When Miralda said Marc’s astral body was extremely powerful, she wasn’t exaggerating. The moment it was struck by the yellow beams that shot out from the tablet, Marc was able to rise instantly and launch a counterattack.In fact, his astral body could do things his physical one never could.Whooosh!Marc’s astral form soared high into the air, darting thirty meters above the ground. Below, Thorga burst into laughter, thrilled that his attack had landed.“Hahaha! Didn’t I tell you? Nothing can withstand the tablet’s power! You can try to hide all you want, but in the end, I’ll always find you—and destroy you!”He waved his hand wildly, sending streams of yellow light scattering in every direction, probing for Marc’s location.Woosh! Woosh! Woosh!Like an automated laser cannon, dozens of beams sprayed across the battlefield in seconds, annihilating everything in their path.From above, Marc frowned as he observed the devastation.“Its power really is terrifying. No wonder Skarleta bel

Marc had almost no strength left—just a sliver remained. He should have used that last trace to return his astral body to his physical one. If not, death would soon claim him.But as he lay on the ground, his astral form—so much more sensitive than flesh—sensed something. Deep beneath the earth, a surge of pure energy pulsed. Stronger than anything he had ever encountered.“So this is what Skarleta meant,” he muttered. “This is the energy she was talking about.”It was the colossal force sustaining the magic tablet.Long ago, Gravemoor Island had been a center of the world because this was where the planet’s core energy surfaced most powerfully. Within this island, the forest where the tablet emerged marked the very heart of that energy. And more precisely—the shallow basin spanning a hundred meters around the platform was its strongest point.Ordinary bodies couldn’t sense it. But Marc’s astral body could.It was a blessing in disguise. Not only could he feel it, his instincts scream