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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.

kind of aura is it?" Geoffrey said. He

sure," he said, tapping his temple lightly. "The wisp of consciousness that entered our minds

things in the water is similar to the

these are the souls of the Fostering race," Elder Xue finished. As usual with him, it

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

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

repeated, thoroughly confused.

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

members of the Elemental race had also climbed to this height. Both had also

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

just because we haven't found a way, but it can't be a reward,"

or even weaker than you entered the Levitation Tower, do you think

understand why Elder Xue had asked this question. He hesitated and then said, "The probability of passing

of human nature were not too difficult. If his father or Rocher

only you, me, and three members of the Elemental race have come this far. Don't you feel that's strange?" Elder Xue asked, trying to make Geoffrey see his reasoning.

his thoughts. He asked, "Could it

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 civilization to

the Deep Space had existed for a long time. The Elemental race

of these races had not yet developed a high level

they were born, so even if I teach them as much as I can, they can only learn so much. They still underperform and act unwisely on many occasions," said Elder Xue. He added, "If you put a wisp of soul into an ant or an earthworm, what

explode?" Geoffrey spoke tentatively. He had never

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 all, so they

You think our heads will not explode?" Geoffrey asked.

no choice but

splash, Elder Xue went straight into the transparent

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

the grey thing formed teeth and approached

then it drilled into his head continuously. Geoffrey watched with his mouth