"Why do I feel like I'm being watched?"
At that moment, Xia Liang, who was in Minecraft's Overworld, felt as though someone was watching him.
"Probably just an illusion."
Electrolux said, then continued drawing the sealing array.
That was right, a sealing array.
After experiencing the Clear Sky Sect's seal, Xia Liang planned to draw a sealing array onto his projection body. That way, he could use more of his power here.
"By the way, how far have Yuhao and the others gotten?"
"The Lich should be finished by now."
The floor was covered in shattered stone slabs, and the air still carried the scorched smell left behind by spell explosions. Several cracks had been blasted into the walls by shockwaves. The Lich's corpse had already completely dissolved into green motes of light, leaving only that black Spirit Ring floating in midair.
"Damn it, that was disgusting."
Ma Xiaotao sat on the ground with her back against the wall, looking far more bedraggled than when she had entered.
Faced with a ten-thousand-year Lich that possessed invincibility, teleportation, and summoning abilities, all the official team members had exhausted their strength.
"Good thing we had Yuhao."
Chen Zifeng sat cross-legged not far from her, slowly regulating his breathing to recover Soul Power. During the Lich's second phase, it had summoned three giant Mutant Monsters. If Huo Yuhao had not appeared to hold them down while everyone killed the three monsters, they might not even have reached the final phase and could only have fled.
The final phase was berserk mode. It had no ranged attacks and low defense, though its teleportation speed was fast. Still, the ten-thousand-year Lich was quickly dealt with under everyone's concentrated Fire.
"I almost want to absorb this Lich's Spirit Ring and see if I can obtain that teleportation soul skill."
Ling Luochеn said. Whether it was that teleportation soul skill or the invincible protective shield, neither was an ordinary soul skill.
"If you got it, you'd probably obtain an Ice shield or something like summoning Bing Xue monsters. Your Martial Soul has nothing to do with teleportation."
Ma Xiaotao replied. Ling Luochеn's Martial Soul was an Ice element, without any spatial attribute. Obtaining teleportation would not be easy.
"I might have a chance, though."
Chen Zifeng said. Teleportation suited his Martial Soul very well. If he could obtain it, his combat strength would rise by an entire level.
Behind them, Ning Tian listened to their discussion and fell into thought as well.
Whether it was the invincible shield or teleportation, she could try absorbing either one. Both soul skills could grant her powerful survivability.
Of course, Ning Tian would not be the first to absorb one herself. There were so many soul masters within the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect; she would certainly find a few test subjects first. Only after the experiment succeeded would she absorb one herself. After all, the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda only had seven Spirit Rings, and every single one was incomparably precious. She could not waste even one ring on an impulse.
"Mm..."
Ning Tian lowered her head in thought, her gaze slowly shifting toward Huo Yuhao beside her.
"Classmate Yuhao, if it were the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, what kind of soul beast in the Twilight Forest do you think would be suitable to absorb?"
Ning Tian asked. Given Huo Yuhao's identity, he should know the soul beasts within the Twilight Forest very well.
"None seem especially suitable. The soul beasts here are all mainly combat-oriented. The only suitable one might be this Lich."
Huo Yuhao thought for a moment before answering. There were no soul beasts in the Twilight Forest particularly suited to the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda. The only likely options were the Lich's invincible shield and teleportation. But those two skills were probably suitable for anyone, weren't they?
"Mm."
Just as Ning Tian continued thinking, Xu Sanshi's voice suddenly exploded from the other side, carrying an almost uncontrollable panic.
"Nannan!"
Hearing Xu Sanshi's shout, everyone turned at once, their gazes falling on the edge of the room.
Jiang Nannan was kneeling on one knee, one hand braced against the ground while the other was clenched tightly into a fist. Veins stood out clearly on the back of her hand. Her body was curled up, her shoulders trembling faintly, and she gritted her teeth as though enduring immense pain.
"What happened?"
Ma Xiaotao was the first to react. She rose and crossed the distance in two strides before crouching beside Jiang Nannan. She grabbed Jiang Nannan's wrist and sent a stream of Soul Power through her meridians, swiftly examining the condition inside her body.
"There's nothing wrong. It's just that her Soul Power is in disorder."
