C126 The Power Was in the Palm of His Hands!!

"Brother!"

Yu Feifei rushed over and clung to Yu Yuan's sleeve, her eyes brimming with tears.

Yu Yuan furrowed his brow and looked down at her, asking, "What's the matter?"

He noticed Yuan Ting hanging his head slightly, seemingly too apprehensive to meet his gaze.

"Oh!"

Zhao Yafu let out a soft gasp, darting from Lee Yuchan's side to Yuan Ting's, and questioned a member of the Zhao family, "Zhao Hanyue, what happened to Zhao Yang?"

"He's dead," the Zhao family member replied in a forlorn tone.

Yu Yuan also observed that two members of the Yuan family who had been accompanying Yuan Ting were nowhere to be seen.

The disappearances weren't limited to Asvetaesi.

The Yan family, Su family, as well as the groups led by Zhan Tianxiang and Han Hui, all had members who were unaccounted for.

Those missing were very likely deceased.

"After you three departed, we kept searching the pit's bottom to ensure nothing was overlooked," Zhan Tianxiang explained with a wry smile. "Out of nowhere, a horde of alien souls descended upon us. In the ensuing battle, we lost many."

"Realizing the direness of our predicament, we retreated further into the depths of the forbidden area."

"It wasn't until we saw Lee Yu's Soul Orb, shining like a guiding beacon in the sky, that we managed to find our way here."

"The various bizarre alien souls and malevolent entities that were pursuing us finally began to disperse."

As he spoke, Zhan Tianxiang's eyes conveyed his reproach.

"You three are key individuals capable of subduing souls. Once you left, facing those creatures became immensely challenging for us."

The rest harbored their grievances silently, choosing not to voice them.

Lee Yu possessed the Soul Orb, Lee Yuchan was highly skilled, and Yu Yuan was the enforcer of the forbidden area.

Had even one of them been present, they might not have suffered such hardship and loss of life.

"The dangers within this forbidden area are escalating," Yan Lu remarked, surprisingly composed despite the grim circumstances. "An increasing number of alien souls and sinister beings are emerging. There may be even more ahead. I hope you three won't stray too far from us, otherwise..."

He let out a soft sigh. "Otherwise, I fear we may stand no chance of leaving this realm alive."

Su Yan nodded in agreement, her movements gentle and certain.

The other survivors were all at once persuading each other, resolute in their decision not to part ways with Yu Yuan and the two others this time. To separate was to face the ever-looming threat of death.

"General Lee, General Lee?" Su Yan, of the Su family, looked at Lee Yuchan, her gaze lingering before she exclaimed in surprise.

Everyone instinctively turned their attention in that direction.

"I was fortunate enough to make a breakthrough," Lee Yuchan stated with an icy demeanor.

Her declaration sent a wave of shock through the crowd.

"You?" Zhan Tianxiang fixed his gaze on Yu Yuan.

"Merely at the middle stage of the Soul Awakening Realm," Yu Yuan replied, his smile easy and confident.

In that moment, the eyes of those who had hurried over shifted to Lee Yu and Zhao Yafu, only to discover with amazement that all four individuals in the group had either experienced a breakthrough in their cultivation or wielded enhanced weapons.

Moreover, Zhao Yafu's aura had surged so significantly that she appeared ready to shatter the barriers of her current realm and advance further. How much time had passed since they had left? How had these four managed to gain such varying degrees of power in such a brief span?

The group couldn't fathom it, but they were more convinced than ever that by keeping pace with them, they too would reap similar benefits, leading to advancements in their own cultivation levels and combat abilities.

"From this moment on, I will take the lead!" Yu Yuan declared, stepping forward to assert his leadership.

"From here on out, everyone will follow my lead! I'll try not to stray too far and will do everything in my power to guide us safely out of this forbidden area and into the territory of the Crimson Sun Empire!"

Yan Lu, Su Yan, Zhan Tianxiang, and others cast curious glances at Lee Yu and Lee Yuchan. The Lee family was royalty, and with Lee Yuchan's recent ascension to the Lunar Spirit Stage, she was at her peak of strength and confidence. Known for her assertiveness, would she willingly follow Yu Yuan's directives?

