them for a while longer.

suddenly.

Lin Yi paused.

His Soul Power detected a slightly different trace.

"Found it!"

Lin Yi's lips curled into a cold smile, and his figure vanished once more, leaving only a faint afterimage as his cloak billowed.

"Where... do you want to go?"

The next instant, he directly blocked the path of the three Lightless Constant Lord were flying together at high speed.

The three Lightless Ones ' expressions darkened upon seeing Lin Yi's sudden appearance.

Without the slightest hesitation or attempt to resist, they immediately scattered and fled for their lives.

Without a moment's hesitation, Lin Yi immediately summoned the Smokeveil Mystic Furnace.

Thick smoke, like clouds compressed billions of times, suddenly spewed out from the furnace opening, instantly enveloping the entire space.

Then, Lin Yi lightly tapped his fingertip.

A four-colored spark disappeared into the swirling mist.

"Boom!"

All the fog burst into flames at the same instant!

The four-colored, Silent Nether Soul-Rending Flame was like a flood bursting its banks, instantly surrounding the three Lightless Constant Lord.

Lin Yi's more than five hundred strands of Dao Resonance pressed down like an invisible mountain.

The three High-Rank Constant Lord, already battered and weakened, had no chance to resist under this terrifying suppression.

Completely crushing!

In just a short while.

The three Lightless Constant Lord were each firmly trapped within a ball of Silent Nether Soul-Rending Flame, unable to move.

The flames did not kill them instantly.

Lin Yi controlled the heat perfectly, layers of four-colored flames enveloping them, scorching their remains without killing them immediately.

He stood there calmly between the three flames.

"I ask, you answer."

"I will compare your answers. The first one to speak up, and who is not lying, will live."

The other two are dead.