Mist-Hidden Barrier

The tide crashed against the reefs along the island's edge, again and again.

Several miles from the island, a Four-Winged Black Demon Insect had appeared in midair at some unknown time. Its body remained utterly motionless, while the four pairs of black-glowing wings behind it beat rhythmically up and down, maintaining an incomparably balanced state. At a glance, it seemed frozen in place.

The Four-Winged Black Demon Insect had a round head covered in compound eyes. At this moment, scenes from the island appeared within those eyes, some near and some far. Most bizarrely, they seemed capable of magnification. Before long, an image of a person appeared in its compound eyes.

That person was Ye Chen.

Ye Chen still did not know that a Four-Winged Black Demon Insect had fixed its sights on him. After all, he was not made of iron; he could not release his Soul Force without restraint. Excessive Soul Force consumption was extremely slow to recover from, and taking ten days or half a month to recover was perfectly normal.

After practicing sword arts for half a day, Ye Chen saw no movement from Murong Qingcheng's side. Knowing that she was still making her push toward the Half-Step Human-Demon King realm, he did not disturb her. Although his attempt to break through to the Half-Step King realm had failed, there were still many things he could do besides attempting that breakthrough.

For instance, comprehending Space Profundity.

The Space Profundity Foundation he had obtained in the Four Supreme Emperors' Tomb could be called a priceless treasure. With it, Ye Chen's speed in comprehending space had increased by at least several times. His own comprehension ability was already several times that of an ordinary person; combined, the two raised it to more than tenfold, perhaps even over