Although he didn't know where this strange feeling came from, he was sure that it wasn't an illusion, nor was it caused by nervousness or fear. Lu An had never panicked no matter how dangerous the situation was, let alone now when nothing had happened. This feeling really existed. Moreover, it was the moment Lu An appeared on this star that he felt something was wrong.
Lu An felt uncomfortable all over, and this discomfort didn't come from life, death, sacred fire, mysterious ice, or space. After eliminating all the impossibilities, the greatest possibility that Lu An could think of was naturally … the power of darkness.
The dark power of nothingness was very likely to be caused by something on this planet that caused the dark power to react or affect it. However, there were too many things that could cause the dark power to react. Even Lu An himself couldn't figure out what the dark power was, let alone make a judgment about the abnormality on this planet.
Lu An didn't think too much about it, because he didn't have the extra energy to do so. Moreover, there were Heavenly King Realm experts in the vast universe, and there were so many Heaven Realm experts on both sides. Even if there was something strange, they would definitely notice it, and he wouldn't be able to react.
Because the people on both sides were very far away, Lu An couldn't communicate with them, and he couldn't change directions without permission. Otherwise, they would think that they had encountered an enemy and immediately gather the 40 people. Lu An could only continue forward and search the remaining half of the planet.
Two hours later, the Gao Clan and the Xiang Clan finished searching, and they didn't find any traces of the enemy on their respective planets. After the Heaven Realm experts of the two clans gathered at the starting point, all the Heavenly King Realm experts immediately went to the largest planet to meet up with Fu Heng.
In the vast universe, the Gao Clan's Heavenly King Realm expert, Gao Yi, quickly came to Fu Heng's side and asked, "Brother Heng, is there still no news?"
"Yes, there's still no news. There's only one area left that hasn't been searched." Fu Heng looked at Gao Yi and asked, "There's no sign on your side either?"
"There's nothing." Gao Yi frowned and said, "Logically speaking, the information shouldn't be wrong. Have we been fooled?"
"Even if we've been fooled, there must be a trap. Otherwise, what's the point of the Spirit Race spending so much effort to trick us?" Fu Heng said, "It would be stranger if there was nothing. Either there's something wrong with our intelligence personnel, or there's something wrong with the spies of the various races scattered outside. Let's take a look first. If we can find any traces of the Astrals, that would be good. Otherwise, we'll have to clean up our intelligence department. "
Gao Yi nodded and looked at the stars in the distance, waiting patiently.
Three hours had passed since the start of the mission, and the Fu Clan would be able to complete their search in another two hours. The 40 members of the Fu Clan skimmed across the ground at top speed. Maintaining such a high speed was a huge burden on Lu An. Halfway through, he could no longer take it and was forced to consume a pill. Even so, he had once again reached the edge of his limit. Even though he was already able to hold on, his entire body was in pain. Even his teeth and head were numb. He knew that he couldn't continue like this. Otherwise, even if he took medicinal pills, he wouldn't be able to recover quickly.
However, the less power there was in his body, the more obvious the strange feeling on this planet was. Perhaps this had something to do with Lu An's dark power constantly absorbing power from the outside world. Lu An couldn't affect the mission because of himself. He immediately took out another pill and swallowed it.
After recovering, Lu An took a deep breath and continued to focus on flying forward.
However … … two hours later, the 40 of them returned to the starting point, but they still couldn't find any traces of the Astrals.
There was no one there.
The 40 of them stood on the ground. The eight Heavenly King Realm experts also arrived on the planet and stood in front of the 40 of them. The eight Heavenly King Realm experts' senses could penetrate very deep into the ground, but they still couldn't find any traces of the Astrals.
There really wasn't any trace of them.
The eight Heavenly King Realm experts looked at each other. Their expressions were very serious. One of them asked, "What do we do next? Do we search again, or do we just go back like this? "
No one could make a decision because they weren't in charge of the frontlines. Fu Heng thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back and ask them about their decision."
"Okay." The others agreed and said, "Come back quickly."
