Chapter 1787: Mist

Chapter 1787: Chapter 1787: Mist

"It shouldn’t be."

"If I were the enemy, I would definitely tamper with the Signal Transmitter so that when I pick it up, it immediately explodes and kills me instantly!"

"This tactic, though sneaky, is effective enough."

"Because only your own things make you most unsuspecting. This Signal Transmitter is simply a weapon given to the enemy for free. Why wouldn’t they want it?" For a moment, Ji You mumbled to herself, mostly because she couldn’t figure out the opponent’s intentions.

So—

Ji You furrowed her brows: "Since they don’t want to kill me first, there must be a larger scheme."

What could it be?

A plot against her personally?

Or is it aimed at the forces behind her, like Old Niu, Little Golden Dragon, and so on?

...

For some reason, Ji You felt that her initial guess was off base. While Old Niu may be important to these tribes, it certainly isn’t indispensable.

The Blue and Yellow tribes probably initially wanted Old Yellow Bull.

Red·Red·Stone’s goal was also to obtain Old Niu.

Similarly, Qing·Lv·Shi wanted it, and Qing·Lv·Shi actually got Old Yellow Bull before the four tribes exploded into the Bull War, though an unexpected event occurred, which was the arrival of her group with Senior He Bi.

Suppose there hadn’t been this unexpected event — then what would Qing·Lv·Shi do with Old Niu after acquiring it?

Star Beasts like Old Niu contain the X virus, which cannot be removed or decomposed. It completely merges with the flesh of the Star Beast. You could say there’s no edible part; even when humans capture a Star Beast, they never dare take a bite. They only use parts that can be utilized in industrial applications.

So what about these aliens from Qing·Lv·Shi?

Do they have a way to deal with the X virus? Or does the X virus have no effect on them at all?

Ji You piloted the mecha, constantly moving around the small hill, walking and thinking simultaneously. The scorched soil around the hill was very firm; stepping on it felt like walking on thick steel plates. In addition, there was a heavy nose-piercing smell all around, difficult to describe. If you had to use a specific adjective, it would be over 100 times more intense than the smell of sulfur.

The closer to the ground, the heavier the smell grew. The further from the ground, the lighter it became. Once at a certain height, this smell would completely disappear. Previously, when Ji You and the others were riding on Old Niu’s body, using Old Niu to escape, Old Niu always avoided nearing the ground and instead flew to near cloud level to breathe freely.

No doubt, people cannot survive in areas filled with this gas.

Therefore, Ji You stayed within the mecha’s cockpit, utilizing the protective clothing and the air recycling system inside the mecha to breathe.

But why is there no such gas in the sky? This completely defies Ji You’s common sense.

Unable to figure it out, Ji You decided to stop thinking about it.

If the ground prevents humans from living outside protective clothing, what about aliens?

Can aliens live on the ground?

Considering this issue, Ji You lifted her head to gaze at the sky above, blue skies, white clouds, crystal-clear like a freshly washed canvas, such a breathtaking view.

Suddenly, a notion struck Ji You:

Not underground, but perhaps above?

Wait a minute!

It’s entirely possible.

Without further thought, Ji You quickly piloted the mecha and flew upward.

meters.

meters.

meters.

...

She kept flying upward, yet beyond the boundless clouds, she still found nothing special.

Unconvinced, Ji You tried continuing upward.

As she reached a certain height, Ji You felt the pressure from above start to increase. The higher she went, the stronger the pressure grew, until later, even advancing just 0.1 meters, the pressure felt like a colossal abyss pressing down on her, making it impossible to move.

Sweat instantly broke out on Ji You’s forehead.

She raised her head to look upwards.

There, a dense, unfathomable fog surrounded her, the top entirely out of sight.

Thinking it over, Ji You decided to proceed. Her goal was to pass through this fog layer and break out of this plane’s atmosphere to see what the world below looked like.

Then—

Then Ji You realized what it meant to be unable to act.

As soon as she moved, the pressure, like an unfathomable abyss, pinned her down, rendering any movement impossible.

Ji You retreated a few steps, catching her breath lightly.

She didn’t push further but instead activated her spiritual power to delve into the fog above. Spiritual power fared slightly better against the pressure than her body did, but still not significantly. At that moment, when the immense pressure flooded her spirit and body, Ji You’s face nearly cracked.

Impossible.

Ji You had no choice but to withdraw her spiritual power.

The instant she pulled back, Ji You’s body trembled, almost plummeting.

Fortunately, her micro-control over the mecha was excellent. Despite the pressure, Ji You steadily controlled the mecha, preventing it from falling.

Raising her hand to rub her forehead, Ji You knew she couldn’t force her way through now. She glanced at the receiver in her ear; no news from Little Golden Dragon.

Nonetheless, Ji You lifted her head to stare at the fog above.

The more she looked, the more familiar it seemed.

This—

Similar to the fog outside the barrier of her Spiritual World.

Could it—

Be the same substance?

With this idea surfacing, Ji You realized her thought was absurd. If this fog was the same as the fog beyond her Spiritual World, then wouldn’t that imply that the uppermost part of this plane equates to the outside of someone’s Spiritual World?

Ji You asked: "Fourth, what exactly is the fog outside our Spiritual World?"

Fourth was now as thin as a toothpick. Hearing the Master’s question, it felt a bit languid, unwilling to respond.

But, as the Fourth aiming to be its Master’s most considerate Sisi, it still mustered the energy to answer: [Master, even Sisi doesn’t know, but the only thing Sisi knows is that it’s a place we Sisis cannot reach for the time being. However, as our Spiritual World expands, we can gradually occupy the foggy areas.]

Hmm?

Ji You was moved. She recalled that after using a High-level Soul Device, her Spiritual World expanded a little; just a bit, perhaps a few centimeters. Was that little bit conquered from the foggy area?

Will there come a day when she can occupy all the fog outside her Spiritual World?

With this idea emerging, Ji You heard Fourth add a comment: [But the foggy areas are vast, very vast. It’s probably impossible for us to completely occupy them.]

Ji You: "..."