Chen Lin flew for a full day before stopping to examine his body.
He still found nothing unusual.
Then.
He opened the Grotto-Heaven Jade Pendant and let Puda and the others out.
"Have any of you felt anything unusual?"
The others all shook their heads.
Only Su'er remained silent for a moment before saying uncertainly, "Earlier, I seemed to sense a very faint energy appearing inside the Grotto-Heaven. I thought you were observing us, my lord. If it wasn't you, then I suppose that would count as something unusual."
"Oh?"
Chen Lin's expression shifted.
"What sort of energy was it? Can you describe it briefly?"
"It's hard to say."
Su'er thought for a moment.
She pondered, then said, "That energy clearly tended toward darkness, yet it gave me a sense of grandeur and majesty. Though very faint, it was impossible to look at directly, and I couldn't muster any will to resist it."
"I understand."
Chen Lin asked no more questions.
From her description, it should have been the power of a "Divine Being."
The one probing them must undoubtedly have been Marquis Di.
If that was the case.
Then Marquis Di had probably let him out because of the Divine King Manifesting All-Saints of Duotian. He had been "marked" by a King Tier Bizarre being, and Marquis Di, merely an Earl, dared not steal that credit.
Or perhaps Advanced Bizarre Creatures had some special means of communicating, and the Divine King had spoken with Marquis Di. That would explain why he had inexplicably been sent out of the territory.
"Did you encounter something just now, my lord?"
Little White Snake spoke up to ask.
"Do you need our help? Although we've turned into birds, we still have some fighting strength."
"No need."
Chen Lin shook his head.
"What you