In an instant, Ren Jiutian felt more than half his strength drain away.
His knees went weak, and he dropped to one knee.
His eyes widened as he hurriedly looked around.
From the loss of stamina, he judged that his Meteoric Light Blade had triggered its special effect.
Yet no matter how Ren Jiutian swung his head from side to side, he saw no light at all.
Nor did he hear the sound of a meteor falling.
It had clearly activated.
It had clearly taken effect.
Why?
Why?!
Bastet, and this Golden Altar—what the hell was going on?!
Gradually, fear completely swallowed Ren Jiutian's heart.
The intense unease made his mind tremble.
At the same time...
Within Xu Fan's constantly spread Observation Haki, two more life presences vanished.
They were Ren Jiutian and Carlotta.
Only he, Xia Yi, and the Female Snow Wolf who had followed them remained in the entire dark space.
However, Xu Fan could sense the Female Snow Wolf's emotional fluctuations.
They were changing noticeably.
Carlotta's sudden disappearance had made her uneasy as well.
Could it be...
Xu Fan raised an eyebrow, as though he understood something.
But before he could reach the Female Snow Wolf, even her life presence vanished from within his Observation Haki.
Only he and Xia Yi remained in the entire dark space!
"Jiutian?"
"Carlotta?"
"Holo?"
Xia Yi called out her companions' names one by one.
But the air answered only with silence.
Unease rose in her heart as well.
"Did they disappear too?"
Xia Yi swallowed, unable to accept such a reality.
"It would be more accurate to say they're missing." Xu Fan thought for a moment.
Since the Mysterious Voice had given no prompt, that meant Ren Jiutian and the others were not dead yet.
Perhaps...
the Totem of Undying had