"An afterimage appeared in the sky?" Song Wen pressed.
"Yes, Master." Shadow Void's voice carried confusion and deep wariness. "What is strange is that the wraiths clustered near the reefs have become exceptionally agitated, darting back and forth through the water."
Before Song Wen could speak, Gu Que said, "This should be the Spatial Projection rumored to appear in the Mirror Sea Mirage Abyss only once every ten years."
At this, Song Wen's spirits immediately soared.
Spatial Projection?
The term was quite fitting.
"However, the Spatial Projection has only just appeared and is still unstable. For now, it likely does not yet possess the ability to transmit anything," Gu Que added.
"Senior Gu Que is right!" A sharp gleam flashed in Song Wen's eyes. "Shadow Void, keep watch for any changes in the surroundings at all times."
"Yes, Master," Shadow Void replied.
Time slowly passed amid anticipation and vigilance.
In the blink of an eye, two days passed.
Perhaps because they had never seen light before, the wraiths were extraordinarily excited. More and more wraiths gathered from afar, and the number around the reefs continued to grow.
Suddenly.
The afterimage high in the sky blazed with brilliant light, like a blazing sun from the Ninth Heaven plunging into the bottomless abyss. Its splendor pierced through the ink-thick Source-Qi, turning it into countless shattered wisps of darkness.
At that moment, the wraiths shot skyward in a frantic rush, plunging into the dazzling radiance and vanishing without a trace. Clearly, they had left the Source-Qi Death Domain through the Spatial Projection, heading for an unknown destination on the other side.
After learning all this from Shadow Void, Song Wen's eyes shone ever more brightly.
A yellowish-brown talisman suddenly appeared in his hand.
The instant the talisman shattered, a flash of yellow light