The pile of diamonds began to tremble. Every stone seemed to be straining with all its might, but no matter what it did, its scattered body refused to come together.
Xu Huo watched it for a while. "Want me to get some glue and stick you back together?"
The pile of stones went still for a moment. Then the part that would have been its left hand began moving up and down, as if it really wanted him to give it a try.
Xu Huo took a bag of jerky out of his Storage Compartment and watched it struggle while he ate.
Apart from this pile of stones, none of the other stones in this space had moved. People couldn't hypnotize themselves into thinking they were stones, but the fact that these stones could remain in this state meant that the mental interference in this Spiritual World was likely an exceptionally powerful anomaly wall, strong enough to affect people's senses. At least, he hadn't been able to tell by touch whether the thing in front of him was really a person.
As for the other stone people, who knew how many had come in? Some of them might already have starved to death.
After replenishing his strength, Xu Huo checked the time and sat down to rest. Half an hour later, he began looking for a way out of this space.
His usual method of opening a door didn't work. He could only gather his mental strength again and condense it into a Manifestation to cut through the space. It wasn't difficult, and he succeeded with little effort.
Once the space had split open, he bundled up the pile of stones behind him and took it outside. After they returned to the Spiritual World, the stone man's limbs began to