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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.

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

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

was interested. "Really? If the aura of the things in the water is similar to the aura of that consciousness,

Fostering race," Elder Xue finished. As usual with him, it was a clever and bold assumption.

He wasn't entirely convinced. "But

over the implications of his assumption. Finally, he said, "I can't be sure, but there's a good chance it is

Geoffrey repeated, thoroughly

member of the Elemental race had been killed miserably in front of them.

days ago, the two members of the Elemental race had also climbed to this height.

Geoffrey's obvious skepticism. He went on, "It's impossible for the Fostering race to set

haven't found a way, but it

stared at Geoffrey. "If a random human being with a strength level similar to yours or even weaker than you

Elder Xue had asked this question. He hesitated and

his father or Rocher took part in the tests,

Tower. But only you, me, and three members of the Elemental race have come this far. Don't you feel that's strange?" Elder

that analysis wasn't his strong suit, but as Elder Xue spoke, Geoffrey tried to follow his thoughts.

were placed in the savage land, they would probably develop a high level of intelligence after a few thousand years at most. That period of time would be enough for

a long time.

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

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

tentatively. He had never imagined such a

at the white ashes on the ground. "From the perspective of the Fostering race, the members of the Elemental race are

about us? You think our heads will not

have no choice but

Xue went straight into the transparent water.

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

more, the grey thing formed teeth and approached

bit him, and then it drilled into his head continuously. Geoffrey watched with his mouth open. He found