Yan Jiu stiffly changed the subject. "What do we do next?"
Their original plan had been to make their way to the Beast Abyss and find a way back to the Raila Continent. They had arguably strayed from that course for a while along the way—after all, having run into the Lu Family, it would not have been their style to leave without causing a little trouble—but their ultimate destination was still the Beast Abyss before them. Once Big Black Fish joined them, their goal became even clearer.
After leaving the space and setting foot in the outside world again, Yan Jiu still felt a faint, dreamlike sense of unreality. Joshua had already run off to one side with a cheer to inspect their surroundings. They had actually emerged at the bottom of the enormous crater left by the tribulation thunder, and climbing out would take some effort. Plenty of lightning energy had originally lingered inside the crater, but San San, determined not to waste any of it, had swallowed it all into the space. For the moment, the place was quite peaceful.
Still, with Joshua's small frame, climbing out might prove a little difficult.
Ye Chuqi took two steps, then stopped, because Yan Jiu was staring blankly at something. Once she took a closer look, she grinned.
"No need to doubt it. Those really are crystal stones."
After undergoing the tribulation lightning, a crystal ore vein of the utmost purity had actually turned into crystal stones rich in lightning energy.
"You really have struck it rich. You can smile now."
Yan Jiu: I can't.
The earlier commotion had been enormous, and the lingering might here was far too terrifying. Everyone else could hardly get away fast enough; no one wanted to come and meddle. Besides, even if someone approached,