Chapter 126 - Chapter 126: Chapter 120 Spirit Realm Palace (2/2)

“They’ve split up,” Chris said calmly.

Byrne nodded lightly, making a judgment in his mind, and said,

“It seems that hunting the mysterious creature is indeed just a ruse. He even wants to avoid his own men, definitely up to something very secretive and important.”

He looked steadily at Chris and continued,

“Chris, distinguish Baron Leander’s scent and traces, and continue tracking. As for the others, don’t bother with them, they know nothing at all.”

Chris nodded, carefully discerning the scent unique to Baron Leander.

Afterward, the two circled around the people waiting by the river, following Leander’s trail further, even reaching the edge of this stretch of forest, about to enter the vast jungle.

Finally, Byrne and Chris stopped in front of a cave.

Surrounded by an abundance of green vegetation, its interior emitted a strange aura. Looking from the outside in, not a trace of light or shadow could be seen, as if it were a terrifying demon’s lair completely isolated from the real world.

“He went in,” Chris stated calmly.

Frowning, he added, “A very peculiar power. The scent has vanished. Something mysterious…”

Actually, Chris didn’t need to say it; Byrne also sensed it naturally.

He could distinctly feel the strong vibrancy of spirituality.

Ever since he had reached the 3rd Rank, his intuition had become increasingly sharp in response to various mysterious powers Byrne felt that the stronger the strength of a Consecution Extraordinary Exponent, the more intense the reaction to various mysterious powers.

So, what could possibly be inside the cave that caused such intense spiritual vibrations?

After pondering for a moment, Byrne shook his head and said, “Don’t act recklessly, Chris. Wait while I search.”

He calmly waved his hand in front of him, and the gasified spiritual power materialized out of thin air—solidifying and gathering into a mysterious existence identical to Byrne’s appearance and form.

“Body Double.”

Byrne commanded his Body Double to enter the cave with the strange aura first, simultaneously switching his own perspective to that of the Body Double.

The expressionless Body Double Byrne stepped into the dark, lightless cave, as if stepping into an entirely different world, his vision gradually succumbing to complete darkness.

Suddenly, Byrne felt a strong sense of unease!

“Chris…”

Just as he began to shout, he felt a heaviness in his head.

The next moment, everything around him underwent a complete transformation—the lush forest turned into crumbling ruins made of crystal, which emitted a luminescent glow. Byrne looked up in utter astonishment and saw a towering, awe-inspiring crystal palace!

The crystal palace was immense, each crystal clear and intricately carved with complex and exquisite silver patterns. Sunlight filtered through the crystal walls, causing the entire palace to shimmer with iridescent colors.

A broad and elegant crystal staircase wound upwards, leading to the higher floors of the palace. Mysterious golden materials formed the balustrades on either side, gleaming with a faint light.

The whole crystal palace radiated a sense of solemnity and sanctity that unavoidably shook one’s soul, as if witnessing the legendary realm of myths.

Byrne suddenly realized something—this place was the Spirit Realm, and he had arrived in the Spirit Realm in the form of a consciousness!

The real him was probably asleep. No, that wasn’t right—how could this be happening, why would there be a gateway connecting the real world to the Spirit Realm?

“What exactly is going on? I clearly didn’t drink the dreaming potion, nor did I travel through the Dreamwoods.”

His heart was full of shock and astonishment, and he instinctively wanted to look up at the glorious figure of the Lord of the Lost, but was startlingly unable to see Him due to the obstruction of the crystal vault.

Because he could not see the great Lord of the Lost, the unease in Byrne’s heart intensified.

“Eh, Mr. Byrne, why are you here too?”

The sudden voice made him turn abruptly, only to see the figure of Baron Leander appearing in the distance. The old man looked at him with surprise, his mouth twitching slightly, holding a very strange egg in his arms.

The egg was over thirty centimeters in diameter with a shell completely made of crystal around which scales had naturally grown, resembling an exquisitely lifelike work of art.

Byrne’s gaze was immediately drawn to the crystal egg; of all known mysterious creature eggs, there’s actually only one type that has scales growing on its shell!

A crystal… dragon egg?

However, he merely took a distant look when he suddenly heard Baron Leander’s angry and near-mad yelling.

“Hey, hey, hey! Mr. Byrne! What are you looking at? This is mine, no one can take it away, hahaha! I knew it, you want to steal it, don’t you!”

“Damn it, I knew it!”

Bad news—he’s completely lost it!

Even if this guy doesn’t go mad, he most likely won’t let me leave here alive!

Byrne could feel the sweat drenching his back. Before he could even answer, he sensed that a profound danger was imminent!