His consciousness was still somewhat hazy.
He still forced himself to open his eyes.
It was like someone jolting awake in the dead of night. They clearly wanted to force their eyes open, yet their eyelids felt as heavy as lead.
He finally managed to open them a sliver, only for them to quickly close again into darkness.
His blurred consciousness even gave him the illusion that he had already opened his eyes.
If his will to wake up was not firm enough, he would fall back into sleep amid that illusion.
It was much the same as being woken by an alarm at a certain time in the morning, then fully waking up only to find that several alarm times had already passed.
But in any case, he had awakened.
A fresh scent rushed into his nose, like grass after rain.
A thin mist filled his vision, yet he could still vaguely make out a clear azure sky.
He froze, lying on the ground blankly as though he had no desire to move.
But he quickly sprang up, silently circulating the Soul Power within him as he warily surveyed his surroundings.
At a glance, he saw Xu Yue lying not far away.
From a simple observation, Xu Yue appeared to be unharmed for the moment.
But where were they now?
He remembered that they had been forced into a desperate situation by the Spirit Hall's Soul Masters.
Judging by the surroundings, this seemed to be a valley.
The area was filled with plants he had never seen before.
For the time being, however, there seemed to be no danger here.
So he cautiously made his way toward Xu Yue.
Just as he reached her side, a deep and vigorous voice came from behind him.
"Awake?"
Startled inwardly, he immediately