I'm extremely interested in Nen abilities.

Perhaps it was because I had the possibility of Alluka as a backup plan that I felt fearless.

Perhaps he had a vague feeling that if he continued to absorb the death energy, things might take a turn for the better.

After all, I'm a transmigrator, so having a cheat ability isn't too much to ask, right? This heart that can absorb death energy seems like the standard cheat ability for transmigrators! I'll use it more often; what if it suddenly becomes useful?

But perhaps, after being transported to this strange world alone, deep down there's always been an urge to self-destruct...

"Jingyang." Someone walked barefoot on the floor.

Jingyang's chaotic thoughts came to an abrupt halt, and he turned to look. Xiaodi stood by the bed, clutching a pillow, and asked, "Shall we sleep together?"

Jingyang smiled, took Xiaodi's pillow and placed it beside him, then reached out and hugged her, pulling her close.

The next day, the three-person team set off towards the nearest point of light on the treasure map.

I was initially worried that this rough map wouldn't allow for accurate location.

But as long as you hold the jade pendant, trigger the divine character, activate the 'cone', and focus intently on the light spots on the map, the map seems to zoom in and out, revealing more and more precise details.

Jingyang and his companions found the light in an ordinary, remote mountain area.

It is not a Buddha statue.

It was just a barren mountain hollow, with nothing there.

The three looked at each other, then together grasped the jade pendant, focused their gaze, activated the 'cone', and looked again.

On the once barren rock face of the mountain hollow, a circular pattern of densely packed black runes began to appear...

……

"Whoosh!"

The sea breeze is salty and damp, and white waves crash against the shore.

Jingyang slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying on the ground. He got up, completely bewildered, and looked at the coastline in front of him and the boundless sea in front of him. He was speechless for a moment.

Old Wei, you'll die a horrible death!

And where the hell is this?

Chapter 193 The lingering ghost

Jingyang literally means "to sigh in despair at the vast ocean."

All I was thinking about was the many Buddha statues you left behind, Old Wei, and the various treasures from the Dark Continent that might be hidden among them. Why am I being dumped like this all the time...? Where am I? In the middle of nowhere!

Jingyang turned around and was even more speechless.

There was the sea in front of us, and not far behind us, we could also see the sea.

He walked about three hundred steps toward the sea behind him and arrived at the beach on the other side.

What kind of weird place is this?

Is he going to be stranded on a desert island at sea again, leaving his buddy to fend for himself?

So what if I'm eyeing your treasure? Is it necessary to show off your amazing ability to move stars all the time?

That's weirdo!

Jingyang muttered to himself, unable to help but frown.

For some reason, the environment made him uneasy, as if something was whispering in his sleep.

The crashing of the waves, the rustling of the wind rustling the pebbles on the ground, the cries of the seabirds soaring overhead, even the whistling of the swirling mist around him... it was as if all the sounds became incredibly clear in his ears, every detail magnified, yet when he listened carefully, he didn't notice anything unusual.

Jingyang took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and allowed the restless energy in his body to settle down, condensing into a perfect "Entanglement," like a still stream of water enveloping his entire body.

Just as he was about to trigger the moon emblem on the A-ring, he sensed a signal coming from the moon emblem—the moon emblems on the other two rings were also calling to him.

I think I've been teleported to another place. What about you guys?

Jingyang spoke first, as if guided by telepathy.

Following the treasure map, they found something in a remote valley that resembled a rune array written with divine characters.

In the previous battle against the Phantom Troupe, Kurapika deliberately gave up the star mark that could grant him almost half immortality in order to deepen his own resolve. Therefore, out of caution, Kurapika wanted to try to contact this rune array, but was eliminated first.

Xiao Di still had a star on her badge, but Jing Yang excluded her. So, as the eldest brother, Jing Yang took the lead without hesitation.

"After you touched that talisman array with your qi, you turned into a wisp of qi and flew away." Little Drop's voice came through the phone.

"[Flew away?]" Jing Yang asked in surprise.

Kurapika also said: "So, we should now be transported to a real island in some world by the Divine Symbol Array, rather than the alternate dimension I was imprisoned in before."

"I guessed so." Jing Yang stood on this side of the beach, feeling the real, salty sea breeze. "Wait, you guys got transported here too?"

"Of course," said Little Drop.

"After you flew away, Shizuku immediately touched the 'God' suffix and flew away too," Kurapika said. "I had no choice but to follow."

"What a load of crap!" Jing Yang criticized. "At least leave one of you here to keep an eye on things. What if all three of us are wiped out? Wouldn't our Akatsuki organization have collapsed before it was even halfway through its mission?"

"I'm sorry, I can't be that calm yet." Kurapika simply said, "But considering that you and Shizuku both have Manipulation-type stars on you, this kind of teleportation shouldn't be very harmful or lethal, otherwise I probably wouldn't be able to forcibly send you away. That's why I..."

"What you said does make some sense." Jingyang nodded, feigning nonchalance.

Kurapika added, "Before I left, I asked Taliyah to peck at its skin every time dawn approaches, triggering the star mark on its body, as a last resort for us."

Jingyang's star mark is practically a contagious source; as long as the carrier has enough energy, it can spread from person to person without limit. Kurapika, having been around Jingyang for so long, knows this. In other words, as long as Taliyah activates its star mark at least once a day, Jingyang has one opportunity to "seek help from outside the field" every day.

