Light flashed. Su Ye's vision blurred, and when he could see clearly again, he and his companions were no longer outside the pillar of light at the heart of the Burial God Graveyard. They had appeared in a strange space.
Or rather, Su Ye had appeared inside that strange space.
Xia Zhiqiu and the others had been stopped beyond a barrier of light. They looked anxious, but he couldn't make out what they were saying.
Su Ye frowned and felt around carefully. The surrounding space didn't seem disturbed, and he could still use Space Leap. Only then did he relax a little.
As long as Space Leap worked, he could leave the moment anything went wrong. He could even jump to Xia Zhiqiu and the others and take them with him.
With an escape route secured, Su Ye gestured for Xia Zhiqiu and the others not to worry, then continued exploring.
He suspected that if he left, getting back in wouldn't be so easy. So he didn't teleport away or go to where Xia Zhiqiu and the others were. He decided to search this place first.
Was this what had been calling him?
This seemed to be the true heart of the pillar of light. Beneath his feet lay ground as black as ink, while a soft, pure, dark gray glow filled the air.
At the center of the space, there was no ornate coffin, no mighty Divine Weapon, and no radiant Light Orb holding an Inheritance.
There was only a piece of... Withered Wood.
It was about the length of an arm, charred black and utterly lifeless, as though lightning had struck it before time itself forgot it.
It floated silently a foot above the ground.
Around it drifted nine leaves of different colors, each shimmering with a different