"Indeed, that is my Shui Yan, used for long-distance probing!"
A Jin didn't argue, readily admitting it.
With that, he snapped his fingers, and the large eye in the mineral water bottle vanished with a 'pop'.
Ye Feng, feeling a bit thirsty and about to open the bottle, ultimately felt a twinge of discomfort and tossed the bottle to A Jin.
A Jin, however, didn't seem to mind at all. He took it, unscrewed the cap, and quickly drank it down.
"It's almost mealtime, care to join me for a meal?"
Ye Feng looked at A Jin and asked.
"In this damned apocalypse, being able to freeload a meal is the best!"
...
After lunch,
Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, Shen Yun Yao, A Jin, and Hai Chu Zi rested in the shade of a forest.
"A Jin!"
Ye Feng called out to his right, and with a flash of light, two rune-inscribed arcane crystals and an opened ice-attribute arcane core appeared in his hand.
The next second, Ye Feng tossed them towards A Jin.
A Jin quickly raised his hand and steadily caught the rune-inscribed arcane crystals and the ice-attribute arcane core.
"This..."
A Jin's expression brightened as he clearly saw what Ye Feng had thrown, but then a hint of confusion appeared.
He had previously traded one rune-inscribed arcane crystal with Ye Feng, but now there were two, and an additional large chunk of ice-attribute arcane core.
"Take them, I don't like owing favors!"
Seemingly sensing A Jin's confusion, Ye Feng spoke.
"Little brother is truly generous! These are the power sources needed by those super big shots!"
A Jin didn't refuse. He grinned and put the two rune-inscribed arcane crystals into his space rift ring.
"Speaking of which, the Ancient Ruins were annihilated and vanished, what about that Tu Xie fellow... do you think he's still alive?"
Ye Feng looked at the vast muddy area in the distance, which bore no resemblance to Water Snake Mountain, and slowly spoke.
"Hard to say!"
A Jin was silent for a moment, his expression serious.
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng and the others turned their gaze to A Jin.
"That Tu Xie fellow had the divine artifact Spear of War, and fragments of the Divine Stone... Even though he only had half his body left at the time... with the Ancient Ruins collapsing and being annihilated... he might not necessarily die!"
Under everyone's gaze, A Jin spoke with a heavy tone.
"After all... there's a precedent of divine artifact holders surviving nuclear explosions..."
He paused and added.
"This..."
After A Jin's words, Xiao Xiao and Shen Yun Yao looked quite nervous, and Hai Chu Zi also frowned.
Ye Feng narrowed his eyes; a conjecture formed in his mind.
"But you don't need to worry too much... Even if that Tu Xie fellow is alive, he surely doesn't have much combat power left!"
"Otherwise, he wouldn't have done nothing and let us leave when we were at the Ancient Ruins!"
"And what I said just now was just speculation, Tu Xie might have already turned to dust."
A Jin exhaled lightly and spoke again.
"However, one thing is strange. Where did that Tu Xie fellow get the Spear of War and the Divine Stone fragments from... even the City of Arcane Arts can't claim to have them with 100% certainty?"
As he spoke, A Jin looked at Shen Yun Yao for an answer.
Shen Yun Yao shrugged helplessly, indicating she didn't know.
"It's getting late, let's get going!~"
At this moment, Ye Feng glanced at the sun, which was gradually setting in the sky, and stood up from his rattan chair, speaking.
Xiao Xiao and Shen Yun Yao responded, stood up, folded their rattan chairs, and walked towards the Hummer.
"Little brother, when you find the Ark of Doom, remember to take me with you! I'll be your sailor, or even your bed warmer!"
As soon as Ye Feng started the car, A Jin ran up to him and shouted.
"I t--"
A Jin looked in the direction the Hummer had left, and slowly spoke.
"Wha... What?"
A Jin's words made Hai Chu Zi extremely shocked, his speech becoming faltering.
"I saw it with my own eyes... inside the suspended waterfall above the suspended island..."
A Jin took a deep breath. "To be honest, when I saw that Dark Shadow Puppet thing, I had already decided to retreat... I didn't expect..."
"This..."
...
As dusk settled,
In a relatively flat area,
"This is really troublesome..."
Ye Feng got out of the Hummer, a look of frustration on his face.
Although this Hummer was powered by arcane energy, so he basically didn't have to worry about running out of fuel, the car windows were shattered, and the air conditioning was useless...
He, Xiao Xiao, and Shen Yun Yao had spent the entire afternoon in a state of alternating chill and heat.
"Ye Feng, what do you think about what A Jin said earlier about Tu Xie possibly still being alive?"
"Judging from the collapse and annihilation of the Ancient Ruins before, that place truly did vanish in a manner identical to how a space rift fragment ring disappears after reaching its usage limit!"
Shen Yun Yao and Xiao Xiao, having finished building the stove and setting up the iron pot, walked over to Ye Feng and spoke.
"I think the probability of that Tu Xie fellow being alive is quite high!"
Ye Feng pondered for a moment and slowly replied.
"The spatial power controlled by the divine artifact known as the Spear of War... it's a very special kind of power..."
"I can't quite explain it specifically, it's a very peculiar feeling... as if... on the other side of spatial power, there is another world..."
"What happens in this world cannot affect the other world..."
He paused and then quickly spoke to Shen Yun Yao.
"This..."
Hearing this, Shen Yun Yao's brows furrowed tightly.
"Yun Yao, are you considering our next destination?"
Ye Feng seemed to have guessed something and looked at Shen Yun Yao with a questioning gaze.
...