Surprisingly, Lee Yuchan showed no signs of resistance, her silence almost eerie.

After Yu Yuan finished speaking, Lee Yu actually nodded in agreement, displaying a demeanor of complete openness to his leadership.

The group was in the dark about what had transpired among them, but the reactions of Lee Yuchan and Lee Yu made it clear that Yu Yuan was now the undisputed leader of their party.

"Follow me."

Yu Yuan briefly communicated with the sword spirit and, following its guidance, chose a direction.

He dared to take on the mission because he had confidence in himself!

Even without the sword spirit within him, his past life's experiences and knowledge would still place him above Lee Yuchan and Lee Yu.

In his previous life, he had encountered all sorts of prodigious young talents and ancient Troll demons.

Compared to the geniuses of the Land of Quiescence and the Euwrea, and the Hellbreed, Lee Yu was inferior in every aspect. Those individuals, when facing Yu Yuan in his past life, would invariably bow their heads in submission.

Even cultivators of the Spirit Walk realm, and those of the Solar Spirit and Unbound realms, would humbly beg him for pills.

How could Lee Yuchan even compare?

Once Yu Yuan, who had lived two lifetimes, made his decision, he cast aside his former indolence and began to wield his authority. The aura and charisma he exuded were entirely different from before.

Even Su Yan and Han Hui, who were typically very self-assured, felt that at that moment, Yu Yuan seemed to radiate light from his entire being.

Lee Yuchan found herself taking a second look, as if she were seeing him for the first time.

Guided by the sword spirit, their journey was smooth.

Along the way, Lee Yuchan mentioned that there were unusual movements of a soul in another direction.

Yu Yuan was aware that the direction she sensed was exactly where the sword spirit had advised him to steer clear of—the powerful alien soul that had abducted Yue Fei.

Yu Yuan chose to avoid it, and Lee Yuchan raised no objections, deferring to his leadership.

Two days later, deep within the forbidden area, they encountered an expanse of thick, white fog.

As they approached, they all detected an extraordinarily pure and intense spiritual energy, heard thunderous roars, and saw bursts of radiant, treasure-like light emanating from the depths of the fog.

"Could it be that a rare treasure has been revealed?"

The group was suddenly abuzz with excitement, nearly forgetting that Yu Yuan was in charge, as they prepared to dash toward it.

"Stop!"

Yu Yuan's commanding shout brought everyone back to their senses.

"Wait, wait for the spiritual fog to clear and for the object to emerge from the bottom of the pit," Yu Yuan instructed, casting a stern look at them. "If I don't dare to charge in blindly, what makes you think you can?"

When he spoke, he cast a meaningful glance at Lee Yuchan.

Lee Yuchan had been the quickest to react. Had it not been for her timely warning, she would have ventured too far into the dense spiritual mist.

"Am I in danger as well?" Lee Yuchan clearly didn't believe it.

"I've just given you a warning," Yu Yuan said with a grin. "Now that you've been warned, if you still don't believe me, feel free to test it out. I'm aware that you've only recently stabilized your Lunar Spirit. Why not attempt a Spirit Walk?"

At this, Lee Yuchan wavered.

"Perhaps you're unaware of how many Lunar Spirits have perished in this forbidden area?" Yu Yuan prodded further.

Lee Yuchan hesitated briefly, then settled down without uttering another word.

"We wait," declared Yu Yuan.

And so, they did, for a full two hours.

The thick white fog eventually began to thin, revealing to the expectant crowd that the spiritual energy within was extraordinarily rich and readily absorbable.

"Look!" Zhan Tianxiang exclaimed, unable to contain his excitement.

From the depths of the pit, a prism-shaped Moon Shard emerged.

The silver, semi-transparent stone shone with an inner light, casting a kaleidoscope of colors that was difficult to discern clearly.

"Yu Yuan, how do we divide the rare treasure?" Lee Yuchan called out.

"The division will be as I dictate," he responded.

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