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Chapter 1197: Chapter 537: Darkness Without Light
Spirit Ability User can use Spiritual Power to perceive things within the range of Spiritual Power’s coverage.
This perception is like a God’s view, not only more detailed than the naked eye but also possesses a certain degree of penetration capability.
The only flaw is that this perception is controlled by the intensity of Spiritual Power, thus limiting the visual range.
Of course, with Liang Yuan’s current Spiritual Power perception range, he can perceive things within four hundred meters.
At this distance, with Liang Yuan’s reaction speed, even if he encounters danger, he can respond instantly and take timely action.
As Liang Yuan pondered, he released his Spiritual Power, enveloping all directions.
As the Spiritual Power expanded, the surroundings gradually formed outlines in Liang Yuan’s mind.
This is a rocky shore with jagged reefs, where the waves crash against the rocks with a rhythmic sound.
The speedboat beneath his feet is now wedged between two rocks, and despite the engine roaring, it can only rage at the water surface.
Within the four hundred meter range, both behind and to the left are hazardous rocky stretches.
About two hundred meters behind, there is an obvious boundary between light and darkness.
Spiritual Power can sense distinct colors on objects two hundred meters away at the water’s surface.
However, the naked eye here seems unable to see the brightness two hundred meters away.
It seems that these lights are engulfed as they enter this area.
"Without Spiritual Power, relying solely on the naked eye here is indeed a hardship."
Liang Yuan felt a silent shock in his heart as this light-devouring environment yielded no visible scenery.
It’s understood that humans need reference coordinates to recognize direction.
In such pitch-black space, it’s impossible to have any reference points.
So once inside, chances are high that one would completely lose direction.
Liang Yuan leaped from the speedboat, waved his hand, and directly stored the speedboat into the inventory.
Then, he swiftly leapt across the rocks, quickly approaching the front shore.
About five hundred meters away, he successfully reached a piece of land.
Under Spiritual Power perception, this land similarly had no color but was covered with large patches of black moss and furry vegetation.
"Can plants grow without light?"
Liang Yuan bent down and grabbed a handful of vegetation.
The vegetation felt smooth and soft like silky hair, and though Liang Yuan pulled hard, he found them quite resilient!
"Could this be the hair of the Dark Attribute Floating Island corpse?"
Liang Yuan’s expression was slightly odd, guessing the nature of these things.
Then he grabbed a bunch of fern-like plants, equally pitch-black but fresh and juicy.
Liang Yuan squeezed it, and plenty of juice flowed from the fern.
"I wonder if they are edible. If they are, these juicy ferns would make excellent ingredients."
He casually put the ferns into his inventory, planning to test them later.
Now the people of Yangshan, whenever they go out, try to collect some seeds or roots of plants to hand over to the agriculture department.
Since the apocalypse, with floods everywhere, edible resources have become increasingly scarce.
Every plant that can be eaten is a precious resource.
Liang Yuan naturally wouldn’t miss these opportunities.
After storing the ferns and furry vegetation, Liang Yuan looked around.
A four hundred meter Spiritual Power perception range was still too small, Liang Yuan frowned.
Within this range, all the scenery was almost the same, consistently covered with smooth vegetation and fern-like plants, with hardly any trees visible.
Thinking it over, to avoid losing direction later, Liang Yuan took a discarded car from his inventory and left it on the spot as a landmark.
After preparing everything, Liang Yuan randomly chose a direction and headed into the Floating Island for exploration.
As he explored, Liang Yuan was perceiving the location of Huang Guangzu’s Parasite Species.
"How did he come to this Floating Island? Are Tu Long and Nai Bai also with him?"
Liang Yuan felt strange that Huang Guangzu’s Parasite Species was on this island.
But Liang Yuan didn’t understand why Huang Guangzu appeared here.
While traveling, Liang Yuan left coordinates on the ground.
Unfamiliar with the island’s environment, Liang Yuan didn’t dare to rush, thus slowing down significantly.
After walking about two or three kilometers, jagged rocks appeared ahead.
These rocks stood like fortresses on the plain.
Barren stones and the ground covered only by moss and furry vegetation gave a wild west wilderness feel.
"Damn it, we’re back again!"
"Guo Qing, is this really feasible? This method simply doesn’t work."
"This is already the third time; we’ve passed this rock for the third time, darn it!"
"If we continue like this, we’ll definitely be trapped here. It’s already the fifth day."
Suddenly, Liang Yuan heard intense arguing voices from the front.
Among the arguing voices were fear and unease.
Liang Yuan’s heart immediately stirred, quickly using Spiritual Power to ’see’ through the nearby stones.
He saw three disheveled men leaning against a big stone in the forest.
One had a hideous look, touching the stone with some engraved marks on it.
The other two kept complaining; one wore a golden square headscarf, his voice rough.
The other had a scar on his face, also wearing a metal headband.
At this moment, the object of the two men’s complaints was the young man touching the stone engravings.
The young man murmured to himself, "Impossible, this can’t be. I moved my Spiritual Power in a straight line, marking every two hundred meters, how could I get lost? This is impossible."
This young man is named Guo Qing, a survivor from Baoshan City, and the two people beside him are his companions.
The three of them are the vanguard sent from the ship from Baoshan City to investigate the situation here.
However, since entering this place a week ago, they have been trapped in this mountain forest and have been unable to find a way out.
"Stone Tiger, Guo Qing is a Spirit Ability User, even he can’t find a way out, it’s even harder for us," the scar-faced man couldn’t help but say.
