Chen Siyao said nothing, mentally reviewing the failed attempts Qin Xiaoyu had described earlier.
Breaking through by force had failed, which meant the Formation Spirit did not acknowledge strength.
Taking a clever detour had failed, which meant there were no loopholes to exploit.
Countering the formation with another formation had failed, which meant the Formation Spirit's underlying logic was not a matter of formations, but something else.
The Main Island drew closer.
As the boat approached, the haziness did not fade. Instead, it grew more pronounced, as though something shrouded the entire island, preventing anyone from easily making out its appearance.
The dock's pillars emerged from the mist one by one.
When Chen Siyao stepped onto the landing, solid stone slabs lay beneath her feet.
She looked up at the island.
The outline of the Main Island...
Was much larger than she had imagined.
Traces of the first formation remained.
Qin Xiaoyu led them through the main entrance. A stone stele stood on either side, most of the Formation Patterns on them already shattered.
Ye Chendong had left that damage when he forced his way in. The breaks in the markings were clean and even. It had not been brute force; he had truly found a structural weakness.
"Three hundred meters farther in, we'll reach the second formation's detection range," Qin Xiaoyu said as she walked. "The Formation Spirit isn't always there. It only appears once you reach that spot."
Chen Siyao kept walking, following Qin Xiaoyu farther inside.
The vegetation on either side of the path differed from ordinary plants on Blue Star. The leaves were thick and deep green, with extremely fine, glowing patterns along their edges. They were barely noticeable in daylight, but clearly visible in the shade.
Chen Siyao reached out and touched a leaf. A