Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

Soon there was an uproar coming from the direction of those expeditionary army warriors, and clearly this sudden change affected more than just Bai E and Franca. "Why can't I sense my physical body anymore?"

"Me neither!"

"Me neither!"

Their human will was just as closely and precisely connected to their Spiritual Bodies as it was to their physical bodies.

Self-will is precisely what allows free travel and transfer between the Spiritual Body and the physical body through this accurate link.

Normally, everything seen from the perspective of the Spiritual Body in high-dimensional space is ever-changing and elusive, except for the eternal point of light "behind" them, which is always real and intact, the path home for every Spiritual Body.

This point of light, manifested in their will, isn't too bright, so as not to affect all that the Spiritual Body perceives in high-dimensional space, but it has never gone out.

Any expeditionary army warrior present was anything but unfamiliar with this kind of travel, and had never encountered any issues with it before.

Yet now... this previously flawless connection had gone wrong!

Does this mean they can hardly return home?

Even if their expeditionary army was strong enough to annihilate the entire Eternal Garden,

as long as they can't return to the material world, stranded in high-dimensional space, their strength is ultimately limited. Facing the boundless high-dimensional space filled with demons, no matter how strong they are, they would be worn down to death.

"Could it be that our physical bodies have been destroyed?!" Franca's eyes were furious, finding it unimaginable that while they undertook this action, those in the material world would strike at their physical forms?

"Could it be the minions of the demons lurking among humans?!" This was the most likely explanation.

With the expeditionary army warriors' collective consciousness projecting outwards, their physical bodies became easy targets. Demons, connected in spirit, could have called upon their Believers to destroy the warriors' physical bodies while they were attacking the Eternal Demons—a reasonable conjecture.

"It's not necessarily..." Bai E cast his gaze over the somewhat panicked expeditionary army warriors, temporarily ruling out that possibility.

The bodies of the expeditionary army warriors in the material world were not located in one place; finding each and every warrior participating in this operation would require precision, whether by some powerful hidden organization or the so-called demon minions, and that would be as hard as ascending to heaven.

The bodies of the expeditionary army warriors were scattered all over Blackwater City, in the upper city, the lower city, both inside and outside the city walls. Locating all of them with precision would be nearly impossible.

Of course, the most crucial factor was Bai E's absolute confidence in the location where his own physical body was stored.

His physical body was in Black Street. Not to mention that Nova and those players were all guarding closely—just Yue Ying alone would be enough to ensure his absolute safety.

Therefore, it definitely wasn't the physical bodies that were the problem.

And if it wasn't an issue with the physical bodies, it could only mean that... something had happened in high-dimensional space, blocking the connection between their will and their physical bodies.

Bai E concentrated, sensing the connection with his body, and after a long period of change, he realized that this disappearance wasn't absolute.

The light that signified the direction of the physical body had not gone out completely, but was intermittently flickering in and out of visibility amid the changes.

It was like a flickering candle flame, wavering and elusive under the assault of gusty winds.

Sometimes appearing briefly here, sometimes appearing there.

In the vastness of high-dimensional space, even the slightest misalignment will lead to a massive discrepancy.

Let alone this intermittent candle light, which could hardly serve as a path for return.

The warriors from the expeditionary army had already been waiting by Bai E's side, awaiting his next command.

All warriors of the expeditionary army were in the same predicament, and perhaps only the legendary Great General Bai E, who had slain countless great demons, had the ability to lead them out of this distress.

However, facing a select few representatives of the expeditionary army warriors, Bai E couldn't give them a definitive answer either, but instead took flight alone, heading outside the garden.

"I'll go have a look. Carry on with the tasks at hand, and do not panic," he said.

"Yes, Sir!" they replied.

The panic in their hearts was not something that could be soothed by Bai E's words alone, but Bai E's strength did offer them some reassurance.

"There's always a tall man to stand under a falling sky," they thought, as long as Bai E was there, there was always hope.

Bai E flew with his sword out of the garden, the dark void gloomy, and mysterious purple patterns occasionally flashed, as if in the endless darkness, one pair of malicious eyes after another was fixed tightly on Bai E.

As quiet as the journey here...

But there seemed to be a slight unusual change.

It was like... the flow of air, just like a breeze that swept across one's cheeks in the human world.

But high-dimensional space has no wind.

And no air.

All that exists is change.

Change that can stir the Spiritual Body.

Bai E did not dare to stray too far from the surroundings of the garden, for if even the beacon made by Franca from her own soul ceased to function, it would be difficult to lead these Expedition Legion warriors back to the material world, even if he himself was not afraid.

He could only muster Spiritual Energy and gaze into the distance with all his might.

All he saw was a desolate darkness.

Even the third-tier level of Spiritual Energy did not allow Bai E to see more, after all, even a third-tier level of Spiritual Energy was insufficient for this mysterious and dark space.

However, he still spotted a tiny clue.

The change originated from afar.

The disturbance that could affect a Spiritual Body, by the time it reached him, was only the tail end.

Like a raging tornado, from an extreme distance, one could only feel a breeze brushing against the face.

So...

"Has the wind started...?" Bai E gazed into the dark abyss, his heart somewhat anxious.

Having read all the Spiritual Energy scriptures in the city, he was naturally not too unfamiliar with this kind of natural phenomenon in high-dimensional space—the high-dimensional storm.

Even demons would avoid such a storm, otherwise, they were always at risk of being blown to physical and spiritual annihilation.

Who knew why they were so unlucky to encounter this celestial disaster in high-dimensional space right after their victorious expedition?

Or perhaps... was it really a natural disaster?

If it were a natural disaster, would it be such a coincidence?

Just as they were about to return triumphantly, this storm that obscured everything blew up?

Was it another one of those demons' conspiracies?

Considering the "generous sacrifice" of the Eternal Fiend Great Demons, it was difficult for Bai E not to link the incident with them.

These Great Demons died too lightly by his hand and did not provide much benefit—killing them was almost like having not killed them at all, the scent of conspiracy was strong.

But regardless, this storm that had already begun blowing was the absolute crisis they had to face at this moment.

Would they brave the storm's interference and chase the precarious and flickering flame as a gamble for their lives? Or wait quietly here for the storm to subside naturally?

Whichever choice they made, each had its own risks and crises.