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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.

What kind of aura is it?" Geoffrey said. He

already knew, and I just wanted to make sure," he said, tapping his temple lightly.

If the aura of the things in the water is similar to the aura of that consciousness,

the souls of the Fostering race," Elder Xue finished. As usual with

entirely

Xue did not respond at once, as he mulled over the implications of his assumption. Finally, he said,

repeated,

race had been killed miserably in front of them. How could it have anything to do

race had also climbed to this height. Both had also stopped here.

Xue ignored Geoffrey's obvious skepticism. He went on, "It's impossible for

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

"If a random human being with a strength level similar to yours or even weaker than you entered the Levitation Tower, do you think there would be a high probability

Elder Xue had asked this question. He hesitated and

tests of human nature were not too difficult. If his father or Rocher took part in the tests, they would definitely pass

entered the Levitation Tower. But only you, me, and three members of the Elemental race have come this far. Don't you feel

spoke, Geoffrey tried to follow his thoughts. He asked, "Could

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

had existed for a long

indeed if the members of these races had not yet developed a

have been restricted since they were born, so even if I teach them as much as I can, they can only learn

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

Elder Xue, pointing at the white ashes 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

heads

choice but to take a

a loud splash, Elder Xue went

human spirit. He came from the main world, but he was still more confident than his companions from the Elemental

more, the grey thing formed

head continuously. Geoffrey watched with his mouth open. He found the scene terrifying.