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535: Turning Behind
After a while of standing there watching the violent turbulence around the portal, Kai suddenly let out a slow breath and turned away from it.“We should head back,” he said calmly.Emily frowned slightly.“Back… where?” she asked.Kai did not even look at her immediately. His eyes were fixed on the empty land behind them, as if he could already see something moving within the darkness.“To confront what is coming from behind us,” he finally replied.He rolled his neck once, his joints giving soft cracking sounds.“Think about it carefully. By the time we finish dealing with whatever is approaching from that direction, whatever is inside the portal would have already stepped out. That way we won’t have to fight two enemies at the same time.”His tone was steady, cold and very practical.Emily’s eyes widened a little as she understood what he meant. Fighting two powerful enemies at once would be extremely dangerous. Even if they could survive, the risk of making a fatal mistake would b
534:Signs From Both Sides
Soon enough, they arrived at their usual waiting spot near the barrier.All three of them slowed down at the same time, turning their attention toward the distant portal. Violent turbulence continued to twist around it like a living storm. Dust, broken sand, and strands of chaotic spiritual energy were being dragged into the spinning force, creating a low humming sound that made the air feel tense and uncomfortable.They stood there quietly for a moment watching, waiting and frowning.The land around them had already grown darker. The wind was colder now, carrying a strange pressure that made even breathing feel slightly heavier. It was clear that something was coming. They just did not know what or when it would arrive.Kai let out a slow breath.Then he turned his head and looked at Abigail.“Are you close to a breakthrough?” he asked directly. “And will the crystals you got be enough?”Abigail hesitated for a short moment before shaking her head.“No,” she said honestly. “Not with
533: Uneasy Withdrawal
The two women stared at Kai in confusion.A moment ago they had been surrounded by endless waves of beasts, pushed to the point where even breathing felt heavy. And now… everything had simply stopped. The battlefield was quiet, the sand still and the air strangely calm as if nothing had happened.“What did you do?” Emily finally asked.Her voice carried both curiosity and slight disbelief. Abigail also looked at him closely, clearly waiting for an explanation.Kai shrugged like it was nothing important.“I just turned off the formation,” he said casually. “That thing was the engine behind the waves. Once it’s interrupted, the beasts stop spawning.”He stretched his shoulders slightly, then glanced toward the distant direction of the barrier where their temporary shelter stood.“We should head back now.”Both women frowned at once because there was urgency in his tone.Kai rarely sounded serious unless something was truly bothering him. Normally he would joke, complain, or make some an
532: Endless Waves of Pure Qi
Seeing the beasts charging straight at them, both ladies did not retreat.Instead, their lips curled into fierce grins.There was no fear in their eyes anymore. After everything they had been through in the forest, after battles that had nearly taken their lives, after being pushed again and again to the brink by Zora’s brutal training… This kind of fight no longer felt impossible. It felt familiar and also felt like survival.Abigail stepped forward first.Her sword flashed out of its sheath with a clean metallic ring as her figure blurred toward the incoming beasts. At the same time, Emily swung her whip forward, the sharp tip cutting through the wind with a loud crack.The clash began instantly.The beasts were fast, but the two women were faster. Abigail’s blade moved like flowing water, precise and ruthless. Each swing cut through bone and flesh without hesitation. Her sword intent surged faintly around her, making every strike heavier and deadlier than before.Emily fought diffe
531: Beneath the Silent Sand
After a long and chaotic chase filled with shouting, threats, and more than one near-fatal sword strike, Kai finally slowed down.He bent slightly, placing his hands on his knees as if catching his breath, though the faint smirk on his face made it obvious he was not truly exhausted. The girls arrived seconds later, both glaring at him with eyes that clearly promised future revenge.Kai straightened and pointed casually at the ground around them.“This,” he said calmly, “is where the energy feels strongest.”Emily blinked and even Abigail blinked too.They both turned slowly, scanning the barren surroundings again as if hoping they had somehow misunderstood him.The place looked… worse, like much worse.The land here was not only dry but almost dead. The sand was darker, tinged with a strange gray hue that seemed to absorb light rather than reflect it. The wind blew in uneven bursts, carrying faint whispers of chaotic spiritual fluctuations that made their skin prickle. Even breathi
530: The Art of Feeling, Not Absorbing
The two women nodded without arguing this time and slowly lowered themselves onto the dry, cracked ground. The air around them was restless, thin currents of chaotic spiritual energy moving like invisible waves across the barren land.Then closing their eyes, they began to circulate their Qi, instinctively trying to absorb the surrounding energy the way they always cultivated.It did not take long before both of them frowned.Their brows creased and their breathing became uneven as a strange heaviness pressed against their senses.After only a short moment, they opened their eyes again at almost the same time.“It’s too murky,” Emily said quietly, clearly unsettled. “The energy here feels mixed… like something is constantly disturbing it.”Abigail nodded once, her expression calm but slightly displeased. “It doesn’t flow naturally. It’s hard to refine.”Kai watched them for a few seconds and then he let out a long, tired sigh and slapped his own forehead.“If only you two had agreed t
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