Thick blackness replaced everything around them. What had looked like a kitchen became boundless darkness upon entry. The player leading the way stepped in first, let out a startled cry, and vanished. Xu Huo entered with Lou Shang and the others almost simultaneously, but the moment they sank into the darkness, everyone disappeared.
Unable to sense anyone nearby, Xu Huo cautiously took a step forward. The ground beneath his feet was fairly stable, but under these circumstances, it was very possible that he had entered a special mental field.
However, for it to completely overwhelm his mental strength, it was also possible that multiple spaces existed here at once, automatically scattering people the moment they entered.
After opening several mental gateways in succession, Xu Huo let his mental power sink deeper into the darkness. Yet he still could not see anything around him. The darkness seemed utterly empty; the entire space appeared to contain only him, giving rise to a sudden, heart-pounding loneliness for no reason at all.
Xu Huo frowned and continued forward. Since comprehending the "Mental Defense Line" and creating the new core Spiritual World, "Reflection Space," he had undergone a qualitative leap in mental evolution. Though he still could not freely use "anchors" to control others, whether it was direct mental attacks or forceful mental control, he was far beyond what he had been before. Having evolved to this extent, he believed that he should be among the very best in mental evolution—at the very least, ahead of other A-class players of his kind...
Could someone at his level truly be completely helpless before Carmen Field's Spiritual World?
That should not have been possible. Perhaps he had gone in the wrong direction.
Just as he was about to try again, a single drop of water suddenly fell