Chapter 1210: Astral Plane Hunter, Evasive Maneuver

Time is not counted in the Astral Plane; before he knew it, five full days had passed in Xia Duo's perceived time, yet these five days were actually appropriated from the future.

When he returns to the Main Plane, although it will still be the same night he visited Leisen Territory, the passage of these five days will instantly take effect upon his true body.

He has already discovered that this current body is not a true physical form, but is composed of astral matter, or rather, a conceptual existence constructed from a "projection of thoughts, soul, and other existences that can represent Xia Duo's essence."

Naturally, the influence of the Astral Plane itself plays a part in this, but at the same time, a thought has sprouted in his mind—

Can this current body of his return to the Main Plane? If it can return, then what will happen to his true body?

Would a scenario arise where two bodies exist simultaneously?

Or perhaps, if consciousness remains centered in this body while the true body falls into a deep sleep, wouldn't this be a more advanced True Incarnation Spell than a standard projection?

Regardless, Xia Duo has already decided to go to Giles Tower to search for relevant information after returning from the Dream Ruins; if nothing unexpected happens, it should not be difficult to reach a deal.

This day, Suo En brought food to Xia Duo and Kelifu; having just left, he suddenly reappeared with a very grave expression: "Kelifu, I have been targeted by a group of native hunters, I need your help!"

"Alright!"

Kelifu did not hesitate at all and immediately agreed; he had no reason not to, after all, Suo En encountering native Astral Plane hunters was also due to his own private affairs.

If not for this matter, Suo En could have left alone.

Just as the two reached an agreement and were preparing to go out together, Xia Duo hurriedly stepped forward to intercept, "Lord Suo En, I also want to help!"

"You?"

Suo En glanced at Xia Duo, then nodded, and added an extra reminder: "Once outside, don't think about how to fight the enemy, just prioritize protecting yourself!"

After speaking, the scene of the plane surrounding the three quietly faded away; Xia Duo had just reacted when he was already back in the void of the Astral Plane.

But the void at this moment was very calm, with only a trail of void ripples, suspected to be Suo En's trajectory, slowly spreading behind them.

Xia Duo looked in all six directions—up, down, left, right, front, and back—but did not discover the "native hunters" Suo En spoke of; he was just about to ask when he noticed a discordant gray shadow suddenly appear against the silver background about several thousand meters ahead of their trajectory.

Could that be the native hunters Suo En mentioned?

Under careful perception, Xia Duo discovered that the gray shadow was moving rapidly toward the current position of the three, but the gray shadow itself was not any living creature, but rather the Astral Wind stirred up by the rapid movement of an unknown existence!

"Dodge first!"

Suo En seemed quite wary of those so-called "native hunters," and even with a Great Arcanist who had already reached the pinnacle in the Main Plane by his side, he had no intention of engaging in combat.

Thus, under Suo En's lead, the three of them moved in a direction nearly perpendicular to their original trajectory.

But before the three had flown very far, Suo En stopped and said with a gloomy face: "It looks like they don't intend to let us go; prepare for battle!"

Hearing this, Kelifu remained silent, only silently brewing something.

As for Xia Duo, he was slightly nervous, but he still tried to calm the chaotic thoughts in his heart, reached out to touch the Blue Sapphire Necklace on his neck, and his gaze gradually became firm.

The next moment, rays of light shimmered around Xia Duo; this was not the work of the Blue Sapphire Necklace given to him by Iolum, but an astral combat method Xia Duo had figured out himself.

In the Astral Plane, the effect of Spellcasting is greatly reduced, and the role of thought and will is magnified to the extreme; Xia Duo could not go against the rules of the Astral Plane itself, so naturally, he had to go with the flow.

The radiance on his body was the embodiment of his protective will; as for attacks—

Xia Duo drew the Blade of Veto hanging at his waist, brought the fingers of his left hand together, and slowly slid them across the blade; in this process, he used his firm will to annihilate the enemy to plate the Blade of Veto with a layer of Destruction Light.

Combined with the Spell Breaking effect that the Blade of Veto retained even after transforming into astral matter, its lethality was immense!

Soon, the gray shadow in the void ahead grew closer and larger.

It was only because they were closer that Xia Duo could perceive that the gray shadow actually had no color; it only appeared that way to the observer's sight because the refractive index of the Astral Wind differed from the general void.

In actual perception, it was a very powerful Astral Wind.

Behind that gray shadow, Xia Duo saw more than ten thin humanoid creatures, holding hands in a line, moving rapidly toward them.

The leader wore a set of crimson armor, very similar in color to the Crimson Shelter Robe on Xia Duo's body, while the others were all in sets of silver armor, almost completely blending into the bright silver void background of the Astral Plane.

As those ten-plus hunters drew closer, a circle of bright radiance, surging like water ripples, appeared around Suo En's body and slowly spread outward.

"Watch out, the Astral Wind is coming!"

The next moment, Xia Duo felt a powerful storm strike from the front; although the bodies of those hunters had not yet approached, the impact they brought was truly significant.

Suo En's obstruction did not achieve perfect results; Xia Duo, behind him, could still feel a pure and intense mental shock.

With a slight perception, he knew that things would likely not end well today; the mental storm was mixed with the hunters' extremely confident and firm greed and bloodthirsty intent.

After the storm, the radiance around Suo En dimmed slightly, but it still existed, and it changed from its previous slow expansion to spreading rapidly to the surroundings.

It was just like a point of light illuminating the void.

At the same time, Kelifu also made his move; a dazzling ray the thickness of a finger was fired from his fingertips, and in the blink of an eye, it collided with the ten-plus hunters coming head-on.

Yet that ray, which appeared to have considerable power, was completely broken by the leader in crimson armor with a casual swing of a sword.

Afterward, only Suo En's loud shout was heard: "Follow me!"

Xia Duo and Kelifu responded immediately, and the three formed a triangular formation to begin a turning maneuver, avoiding the ten-plus hunters coming head-on.

The Astral Plane is a mental world, and the range that mental will can influence is very limited; if the opponent does not slow down for melee combat, it is impossible to defeat the three of them with just the Astral Wind they stirred up.

Of course, if that were the case, the three of them would also be unable to truly shake off this team of native hunters.