Degrade from Nobility to a Humble Slave

Geoffrey knew he wouldn't be able to go back at all. Still, he was frightened, so he couldn't help asking that question.

Elder Xue said nothing. He looked away, observing the gray things in the water.

Here, at the height of two hundred feet in the Levitation Tower, he had never thought there would be such things. He felt a strange calmness wash over him. He considered several possibilities, in line with the longstanding motto of the Bold Conjecture House: "Boldly make a hypothesis; carefully verify it." He had come up with that on his own.

"Geoffrey, does the aura of these things strike you as somewhat familiar?" asked Elder Xue.

"Familiar? No," Geoffrey admitted, shaking his head.

It was the first time he had seen such things.

Elder Xue thought for a while. After a few moments, he headed straight towards the water.

He plunged his head in with a splash.

As soon as his head was inside the clear water, one of the gray things swam quickly towards him. It spread out, forming the shape of sharp teeth, and started to bite him.

Elder Xue immediately withdrew his head before the thing could bite him.

Drops of water trickled down his face.

The gray thing couldn't leave the water. It lingered in the spot where Elder Xue's head had been and spread outwards, before slowly retreating.

Elder Xue repeated this action several more times, as though he was teasing the grey thing. As soon as it swam away, he poked his head back into the transparent water.

Each time, the grey thing rushed back, but not quickly enough to succeed in biting Elder Xue.

"Elder Xue, why are you doing that?" Geoffrey asked, wondering what game he was playing with the gray thing.

"I'm trying to sense its aura. It's a pity that it's in water, because the water is blocking most of its aura, making it difficult to sense. I wanted to get a clear confirmation of what I was thinking," Elder Xue answered.

kind of aura is it?" Geoffrey said. He himself had no

wanted to make sure," he said, tapping his temple lightly. "The wisp of

interested. "Really? If the aura of the things in the water is

Elder Xue finished. As usual with him, it

exclaimed Geoffrey in surprise. He wasn't entirely convinced. "But why would

as he mulled over the implications of his assumption. Finally, he said, "I can't

Geoffrey repeated,

in front of them. How could it have anything

a few days ago, the two members of the Elemental race had

"It's impossible for the Fostering race to set up

a way, but it can't be a reward,"

being with a strength level similar to yours or even weaker than you entered the Levitation Tower,

this question. He hesitated

difficult. If his father or Rocher took part in the tests, they would

years, about two million people from the six races of the Deep Space have entered the Levitation Tower. But only you, me, and three members of the Elemental race have come this far. Don't you feel that's strange?" Elder

but as Elder Xue spoke, Geoffrey tried to follow his thoughts.

intelligence after a few thousand years at most. That period of time would be

the Deep Space had existed for a long

indeed if the members of these races had

them as much as I can, they can only learn so much. They still underperform and act unwisely on many occasions," said

would explode?" Geoffrey spoke tentatively. He had never imagined such

on the ground. "From the perspective of the Fostering race, the members of the Elemental race are ants, earthworms and bugs on the ground. They can't bear the souls of the Fostering race at

You think our heads will not explode?"

have no choice but to take a

Xue went straight into the transparent water.

was a human spirit. He came from the main world, but he was still

the grey thing formed teeth

Geoffrey watched with