"Dark Current," wrapped within the "Shell of Serenity," resembled a smooth tunnel of shadow as it silently carried Ming Xin and the others upstream.
Sluggish Shadow Energy flowed outside the "shell" like an ink-black river, carrying them away from the chaos of the "Disordered Folds" and the pursuit of the "Shadow of the End."
Thanks to the protection bestowed by the "Old Stone Monster," they encountered neither energy disturbances nor attacks from Shadow Creatures along the way.
However, as they continued onward, the "color" of their surroundings began to subtly change.
The originally pure, profound darkness gradually became mixed with minute pale-white specks of light, flickering like fireflies.
Though these motes appeared weak, they carried an instinctively unsettling sense of "hunger" and "erosion."
"We are about to enter the area affected by the 'Light-Devouring Sea,'" the "Seeker" warned. "The concentration of 'negative-light Shadow Energy' in the environment is continuously rising.
"The so-called 'Light-Devouring Worms' are most likely special shadow lifeforms that feed on, or coexist with, this energy.
"The 'Shell of Serenity' is effectively concealing our Order fluctuations, but the shell itself may also be regarded by them as a foreign object, prompting tentative contact."
"Negative-light Shadow Energy?" Ming Xin frowned slightly. The name itself sounded full of contradiction and strangeness.
Light and shadow were inherently opposites, yet here there was Shadow Energy characterized by "negative light."
"Yes. According to the fragmentary information from the 'Old Stone Monster' and records in the 'Abyss Soul' database concerning rare Energy Fields within the Shadow Plane, the 'Light-Devouring Sea' is an exceedingly special region.
"Its essence is a twisted Energy Field formed after a large amount of orderly light was eroded and transformed by the Shadow Plane over a long period.
"Its native creatures, the 'Light-Devouring Worms,' adapted to this environment and survive