"Since your Spatial Ring is so large, why didn't you suck me into it too? That way, we could've saved a Swiftness Pill!"
Lu Yuan asked again, puzzled.
Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Xia Qingyin couldn't hold back. She burst out laughing.
This left Lu Yuan completely at a loss.
His expression turned strange, as if asking, "What are you laughing at? Is it that funny?"
As though she felt that was impolite, Xia Qingyin covered her mouth and quickly stopped laughing.
Then she said, "Student Lu Yuan, you don't have your own Spatial Ring yet, do you?"
Lu Yuan nodded.
He'd been busy cultivating lately and had indeed forgotten about that.
Once they left the Underground World this time, he would go to the school and buy a Spatial Ring.
Xia Qingyin wore an expression that said, "Just as I thought."
Her red lips moved as she added, "A Spatial Ring is essentially a mental space. You need to imprint it with your mental signature before you can officially possess that space."
"And humans aren't objects; they have minds of their own. If you want to enter a Spatial Ring, that independent consciousness has to be completely erased."
"Completely erase their independent consciousness?" Lu Yuan quickly understood and said, "Doesn't that mean turning a person into a mindless slave before they can enter a Spatial Ring?"
"Mm-hmm."
Xia Qingyin smiled and nodded.
"Then that really can't be done."
Lu Yuan gave an awkward laugh.
Awooo~
Just then,
Several cyan figures shot over their heads at incredible speed!
They must have used some kind of wind-based power to speed up, just like when they'd taken Swiftness Pills earlier.
They were moving so fast that it was hard to see them clearly, but their general silhouettes were enough to identify them.
These figures were none other than the ferocious beasts called Gale Eagles.
Then,
Awooo~
Several white figures flew past.
They weren't as fast as the Gale Eagles, so Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin could see them clearly from below.
"They're Second Order Middle Rank ferocious beasts, White Feather Pigeons."
Xia Qingyin's eyes widened as she recognized them on the spot!
"I remember these two kinds of ferocious beasts like staying in their habitats and don't want to leave. Even when they forage, they only go near their habitats. What could have happened to make them fly at full speed?"
Lu Yuan looked puzzled.
"They seem to be heading toward Jiang Zhan City!"
Xia Qingyin said gravely, comparing it against the map.
"Could these ferocious beasts be planning to attack Jiang Zhan City?"
Lu Yuan ventured a very bold guess.
No one could give a definite answer to that guess, but there was one thing they knew for sure:
This place was no longer safe.
In such a short time, two waves of ferocious beasts had flown past. If more flew over and noticed them on the ground,
they'd be doomed!
"This place doesn't look very safe. Why don't we return to the real world first?"
Xia Qingyin asked.
Lu Yuan nodded, indicating that was fine.
First, he'd already spent about a week in the Underground World. He could also clearly feel the volatile emotions inside him nearing the point where he couldn't suppress them!
Second, the situation really was as Xia Qingyin had said—not very safe.
Third, his gains on this trip had been substantial. Ice Blast Technique at beginner proficiency, the first level of the Profound Nether Ice Soul Body body-tempering technique, and 1,900 Evolution Points remained. After they got out, he'd also receive a large sum of Blue Star coins.
So the two of them hurried onward without stopping at all.
But they still had to sleep at night.
After all, in the Underground World, nighttime was truly pitch-black, and they couldn't even see the road.
It wasn't until noon the next day...
that the two finally reached the gates of Jiang Kan City.
"Show your identification."
The ability users on either side of the city gate said.
Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin each took out their ability base identification.
Little Blue's contract with Xia Qingyin was also checked, and there wasn't the slightest problem.
"Lu Yuan... Xia Qingyin..."
After verifying everything, the ability user stepped aside and let them enter.
"Fortunately, you came back early. Our specialized instruments detected a sudden increase in the number of ferocious beasts nearby. There's a risk they'll attack the city."
"If you'd come back while the beasts were attacking, we wouldn't have been able to open the gates."
One of the ability users beside the gate added.
Hearing his words, the two felt rather fortunate.
Upon entering Jiang Zhan City,
Lu Yuan could clearly see that there were many more ability users stationed atop the city walls.
They'd even set up some cannons that hadn't been there before!
Clearly, they were preparing to face this wave of attacks.
Although an increase in the number of ferocious beasts didn't necessarily mean they would attack, as the saying went, better safe than sorry.
"Student Xia Qingyin, don't leave just yet. I'll give you half the points we earned from hunting ferocious beasts together."
Seeing that Xia Qingyin seemed about to leave on her own, Lu Yuan said.
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