If the divine symbol array teleports them to an unknown and dangerous place, and something unexpected happens, at least Jingyang can possess the rock sparrow from a distance—and then try to call for reinforcements!

The simplest and most direct way to get help in this world is, of course, to hire hunters directly.

The hunters are highly professional; they do their jobs once they're paid.

【Very good.】 Jing Yang expressed his appreciation for the strategist's approach. 【Then, let's exchange intelligence. Where are you all? What's the surrounding area like?】

As he transmitted his thoughts, he turned and walked along the coastline to his left.

[On both sides is the sea, and the land is no more than 300 meters wide. As for its length... due to the fog, the visible distance is no more than one kilometer, beyond which it becomes unclear.]

Kurapika responded quickly.

"Me too. Looks like we were indeed teleported to the same place." Jing Yang looked back and forth; the fog remained, as if it were chasing him as he moved away. "I'm walking along the coastline, and I can't tell which way is which yet, but if you walk or run along the coastline now, you might meet up soon... Where's Xiao Di?"

Xiao Di's answer was simple. A second later, Jing Yang sensed the presence of the star marker, which was neither too close nor too far away.

He turned to look at the sea, and the faint star-like sensation emanated from behind the mist on the water.

Without a doubt, Xiao Di directly created a wound on herself, activated the star marker, and simply and directly told Jing Yang her location.

She added, "The environment is pretty much as he described."

[In other words...]

Jingyang mentally simulated a map: a landmass about 300 meters wide, floating on an endless sea, shrouded in a light mist, extending to both sides. Based on Xiaodi's relative position to himself… the extending landmass formed an arc, circling the sea before connecting to Xiaodi on the other side of the mist and then circling back to Jingyang's feet.

Why does it look like a giant running track?

Jing Yang sighed briefly and then transmitted his voice, saying, "Let's keep going for now, and talk when we meet up."

【Okay.】Kurapika is offline.

Jingyang is not offline.

There wasn't even a tiny drop.

"Which way are you walking along the coast now?" Jingyang asked as they walked.

Little Drop honestly replied, "I don't know either."

The sea stretched out in front and behind, while the land on the left and right resembled a runway extending into the mist. The blue sky and white clouds were barely visible, and it took quite a bit of effort to distinguish east from west and north from south.

"Look at me now." Jing Yang stood on the beach, looking in the direction from which the star mark on Xiao Di had indicated. "I'm walking to my left now..."

Jingyang, I don't know which direction you're in...

Oh right, the little droplet can't sense the star.

Just as Jingyang was thinking this, the star signal came clearly once again from the direction behind the mist that seemed to be spreading over the central lake of the "giant runway island".

"Jingyang, come here." Xiaodi said succinctly.

Jing Yang understood, and with a thought, activated the star mark on Xiao Di's body for the strongest first-person perspective control. It was as if his consciousness was projected into Xiao Di's body, and through her eyes, he saw the same land, the same sea, and the same fog. Looking down again, he saw that the blood flowing from Xiao Di's arm had not yet congealed, but the wound had healed and disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Jingdi" sensed its direction, turned around, and jogged three hundred meters to the seaside behind it. Pointing to the misty opposite side of "Central Lake," it laughed and said, "I'm on the other side. I'm going to the left, so you should go to your right, Xiaodi. We'll meet up soon!"

"I understand." Xiao Di's own voice echoed in her mind. Her consciousness was pushed into a corner by Jing Yang.

In order to maintain the connection with Xiaodi's star mark, Jingyang left her a random command before withdrawing control: "Do not destroy your own star mark." This kept the star mark on Xiaodi in a low-activity state before he felt at ease and left, changing the first operation to the third operation.

Xiao Di regained control of her body. Although she was given a layer of instructions, it did not affect her free movement. She walked towards the shore on her right, glancing at the fog on the sea to her left from time to time.

Because their connection through the Moon Mark hadn't been severed. She and Jingyang were still chatting.

Of course, while they were chatting, the two remained vigilant.

After all, they were teleported here because they triggered some kind of divine character array left by the True Martial King, so this place is probably not just an ordinary, desolate island.

The last time Kurapika was imprisoned in the God-level alternate dimension, he was tortured to the point of being neither human nor ghost. Who knows what will happen on this "Runway Island"?

【correct! 】

Jingyang suddenly remembered, "[The environment here seems a bit strange. I keep feeling like there's something ghostly whispering in my ear... I'm not talking about you!]"

"I know," said Little Drop. "I feel the same way."

"Is that so?" Jing Yang pondered. "It's like the ravings of a madman, bewitching people... I suspect there's something wrong with the fog here."

Is there anything to say in the fog?

[It's also possible that the fog itself was created by some kind of energy. And it's most likely the lingering spirit of Old Vi!]

Jingyang inwardly cursed his half-ancestor, [He may be dead, but he always loves to scribble and litter everywhere. Little Di, keep an eye out for any strange or unusual divine characters wherever you go...]

Jingyang...

"Wait a minute!" Jingyang interrupted Xiaodi's reply, "I have a problem here."

Little Drop stopped and ran along the coast while listening attentively.