69novels Chapter 295
Chapter 295
Movement speed detection is easy to understand. It is to detect whether the spatial concealment soul guide array can exert the same powerful effect as when stationary while moving, and at what movement speed the overall concealment effect will have flaws or even fail completely.
Considering the limited space of the basement and his current less-than-ideal condition, Long You unleashed his martial soul without reservation and activated his fourth soul skill—Lightning Flash—flashing away towards a corner far from the basement entrance amidst swirling lightning.
Without concealing his footsteps or controlling the spread of his soul power fluctuations, given the current distance in the basement, if Long You was still using the previous version of the invisible soul tool, then he would definitely have been exposed to Zhang Lexuan's perception by now.
Regaining his footing, Long You immediately turned to look at Zhang Lexuan. Beside her stood a lame white wolf, the very soul spirit he had acquired—the 100,000-year-old Silver Moon Wolf. From the Silver Moon Wolf's sniffing movements and Zhang Lexuan's unwavering furrowed brow, it was clear that his actions hadn't disabled the invisibility effect of the spatial concealment soul tool.
A slight smile played on her lips, and an invisible phantom tail silently emerged from behind her. But before the fluffy tail could even wag, Liu Jun, standing beside Zhang Lexuan, quietly turned her back and waved in the direction of Long You. The phantom tail, which had been standing tall, suddenly froze and vanished without a trace, and the smile on her lips flattened.
[Heh, the connection between a martial spirit and a soul spirit is indeed something that my current level of spatial laws cannot sever.]
After silently complaining in his mind, Long You could feel the fatigue enveloping him deepening. Knowing that he needed to rest, and lacking the energy to continue probing, he simply maintained his spirit-released state and walked towards Zhang Lexuan at a normal pace.
With only three steps remaining between them and Zhang Lexuan, the Silver Moon Wolf suspiciously turned its head towards Long You's direction, its nose twitching. Clearly, the powerful instincts and keen sense of smell of this beastly strategist had alerted the beast to something amiss. However, Zhang Lexuan and the Silver Moon Wolf's coordination wasn't quite perfect. Its beautiful face suddenly turned, but it was clear from Zhang Lexuan's gaze that she hadn't yet found her target.
With a soft chuckle, Long You let exhaustion take over his body and leaned towards Zhang Lexuan. As the beauty caught him with a look of surprise, Long You deftly canceled the spatial concealment soul-guiding array. The dazzling array landed squarely on Long You's head, and combined with his current image of being nestled in Zhang Lexuan's arms, it was practically a kneeling offering of a treasure to a princess.
Long You, who didn't want to open his eyes, didn't see Zhang Lexuan's expression, but he felt Liu Jun return to his sea of consciousness in an instant, leaving behind the words, "You're really something." A soft laugh came to his ear, and his head felt lighter. The spatial concealment soul guidance array plate was already in Zhang Lexuan's hand. A slight sense of weightlessness came over him, and before Long You could open his eyes, he felt the comfortable touch of the bed beneath him.
"Go to sleep, we'll talk about other things when you wake up."
The gentle words seemed to have a magical power; in just an instant, Long You fell into the sweetest of dreams.
After a good night's sleep, when he opened his eyes again, he was greeted by a clean, yet not glaring, milky-white ceiling. Memories from before he fell asleep returned, and an embarrassed blush appeared on Long You's face. Sitting up and looking around, Long You confirmed that he was indeed in Zhang Lexuan's luxurious sphere space. The spatial concealment soul-guiding array plate was on his right, but Long You didn't touch it. Yesterday's test had been enough to demonstrate the array plate's effectiveness; now Long You had no interest in it. He just wanted to leave this space as quickly as possible.
Taking out his phone and sending a message to Zhang Lexuan, Long You quickly tidied himself up. Judging from the time, a new day had already begun, and if nothing unexpected happened, the Tang Clan members should be waiting or engaged in the final quarterfinals at the competition venue outside Mingdu City. Thinking about how he had skipped the competition again, Long You couldn't help but put on a mask of pain. It was already the quarterfinals; he really hadn't intended to skip it, but oversleeping was something truly hard to control.
Awake? Stay inside a little longer. The Tang Clan's competition has already started, so it's not convenient for them to come out. Don't worry, their opponents aren't favorites; the Tang Clan is still in a strong position this round.
—Zhang Lexuan
Looking at the emails on his phone, Long You's pained expression did not disappear.
No, what I'm worried about isn't whether these guys can win the game; what I'm worried about is what I'll face after I get out!
After rolling around in a contorted expression for a while, Long You returned to a lying position. Seeing that there was no hope of salvaging the situation, Long You simply focused his energy on other things. Although he had spent most of his energy last night creating the spatial concealment soul guide array, Long You still noticed that Liu Jun's mood had become somewhat serious after Zhang Lexuan entered the basement.
"Senior Liu, what did you talk about with Le Xuan last night? I sensed that you seemed rather serious at the time."
"The formation and evil spirits in the North City Warehouse are different from what we expected. The formation exposed on the surface is not the one controlling the evil spirits. We need to re-examine our action plan and also take a look at the video that Le Xuan took back to analyze where the problem lies."
"The magic circle isn't a magic circle for controlling evil spirits? That's unlikely. I personally think that the control effect of this magic circle is different from what we initially estimated."
"Xiao Yan, draw out the diagram of that magic array. I'll go ask Le Xuan for the video."
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In the afternoon, at the hotel, after giving a proper account of the things he was busy with, Long You was able to sit down at the conference table and begin a meeting regarding the operation at the Mingdu North Warehouse.
When it came to the evil spirit magic circle, the Necromancer Saint, Elex, took the lead without hesitation. After carefully examining the magic circle diagram projected on the projector, Elder Elex affirmed Long You's self-serving conjecture from that morning.
"This magic circle is the one that controls this evil spirit, but its control is different from what you imagine. This control is a sensor-controlled gate."
The Holy Spirit Cult's resident Soul Masters, located not far from this warehouse, were likely responsible for distributing identification tokens to visitors. When a token holder passed through the magic array, the demiplane portal controlled by the array would not open, preventing the evil spirit from revealing itself. However, if someone without an identification token passed through, the demiplane portal would open, allowing the evil spirit hidden within to hunt down the creature by following the scent of flesh and blood.
A mere warehouse doesn't need a demi-plane to guard it. This warehouse is indeed bait, but the contents of this bait are genuine. If the person who takes the bait is truly capable of avoiding the evil spirit's attacks, then they will certainly reap substantial benefits. However, they will overlook what the Holy Spirit Cult truly wants to conceal.
"Elder Yi, are you referring to that demiplane space?"
“That’s right. A demiplane that can cultivate evil spirits of this strength is the best treasure trove for evil spirit masters in your world. It may even be the true foundation of this Holy Spirit Cult.”