The Invisible Eyes, the Thing Watching from the Shadows. An Unexpected Change in the Body

At this moment, everyone felt heartfelt gratitude toward Su Shi'er.

As for Su Shi'er, after killing Zong Lu and severely wounding Sun Wenzhu, forcing him to ignite his Golden Pill, he raised his head to look at the sky.

The sky was empty, clear for thousands of miles, with only a few sparse white clouds and gentle gusts of wind drifting past.

Yet Su Shi'er narrowed his eyes, constantly feeling as though a pair of invisible eyes were watching him from somewhere beyond the heavens.

It was an exceedingly strange sensation.

Had he not been in his current illusory spirit-body state, he might not have noticed it at all.

"Senior Leng once said that whether in Muyun Prefecture or the East Sea Archipelago, the small number of Nascent Soul Cultivators might not be entirely due to failures in Tribulation Crossing Nascent Soul Condensation."

"Could it... be related to this phenomenon?"

"In other words, someone is secretly observing, perhaps even targeting and feeding upon Nascent Souls that have just crossed their tribulations?"

The thought flashed through his mind, but Su Shi'er's face betrayed not the slightest hint of it.

If some person or faction truly operated in secret against Nascent Soul Cultivators who had successfully crossed tribulation, that only meant the power behind them was unimaginably formidable.

Such an opponent was absolutely not someone he could provoke at his current level.

Listening to Li Piaoyu and the others speaking beside him, Su Shi'er remained composed as he turned toward the crowd.

"Everyone, you are too kind. This battle was not only for all of you, but also for Su's own survival. Being able to hold on until now is Su's honor, and it was entirely thanks to everyone's help."

Su Shi'er spoke calmly, his steady words and composed bearing revealing nothing