Nearby, a man with a rough voice, wearing a golden headscarf, said, "Damn it, what’s wrong with this cursed place, why is there no light at all? We can’t even light a torch!"
"Old Cai, don’t you feel something’s off? Before we could still meet some living people, but the past two days, we haven’t encountered a single person. Could they have already found a way out?"
The scar-faced Old Cai responded, "Yeah, we used to meet others, so why can’t we find anyone now?"
Stone Tiger turned to look at Guo Qing, who was still muttering, but couldn’t see anything, so he just tugged the rope and shouted, "Guo Qing, stop mumbling, how much food do we have left?"
It turned out the three of them were tethered together with a rope around their waists.
If not for this rope, they might have all gotten lost.
Guo Qing came to his senses and said, "I only have three pieces of fish cake left in my bag. What about you guys?"
Stone Tiger said, "I only have five Sweet Potatoes left and three bottles of boiled water."
"Water is not a problem; it’s still raining here, so we won’t run out of water. The issue is food; if we continue like this, we’ll starve to death."
"The urgent task is to find food," Old Cai couldn’t help but say.
These words made Stone Tiger and Guo Qing nod in agreement.
Guo Qing said, "I wonder if we can eat these mosses on the ground. It’s strange; this island is so large, why are there no Mutant Beasts?"
"If we could catch two Mutant Beasts, we could have some meat to stave off hunger."
"Could it be that we haven’t reached the heart of the island and are still circling the outskirts?" Stone Tiger couldn’t help but analyze.
Old Cai nodded, "Stone Tiger makes sense. We’ve been here such a short time and have been stuck in this Stone Forest all along. Chances are we haven’t entered deeper into the island."
"Alas, damn it, I wonder if the captain, without news from us, has come in to rescue us," Stone Tiger couldn’t help but say.
Guo Qing sighed, "I just fear that even if the captain comes in, he won’t be able to find us."
At these words, Old Cai and Stone Tiger fell silent.
A sense of despair washed over them, spreading among the three.
Liang Yuan listened from a distance to their conversation, sensing their current state with his Spiritual Power, gradually understanding their situation.
Just as he had guessed, outsiders entering here, without light sources or points of reference, losing their sight, are as blind as touching an elephant; they can’t discern anything in this place.
This Guo Qing is a Spirit Ability User, yet even he is trapped, showing just how vast this Stone Forest is.
Liang Yuan thought for a moment but didn’t rashly enter the Stone Forest. Instead, he chose to exit and walked along its edge.
"I’ll walk around the Stone Forest; maybe I can find another path into the heart of the island."
Liang Yuan’s Spiritual Telekinesis range is only about four hundred meters. Faced with this natural maze of a Stone Forest, he was also worried about losing his way.
So the best current method was to bypass it.
As he walked along the Stone Forest for about four or five kilometers, the forest disappeared, and an endless flat land appeared ahead.
Liang Yuan heaved a sigh of relief. He enveloped the surroundings with his Spiritual Telekinesis and continued heading into the island.
After walking another several miles, the terrain ahead started rising, and various low rocks appeared on the ground.
Initially, Liang Yuan didn’t pay it much attention, but after walking a bit further, his Spiritual Power sensed that a massive canyon suddenly appeared ahead!
"A canyon!"
"Huang Guangzu’s Parasite Species is down there!"
Liang Yuan’s heart stirred with a bit of excitement, finally sensing Huang Guangzu’s whereabouts clearly.
Without hesitation, Liang Yuan leaped up, his Spiritual Telekinesis surged and pulsated, and he flew swiftly into the canyon like controlling the void.
The canyon was unfathomably deep, and within the range of Liang Yuan’s Spiritual Power, he could only sense the smooth cliff face near him.
After descending about over three hundred meters, Liang Yuan’s Spiritual Power sensed the bottom of the canyon.
There was the sound of rushing water; below was not land but a lake!
Liang Yuan quickly stopped himself, perceiving the position of the Parasite Species, then swiftly flew toward that location.
However, as he flew above the lake for a while, Liang Yuan accurately sensed that Huang Guangzu’s Parasite Species was nearby, but he couldn’t find the person.
This caused Liang Yuan to furrow his brows, and he looked down at the lake.
"Could it be underwater?"
With this thought, his heart moved slightly, then he immediately allowed his body to fall, rapidly diving into the water.
Bang!
Water splashed everywhere, waves rolling in motion.
A water shield rapidly formed around Liang Yuan.
The Sea of All Rivers Skill activated, along with the Spirit Turtle Shield simultaneously.
On his body, a layer of earth-yellow Scale Armor covered him, followed by another layer of Golden Armor covering it.
After setting up the defenses, Liang Yuan then dispersed his Spiritual Telekinesis, immediately searching for the position of Huang Guangzu’s Parasite Species.
He wandered underwater for a while and then suddenly stopped.
In front of him, on a submerged cliff, a cave opening appeared.
Many Mutant Fish were swimming out of it.
Liang Yuan’s heart stirred slightly, "Could it be in there?"
He immediately approached and followed the cavern’s entrance, swimming inward.
The entrance became narrower and narrower, gradually leaving no room to maneuver.
But that didn’t trouble Liang Yuan; he directly activated the Earth Escape Skills, burrowing straight into the rock interior.
Following the sensed location of the Parasite Species, Liang Yuan swiftly maneuvered through the stones.
It wasn’t long before his heart was jolted, and beyond a stone wall, a vast underground cave opened up!