After entering the Sea of Despair, Chen Lin immediately felt abnormal energy invade his body. But with a slight circulation of his internal energy, the discomfort vanished in an instant.
He also confirmed something.
The energy here was bizarre because it contained abyss breath, though the concentration was relatively weak.
There was something else.
The energy also contained an aura diametrically opposed to that of the Abyss. The two kept each other in check, giving cultivators from the Void Realm a chance to resist them.
It was probably outer star domain energy.
After all, Oddity Island had the Yin-Yang Cave, which connected the Abyss and the Outer Star Domain. It was perfectly normal for both types of energy to seep out.
The powerful fluctuations emitted by cultivators above the True Realm could potentially upset that balance, intensifying the corrosion instead. That explained the strange phenomenon in which the stronger someone was, the harder it became for them to move about here.
But as long as one's own energy was of a sufficiently high grade to suppress both types of energy, there was no need to worry about the balance.
Chen Lin marveled inwardly.
Sure enough, as his knowledge grew, he could find a reasonable explanation for any mysterious phenomenon.
He then stopped dwelling on it.
He activated the Heaven Opening Eye Divine Ability, clearing the obstruction to his vision, then mobilized the power of his soul blemish and spread his Soul Wings, flying swiftly toward Oddity Island.
Several months later.
A floating island appeared in Chen Lin's field of vision.
It was Oddity Island!
He was overjoyed, but rather than rush closer, he quietly observed it from a distance.
This island had remained in the same location for over ten thousand years, yet now it had moved deep into the