After searching for a while, Qin Ming finally found Lin Ye and the others with Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the rest in tow.
At the sight of Lin Ye, Qin Ming rushed forward first, anxiety written across his face.
"Lin Ye! Are you all right? What happened? Why did you suddenly disappear earlier?"
His gaze swept over the four of them. Only after confirming that no one was injured did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Ning Rongrong stepped forward, hooked her arm through Lin Ye's, and rushed to answer. "Teacher Qin, we're fine! Brother Lin Ye is back!"
Lin Ye looked at Qin Ming and said calmly, "Sorry, Teacher Qin. We made you worry."
"Back in the woods, I must have triggered something. I was transported into an extremely well-hidden cave."
"A cave?"
Qin Ming frowned. The explanation sounded rather far-fetched, but considering the other extraordinary things about Lin Ye, such as his soul ring configuration, he chose to believe him for now and listened as Lin Ye continued.
Lin Ye nodded and went on weaving his supposed "fortuitous encounter."
"The cave was tiny, and there wasn't anything dangerous inside. The concentration of soul power was just incredibly high. I wanted to leave, so I searched for an exit. But by the time I finally found a way out, my soul power had somehow broken through to level forty-six."
With that, Lin Ye revealed his soul power level.
"Whoa-you're really level forty-six? You jumped four whole levels?!" Yu Feng couldn't help crying out in shock.
The others exchanged looks, their eyes filled with astonishment.
Such a speed of advancement was simply unheard of!
Qin Ming was also deeply shocked when he saw Lin Ye's level forty-six soul power.
He had never expected Lin Ye to stumble upon such