Upon returning to the frontline Command Headquarters, Huo Hai immediately deactivated the Invisibility Runes on his body. These Invisibility Runes could not actually be used indefinitely. He had only learned this after spending a long time studying rune-based Spirit Formations.
Once these runes were inscribed, each use required a continuous supply of his own spiritual power, channeled in a very particular way to activate the Spirit Formation. Moreover, each inscription could only be used ten times at most. After ten uses, the Spirit Formation would be ruined and would have to be inscribed again. If used continuously, it could only last a little over a day.
The moment Huo Hai appeared, the people around him noticed him. "Greetings, General Huo." They bowed respectfully. Ever since the war began, the way everyone looked at Huo Hai had become rather strange, their eyes filled with awe.
Huo Hai nodded, then quickly approached the crowd. "What happened here? Why are there so many people?" He tapped the man in front of him. The young man he had interrupted turned around with an irritated expression.
Only after turning all the way around did the young man realize that the person who had tapped him was Huo Hai. His expression immediately became respectful. "General Huo, it's you. The Spirit King realm experts from the Ink Lotus Domain are inside. They seem to be injured."
Injured? Huo Hai froze for a moment, then understood. "As expected of Spirit King realm experts. They really did have their own means of survival." Thinking back to that explosion, he knew he would never have escaped alive had he been caught inside it. The power of that self-detonation had been even more terrifying than the Heavenly Tribulation Old Wine Insect had faced. After all, self-detonation was the most powerful move