The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 326 - 224: A Familiar World

At this moment,

In the middle of a river, there was an exposed sandbank, seldom visited and relatively remote. Yet, as the space twisted, an unstable circular halo appeared—a gate of cross-border opened. The team of six emerged out of thin air here, all so abruptly, and with the successful end of their cross-border action, the wormhole behind them quickly closed.

"The gate has been closed, how will we return?" Zhang Jing asked while surveying the surroundings.

"This exploration mission lasts for three months. After three months, the signal receivers in your backpacks will receive the retreat signal from our world. Twenty-four hours after that, the cross-border gate will open again. By then, everyone must gather in advance and leave together. If we miss this chance, we’ll have to wait another month, as that’s when the second batch of cross-border explorers will come. There will be another chance to retreat then. If we miss the second retreat opportunity as well, then we have to wait till the second batch of cross-border team finishes their missions and return with them."

"But I think, missing three chances to return could only mean two possibilities, either they’ve died in World 36, or they’ve decided not to return, wanting to stay here."

As the team leader, Zhang Xun spoke calmly, well-versed in the procedures of crossing borders.

The others nodded in agreement, finding his point reasonable.

If someone could miss such crucial timing for crossing back, they were either dead or had done it intentionally.

"We’ve just successfully crossed over and know nothing about this place yet. Let’s move together for now, and once we have a general understanding of this world, we can split up and act on our own." After finishing his statement, Zhang Xun glanced at Li Yi and Xu Qiumei, "Save your grievances for that time, and behave yourselves for now."

Li Yi remained expressionless and silent. He had now reopened his nine acupoints, becoming a Refining Realm Martial Artist. Practitioners in the Spiritual Realm were no match for him. Even a master like Yang Yilong was eventually beaten to death by him, let alone Xu Qiumei.

At the moment, Xu Qiumei’s face was unnaturally pale, understanding that once free action started, Li Yi would definitely not spare her.

However, to the others, they were presently not concerned about this; they were more curious about this new world.

"Take out your locators, start positioning. Once done, follow me immediately; this place is the cross-border spot, we can’t get exposed in case someone targets us, making it impossible to retreat. Also, keep your locators safe and don’t lose them, they’re not only crucial for positioning but also for receiving the retreat signal," Captain Zhang Xun instructed.

Hearing this, everyone pulled out a device resembling a walkie-talkie from their backpacks. Since they had read the manual beforehand, they were clear on how to use the device and set it up without any questions.

"Let’s go."

Zhang Xun glanced around, then swiftly moved towards the opposite side of the river. He leaped up, his body surprisingly light, as if weightless, gliding rapidly through the air just above the water, reaching the opposite riverbank in just a few seconds.

This spectacle left the others amazed.

Had he just flown?

"Soul Strong People are indeed different. The power of the soul can resonate with the cosmic energy inside the body, granting it various unbelievable abilities, which vary based on the individual’s direction of evolution," Qin Bing couldn’t help but comment, "If the soul power were even stronger, then it could draw sufficient cosmic energy to influence reality, truly enabling the body to fly."

"I think the Captain is just one step away from flying; he can leap across such a wide river in one go."

Li Yi, seeing this, also departed without saying more. Jin Qi burst forth from beneath his feet, propelling him almost to skim across the river’s surface, yet he couldn’t achieve Zhang Xun’s light-as-a-feather feel. Midway, his power depleted, and his form began to descend. However, before hitting the water, he forcefully stomped on the surface.

The outbreak of Gang Qi from the Refining Realm splashed ripples on the water surface. He then leaped up again, dashing forward and once more stepping on the water.

From a distance, Li Yi appeared as if he were walking on the water.

In less than ten seconds, Li Yi was ashore.

"How did he do that?" The others were stunned by the sight.

An Evolver of the Inspiration Realm was able to walk on water, which was quite outrageous. It was known that even masters in the Spiritual Realm couldn’t achieve this, for their bodies, whether in terms of bone density or muscle strength, were beyond ordinary, providing immense strength but also signifying that their body weight far exceeded that of regular people.

To walk on water meant that one needed to unleash sufficient force the instant they touched the water surface to support the body’s rise. Otherwise, it wasn’t enough to support the body lifting off.

That meant Li Yi’s foot stomp on the water, though it appeared light, was actually massively powerful, even to the point of making Spiritual Realm masters feel inferior.