Indeed, Fu Heng left quickly and returned quickly as well. The eight frontline commanders had already made a follow-up plan. If they couldn't find the Astrals, there was no need to search a second time. It was basically a waste of time. They could just retreat.
After the seven Heavenly King Realm experts received the order to retreat, they immediately activated the teleportation array and went to other planets to relay the order. The 40 members of the Fu Clan heaved a sigh of relief when they heard the order. They felt lucky, but they also felt like they had worked for nothing. They had planned this mission for half a month before carrying it out. They didn't expect the outcome to be like this. It was really disappointing.
"Let's go back," Fu Heng said.
With that, Fu Heng opened the Gate of Skywater. Lu An hesitated whether he should speak. However, when he saw that someone had already walked into the Gate of Skywater, he didn't say anything and walked in as well.
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Heavenly Star River, the planet where the Hachiko Clan had gathered before the mission.
The leaders of the eight clans were still there. The eight teleportation arrays were activated, and everyone returned. Although they didn't find anything, no one was in trouble. At least they could use this to comfort themselves.
"It seems like we have to go back and confirm the information again. We have to look at every link and see what went wrong." The frontline commander of the Li Clan said, "If there's nothing else, shall we call it a day?"
Everyone nodded and looked at the Fu Clan subconsciously. After all, the Fu Clan was the leader of the Hachiko Clan. They were stronger than the Li Clan and the Gao Clan. Their opinions were very important.
Fu Heng and Fu Mao didn't say anything. The decision was completely left to Fu Yu. The seven clans knew this very well. As long as they were at the frontline, Fu Yu had the final say in everything regarding the Fu Clan. Even the Heavenly King Realm experts had to listen to her.
Fu Yu's eyes turned cold. Her eyebrows were slightly furrowed. She thought about this mission carefully. If there were no spies in the Hachiko Clan, she didn't think that they wouldn't be able to find the enemy. If there were really spies in the Hachiko Clan, they would definitely find them one by one when they returned. But that was something to be done in the future. What they needed to do now was to make sure that there were no enemies.
After all, the people searching were all at the Sky Realm. Their perception was limited. If the Spirit Race really didn't set up their headquarters underground and instead went to the deeper layers of the planet, or even the core layer of the planet … … this wasn't completely impossible.
Fu Yu looked at the Heavenly King Realm experts around her. Actually, she really wanted these Heavenly King Realm experts to search the planet once more. Moreover, she wanted them to search the planet's interior. However, she wasn't a member of the Heavenly Mountain. She had the right to ask Fu Heng and Fu Mao to do this, but she couldn't mobilize the others. Even if she forced them to agree, these Heavenly King Realm experts would still feel annoyed. Their feelings towards the Fu Clan would also decrease because of this.
After weighing the pros and cons, Fu Yu didn't say anything in the end. She nodded and said, "Then let's retreat."
After saying this, the leaders of the eight clans all returned to their respective clans and activated the teleportation formation once more.
Lu An looked at Fu Yu, who had just returned. He was still a little hesitant. He wasn't familiar with Fu Yu, Fu Heng, or anyone else, so he couldn't say it out loud. However, he definitely wouldn't do that to Fu Yu. After thinking about it seriously, he still decided to speak. He took the initiative to speak to Fu Yu. "I have something to report."
Lu An's voice wasn't loud, but it was immediately heard by the Fu Clan members. The Gate of Heavenly Water had already opened, but no one had entered yet. Everyone stopped and turned to look at Lu An.
It wasn't just the Fu Clan. The other clans also heard Lu An's voice. The people present were all very powerful. They could even hear the words of a normal person tens of kilometers away. What more when they were so close?
Someone wanted to report something, and the person speaking was Lu An. The other seven clans immediately stopped and turned to look. Fu Yu looked at Lu An. She knew her husband well. He definitely wasn't someone who would speak casually in such a situation. This meant that something must have happened.
"Speak." Fu Yu looked at Lu An and said.
Since he had already spoken, Lu An no longer hesitated. He said, "I feel that the planet we are searching is very strange. It's as if … its core has been hollowed out."
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