"Is that so?" Dou Shengnan's expression didn't change. As she spoke, the space seemed to be shrouded in endless darkness. At its center stood her and Jin Feixue; a little farther away were Xue Lang and Chang Bei; farther still were the Players who had stayed to watch instead of leaving. And then there was Xu Huo, an innocent bystander who had retreated a thousand meters at the first opportunity.
There was no doubt they had entered Dou Shengnan's Spiritual World. The dark world was like the murky depths of the sea. A faint light seemed to glimmer, though it might have been an illusion. In any case, as the darkness spread, everything in sight gradually vanished, leaving an eerie silence.
Spiritual Worlds usually had no sealed boundaries that forcibly trapped people. Unless someone was immediately affected by a Super Evolver, it wasn't difficult to escape completely, especially when the Players were all equipped with long-range teleportation items.
But the spiritual power that formed an impassable barrier for ordinary Players wasn't nearly as effective against Dou Shengnan's targets. Xue Lang and Chang Bei hadn't even used an item to escape. Instead, they'd forcibly opened a path through her Spiritual World, straight to the outside!
Neither of them was a spiritual-type Super Evolver, but they weren't unfamiliar with this.
Dou Shengnan had probably rarely encountered a situation like this. Just as she was about to tighten her control over the Spiritual World, Jin Feixue beside her pressed a hand to her shoulder. She raised her left hand and sent out a strand so fine it was almost invisible. It pierced the defensive barrier at incredible speed, coiled around Chang Bei's right leg, then burrowed into her skin in an instant.
Even though Xue Lang immediately used an item to bind Chang