Chapter 971: Returning to the Mortal Plane, New Soul Ability

However, Xia Duo was truly unaccustomed to having a group of light clusters dancing above his head; no matter how many times he communicated with them or tried to drive them away, these little fellows never showed any intention of leaving.

This left Xia Duo feeling very depressed, but he couldn't hit them or scold them—they were simply like a group of living ancestors—so what else could he do?

He could only eat the fruits brought by the little fellows while quickening his pace, hoping to find someone he could communicate with as soon as possible to properly ask about the situation here.

……

Currently, Xia Duo was located on the border of the Kingdom of Radiance. After crossing a not-too-wide stretch of green grassland, he arrived at the area of crisscrossing fields he had observed from the air earlier.

Buildings, orchards, and forests were all within the fields, merely divided into different grid areas.

And just as Xia Duo stepped onto the road here, a familiar point of light appeared before him again. "Again?!"

It was indeed again, but this time it wasn't the little fellows from before, but a big one. When the point of light expanded to larger than the size of a fist and continued to grow, Xia Duo realized it.

"I hope this one can communicate!"

Soon, the point of light expanded to two or three meters in diameter, turning into a huge, intensely glowing light cluster.

Subsequently, the light cluster gradually contracted, its brightness dimming, revealing a tall figure inside. The moment he saw this figure, Xia Duo felt a bit more assured—

It was a humanoid creature; it should be possible to communicate!

Finally, the light dissipated, and the figure was completely revealed. If one ignored the pair of white wings emitting a dim glow behind its back, it was a human.

Wearing armor, holding a Scepter, and with a book tucked at its waist, it did not make any extra movements after seeing Xia Duo, only saying indifferently:

"I thought another new subject had come to my Lord's kingdom, but it turns out to be a traveler from the Mortal Plane!"

This voice had a metallic tone, not sounding like a human voice, nor did it show any warmth. This made Xia Duo's heart skip a beat, but at the same time, the other party's words revealed that they had recognized his identity—a traveler from the Mortal Plane.

This meant he wasn't dead yet?!

After a start, Xia Duo was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Great Divine Envoy, I have heard the holy name of the Lord of Radiance in the Mortal Plane. Having strayed into this place today, I hope the Divine Envoy will show mercy and point me toward the path back to the Mortal Plane!"

There is a saying in his hometown that being polite never hurts; Xia Duo didn't care if this Divine Envoy knew the etiquette of the Mortal Plane, his intentions were sincere regardless.

Even if he couldn't get this Divine Envoy to send him directly back to the Main Plane, getting a hint would be good.

"No need for such formalities. My Lord's kingdom has not had a traveler for a long time. I hope these naughty little fellows did not disturb you!"

The voice was still that metallic tone unlike a human's, and the tone did not have much fluctuation, but Xia Duo felt inexplicably much more at ease.

It was only then that he noticed the small light clusters that had been following him all the way had already lined up neatly in two rows, standing on either side of the humanoid Divine Envoy.

Of course, these little fellows, who had been very noisy before, were silent now, merely singing a soft song that Xia Duo had never heard before, like background music that one would ignore if not paying close attention.

But if one listened carefully, it was unforgettable.

"These little fellows are very cute; they even gave me gifts!"

Xia Duo raised the remaining fruits he had been eating to show the Divine Envoy, then continued to ask: "Since the Divine Envoy can tell I am from the Mortal Plane, may I ask how I should return?"

"Mortals are always so impatient!" The Divine Envoy shook his head slightly, then, ignoring Xia Duo's pleading gaze, disappeared along with the small light clusters.

"……"

Xia Duo was dumbfounded. What kind of maneuver was this? But before he could reflect on it, another point of light appeared before him, gradually expanding and brightening.

When the light dissipated, an existence similar to the previous Divine Envoy appeared before Xia Duo. As soon as it appeared, it told Xia Duo in a metallic tone similar to the previous one, "Lord Kafa has ordered me to send you back to the Mortal Plane!"

What is a surprise? What is being overjoyed?

This was it!

However, Xia Duo soon realized he might have missed something, but before he could regret it, the newly appeared Divine Envoy raised a hand and emitted a bright light toward Xia Duo.

Xia Duo subconsciously wanted to dodge, but it was too late. In an instant, he felt himself pushed into an inexplicable void, then falling continuously.

The light above grew further and further away until it was completely swallowed by darkness, and his last thought while remaining in the Outer Planes was—

You ambushed me!

……

"Hoo—"

In his temporary residence in the Semi-plane, Xia Duo sat up abruptly from the bed. He first looked around at his surroundings, then kept pinching and squeezing himself.

Confirming he had truly survived, he finally let out a sigh of relief. He hadn't expected that being pushed by that Divine Envoy would actually return him to the Main Plane, and not much time had passed!

This was simply incredible!

But the facts were right before his eyes, and he could only accept it. Still, he couldn't help but exclaim that he was truly too lucky!

As if thinking of something, Xia Duo hurriedly lay back down on the bed, focusing his mind, and gradually increasing his level of concentration until he perceived his Soul.

At this moment, his Soul had no obvious changes from before he left; it was still in the form of emitting a glow, but the small space reflected around the Soul had indeed undergone significant changes!

Originally, there was nothing in that space, completely empty, at most containing the fleeting, eerie human figure discovered after the collective rehearsal for the New Year Festival, but now—

In this space, there appeared, faintly, parts of the scenes from the Boundless Wilderness he had just experienced not long ago: that familiar dim yellow sky, the familiar weeds, the solitary tree—with such familiar features, how could Xia Duo not recognize them!

"Could this space be connected to the Outer Planes?" This speculation was truly too exaggerated, but Xia Duo could not help but suspect it.

The fleeting figure previously in this space wore a Netheril-style shirt; except for the blurred face, in other aspects, it was almost exactly the same as the four eerie farmers he had first encountered in that Boundless Wilderness.

And those four eerie farmers later turned into young people and gained intelligence, suspected to have completed reincarnation.

Xia Duo had to suspect that the fleeting figure from the space was his Soul, and its disappearance meant it had gone to the Outer Planes, eventually perhaps, like those four eerie farmers, reincarnating into a young person.

If that were the case, then the small space reflected around this Soul was interesting, similar to the existence of a reincarnation channel.

So, does his bloodline really have such an ability?

Xia Duo didn't know, but he did know that his trip to the Outer Planes this time was very likely because of this small space; other than this, he couldn't think of any other possibility.

But such an ability was truly too eerie. If it were elsewhere, or some other ability, he might have boldly tried it out now.

But with this kind of ability, how could he try it!

Next time, who could guarantee he would definitely be able to find the Kingdom of Radiance?

Even if he could find the Kingdom of Radiance, who could guarantee that the Divine Envoy there would send him back?

With no way out, Xia Duo naturally didn't dare to try easily, and now he could only sigh in vain at this small space that had undergone changes.

"Sigh—"