"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. What did that mean...
However, he didn't dwell on it. He took out the deep-sea periscope, extended Xiao Huang's mouth, and observed the sea conditions.
The temperature beneath the icy sea was even more terrifying. Even fierce beasts were rare, clearly disliking this living environment.
Xiao Huang, on the other hand, was fearless. Possessing [Ice Control], it was immune to any cold, and the seawater pressure had no effect on it either.
Before long, the two of them had descended an unknown distance.
There were no longer any fierce beasts around, and the entire sea environment was extremely dark, without a trace of light, like a deep abyss.
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu's brow furrowed. Ahead, white mist eerily appeared, diffusing through the sea.
Without hesitation, Xiao Huang plunged into the white mist, successfully finding the first异空间 (dimensional rift).
This was the very 异空间 (dimensional rift) the Sacred Beast Association had fled into!
The two arrived in a new world. Snow and wind still raged all around, and occasionally the roars of beasts could be heard echoing.
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu blinked, appearing on the ground, his eyes filled with thought.
"It doesn't seem so..."
He gazed at his surroundings and murmured, "There aren't even any signs of humans."
Da Li tightened the hospital gown he was wearing and said, "The traces from back then would have long since been covered by the wind and snow, making them impossible to see."
"I'm talking about the atmosphere."
Chen Shu looked up at the sky and said, "If humans had lived here for a long time, the 异空间 (dimensional rift) would inevitably feel a little different."
However, to be safe, the two still explored the 异空间 (dimensional rift) for two days, ultimately choosing to leave in disappointment.
More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Chen Shu and Da Li had already visited seven or eight nearby 异空间 (dimensional rifts), but still had no leads.
"Gu Ji!"
Xiao Huang was now advancing through the frost-covered deep sea, having found another spatial passage.
"If we don't find anything soon, we'll head back."
Chen Shu muttered to himself, no longer wanting to waste any more time.
Due to the lack of clues, they were purely relying on luck.
But just as Chen Shu was considering giving up, his expression froze, and his gaze suddenly shifted to the left and right.
"Whoosh!"
The Space Rabbit, obeying the command, instantly threw out two spatial blades.
To the left and right of the spatial passage, two aimlessly swimming large fish were passing by.
They had no time to react as their bodies were cut in two, dying on the spot!
"Hmm? Chen Shu, what are you doing?"
Zhang Dali was slightly startled. Chen Shu hadn't made a move once in the past few days.
Chen Shu did not reply. Instead, he ordered the Space Rabbit to bring back the corpses of the two large fish.
"They... don't seem to be fierce beasts."
Da Li crouched down. He could easily sense the nutritional components within the creatures' flesh and blood.
"Just ordinary deep-sea creatures."
Chen Shu smiled slightly and said, "But just now, they were clearly observing us!"
"Are you sure?"
"Of course. Using ordinary creatures as scouts is indeed a clever move, but is my villainous intuition a joke?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and grinned.
If it were any other Beast Tamer, they would likely have instinctively ignored them. After all, no matter how large an ordinary creature was, it posed no threat.
No one would be interested in an ant.
But Chen Shu was different; he immediately sensed something unusual.
His gaze fell upon the spatial passage ahead, almost certain that this 异空间 (dimensional rift) was problematic!
"Gu Ji!"
Xiao Huang wagged its tail, its eyes still looking incredibly naive.
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. He quickly said, "Stop with the 'gu ji,' your mouth is full of water again..."
Boom!
Xiao Huang plunged its head into the spatial passage, entering the 异空间 (dimensional rift)!
"Here we go!"
Chen Shu patted the seawater off himself, his eyes filled with caution.
The Sacred Beast Association had King-level Beast Tamers!
"Gu Ji!"
Xiao Huang glowed, adorned with various defensive skills, directly charging at the forefront!
Roar!
From the distance, five robust ice wolves appeared, gazing at Xiao Huang with deep-set eyes. They looked somewhat surprised.
After all, they had never seen something this large before.
They didn't swarm forward but displayed strange expressions and slowly retreated into the depths of the 异空间 (dimensional rift).
"There's something wrong! Big problems!"
Chen Shu reached the top of Xiao Huang's head and immediately recognized the unusual nature of the fierce beasts.
The fierce beasts they saw first did not attack or flee, but instead, they pondered!
Chen Shu murmured, "It seems they're going back to report."
However, he wasn't in a hurry. He let the ice wolves leave and surveyed the current 异空间 (dimensional rift) himself.
They found themselves on a vast, endless ice plain, with no mountains or valleys, only ice as smooth as jade.
"This 异空间 (dimensional rift)..."
Chen Shu's eyes showed a hint of astonishment.
He looked at the ice surface beneath his feet, on which his reflection was clearly cast. From afar, the entire ground resembled a mirror!
Da Li asked, "Aren't we going to chase them?"
"No need. Let them run for a while first."
Chen Shu stroked the Space Rabbit beside him. What creature could outrun spatial skills?
"The ice wolf leader was Gold rank one star, while the others were Silver rank three stars. This is most likely a Nightmare-level 异空间 (dimensional rift)."
Chen Shu stroked his chin, analyzing, "This means the strongest within is likely a Gold Monarch!"
The Sacred Beast Association was allied with the fierce beasts. The enemies he would face naturally included the Monarchs of this place.
"We might not need to face it directly."
Da Li interrupted his thoughts and said, "The Monarchs of all the major 异空间 (dimensional rifts) have been redeployed."
"Oh? That's true as well."
The 异空间 (dimensional rift) before them was indeed a bit desolate, different from the situation back home. Clearly, a large number of powerful fierce beasts had been taken away by the Shark Emperor.
Chen Shu muttered, "It's time to catch up."
At the same time, for the sake of stealth, he recalled Xiao Huang.
With a blink, the two of them easily caught up to the ice wolves from before.
The wolves were still running at full speed, occasionally letting out wolf howls, seemingly relaying information.
Three hours later...
In the depths of the 异空间 (dimensional rift),
The five ice wolves arrived on a plain. The surroundings were still endless, with no human structures present.
At this moment, the leading ice wolf turned its head and then used its paw to pat the ice surface beneath its feet.
It opened its massive mouth and let out a series of rapid wolf howls.
In no time, the ice surface ahead suddenly split open, like a shattered mirror, revealing a bottomless space within.
A man in a black cloak emerged onto the ground.
His expression was cold. He looked into the distance and spoke to a direction where no one was present:
"Dare to invade? Friend, you can come out and accept your death!"
As soon as the words fell, a potion bottle was thrown from afar.
*Splat!*
The potion bottle fell to the ground, landing precisely in front of the man. The gray liquid within flowed out onto the ground...
"Hmm?"
The man bent down, even reaching out to touch the gray liquid, bringing it to his nose to sniff.
This scene even stunned Chen Shu.
Had people become this fearless now...