Chapter 425 - 420: More Dangerous Than an Ancient Vile Being

Chapter 425: Chapter 420: More Dangerous Than an Ancient Vile Being

Even though the latest Reaction Technique framework was nearly complete, it still took a long time to successfully project the Thought Body into another world. After all, this was the first time.

Despite this, Qin Xiaoxia had actually completed the Thought Body’s arrival a day ago.

It was just that this world was completely alien to him, and there wasn’t a single living creature around the area where the satellite had crashed.

Considering the number of Demons from Caslopa that had invaded Earth, this situation seemed a bit abnormal.

Of course, Caslopa was absolutely massive, so any kind of environment was possible.

The key was that the Thought Body still required a medium in essence. Qin Xiaoxia’s wisp of Magic Power couldn’t be separated from the Magic Pattern Array on the satellite component for too long, or it would begin to gradually dissipate until it vanished completely.

The most suitable option was to find a weak lifeform, one whose Soul Power was insufficient to resist this wisp of Magic Power. A living body was the best vessel to house Magic Power.

Even if a creature’s own soul was powerful and the Magic Power couldn’t peacefully invade its body, the Thought Body could use the creature’s radiating Spiritual Power to actively employ its "Quantum Interference" ability.

Its effect was to follow the target like a shadow, instantly appearing before them no matter how far away they were. It was great for both travel and intimidation.

Well, those were all nice ideas. In reality, however...

There just wasn’t a shadow of a living thing nearby—not even an animal, not even a single plant.

On his farthest foray in over a day, Qin Xiaoxia had discovered a massive, half-decomposed, horse-like corpse. Oddly enough, it could still twitch as if turning over in its sleep, yet it didn’t resemble any known Demon.

Because of all this, Qin Xiaoxia didn’t dare to act rashly.

He couldn’t let this wisp of Magic Power dissipate for no reason.

Although the Thought Body was strange and stealthy, if its vessel—the Technique Array on the satellite—was destroyed, Qin Xiaoxia’s wisp of Magic Power could only sustain the Thought Body independently for about a day at most.

In that amount of time, with the Thought Body unable to use most of its magical abilities and lacking a physical body for bursts of power, it couldn’t travel far at all.

This situation was slightly embarrassing for Master Sage; he’d already made big promises to the World Alliance.

Thankfully, this cautious Insect Man had arrived.

Even though the amount of Magic Power Qin Xiaoxia brought to Caslopa wasn’t large, its quality was undeniable. He could still sense that this Insect Man, which appeared to be wearing tattered clothes, was suppressing a powerful fluctuation of Magic Power within its body.

Although it was contained and not radiating outwards, the Magic Power fluctuation was subtle yet potent. In his Perception, it felt strangely heavy. This was definitely a powerful being.

More importantly, its soul lacked that corrupt aura.

Watching it approach the wreckage of the Artificial Satellite so cautiously, with a look of dawning realization and amazement, he could tell it was different from the rabble that had invaded Earth. This was an extremely careful and far-sighted individual.

Plenty of Demons must have seen the Meteor, but none of the others knew to come looking. Even if some were on their way, this one was at least the first to arrive.

When it came to this kind of Magic Creature, Qin Xiaoxia knew the art of communication well.

It was all about putting on a show! Act mysterious, act grand, act indescribable, act profound and unfathomable!

Sure enough, when a voice suddenly sounded right next to its face, even the Insectoid Yakrodoth jumped in fright.

Such an unannounced appearance was a severe threat to its personal safety.

Qin Xiaoxia was quite satisfied with its reaction.

At that moment, Yakrodoth stared intently at the bizarre, illusory figure, as if trying to see through to its origin. Unfortunately, once the Magic Power was operating in a quantized state as a vessel for the mind, even its Magic Power fluctuations vanished within the Thought Body’s form.

’No life signature, no Magic Power fluctuations... I can clearly feel its gaze, but I can’t get a specific sense of its Spiritual Power... What is this?’

A few seconds later.

BOOM—

Its Magic Power erupted. Power surged from beneath its feet as its wings turned ethereal behind it.

In the instant it went from stillness to motion, the Insect Man vanished from the satellite wreckage and fled into the distance.

In the perilous world of Caslopa, the instinct for self-preservation was the most fundamental Law of survival.

"You’re pretty fast."

The voice sounded again, this time right at its back, seemingly within arm’s reach, scaring the soul out of the Insect Man.

BANG—

Its Magic Power erupted even more violently. It instantly changed direction and leaped into the air, its wings glowing with a white light.

WHOOSH— The ground, not far below, blurred into a streak of light as it shot through the air. Flying high was also dangerous in the world of Caslopa, especially in an unfamiliar area, but this only served to emphasize its incredible speed.

BOOM— With a sonic boom, it broke through Caslopa’s sound barrier.

It thought it should have been able to shake its pursuer, but the next moment, the ghostly voice returned like a death knell.

"Hehehehe. Interesting, very interesting. You can go even faster! Keep going!"

"ROAR—"

Yakrodoth was so frightened it let out a roar, its Magic Power nearly falling into disarray.

BOOM— Rock shattered as it crashed into a huge boulder from its low-altitude flight. Using all its insectoid limbs, it clawed frantically at the ground, its inertia carrying it for several hundred meters as it dug a trench before finally stopping.

"Answer my question!"

The Insect Man struggled to raise its head, its body frozen stiff in the crater it had carved out.

The illusory figure was still there, right beside it, in the same posture, with the same expression.

But the initially semi-transparent phantom had gradually solidified into something tangible to its sight, losing its illusory quality. And yet, in its Perception, there was still nothing there.

Faced with this situation, it was even less inclined to make a rash move.