Something's Wrong

Chen An recalled every Scale Blade.

He bent slightly, leaning closer to the trembling Xu Xiaoyan.

Hearing him mutter strange things to himself, Xiaoyan thought he was some kind of pervert.

She collapsed onto the ground, wildly swinging her ice staff while her feet kept kicking up dirt.

"No! Don't come near me!"

Chen An lightly tilted his head aside, dodging her physical attack with the ice staff, then gently pressed the exit button on the back of her hand.

White light instantly enveloped the girl's body. Xu Xiaoyan's figure flickered before dissolving into motes of light and completely leaving the Spirit Ascension Platform.

After she disappeared, the Roulette returned to its utterly ordinary Soul Power +1-level sections.

Did I scare her just now?

Chen An considered how he should explain things if he ran into her again.

Then he turned and headed back toward the woodland clearing where his companions were resting.

In the clearing among the trees, Tang Wuling, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie had already been waiting for quite some time.

Seeing him return, Tang Wuling quickly came forward. "Xiao An, why did you take so long to come back?"

Chen An deliberately put on the appearance of someone who had gone through a bitter battle, his tone carrying a hint of fatigue.

"My luck wasn't great. I ran into several Soul Masters and nearly got taken down by them."

A trace of disappointment flashed through Gu Yue's eyes, as though she were saying, Why didn't they kill you?

"Are you alright? Were there any pursuers? Does anything hurt?"

Tang Wuling's face was full of concern. She reached out to grasp Chen An's wrist, carefully looking him over from head to toe in search of injuries.

Seeing how completely she believed him, Chen An could not help