The more Zhou Muren thought in that direction, the more panicked he became.
The gradually fading connection, combined with the pitch-black, faintly lit expanse of deep space around him, only intensified his fear!
Faintly, it seemed as though fragmented whispers were sounding beside his ears.
Filling his body bit by bit with unease.
Without realizing it, Zhou Muren's expression became distorted. His Soul Guard body began flickering erratically, like an electronic screen with a bad connection.
As time passed, he felt the whispers at his side becoming increasingly real.
As though...
The speaker was pressed right up against his ear!
Zhou Muren suddenly turned his head.
There was nothing in sight.
Other than the faintly glowing stars, there was nothing else worth noticing.
"Heh, scaring myself..."
Zhou Muren gently stroked his chest.
His heart was pounding wildly, as if it were about to leap out of his throat the next second.
Wait.
Why was his heart pounding?
Wasn't he already dead?!
Although a Soul Guard could use its soul body to simulate all the states of a living person, he hadn't simulated that damn heartbeat, nor had he needed to!
So what the hell was going on?
Before Zhou Muren could figure out what was happening, the last trace of his hazy perception vanished!
At that moment, he was like a kite with its string cut, completely swept into the sky ten thousand zhang above!
His panic reached its peak!
His soul body, already flickering abnormally, turned into a strobe light, as though it could explode at any moment!
At that critical moment, a powerful sensation suddenly came from behind him to the right!
Nine Jet Manatees howled as they charged out, as if they had been lingering nearby all along and had never left.
This time, they appeared farther