A Chance Encounter

After roughly understanding a few ways to handle it, he did not ask the Main God any further questions.

The dim figure, surrounded by a hazy halo that not even radio waves could detect, merely passed silently through the sky with the lightness of an unrestrained bird gliding by, at a height ordinary people would struggle to notice even if they looked up.

When someone rarely went out to "get some air" and suddenly ran into something related to "work," it was like receiving a company WeChat message out of nowhere during a holiday. Naturally, it was unpleasant.

Li Yun was no exception.

Invisible spiritual power surged like a tide. Amid the vast "waves" sweeping through the long expanse of space, this figure, like a fallen leaf, had merely come out with the night wind for a stroll and some fresh air.

But then again, when one stood high above and looked down at the dim lights and bustling traffic below, what exactly would one see?

Li Yun could not explain it either. He only genuinely sensed something "different."

Beneath the night sky, compared to regions still steeped in the natural darkness of billions of years, the city areas teeming with human activity felt far more alive, their skies lit half pale orange-red by countless lamps.

People naturally feared darkness and yearned for light.

The farther one went from the city center, the dimmer the lights became.

—Narrow alleys were squeezed between buildings. Large patches of gray-white, swollen plaster had peeled from both walls, exposing the dusty concrete beneath.

Several old electrical wires hung from the eaves, dangling loosely in midair. Night birds occasionally landed on them, hopped about, then flew away. Their chirping only made the place seem even quieter.

To be honest, even within a seemingly prosperous city