Ma Xiaotao frowned. She had not found any problem, but why had Jiang Nannan's Soul Power suddenly become chaotic? She quickly helped her up.
Ma Xiaotao held her by the shoulders and lifted her from the floor. Jiang Nannan used her support to sit upright, then began circulating her Soul Power while using Martial Soul Possession. Two yellow and two purple Spirit Rings slowly rose beneath her feet, circling around her body.
Seeing Jiang Nannan begin to recover, Ma Xiaotao warily looked toward where the Lich had vanished, then immediately turned to Xu Sanshi.
"What did she do just now?"
The Lich had clearly vanished, so why was Jiang Nannan still having problems? And why were those of them closest to the Lich unharmed?
"Nannan has been absorbing those green light clusters this whole time. After Senior Sister and the others killed the Lich, she waited for a while. Once she was sure there was no danger, she went over. After absorbing them, she ended up like this."
Xu Sanshi immediately explained. Jiang Nannan had been absorbing those things this entire time. Had she absorbed too many? No, there had been no reports from the Extreme North of problems arising from absorbing them.
Besides, Ma Xiaotao and the other official team members had fought their way here, and the green light clusters they had absorbed were definitely no fewer than those Jiang Nannan had picked up from behind. Why was Jiang Nannan the only one in trouble?
Ma Xiaotao had clearly realized this as well. Everyone had absorbed those things, so why was Jiang Nannan the only one having problems?
"Where's Elder Xuan? Let's leave this place first."
Ma Xiaotao looked toward the sky, but there was no sign of Xuan Zi. Because of the previous Mutant Skeleton explosion, Ma Xiaotao was especially vigilant now. It would be best for them to leave first and avoid any unforeseen trouble. Yet even after a moment passed, Xuan Zi still gave no response.
Ma Xiaotao called out again, but there was still no movement. Gritting her teeth, she was about to direct everyone to carry Jiang Nannan outside.
"Senior Sister, wait. It's not dangerous..."
After hearing Ma Xiaotao's words, Jiang Nannan spoke while struggling to suppress the Soul Power within her body.
"Mm? Are you sure?"
Hearing Jiang Nannan's words, Ma Xiaotao paused, then asked with a frown.
"Mm. Give me a few minutes."
Jiang Nannan's voice came out in fragments, but she tried her best to articulate every word clearly.
All the soul beasts within the Lich Tower had already been cleared out by the group. No soul beasts would emerge here to interfere, and this place was much safer than outside.
Furthermore, Jiang Nannan had already confirmed that this sensation was not harmful. Her level forty-one bottleneck was breaking through.
Seeing Jiang Nannan's condition, it truly did not seem like a bad situation. Ma Xiaotao told everyone to stay on guard as Wang Yan stepped forward holding a token.
"I've already contacted Elder Xuan, but there's been no response."
Wang Yan was somewhat speechless as well. Why was that man always absent at critical moments?
"Seriously..."
Ma Xiaotao rubbed her forehead. She had no solution either and could only hope Jiang Nannan would be alright.
Wang Yan walked in front of Jiang Nannan and began examining her condition.
When he had heard that Jiang Nannan had fallen into this state because of absorbing those light clusters, Wang Yan had found it extremely strange. He had absorbed plenty of those things along the way too, so why was he fine? What exactly were those things?
"Nannan, you have to be alright."
Xu Sanshi crouched one step in front of Jiang Nannan's side, both hands braced on his knees. His gaze remained fixed on her and never once left.
As time passed, the Spirit Rings around Jiang Nannan began trembling violently, as though they were about to explode.
"What's going on..."
Xuan Zi, who was watching from afar, was startled by the trembling Spirit Rings. He had lived for so long, yet he had never seen anything like this. Had something really gone wrong?
Fortunately, it was Jiang Nannan, who had no significant background. If it had been any of the others, he would have stopped the training long ago and taken the injured person away.
Now, Jiang Nannan could conveniently be used to test what would happen here.
Crack—
Xu Sanshi, who was closest to Jiang Nannan, heard a crack. Looking up, he saw a long, thin fissure appear in Jiang Nannan's second yellow hundred-year Spirit Ring. A trace of purple emerged from within the crack...
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