Several more hours passed.
Guided by the soldiers who came to remind them and lead the way, Shen Heng and Han Ling arrived at the makeshift restaurant.
After getting some food, the two found an empty seat and sat down.
Halfway through the meal, a figure carrying a tray sat down on the side.
Shen Heng glanced at the slightly surprised others, then at Li Daoyi, and finally his gaze settled on the not-so-high amount of food on Li Daoyi's plate.
"That Sixth Tier Silver-Patterned Frost Leopard?" Shen Heng asked, looking at the pieces of meat on his plate.
"Yeah, why don't you give it a try?" Li Daoyi chuckled.
Shen Heng didn't stand on ceremony; he was indeed somewhat interested in the meat of Sixth Tier Calamity Beast.
Shen Heng picked up the chopsticks that Li Daoyi hadn't used yet, put a small piece on his plate, and then put a small piece on Han Ling as well.
Although she had a feeling when she saw it before, she didn't expect it to be this familiar... Han Ling glanced at Li Daoyi, who was still smiling, and then looked down at the pieces of meat on her plate.
Shen Heng picked up the piece of Silver-Patterned Frost Leopard meat from his plate and put it in his mouth.
The moment it touches your tongue, a cool sensation spreads across your palate.
The flesh of Sixth Tier Calamity Beast was firmer than I had imagined.
Even after processing, it still takes some effort to chew them.
Furthermore, when chewing, there is a slight, electric-like tingling sensation, as if a faint Origin Power is splashing between the teeth.
Once the meat chunks slide into the stomach, the stomach acid dissolves them, releasing a large amount of energy.
Shen Heng soon felt his body getting slightly warm again.
Li Daoyi smiled as he watched the scene unfold before him, then picked up his own food and began to eat.
"By the way, Daoist Master," Shen Heng said, looking at Li Daoyi, "Didn't you say before that if we encountered a Seventh Tier Calamity Beast, we would abandon the plan to establish a base in the Erosion Zone?"
"You still remember this, kid!" Li Daoyi swallowed the piece of meat in his mouth, picked up the millet porridge, and took a sip.
"Hmm," Shen Heng nodded slightly, "Does this mean it's now confirmed that there are no Seventh Tier Calamity Beast in the Erosion Zone?"
"I guess so!" Li Daoyi nodded.
"I guess so?" Shen Heng looked at Li Daoyi with a hint of doubt.
"Because the Erosion Zone at sea and on the grasslands have already been confirmed. Although different Erosion Zone cannot be completely identified as the same, but..."
Li Daoyi moment, his eyes narrowing slightly, and continued:
"I checked today, and there are still no Seventh Tier Calamity Beast on the plateau."
Did you confirm it today?... Shen Heng looked at Li Daoyi.
Today, aside from bringing in a large amount of supplies at the very beginning, Li Daoyi has been on guard in this base to prevent the possible appearance of Sixth Tier Calamity Beast.
If that's the case, how did the other party confirm it?
Seemingly sensing Shen Heng's confusion, Li Daoyi spoke up, but not to explain; rather, he asked:
"Why were the Calamity Beast that appeared in the past always few in number, appearing one by one, and usually of low rank?"
Shen Heng looked at Li Daoyi with some doubt, but still spoke up and gave the answer.
"Because the two worlds overlapped from the very beginning, and this overlap deepened over time, the overlapping area also continued to expand for this reason."
"And the higher the rank of Calamity Beast, the larger its size usually is."
"Therefore, in the past, the Calamity Beast that appeared were usually few in number and of low rank."
"Yes, that's right." Li Daoyi nodded in satisfaction.
"Then what does this have to do with confirmation..." Shen Heng paused, as if he had thought of something, and said:
"Is it confirmed to be related to the degree of overlap between the two worlds?"
"In other words, there is also an issue of overlapping areas within the Erosion Zone?"
"Yes, that's right, but this doesn't seem very rigorous," Li Daoyi. "According to Yan Yu, this should be called spatial stability!"
"Spatial stability?" Shen Heng repeated the term.
"Hmm," Li Daoyi continued:
"According to Yan Yu's guess, although the higher the rank of the Calamity Beast, the larger its size."
"But theoretically, there should also exist some higher-order creatures that do not prioritize size."
"Theoretically speaking, this kind of creature could enter our area through the Erosion Zone."
"But in reality, they have never appeared."
"Is this the reason for spatial stability that I was just talking about?" Shen Heng asked.
"Hmm," Li Daoyi nodded slightly.
"Although the Erosion Zone appears stable, it's only on the surface."
"Its stability is limited to a certain extent; beyond that, no one knows what will happen."
"Perhaps the space collapsed, and all living things within it vanished."
"Perhaps things will completely go awry, and the Erosion Zone might even descend directly onto our Blue Star."
"In short, while the space within the Erosion Zone is indeed much more stable than before, compared to the previous overlapping, it's still not enough for high-level Calamity Beast to freely enter and exit."
Even among the high-level Calamity Beast, those that don't prioritize size possess enough Origin Power to prevent them from entering the Erosion Zone.
Is it because they possess too much primal Origin Power, causing them to be too deeply entangled with the world, that they are unable to enter this still unstable space?
Shen Heng inexplicably recalled the time when he had just learned the Spirit-Gathering Array Spirit-Gathering Array tried to construct one within his body.
However, at that time, due to the body's blockage of Origin Power, even if a Spirit-Gathering Array was built inside the body, it was impossible to draw upon the Origin Power outside.
At the time, I thought it was great that my body could block the Origin Power.
Now it seems that things aren't as good as I imagined.
Shen Heng pondered with slightly unfocused eyes. After a moment, he slowly shook his head, no longer thinking about it.
Going further down the line, it gets a bit more complex.
The relationship between Origin Power and the body, the relationship between Origin Power and the world, the relationship between the body and the world...
It's not something he can figure out right now.
Shen Heng let out a soft breath and looked at Li Daoyi again, asking:
"So, the strongest being in the Erosion Zone right now is only at the Sixth Tier?"
"I suppose so!" Li Daoyi said again.
"I guess so?" Shen Heng repeated doubtfully.
"Simply put, Sixth Tier cultivator going all out can approach the limits of this world, but only approach them; they ultimately don't reach them."
Li Daoyi paused here before continuing:
"Therefore, it's still possible for Seventh Tier Calamity Beast to get in."
"However, even if they could get in, considering the current stability of the space within the Erosion Zone, it wouldn't be enough to support their actions."
"On the contrary, in order to prevent the Erosion Zone from collapsing, it may be forced to restrict itself."
"As for the higher-level Calamity Beast..."
"Perhaps their arrival will directly lead to the collapse of the Erosion Zone..."