Death... and me
chapter-2326

Another hour after the Flash Beast left, Rean reappeared outside. His Light Bending Skill immediately activated, not giving any time for anything to see him before his body became invisible. Seeing that no Small Flash Beasts were nearby, Rean quickly dove down the abyss.

As he moved, he eventually found other Small Flash Beasts. However, he made sure to pass by them while staying at least a hundred meters away. Sure enough, none of them reacted, increasing Rean's confidence.

Rean had also followed a different direction than the last big Flash Beasts, hoping to not bump into it anytime soon. Finally, half a day went by, and Rean didn't meet a single big Flash Beast. Inside the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm, everyone was now confident that as long as they avoided the small Flash Beasts and did not get too close to a big one's sensorial range, they would not be pursued.

With his assurance that his method worked, Rean increased his speed even more. After some time, he was already traveling at the same speed that his group originally arrived.

Several days passed after this discovery. Of course, Rean ended up finding that there were many more big Flash Beasts than everyone initially expected. Whether he wanted it or not, he would eventually get close enough to a real Flash Beasts Divine Energy senses.

However, he also noticed that the small Flash Beasts never moved very fast when they were in a relaxed state. Knowing that Rean understood that any light that moved too fast was bound to be a big Flash Beast. Flash Beasts might be fast, but they didn't use the laws of space. Thanks to that, as soon as he saw any colored light around him moving too fast, he immediately threw himself inside the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm.

By the time the Flash Beast finally arrived at his location, it wouldn't find any target and look confused. After some time watching around, it would eventually leave, too. So far, there have been no exceptions to these rules.

Another entire month passed just like that...

"Still, even with my speed, we are getting nowhere," Rean said as he watched another Flash Beast he bumped into.

Roan nodded, agreeing with Rean's words. "It's not that we aren't moving. Instead, it's just that we can't move at full speed. If you do, you might not flee into the Dimensional Realm before the Flash Beast sees you, too. If it starts rampaging around and the Spatial Cracks caused by its random attacks hit the Dimensional Realm entrance, it might catch its attention. By then, we would be forced to teleport somewhere random in the Universe."

Roan continued. "After all, it is not because we didn't see them using Spatial Powers that they can't do it. Perhaps, due to their intelligence, they simply haven't thought about this possibility without knowing of the Dimensional Realm."

Rean looked down the endless abyss that was known as the Continental Barrier and couldn't help but narrow his eyes. "If a Spatial Gate was possible, I could have covered the same distance in a single use. But then again, even if I could use a Spatial Gate, I have no idea where I would put its exit. It's not like the outside where we simply aim it higher, and that's about it."

Roan understood that. However, he didn't have an answer for this conundrum. He then looked at Celis, who was the best of them when it came to Divine Energy. "Do you have any way of hiding Divine Energy?"

Celis was taken aback. "Me? I absorb it to accumulate as much as possible. If anything, I'm used to doing the opposite of what we need at the moment. I probably would look like an even bigger beacon to those Flash Beasts."

Well, Roan wasn't expecting a solution anyway. "Can't you make a formation that blocks Divine Energy?"

Rean shook his head. "That's the the issue. Formations to block Divine Energy are easy to make. However, Flash Beasts don't feel my Divine Energy. They sense it. It's more like a signal than my Divine Energy going out of my body for them to follow it."

Celis suddenly had an idea. "Wait! Perhaps it is possible to avoid the Flash Beasts' Perception of Divine Energy."

Everyone looked at Celis. "How?"

"Don't they come after great sources of Divine Energy?" Celis asked before continuing. "What if Rean spends most of his Dantian Divine Energy and Divine Origin Energy? Let's say... you use everything until you only have around 10% of your reserves. However, instead of replenishing it, you travel with these 10% only. Wouldn't that mean you would have a lot less Divine Energy to be sensed?"

Rean's eyes lit up! "That is definitely worth a try!"

Roan, Celis, and Kentucky were here. If there was an emergency that needed combat power, Rean could swap with them instantly. If there was something they couldn't deal with their combined force, the addition of Rean probably wouldn't make much of a difference anyway. Besides, having just 10% of his reserves didn't mean Rean was useless, either.

Everyone looked outside as they waited for the Flash Beast to leave. Meanwhile, Rean began to use all his Divine Energy and Origin Energy nonstop. He wanted to get down to 10% before the Flash Beast even left.

*Roar!*

Finally, the Flash Beast gave up and left the area, allowing Rean to continue his travel. He quickly exited an hour after the Flash Beast disappeared, activating his Light Bending Skill and moving down.

Roan and the others looked from inside the Dimensional Realm, trying to see if another one would appear.

Days passed, and all Rean did find during this time was the same small Flash Beasts. These ones were countless times more plentiful than the normal ones, after all.

However, as Rean went down, he failed to notice one of those small Flash Beasts. It was in a crack in the wall, so its light was almost the same as the fragments of Convergency Crystals. Only when Rean passed by its side did he finally notice that it was one of them. 'Not good!'

Rean was just about to enter the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm when he noticed a peculiarity. Even though he was less than ten meters away from that small Flash Beast, it didn't try to flee...